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90210
90210 intertitle.
Created byDarren Star
Developed byRobby Thomas (original pilot)
Gabe Sachs
Jeff Judah
StarringRob Estes
Shenae Grimes
Tristan Wilds
AnnaLynne McCord
Dustin Milligan
Ryan Eggold
Jessica Stroup
Michael Steger
Jessica Lowndes
Lori Loughlin
with special guest stars
Jennie Garth
Shannen Doherty
Country of originUSA
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producersGabe Sachs
Jeff Judah
Running time44 minutes (60 including commercials)
Original release
NetworkThe CW
ReleaseSeptember 2, 2008 –
present
Related
Melrose Place
Models Inc.

90210 is a teen drama created by Rob Thomas and Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs. It is the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. The show premiered in the USA on The CW on September 2, 2008 with a two hour series premiere event.[1] It also aired on Global in Canada on the same day.[2] In Australia, Network Ten began airing the show on September 8. The show was shelved in Australia on October 1st due to poor ratings. The show premiered in New Zealand on TV3 on October 15th and early ratings have been positive. In Brazil the show was premiered on November 5th on Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America). It will premiere in the Republic of Ireland on RTE Two Thursday, November 6th, 2008.The premiere dates in other parts of the world are not yet announced.

90210 was the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch since the first season of Ghost Whisperer.

Production and casting history

The Hollywood Reporter announced on March 13, 2008 that The CW Television Network is developing a contemporary spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210. According to Nellie Andreeva with The Hollywood Reporter, "Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas was in talks to pen the project, which has been put on the fast track by the network". The story also noted that original 90210 creator Darren Star is not involved with the project.[3] Kristin Dos Santos confirmed on her "Watch with Kristin" blog at E! Online that the show is indeed a spin-off with completely new characters, and not a remake.[4]

Further casting details of the 2008 spin-off emerged as The Hollywood Reporter announced on March 19, 2008 that The CW had begun casting even before a script was completed. The show began production on June 25, 2008.

On April 15, 2008, Rob Thomas announced that he was stepping down as the creator of the series, due to his commitment to two ABC drama pilots. Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah (What About Brian, Freaks & Geeks) are now the new producers of the series; they wrote a new version of the script.[5]

The first actor to be cast was Dustin Milligan on March 31, 2008, as Ethan Ward,[3] followed by AnnaLynne McCord on April 15.[6] Actress/singer Hilary Duff was rumored to have been offered a part on the spin-off as Annie Wilson, a theater and music student, but she told reports that it was "not true".[7][8] The role was filled by Shenae Grimes, most well-known for her role as Darcy Edwards on Degrassi: The Next Generation.[9]

On April 28, 2008, Lori Loughlin was cast in the role of Debbie Wilson.[10]The following day, Jessica Walter was cast as Tabitha Wilson, the 60-ish actress and alcoholic grandmother,[11][3] and Ryan Eggold will play an unorthodox teacher named Ryan Matthews.[12] The cast of teenagers was rounded out when Jessica Stroup (April 30),[13] Tristan Wilds[14] and Michael Steger (both May 2),[15] were cast as Erin "Silver" Silver, Dixon Wilson and Navid Shirazi respectively. Dixon Wilson has been living with the family for eight years. He was in foster care in other places for a while (including, possibly, Summer Bay) before being adopted. Rob Estes was cast in May 19 as Harrison "Harry" Wilson.[16]

On May 10, it was announced that Jennie Garth,[17]of the original series, would reprise her role of Kelly Taylor for the spin-off. On July 2, 2008, PerezHilton.com reported that Shannen Doherty was in talks to reprise her role as Brenda.[18]

On June 1, the New York Post stated that the high school used for the original show, Torrance High School, was being used in this series as well.[19] On July 7, Kellan Lutz and Meghan Markle were cast in recurring roles for the series. Lutz will play George Evans, a lacrosse player from a wealthy family and Markle will play Wendy, a sexy student at West Beverly Hills High who takes every advantage of her looks.[3] Jessica Lowndes is set to play Adrianna, a theatre "goddess" who suffers a drug addiction.[20]

Kristin Dos Santos announced on her blog that Brenda Walsh will be directing the school play, and since her departure from the show, she has starred in many plays in Broadway and in London.[21]

On July 25, 2008, Entertainment Weekly reported that The Peach Pit After Dark will be coming back, but will be renamed "The Pit". They also said that the manager of the PPAD from the original show will also make an appearance.

On August 6, AfterEllen.com reported that Maeve Quinlan has been cast as Adrianna's mother Constance, "an overbearing former actress and stage mom whose constant pressure drives her daughter to do drugs".[22]

On the 11th, it was announced on aim.com that Tori Spelling currently has backed out of the project due to her pay being significantly less than fellow alums, Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth.[23] It is currently unknown whether the withdrawal is permanent or she and the CW are attempting to renegotiate her salary. Also during the day, it was reported by The Associated Press that Jason Priestley has decided to reprise his role as Brandon Walsh.[24]

The show will be unaffected by any Screen Actors strike, as the show is covered under the AFTRA Primetime contract.[25] It will kick-off with a two hour series premiere event on September 2, 2008.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

The show premiered on September 2 and critic reviews were generally positive.[26] The two-hour premiere broke CW records, becoming the network's all-time highest-rated scripted debut.[27]

On September 22, 2008, it was announced that 90210 had been picked up for a full season of an expected 22 episodes.[28]On October 2, Australian television network Network Ten announced it had cancelled the series after showing only four episodes. The remainder of the series would be shown in the non-ratings period.[29]

On October 10, 2008, TV Guide reported that Josh Henderson will be joining 90210 as Sean, Harry's biological son with Tracy Clark. [30]

On October 15, 2008, Entertainment Weekly reported that Jessica Walter has been demoted from series regular to a recurring star. Meanwhile, Jessica Lowndes has been bumped to series regular.[31]

On October 27, 2008, The Guardian newspaper reported that Channel 4 had won the exclusive UK broadcast rights to the show. The broadcaster is understood to have beaten off competition from Five, ITV2 and Living. The show will air on Channel 4's digital entertainment outlet E4 as well as the main Channel 4 service from January 2009.

On October 31, 2008, The YBF website "Young, Black, and Fabulous reported that Lauren London will join the cast of the show. She will be playing a character named Christina and She has already shot 2 episodes.[32]

Plot

Main article: 90210 (season 1)

90210 looks at the lives of high school students Annie Wilson (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon Wilson (Tristan Wilds) following their move to Beverly Hills from Kansas with their parents Harry Wilson (Rob Estes) and Debbie (Lori Loughlin) to the home of Harry's mother Tabitha (Jessica Walter)as Harry takes a job as the principle at Annie and Dixon's new school. Annie, a sweet and friendly girl with a passion for the theater, and Dixon, a star athlete and scholar who was adopted by the Wilson family, enter the complex social life of West Beverly High, which includes students Naomi Clark (AnnaLynne McCord), Ethan (Dustin Milligan), Navid (Michael Steger), Adrianna Duncan (Jessica Lowndes), and Erin "Silver" Silver (Jessica Stroup). The faculty members that are prominantly featured include teacher Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold), guidance counselor Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), and high school musical director Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty).

Characters

The series revolves around the Wilson Family's transition from Kansas to California, similar to how the original series revolved around the Walsh family's recent move to California from Minnesota. In addition, many old plotlines have been resumed or recycled from the old series.

Main article: Characters of 90210

World airings

Country Date of Premiere Channel
Hong Kong Hong Kong November 4, 2008 Star World/Channel V
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Philippines
 Singapore
 India
 Thailand
 Vietnam
 Afghanistan
 Papua New Guinea
And other Asian countries
 Australia September 8, 2008 Network Ten (Returning November 24th at 7:30pm)
 Brazil November 5, 2008 Sony Entertainment Television
 Canada September 2, 2008 Global,NTV,The CW
 Ireland November 6, 2008 RTE Two
 Italy 2009 Rai Due
 Mexico November, 2008 Sony Entertainment Television
 Netherlands 2009 Net 5
 New Zealand October 15, 2008 TV3
 Sweden October 22, 2008 TV400
 United Kingdom January 2009 Channel 4
 UAE,  KSA,  PAK and other Middle East countries October 26, 2008 STAR World/Channel V
 United States September 2, 2008 The CW
 Panama November 5, 2008 Sony Entertainment Television
 Costa Rica November 5, 2008 Sony Entertainment Television
 Argentina November 5, 2008 Sony Entertainment Television
 Peru November 5, 2008 Sony Entertainment Television
 Austria 2009 ORF 1
 Germany 2009 ProSiebenSat.1
 Spain 2009 Tele 5
 The Netherlands 2009 Net 5
 France 2009 M6
 Venezuela November 4, 2008 Sony Entertainment Television

Reception

90210's two-hour premiere became CW's highest-rated scripted debut in history, seen by an average of 5.02 million viewers.

Weekly ratings

# Episode Air Date Rating Share 18–49
(Rating/Share) 		18–34
(Rating/Share) 		Viewers
(m) 		Including reruns
(m) 		Live +7
(m)
1 "We're Not in Kansas Anymore" September 2, 2008 3.3 5 2.6/7 3.0/9 4.91 12.7 5.29
2 "The Jet Set" September 2, 2008 3.4 5 2.7/7 3.1/9 5.14 12.7 5.29
3 "Lucky Strike" September 9, 2008 2.3 4 1.7/5 2.1/6 3.30 5.6 3.79
4 "The Bubble" September 16, 2008 2.3 4 1.8/5 2.3/7 3.33 5.3 3.99
5 "Wide Awake and Dreaming" September 23, 2008 1.9 3 1.5/4 1.9/6 3.00 5.3 TBA
6 "Model Behavior" September 30, 2008 2.2 3 1.7/5 2.3/7 3.20 4.9 TBA
7 "Hollywood Forever" October 7, 2008 2.2 3 1.7/4 2.2/7 3.06 4.9 TBA
8 "There's No Place Like Homecoming" October 28, 2008 2.2 3 1.6/ 4 2.3/6 3.15 N/A TBA
9 "Secrets and Lies"* November 4, 2008 2.3 3 1.4/3 2.0/5 3.02 N/A TBA
10 "Games People Play" November 11, 2008 TBA TBA TBA/TBA TBA/TBA TBA N/A TBA
11' "That Which We Destroy November 18, 2008 TBA TBA TBA/TBA TBA/TBA TBA N/A TBA
12' "Hello, Goodbye, Amen" November 25, 2008 TBA TBA TBA/TBA TBA/TBA TBA N/A TBA
  • Indicates this episode aired on election night.
  • "We're Not in Kansas Anymore" and "The Jet Set" accumulated 12.7 million viewers. The premiere was on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 8-10 PM EST (7-9 CST), and the encore Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 8-10 PM EST.
  • "Lucky Strike": Between the Tuesday original airing and the repeat on Wednesday, 90210 accumulated 5.6 million viewers.
    • Original airing: Tuesday 8 PM (3.3 million)
    • Repeat: Wednesday 9 PM (2.3 million)
  • "The Bubble": Between the Tuesday original airing and the repeat on Wednesday, 90210 accumulated 5.3 million viewers.
    • Original Airing: Tuesday 8 PM (3.33 Million)
    • Repeat: Wednesday 9 PM (2.00 Million)
  • "Wide Awake and Dreaming": Between the Tuesday original airing and the repeat on Wednesday, 90210 accumulated 5.3 million viewers.
    • Original Airing: Tuesday 8 PM (3.00 Million)
    • Repeat: Wednesday 9 PM (2.3 million)

References

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  2. ^ "Global's Fall Schedule: Spies, Time-Travel and Spoiled Teens". Dose.ca. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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  7. ^ "Exclusive! Hilary Duff to Star in New 90210?". E! Online - Watch with Kristin. Retrieved 2008-04-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Hilary Duff Not Bound for 90210". E! Online - Watch with Kristin. Retrieved 2008-04-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "'90210' Breaking: Duff Out, Grimes In on 90210 Redux!". TVguide.com. Retrieved 2008-04-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "TV Guide.com Ausiello Report - Exclusive: Lori Loughlin Is 90210's New Cindy Walsh!". TVguide.com. Retrieved 2008-04-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  19. ^ "'90210' Alma Mortar". Newyorkpost.com. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  20. ^ "The Futon's First Look: The CW's "90210" (Plus ABC's "Making It Legal")". Thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
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  22. ^ "The Hot Moms of "90210"". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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  25. ^ "AFTRA Members Ratify Primetime Television Comtract". Thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ The Live Feed; CW '90210' reviews
  27. ^ The Live Feed; '90210' is CW's highest-rated scripted series premiere
  28. ^ CW gives '90210' the green light for a full freshman year
  29. ^ Channel 10 axes new 90210 after just four episodes. NEWS.com.au, retrieved on October 2, 2008
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  31. ^ 9021-Oh No They Didn't: Jessica Walter Taken Off Contract Entertainment Weekly. October 15, 2008.
  32. ^ [http://theybf.com/index.php/2008/10/31/ybf-exclusive-lauren-london-heads-to-90210/
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