Jazz Raycole, who originally played "Claire Kyle", was pulled from the show by her mother, who disapproved of a storyline that started off Season 2.
The Season 5 finale, "The 'V' Story", ended with an intense cliffhanger, but was not intended to be the final episode. However, the show's cancellation was announced the day before the episode's premiere, and this came to be the series finale.
The character "Michael Kyle" was ranked #27 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).
Brooklyn Sudano, who plays Vanessa, is the daughter of late disco singer Donna Summer.