Capitol (TV series)

Capitol
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GenreSoap opera
Created byStephen Karpf
Elinor Karpf
Written byJames Lipton
Peggy Sloane
StarringConstance 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
ComposersBob Israel
Michel Rubini
Denny Jaeger
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes1,293 (+ Pilot)
Production
Executive producerJohn Conboy
ProducerStockton Briggle
Production locationsCBS Television City
Hollywood, California
Running time30 minutes
Production companyJohn Conboy Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 29, 1982 (1982-03-29) 
March 20, 1987 (1987-03-20)

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.