7th Heaven (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 7th Heaven
Genre	Family drama Serial drama
Created by	Brenda Hampton
Starring	Stephen Collins Catherine Hicks Barry Watson David Gallagher Jessica Biel Beverley Mitchell Mackenzie Rosman Chaz Lamar Shepherd Maureen Flannigan Adam LaVorgna Nikolas Brino Lorenzo Brino Geoff Stults George Stults Ashlee Simpson Rachel Blanchard Jeremy London Scotty Leavenworth Tyler Hoechlin Sarah Thompson Haylie Duff Megan Henning
Theme music composer	Johnny Rivers, Jack Tempchin and Steve Plunkett
Composer(s)	Dan Foliart
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	243 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Brenda Hampton Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent (both; seasons 1–10) Chris Olsen Jeff Olsen (both; season 11)
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	44 minutes
Production company(s)	Spelling Television CBS Paramount Network Television (2006–2007) (season 11)
Distributor	Paramount Domestic Television CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	The WB (1996–2006) The CW (2006–2007)
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26) – May 13, 2007 (2007-05-13)

7th Heaven is a popular American TV show about a family. It is a family drama series. Brenda Hampton created and produced the show. It focuses on the Camden family and their lives. They live in a made-up town called Glenoak, California.

The show first aired on August 26, 1996, on a TV network called The WB. It ran for ten seasons there. This made it the longest-running show in that network's history. Later, The WB merged with another network, UPN, to form The CW. 7th Heaven then moved to The CW for its eleventh and final season. The very last episode aired on May 13, 2007.

Meet the Camden Family

The 7th Heaven cast (season 6)

The story of 7th Heaven follows the Camden family. The father, Eric Camden, is a Protestant minister. He lives with his wife, Annie, and their seven children. They live in the fictional town of Glenoak, California.

At the start of the show, there are five children. This makes a family of seven people. Later, twin boys are born in the third season. Their names are Sam and David. Most of the children are named after important figures from the Bible.

As the show goes on, some of the older children move out of the family home.

• Matt gets married and becomes a doctor.
• Mary goes to live with her grandparents for a while.
• Simon goes away to college.
• Lucy gets married and moves into an apartment above the family's garage. She later has a daughter there. Then, Lucy and her family move into the house next door.
• Even with some children moving out, the Camden house always seems full!
• In the final season, Ruthie, the youngest daughter, goes to Scotland for a short time.

The Camdens are also very kind. They often let different guests stay in their home.

Main Characters and Actors

Here are the main actors and the characters they played in 7th Heaven:

Episodes of the Show

There are many episodes of 7th Heaven. If you want to see a full list of all 243 episodes, you can check out the main article linked above.

Where to Watch 7th Heaven

Watching Reruns

7th Heaven has been shown many times since it first aired. This is called "syndication" or "reruns." The company that distributes the show is CBS Media Ventures. Sometimes, the first season episodes were called 7th Heaven Beginnings.

Even though the show was rated TV-G (meaning it's suitable for all ages) when it first aired, some channels might give reruns a TV-PG or TV-14 rating. This depends on the topics discussed in specific episodes.

In the United States, the show started airing reruns in 2000. It stopped for a while in 2002. Then, it aired on the ABC Family channel from 2002 to 2008. It returned to ABC Family in 2010 but was quickly removed. The show also aired on channels like WGN America and Hallmark Channel for some time. Both channels stopped showing it in 2010.

Today, all eleven seasons of 7th Heaven are available to watch online. You can stream them on Hulu and Paramount+.

The show has also been popular in other countries. In the United Kingdom, it aired on Sky One. In Australia, it was shown on Network Ten and later on FOX8 and Eleven. It also aired in Ireland on RTE.

Buying the DVDs

You can also buy 7th Heaven on DVD. CBS DVD has released all 11 seasons in Region 1 (which is for North America). Some seasons have also been released in other regions around the world.

On August 22, 2017, a special DVD set was released. It included the complete series, all 243 episodes, in one big collection.

See also

In Spanish: 7th Heaven (serie de televisión) para niños