When 90210 made its US debut, it drew record ratings for The CW network.The two-hour kick-off ranks as the highest-rated series premiere in the history of The CW.
90210 looks at life through the eyes of the Wilson family. Harry (Rob Estes, Melrose Place) and his wife Debbie (Lori Loughlin, Full House), relocate their family from Kansas to LA to look after Harry’s feisty, ailing mother (Jessica Walter, Arrested Development). Joining them are their two teenage children, Annie (Shenae Grimes, Degrassi: The Next Generation) and their adopted son, Dixon (Tristan Wilds, The Wire).
On their first day at West Beverly Hills High, Annie and Dixon meet their classy classmates: the spoiled rich girl Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord, Nip/Tuck), her boyfriend, the hunky jock Ethan (Dustin Milligan, Runaway), school newspaper editor Navid (Michael Steger, The Cheetah Girls: One World) and the rebel, Erin (Jessica Stroup, Reaper). For newcomers Annie and Dixon, the awkwardness of being the new kids is made worse by the fact that their dad is the new principal at West Beverly High.
90210 also marked the much-anticipated reunion of former Beverly Hills, 90210 stars Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty. “I am definitely excited to be back playing my character,” says Garth, who reprises her role as Kelly Taylor, now a single mum working as a guidance counselor at West Beverly High. “I realized that so many people are devoted to the show and I am striving to give something back to the old audience.”
90210 airs Tuesday nights at 9 on Star World and Channel V.