7th heaven

7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on The WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007. The series finale was scheduled for May 8, 2006; however, the show was renewed by The CW when the intended final episode received high ratings. The final season premiered on Monday, September 25, 2006 and ended on May 13, 2007.
7th Heaven is the longest-running series on The WB. It is also the longest-running show produced by Aaron Spelling.
The theme song "7th Heaven", was written and performed by Steve Plunkett in the introduction of each episode.
The series tells the story of the Camdens, a Protestant minister's family living in the fictional town of Glen Oak, California. The central characters are the Reverend Eric Camden, his wife Annie, and their seven children. Except for Lucy, the children are all named after key biblical figures. Originally, there are five children, making it seven in the family. The twins are born in season three, in the episode "In Praise of Women".
Four of the children, Matt, Mary, Lucy and Simon, at different times, move away from home during the show's run. Simon goes to college, Mary goes to live with her grandparents, and Matt marries and pursues his career as a doctor, far away from the family. Despite these three being absent from the Camden home, the house is always full. When Lucy marries, they moved into the garage apartment. Their daughter is born while they are there. Later, they move into a home next door. Ruthie leaves for a short while in the final season to go to Scotland. The Camdens offer shelter to various house guests at different points in the show.