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White Collar(TV series)

White Collaris an Americanpolice proceduraltelevision series created byJeff Eastin,starringTim DeKayasFBISpecial AgentPeter BurkeandMatt BomerasNeal Caffrey,a highly intelligent, charming and multi-talentedcon artist,forger,andthief,working as both Burke'scriminal informantand an FBIconsultant.Willie GarsonandTiffani Thiessenalso star. The show premiered on October 23, 2009, onUSA Network,and aired six complete seasons, concluding on December 18, 2014.

White Collar
Genre
Created byJeff Eastin
Starring
ComposerJon Ehrlich
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons6
No.of episodes81(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jeff Eastin
  • Jeff King
  • Mark Goffman
  • Nick Thiel
Producers
  • Margo Myers Massey
  • Matt Bomer
  • Tim DeKay
  • Don Kurt (pilot only)
Production locationsNew York City,New York
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time43-50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseOctober 23, 2009(2009-10-23)–
December 18, 2014(2014-12-18)

A reboot with many members of the original cast is in the works.[1]

Premise

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Neal Caffrey, a renownedcon artist,forger,andthief,is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with theFBI,specificallySpecial AgentPeter Burke, the head agent of the FBI’sWhite Collar CrimesUnit at theFBI'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 awork-release program.After some hesitation, Burke agrees, resulting in Neal being released early from prison and working as an FBIconsultantand Burke'scriminal informant.They begin an unconventional and testy relationship as they set out to capture elusive and dangerous white collar criminals inNew York City.

Cast and characters

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The cast ofWhite Collar
Main article:List of White Collar characters

Main characters

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Recurring characters

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DeKay (left) and Bomer (right) during filming of the third-season episode "On the Fence", June 7, 2011

Series overview

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Main article:List of White Collar episodes
Season Time slot (ET) # Ep. Premiere Finale
Date Premiere
Viewers
(in millions) 		Date Finale
Viewers
(in millions)
1 Friday 10PM (October 23, 2009 – December 4, 2009)
Tuesday 10PM (January 19, 2010 – March 9, 2010) 		14
October 23, 2009(2009-10-23)
 5.40[2]
March 9, 2010(2010-03-09)
 4.04[3]
2 Tuesday 9PM (July 13, 2010 – September 7, 2010)
Tuesday 10PM (January 18, 2011 – March 8, 2011) 		16
July 13, 2010(2010-07-13)
 4.29[4]
March 8, 2011(2011-03-08)
 3.81[5]
3 Tuesday 9PM (June 7, 2011 – August 9, 2011)
Tuesday 10PM (January 17, 2012 – February 28, 2012) 		16
June 7, 2011(2011-06-07)
 3.90[6]
February 28, 2012(2012-02-28)
 2.55[7]
4 Tuesday 9PM (July 10, 2012 – September 18, 2012)
Tuesday 10PM (January 22, 2013 – March 5, 2013) 		16
July 10, 2012(2012-07-10)
 3.21[8]
March 5, 2013(2013-03-05)
 2.36[9]
5 Thursday 9PM (October 17, 2013 – January 30, 2014) 13
October 17, 2013(2013-10-17)
 2.53[10]
January 30, 2014
 2.99[11]
6 Thursday 9PM (November 6, 2014 – December 18, 2014) 6
November 6, 2014
 1.54[12]
December 18, 2014
 1.86[13]

Release

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Syndication

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ION Televisionacquired the rights for syndication ofWhite Collarin 2013 along withBurn Notice.[14]It is the third USA Network television series to be insyndicationon ION Television, along withMonkandPsych.

International broadcasts

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Country Broadcaster(s) Start date Time slot
Algeria Programme National N/A N/A
Australia One 2009 7:30PM Wednesday
Belgium VTM 2012 11PM Sunday
Brazil Fox Latin America(Brazil) August 5, 2010 10PM Thursday
Bulgaria bTV
bTV Cinema		 May 23, 2011 9PM weekdays
8PM (from season 2)
Canada Bravo
Séries+(French dubbed)		 N/A 9PM 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] 11:35PM 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] 11:10PM Thursday (season 2)
8:15PM Wednesday (season 3)
9:00PM Friday (season 4)
Hungary RTL II October 1, 2012 8PM weekdays
9PM Sunday (from season 5)
India STAR World Premiere
Star World		 October 18, 2013 9:00 PM Friday (Season 5)
Iran Farsi1 2013 9PM 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] 9PM 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
9PM Tuesday
12:40AM weekdays
Latin America Fox Latin America N/A S5: 13PM 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 2PM weekdays (season 1)
Philippines Fox Channel Asia(Philippines)
Jack City
BEAM 31		 N/A 10PM Tuesday
Portugal FoxandTVI 2010 9:30PM weekdays (until season 3)
Romania Euforia Lifestyle TV October 9, 2013 11PM Mon-Thu
Russia Channel One
Fox Life
Che 		2011 12:20AM 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 10:00pm[25]

Home media

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The first season ofWhite Collarwas released in the US asWhite Collar: The Complete First Seasonas a widescreen four-discRegion 1DVD box set on July 13, 2010.[26]The same set was released on July 26, 2010, inRegion 2,and on August 18, 2010, inRegion 4.[27]The first season ofWhite Collarwas released on Blu-ray. The season two four-discRegion 1DVD box set was released on June 7, 2011.White Collar: The Complete Third Seasonfour-discRegion 1DVD box set was released on June 5, 2012.[28]White Collar: Season 4 DVDbox set was released on October 8, 2013.White Collar: Season 5 DVDbox set was released on November 4, 2014.White Collar: Season 6 DVDbox set was released on May 5, 2015.

DVD Title Region 4 (Australia)
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]

Reception

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Critical response

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Critical response ofWhite Collar
SeasonRotten TomatoesMetacritic
196% (27 reviews)[36]79 (21 reviews)[37]
2100% (13 reviews)[38]—
3100% (10 reviews)[39]72 (5 reviews)[40]
4100% (12 reviews)[41]—
583% (6 reviews)[42]—
6100% (5 reviews)[43]—

For the first season, thereview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoesreported 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 Collaris 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 Collarboasts 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]

Accolades

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At thePeople's Choice Awards,White Collarwas 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 Bomerwon the award for Favorite TV Cable Actor in 2015.[44]Diahann Carrollwas nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama series at theImage Awardsin 2012 and 2014. At theTV Guide Awards,actorsTim DeKayandMatt Bomerwere both nominated for Favorite Duo in 2014.[45]At theNewNowNext Awards,Matt Bomerwas nominated in the category of Cause You're Hot in 2010.Regan Mizrahiwas nominated in the category of Best Performance in a TV series - Guest Starring Young Actor at theYoung Artist Awardsin 2012.[46]Thepilotreceived a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama at theCasting Society of AmericaAwards in 2010.

Reboot

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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,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 theCOVID-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 ofpancreatic cancer).[1][49]Jeff Eastin creator of White Collar that the reboot is titledWhite Collar Renaissanceand is currently working on the reboot[50]

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