The first season of Beverly Hills, 90210, an American teen drama television series aired from October 4, 1990, on Fox and concluded on May 9, 1991, after 22 episodes. The series follows twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh during their sophomore year in high school as they deal with everyday teenage issues such as rumors, peer pressure, shoplifting, sex, affirmative action, dysfunctional families, cancer scares, learning disabilities, rape, alcohol abuse, and AIDS.
The series aired Thursdays at 9/8c in the United States averaging 14.2 million viewers a week. Beverly Hills, 90210 was created by Darren Star, who served as executive producer and showrunner, and produced by Propaganda Films, 90210 Productions, Torand Productions and Spelling Television. It was released on DVD in 2006 by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Overview The series follows fraternal twins, Brandon and Brenda Walsh as they move with their parents from Minneapolis, Minnesota to the lavish, and excess filled city of Beverly Hills, California and begin their Junior year at West Beverly Hills High School. At first glance, it seems like their rich classmates have it all, but as time goes on, they learn that not everything is what it seems.
Cast Starring Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman Luke Perry as Dylan McKay Brian Austin Green as David Silver Douglas Emerson as Scott Scanlon Tori Spelling as Donna Martin Carol Potter as Cindy Walsh James Eckhouse as Jim Walsh
Recurring Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio
Episodes
Reception Ratings No. inseries No. inseason Title Air date Time slot (ET) Rating Share Viewers (millions) Ref(s) 1 1 "Class of Beverly Hills" Thursday 9:00 p.m. 7.2 2 2 "The Green Room" 6.3 3 3 "Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag)" 5.2 4 4 "The First Time" 5.4 5 5 "One on One" 5.4 6 6 "Higher Education" 5.1 8 7 7 "Perfect Mom" 4.1 8 8 8 "The 17 Year Itch" 4.4 7 9 9 "The Gentle Art of Listening" 5.2 8 10 10 "Isn't It Romantic?" 5.1 11 11 "B.Y.O.B." 5.8 12 12 "One Man and a Baby" 6.6 13 13 "Slumber Party" 7.3 14 14 "East Side Story" 6.6 15 15 "A Fling in Palm Springs" 6.8 16 16 "Fame Is Where You Find It" 6.3 17 17 "Stand (Up) and Deliver" 6.7 10 18 18 "It's Only a Test" 8.0 13 19 19 "April Is the Cruelest Month" 7.4 12 20 20 "Spring Training" 7.1 21 21 "Spring Dance" 8.6 22 22 "Home Again" 9.2 15 15.0
Reviews On Metacritic, the first season of Beverly Hills, 90210 scored 46 out of 100, based on nine reviews, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". The season also currently has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.
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