From daytime to primetime, soap operas have been a staple of television since Faraway Hill first aired in 1946. However, it wasn’t until the 50s that soaps really took off. Many of the most popular soap operas from the 50s first began as radio programs. For the next 6 decades, soap operas rul...
Guiding Light was the very first daytime drama to air on U.S. television in late June 1952 and when it did soap operas were born. The show started a radio-to-TV transition at that point and audiences fell in love with the idea of tuning in daily to see what their favorite soap characters were up […]
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Following is a list of the 10 best soap operas of all time, including classic soaps like Guiding Light, and current faves like Young and the Restless.
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In her memoir, “All My Life,” Susan Lucci of the daytime drama “All My Children” recounts a miscarriage as well as her devastation over the death of her father.
The following is a list of television Nielsen ratings and rankings for American daytime soap operas from 1950 to the present, as compiled by Nielsen Media Research . The numbers provided represent the percentage of TV households in the United States watching that particular show in a year. Before 1996, the season average included only ratings from late September through mid-April. Since 1996, the numbers represent full-year ratings, from September through September.
The latest soap opera news, previews and spoilers, daily recaps and summaries, exclusive interviews, and character profiles for The Young and The Restless, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, and your favorite past soaps.