Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Ascension for "Heaven"

Finally... (from Hollywood Reporter):

LOS ANGELES -- It's a wrap for 7th Heaven.

The long-running drama, which debuted in 1996 on WB Network and now airs on the CW, will have its series finale May 13 in its regular 8 p.m. slot. The hour-long episode, titled "And Away We Go," will actually mark the second time the show was scheduled to have a series finale.

Heaven's 10th-season finale aired on WB in May amid much fanfare about it being the series closer, delivering its highest marks in more than two years with an episode that appeared to wrap up many loose ends in the show about a minister and his sprawling family. But the CW, which launched in September after the merger of WB and UPN, gave Heaven a last-minute renewal in May, announcing that the show would return in fall 2006 in its signature Monday 8 p.m. slot as part of the CW's inaugural lineup.
Even less wholesome family programming in prime time now. Good. Not that I'm against it, I just think there's a difference between creative family content and family content for family content's sake. There's no way this show could have had any ounce of creativity left in it.

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