The character, played since by Kim Zimmer, was also presumed dead three times and did die once. The show's core audience, and that of most daytime television, was women, who have entered the workforce in droves and are no longer at home during the day in large numbers to watch television, Leahey said. Only seven daytime television soap operas remain on the air in the US, down from as many as 17 in the s and s, she said.
According to a tally by Entertainment Weekly magazine, over the years 15 characters returned after being killed off, 10 became romantically involved with both a father and a son or a mother and a daughter, and seven were paralysed and confined to wheelchairs before miraculously recovering. Guiding Light, the world's longest running television show, ended today when main characters Josh and Reva agree to get married "again," and drive off in Josh's vintage pickup truck.
Here is how some other soaps have finished:. Brookside Channel 4's flagship soap opera ended in November after 21 years, as the houses of Brookside Close were about to be demolished to make way for a waste incinerator.
On the way out the residents lynched baddie Jack Michaelson - his name was said to be a play on Channel 4 executive Michael Jackson, who axed the show. Cuna de Lobos Cradle of Wolves This Mexican telenovela ended in when one-eyed villain Catalina learnt that her beloved son Alejandro had been inadvertently killed in the plane crash she engineered to murder her stepson Jose, and that her crimes had been exposed. Guiding Light also happens to be the longest-running daytime drama and hits the fifth spot for the longest-running show when it comes to the history of broadcast.
With a broadcast run of over seven decades, Guiding Light evolved significantly over the years. As if transforming from a radio program into a T. In , it was bumped to a minute program and was eventually aired for one hour in late Clearly, Guiding Light fans simply could not get enough of the show.
Many were disappointed to find out the show was going to be canceled in September So much so, some viewers were hoping for a revival of some sorts. Sadly, it never happened.
At the age of 19, Phillips gave birth to a still-born infant and found comfort when tuning into Preston Bradley? In addition to a preacher, Bradley was the founder of People? Guiding Light experienced some great successes during their early years, including hitting the top spot for soap operas between the years of and It would consistently land in the top-five spot as time wore on and even dethrone the ever-popular General Hospital from its number-one spot for three weeks in the s.
Still, over the years the daytime drama? The last episode aired on September 18 th of that year. In , the show took a huge leap forward in creating the first-ever social issues storyline in daytime drama history.
Bert Bauer, a mom character on the program, was diagnosed with uterine cancer and fully recovered. The condition was discovered during a routine pap smear check up and increased a tremendous amount of awareness around the illness and the need for regular visits to your doctor.
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