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Central Park West (also known as CPW) was an American prime time television soap opera that ran from September 1995 to June 1996 on CBS. The series centered around the Fairchild siblings (played by Madchen Amick and John Barrowman), the stepchildren of the wealthy editor of a trendy New York-based fashion magazine. The two became immersed in a world of backstabbing socialites, sex, drama and intrigue while working to further their own careers and ambitions.

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  • Central Park West (also known as CPW) was an American prime time television soap opera that ran from September 1995 to June 1996 on CBS. The series centered around the Fairchild siblings (played by Madchen Amick and John Barrowman), the stepchildren of the wealthy editor of a trendy New York-based fashion magazine. The two became immersed in a world of backstabbing socialites, sex, drama and intrigue while working to further their own careers and ambitions.
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  • Central Park West (also known as CPW) was an American prime time television soap opera that ran from September 1995 to June 1996 on CBS. The series centered around the Fairchild siblings (played by Madchen Amick and John Barrowman), the stepchildren of the wealthy editor of a trendy New York-based fashion magazine. The two became immersed in a world of backstabbing socialites, sex, drama and intrigue while working to further their own careers and ambitions. The series was created and executive produced by Melrose Place's Darren Star, and was set in the affluent Central Park West area of Manhattan, New York. When the show premiered, it boasted a cast of heavyweight drama actors (including Lauren Hutton and Mariel Hemingway, among others). CPW had the misfortune of being greenlit right after one of CBS' worst television seasons ever (1994-95), where many stations departing to Fox because of that network grabbing NFL rights from CBS didn't care a wit to market it, and stations coming into CBS just wanted people to know they existed first before promoting anything. Despite a huge marketing push (geared towards younger viewers, it was the most promoted new show in years) and an attempt to portray the show as the Spiritual Successor to 80's soap operas like Dallas, Dynasty and Knots Landing, the ratings didn't climb. The show was removed from CBS' schedule and brought back a few months later, heavily retooled and missing half the cast (Hemingway left by this point, and Raquel Welch was brought in). The retooling was not enough to save the show, which was canceled soon thereafter. The failure of the series quickly returned the network back to their traditional broadcasting focus. Interestingly, CPW challenged the normal conventions of prime time soap operas of the decade. While most other soaps had long-running storylines, CPW had multiple fast-paced (and short) storylines running concurrently that could be dropped within a moment's notice. The show was also notable for being filmed entirely in the downtown NYC area (even in winter), a trait that hasn't been seen in many other productions since then.
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