Capitol (TV series)
| Capitol | |
|---|---|
Final main title card | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Stephen Karpf Elinor Karpf |
| Written by | James Lipton Peggy Sloane |
| Starring | Constance Towers Carolyn Jones Marj Dusay Rory Calhoun Debrah Farentino Catherine Hickland Tawny Kitaen Ginger Alden Richard Egan Julie Adams Tonja Walker Teri Hatcher Tammy Wynette Nicholas Walker Bradley Lockerman |
| Composers | Bob Israel Michel Rubini Denny Jaeger |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 1,293 (+ Pilot) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Conboy |
| Producer | Stockton Briggle |
| Production locations | CBS Television City Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | John Conboy Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 29, 1982 – March 20, 1987 |
Capitol is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982, to March 20, 1987, for 1,270 episodes. As its name suggests, the storyline usually revolved around the political intrigues of people whose lives are intertwined in Washington, D.C.
Prior to its March 29th daytime debut on the CBS schedule, a one-hour pilot episode aired on Friday night (March 26th) immediately following an episode of Dallas.