Desire
Desire title card
Genre	Telenovela
Starring	Nate Haden Zack Silva Michelle Belegrin Tomy Dunster Kelly Albanese
Opening theme	"Always on Your Side" by Sheryl Crow
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	65
Production
Location	San Diego and Del Mar, California
Broadcast
Original channel	MyNetworkTV
Picture format	HDTV
Original run	September 5, 2006 – December 5, 2006
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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The program starred Sofia Milos, Michelle Belegrin, Nate Haden, Kelly Albanese, Zack Silva, Jessie Ward, Tanisha Harper. Haden and Silva played two brothers on the run from the Gamarras, a New Jersey crime family. They run from Bayonne to Los Angeles and become restaurateurs. Along the way, the pair find themselves on a heated trail of passion, betrayal, and murder over the woman they both loved (played by Belegrin). Sofia Milos Sofia Milos (born September 27, 1965 in Zurich, Switzerland) is an Italian actress. ... Michelle Belegrin is an American actress and model, who starred as Andrea Zavatti on the MyNetworkTV serial Desire. ... Nathaniel Nate Richard Haden, born in March 9, 1976 is an American actor who appears in TV shows but is most likely known for his role as Louis Thomas in the TV drama series Desire (TV series). ... Kelly Albanese (born in Westport, Massachusetts) is an American actress who is featured on the My Network TV telenovela Desire. Desire (2006) Cara Gamarra Dear Jimmy (2005) Mrs. ... Zack Silva is an American actor known for his role as Alex Thomas on Desire. ... Jessie Ward, sometimes credited as Jessica Ward is an American actress who is featured on the My Network TV telenovelas, Desire, and Wicked Wicked Games, premiering on December 6, 2006. ... Tanisha Harper / Star Born Talent press photo © Bruce Talbot. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Michelle Belegrin is an American actress and model, who starred as Andrea Zavatti on the MyNetworkTV serial Desire. ...

The Desire brand is also used as an umbrella name for Twentieth's limited-run serials.

Silva, Belegrin, and Haden (from left to right)

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Origins

The show first emerged in late 2005 as a September syndicated program for the stations on the FOX network to air in a weekend or midday time period. The idea was greenlit by Fox Television Stations Chairman Roger Ailes as a contingency plan for Fox-owned UPN stations. After receiving lukewarm response from stations not owned and operated by Fox, Twentieth Television decided to pitch the show for June 2006 on the premise that teenagers are out of school and planted in front of their TV sets, and that reruns dominate network schedules. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Roger Eugene Ailes (born May 15, 1940) is the president of Fox News Channel and chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ...

Desire had a few takers for a planned summer syndication run. Twentieth made those stations surrender the show, thanks to a clause in its contract that allows Fox to take away the show if it is carried by a network. It was also briefly considered for placement on The CW Television Network, but was taken off the table by Fox for use on MyNetworkTV. The CW Television Network, casually referred to as The CW, or most recently as The New CW (due to it being a new network) is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006 television season. ...

Desire is based on the 2004 Colombian television program Mesa Para Tres (Table for Three), which aired on Caracol TV. Changes were been made in the location and the plot to make them more palatable to Americans. The serial was known as Table for Three and Three's a Crowd before its debut. The show was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, using 25 principal actors, 250 supporting actors and about 2,000 extras.[1] Caracol TV logo Caracol Televisión is one of the most viewed national television networks in Colombia. ... Stu Segall Productions is a 70,000 square foot studio facility located in San Diego, CA and is used primarily for filming television series and movies. ...

Cast

Nathaniel Nate Richard Haden, born in March 9, 1976 is an American actor who appears in TV shows but is most likely known for his role as Louis Thomas in the TV drama series Desire (TV series). ... Zack Silva is an American actor known for his role as Alex Thomas on Desire. ... Michelle Belegrin is an American actress and model, who starred as Andrea Zavatti on the MyNetworkTV serial Desire. ... Tomy Dunster is an Argentinan actor who has played in soap operas around the world. ... Eliana Alexander is a Mexican actress. ... Kelly Albanese (born in Westport, Massachusetts) is an American actress who is featured on the My Network TV telenovela Desire. Desire (2006) Cara Gamarra Dear Jimmy (2005) Mrs. ... Gregg Strouse (born September 26, 1973) is an American actor known for his role as Cully on Desire. ... Vivian Gray (born February 19, 1983) is an actor and citizen of both the United Kingdom and Mexico. ... Sofia Milos Sofia Milos (born September 27, 1965 in Zurich, Switzerland) is an Italian actress. ... Chuti Tiu is an American actress born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Jessie Ward, sometimes credited as Jessica Ward is an American actress who is featured on the My Network TV telenovelas, Desire, and Wicked Wicked Games, premiering on December 6, 2006. ... Joe (Tabb) Tabbanella is an American actor who plays Dax Ryston on the MyNetworkTV limited-run serial Saints & Sinners. ... Daniel Bernhardt Daniel Bernhardt (born August 31, 1965, in Worblaufen BE, Switzerland) is an actor and martial arts expert who has appeared in a number of films and shows featuring martial arts action sequences, including little-known films like Future War (1997), series films like Bloodsport 2, 3, and 4... Chris DeRose (born June 28, 1948) in Brooklyn, New York is an animal rights activist and a former actor. ... Paul Joseph Alessi (born Queens, New York) is an American actor, best known as a contestant during the first season of The Amazing Race in 2001 along with his fiancee Amie Barsky. ... Leyla Milani (born Leyla Razzari[1] on April 2, 1982, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress of Iranian and Italian descent. ...

Episodes

Main article: List of Desire (TV series) episodes

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The Desire Brand

The original format of the Desire syndicated program was for three telenovelas to run with different titles. The Desire name was intended as an umbrella for all the separate telenovelas within. When MyNetworkTV picked up the telenovelas, Desire was used as the name of one series.

The network later revived the Desire name as an umbrella title. MyNetworkTV promoted Wicked Wicked Games and American Heiress as "part of the Desire series." Wicked Wicked Games was a telenovela that debuted on December 6, 2006 at 8 p. ... American Heiress is a telenovela set to debut on March 13, 2007 at 8 p. ...

Performance

Ratings for Desire fell below expectations. The debut scored a 2.0 rating and the first week averaged an 0.8 rating and 1 share. It averaged a 0.4 rating in the adult 18-49 demographic.[2], falling to a 0.3 in its second week.[3]

The program has also been sold to several international markets, however. In Asia, for example, Star World debuted the show on November 7, 2006 and in the United Kingdom Trouble has picked up the rights to show the series. STAR World is STAR Groups premiere English-language Entertainment TV-channel which is shown in the Asian region. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Trouble is a television station in the UK and Republic of Ireland, owned by Virgin Media Television. ...

Theme

The theme song is sung by Sheryl Crow and is called "Always on Your Side". It was released on her Wildflower CD. We 3 Kings also performed music in various episodes. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is a nine-time Grammy winning American blues rock singer, guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. ...

Profanity

The Parents Television Council filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, saying that the word "shit" was used in scripted dialogue during the September 21st broadcast. The group also said the show was rated "TV-14," without the "L" descriptor that notes strong language. It argued that MyNetworkTV was "deliberately breaking the indecency law" and deserves "stiff fines."[4] The Parents Television Council (PTC) is a US-based self-proclaimed nonpartisan[1], nonprofit organization whose stated goal is to promote and restore responsibility to the entertainment industry. ... The FCCs official seal. ...

International Sales

Country	Alternate title/Translation	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Weekly Schedule
United States	Desire	MyNetworkTV (first run)	September 5, 2006	Weeknights 8:00pm ET
Israel	Desire: Table for Three	Star World	November 6, 2006	Weeknights 8:00pm
Arab World	Desire	MBC 4	January 2007	Weeknights 5:00pm GMT
Vietnam Thailand	Desire: Table for Three	Star World	November 6, 2006	Weeknights 9:00pm
Hong Kong Mongolia Malaysia Philippines Singapore	Desire: Table for Three	Star World	November 6, 2006	Weeknights 10:00pm
India Brunei Sri Lanka Pakistan Maldives	Desire: Table for Three	Star World	November 6, 2006	Weeknights 11:00pm, Repeated weekdays 4:30pm.
United Kingdom	Desire	Trouble	13th November 2006	Weekdays at 2pm, Repeated at 10pm.
Japan	Desire	GyaO	2006 Autumn	Internet-based broadcast with updates 3 times a week
Bulgaria	Престъпления и страсти ("Crimes And Passions")	bTV	March 28, 2007	Weeknights at 6pm
Serbia	Zločin i strast (Crime and Passion)	Fox TV	June 21, 2007	Weeknights at 6pm

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References

• Telenovela ready to heat up U. S. TV (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Ailes was prepared for UPN's demise (Hollywood Reporter)

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External links

• Official website
• Desire at the Internet Movie Database
• Desire at TV.com