Beverly Hills , 90210 was a long-running popular primetime television drama series that aired from October 4 1990 , to May 17 2000 , on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world . Beverly Hills , 90210 is an American drama series that aired from October 4 , 1990 to May 17 , 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States , and subsequently on various networks around the world .