Melrose Place
As Bad as It Gets
TV Flash files “As Bad as It Gets” as hour 196 of 226 in the TV Flash guide — Melrose Place (1992–1999) on Fox, season 7, episode 5, aired 1998-08-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E05: listed hour 196 of 226 in the Melrose Place guide, hour 5 of 35 in season 7. It aired 1998-08-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ball N' Jane” (S07E04). Next is “Buona Sera, Mr. Campbell (1)” (S07E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Michael tries to hide Taylor from Jane after she follows him back to Los Angeles. But she and Jane eventually find out about each other.
Viewer FAQ
Where does As Bad as It Gets sit in the Melrose Place guide?
S07E05 is listed hour 196 of 226 — hour 5 of 35 in season 7, season 7 episode 5.
When did Melrose Place S07E05 air?
As Bad as It Gets aired 1998-08-24 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is it related to 90210?
Yes — same Darren Star/Spelling orbit, a more adult spinoff-adjacent soap sharing the universe's glossy DNA.
In the series
Why this series still plays
West Hollywood courtyard as a contact sport: affairs, schemes, and the occasional explosion once Heather Locklear's Amanda Woodward takes the complex by the throat. Darren Star's 90210-adjacent adult soap mutates into pure primetime villainy under the Spelling banner. Trust no neighbor. Glitz without prestige homework.
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