Santa Barbara (TV series)

Santa Barbara
GenreSoap opera
Created byBridget and Jerome Dobson
StarringSeries cast
Theme music composerJoe Harnell
Country of originUnited States of America
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes2,137[1]
Production
Executive producerSee here
Production locationsNBC Studios
Burbank, California
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesDobson Productions
New World Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJuly 30, 1984 (1984-07-30) –
January 15, 1993 (1993-01-15)
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Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from July 30, 1984, to January 15, 1993.[2] The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families.

The serial was produced by Dobson Productions and New World Television, which also served as distributor for the show in international markets. Santa Barbara was the first series for New World Television.[3]

Santa Barbara aired in the United States at 3:00 PM Eastern (2:00 PM Central) on NBC in the same time slot as General Hospital on ABC and Guiding Light on CBS and right after Another World.[4] Santa Barbara aired in over 40 countries around the world.[5] It became the longest-running television series in Russia, airing there from 1992 to 2002.[6] Santa Barbara won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated 30 times for the same award. The show also won 18 Soap Opera Digest Awards and various other awards.[7]

  1. ^ Santa Barbara: Final Episode, NBC. URL last accessed 2008-06-16.
  2. ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 196–200. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
  3. ^ Pingel, Mike (2024-08-10). "'Santa Barbara' Celebrates 40 Years With Joyful Reunion & Stories (Photos)". Remind. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  4. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 372–375. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ Santa Barbara in other countries, Fan site, last accessed 2008-06-16"
  6. ^ "Бесконечная история. Сериал "Санта-Барбара"" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Santa Barbara Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

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