| Genre | Soap opera |
|---|---|
| Created by | Richard and Esther Shapiro |
| Directed by | Irving J. Moore |
| Starring | John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, John James, Pamela Sue Martin, Emma Samms, Al Corley, Jack Coleman, Pamela Bellwood, Bo Hopkins, Lloyd Bochner, Gordon Thomson, Heather Locklear, Lee Bergere, Kathleen Beller, Michael Nader, Diahann Carroll, Catherine Oxenburg, Michael Praed, Kate O’Mara, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Cazenove, Katy Kurtzman, Dale Robertson, Wayne Northrop, James Farentino, Karen Cellini, Geoffrey Scott, Deborah Adair, Helmut Berger, Billy Dee Williams, George Hamilton, Ted McGinley, Leann Hunley, Terri Garber, James Healey, |
| Theme music composer | Bill Conti |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 220 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer Richard Shapiro Esther Shapiro |
| Running time | 48–50 minutes |
| Production companies | Aaron Spelling Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 12, 1981 – May 11, 1989 |
