I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies. With an anthology you can tell any story and be in every division of television. We don't have any anthologies anymore, do we?

On April 4 2007 it was announced that 7th Heaven's May 13 2007 series finale would be dedicated to Aaron Spelling. Death and legacy
In 2001 Spelling was diagnosed with oral cancer.

Forbes ranked him the 11th top-earning dead celebrity in 2009. As of 2009 Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer with 218 producer and executive producer credits.