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NBC Daytime
NBC Daytime was the daytime programming block of NBC. It historically featured many soap operas, game shows, and talk shows. Its main competitors were CBS Daytime and ABC Daytime. Game shows were discontinued from NBC Daytime's lineup in 1994 and soap operas were largely dropped in the 1980s and the 1990s. By the 2000s, NBC Daytime had been reduced to only two shows: ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''Passions''. ''Passions'' was moved to DirecTV's 101 Network in 2007. With ''Days of Our Lives'' being the only remaining daytime program on the network's schedule, the NBC Daytime branding was discontinued entirely. In 2022, NBC ultimately announced that ''Days of Our Lives'' would move exclusively to streaming on Peacock, and be replaced by an NBC News-produced news program. Former shows on NBC Daytime Soap operas NBC has aired more than 30 soap operas between 1949 and 2022. As of 2022, NBC no longer programs its daytime line up with traditional programming. The remaining network contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From These Roots
''From These Roots'' is an American soap opera that aired from June 30, 1958, to December 29, 1961. It was created and written by Frank Provo and John Pickard. The show was seen on NBC. Storyline Actress Ann Flood starred as Elizabeth "Liz" Fraser Allen, a successful writer who had returned to her New England hometown of Strathfield to run her family's newspaper, the ''Strathfield Record''. Her father, Ben Fraser, Sr. had suffered a heart attack, thus causing Liz, who had been living and working in Washington, D.C. to come home, leaving her D.C. fiance, Bruce Crawford. Another former beau, from her earlier days in Strathfield, Dr. Buck Weaver, eventually married his secretary, Maggie Barker. Her family included a brother Ben, Jr. who worked a family farm, was married to Italian Rose Corelli; had three children, including a son, named Dan, and didn't have much to do with the newspaper; and a sister Emily, who was married to Jim Benson and, after Jim's death, to Frank Teton. Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Peyton Place (TV Series)
''Return to Peyton Place'' is an American daytime serial which aired on NBC from April 3, 1972 to January 4, 1974. The series was a spin-off of the prime time drama series '' Peyton Place'' rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious. The storylines from the daytime show were a continuation of those from the prime time series. Both James Lipton and Gail Kobe worked as writers on the series during its run. Frank Ferguson (as Eli Carson), Evelyn Scott (Ada Jacks), and Patricia Morrow (Rita Jacks Harrington) reprised their roles from the earlier series. Selena Cross, a major character in the original novel and the films both it and its sequel inspired, had not been included in the prime time TV series because her storyline was considered too risque at the time. She was a featured character in the daytime soap. Plot Benny/Jason Tate The original main focuses of the show were Betty Anderson, Rodney Harrington, Constance MacKenzie, Elliot Cars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Bay (TV Series)
''Paradise Bay'' is an American serial which aired on NBC Daytime from September 27, 1965, to July 1, 1966. The show was created by Ted Corday who later created the serial ''Days of Our Lives''. The show aired in the morning at 11:30 a.m.; it was paired with ''Morning Star'' which aired before it and also was created by Corday. ''Paradise Bay'' and ''Morning Star'' premiered on the same day, and were cancelled on the same day. ''Paradise Bay'' was one of the first soap operas to air in color. Among the writers was Irving Vendig who had written ''Search for Tomorrow'', '' Three Steps to Heaven'', ''The Edge of Night'', and ''The Clear Horizon''. Cast The following actors were among those who appeared on the program. * Marion Ross as Mary Morgan * Heather North as Kitty Morgan * Keith Andes as Jeff Morgan * K. T. Stevens as Estelle Kimball * Walter Brooke as Walter Montgomery Ratings ''see List of American daytime soap opera ratings'' 1965-1966 Season *1. As the World T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Five Daughters
''Our Five Daughters'' is a daytime soap opera that ran on NBC from January 2 to September 28, 1962. The show was written by Leonard Stadd and directed by Paul Lammers, and aired for a half-hour, five days a week, at 3:30 PM EST, right after ''Young Doctor Malone''. The show starred former silent film icon Esther Ralston, whose career had faded after refusing to sleep with a studio mogul; she had lost most of her money and had been working as a sales clerk before finding some acting roles here and there. One of them was a brief appearance on the daytime courtroom drama ''The Verdict Is Yours''. ''Verdict'' producer Eugene Burr liked what he saw and offered her the lead role in his new soap, ''Our Five Daughters''. Ralston played Helen Lee, mother of five daughters, whose husband Jim ( Michael Keene) was critically injured in an accident. He became an invalid and the abrupt change caused havoc for his wife and children. The show did not gain a significant audience and was ended a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Man's Family
''One Man's Family'' is an American radio soap opera, heard for almost three decades, from 1932 to 1959. Created by Carlton E. Morse, it was the longest-running uninterrupted dramatic serial in the history of American radio. Television versions of the series aired in prime time from 1949 to 1952 and in daytime from 1954 to 1955. Radio ''One Man's Family'' debuted as a radio series on April 29, 1932 in Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco, moving to the full West Coast NBC network the following month, sponsored by Snowdrift and Wesson Oil. On May 17, 1933, it expanded to the full coast-to-coast NBC network as the first West Coast show heard regularly on the East Coast. The show was broadcast as a weekly half-hour series (1933-1950) Standard_Brands.html"_;"title="ustained_by_Standard_Brands">ustained_by_Standard_Brands_from_1935_through_1949_then_shifted_to_daily_15-minute_installments,_initially_originating_from_the_studios_of_San_Francisco_radio_station_ustained_by_Standard_Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morning Star (TV Series)
''Morning Star'' is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from September 27, 1965 to July 1, 1966. The show was created by Ted Corday who would later create the daytime serial ''Days of Our Lives''. The show aired at 11:00 AM; it was paired with ''Paradise Bay'' which aired after it and also was created by Ted Corday. ''Morning Star'' and ''Paradise Bay'' were also cancelled on the same day. ''Morning Star'' was one of the first soap operas to air in color. Overview The show followed Katy Elliot who was a fashion designer from Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...; she moved to New York City to begin work in her chosen field. It followed her trials and tribulations along with those of her roommates Joan Mitchell and Joan's daughter Liz. Katy ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moment Of Truth (Canadian TV Series)
''Moment of Truth'' is a Canadian serial drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1964 to 1965, and on NBC in the United States in 1965. Premise The series was set in Ontario where clinical psychologist Dr. Robert Wallace (Douglass Watson) not only operated a private practice but taught his subject field at the local university. His wife Nancy (Louise King) and their children Johnny (Michael Dodds) and Sheila (Barbara Pierce) were also primary series characters. Other characters included Lila (Sandra Scott) who was Nancy's sister, Eric Brandt ( John Horton), Dexter Elliot (Chris Wiggins), Linda Harris (Anna Hagan), Dean Hogarth (Cec Linder), Walter Leeds (Robert Goodier), Wilma Leeds (Lynne Gorman), Jack Williams (Stephen Levy) and Carol Williams (Toby Tarnow). Doctor characters included Vincent Conway (Peter Donat), Russell Wingate (Ivor Barry Ivor Barry (12 April 1919 – 12 December 2006) was a Welsh film and television actor. Born in South Wales, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Susan
''Miss Susan'' is a daytime drama which aired on NBC from March 12 to December 28, 1951. The main writer was William Kendall Clarke. The show, originating from Philadelphia and later retitled ''Martinsville, U.S.A.'', aired for 15 minutes at 3:00 p.m. ET on weekdays, and starred Susan Peters, who had previously garnered critical acclaim as a film actress before suffering an accidental gunshot wound that left her paraplegic. It was the first program with a handicapped person as the star. Premise Susan Martin is an attorney who moved back to her hometown of Martinsville, Ohio to practice law after she was paralyzed following an auto accident. Soon after Susan returned to town, she had to decide whether or not the family housekeeper, Laura, was an art thief. When not dealing with these matters, Susan agonized over marrying Bill Carter, who wanted to have many children. Susan is unsure if she is able to bear children due to her disability. Cast *Susan Peters as Susan Martin * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers And Friends
''Lovers and Friends'' is an American soap opera that aired on NBC from January 3 to May 6, 1977. When the show didn't catch on immediately, NBC put the show on hiatus for seven months, and then brought it back on December 6, 1977 as a retooled show with the title ''For Richer, For Poorer''. The show continued on until it came to an end on September 29, 1978. The show was created by Harding Lemay and Paul Rauch, who were both also working for the daytime drama '' Another World''. ''Lovers and Friends'' was not a spinoff or an indirect spin-off of the former series; however, it did take the place of the direct ''Another World'' spinoff, ''Somerset'', on the NBC schedule upon its premiere. None of the show's characters came from ''Another World'', nor did any of that show's characters appear on it until it became ''For Richer, For Poorer''. History ''Lovers and Friends'' (January–May 1977) The show was set in the fictional Chicago suburb of Point Clair, Illinois, and focused o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Survive A Marriage
''How to Survive a Marriage'' is an American soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 18, 1975. The serial was created by Anne Howard Bailey, with much input from then-NBC Vice President Lin Bolen. The show's working title was ''From This Moment'' and was an in-house NBC production. A total of 332 episodes were produced (255 in its first season, and 77 in its final season). Synopsis Larry and his wife Christine (nicknamed "Chris," played by Jennifer Harmon) soon divorced and while battling for custody of their daughter Lori, Chris entered the workforce. On Valentine's Day 1975, Chris and Larry remarried, and she then battled alcoholism. Initially, the show featured veteran soap actress Rosemary Prinz in the role of Dr. Julie Franklin, a staunch feminist who counseled her friends on the joys of being an independent woman, only to decide that her life was truly complete by marrying a man. Prinz only agreed to stay on the show for a short t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden Faces (American TV Series)
''Hidden Faces'' is an American soap opera that aired on NBC from December 30, 1968 to June 27, 1969. The series was created by Irving Vendig, who also created the serial ''The Edge of Night''. The serial focused on a law firm that was dealing with a high profile murder case throughout its 127-episode run; the main romantic angle had the firm's senior partner, Arthur Adams, becoming involved with client Kate Logan, a female surgeon accused of murder, which Adams and partner Nick Turner acquitted her of. Charles Fisher was the producer of the program, which was an in-house NBC production. The show was a production of NBC, and was the only NBC-owned soap opera at the time. (The network was later to own ''How to Survive a Marriage'' and to purchase '' The Doctors'' from that show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive.) The show's leading stars were Conard Fowkes as Adams, Gretchen Walther as Logan, and Tony Lo Bianco as Turner. Others in the cast included Linda Blair, Robin Braxton, Ludi Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
