Supernatural
Keep Calm and Carry On
TV Flash files “Keep Calm and Carry On” as the first listed hour of season 12 — Supernatural (2005–2020) on WB/CW, season 12, episode 1, aired 2016-10-13, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E01: listed hour 242 of 327 in the Supernatural guide, first listed hour of season 12. It aired 2016-10-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Alpha and Omega” (S11E23). Next is “Mamma Mia” (S12E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
While Dean brings Mary up to speed on what has happened in the 30 years since she's died, 'Sam faces torture at the hands of the Men of Letters Meanwhile, Crowley tries to track down a weakened Lucifer, who is hopping from body to body.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Keep Calm and Carry On sit in the Supernatural guide?
S12E01 is listed hour 242 of 327 — first listed hour of season 12, season 12 episode 1.
When did Supernatural S12E01 air?
Keep Calm and Carry On aired 2016-10-13 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start Supernatural?
The WB premiere: two brothers, an Impala, monster-of-the-week highway TV. Early seasons are the horror-road mythology before the threat ladder goes cosmic.
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Why this series still plays
Sam and Dean Winchester hunt monsters across America in a black Impala while family loyalty refuses to stay buried. Eric Kripke's WB/CW series became a 15-season fandom religion: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, salt-and-burn cases, Carry On Wayward Son. Genre longevity as found family forever.
September 13, 2005, The WB puts two brothers and a black Impala on the night like a network once put a cop and a car on Friday: American horror highway TV. Sam and Dean Winchester hunt monsters while destiny, demons, and family loyalty refuse to stay buried. Eric Kripke's series moved to The CW and ran fifteen seasons through 2020 — among the longest-running North American sci-fi/horror series, 327 episodes. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles made brotherly banter a survival skill between salt-and-burn cases;…
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- Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
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- Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
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- Misha Collins as Castiel
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- Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer
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- Mark Sheppard as Crowley
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- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester
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