Sweet Valley High (TV series)

Sweet Valley High
GenreComedy drama
Based onSweet Valley High
by Francine Pascal
Developed byJosh Goldstein
Jonathan Prince
StarringBrittany Daniel
Cynthia Daniel
Ryan James Bittle
Amy Danles
Bridget Flanery
Shirlee Elliot
Jeremy Vincent Garrett
Andrea Savage
Michael Perl
Harley Rodriguez
Theme music composerRon Wasserman
Opening theme"Sweet Valley High" performed by Kathy Fisher
ComposersShuki Levy
Kussa Mahchi
Yuval Ron
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes88 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersFrancine Pascal
Haim Saban
Lance H. Robbins
Josh Goldstein, Abbie Charette, Showrunner (Seasons 2-4)
ProducersWilliam G. Dunn, Jr.
Ronnie Hadar (Seasons 1–2)
Production locationsAlexander Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, California
CinematographyRuss Brandt
David E. West
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time21–23 minutes
Production companiesTeen Dream Productions, Inc.
Saban Entertainment
Saban International
Original release
NetworkSyndication (1994–1997)
UPN (1997)
ReleaseSeptember 5, 1994 (1994-09-05) –
October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)
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Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High is an American comedy-drama television series loosely based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name.[1][2] The program starred Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel as the two lead characters and ran from September 5, 1994, to October 14, 1997. The program was produced by Teen Dream Productions, Inc. in association with and distributed by Saban Entertainment in the United States, and its international sister company, Saban International N.V. in the Netherlands.

Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.[3][4][5][6]

After three seasons in syndication (mostly on Fox stations),[7] the show moved to UPN for its fourth and final season in September 1997. It then aired on The Fox Family Channel in 1998 until it became ABC Family in 2001. The show was also broadcast internationally, outside of the United States on BBC One and Disney Channel in the UK,[8] Disney Channel in Scandinavia,[9] Fox Kids/Jetix in France,[10] Scandinavia, Israel,[11] and Greece,[12] and on Fox Kids and Nickelodeon[13] in Netherlands.

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  2. ^ "It's Bubblegum Tv". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. ^ "News Corp. and Haim Saban Reach Agreement to Sell Fox Family Worldwide to Disney for $5.3 Billion". July 23, 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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  7. ^ ""Sweet Valley High" The Complete First Season DVD Review". 7 March 2005.
  8. ^ "Disney Channel - play games online, playhouse disney, disney cartoons, disney channel live, disney channel kids awards, the disney channel online, bear in the big blue house, winnie the pooh, boy meets world, pepper ann". 2001-02-26. Archived from the original on 2001-02-26. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  9. ^ NextDisneyChannel (2011-03-29). Disney Channel Sweden - NEW SERIES: SWEET VALLEY HIGH - Promo. Retrieved 2024-06-29 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Fox Kids". 2002-08-27. Archived from the original on 2002-08-27. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071011040945/http://www.jetix.co.il:80/fktv/schedule. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2024-06-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ "N O V A". 2006-07-16. Archived from the original on 2006-07-16. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  13. ^ "Thema - NDC mediagroep - De Krant van Toen". www.dekrantvantoen.nl. Retrieved 2024-06-30.