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Supernatural
File:Supernatural publicity.JPG The Winchester brothers.
Created by	Eric Kripke
Starring	Jared Padalecki Jensen Ackles Lauren Cohan Katie Cassidy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	54 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Eric Kripke McG Robert Singer
Production location	British Columbia
Running time	40-45 min.
Original release
Network	The WB (2005–2006) The CW (2006–present)
Release	September 13, 2005 – present

Supernatural is an American paranormal drama television series, filmed in Canada, that debuted on September 13, 2005 on the WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. The second season premiered on September 28, 2006, and the third season premiered on October 4, 2007.

The show follows brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, played by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles respectively, who travel across the country in a black 1967 Chevy Impala investigating and combating paranormal events and other unexplained occurrences, many of them based on American urban legends and folklore, as well as classic supernatural creatures such as vampires, werewolves, and ghosts.

Eric Kripke, the show's creator, cites Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and American Gods as influences on Supernatural, along with American Werewolf in London and Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey.^[1]

Due to the writers' strike, the show has only produced 12 third season episodes, which will finish airing on February 21, 2008.

• Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
• Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester

• Lauren Cohan as Bela Talbot (2007-)
• Katie Cassidy as Ruby (2007-)

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester (2005-2007)
• Samantha Ferris as Ellen Harvelle (2006-)
• Alona Tal as Joanna Beth "Jo" Harvelle (2006-2007)^[2]
• Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer (2006-)

• Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester (2005-2007)
• Nicki Lynn Aycox as Meg Masters (2005-2006)
• Chad Lindberg as Ash (2006-2007)
• Sterling K. Brown as Gordon Walker (2006-2007)
• Katharine Isabelle as Ava Wilson (2006-2007)
• Fredric Lehne as Azazel (2005-2007)
• Adrianne Palicki as Jessica Moore (2005-2007)
• Gabriel Tigerman as Andrew Gallagher (2006-2007)

When Sam Winchester was an infant and his brother Dean was only four years old, their mother, Mary, was murdered on November 2 1983 (All Souls' Day). Her husband, John, saw blood dripping onto Sam's crib, looked up, and found his wife pinned to the ceiling, her midsection sliced open. A moment later, she burst into flames. John told Dean to take baby Sam outside and tried to make a desperate and futile attempt to save his wife while the house was consumed by flames.

After Missouri Moseley, a psychic, told John that something of the supernatural was responsible for Mary's death, he became obsessed with finding and destroying the thing that killed his wife and in the process trained his sons to recognize and defend themselves against paranormal entities. At a young age, both Sam and Dean became resourceful sleuths and experienced fighters assisting their father in his quest to destroy dangerous creatures and find the demon that had killed their mother. However, Sam rebelled against the lifestyle his father chose for him, eventually having a falling out with his father and leaving to live a "normal" life. He attended Stanford University on a full scholarship and lived with his girlfriend, Jessica Moore, in an apartment near campus. Dean, after two years of estrangement, appears one night on Sam's doorstep during the autumn of his senior year, bearing the news that their father has gone missing while on a "hunting trip". Sam reluctantly agrees to help Dean in the search.

The brothers trace John to Jericho, California, where they find more clues about their father's possible location and help solve the ghost murder mystery their father had been working on before he disappeared. Afterwards, however, when John is yet to be found, Sam declines his brother's invitation to continue the search and conduct more hunts, opting instead to return to his life with Jessica.

Shortly after arriving back in his apartment, he finds her pinned to the bedroom ceiling, bleeding from the abdomen. As Sam watches helplessly, she bursts into flames and dies in the same manner as his mother, twenty-two years to the day afterwards. Dean rescues his brother from the burning apartment, and the bereaved Sam decides to join Dean in the search for their father, who may have answers about the demon who killed his mother and his girlfriend. In Dean's 1967 Chevy Impala, the Winchester brothers pick up John's trail, traveling the back roads and small towns of the continental United States in the process.

Eventually the brothers locate their father, and he reveals the extent of his knowledge of the demon that killed Mary, and his intention to kill it. At first he opposes the boys' involvement because he fears losing them, but eventually he yields. Together, the Winchesters search for a special weapon: The Colt, which was created during the Battle of the Alamo and at the time of Halley's Comet passing. Being made by the legendary Samuel Colt, for a demon hunter, the gun has the ability to destroy any creature, with a well placed shot. All three Winchesters, after recovering the Colt from a band of vampires, band together and start to hunt the demon in earnest. However, due to a series of catastrophic events (beginning with John's capture), they are eventually overpowered by the demon. While possessing John the demon nearly tortures Dean to death before Sam is able to shoot it in the leg with the Colt. Sam tries to rush Dean and John to the hospital, but a demon then possesses a semi truck driver and plows into Dean's Impala, demolishing it and leaving all three Winchesters incapacitated inside the wreckage.

At the beginning of season two, the trio are rescued via MEDEVAC and taken to the hospital, but due to his extended injures caused by both the demon's torture and the car accident, Dean is comatose. John summons the demon to make a deal and trades the gun and his own life for Dean's.

Both Dean and Sam struggle to cope with John's death while trying to continue their job. As they continue to hunt any supernatural spirit they find, they come across many people that share the same story as Sam, a mother who mysteriously dies in their nurseries when the children were 6 months old. These "special children" each discovered recently that they have some sort of psychic power. In the light of these revelations, Dean reveals to Sam that their father (just before giving his life to the demon) had told Dean he had to save Sam or be forced to kill him. Various revelations occur throughout the rest of the season that lead the pair to believe these psychics are being trained to participate in an army that the demon will lead in a coming apocalypse.

After several months of "by-the-book" jobs, Sam disappears while ordering food at a diner. He awakens in a ghost town with four other psychics, two of whom he had met in prior episodes (Ava from Hunted and Andy from Simon Said). There, in a dream, the demon reveals to Sam he has brought all of them to the town to compete against one another and the winner (the only one left alive) would become the leader of the demon's army. The two innocent psychics are killed before Ava (who has killed Andy by summoning a murderous demon) is revealed to be a demonic familiar herself. Jake, an Army soldier who claims he was abducted from Afghanistan, kills Ava by snapping her neck after taking her by surprise. Meahwhile, Dean has been frantically trying to locate his brother, discovering the Roadhouse burned to the ground, leaving Ash dead and Ellen missing. With the help of Andy, who can "beam information" directly into people's brains, Bobby discerns where Sam and the others are (a haunted ghost town in rural, fictional "Cold Oak, South Dakota"). Upon their arrival, Dean and Bobby watch in horror as Sam is stabbed in the back by the only other survivor, Jake. Sam dies in Dean's arms.

In the season finale, Dean, distraught and unable to cope with the loss of his brother, believes that he has let Sam down. His mind made up, Dean sets off without Bobby, leaving Sam's body behind. He makes a deal with the demon at the crossroads, his soul for Sam's life. The demon agrees and brings Sam back from the dead. However, she tells Dean that she will only give him one more year to live, and if he tries in any way to prevent his death, Sam will drop dead on the spot. When Dean returns, he finds his brother alive and well and unaware of all that has happened. After everything Dean went through, knowing that his father had died for him, he wants to protect Sam and decides not to tell his brother that Jake had killed him.

Ellen, who was away when the roadhouse burned down, finds Bobby, Dean, and Sam and shows them a map that Ash had prepared just before his death. They discover that an elaborate gate was constructed by Samuel Colt to bar an entrance from hell. The demon tells Jake that he must open the gate and that the Colt is the key. The whole group arrives to stop Jake, who is beyond surprised to see Sam and insists that he killed him. Jake gets the gate open but is then shot to death by Sam.

The yellow-eyed demon returns and taunts Dean with the possibility that the Sam that Dean has had resurrected may not be "one hundred percent pure Sam." He then attempts to kill Dean. However, John Winchester, who has escaped from hell, manages to save his son. Dean shoots and kills the demon with the last remaining bullet in the Colt, and John's soul departs, no longer condemned to hell. Bobby and Ellen are able to close the gate, but not before hundreds of souls and demons escape. Sam is suspicious and wants to know why Jake insisted that he had killed him. Dean is then forced to reveal the deal he had made at the crossroads, and Sam, who is upset over the sacrifice Dean has made, promises to save him.

Season Three premiered on the CW Network on October 4, 2007. The first episode, "The Magnificent Seven", introduces one new character – a young blonde woman named "Ruby" (played by Katie Cassidy) who uses a demon-killing dagger.

Ruby is possessed by a demon that shows particular interest in Sam. At her urgings, Sam discovers that all of his mother's friends and contacts have been steadily killed off over the years by the yellow-eyed demon. Ruby won't discuss what it is she wants, but says that not all demons are the same or have the same motivations. She also says if Sam helps her she can save Dean. In the episode Sin City she describes herself as a "little fallen angel" on Sam's shoulder. She also assisted Bobby in successfully rebuilding and restoring power to the Colt.

In "Bad Day at Black Rock", it is discovered that John had a secret storage room in Black Rock. Dean and Sam find that an object from the room is missing and set out to find it. The boys track down the burglars and discover that the missing object is a rabbit's foot. This rabbit's foot brings the boys to a series of lucky events until it is stolen by Bela (played by Lauren Cohan), a thief and merchant out to use the supernatural world as a paycheck.

Described by Bobby Singer as "pretty damn far from a Hunter", Bela is an attractive Englishwoman who acquires magical objects for wealthy clients. Bela is amoral, claiming that she will sell anything to anyone for the right price. She only shows an ability to help Sam and Dean when it benefits her. Dean threatens to kill Bela numerous times. It was implied that she once killed one of her own family members

Sam seems to have developed a sense of no remorse for killing demons since his return to life at the end of Season 2. This includes Jake, Father Gil/Casey, and the crossroads demon. There are multiple discussions throughout the season involving Dean realizing these changes, and confirming them with Bobby, who does not believe the yellow eyed demon (now known as Azazel) was telling the truth that what Dean brought back may not be "100% pure Sam".

In the episode "Bedtime Stories", Sam and Dean argue over whether using the newly rebuilt Colt will help give them the upper hand in breaking Dean's deal with the crossroads demon who revived Sam. At the end of the episode, Sam takes the Colt and, while Dean is asleep, visits the demon and threatens her. She tells Sam, however, that killing her will not break the deal since her boss holds the contract. Sam shoots and kills the demon anyway, along with the woman it was possessing.

Supernatural is a Warner Bros. Television Production Inc., in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. From executive producers McG and Peter Johnson with writer/executive producer/creator Eric Kripke and director/executive producer David Nutter. Though the pilot was filmed in California, principal filming takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia^[3] with post production work taking place in California.^{[citation needed]}

Production was halted on December 5th upon completion of episode 12 due to the current writers strike. Twenty-two episodes were ordered for season three, but it is unknown whether all will air. If a resolution to the strike is reached in a timely manner in 2008, production will begin again. Otherwise, episode 12 could be the last episode of season three.

Like other recent TV dramas such as Lost, the show does not have an opening credit sequence or theme music, only a title card, generally following a brief recap of previous episodes. In season one, "Supernatural" is a moving aqua-blue text. In season two, appears in flames and the "A" becomes a pentagram. In season three, "Supernatural" is a moving silvery text against a background of clouds of spirits. Beginning with the episode "Scarecrow", the name of each episode appears before the cast credits.

A "previously" sequence before each episode highlights a montage of past events. This may be scored to a classic rock song, particularly when the episode is important to the story arc. This was first done with the episode "Salvation", in which the entire season was recapped to Kansas's "Carry On Wayward Son". [1] This continued with the season two finale.

The production team also created a "coming soon" sequence midway through season two, set to Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog". [2]

• Supernatural seasons were made available on iTunes beginning on December 5, 2006.^[4] In most cases, the episodes may be downloaded one day after they are aired. It is the first CW show available on iTunes. A notable change for Season 1 episodes: some of the accompanying classic rock music selections have been changed from the original aired versions.
• The CW has also begun offering the four most recent full, streamed episodes directly from its website(Only Available To United State Residents) at www.cwtv.com/shows/supernatural

• Australia's Network Ten began offering full episodes for download via their website, through an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Television in January 2006. It is the first U.S. television show available for free download in Australia. The episodes appear online soon after being televised, and are viewable for up to a month after download.

• In November 2006, Season Two of Supernatural was made available for download on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace for 160 Microsoft Points ($2). Similar to iTunes, the entire season up until the most recent episode has been made available.

• The "Hellhounds Lair" website featured in the episode "Hell House" is a real website set up by the show's producers. In the episode "Tall Tales", the website Sam mentions his computer is stuck on is actually a link back to the Warner Brothers website.

• For a time, Dean's cell number was a real number, with Jensen Ackles reading the message: "This is Dean Winchester. If this is an emergency, leave a message. If you are calling about 11-2-83, page me with your coordinates."^[5]

• Episode 2.15 "Tall Tales" centers on the tabloid newspaper Weekly World News. Both the print edition (dated February 19, 2007) and online Weekly World News feature an exclusive interview with both Sam and Dean [3] as well as a spoiler-free sneak preview of the episode. In the article, written by Paul Kupperberg, Dean says he's been subscribing to the Weekly World News since the fourth grade.

• An Official Season One Guide was published on September 25, 2007 with an Official Season Two Guide to follow on April 8, 2008. An additional companion guide, The "Supernatural" Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons, and Ghouls, by Alex Irvine, functions as a "Dad's Journal" for the viewer, giving additional background on creatures and mythology featured on the show.

• The official Supernatural magazine [4] premiered on November 27, 2007 published by Titan Magazines. Six issues a year will contain cast and production crew interviews and behind the scenes features.

• In June, the winner of the CW and Promax "making the cut" competition was announced. View the winning Supernatural promo here.

• A prequel comic book, Supernatural: Origins, detailing the early lives of John, Sam, and Dean and how they became hunters has been published by Wildstorm, a company under the DC Comics umbrella. It began publication in May 2007.

• Two Supernatural novels have been published, and a third has been announced.
  • Supernatural: Nevermore (July 31, 2007)
  • Supernatural: Witch's Canyon (October 30, 2007)
  • Supernatural: Bone Key (September 2008)

• Supernatural Role Playing Game - A pen and paper roleplaying game (RPG) that is in production through Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.^[6]

Dean's trademark black 1967 Chevrolet Impala was passed down to him by his father. It bears a Sedgwick County, Kansas license (though their hometown of Lawrence, Kansas is actually in Douglas County) plate KAZ 2Y5, a reference to Kansas, the Winchesters' home state, and 2005, the year the show premiered. Starting in the episode 2.20 "What Is and What Should Never Be", the car sports a new Ohio license plate (CNK 80Q3) to aid in the brothers' hiding from the FBI.

In an interview at a convention, Ackles said the main Impala they use has a 427 and skid plates.

The car has been prominently featured on the series, beginning with the teaser of the pilot which shows John Winchester holding his two sons as he sits on the car and watches his house burn. The car is Dean's most prized possession, and he protects it with nearly the same ferocity with which he protects his family.

In the pilot episode, the trunk is revealed to hold various weaponry to fight the supernatural. On a closer look, the trunk contains at least three machetes, what appear to be Marine Corps Ka-bar knives, an arrow, a spearhead, two silver spikes, several throwing stars with engravings on them, a revolver-type grenade launcher (loaded with police 37mm grenades), two flare guns, two tasers, two double-barrel sawn-off shotguns (another shotgun with long barrels was taken in Hook Man), a pistol grip pump-action shotgun (which is used to prop the trunk open), and a Heckler & Koch G3A3ZF sniper rifle. There are also several pistols including: a silver Desert Eagle, silver Colt 1911 with engravings, a silver Beretta 92FS (and the matte black Beretta 92FS as well), a matte black Colt M1911, and a Smith and Wesson M645.

The car is moderately damaged at the end of the pilot episode and nearly totalled in a crash at the end of the season one finale. Dean manages to rebuild the car; the newly restored vehicle is prominently featured in Bloodlust in an extended sequence to the soundtrack of AC/DC's "Back in Black". Dean's car continues to play an important role in the series throughout the second and third seasons.

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode, including repeats) of Supernatural on The WB and The CW.

With it first aired on September 13, 2005, Supernatural rated higher than 2004's One Tree Hill premiere in adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and total viewers (5.69 million). Supernatural attained the time period's highest adult 18-49 (2.5) rating for The WB in two years. The episode was #2 in its time period among persons 12-34 (2.5), men 18-34 (2.2) and men 12-34 (2.1), achieving gains over the time period season premiere of One Tree Hill in 2004. Supernatural improved over The WB's hit series among adults 18-34 (2.6, +4%), men 18-34 (2.2, +120%), adults 18-49 (2.5, +19%) and men 18-49 (2.1, +110%) as well as men 12-34 (2.1, +91%) and total viewers (5.69 million, +15%). On October 11, 2005, Supernatural scored its best ratings yet in persons 12-34 (2.6/7), women 18-34 (3.1/8), women 18-49 (2.9/7) and women 12-34 (3.4/9). The series also scored its best ratings yet in teens (3.0/9) and female teens (4.4/14). Supernatural also attracted its second largest audience to date (5.5 million), adults 18-34 (2.5/7), adults 18-49 (2.4/6) and men 18-49 (1.9/5). On January 31, 2006, the drama series achieved all-time ratings highs for the series in adults 18-34 (2.6/7), women 18-34 (3.3/8) adults 18-49 (2.6/6) as well as women 18-49 (3.1/7) and men 18-49 (2.1/5), households (3.8/6) and total viewers (5.82 million). On March 30, the show was moved from Tuesday to Thursday and suffered a ratings decline which many thought was due to the lead-in (from Gilmore Girls to Smallville) and competition (in fact the series aired against CSI: Crime Scene Investigation). On May 4, 2006, the first season finale achieved its best rating after the timeslot move and scored 3.99 milion viewers and an estimated 3.0/5 households ratings.

The CW schedule was officially released on Thursday, May 18, 2006, confirming Supernatural's place in the program line-up, where it still airs on Thursdays, in the same timeslot, with the same lead-in, Smallville, and aired against Grey's Anatomy and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The second season premiere aired on September 28 2006 and earned an estimated 2.7/4 rating, out-performing 2005's premiere of Everwood Thursday at 9PM on The WB by 46% in adults 18-34 (1.9/5), 111% in men 18-34 (1.9/6), 19% in women 18-34 (1.9/4), 31% in adults 18-49 (1.7/4), 60% in men 18-49 (1.6/4) and 11% in viewers (3.9 million). On October 26, 2006, the show matched its season best in adults 18-49 (1.7/4) and women 18-49 (1.8/5), and held 90% of "Smallville's" women 18-34 (1.8/5 v. 2.0/6) audience and 100% of its women 18-49 (1.8/4 v. 1.8/5) audience and in total viewers (3.65 million and 2.8/4 households). On March 15, 2007, with guest-star Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), the show averaged its third largest audience of the season, earning 2.3/4 and 3.5 million in total viewers. The second season finale on May 11, 2007, averaged the worst ratings ever in adults 18-49 (1.2/3) and in total viewers (2.72 million).

The third season premiere aired on October 4 2007, average only 2.97 million viewers and 2.0/3 households, 1.2/3 in adults 18-49 and 1.2/3 in persons 18-34. The special episode aired on November 1st, 2007, ranked the best ratings for the third season in total vievers (3.24 million and 2.0/3 households), adults 18-49 (1.3/3) and persons 18-34 (1.4/4). That week, Supernatural was the third most-watched show on The CW and tie with a fresh episode of America's Next Top Model. On December 13, 2007, The CW aired the second special episode of the season and average a 2.0/3 rating in total viewers and 1.3/3 in persons 18-34. It was the fourth most-watched show on The CW that week. On January 31, 2008, after a one-month hiatus and with it's first episode aired against Lost, it scored 2.94 million viewers and 1.8/3 household, 1.3/3 in adults 18-49 and 1.2/3 in adults 18-34. That week it was the third most watched show on The CW.

Country	Local Title	Literal Translation	Network	Weekly Schedule
Argentina	Supernatural (Original Version) Sobrenatural (Spanish Version)		Warner Channel, Telefé	Warner Channel: Tuesday 10:00pm, Sunday 6:00pm Telefé: Monday-Friday 00:50am
Australia	Supernatural		Network Ten	Monday 10:00pm
Belgium	Supernatural		VT4	Wednesday 11:30pm
Brazil	Supernatural (Original version)\Sobrenatural (Portuguese Version)		Warner Channel and later SBT	Wednesday 9:00pm, Sunday 5:00pm
Canada	Supernatural		Citytv & SPACE (English) Ztélé (French) The CW	Citytv: Thursday 9:00pm SPACE: Tuesday 10:00pm Z Télé: Wednesday 8:00pm The CW: Thursday 9:00pm
Chile	Supernatural		Warner Channel, RedTV
Colombia	Supernatural		Warner Channel
Costa Rica	Supernatural		Warner Channel
Croatia	Lovci na natprirodno	Hunters of Supernatural	HRT
Czech Republic	Lovci duchů	Ghosts Hunters	Prima televize	Sunday 10:05 pm
Denmark	Supernatural		3+	Sunday
Dominican Republic	Sobrenatural	Supernatural	TeleAntillas	Weekends 6:00pm (repeats on some Weekday evenings)
Ecuador	Supernatural		Warner Channel
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Supernatural		OBN	Friday 9pm
Finland	Supernatural		SubTV	Monday 9pm
France	Supernatural		TF6, M6
Germany	Supernatural - Zur Hölle mit dem Bösen	Supernatural - To Hell With (The) Evil	Premiere, Pro7	Monday 8:15pm
Hong Kong	狙魔人, 超自然檔案	Demon Hunter, Supernatural Files	TVB Pearl, AXN	Thursday 9:35pm, Tuesday 11:00pm
Hungary	Odaát	Out There / The Afterlife	RTL Klub	Friday 11.15pm
Iceland	Yfirnáttúrulegt	Supernatural	Sirkus TV
India	Supernatural		AXN (Season 2), Animax (Season 1)	AXN: Wednesday 11.00pm, Animax: Wednesday 10.00pm
Indonesia	Supernatural		Trans 7	Trans 7: Monday-Friday 08.30pm
Ireland	Supernatural		TV3	Saturday 11.50pm (starting from January 5th)
Israel	על טבעי	Supernatural	yesSTARS, yes stars 2	Monday 9:30pm
Italy	Supernatural		Rai Due FOX	Tuesday 10.30pm Friday 9:00pm
Japan	Supernatural,スーパーナチュラル		Nippon Television	Wednesday 01:56am
Malaysia	Supernatural		TV3, AXN	AXN: Tuesday 10:00pm TV3: Sunday 10:00pm (Season 2 starts Jan 20, 2008)
Netherlands			Veronica
New Zealand	Supernatural		TV2 (TVNZ)	Friday 8:30pm
Norway	Supernatural		TV Norge	Sunday 11:45pm
Mexico	Supernatural		Warner Channel,	Warner Channel: Tuesday 10:00pm
Panama	Supernatural		Warner Channel, RPC Channel 4
Peru	Supernatural		Warner Channel
Philippines	Supernatural		AXN AXN Beyond on Sky Cable	AXN: Tuesday 10pm, Wednesday 2am, Saturday 11pm, Sunday 4am
Poland	Nie z tego świata	Not from This World	TVN season 1 TVN Siedem season 2	TVN: Tuesday 11:45pm TVN Siedem: Thursday 10:00pm
Portugal	Sobrenatural	Supernatural	RTP2, AXN	RTP2: Thursday 10.40pm AXN: Monday 10.25pm
Romania	Supernatural: Aventuri in Lumea Intunericului		PRO TV	PRO TV: Monday-Thursday 12.15am
Russia	Сверхъестественное	Supernatural	REN TV	Sunday 8.00pm
Singapore	Supernatural		MediaCorp TV Channel 5, AXN	Friday 10.00pm, Tuesday 10pm
Slovakia	Hrozba z temnoty	Menace from darkness	Markíza	Saturday 11.25pm
South Africa	Supernatural		ActionX
Spain	Sobrenatural	Supernatural	AXN, TVE	TVE: Monday 11pm
Sri Lanka	Supernatural		Channel1 MTV	Saturday 7.00pm
Sweden	Supernatural		SVT	SVT24: Tuesday 10.30pm SVT2: Wednesday 12.45am
Thailand	Supernatural		AXN
Ukraine	Надприроднє		1+1 (first showing)	1+1: Friday 23.50pm
United Kingdom	Supernatural		ITV1 (repeats), ITV2 (first showing)	ITV Network: Friday 11.00pm ITV2: Sunday 9.00pm, Thursday 11:00pm
United States	Supernatural		The WB, The CW	The CW: Thursday 9.00pm
Venezuela	Supernatural		Warner Channel	Tuesday 10:00pm, Sunday 9:00pm

* Available on region 1 and region 4 Collectors Edition releases only.

The first season box set came out in the US on September 5 2006. It includes all 22 episodes, cast/crew commentaries, deleted scenes, a gag reel and several featurettes. There is also a DVD-ROM "sneak peek" of the second season.^[7] Best Buy bundled an exclusive DVD of the Museum of Television and Radio's 2006 William S. Paley Festival Panel interviewing Kripke, Ackles, Padalecki, and several other producers, writers, and directors from the show.

Although the Season One DVD was released almost simultaneously in Australia, all extras were removed, though there were still many references to their existence inside the case. On October 2 2007, a "Special Collectors Edition" was released with all the special features listed above returned to the set.

In the UK, "Season One - Part One" was released on May 22 2006, followed by the release of "Season One - Part Two" on August 21 2006; "Season Two - Part One" was released May 14 2007 and "Season Two - Part Two" was released September 10 2007, a Complete Season 2 Boxset is due out October 29 2007

A boxset of Seasons One and Two was released on September 11 2007 in region 1 and October 29 2007 in region 2.

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