7th Heaven's eternal run ends tonight I did not know that 7th Heaven was the longest-running family drama in TV history. But it all ends tonight, folks. (Well, not exactly. Heaven, like most popular TV shows, will live on via the miracle of syndication -- television's version of reincarnation.) Slate takes a look back at a show that "serves up weekly doses of family values so retro and heavy-handed that professing a love for the show doesn't even pass as ironically hip," but that captured the hearts of the viewing public.
Myself, I've never watched a single episode. I've read about the show but decided it was too schmaltzy, even for me.