Touched By An Angel

Touched by an Angel
DVD cover for volume 2 of the series' fourth season
Genre	Fantasy Drama
Created by	John Masius
Starring	Roma Downey Della Reese John Dye Alexis Cruz Valerie Bertinelli
Theme music composer	Marc Lichtman
Opening theme	"Walk With You" Performed by Della Reese
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	212 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Martha Williamson
Producer(s)	David Giella Luke Schelhaas Robert Visciglia Jr.
Location(s)	Salt Lake City, Utah
Running time	48 minutes
Production company(s)	Moon Water Productions CBS Entertainment Productions (1994) CBS Productions (1995–2003) Caroline Productions
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21) – April 27, 2003 (2003-04-27)
Chronology
Related shows	Promised Land
Website

Touched by an Angel is an American supernatural drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della Reese, as her supervisor Tess. Throughout the series, Monica is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. From season three on, they are frequently joined by Andrew (John Dye), the angel of death (who first appeared as a recurring character in season two). The series went into syndication in 1998, and has been shown on Ion Television (formerly PAX-TV), Hallmark Channel, and Up.

The episodes of the series generally revolved around the "cases" of Monica (played by Roma Downey), a young angel recently promoted from the "search and rescue" division, who works under the guidance of Tess (played by Della Reese), a sarcastic boss who showed greater respect as an authority figure of her employee. Monica in one episode outlines that she started in the choir then annunciations, followed by search and rescue and then case work. Most cases involve a single person or a group of people who are at a crossroad in their lives and facing a large problem or tough decision. Monica and Tess bring them messages of hope from God and help give them guidance towards making their decision. During their first episode, the pair receive a red 1972 Cadillac Eldorado convertible as a gift; they use it for transportation throughout the rest of the series while in the human world, with Tess doing the driving. As the series progresses, Monica continues gaining experience as a case worker and, during some cases having to learn lessons of her own.

During the series pilot, an angel of death named Adam is introduced. In the season two premiere, "Interview with an Angel", the Angel of Death is introduced as Henry. In the season two episode entitled, "The One That Got Away" Andrew (played by John Dye) is introduced as the Angel of Death. (Initially a recurring character, he becomes a main character in season three, making him the permanent Angel of Death for the remainder of the series.)