Their seven children are Matt (Barry Watson), Mary (Jessica Biel), Lucy (Beverley Mitchell), Simon (David Gallagher), Ruthie (Mackenzie Rosman) and twins Sam and David (Nikolas and Lorenzo Brino).
[2] Hampton, in addition to creating the show and serving as its executive producer, wrote multiple 7th Heaven episodes each season.
[3] In November 2005, Variety Magazine announced The WB's decision to cancel the series at the end of the tenth season due to rising production costs.
[4] The final episode was intended to air on May 8, 2006,[5] in the final year of The WB's operation before it merged with UPN to form The CW in the fall;[6] however, the episode achieved 7 million viewers,[7] and The CW revived the show, bringing it back to the schedules for its eleventh season on September 25, 2006.
[8] The return did not last long; due to flagging viewing figures, The CW made a schedule change midway through the eleventh season, switching 7th Heaven from the Monday 8:00 p.m. timeslot it had occupied since the first episode with Everybody Hates Chris in the Sunday 8:00 p.m. timeslot,[9] and on April 2, 2007, The CW announced its decision to end the series, airing the final episode on May 13, 2007.