Opening Credits - Credit Only

Credit Only

With regard to television series, it is now an accepted practice to credit regular cast members for every episode of a season, even if they did not appear in each episode. One exception is the series Nip/Tuck, in which the appearance of all credited characters is rare. Another television series that credits all regulars for a season in every episode (regardless of whether or not they appeared) is Lost, most notably since season two, in which the complete credited cast appeared in only two episodes out of twenty-three. In Lost's fourth season, Harold Perrineau was credited for all thirteen episodes, despite only having appeared in five of them (fewer than some guest stars, such as Jeff Fahey). The series Charmed also began by crediting every regular cast member even if they didn't appear in the episode. The season 2 episode "Morality Bites" is the only episode in which only the three leading actresses were credited, and later the male cast members were only credited in the episodes in which they appeared. If a regular actor wasn't featured in that particular episode, the Opening Credits were edited with their images omitted and not being credited. This was especially done for series regular Dorian Gregory, who was a regular for 7 seasons but only appeared in 6-7 of a seasons 22 episodes. Heroes only credited cast members for the episode in which they appeared, with a few exceptions.