of a powerful person to ruin the community. It reunited original cast members Dorothy Malone, Ed Nelson, Tim O'Connor, Joyce Jillson, and Christopher Connelly. The second; Peyton Place: The Next Generation which aired in the spring of 1985 on NBC, was conceived as a one-shot sequel, that would hopefully revive the popular series and was therefore also promoted as a television pilot. Although a new series of the show never came to fruition, the film did reunite original cast members Dorothy Malone, Ed Nelson, Tim O'Connor, James Douglas, Christopher Connelly, Ruth Warrick and Barbara Parkins, who had declined to appear in Murder in Peyton Place. Ratings 1964–65: 25.5 1965–66: 19.5 1966–67: 17.7 1967–68: 16.1 1968–69: 12.3 Home media The first 163 episodes, consisting of the first season and part of the second season, was released by Shout! Factory. As of 2018, five sets were released: the first two in 2009, and three more in 2018. Further reading (available online) Notes External links Part I DVD review and production notes on series Part II DVD review and production notes on series Peyton Place fansite Complete 1966 episode of Peyton Place as originally aired. 1964 American television series debuts 1969 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming American television soap operas Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows American primetime television soap operas Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows based on American novels