15 Longest-Running American Daytime Soap Operas

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    OrangeGuitar

    "Guiding Light" actually ran even longer than you stated as it began on radio and transitioned to TV when TV came along... further cementing it's position as the longest running American Soap Opera.

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      CyanBucket

      Agree, Guiding Light definitely deserves the title of the longest running soap opera in history!

      And what a horrible write up for the longest running soap opera, the other soaps listed got better descriptions than GL did in this article. It started the careers of Kevin Bacon, Nia Long, Hayden P (Heroes, Nashville, etc.), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect franchise, etc.), Sherry Stringfield, etc.

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        BlueBeer

        It has broadcast history of 72 years: 15 years on radio and 57 years on TV

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    GoldBottleOpener

    I don't know why we have the news networks like CNN, MSNBC, FOX, etc. for if they are going to interrupt ABC, CBS, and NBC for the impeachment trial and breaking news!

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    RedElephant

    If there's ever an Award for..."Most Doppelgangers...and...Most People Resurrected From Death...and...Most Characters With Implanted 'Chips' In Their Brains Making Them Believe That They're Someone Else"...then Days of Our Lives would win it...HANDS DOWN...

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    OrangeMagnet

    My mom watched soaps from 1:00 to 4:00 Monday thru Friday after her house work was done. She liked All My Children, Guiding Light, Days of our Lives and As The World turns. I wish good netflix series lasted as many seasons. Once you get to know the characters you don't want a good series to end...but as the saying goes..."All good things must come to an end". ..even our lives.