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Genie Francis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2026 Daytime Emmys

Genie Francis, one of the most iconic actors in the history of daytime television, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at…

September 4 in Soap Opera History

1987: Santa Barbara 's Cruz went to Summerfest with Eden. 1992: GL's Alan-Michael switched out Eleni's birth cont…

September 3 in Soap Opera History

1951: Search for Tomorrow premiered on CBS.  1984: Kathleen McKinnon arrived on Another World . 1985: Santa Barbara's Chr…

September 2 in Soap Opera History

1964: Another World's Pat had TV's first abortion. 1985: Santa Barbara's C.C. collapsed before signing divorce pa…

September 1 in Soap Opera History

1976: Ryan's Hope's  Jack was annoyed with Little John.  1981:  The Edge of Night's  Nadine called out…

August 31 in Soap Opera History

1960: Grace was still bitter on The Secret Storm . 1989: Josie moved in with the Matthews family on Another World . 1994: Eric…

August 30 in Soap Opera History

1968: The Doctors' Mike returned home. 1991: Wayne Northrop returned to Days of our Lives as Roman. 2004: General Hospita…

August 29 in Soap Opera History

1966: Mia Farrow left Peyton Place . 1979: Calvin had a big day on Edge of Night . 1985: Ryan's Hope's D.J. celebrate…

Colorized Vintage Soap Opera Ads, Part 2

We took some of our favorite vintage soap opera ads and colorized them using AI. Check out the results below which include ads for…

August 28 in Soap Opera History

1986: Another World's "Marissa" made her way to Bay City. 1991: Santa Barbara's Dash and Katrina grew close…

August 27 in Soap Opera History

1976: Ryan's Hope's Frank realized his campaign was over. 1992: All My Children's Nick returned. 1996: Another W…

August 26 in Soap Opera History

1968: T he Doctors'  Nick proposed to Althea. 1980: Texas' Justin rescued Rikki from a burning race car. 1981: Edge o…

August 25 in Soap Opera History

1966: Days of our Lives'  Julie wanted to stay in Salem. 1975: Susan Harney debuted as Alice on  Another Worl d 1987:  As the …

August 24 in Soap Opera History

1979: General Hospital's Laura wanted a job at the disco.  1987: Lizzie demanded answers on Ryan's Hope . 1989: As the…

Classic Clip: Greg & Jenny on 'All My Children'

August 23 in Soap Opera History

1960: Alan was unhappy with Susan on  The Secret Storm . 1984: Jonathan had a Nola Star Trek style fantasy on  Guiding Light . …

General Hospital: The Lost Years and Renewal

By Michael Poirier Contributing Writer, We Love Soaps Insider Gloria Monty gets credit for taking General Hospital ’s anemic viewi…

FLASHBACK: Location Shooting...A Soap Could Visit Your Home Town (Part 1)

Search for Tomorrow went on location to Washtington, D.C.—where it was warmer—to shoot park scenes. Location Shooting...A Soa…

FLASHBACK: You Are Cordially Invited to A (Soap) Wedding (Part 1)

When Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) and Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) finally set their wedding date, October 1, 1976, Days of our Li…

Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere began her career as a child actress on One Life to Live and Guiding Light. . Actress Hayden Panettiere, who …