4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days 4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days "4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days" is the first episode of the fifth season of the television series "One Tree Hill", and eighty-ninth episode in total. The episode premiered on The CW on January 8, 2008. It became the first episode that has been ordered for mid-season. The episode aired at 8/7C, with the second episode, "Racing Like a Pro", airing straight after. The season then moved to the regular time of 9/8C. It re-introduced the characters after college, and the characters returned to the fictional town, Tree Hill. "4 Years, 6 Months, 2
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