MyNetworkTV widescreen logo used during telenovelas
Created by
Desire
Orlando Jiménez
Fashion House
Colet Abedi
Wicked Wicked Games
José Simón Escalona
Salvador Garmendia
Martin Hahn
Watch Over Me
Gustavo Belatti
Mario Segade
American Heiress
Colet Abedi
Saints & Sinners
Christian Bach
Humberto Zurita
Gerardo Zurita
Developed by
Paul Buccieri
Colet Abedi
Starring
Desire
Nate Haden
Zack Silva
Michelle Belegrin
Tommy Dunster
Kelly Albanese
Fashion House
Bo Derek
Natalie Martinez
Taylor Kinney
Mini Anden
Joel Berti
Wicked Wicked Games
Tatum O'Neal
Clive Robertson
Jack Krizmanich
David Smith
Jessie Ward
Kate French
Watch Over Me
Dayanara Torres
Todd Cahoon
Marc Menard
American Heiress
Alicia Leigh Willis
Carter MacIntyre
Theresa Russell
Race Owen
Saints & Sinners
Scott Bailey
Tyler Kain
Opening theme
Desire
"Always on Your Side" by Sheryl Crow
Fashion House
"Good at Being Bad"
Wicked Wicked Games
"Think Again" by Blond Mafia
Watch Over Me
Sung by The Transcenders
Country of origin
United States
No. of series
6
No. of episodes
392 Total (78 Unaired)
Production
Executive producer
Various
Production locations
San Diego, Imperial Beach and Del Mar, California
Camera setup
Multi-camera setup
Running time
60 minutes
Production companies
Stu Segall Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network
MyNetworkTV
Release
September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) – July 18, 2007 (2007-07-18)
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The MyNetworkTV telenovelas were Fox Television's attempt to create a successful low-cost programming franchise by adapting Spanish-language telenovelas for U.S. viewers. While originally planned for syndication, the format became the original lineup of MyNetworkTV in 2006. Six limited-run serials were produced, each running about 65 episodes, and at least four others were halted in development.
New episodes aired from Monday to Friday – and weekend clip shows recapped the shows' storylines. Producers planned continuous cycles of thirteen-week serials with no repeats. Once one series ended, another unrelated melodrama would begin the following week. In total, MyNetworkTV planned to air 600 hours of original dramatic programming in HDTV every year.[1][2]
The telenovela format was unsuccessful and ratings were unexpectedly low. An average of about 781,000 people tuned in to watch the telenovelas, according to Nielsen Media Research.[3] Parent company News Corporation said MyNetworkTV lost two million dollars per week with the all-telenovela lineup.[4]
Under new network president Greg Meidel, production and development stopped in early 2007. "Trying to get people to watch serialized dramas every night on MyNetworkTV was asking the impossible," he remarked.[5] The novelas premiered on September 5, 2006 and last aired on July 18, 2007.
^"Futures of Entertainment: Archives". Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^MyNetworkTV will try Plan B
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), March 27, 2007 by Scott D. Pierce
^Heat Index; weekly rating (0-10) of sizzle & fizzle Advertising Age February 12, 2007
^Dempsey, John (February 1, 2007). "Soaps not sudsy for MyNetwork TV". Variety.
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