Army Wives

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For the 1944 film, see Army Wives (1944 film). For the 1987 television film, see Army Wives (1987 film).
Army Wives
Created byKatherine Fugate
Based onUnder the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives by Tanya Biank
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Marc Fantini
  • Steffan Fantini
Composers
  • Scott Gordon
  • Marc Fantini
  • Steffan Fantini
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes117 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Mark Gordon
  • Marshall Persinger
  • Jeff Melvoin
  • Katherine Fugate
  • Dee Johnson
  • Harry V. Bring
  • Nick Thiel
  • Deborah Spera
  • Karen Maser
  • Debra Fordham
Producers
  • Cynthia Cohen
  • Karen Maser
  • John E. Pogue
  • Alex Shevchenko
  • Barbara D'Alessandro
  • T.J. Brady
  • Rasheed Newson
  • John E. Pogue
  • Karen Maser
Production locationCharleston, South Carolina
Editors
  • Briana London
  • Susan K. Weiler
  • Sharon Silverman
  • Chris Peppe
  • Alan Cody
  • Kurt Courtland
  • Peter B. Ellis
  • Lauren A. Schaffer
  • Christopher Cooke
  • Susan Vaill
  • Meghan Robertson
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseJune 3, 2007 (2007-06-03) –
June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)
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Army Wives is an American drama television series that followed the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families. The series premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007, and ran for seven seasons, ending on June 9, 2013. The show had the largest series premiere in Lifetime's 23-year history, and the largest viewership in the 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm time slot since December 2007 for Lifetime.[1] It received favorable reviews and several award nominations, and won five ASCAP Awards and one Gracie Allen Award.

On September 21, 2012, the show was picked up for a thirteen-episode seventh season to air in 2013.[2] In November 2012, it was confirmed that season 6 main cast members Catherine Bell, Wendy Davis, Terry Serpico, Brian McNamara, Kelli Williams, Alyssa Diaz, and Joseph Julian Soria would return as regulars. Kim Delaney's character, who did not appear in the final episodes of the sixth season, was written out.[3] Season seven premiered in the United States on March 10, 2013, at 9 pm Eastern on Lifetime,[4] and concluded on June 9, 2013.

On September 24, 2013, Lifetime canceled the series after seven seasons.[5][6] The network confirmed a two-hour retrospective special with cast members to celebrate the series that aired on March 16, 2014.[7]

  1. ^ ""Wives" bow scores ratings of a Lifetime". Reuters. 2007-06-06. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  2. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (September 21, 2012). "Army Wives Is Renewed — But Who Will Return?". TVLine. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Ausiello, Michael (November 17, 2012). "Army Wives Exclusive: Major Character Getting Killed Off Amid Season 7 Shake-Up". TVLine. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Army Wives to kick off Season 7 on March 9". Deadline Hollywood. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. ^ Rice, Lynette (September 24, 2013). "'Army Wives' cancelled by Lifetime". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Abrams, Natalie (September 24, 2013). "Lifetime Cancels Army Wives After Seven Seasons". TV Guide. TV Guide. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Messina, Kim (February 12, 2014). "'Army Wives: A Final Salute' Airs March 16". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-07.