Peyton Place (TV series)

Peyton Place
Original title card (1964–1966)
Genre	Soap opera
Based on	Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
Developed by	Paul Monash
Starring	(in premiere episode) Dorothy Malone Warner Anderson Ed Nelson Mia Farrow Ryan O'Neal Barbara Parkins and (over the run of the series) a cast of over 200 actors in primary and secondary roles
Theme music composer	Franz Waxman
Opening theme	"Theme from Peyton Place"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	514
Production
Executive producer	Paul Monash
Producers	Everett Chambers Richard Goldstone
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	20th Century-Fox Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 15, 1964 (1964-09-15) – June 2, 1969 (1969-06-02)
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Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera that aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964, to June 2, 1969.^[1]

Loosely based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in black-and-white from 1964 to 1966 and in color from 1966 to 1969. The first color episode is episode #268. At the show's peak, ABC ran three new episodes a week. The program was produced by 20th Century Fox Television. A number of guest stars appeared in the series for extended periods, among them Dan Duryea, Susan Oliver, Leslie Nielsen, Gena Rowlands, and Lee Grant (who won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for her role of tough-as-nails Stella Chernak). The series served as the springboard for such performers as Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Christopher Connelly, David Canary, Mariette Hartley, and Lana Wood.