But in its first year, "Touched By an Angel" didn't seem to have a prayer of winning many converts. In a season best remembered for smash newcomers "ER" and "Friends," it ranked 77th.

Actress Roma Downey was looking for a new job when the script for Touched by an Angel crossed her desk. “I would have been happy playing a doctor, a lawyer, a woman who worked in a shop, a mom ...

When “Touched by an Angel” premiered in 1994, critics were less than impressed with the heavenly CBS drama. Despite the dismissive reviews, this sweet saga with fetching Irish lass Roma Downey ...

The singer and actress was 86 years old. — -- Della Reese, best known recently for her role as Tess on the hit TV series "Touched by an Angel," died Sunday, her family confirmed for ABC News ...

Della Reese who enjoyed dual careers, first as a jazz and pop singer and later as a TV star on CBS' Touched By An Angel, has died at age 86. Her representative, Lynda Bensky, confirmed her death ...

Valerie Bertinelli grows up to be an Angel with heart. Gloria, the angel Valerie Bertinelli plays on Touched by an Angel, was born yesterday. She was created as an adult, with a computer-like mind … ...

It wasn’t divine intervention that moved Touched by an Angel to Sunday nights this season. It was Les Moonves, the president of CBS Entertainment. And now the network’s top program executive ...

Della Reese, the vocal powerhouse who later starred as heaven-sent Tess on the television series Touched By an Angel, died Sunday evening at age 86. She leaves behind sons James, Franklin and ...

Della Reese, a performer and pastor best known for her starring role on the CBS spiritual drama Touched by an Angel, has died at 86. "Her signature television role came late in life," NPR's Eric ...