Robert Buckley as Clay Evans (20 episodes).Austin Nichols as Julian Baker (22 episodes).Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis (22 episodes).Bethany Joy Galeotti as Haley James Scott (22 episodes).James Lafferty as Nathan Scott (22 episodes).Meanwhile, Quinn runs into someone she least expects on the outskirts of town, and starts a pen pal relationship with them. Mouth tries to get close to Millicent once more. A new love triangle starts between Chase, Alex, and Mia. Clay and Quinn's lives hang in the balance when they are left for dead after Katie shoots the both of them.

Haley finds out she is pregnant again, this time with a girl. Nathan makes a huge decision regarding his career. It was released on DVD in the UK on October 29, 2011.īrooke and Julian are engaged but she has to deal with financial problems at Clothes Over Bros, thanks to Victoria. The thirteenth episode of the season, 'The Other Half of Me' which saw Brooke getting married achieved season highs in all categories with a 1.2 Adults 18–49 rating, a 2.4 in Women 18–34 and 2.42 million viewers making it the most watched episode since December 2009. The season opened to a 1.1 Adults 18–49 rating and 2.14 million viewers. Schwahn wrote 13 out of the 22 episodes, including the final six episodes of the season. Season eight features the return of the original opening credits and the original opening theme song ' I Don't Want to Be' covered by various artists each week, while the original version is featured sporadically. After successful ratings for the early episodes of the season on The CW, the network ordered a back-order of nine episodes, bringing the total episode count to twenty-two. The eighth season of One Tree Hill, an American television series, premiered on September 14, 2010.

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