<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Bold and the Beautiful </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> B&B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Soap opera Drama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Bradley Bell Michael Minnis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Michael Stich Deveney Kelly Cynthia J. Popp David Shaughnessy Jennifer Howard See below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Present cast </Li> <Li> Former cast </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Jack Allocco David Kurtz John Nordstrom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> "High Upon This Love" by Jack Allocco and David Kurtz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English Spanish (SAP) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 7,000 (as of January 23, 2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer (s) </Th> <Td> Bradley Bell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Supervising Producers Rhonda Friedman Edward Scott Casey Kasprzyk Producers Cynthia J. Popp Mark Pinciotti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location (s) </Th> <Td> CBS Television City Los Angeles, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Multiple - camera setup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 19 minutes (approx .) (US) </Li> <Li> 21 minutes (approx .) (International) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> Bell - Phillip Television Productions Inc . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> New World Entertainment (1987 - 1997) 20th Television (1997) BBL Distribution, Inc. (1997 - present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> CBS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NTSC (480i) (1987--2011) </Li> <Li> HDTV 1080i (2011--present) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Stereo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> March 23, 1987 (1987 - 03 - 23)--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> The Young and the Restless </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.boldandbeautiful.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Bold and the Beautiful </Th> </Tr>

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