White Collar | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Jeff Eastin |
Starring | |
Composer | Jon Ehrlich |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 81 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | New York City, New York |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 43–50 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | USA Network |
Release | October 23, 2009 – December 18, 2014 |
White Collar is an American police procedural television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Tim DeKay as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke and Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey, a highly intelligent, charming and multi-talented con artist, forger, and thief, working as both Burke's criminal informant and an FBI consultant. Willie Garson and Tiffani Thiessen also star. The show premiered on October 23, 2009, on USA Network, and aired six complete seasons, concluding on December 18, 2014.
A reboot with many members of the original cast is in the works. [1]
Neal Caffrey, a renowned con artist, forger, and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI, specifically Special Agent Peter Burke, the head agent of the FBI’s White Collar Crimes Unit at the FBI's New York City field office. He is convicted and sentenced to four years in prison. With only four months left, he escapes to look for his girlfriend, Kate.
Burke once again finds Caffrey and returns him to prison. This time, Caffrey proposes a deal to help Burke apprehend dangerous white collar criminals with the FBI. He will also give them full time consultation in exchange for his early release from prison as part of a work-release program. After some hesitation, Burke agrees, resulting in Neal being released early from prison and working as an FBI consultant and Burke's criminal informant. They begin an unconventional and testy relationship as they set out to capture elusive and dangerous white collar criminals in New York City.
Season | Time slot (ET) | # Ep. | Premiere | Finale | ||
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Date | Premiere Viewers (in millions) | Date | Finale Viewers (in millions) | |||
1 | Friday 10 PM (October 23, 2009 – December 4, 2009) Tuesday 10 PM (January 19, 2010 – March 9, 2010) | 14 | October 23, 2009 | 5.40 [2] | March 9, 2010 | 4.04 [3] |
2 | Tuesday 9 PM (July 13, 2010 – September 7, 2010) Tuesday 10 PM (January 18, 2011 – March 8, 2011) | 16 | July 13, 2010 | 4.29 [4] | March 8, 2011 | 3.81 [5] |
3 | Tuesday 9 PM (June 7, 2011 – August 9, 2011) Tuesday 10 PM (January 17, 2012 – February 28, 2012) | 16 | June 7, 2011 | 3.90 [6] | February 28, 2012 | 2.55 [7] |
4 | Tuesday 9 PM (July 10, 2012 – September 18, 2012) Tuesday 10 PM (January 22, 2013 – March 5, 2013) | 16 | July 10, 2012 | 3.21 [8] | March 5, 2013 | 2.36 [9] |
5 | Thursday 9 PM (October 17, 2013 – January 30, 2014) | 13 | October 17, 2013 | 2.53 [10] | January 30, 2014 | 2.99 [11] |
6 | Thursday 9 PM (November 6, 2014 – December 18, 2014) | 6 | November 6, 2014 | 1.54 [12] | December 18, 2014 | 1.86 [13] |
ION Television acquired the rights for syndication of White Collar in 2013 along with Burn Notice . [14] It is the third USA Network television series to be in syndication on ION Television, along with Monk and Psych .
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Start date | Time slot |
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Algeria | Programme National | N/A | N/A |
Australia | One | 2009 | 7:30 PM Wednesday |
Belgium | VTM | 2012 | 11 PM Sunday |
Brazil | Fox Latin America (Brazil) | August 5, 2010 | 10 PM Thursday |
Bulgaria | bTV bTV Cinema | May 23, 2011 | 9 PM weekdays 8 PM (from season 2) |
Canada | Bravo Séries+ (French dubbed) | N/A | 9 PM Wednesday |
Croatia | Doma TV | Autumn 2019 | 6 PM Weekdays |
Cyprus Greece | FOX (Greece) | N/A | N/A |
Denmark | TV 2 Zulu | N/A | N/A |
Finland | MTV3 [15] | January 3, 2011 [15] | 11:35 PM Monday [15] |
France | Série Club M6 | September 21, 2010 [16] July 9, 2011 [17] | N/A |
Germany | RTL (season 1-2) RTL Crime (season 3-4) Disney Channel (season 3.1-14, Free-to-air) NOW! (season 3.15-4, Free-to-air) Nitro (season 5-6) | September 13, 2011 [18] | 11:10 PM Thursday (season 2) 8:15 PM Wednesday (season 3) 9:00 PM Friday (season 4) |
Hungary | RTL II | October 1, 2012 | 8 PM weekdays 9 PM Sunday (from season 5) |
India | STAR World Premiere Star World | October 18, 2013 | 9:00 PM Friday (Season 5) |
Iran | Farsi1 | 2013 | 9 PM Sunday |
Israel | Yes | October 23, 2009 | N/A |
Italy | Fox Crime (season 1) Fox (seasons 2-6) Italia 1 (seasons 1-3, 5-6, Free-to-air) Top Crime (season 4, Free-to-air) | April 8, 2010 [19] | 9 PM weekdays |
Jamaica | TVJ | N/A | N/A |
Japan | Mystery Channel Dlife TV Tokyo | January 21, 2010 (S1 - S5) May 13, 2013 October 2, 2014 | N/A 9 PM Tuesday 12:40 AM weekdays |
Latin America | Fox Latin America | N/A | S5: 13 PM Tuesdays |
Lithuania | TV6 | 2014 | 4 PM Weekdays |
Morocco | Medi 1 TV | N/A | 10 PM Wednesday (Season 1 to 3) |
Netherlands | RTL 8 RTL 7 (reruns) | December 5, 2010 | N/A |
New Zealand | MediaWorks New Zealand | December 17, 2012 | 2 PM weekdays (season 1) |
Philippines | Fox Channel Asia (Philippines) Jack City BEAM 31 | N/A | 10 PM Tuesday |
Portugal | Fox and TVI | 2010 | 9:30 PM weekdays (until season 3) |
Romania | Euforia Lifestyle TV | October 9, 2013 | 11 PM Mon-Thu |
Russia | Channel One Fox Life Che | 2011 | 12:20 AM Wednesday |
Slovakia | JOJ Plus [20] | August 20, 2012 [21] | 10PM Monday [21] |
Spain | Fox Cuatro Fox Crime Divinity | August 24, 2011 September 2011 May 2013 | N/A |
Sweden | TV11 | 2013 (season 4) | N/A |
Thailand | Fox Channel Asia (Thailand) NOW | N/A | N/A |
United Kingdom Ireland | Sky Living [22] Alibi [23] | Autumn 2011 (S1) October 16, 2012 (S2 - S3) [24] [25] | S2: Tuesday 10:00 pm [25] |
The first season of White Collar was released in the US as White Collar: The Complete First Season as a widescreen four-disc Region 1 DVD box set on July 13, 2010. [26] The same set was released on July 26, 2010, in Region 2, and on August 18, 2010, in Region 4. [27] The first season of White Collar was released on Blu-ray. The season two four-disc Region 1 DVD box set was released on June 7, 2011. White Collar: The Complete Third Season four-disc Region 1 DVD box set was released on June 5, 2012. [28] White Collar: Season 4 DVD box set was released on October 8, 2013. White Collar: Season 5 DVD box set was released on November 4, 2014. White Collar: Season 6 DVD box set was released on May 5, 2015.
DVD Title | Region 4 (Australia) |
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The Complete First Season | August 18, 2010 [29] |
The Complete Second Season | February 8, 2012 [30] |
The Complete Third Season | December 11, 2013 [31] |
The Complete Fourth Season | July 2, 2014 [32] |
The Complete Fifth Season | December 10, 2014 [33] |
The Complete Sixth Season | May 6, 2015 [34] |
The Con-Plete Collection (Season 1–6) | May 6, 2015 [35] |
Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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1 | 96% (27 reviews) [36] | 79 (21 reviews) [37] |
2 | 100% (13 reviews) [38] | — |
3 | 100% (10 reviews) [39] | 72 (5 reviews) [40] |
4 | 100% (12 reviews) [41] | — |
5 | 83% (6 reviews) [42] | — |
6 | 100% (5 reviews) [43] | — |
For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10 based on 27 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Featuring clever plotting and outstanding chemistry between its leads, White Collar is a witty, briskly-paced caper series." [36] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 of 100 for the season, based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [37]
For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average score of 8/10, based on 13 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "White Collar's second season builds on the strengths of its first, placing greater emphasis on the charismatic cast, snappy banter, and compelling crimes." [38]
For the third season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average score of 8.1/10, based on 10 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "White Collar boasts prestige pedigree with stripped down plotting and a laser focus on relationship stakes." [39] Metacritic assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [40]
For the fourth season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average score of 8.7/10, based on 12 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "White Collar's fourth season keeps things moving with hefty amounts of action, intrigue, and handsomeness." [41]
For the fifth season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 83% approval rating with an average score of 8/10, based on 6 reviews. [42]
For the sixth season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average score of 8.7/10, based on 5 reviews. [43]
At the People's Choice Awards, White Collar was nominated in the categories of Favorite TV Obsession and Favorite Dramedy in 2011 and 2015. It was nominated for Favorite TV Cable Drama between 2012 and 2014. Matt Bomer won the award for Favorite TV Cable Actor in 2015. [44] Diahann Carroll was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama series at the Image Awards in 2012 and 2014. At the TV Guide Awards, actors Tim DeKay and Matt Bomer were both nominated for Favorite Duo in 2014. [45] At the NewNowNext Awards, Matt Bomer was nominated in the category of Cause You're Hot in 2010. Regan Mizrahi was nominated in the category of Best Performance in a TV series - Guest Starring Young Actor at the Young Artist Awards in 2012. [46] The pilot received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama at the Casting Society of America Awards in 2010.
On May 6, 2020, series creator Jeff Eastin wrote on Twitter that he "Had a great convo with Matt Bomer. We have a plan to bring #WhiteCollar back." [47] But as of 2020 [update] , Fox 21 Television Studios, which succeeded the now-defunct Fox TV Studios, was not working on a revival. [48] Many plans were postponed or shelved because of the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A reboot was confirmed to be in the works on June 6, 2024. It was being written by Eastin, with the involvements of Bomer, DeKay, and Thiessen. It was said to be a "a fantastic script and it answers all the questions that one would have if you watch the show", and that it would honor the late cast member Willie Garson (who died in 2021 of pancreatic cancer). [1] [49] Eastin has said that the reboot will be titled White Collar Renaissance. [50]
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