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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 ...
Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow [2] was born February 9, 1945, [3][4] in Los Angeles, California, the third child and eldest daughter of Australian film director John Farrow and his second wife, the Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan. She is one of seven children, with older brothers Michael Damien, Patrick, [5] younger brother John Charles, [b ...
Another World. (TV series) Another World is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. [1][2] It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J. Bell, and was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions at NBC Studios, 1268 East 14th Street in Brooklyn. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the ...
South Korea. Alone in Love (2006) Summer Scent (2003) Winter Sonata (2002) Moraeshigae (Hourglass/Sandglass) (1995) Dae Jang Geum (A Jewel in the Palace) - also popular in Hong Kong (대장금) Hur Jun (also called "The Way of Medicine") Damo (다모) Sea God, also known as Emperor of the Sea.
Guiding Light. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. Guiding Light aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25, 1937, and June 29, 1956. [1] With 72 years of radio and television runs, Guiding ...
Radio daytime drama serials were broadcast for decades, and some expanded to television. These dramas are often referred to as "soaps", a shortening from "soap opera".That term stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Lever Brothers as sponsors [1] and producers. [2]
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. [1] The numbers provided represent the percentage of TV households in the United States watching that particular show in a year. [1]
The City. All My Children. One Life to Live. General Hospital. Loving is an American television soap opera that ran on ABC from June 26, 1983, to November 10, 1995, for a total of 3,169 episodes. [1] The serial, set in the fictional town of Corinth, Pennsylvania, was co-created by Agnes Nixon and former actor Douglas Marland.