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All episodes Season 7 S07E18 1997-02-05 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

We Interrupt This Program

TV Flash files “We Interrupt This Program” as hour 194 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 7, episode 18, aired 1997-02-05, 60 min.

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This leaf is S07E18: listed hour 194 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 18 of 32 in season 7. It aired 1997-02-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Face-Off” (S07E17). Next is “My Funny Valentine” (S07E19).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — We Interrupt This Program (S07E18)

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Rusty, a technician at the TV station, quits in anger after the police question him about Donna. Evan admits his feelings for Donna and confesses that he is the stalker. When she tells Brandon and Tracy, he pulls a gun and holds the entire staff hostage. He holds Donna at gunpoint and forces Brandon and Tracy to put him on the air. He eventually lets the others leave, but Brandon refuses to leave Donna. Donna tricks Evan into putting his gun down by feigning an interest in him. She kisses him, then kicks the gun away as the SWAT team moves in to arrest him. Meanwhile, Valerie threatens to fire Tom unless he stops seeing Kelly. She apologizes, but he quits anyway. Kelly claims that she is not acting out of spite. Elsewhere, Steve and Clare try to keep their parents from dating during an excursion to San Diego, as they are afraid of being left behind. They finally apologize after realizing how selfishly they have acted. David, oblivious to Donna's situation, grows closer to Chloe Davis.

Viewer FAQ

Where does We Interrupt This Program sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S07E18 is listed hour 194 of 293 — hour 18 of 32 in season 7, season 7 episode 18.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S07E18 air?

We Interrupt This Program aired 1997-02-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Where should I start?

The original 1990–2000 run, from high school into adult career and family arcs — later 90210 reboot attempts are a separate brand lap.

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Filed by Tessa Quinn · Spoiler-Free (Mostly) · Show package

Minnesota twins drop into Beverly Hills High and teach Fox that teens will show up weekly. Darren Star and Aaron Spelling built zip-code soap from peach-pit romance, Luke Perry heartthrob mythology, and Very Special Topics — then aged the courtyard into adulthood without ever leaving the brand. The teen-drama industrial complex starts here, spinoffs included.

So about the ZIP code. Minnesota twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh land at Beverly Hills High and Fox learns, in public, that teens will show up every week for peach-pit romance, pool-party lighting, and a curriculum of Very Special Topics. Darren Star created it; Aaron Spelling produced it (1990–2000). Luke Perry's Dylan, Shannen Doherty's Brenda, Jason Priestley's Brandon, Jennie Garth's Kelly, Tori Spelling's Donna — the original ensemble that made appointment TV out of adolescent melodrama. (I said spoiler-free.…

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