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Capitol
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Format Soap opera
Created by Stephen Karpf
Elinor Karpf
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the  of episodes 1270
Production
Running time 30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run March 29, 1982 – March 20, 1987
External links
IMDb profile

Capitol is an American soap opera which aired on the daytime schedule of CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987 for 1270 episodes. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. As its name suggests, the storyline usually revolved around the political intrigues of people in Washington D.C., whose lives intertwined. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

Contents

Synopsis

The soap opera revolved around the Denning, Clegg, and McCandless families. The story began with the feuding between the familial matriarchs. Kindly Clarissa Tyler McCandless (Constance Towers) and vituperative and vindictive Myrna Clegg (Carolyn Jones; Marla Adams; Marj Dusay). Constance Towers (born 20 May 1933) is an American Singer and Actress. Carolyn Sue Jones ( April 28, 1930 — August 3, 1983) was an American Actress, best remembered for playing the role Marla Adams (born August 28, 1938 in Ocean City New Jersey) is an American Soap opera actress, best known for her Marj Dusay (born Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney on February 20, 1936 in Hays Kansas) is an actress known for her roles on American The two women were former best friends and had been rivals over the love of one Baxter McCandless. Scheming Myrna had fed lies about Clarissa's father, Judson (Rory Calhoun) , who was a congressman, and had linked him to communists during the McCarthy era. Rory Calhoun ( August 8, 1922 &ndash April 28, 1999) was an American television and film Actor, Screenwriter

With the success of such "glamorous" soap operas like Dallas and Dynasty, CBS ordered producer John Conboy to put the serial into production. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Dynasty is an American Prime time television Soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12 1981 to John Conboy is an American Soap opera producer Conboy is best known for bringing glamorous production values to a show soon after he is hired Capitol was the first soap opera to commence production in Los Angeles since The Young and the Restless (produced, coincidentally, by Conboy in its early years) began in 1973. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

The show's opening sequence during its early years was somewhat reminiscent of Dallas as well, except that, of course, it showed aerial scenes of Washington, which had been shot during the exceptionally cold and snowy winter of 1980-1981. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The white monumental and governmental buildings against the snow and the leafless trees projected a stark image of power, which was presumably what all of the major characters were constantly struggling to either obtain or increase. The opening sequence for Capitol would continue to primarily showcase the sights of Washington until the final year, when a computerized sequence was instituted, illustrating glamour and sex in addition to the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D

Some of the cast members included Carol Alt, Rory Calhoun, Debrah Farentino, Carolyn Jones, Richard Egan, Ginger Alden, Leslie Graves and Teri Hatcher. Carol Ann Alt (born December 1 1960) is an American model and actress Rory Calhoun ( August 8, 1922 &ndash April 28, 1999) was an American television and film Actor, Screenwriter Debrah Farentino (born September 30 1959) is an American model and actress Carolyn Sue Jones ( April 28, 1930 — August 3, 1983) was an American Actress, best remembered for playing the role Richard Egan ( July 29, 1921 - July 20, 1987) was an American Actor. Ginger Alden (born November 13, 1956 in Memphis Tennessee) is an American actress/model who is best known as being the former fiancée of Leslie Marie Graves (b September 29 1959 in Silver City New Mexico - d Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8 1964) is an American Actress. Although the show was a modest success, CBS canceled the series in December 1986, telling Conboy that the last two months of shows would have to be taped in the span of a month; the Capitol sets were to be torn down and new soap sets put in their places. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Conboy complied, albeit begrudgingly, as he and head writer James Lipton (future host of Inside the Actors Studio) wrote a cliffhanger ending for the serial: journalist Sloane Denning (Farentino) was placed in front of a firing squad in the Middle Eastern kingdom of her lover King Ali, and the audience never knew if she lived or died. James Lipton (born September 19, 1926) is an American writer Poet, and dean Emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war

Main Cast

See also: List of Capitol characters

Main Crew

John Conboy (Executive Producer)


Scheduling/Ratings

When Capitol debuted in 1982, it captured 8th place in the ratings (roughly the place of the show it had replaced in CBS' daytime lineup, Search for Tomorrow). Carolyn Sue Jones ( April 28, 1930 — August 3, 1983) was an American Actress, best remembered for playing the role Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8 1964) is an American Actress. Marla Adams (born August 28, 1938 in Ocean City New Jersey) is an American Soap opera actress, best known for her Marj Dusay (born Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney on February 20, 1936 in Hays Kansas) is an actress known for her roles on American Robert Sampson (1925-2006 was a vice president at United Airlines. Richard Egan ( July 29, 1921 - July 20, 1987) was an American Actor. Tonja Annette Walker (born September 19, 1959) in Huntington West Virginia is a former beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss USA Kimberly Beck (born January 9, 1956) is an American actress. Beck has starred in such movies as Massacre at Central High Catherine Hickland (born February 11, 1956 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is a singer and an actress best known for roles on Soap operas broadcast Leslie Marie Graves (b September 29 1959 in Silver City New Mexico - d Ashley Laurence (born May 28, 1971) is an American film and television actress Constance Towers (born 20 May 1933) is an American Singer and Actress. Edwin Stafford Nelson (born December 21, 1928) is an American Actor. John Darby may refer to John Darby (NASCAR official, director of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series John Fletcher Darby (1803-92 American politician Holly Hallstrom (born Holly Anne Hallstrom on August 24, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas) was one of the models (" Barker's Beauties The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter Billy Warlock (born March 26, 1961) is an American Actor Most know for playing Eddie Kramer a Lifeguard John Conboy is an American Soap opera producer Conboy is best known for bringing glamorous production values to a show soon after he is hired Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. It remained in 8th place throughout its five-year run, with its best ratings points of 6. 4 achieved in the 1983-84 season. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Although it was consistently CBS' lowest-rated soap, its numbers reflected the general strength of the CBS daytime lineup, and also the weakness of NBC's.

On June 8, 1981, CBS moved daytime television's longest-tenured soap, Search For Tomorrow, a fixture for nearly 30 years at 12:30 p. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. m. /11:30 a. m. Central, to the 2:30/1:30 p. m. timeslot, between As the World Turns and Guiding Light, in order to accommodate the hit serial The Young and the Restless. As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 Procter and Gamble, who owned SFT, was not happy with this action and demanded that CBS return the show to 12:30/11:30; when the network refused, P&G moved SFT to NBC on March 26, 1982. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) CBS replaced SFT with Capitol, scheduled against the last halves of NBC's Another World and ABC's One Life to Live, the latter of which dominated the ratings. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Another World is a television Soap opera that ran on the NBC network from May 4 1964 to June 25 1999. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. One Life to Live ( OLTL) is an American Soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15 1968 Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

Capitol did reasonably well given OLTL's strength, but in 1985, the ratings fell slightly from a 5. The year 1985 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1985. 8 to a 5. 1, prompting some CBS affiliates to drop the show. CBS panicked and decided to cancel the show after only a five-year run. Capitol was replaced with The Bold and the Beautiful on March 26, 1987. The Bold and the Beautiful (often abbreviated to B&B) is an American Television Soap opera. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) However, CBS put B&B in the 1:30/12:30 timeslot, bumping As the World Turns to 2/1. It should be noted that despite The Bold and the Beautiful becoming CBS' as well as America's second-highest rated soap opera, has never surpassed Capitol's ratings peak in its 20-year history. The Bold and the Beautiful (often abbreviated to B&B) is an American Television Soap opera.

Ironically enough, Search For Tomorrow's run on NBC lasted almost as long as Capitol's on CBS, with NBC cancelling the show on December 26, 1986, ending a then-record 35-year run. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

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