The O.C. (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2003-08-05
Ended: 2007-02-22
Network: FOX
Country: US
Airs on: Thursday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
Average rating: 7.2
A slick hit about a troubled L.A. teen taken in by an idealistic lawyer and his family in affluent Orange County. The series filled the youth-soap hole left by the departed '90210,' but quickly proved itself far more gritty---and witty. In addition, early plots set up an appealing balance between the kids and grown-ups, who were portrayed as real people with real problems, instead of sounding boards for the unblemished Romeos and Juliets.