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Desire (TV series)

December 15, 2023

Desire is an American telenovela which debuted at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central on September 5, 2006, on the American network MyNetworkTV, and ended on December 5. It was produced by Twentieth Television.

Desire
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Always on Your Side" by Sheryl Crow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationsSan Diego, Imperial Beach and Del Mar, California
Production company20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkMyNetworkTV
ReleaseSeptember 5 (2006-09-05) –
December 5, 2006 (2006-12-05)

The program starred Sofia Milos, Michelle Belegrin, Nate Haden, Kelly Albanese, Zack Silva, Chuti Tiu, Jessie Ward, Tanisha Harper, Will Rolland, Al Bandiero, Kristen Kerr, and Eliana Alexander. Haden and Silva played two brothers on the run from the Gamarras, a New Jersey crime family. They run from Bayonne to Los Angeles and become restaurateurs. Along the way, the pair find themselves on a heated trail of passion, betrayal, and murder over the woman they both loved (played by Belegrin).

The Desire brand is also used as an umbrella name for Twentieth's limited-run serials.

As of 2021, the entire series can be seen on TubiTV.[1]

Origins edit

The show first emerged in late 2005 as a September syndicated program for the stations on the FOX network to air in a weekend or midday time period. The idea was greenlit by Fox Television Stations Chairman Roger Ailes as a contingency plan for Fox-owned UPN stations. After receiving lukewarm response from stations not owned and operated by Fox, Twentieth Television decided to pitch the show for June 2006 on the premise that teenagers are out of school and planted in front of their TV sets, and that reruns dominate network schedules.

Desire had a few takers for a planned summer syndication run. Twentieth made those stations surrender the show, thanks to a clause in its contract that allows Fox to take away the show if it is carried by a network. It was also briefly considered for placement on The CW Television Network, but was taken off the table by Fox for use on MyNetworkTV.

Desire is based on the 2004 Colombian television program Mesa Para Tres (Table for Three), which aired on Caracol TV. Changes have been made in the location and the plot to make them more palatable to Americans. The serial was known as Table for Three and Three's a Crowd before its debut. The show was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, using 25 principal actors, 250 supporting actors and about 2,000 extras.[2]

Cast edit

Actor Role
Nate Haden Louis Thomas
Zack Silva Alex Thomas
Michelle Belegrin Andrea Zavatti
Eliana Alexander Rita Thomas
Al Bandiero Peter Evans
Kelly Albanese Cara Gamarra
Gregg Strouse Cully
Fiona Hunter Erica
Vivian Gray Suzy Edwards
Chuti Tiu Detective Rachel Lin
Joe Tabbanella Marco Manetti
Xavier Tournaud Christoph
Alexandria Schlereth Jessica
Tanisha Harper Heather
Will Rolland Detective Hawkins
Chris DeRose Joey Gamarra

Episodes edit

Main article: List of Desire episodes

The Desire Brand edit

The original format of the Desire syndicated program was for three telenovelas to run with different titles. The Desire name was intended as an umbrella for all the separate telenovelas within. When MyNetworkTV picked up the telenovelas, Desire was used as the name of one series.

The network later revived the Desire name as an umbrella title. MyNetworkTV promoted Wicked Wicked Games and American Heiress as "part of the Desire series."

Performance edit

Ratings for Desire fell below expectations. The debut scored a 2.0 rating and the first week averaged an 0.8 rating and 1 share. It averaged a 0.4 rating in the adult 18–49 demographic.[1], falling to a 0.3 in its second week.

The program has also been sold to several international markets, however. In Asia, for example, Star World debuted the show on November 7, 2006, and in the United Kingdom Trouble has picked up the rights to show the series.

Theme edit

The theme song is sung by Sheryl Crow and is called "Always on Your Side". It was released on her Wildflower CD. We 3 Kings also performed music in various episodes. The U.K. Based trio All Mighty Whispers also have their song "Heaven have me now" included in an episode of the series.

Profanity edit

The Parents Television Council filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, saying that the word "shit" was used in scripted dialogue during the September 21st broadcast. The group also said the show was rated "TV-14," without the "L" descriptor that notes strong language. It argued that MyNetworkTV was "deliberately breaking the indecency law" and deserves "stiff fines."[3]

International sales edit

Country Alternate title/Translation TV Network(s) Series Premiere Weekly Schedule
  Australia Desire Arena (pay TV) Unknown Unknown
  United States Desire MyNetworkTV (first run) September 5, 2006 Weeknights 8:00pm ET
  Arab World Desire MBC 4 January 2007 Weeknights 8:00pm KSA
  Israel Desire: Table for Three Star World November 6, 2006 Weeknights 8:00pm
  Vietnam
  Thailand		 Desire: Table for Three Star World November 6, 2006 Weeknights 9:00pm
  Hong Kong
  Mongolia
  Malaysia
  Philippines
  Singapore		 Desire: Table for Three Star World November 6, 2006 Weeknights 10:00pm
  India
  Brunei
  Sri Lanka
  Pakistan
  Maldives		 Desire: Table for Three Star World November 6, 2006 Weeknights 11:00pm, Repeated weekdays 4:30pm.
  United Kingdom Desire Trouble 13 November 2006 Weekdays at 2pm, Repeated at 10pm.
  Japan Desire GyaO 2006 Autumn Internet-based broadcast with updates 3 times a week
  Bulgaria Престъпления и страсти ("Crimes And Passions") bTV March 28, 2007 Weeknights at 6pm
  Serbia Zločin i strast (Crime and Passion) Fox TV June 21, 2007 Weeknights at 6pm
  Norway Desire TV 2 Zebra Unknown Weeknights at 6.10 pm
  Finland Pöytä kolmelle MTV3 Unknown Unknown
  Sweden Desire ZTV March 2, 2009 Weeknights at 9.05 pm
  Slovakia Túžba TV WAU April 15, 2013 Weekdays at 1.00 pm

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Desire".
  2. ^ Barnes, Brooks (31 August 2006). "With Sexy Story Lines, Low Budgets, News Corp. Will Launch MyNetworkTV". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ . ParentsTV.org. Parents Television Council. October 12, 2006. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

External links edit

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Desire is an American telenovela which debuted at 8 00PM Eastern 7 00PM Central on September 5 2006 on the American network MyNetworkTV and ended on December 5 It was produced by Twentieth Television DesireDirected byTerry Cunningham Dennis Dimster P David Ebersole Alex WrightStarringNate Haden Zack Silva Michelle Belegrin Tommy Dunster Kelly AlbaneseOpening theme Always on Your Side by Sheryl CrowCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes65 list of episodes ProductionProduction locationsSan Diego Imperial Beach and Del Mar CaliforniaProduction company20th Century Fox TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkMyNetworkTVReleaseSeptember 5 2006 09 05 December 5 2006 2006 12 05 The program starred Sofia Milos Michelle Belegrin Nate Haden Kelly Albanese Zack Silva Chuti Tiu Jessie Ward Tanisha Harper Will Rolland Al Bandiero Kristen Kerr and Eliana Alexander Haden and Silva played two brothers on the run from the Gamarras a New Jersey crime family They run from Bayonne to Los Angeles and become restaurateurs Along the way the pair find themselves on a heated trail of passion betrayal and murder over the woman they both loved played by Belegrin The Desire brand is also used as an umbrella name for Twentieth s limited run serials As of 2021 the entire series can be seen on TubiTV 1 Contents 1 Origins 2 Cast 3 Episodes 4 The Desire Brand 5 Performance 6 Theme 7 Profanity 8 International sales 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksOrigins editThe show first emerged in late 2005 as a September syndicated program for the stations on the FOX network to air in a weekend or midday time period The idea was greenlit by Fox Television Stations Chairman Roger Ailes as a contingency plan for Fox owned UPN stations After receiving lukewarm response from stations not owned and operated by Fox Twentieth Television decided to pitch the show for June 2006 on the premise that teenagers are out of school and planted in front of their TV sets and that reruns dominate network schedules Desire had a few takers for a planned summer syndication run Twentieth made those stations surrender the show thanks to a clause in its contract that allows Fox to take away the show if it is carried by a network It was also briefly considered for placement on The CW Television Network but was taken off the table by Fox for use on MyNetworkTV Desire is based on the 2004 Colombian television program Mesa Para Tres Table for Three which aired on Caracol TV Changes have been made in the location and the plot to make them more palatable to Americans The serial was known as Table for Three and Three s a Crowd before its debut The show was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego using 25 principal actors 250 supporting actors and about 2 000 extras 2 Cast editActor RoleNate Haden Louis ThomasZack Silva Alex ThomasMichelle Belegrin Andrea ZavattiEliana Alexander Rita ThomasAl Bandiero Peter EvansKelly Albanese Cara GamarraGregg Strouse CullyFiona Hunter EricaVivian Gray Suzy EdwardsChuti Tiu Detective Rachel LinJoe Tabbanella Marco ManettiXavier Tournaud ChristophAlexandria Schlereth JessicaTanisha Harper HeatherWill Rolland Detective HawkinsChris DeRose Joey GamarraEpisodes editMain article List of Desire episodesThe Desire Brand editThe original format of the Desire syndicated program was for three telenovelas to run with different titles The Desire name was intended as an umbrella for all the separate telenovelas within When MyNetworkTV picked up the telenovelas Desire was used as the name of one series The network later revived the Desire name as an umbrella title MyNetworkTV promoted Wicked Wicked Games and American Heiress as part of the Desire series Performance editRatings for Desire fell below expectations The debut scored a 2 0 rating and the first week averaged an 0 8 rating and 1 share It averaged a 0 4 rating in the adult 18 49 demographic 1 falling to a 0 3 in its second week 2 The program has also been sold to several international markets however In Asia for example Star World debuted the show on November 7 2006 and in the United Kingdom Trouble has picked up the rights to show the series Theme editThe theme song is sung by Sheryl Crow and is called Always on Your Side It was released on her Wildflower CD We 3 Kings also performed music in various episodes The U K Based trio All Mighty Whispers also have their song Heaven have me now included in an episode of the series Profanity editThe Parents Television Council filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission saying that the word shit was used in scripted dialogue during the September 21st broadcast The group also said the show was rated TV 14 without the L descriptor that notes strong language It argued that MyNetworkTV was deliberately breaking the indecency law and deserves stiff fines 3 International sales editCountry Alternate title Translation TV Network s Series Premiere Weekly Schedule nbsp Australia Desire Arena pay TV Unknown Unknown nbsp United States Desire MyNetworkTV first run September 5 2006 Weeknights 8 00pm ET nbsp Arab World Desire MBC 4 January 2007 Weeknights 8 00pm KSA nbsp Israel Desire Table for Three Star World November 6 2006 Weeknights 8 00pm nbsp Vietnam nbsp Thailand Desire Table for Three Star World November 6 2006 Weeknights 9 00pm nbsp Hong Kong nbsp Mongolia nbsp Malaysia nbsp Philippines nbsp Singapore Desire Table for Three Star World November 6 2006 Weeknights 10 00pm nbsp India nbsp Brunei nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp Pakistan nbsp Maldives Desire Table for Three Star World November 6 2006 Weeknights 11 00pm Repeated weekdays 4 30pm nbsp United Kingdom Desire Trouble 13 November 2006 Weekdays at 2pm Repeated at 10pm nbsp Japan Desire GyaO 2006 Autumn Internet based broadcast with updates 3 times a week nbsp Bulgaria Prestpleniya i strasti Crimes And Passions bTV March 28 2007 Weeknights at 6pm nbsp Serbia Zlocin i strast Crime and Passion Fox TV June 21 2007 Weeknights at 6pm nbsp Norway Desire TV 2 Zebra Unknown Weeknights at 6 10 pm nbsp Finland Poyta kolmelle MTV3 Unknown Unknown nbsp Sweden Desire ZTV March 2 2009 Weeknights at 9 05 pm nbsp Slovakia Tuzba TV WAU April 15 2013 Weekdays at 1 00 pmSee also editMyNetworkTV telenovelasReferences edit Desire Barnes Brooks 31 August 2006 With Sexy Story Lines Low Budgets News Corp Will Launch MyNetworkTV Wall Street Journal PTC Condemns Prime Time Obscenities ParentsTV org Parents Television Council October 12 2006 Archived from the original on March 25 2008 Retrieved December 27 2012 Telenovela ready to heat up U S TV Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Ailes was prepared for UPN s demise The Hollywood Reporter External links editDesire at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Desire TV series amp oldid 1174122304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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