'Bones' to have 'shortened' seventh season

[Brian Damage]

Bones creator Hart Hanson has confirmed that the show will have a "shortened" seventh season.

Back in March, series star Emily Deschanel (Brennan) confirmed that she was expecting a baby, with her pregnancy subsequently being written into the show.

"We have a shortened season because Emily is actually pregnant," Hanson told The Hollywood Reporter. "We hope to get 16 episodes done [and] I'm sure we will. That's going be the bulk of this year."

The showrunner also suggested that Brennan and Booth (David Boreanaz) will have to re-examine their relationship in the wake of her pregnancy announcement.

"The baby will be born, and these two disparate people are going to have to figure out the environment in which that child will be raised," he explained. "What is their relationship? Are they going to live together? How involved will Booth be in the raising of the baby?"

Bones star John Francis Daley (Sweets) recently revealed that he expects Booth and Brennan to be in "some sort of a relationship" next season.

Bones will return to Fox on November 3.

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