Here are some very rare "mid season" one promotional images designed to keep teenagers interested in the show while The O.C. was on a break. This break also introduced a new day, Tuesday nights were over - and Wednesday's were the new normal. The last episode before the break was September 16th (The Escape)..People had to wait all the way to October 29th (The Rescue) for the next episode, which led to a season record high of 9.27 million viewers.