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A soap opera, daytime drama, or soap for short, is typically a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. [1] The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers. [2] The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term ...
Daytime television is the general term for television programs produced for broadcast during the daytime hours on weekdays; programs broadcast in the daypart historically (though not necessarily exclusively) have been programmed to appeal to a female audience. In the United States, the daytime slot follows the early morning daypart (typically ...
General Hospital premiered on the ABC television network on April 1, 1963. General Hospital is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. It holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, with 14 wins.
In fact, while all four daytime dramas that aired on broadcast television during the pandemic (NBC’s “Days of our Lives” and CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the ...
'Days of Our Lives' veteran Deidre Hall, 75, on aging, the power of daytime drama and how surrogacy made her a mom: 'Women are extraordinary' Beth Greenfield. June 1, 2023 at 11:30 AM.
All My Children (often shortened to AMC) is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictional suburb of ...
The Bold and the Beautiful. The Young and the Restless (often abbreviated as Y&R) is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wisconsin). [2] First broadcast on March 26, 1973, The Young and the Restless was ...
For the first time in 25 years, a new daytime drama has entered production: The Gates — following the lives of a wealthy Black family in their gated community — comes to CBS in January 2025 ...