The Heights (TV series)

For other uses, see The Heights (disambiguation).

The Heights
Genre	Musical drama
Created by	Eric Roth Tony Spiridakis
Written by	Jim Kramer Paris Qualles Tony Spiridakis
Directed by	Sandy Smolan
Starring	Jamie Walters Camille Saviola Alex Désert Charlotte Ross
Theme music composer	Barry Coffing Steve Tyrell Stephanie Tyrell
Opening theme	"How Do You Talk to an Angel" performed by Jamie Walters
Composer(s)	Shawn David Thompson
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tony Spiridakis
Producer(s)	Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent
Editor(s)	Michael B. Hoggan
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company(s)	Spelling Television
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox
Original run	August 27, 1992 (1992-08-27) – November 26, 1992 (1992-11-26)

The Heights is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992.

Synopsis

The Heights centers on a fictional band (also called The Heights) made up of mostly middle-class young adults. Episodes regularly featured one of their songs.

The eventual theme song for the show, "How Do You Talk to an Angel" (sung by Walters), went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was the first song from a television show to top the Hot 100 since 1985. The Heights premiered on August 27, 1992 to low ratings, and never gained a substantial audience. Fox canceled the series less than a week after the theme song fell from the number one spot.

Main cast

• Jamie Walters – Alex O'Brien
• Camille Saviola – Shelley Abramowitz
• Alex Désert – Stan Lee
• Charlotte Ross – Hope Linden
• Donnelly Rhodes – Harry Abramowitz
• Jon Cuthbert – Sean McDougall
• Shawn David Thompson – J.T. Banks
• Cheryl Pollak – Rita MacDougal
• Tasia Valenza – Jodie Abramowitz
• Ray Aranha – Mr. Mike
• Ken Garito – Anthur "Dizzy" Mazelli
• Zachary Throne – Lenny Wieckowski

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Talk to an Angel"	August 27, 1992
1–2	"A Star Ain't Nothing But a Ball o' Gas"	September 3, 1992
1–3	"Evil Ways"	September 10, 1992
1–4	"On the Nickel"	September 17, 1992
1–5	"Reunion"	September 24, 1992
1–6	"Fear of Heights"	October 1, 1992
1–7	"No Place Like Home"	October 22, 1992
1–8	"Splendor in the Past"	October 29, 1992
1–9	"What Does It Take?"	November 5, 1992
1–10	"Independence Day"	November 12, 1992
1–11	"The Wanderer"	November 19, 1992
1–12	"Things That Go Bump In the Night"	November 26, 1992
1–13	"The Transformation"	Never aired

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1993	BMI Film & TV Awards	Won	Special Recognition	Barry Coffing, Stephanie Tyrell, and Steve Tyrell For the song "How Do You Talk To An Angel"
1993	Primetime Emmy Award	Nominated	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics	Barry Coffing, Stephanie Tyrell, and Steve Tyrell For the song "How Do You Talk To An Angel"

External links

• The Heights at the Internet Movie Database
• The Heights at TV.com