Country of origin United States Original network CBS | No. of episodes 24 | |
Original release September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24) –
May 13, 2013 (2013-05-13) | ||
The eighth season of the American television comedy series How I Met Your Mother was announced in March 2011 along with confirmation of the seventh season. The season premiered on September 24, 2012 and concluded on May 13, 2013.
Contents
In addition to the Region 1 DVD release of the season on October 1, 2013, it was also added for streaming on Netflix the same day.
Main cast
Guest stars
Reception
The eighth season of How I Met Your Mother received widespread criticism. The review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reported that 40% of critics gave it a positive review. The consensus reads: "How I Met Your Mother wears out its welcome this season, with an anticlimactic reveal and rote, less-than-fruitful humor."
Alexander Lowe of We Got This Covered gave the season a negative review, saying "After 8 long years and 192 episodes of How I Met Your Mother, the future Mrs. Ted Mosby has finally been revealed. And it was dreadfully anticlimactic". He gave the season as a whole a 5/10. Matt Roush of TV Guide also gave the season a negative review, writing: "I find it hard not to stifle a yawn. Move on, show, and please give serious thought to wrapping things up this season while we might still care."
While the majority of the reviews were mixed, some were positive, with Donna Bownman from The A.V. Club giving the season a "B" grade.