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This Week in Soap Opera History (June 21-27)

"This Week in Soap Opera History" is a curated video roundup celebrating the milestones, debuts, cliffhangers, weddings…

Roger Newcomb • June 26, 2026

Today in Soap Opera History: June 25

1971: The final episode of A World Apart . 1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison. 1999: The final ep…

Roger Newcomb • June 25, 2026

When Three Soap Operas Premiered on the Same Day

The latest We Love Soaps Insider Substack post by Michael Poirier takes us back to March 30, 1970—the day three daytime soap ope…

Roger Newcomb • April 01, 2026

Today in Soap Opera History (March 30)

1970: A World Apart and The Best of Everything premiered on ABC. Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC. Dark Sha…

Roger Newcomb • March 30, 2019

Today in Soap Opera History (June 25)

1971: The final episode of A World Apart . 1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison. 1999: The fina…

Roger Newcomb • June 25, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (March 30)

1970: A World Apart and The Best of Everything premiered on ABC. Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC. Dark Sha…

Roger Newcomb • March 30, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (June 25)

1971: The final episode of A World Apart . 1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison. 1999: The fina…

Roger Newcomb • June 25, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (March 30)

1970: A World Apart and The Best of Everything premiered on ABC. Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC. Dark Sha…

Roger Newcomb • March 30, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (June 25)

1971: The final episode of A World Apart . 1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison. 1999: The fina…

Roger Newcomb • June 25, 2016

Today in Soap Opera History (March 30)

1970: A World Apart and The Best of Everything premiered on ABC. Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC. Dark Sha…

Roger Newcomb • March 30, 2016

James Noble Dead at 94

James Noble TV, film and stage character actor James Noble, who starred in the ABC sitcom Benson , died Monday, March 28. He wa…

Roger Newcomb • March 29, 2016

FLASHBACK: A Complete, Concise Yearly History of TV Soap Operas - 1947 to 1977 (Part 7)

All My Children starred Karen Gorney as Tara Martin and Richard Hatch as Philip Brent. A Complete, Concise Yearly History of T…

We Love Soaps • August 20, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (June 25)

1971: The final episode of A World Apart . 1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison. 1999: The final …

We Love Soaps • June 25, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (March 30)

1970: A World Apart and The Best of Everything premiered on ABC. 1970: Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC. 19…

We Love Soaps • March 30, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (June 25)

1999: The final episode of Another World aired after a 35 year run on NBC. "History is a gallery of pictures in which th…

Roger Newcomb • June 25, 2014

Today in Soap Opera History (June 25)

On this date in... 1968: Humbert Allen Astredo debuted as Nicholas Blair in DARK SHADOWS. 1971: ABC aired the final epsiode…

Roger Newcomb • June 25, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (March 30)

Legendary producer and director Gloria Monty died seven years ago today. On this date in... 1970: A WORLD APART, created b…

Roger Newcomb • March 30, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (November 18)

Arthur Peterson, Mercedes McCambridge, Helen Behmiller and Henrietta Ledro.  Peterson was born 100 years ago today! On this d…

Roger Newcomb • November 18, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (October 30)

On this date in... 1933: THE ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT debuted over CBS Radio. The show aired 7,222 episodes during its run until…

Roger Newcomb • October 30, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (June 25)

On this date in... 1968:  Humbert Allen Astredo debuted as Nicholas Blair on DARK SHADOWS. 1971: ABC's A WORLD APART, sta…

Roger Newcomb • June 25, 2012