NEW YORK () - Fox has picked up the procedural "Bones" for an eighth season that will include its milestone 150th episode, the network announced Thursday.

The drama, created by Hart Hanson and starring Emily Deschanel as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and David Boreanaz as FBI agent Seeley Booth, has been one of Fox's most consistent performers. Hanson correctly predicted at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January that the show would be back for an eighth season.

He said at the time that the season would focus on Bones and Booth raising their child together now that they are finally a couple after several seasons of will-they-or-won't-they.

"We're all excited about it and have story ideas," Hanson said. "Putting Booth and Brennan together raising a child, as far as we're concerned, reinvigorated our series. I wouldn't want to try to figure out how to do another year of them not being together."

Fox president of entertainment Kevin Reilly said Thursday that the show has "redefined the traditional crime procedural with an irreverent and adventurous sensibility."

"I'm really happy to have this distinctive, fan-favorite on our schedule for another season," he said.

Far less certain was the future of the "Bones" spinoff "The Finder," which debuted this year to unimpressive ratings.

"Bones" returns with a new night and time on Monday, April 2, at 8 p.m., for the first of seven new episodes in a row.

沪江娱乐快讯：在CBS之前正式公布了旗下剧集续订情况后，FOX电视网也公布了第一部正式进入12-13年度的剧集，这个宠儿就是即将进入第8季的《识骨寻踪》。

FOX娱乐主席凯文·莱利(Kevin Reilly)接受采访表示，“在过去的7季中，哈特·汉森(Hart Hanson)（剧集创造者）和史蒂芬·内森(Stephen Nathan)（编剧）和整支奇妙的幕后团队为我们带来了不可思议的剧集《识骨寻踪》，我们都非常高兴观众最爱的罪案剧集之一又出现在了电视网的节目单上。”

尽管由于剧集的播出年份很久和这一季中因为女主角艾米丽·丹斯切尔(Emily Deschanel)怀孕而造成非常规播放，但是Reilly还是非常乐观的表示剧集的未来很光明，主创Hanson也回应他希望更多角色和活力会加入到剧集中，并且承认故事线可以将剧集带到第10季。

同时衍生剧集《追寻者》可能面临取消的形势，因为在接替其始祖剧集的周四晚成绩不出色的情况下被调换到了周五晚，低于预期的收视成绩可能不会得到续订。

目前在冬歇期归来的《识骨寻踪》正在一个全新时段上播出，周一晚8点档。