"7th Heaven" (1996) TV series 1996-2007

Creator:

Brenda Hampton

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

26 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

You can relate...

Plot:

This weekly television series follows the Camden family as the minister father and stay-at-home mother deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their own. The friends, neighbors, and love interests of the various members of the family weigh heavily on the plot of the series, which seeks to address a real-life issue with each episode.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Minister | Faith | Melodrama | Parenthood

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 20 wins & 55 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 23	9:00 AM	WGNAMER	Thanksgiving	#9.9
Tue. Nov. 24	9:00 AM	WGNAMER	Turkey	#10.9

Cast

Happy	...	Happy (243 episodes, 1996-2007)
Beverley Mitchell	...	Lucy Camden / ... (242 episodes, 1996-2007)
Stephen Collins	...	Rev. Eric Camden / ... (241 episodes, 1996-2007)
Catherine Hicks	...	Annie Camden / ... (240 episodes, 1996-2007)
Mackenzie Rosman	...	Ruthie Camden (237 episodes, 1996-2007)
David Gallagher	...	Simon Camden (219 episodes, 1996-2006)
Barry Watson	...	Matt Camden (196 episodes, 1996-2006)
Jessica Biel	...	Mary Camden / ... (139 episodes, 1996-2006)
Lorenzo Brino	...	Sam Camden / ... (137 episodes, 1999-2007)
Nikolas Brino	...	David Camden (136 episodes, 1999-2007)
George Stults	...	Kevin Kinkirk / ... (114 episodes, 2002-2007)

Also Known As:

7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA) (rerun title)
Seventh Heaven

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG (season 3) | Canada:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

First Christian Church of North Hollywood - 4390 Colfax Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Spelling Television

Trivia:

The show initially tested poorly among test audiences in the spring of 1996 before it was picked up as a series. WB executives decided to move forward with the project and not change anything in the format despite early test reactions.

Quotes:

[Eric to Annie]
Eric: Are you aware that our living room is filled with children who don't belong to us?

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Frontline: The Merchants of Cool (#19.5)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

7th Heaven

A cheap show for cheap minds

For some odd reason "7th heaven" even aired here in Austria. I only watched one episode but I have to say that absolutely nothing I've ever seen compares to this series and it's the only production that I would rate even lower than IMDb allows to (minus 10 actually).

"7th heaven" tries so hard in telling you what's wrong or right it will make you feel traumatized. After all, the series actually works - but in the opposite direction. After watching this episode I somehow felt the urge to smoke a pot and drink alcohol while having sex with a prostitute and screaming "Jesus hates you".

Don't even bother watching this!