Original: The O.C. is an American teen drama series that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5 , 2003 , to February 22 , 2007 , running a total of four seasons .
Simplified: The O.C. was a teenage drama based in Orange County , California . It was on TV for 4 seasons between August 5 , 2003 and February 22 , 2007 .