The seventh season of the American legal drama Suits was ordered on August 3, 2016,[1] and started airing on USA Network in the United States July 12, 2017. The season has five series regulars playing employees at the fictional Pearson Specter Litt law firm in Manhattan: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle, and Sarah Rafferty. Gina Torres is credited as the sixth regular only for the episodes that she appears in, following her departure last season.[2]
Suits | |
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Season 7 | |
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No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | USA Network |
Original release | July 12, 2017 April 25, 2018 | –
Season chronology | |
The season featured the 100th episode of the series, which was directed by Patrick J. Adams and aired August 30, 2017.[3] To celebrate the series' milestone, the main cast (including Gina Torres) and creator Aaron Korsh came together at ATX Television Festival for a live read-through of the series' pilot script. They were joined by Abigail Spencer and Nick Wechsler to read for the episode's guest stars.[4]
After Markle's engagement to Prince Harry was announced on November 27, 2017 it was confirmed by show producers the next day that she would be leaving the show at the end of the season.[5] The back half of the season aired from March 28, 2018 to April 25, 2018, concluding the season with a 120-minute finale that saw the departure of both Markle and Adams.[6]
Cast
Regular cast
- Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter
- Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross
- Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt
- Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane
- Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen
- Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson[a]
Special Guest Cast
- Dulé Hill as Alex Williams
Recurring cast
- Christina Cole as Dr. Paula Agard
- Aloma Wright as Gretchen Bodinski
- Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Oliver Grady
- Peter Cambor as Nathan[7]
- Wendell Pierce as Robert Zane[7]
- Jake Epstein as Brian Altman
- Paul Schulze as Frank Gallo
- Ray Proscia as Dr. Stan Lipschitz
- Al Sapienza as Thomas Bratton
- Jay Harrington as Mark Meadows
- Zoe McLellan as Holly Cromwell
- Rachael Harris as Sheila Sazs
- Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett
- John Kapelos as Elias Gould
- Bruce McGill as Stanley Gordon
- Nitya Vidyasagar as Stephanie Patel
Guest Cast
- Megan Gallagher as Laura Zane
- Abigail Spencer as Dana Scott
- D.B. Woodside as Jeff Malone
- John Pyper-Ferguson as Jack Soloff
- Leslie Hope as Anita Gibbs
- Brynn Thayer as Lily Specter
Notes
- ^ Gina Torres is credited as a regular cast member for the episodes she appears in, following her departure last season.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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93 | 1 | "Skin in the Game" | Silver Tree | Aaron Korsh | July 12, 2017 | 1.40[8] |
94 | 2 | "The Statue" | Michael Smith | Genevieve Sparling | July 19, 2017 | 1.36[9] |
95 | 3 | "Mudmare" | Maurice Marable | Sharyn Rothstein | July 26, 2017 | 1.41[10] |
96 | 4 | "Divide and Conquer" | Anton Cropper | Daniel Arkin | August 2, 2017 | 1.41[11] |
97 | 5 | "Brooklyn Housing" | Roger Kumble | Marshall Knight & Rob LaMorgese | August 9, 2017 | 1.29[12] |
98 | 6 | "Home to Roost" | Valerie Weiss | Sandra Silverstein | August 16, 2017 | 1.47[13] |
99 | 7 | "Full Disclosure" | Cherie Nowlan | Ethan Drogin | August 23, 2017 | 1.35[14] |
100 | 8 | "100" | Patrick J. Adams | Rick Muirragui | August 30, 2017 | 1.51[15] |
101 | 9 | "Shame" | Silver Tree | Sharyn Rothstein | September 6, 2017 | 1.64[16] |
102 | 10 | "Donna" | Michael Smith | Genevieve Sparling | September 13, 2017 | 1.68[17] |
103 | 11 | "Hard Truths" | Christopher Misiano | Ethan Drogin | March 28, 2018 | 1.18[18] |
104 | 12 | "Bad Man" | Roger Kumble | Rick Muirragui | April 4, 2018 | 1.06[19] |
105 | 13 | "Inevitable" | Christopher Misiano | Genevieve Sparling | April 11, 2018 | 0.95[20] |
106 | 14 | "Pulling the Goalie" | Emile Levisetti | Aaron Korsh & Sharyn Rothstein | April 18, 2018 | 0.99[21] |
107 | 15 | "Tiny Violin" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Korsh & Daniel Arkin | April 25, 2018 | 1.09[22] |
108 | 16 | "Good-Bye" | Anton L. Cropper | Aaron Korsh & Daniel Arkin | April 25, 2018 | 1.07[22] |
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Skin in the Game" | July 12, 2017 | 0.4 | 1.40[8] | 0.4 | 1.31 | 0.8 | 2.71[23] |
2 | "The Statue" | July 19, 2017 | 0.4 | 1.36[9] | — | 1.27 | — | 2.63[24] |
3 | "Mudmare" | July 26, 2017 | 0.3 | 1.41[10] | — | — | — | — |
4 | "Divide and Conquer" | August 2, 2017 | 0.4 | 1.41[11] | 0.4 | 1.38 | 0.8 | 2.79[25] |
5 | "Brooklyn Housing" | August 9, 2017 | 0.3 | 1.29[12] | 0.5 | 1.54 | 0.8 | 2.83[26] |
6 | "Home to Roost" | August 16, 2017 | 0.4 | 1.47[13] | 0.4 | 1.27 | 0.8 | 2.73[27] |
7 | "Full Disclosure" | August 23, 2017 | 0.4 | 1.35[14] | 0.4 | 1.52 | 0.8 | 2.87[28] |
8 | "100" | August 30, 2017 | 0.4 | 1.51[15] | 0.3 | 1.34 | 0.7 | 2.85[29] |
9 | "Shame" | September 6, 2017 | 0.4 | 1.64[16] | — | — | — | — |
10 | "Donna" | September 13, 2017 | 0.5 | 1.68[17] | 0.3 | 1.30 | 0.8 | 2.98[30] |
11 | "Hard Truths" | March 28, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.18[18] | 0.3 | 1.14 | 0.6 | 2.32[31] |
12 | "Bad Man" | April 4, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.06[19] | — | 1.05 | — | 2.11[32] |
13 | "Inevitable" | April 11, 2018 | 0.2 | 0.95[20] | 0.3 | 1.05 | 0.5 | 2.00[33] |
14 | "Pulling the Goalie" | April 18, 2018 | 0.3 | 0.99[21] | — | — | — | — |
15 | "Tiny Violin" | April 25, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.09[22] | 0.3 | 1.14 | 0.6 | 2.23[34] |
16 | "Good-Bye" | April 25, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.07[22] | 0.3 | 1.37 | 0.6 | 2.44[34] |
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