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Dog and Beth: On the Hunt

{{short description|American reality television series}}

{{about|the spin-off|original television show|Dog the Bounty Hunter|the other spin-off|Dog's Most Wanted}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Dog and Beth On the Hunt.jpg

| caption =

| genre = Reality

| creator =

| starring = {{Plainlist|

}}

| theme_music_composer = Saliva

| opentheme = "Hunt You Down"

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 47

| list_episodes =

| runtime = 39 minutes- 42 minutes

| network = CMT

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Alan Deutsch
  • Rob VanAlkemade
  • Ben Silverman
  • Beth Chapman
  • Corie Henson
  • Chris Grant
  • Duane Chapman
  • Matt Trierweile

}}

| company = {{Plainlist|

  • Electus
  • Entertainment By Bonnie and Clyde

}}

| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|4|21}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2015|8|22}}

| related = Dog the Bounty Hunter (2004–2012)
Dog and Beth: Fight Of Their Lives (2017)
Dog's Most Wanted (2019)

}}

Dog and Beth: On the Hunt is an American reality television series and spin-off of Dog the Bounty Hunter that aired on CMT and debuted on April 21, 2013.{{cite web|title=America's Favorite Bounty Hunting Team Hits the Road as "Dog and Beth: On the Hunt" Premieres Sunday, April 21 on CMT|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/02/19/americas-favorite-bounty-hunting-team-hits-the-road-as-dog-and-beth-on-the-hunt-premieres-sunday-april-21-on-cmt-784405/20130219cmt01/|publisher=the Futon Critic|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title='Dog And Beth: On The Hunt' to Premiere Sunday, April 21 on CMT|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/19/dog-and-beth-on-the-hunt-to-premiere-sunday-april-21-on-cmt/169899/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223023528/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/19/dog-and-beth-on-the-hunt-to-premiere-sunday-april-21-on-cmt/169899/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2013|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=February 20, 2013}} It was announced on May 21, 2013, that CMT had ordered additional episodes of the first season.{{cite web|title=CMT Greenlights 11 Additional Episodes of Hit Series "Dog and Beth: On the Hunt" to Begin Airing in August|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/21/cmt-greenlights-11-additional-episodes-of-hit-series-dog-and-beth-on-the-hunt-to-begin-airing-in-august-18010/20130521cmt02/|work=The Futon Critic|date=May 21, 2013}} New episodes returned on August 24, 2013.{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title='CMT Bike Week' Featuring 'Tunnel of Fire', 'Biker Battles', 'Doomsday Garage' & More to Premiere August 18|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/22/cmt-bike-week-featuring-tunnel-of-fire-biker-battles-doomsday-garage-more-to-premiere-august-18/193127/|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829033714/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/22/cmt-bike-week-featuring-tunnel-of-fire-biker-battles-doomsday-garage-more-to-premiere-august-18/193127/|archivedate=August 29, 2013}} Season 2 premiered on June 14, 2014, and ended in October 2014.{{cite press release|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=CMT Orders 'Broken Skull Ranch' & 'My Dysfunctional Family'; New Seasons of 'Party Down South' & 'Dog And Beth: On The Hunt' to Premiere This Summer|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/02/cmt-orders-broken-skull-ranch-new-seasons-of-party-down-south-dog-and-beth-on-the-hunt-to-premiere-this-summer/250426/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919113920/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/02/cmt-orders-broken-skull-ranch-new-seasons-of-party-down-south-dog-and-beth-on-the-hunt-to-premiere-this-summer/250426/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=April 2, 2014|date=April 2, 2014}} Season 3 premiered on July 18, 2015, and ended in August 2015.

Beth Chapman announced on January 12, 2016, that the Chapmans were leaving CMT (with all rights to the show and other shows featuring the team), effectively cancelling the show.{{cite press release|title="Dog," Beth Chapman leave CMT to focus on bail reform|url=http://www.kitv.com/story/30947419/dog-beth-chapman-leave-cmt-to-focus-on-bail-reform|work=KITV|accessdate=January 12, 2016|date=January 12, 2016}}

A third spin-off, Dog's Most Wanted, on WGN America premiered in September 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/dog-the-bounty-hunter-and-wife-beth-return-in-dogs-most-wanted/|title=Dog the Bounty Hunter and Wife Beth Returning for 'Dog's Most Wanted'|date=2019-01-14|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-23}}{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/tv/duane-dog-chapman-returns-wife-beth-cancer/|title=Duane 'Dog' Chapman Returns with a New Series as Wife Beth 'Fights for Her Life'|newspaper=People|language=en|access-date=2019-06-23}}

Premise

Each week, the Chapmans, their son Leland, and Leland's son Dakota fly from their Da Kine Bail Bonds headquarters in Hawaii to various bail bondsmen businesses around the United States as they assist in apprehending criminals. The series also encompass the group as they improve the bail bondsmen businesses techniques on how to run more efficiently, from the writing of bonds to the tedious task of tracking criminals and technological device training.{{cite web|title=America's Favorite Bounty Hunting Team Embarks on an Exciting New Chapter as "Dog" Premieres in April 2013 on CMT|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/01/05/americas-favorite-bounty-hunting-team-embarks-on-an-exciting-new-chapter-as-dog-premieres-in-april-2013-on-cmt-361015/20130105cmt01/|publisher=the Futon Critic|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}{{cite web|title=CMT Greenlights "Dog" - A New Action-Packed Reality Series Headlined by Dog & Beth Chapman Produced and Distributed by Electus|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/09/25/cmt-greenlights-dog-a-new-action-packed-reality-series-headlined-by-dog-and-beth-chapman-produced-and-distributed-by-electus-502313/20120925cmt01/|publisher=the Futon Critic}}{{cite news|title=Dog The Bounty Hunter Gets New Show 'DOG' On CMT|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/dog-the-bounty-hunter-new-show-cmt_n_1913801.html|accessdate=February 20, 2013|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=September 25, 2012}}

In the season three finale, Dakota quit the business after a falling out with his father and Leland announced he has moved to Alabama for a fresh start.

Cast

Episodes

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| style="text-align:center;"| 18

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|4|21}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|11|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2014|6|14}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2014|10|4}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2015|7|18}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2015|8|22}}

=Season 1 (2013)=

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| EpisodeNumber = 0

| EpisodeNumber2 = 0

| Title = A New Beginning

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|14}}

| ShortSummary = Fifteen months have passed since Dog and Beth left television, this two-hour preview episode goes behind-the-scenes to find out how the family reunites.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Dog's New Tricks

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|21}}

| ShortSummary = The Chapmans head to Denver, Colorado to assist Mike Vester of Bail City Bail Bonds and his team. Mike's company has several fugitives fleeing custody while the time to capture two big money jumps is closing.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Big Trouble in Little Clovis

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|28}}

| ShortSummary = The Chapmans fly to Clovis, New Mexico to answer Bail Bondsman Hank Bayless' call for help. Hank is ready for retirement and to pass down the business to his daughter and granddaughter but that is on hold until his two most wanted fugitives are captured.

| LineColor = ADADAD

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Family Bonds

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|5}}

| ShortSummary = Tony Madrid, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and owner of Madrid Family Bail Bonds, has requested the help of the Chapmans. The Madrid family teams up with the Chapmans to gain support and lobby a necessary bail bond and bounty hunter legislation at the State Capitol. Next, the fugitives who seem to always slip away are pursued and captured.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Going to Jackson

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|12}}

| ShortSummary = Agent J, located in Jackson, Michigan, alerts the Chapmans that assistance is needed with bondsman Leo Urban who needs to apprehend a $500,000 fugitive bond.

| LineColor = ADADAD

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = L.A. Consequential

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|19}}

| ShortSummary = The Chapmans head to Los Angeles to assist Arnold with tightening up his business techniques and catch his most wanted fugitive.

| LineColor = ADADAD

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Norwalk This Way

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|2}}

| ShortSummary = Blazen Bail Bonds, featuring all-female crew, has called for the Chapmans' help. They need to catch their $100,000 running bond or risk shutting the business down.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Viva Dog Vegas

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|9}}

| ShortSummary = The Academy of Country Music Awards and Professional Bail Agents of the United States are being held in Las Vegas, and the Chapmans are in town. Beth is the senior vice president of PBUS while Dog and Leland assist bail bondsmen in the area to catch their fleeing fugitives.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Doglahoma: A Fistful of Warrants

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|16}}

| ShortSummary =

| LineColor = ADADAD

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| EpisodeNumber = 9

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Doglahoma 2: For a Few Bounties More

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|30}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Paradise Lost

| OriginalAirDate = {{ Start date|2013|7|7}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Dog Days of Kansas

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|14}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Training Dakota

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|8|24}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 13

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Rock Bottom Bounty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|8|31}}

| ShortSummary =

| LineColor = ADADAD

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 14

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Big Sky Bounty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|9|7}}

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| LineColor = ADADAD

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Southern Fried Bounty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|9|14}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 16

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = Handcuffed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|12}}

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| LineColor = ADADAD

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 17

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Divine Intervention

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|19}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 18

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Trouble at Home

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|26}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = -

| EpisodeNumber2 = -

| Title = Best of Dog and Beth: On The Hunt

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|2}}

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=Season 2 (2014)=

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| EpisodeNumber = 19

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Action in Jackson: Part 1

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|14}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 20

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Action In Jackson: Part II

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|21}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 21

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Rites of Passage

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|28}}

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| LineColor = BC8F8F

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 22

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Fathers and Sons

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|5}}

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| LineColor = BC8F8F

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 23

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Popcorn Bounty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|12}}

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| LineColor = BC8F8F

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 24

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Love Conquers All

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|19}}

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| LineColor = BC8F8F

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| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Rude Awakening

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|26}}

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| LineColor = BC8F8F

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Long Arm of the Dog

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|2}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 27

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Desert Justice

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|9}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 28

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Big Easy Bounty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|16}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 29

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Jambalaya Justice

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|23}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 30

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Music City Mayhem

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|30}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 31

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = There's Something About Mary Ellen

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|06}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 32

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Rocky Mountain Menace

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|13}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 33

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Family Fugitive

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|20}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 34

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = Birthday Special: Part One

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|27}}

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| LineColor = BC8F8F

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| EpisodeNumber = 35

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Birthday Special: Part Two

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|04}}

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=Season 3 (2015)=

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| EpisodeNumber = 36

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Return to the 'Aina

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|18}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 37

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Cecily Steps Up

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|18}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 38

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Road to Redemption Part 1

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|25}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 39

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Road to Redemption Part 2

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|25}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 40

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Lester's Last Stand

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|01}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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| EpisodeNumber = 41

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = The United States of Texas

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|01}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 42

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Houston, We Have A Problem

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|08}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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| EpisodeNumber = 43

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = The Houston Solution

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|08}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 44

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = The Dark Night

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|15}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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| EpisodeNumber = 45

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = The Dark Night Returns

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|15}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 46

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Catch You On My Way Out Of Town

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|22}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 47

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Old Friends, New Beginnings

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|22}}

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| LineColor = E38181

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References

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