7th Heaven

7th Heaven is a dramatic family show from the CW about the Camden family, parents Reverend Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) and his stay at home wife Annie (Catherine Hicks), as well as their seven children: Matt (Barry Watson), Mary (Jessica Biel), Lucy (Beverley Mitchell), Simon (David Gallagher), Ruthie (Mackenzie Rosman, and twins David (Lorenzo Brino) and Sam (Nikolas Brino). The children are all different ages and the show focuses mostly on them as they grow up and deal with different issues in every episode. Their religious upbringing often plays a role in how they handle challenges and dictated that she show shy away from issues like homosexuality or abortion, although their denomination is seldom mentioned in the show and the concept doesn’t overreach, still addressing things like premarital sex. A moral lesson or controversial theme is presented in each episode, all part of longer story arcs, which helped audiences to relate to the show emotionally. The older children, Matt, Mary, and Simon, all left at some point to show their progression in life, and Lucy eventually has a baby. Over the 11 seasons the Camdens undergo a variety of extreme changes, both individually and as a family. MORE