Sunset Beach (TV series)
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An image from the second opening title sequence of Sunset Beach (introduced on August 4, 1997)
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by |
Josh Griffith Robert Guza Jr. Charles Pratt Jr. |
| Starring | Series cast |
| Theme music composer | Timothy Truman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 755 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Gary Tomlin Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent |
| Location(s) | California |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
NBC Studios Spelling Entertainment |
| Distributor |
CBS Television Distribution NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 6, 1997 – December 31, 1999 |
Sunset Beach is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6, 1997 to December 31, 1999. The show follows the loves and lives of the people living in the Orange County coastal area named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California. Although there is a town in California called Sunset Beach, the show's beach scenes were shot on nearby Seal Beach. The show was co-produced by NBC and Spelling Television.
Sunset Beach won two Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated another eleven times. The show also received twenty-two nominations for various other awards.
Sunset Beach was created in 1996, in an attempt to rebuild the NBC Daytime lineup and target the younger audience. It was the first daytime soap opera produced by Aaron Spelling, the chief of Spelling Television (Spelling had also produced several primetime soap operas, and was the executive producer of the 1991 film Soapdish, a satirical look at daytime soap operas). Jonathan Levin, one of the show's consulting producers, commented on the change that a new soap opera brings to the lineup, and the tough process of a viewer getting to know a new soap: "It is very difficult to change the loyalty of the daytime viewer, and we’re talking about shows that have been on for 30 years. That's one of the reasons we’re targeting young viewers — they’re the most available and the most flexible in their viewing habits."
In the process of making the show, Aaron Spelling liked the idea of naming it Never Say Goodbye, as suggested by Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone during a dinner with Spelling, but later tests proved that the viewers were more drawn to the title Sunset Beach. Upon its premiere, Sunset Beach was made part of the NBC Daytime programming block. At first, the show was given a one-year deal, with 255 episodes to produce. The show was renewed again for another year, and then picked up in six-month intervals for its final year in 1999.
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