One Tree Hill
Pilot
TV Flash files “Pilot” as a desk essential hour — One Tree Hill (2003–2012) on WB/CW, season 1, episode 1, aired 2003-09-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 187 in the One Tree Hill guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 2003-09-23 (60 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Pilot”. Pilot puts half-brothers on a North Carolina court: rivercourt myth, voiceover melancholy, WB teen soap already aiming past Friday Night.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Nathan challenges Lucas to a nighttime one-on-one basketball game. If Nathan wins, Lucas must not join the team; if Lucas wins, Nathan will quit.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pilot sit in the One Tree Hill guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 187 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did One Tree Hill S01E01 air?
Pilot aired 2003-09-23 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is One Tree Hill a basketball show?
Half-brothers on a North Carolina court are the opening myth. Years of CW weather then refuse to stay teenage — love, fame, family damage.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Half-brothers on a North Carolina court, then years of CW weather that refused to stay teenage. One Tree Hill is rivercourt myth, Peyton-versus-Brooke discourse, voiceover melancholy, and a soap that aged its cast into adult mess instead of freezing them at the buzzer.
One Tree Hill opens on a North Carolina court and then refuses to stay a sports show. Mark Schwahn's series (2003–2012) began on The WB and continued on The CW: Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty as Lucas and Nathan Scott, half-brothers whose rivercourt myth is only the opening grammar. Hilarie Burton's Peyton, Sophia Bush's Brooke, Bethany Joy Lenz, Paul Johansson's Dan. Music and voiceover defined the mood. Nine seasons, 187 episodes, and a soap that aged its cast into adult mess instead of freezing them at…
Filed against
- Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott
Chad Michael Murray played Lucas Scott on One Tree Hill — half-brothers on a North Carolina court, then years of CW weather that refused to stay teenage. Rivercourt myth, Peyton-versus-Brooke discourse, voiceover melancholy, a soap that…
- James Lafferty as Nathan Scott
James Lafferty’s Nathan Scott took One Tree Hill from a North Carolina court into years of CW weather that refused to stay teenage — half-brothers, rivercourt myth, Peyton-versus-Brooke discourse, voiceover melancholy. A soap that aged…
- Hilarie Burton as Peyton Sawyer
Hilarie Burton's Peyton Sawyer made One Tree Hill a rivercourt argument — half-brothers on a North Carolina court, then years of CW weather that refused to stay teenage. Peyton-versus-Brooke discourse, voiceover melancholy, a soap that…
- Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis
Sophia Bush ruled One Tree Hill as Brooke Davis — CW weather that refused to stay teenage, rivercourt myth, Peyton-versus-Brooke discourse, a soap that aged its cast into adult mess instead of freezing them at the buzzer. TV Flash files…
- Bethany Joy Lenz as Haley James Scott
Bethany Joy Lenz’s Haley James Scott aged One Tree Hill past the buzzer — half-brothers on a North Carolina court, CW weather that refused to stay teenage, rivercourt myth, Peyton-versus-Brooke discourse, voiceover melancholy, a soap that…
- Paul Johansson as Dan Scott
Paul Johansson played Dan Scott on One Tree Hill, 2000s CW weather that started with half-brothers on a North Carolina court and refused to stay teenage. Rivercourt myth, Peyton-versus-Brooke discourse, voiceover melancholy, a soap that…