Editing Melrose Place (section)

===Accolades===
The series won the [[People's Choice Award]] in 1993 for 'Favorite New TV Dramatic Series'.<ref name="People's Choice Awards 1993">{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=1993 |title=People's Choice Awards: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV |website=www.peopleschoice.com |publisher=[[People's Choice Awards]] |access-date=September 22, 2014 |archive-date=March 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330233214/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=1993 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Heather Locklear]] was nominated for four [[Golden Globe Awards]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama]] for her role as Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996. [[Laura Leighton]] was nominated in 1995 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series for her role as Sydney Andrews.

In May 1994, at the height of the show's popularity, the female stars, [[Heather Locklear]], [[Laura Leighton]], [[Courtney Thorne-Smith]], [[Daphne Zuniga]] and [[Josie Bissett]], were featured on the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Wild |first1=David |title='Melrose Place' Is a Really Good Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/melrose-place-is-a-really-good-show-57740/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=May 19, 1994 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426061045/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/melrose-place-is-a-really-good-show-57740/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=TV on the Cover of Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/pictures/tv-on-the-cover-of-rolling-stone-20090318/tv-on-the-cover-682-the-women-of-melrose-place-28443588 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=March 18, 2009 |archive-date=July 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727060220/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/pictures/tv-on-the-cover-of-rolling-stone-20090318/tv-on-the-cover-682-the-women-of-melrose-place-28443588 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[TV Guide]] ranked Amanda Woodward at No. 2 in the short list of "The Biggest TV Bitches", only behind [[Joan Collins]]' iconic [[Alexis Colby|Alexis Carrington Colby]], with whom Locklear co-starred on ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/best-tv-bitches-1083380/photo/48c22ffb-cda6-42ba-a03c-61424698dbfb/ |title=The Biggest TV Bitches: Amanda Woodward, Melrose Place |work=TV Guide |access-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308162652/http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/best-tv-bitches-1083380/photo/48c22ffb-cda6-42ba-a03c-61424698dbfb/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In ''Entertainment Weekly'', Heather Locklear said about playing her: "Not trying to be a bitch. Just trying to be strong and do what you are supposed to do".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2009/11/13/salute-tvs-bitchiest|title=A salute to TV's bitchiest|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Lynette|last=Rice|date=November 13, 2009|access-date=February 25, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121110239/https://ew.com/article/2009/11/13/salute-tvs-bitchiest/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, ''Entertainment Weekly'' reunited ''Melrose'' favorites Heather Locklear, Marcia Cross, Laura Leighton, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Josie Bissett, Daphne Zuniga, Andrew Shue, Grant Show and Doug Savant, and they appeared on the cover.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2012/10/03/this-weeks-cover-the-reunions-issue-clueless |title=This Week's Cover: The casts of 'Arrested Development', 'Clueless' and more get back together in the Reunions Issue! |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 3, 2012 |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314174903/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/10/03/this-weeks-cover-the-reunions-issue-clueless |url-status=live }}</ref>