“The Guiding Light” was also a pioneer in on-screen diversity, becoming the first soap opera to feature African-American actors in contract roles. In 1966, the character Jim Frazier was played by ...

CBS is set to make television history with the debut of Beyond the Gates, the first Black-led soap opera in over 30 years.

Many of the most popular soap operas have been a part of daytime TV schedules for decades, with episodes airing daily. This ...

In other cases, TVs can ship with aggressive motion smoothing, which can make even high-end movies and TV shows look like soap operas. Hence the name: the Soap Opera Effect (SOE). Introduced as a ...

Written in 1994 by Mike Eserkaln, this farce reveals the creative process of a television statistician who has been contractually forced into writing a soap opera against his will. Directed by ...

Leslie was best known for her role in the hit US soap opera where she played Monica Quartermaine ... Her impressive stint on the show featured one of daytime TV's biggest love triangles which ...

It’s been a while since soap fans have enjoyed watching Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Erika Slezak as Victoria “Viki” ...

Leslie Charleson, best known for her nearly 50-year portrayal of Dr. Monica Quartermaine on the iconic soap opera “General Hospital,” has died at 79. Frank Valentini, executive producer of ...

Love Island fans have been comparing the show to a TV soap opera. The new series of Love Island: All Stars will begin on 13 January, and fans of the reality show are eagerly awaiting the drama ...

Reality TV has proven a cheap and effective way of guaranteeing audiences, often from the same demographics and in the same time slots as the soap operas covet. Helen Worth’s final ‘Corrie ...