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One Day. Three Soaps. A Battle That Took Aim at CBS

John Beradino starred on General Hospital as Dr. Steve Hardy, with Emily McLaughlin as Nurse Jessie Brewer, and Roy Thinnes as Je…

Roger Newcomb • April 01, 2026

1963: The Doctors premiered on NBC and General Hospital debuted on ABC. On this day in... 1963: NBC premiered a new dayt…

Roger Newcomb • April 01, 2026

Emmy Award-winning General Hospital actor Peter Hansen died on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Santa Clarita, California. He was 95. …

Roger Newcomb • April 11, 2017

Michael M. Ryan debuted on NBC soap opera Another World during the show's first year on the air. Actor Michael M. Ryan, w…

Roger Newcomb • March 04, 2017

Patricia Allison and Jacqueline Courtney starred in Our Five Daughters as Barbara and Ann Lee. A Complete, Concise Yearly Hist…

We Love Soaps • August 17, 2015

Legendary actress Denise Alexander performed in over 2500 radio shows in New York starting at age 6, and was part of the transiti…

Roger Newcomb • October 30, 2010

Three new serials debuted on April 1, 1963, GENERAL HOSPITAL on ABC and BEN JERROD and THE DOCTORS on NBC. BEN JERROD was short-…

Roger Newcomb • April 01, 2010

NAME: Denise Alexander RANK: 43 SOAP ROLES: Lesley Webber, GENERAL HOSPITAL (1973-1984, 1996-present off and on); Sister Bea…

We Love Soaps • January 07, 2010

Tide Turns in Soaper Outlook By Cecil Smith Los Angeles Times April 1, 1963 Three new soap operas take the air today (no, no…

Roger Newcomb (We Love Soaps) • April 01, 2009

Three new serials debuted on April 1, 1963, GENERAL HOSPITAL on ABC and BEN JERROD and THE DOCTORS on NBC. BEN JERROD was short-…

Roger Newcomb (We Love Soaps) • April 01, 2009