Degrassi: The Other Generation

Degrassi: The Other Generation (later renamed Degrassi) is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by ESCIsrael in 2017. The series follows an ensemble cast of students at Degrassi Community School who face various challenges often seen as taboo such as graffiti, sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, self image, homosexuality, self-injury, suicide, abortion, domestic violence, death, racism among many other issues. 
The show became the most popular ETV program following its premiere, and kept that status until the second half of the second season; being beaten by Doctor Who. However, the series has remained ETV's second most popular program for years.
In August 2023, ETV confirmed that the series would end with its eighth season. This comes after heavily decreasing ratings and the fact that the seventh season featured a new class which started at Grade 11. Additionally, both of the series' spin-offs, Doctor Degrasi and Summer Days both were cancelled in 2022 after two and four seasons respectively. It was later announced that the season would be supersized to include 32 episodes, the highest amount in the history of the series. ETV stated that "although it may not seem logical, considering the ratings, that it would be worthwhile to give their first success a proper conclusion." ETV also quietly announced later that 15 additional Minis would be ordered, for a total of 20; this ties the fourth season for most Minis.
Stanford stated that the series could return in a few years time "in some shape or form". ETV's streaming service Now stated that "they would be interested in reviving [later on] if the series proved and persisted to continue be popular with the new generation of kids". The series was ultimately not shopped to other networks, with Stanford saying on behalf of the crew members, "Maybe we could keep the series going on for a few more years with another network, but we'd rather wait some years and come back strong with new ideas."
== Seasonal format ==
Each season, the series includes features which are typically used:
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== Classes ==
* Class of 2021
Contains characters not limited to Sonja Hernandez, Cathie Roberson, Tim Hughes, Mads Pearson amongst others. The first class' graduation aired in 2021; the only to air in the graduating year.
* Class of 2022
Contains characters not limited to Anne Lewis, Nicki Henderson, Patrick Clark, Dana Carlson amongst others. The second class' graduation aired in 2023.
* Class of 2025
Contains characters that will be introduced in Season 6.
* Class of 2026
Contains characters that will be introduced in Season 6.
== Showrunners ==
Showrunners are in charge of the overall storylines and the creation of the episodes. Numerous have been appointed, with an exception for the first creators. Italics mark the main showrunner.
* First era (seasons 1–8)
** Nicky Stanford (seasons 1–8)
** Jaclyn Albert Stanford (seasons 1–2; 4–8)
** Jadalyn Grisham (seasons 1, 3)
* Second era (seasons 9–16)
** Jadalyn Grisham (seasons 9–12; 15–16 co)
** Theo Bouchard (seasons 10–12 co; 13–14, 15–16 co)
** Julie Benavides (seasons 13–14)
* Third era (season 17–)
** Theron Wilhite (season 17– co)
** Vania Morrissey (season 17– co)
:They both were also in charge of episodes 1 through 3 of season 9, though were uncredited, due to internal changes from the new showrunner and direction of the show.
== Series overview ==
== Series overview ==
Note:
* Seasons 1-4 were counted as one school year.
* Seasons 5-8 were counted as one school semester.
* Season 8C was additionally counted as one school year.
<onlyinclude>{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Season
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" | Episodes
! style="padding:0 4px;" rowspan="2" | Minis
! style="padding:0 4px;" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Classes
! style="padding:0 80px;" colspan="2" | Originally aired
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" | Average ratings(in millions)
|- 
! Season premiere
! Season finale
|- 
| style="background:#1D2951; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6| 2021
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8| 2022
| style="text-align:center;" | January 6, 2017
| style="text-align:center;" | July 1, 2017
| style="text-align:center;" | 3.86
|- 
| style="background:#74D483; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 29
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | September 22, 2017
| style="text-align:center;" | August 3, 2018
| style="text-align:center;" | 3.64
|- 
| style="background:#63B8D4; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 30
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | October 19, 2018
| style="text-align:center;" | July 12, 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | 3.41
|-
| style="background:#1067C4; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 28
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
| style="text-align:center;" | October 25, 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | June 18, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | 3.22
|- 
| style="background:#5F95CF; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 28
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | September 25, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | June 25, 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | 3.09
|- 
| style="background:#8CCC7C; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 28
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | September 10, 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | June 10, 2022
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.93
|- 
| style="background:#D96A75; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 22
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5| 2023 
| style="text-align:center;" | September 30, 2022
| style="text-align:center;" | June 23, 2023
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.29
|- 
| style="background:#D9A96A; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 32
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
| style="text-align:center;" | September 1, 2023
| style="text-align:center;" | June 28, 2024
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.87
|}
== Critical reception ==
=== Special episodes ===
S	No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Main plot 	Subject	Original air date 	U.S. viewers(millions)
1	1-2 	1-2 	"It's a New Day" 	SonjaNicki 	 	January 6, 2017 	4.98Watched by 4.98 million viewers.
1	5-6 	5-6 	"Protest the Hero" 	NickiSonja 	 	January 27, 2017 	3.75Watched by 3.75 million viewers.
1	13-14 	13-14 	"Hate Me Some More" 	Nicki 	 	May 19, 2017 	3.71Watched by 3.71 million viewers.
1	18-21 	18-21 	"School's Out!" 	SonjaAnneMads 	 	July 1, 2017 	4.98Watched by 4.98 million viewers.
2	22-23 	1-2 	"A New Year, A New Life" 	SonjaNicki 	 	September 22, 2017	4.01Watched by 4.01 million viewers.
2	24-25 	3-4 	"Time is Up" 	SonjaCathie 	 	September 29, 2017	3.86Watched by 3.86 million viewers.
2	31-32 	10-11 	"Eye of the Storm" 	TBA 	TBA 	November 24, 2017 	3.95Watched by 3.95 million viewers.
2	34-35 	13-14 	"When the Truth Comes Out"	Sonja 	TBA 	February 23, 2018 	3.70Watched by 3.70 million viewers.
2	37-38 	16-17 	"Throw It Up" 	TBA 	TBA 	March 16, 2018 	3.62Watched by 3.62 million viewers.
2	44-45 	23-24 	"Forever In My Life" 	TBA 	TBA 	May 18, 2018 	3.97Watched by 3.97 million viewers.
3	51-52 	1-2 	"Going Through Hell" 	Dana 	TBA 	October 2018 	3.62Watched by 3.62 million viewers.
3	54-55 	4-5 	"Meet the Parents" 	Nicki 	 	November 2018 	3.63Watched by 3.63 million viewers.
3	59-60 	9-10 	"Shadows and Regrets" 	SonjaCathie 	 	December 2018 	4.19Watched by 4.19 million viewers.
3	66-67 	16-17 	"Looking for Love" 	Dana 	 	April 2019 	4.03Watched by 4.03 million viewers.
3	79-80 	29-30 	"Danger Zone" 	SonjaFitzgerald 	 	June 2019 	4.79Watched by 4.79 million viewers.
4	81-82 	1-2 	"New Day Begins" 	Sonja 	 	October 2018 	3.95Watched by 3.95 million viewers.
4	90-92 	10-12 	"In A Different World" 	SonjaCathieNicki	 	November 2018 	4.26Watched by 4.26 million viewers.
==== How I Met Your Father ====
In a dramatic fashion, a character was revealed to have a baby and in seasons 5, 6 and 7 the story of how the character met the father is eventually revealed in the final two-parter in season 7.
Thanks to high reception and ratings, ETV suggested the possibility of the outcome of the "Degrassi-HIMYF" storyline. It is one of the many pilot ideas for a spin-off of some sort of the original 2021 class, as promised by ETV for at least 13 episodes. ETV later stated that they had received 9 proposals by the Degrassi producers and an additional 79 from public; this which would be whittled down by both the producers and ETV to find the most suitable spin-off. ETV later announced that they and the producers had whittled down the number to 17, with HIMYF still in the running; four of 17 will be ordered a pilot with one being ordered to series.
However, the Degrassi producers stated that they had took a liking to many of the ideas, and that they would "definitely" incorporate "a few episodes" to show other characters, in the spin-off.
These plans were ultimately all cancelled with ETV stating "Any new spin-offs or reunions of the show would be more special in many more years, with the cast have not appeared as these characters for awhile. Until then, it's a wrap for these characters."
=== Ratings ===
 	Timeslot 	Episodes	Premiered 	Premiered 	Ended 	Ended 	Viewers(in millions)
 	Timeslot 	Episodes	Date 	PremiereViewers(in hundreds)	Date 	FinaleViewers(in hundreds)	Viewers(in millions)
1	Fridays 8:00 p.m.	21 	January 6, 2017 	5.38 	July 1, 2017 	4.98 	3.86
2	Fridays 8:00 p.m.	29 	September 22, 2017	4.01 	August 3, 2018	3.49 	3.64
3	Fridays 8:00 p.m.	30 	October X, 2018 	3.62 	August X, 2019	4.79 	3.75
:3.47 million viewers if Degrassi: School Days is counted, which managed to obtain 2.76 million viewers alone.
:As of episode 2x13.