The Bold and the Beautiful Also known as B&B Genre Soap opera Drama Created by William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell Written by Bradley Bell Michael Minnis Directed by Michael Stich Deveney Kelly Cynthia J. Popp David Shaughnessy Jennifer Howard See below Starring Present cast Former cast Theme music composer Jack Allocco David Kurtz John Nordstrom Opening theme "High Upon This Love '' by Jack Allocco and David Kurtz Country of origin United States Original language (s) English Spanish (SAP) No. of episodes 7,000 (as of January 23, 2015) Production Executive producer (s) Bradley Bell Producer (s) Supervising Producers Rhonda Friedman Edward Scott Casey Kasprzyk Producers Cynthia J. Popp Mark Pinciotti Location (s) CBS Television City Los Angeles, California Camera setup Multiple - camera setup Running time 19 minutes (approx.) (US) 21 minutes (approx.) (International) Production company (s) Bell - Phillip Television Productions Inc. Distributor New World Entertainment (1987 - 1997) 20th Television (1997) BBL Distribution, Inc. (1997 - present) Release Original network CBS Picture format NTSC (480i) (1987 -- 2011) HDTV 1080i (2011 -- present) Audio format Stereo Original release March 23, 1987 (1987 - 03 - 23) -- present Chronology Related shows The Young and the Restless External links Website www.boldandbeautiful.com
how many episodes are there of the bold and the beautiful
7,000 (as of January 23, 2015)