<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 8 Next → Season 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Supernatural episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The ninth season of Supernatural, an American fantasy horror television series created by Eric Kripke, premiered on October 8, 2013, concluded on May 20, 2014, and contained 23 episodes . This is the second season with Jeremy Carver as showrunner . The season was released on DVD and Blu - ray in region 1 on September 9, 2014, in region 2 on June 8, 2015, and in region 4 on October 8, 2014 . The ninth season had an average viewership of 2.19 million U.S. viewers . </P>

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