Desire (TV series)

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. Show runner stated that the concept is loosely based on the hit CW young adult teen drama series Gossip Girl which ended in 2012.

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
Distributor20th Television
Release
Original networkMyNetworkTV
Picture formatHDTV
Original 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.

Origins

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.[1]

Cast
ActorRole
Nate HadenLouis Thomas
Zack SilvaAlex Thomas
Michelle BelegrinAndrea Zavatti
Eliana AlexanderRita Thomas
Al BandieroPeter Evans
Kelly AlbaneseCara Gamarra
Gregg StrouseCully
Fiona HunterErica
Vivian GraySuzy Edwards
Chuti TiuDetective Rachel Lin
Joe TabbanellaMarco Manetti
Xavier TournaudChristoph
Alexandria SchlerethJessica
Tanisha HarperHeather
Will RollandDetective Hawkins
Chris DeRoseJoey Gamarra

Episodes
Main article: List of Desire episodes

The Desire Brand

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

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., 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

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

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."[2]

International sales
CountryAlternate title/TranslationTV Network(s)Series PremiereWeekly Schedule
AustraliaDesireArena (pay TV)UnknownUnknown
United StatesDesireMyNetworkTV (first run)September 5, 2006Weeknights 8:00pm ET
Arab WorldDesireMBC 4January 2007Weeknights 8:00pm KSA
IsraelDesire: Table for ThreeStar WorldNovember 6, 2006Weeknights 8:00pm
Vietnam
Thailand		Desire: Table for ThreeStar WorldNovember 6, 2006Weeknights 9:00pm
Hong Kong
Mongolia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore		Desire: Table for ThreeStar WorldNovember 6, 2006Weeknights 10:00pm
India
Brunei
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Maldives		Desire: Table for ThreeStar WorldNovember 6, 2006Weeknights 11:00pm, Repeated weekdays 4:30pm.
United KingdomDesireTrouble13 November 2006Weekdays at 2pm, Repeated at 10pm.
JapanDesireGyaO2006 AutumnInternet-based broadcast with updates 3 times a week
BulgariaПрестъпления и страсти ("Crimes And Passions")bTVMarch 28, 2007Weeknights at 6pm
SerbiaZločin i strast (Crime and Passion)Fox TVJune 21, 2007Weeknights at 6pm
NorwayDesireTV 2 ZebraUnknownWeeknights at 6.10 pm
FinlandPöytä kolmelleMTV3UnknownUnknown
SwedenDesireZTVMarch 2, 2009Weeknights at 9.05 pm
SlovakiaTúžbaTV WAUApril 15, 2013Weekdays at 1.00 pm

See also

References
  2. "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.
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