Glitter (TV series)

Glitter is an American drama television series broadcast by the ABC from September 13 to December 25, 1984 network during the 1984–1985 season.

Glitter
Glitter main title screen
Genre	Drama
Created by	Art Baer Ben Joelson Nancy Sackett
Starring	David Birney Morgan Brittany Melinda Culea Arthur Hill Tracy Nelson Timothy Patrick Murphy Christopher Mayer Arte Johnson Barbara Sharma
Theme music composer	Lalo Schifrin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14 (8 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer
Production locations	Los Angeles, California, United States
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 13 (1984-09-13) – December 25, 1984 (1984-12-25)

The series was produced by Aaron Spelling and was set behind the scenes of a top entertainment magazine titled "Glitter" and attempted to combine the urgency of journalism and business politics with the glamorous lifestyles of the rich and famous featured in the pages of the magazine. The leading cast members were David Birney, Morgan Brittany and Arthur Hill.

The format of the series was similar to two other popular ABC shows which were also produced by Aaron Spelling; The Love Boat and Hotel, in that each week it featured high-profile guest appearances from famous celebrities, including Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse. Unlike the other shows, Glitter was not a ratings success. It was scheduled on Thursday nights against Simon & Simon, Cheers and Night Court which were all among the Top 20 most-watched programs at that time. The first three episodes aired in September 1984, and then the show was taken off the air (though was still in production) until December 1984 when three more episodes were shown. Ratings did not improve and the series was cancelled. The remaining eight episodes were shown during December 1985 as part of ABC's late-night line-up.

Despite its lack of success in the US, Glitter was sold internationally. It was shown in the UK on BBC1 in the summer of 1985 (though not all episodes were shown).