Titans (U.S. TV series)
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Titans cast (2000)
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Charles Pratt, Jr. |
| Written by | Charles Pratt, Jr. |
| Starring |
Casper Van Dien Yasmine Bleeth John Barrowman Elizabeth Bogush Kevin Zegers Perry King Victoria Principal Jack Wagner Lourdes Benedicto Ingo Rademacher Josie Davis Jason Winston George |
| Theme music composer | Sneaker Pimps |
| Opening theme | "6 Underground" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (2 unaired) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Aaron Spelling Charles Pratt, Jr. E. Duke Vincent |
| Cinematography | Steven Shaw |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Spelling Television NBC Studios |
| Distributor |
CBS Television Distribution (DVDs and North America reruns) NBC Universal Television Distribution (Non-US) |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 4 – December 18, 2000 |
Titans is an American prime time soap opera that debuted on October 4, 2000 on NBC. Thirteen episodes were filmed, of which eleven were actually aired. Produced by Aaron Spelling, the series was initially marketed as a "Dynasty for the new millennium," attempting to emulate the style of Spelling's earlier hit series. However, low ratings led NBC to cancel the series before its first season was completed.
Aviation magnate Richard Williams (Perry King) is engaged to the much-younger Heather (Yasmine Bleeth), but is unaware that she previously had an affair with his son, Chandler (Casper Van Dien). A pilot, Chandler is unsure whether he should tell his father the truth, but Chandler soon discovers that Heather is pregnant with his child. Meanwhile, Heather clashes with Richard's former wife Gwen (Victoria Principal), who lives in a mansion across the street. After Richard and Heather marry, Chandler's scheming brother Peter (John Barrowman) finds out about her affair with Chandler.
The casting of Van Dien and King was announced in February 2000. Additional cast members included soap opera veterans Bleeth, Principal, David, and Wagner.
Titans premiered on October 4, 2000, and four additional episodes were ordered in November 2000.
Titans premiered on Wednesday, October 4, 2000 before the season two premiere of The West Wing.Titans attracted 11.6 million viewers and delivered key demographics for NBC, but ratings for the second and third episodes declined significantly. They climbed again for subsequent episodes, to a high of 8.5 for the sixth episode. Around this time, four additional episodes were ordered. The show averaged 8 million viewers over its initial eight weeks, ranking 83rd overall.
Titans was moved to Mondays starting with its ninth episode on December 4, 2000, taking over the timeslot previously held by cancelled new sitcoms Daddio and Tucker.Ed, a dramedy which had premiered the same week as Titans and was also suffering from declining ratings, moved into the vacant Wednesday slot. While Ed saw ratings improvement,Titans attracted only 6.6 million viewers for its Monday debut, and was effectively canceled the next day with the announcement that NBC would not be ordering additional episodes. Though the remaining four produced episodes were expected to be aired, only two were broadcast in the United States, the last on December 18, 2000.
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