Scripted series · CBS
Touched by an Angel
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Roma Downey
Monica
211 eps
Della Reese
Tess
211 eps
John Dye
Andrew
186 eps
Valerie Bertinelli
Gloria
45 eps
Chris Burke
Taylor
2 eps
Alexis Cruz
Rafael
16 eps
Charlie Schlatter
Kevin Greeley
2 eps
Phylicia Rashād
Elizabeth Jessup
2 eps
Anthony Michael Hall
Thomas Prescott
2 eps
Cloris Leachman
Ruth
4 eps
Erica Gimpel
Sydney Jessup
2 eps
William R. Moses
Pepper Kellerman
2 eps
Gabrielle Carteris
Linda Craig
2 eps
Joe Morton
Martin Hunter
2 eps
William Daniels
George
2 eps
Rue McClanahan
Lila Winslow
3 eps
Joel Grey
Ronald
2 eps
Jim Calvert
Chris
2 eps
Patty Duke
Jean
3 eps
Suzzanne Douglas
Dr. Rebecca Dixon
2 eps
Brian Howe
Sherriff Charlie
2 eps
Russell Wong
George
2 eps
Delta Burke
Diana Winslow
3 eps
Stacy Keach
Ty Duncan
2 eps
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Tim
2 eps
David Ogden Stiers
Jones / Satan
2 eps
Bruce Altman
Henry
2 eps
Bill Cosby
Phil
2 eps
Fredric Lehne
Eric Casey
2 eps
Dick Van Patten
Eb
2 eps
Wendy Phillips
Claire Greene
5 eps
Brian Patrick Clarke
Bud Clarke
2 eps
Kathie Lee Gifford
Wendy
2 eps
Mika Boorem
Cornelia 'Celine' Casey
4 eps
Valerie Harper
Kate Prescott
2 eps
Ross Malinger
Nick Albright
2 eps
Ossie Davis
Erasmus Jones
6 eps
Randy Travis
Wayne
7 eps
Sarah Schaub
Dinah Greene
3 eps
Eddie Karr
Nathaniel Greene
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Touched by an Angel actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Touched by an Angel reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The story
What it's about
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 211 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199411 episodes
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Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199524 episodes
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199628 episodes
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Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199727 episodes
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199826 episodes
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
199926 episodes
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
200025 episodes
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Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
200122 episodes
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
200222 episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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John Masius
Showrunner
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Glenn Berenbeim
Writer
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Martha Williamson
Writer
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Ken LaZebnik
Writer
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Susan Cridland Wick
Writer
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Mark Goffman
Writer
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Rob Loos
Writer
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Steven Phillip Smith
Writer
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Michael Glassberg
Writer
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Chris Ruppenthal
Writer
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Valerie C. Woods
Writer
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Del Shores
Writer
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Danna Doyle
Writer
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Arnold Margolin
Writer
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Bob Colleary
Writer
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Mimi Schmir
Writer
Nicole Yorkin
Writer
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Marilyn Osborn
Writer
Dawn Prestwich
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Glenn BerenbeimWriter
- Martha WilliamsonWriter
- Ken LaZebnikWriter
- Susan Cridland WickWriter
- Mark GoffmanWriter
- Rob LoosWriter
Direction
- John BehringDirector
- Sandor SternDirector
- Bethany RooneyDirector
- Gabrielle BeaumontDirector
- Martha MitchellDirector
- Gene ReynoldsDirector
Recognition
Awards
6 wins · 24 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
No wins yet · 10 nominations
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series2000
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series1999
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series1998
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series1998
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series1998
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series1997
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series1997
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series1997
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series1997
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Golden Globes
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- NomineeGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama1998
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- NomineeGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama1997
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- NomineeScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series1998
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- NomineeScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series1997
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
4 wins · 3 nominations · latest 2002
- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series2002
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- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series2000
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- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series1999
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- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series1998
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series2001
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series1997
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series1996
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series
1 win · 3 nominations · latest 1998
- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series1998
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series2000
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series1999
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series1997
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
1 win · 1 nomination · latest 1998
- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series1998
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series1996
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series2001
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series2000
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series1998
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