Series synopsis
Where the Heart Is is an American soap television series that premiered on CBS on September 8, 1969. It ended on March 23, 1973. It was created by Margaret DePriest. It stars James Mitchell, Louise Shaffer, Diana Van der Vlis and Zohra Lampert.
Where the Heart Is was an American soap opera telecast on the CBS television network from September 8, 1969 to March 23, 1973. Created by Lou Scofield and Margaret DePriest, the program ran for 25 minutes, the remaining five minutes of its timeslot ceded to a CBS news break.
Scofield and DePriest were the original head writers. A year after the soap’s premiere, they were succeeded by Pat Falken Smith. In 1972, Smith was replaced by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. The series was produced by ...
Premise
Where the Heart Is was an American soap opera telecast on the CBS television network from September 8, 1969 to March 23, 1973. Created by Lou Scofield and Margaret DePriest, the program ran for 25 minutes, the remaining five minutes of its timeslot ceded to a CBS news break.
Scofield and DePriest were the original head writers. A year after the soap’s premiere, they were succeeded by Pat Falken Smith. In 1972, Smith was replaced by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. The series was produced by Tom Donovan and directed by Richard Dunlap.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Mitchell
- Louise Shaffer
- Diana Van der Vlis
- Zohra Lampert
- Marsha Mason
- Ron Harper
- Bernard Barrow
- Bernard Kates
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 213 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 212 | September 8, 1969 | July 3, 1970 |
| Season 4 | 1 | March 23, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1 | September 8, 1969 |
| 2 | Episode #2 | September 9, 1969 |
| 3 | Episode #3 | September 10, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | The Final Episode | March 23, 1973 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 8, 1969 |
| Last aired | March 23, 1973 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |