Yes, and no. "White Collar" has definitely been renewed for a sixth season (albeit a brief one), but there's been no word on when it will air.

The show started out as an off-season hit for the USA Network (it typically aired half of each season in the summer, took a long break, then aired the other half in the winter), but the network chose to debut the previous fifth season in the fall, pitting it against new shows on the Big Four broadcast networks. It didn't do well, so there's a good chance it'll go back to a winter or summer debut.

It won't be hard to fit the sixth season in to the schedule, since it will only be six episodes long. Fans will be disappointed at that, but it's better than not getting renewed at all, which apparently was a distinct possibility -- it's reportedly very expensive to produce, and the soft numbers from last season didn't help.

The six-episode run seems like a sort of compromise, then, but it's one that series creator Jeff Eastin is happy with. "We've got just enough room for one really beautiful plot. What is the last adventure these guys go on?"

That's right, he did say "last." Though the network hasn't said anything officially, many speculate (and Eastin seems to suggest) that this mini-season will be the show's last.

The lack of an announcement isn't even a reason for hope. USA did the same thing with another series, "Psych" -- it only officially announced the end of the show a few weeks before it came.

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