Back ذا بولد أند ذا بيوتيفول Arabic ذا بولد اند ذا بيوتيفول ARZ Дързост и красота Bulgarian Glamour Danish Reich und Schön German Τόλμη και Γοητεία Greek La Aŭdacaj kaj la Belaj Esperanto The Bold and the Beautiful Spanish Vaprad ja ilusad Estonian The Bold and the Beautiful Basque
| The Bold and the Beautiful | |
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| Also known as | B&B |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell |
| Written by | Bradley Bell Michael Minnis |
| Directed by | Michael Stich Deveney Kelly Cynthia J. Popp David Shaughnessy Jennifer Howard |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Jack Allocco David Kurtz John Nordstrom |
| Opening theme | "High Upon This Love" by Jack Allocco and David Kurtz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 9,000[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bradley Bell |
| Producers | Cynthia J. Popp Mark Pinciotti |
| Production locations | Television City Los Angeles, California |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Production company | Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 23, 1987 – present |
| Related | |
| The Young and the Restless | |
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The Bold and the Beautiful (often referred to as B&B) is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera The Young and the Restless; several characters from each of the two shows have crossed over to the other since the early 1990s. Set in Los Angeles, California, the show centers upon the Forrester family and their haute couture business.
The program features an ensemble cast, headed by its longest-serving actors John McCook as Eric Forrester and Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan. Since its premiere, the show has become the most-watched soap in the world, with an audience of an estimated 26.2 million viewers.[2] As of 2010, it continued to hold on to the second-place position in weekly Nielsen Ratings for daytime dramas. The Bold and the Beautiful has also won 77 Daytime Emmy Awards, including three for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, in 2009, 2010, as well as 2011.
On September 7, 2011, the series switched to high-definition television, making it the second-to-last American soap to make the switch, at the time.[3] B&B was the last American soap opera to make the transition due to the cancellation of ABC's One Life to Live before it returned along with All My Children on April 29, 2013. It is the youngest airing daytime soap opera in the United States, celebrating its thirtieth anniversary on March 23, 2017.[4] The serial aired its 9,000th episode on April 18, 2023.[1] Currently, the series has been renewed by CBS to run through the 2024–2025 television season.[5]
- ^ a b SOD (April 17, 2023). "B&B Tune-In Alert". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Shea, Danny (June 17, 2008). "The World's Number One Show: CSI". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ The Bold and the Beautiful to go high-definition
- ^ Lewis, Errol (March 16, 2012). "'The Talk' Celebrates 25 Years of 'The Bold and the Beautiful'". United States: Soapoperanetwork.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ SOD (March 4, 2024). "REPORT: 'The Bold And The Beautiful' To Remain On CBS Through 2024-2025 TV Season". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved March 4, 2024.