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'Search for Tomorrow' Ended 32 Years Ago Today: Cheers to 35 Years

Beloved daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow ended its 35-year run on December 26, 1986. After more than three decades on CBS…

Roger Newcomb • December 26, 2018

Where Are They Now: Brian Frons Is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at UCLA Anderson

Brian Frons at UCLA Anderson's 2016 Pulse Conference in February. On December 2, 2011, ABC announced that its president of …

Roger Newcomb • April 23, 2016

Prospect Park Sets Millions of Soap Fan Hearts at Ease: Brian Frons NOT Involved with OLTL and AMC Return

Jeff Kwatinetz, Chairman and CEO of Prospect Park, has reached out to We Love Soaps and soap fans everywhere with a very satisfy…

Kev • April 19, 2013

BRIAN FRONS: Please - Tell Me He's Not Working for Prospect Park Now!

For weeks I've been wrestling with a big industry question mark that just keeps getting bigger (and more twisted). Rumors - …

Kev • April 18, 2013

FLASHBACK: DAYS OF OUR LIVES Hits #1 (1988)

Wedding lifts `Days' to No. 1 soaps rating By Robert Feder Chicago Sun-Times August 17, 1988 There's nothing like a…

Roger Newcomb • August 03, 2012

FLASHBACK: Mirth Joins Melodrama In Soaps 1989 - Brian Frons, Jill Farren Phelps, Agnes Nixon

SANTA BARBARA's Joe Marinelli MIRTH JOINS MELODRAMA IN SOAPS By Libby Slate Sun Sentinel April 16, 1989 Near-death e…

We Love Soaps • July 19, 2012

TIMELINE: The Rise and Fall of Prospect Park, or, The Martyrdom of ALL MY CHILDREN & ONE LIFE TO LIVE

Admit it. Only six months ago, the phrase "Prospect Park" conjured images of trees and picnics and not much else. Tod…

We Love Soaps • December 06, 2011

DEVILS: We Knew Frons; Alternative is Dummer

When it comes to the future of ABC's scripted dramas, what's bigger news than the departure of Brian Frons? The promotion…

Kev • December 02, 2011

OUT: Grim Reaper of Soaps Brian Frons Leaves ABC Disney (Fired?); Scythe Passed to Unscripted Advocate Vicki Dummer; What is Times Square Studios?

Another bombshell day for ABC Daytime, this time the announcement that Brian Frons will leave when his contract expires in Januar…

We Love Soaps • December 02, 2011

SURVEY: Who Do You Blame for the Loss of ONE LIFE TO LIVE and ALL MY CHILDREN?

ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE will not return with new web episodes this winter. In fact, it seems they may both be gone …

Kev • November 27, 2011

NEWS ROUNDUP: Showbiz411 Blasts Brian Frons! Would You Watch An AMC Web Show? 'Hitler' Soap Changes Name

Showbiz411 wonders if GENERAL HOSPITAL will kill off Robin Scorpio, blasts Brian Frons for destroying the ABC soaps "Congra…

Roger Newcomb • November 22, 2011

WATCH: Hilarious Brian Frons "Tribute" Song

Hostess "Dame" Robin Strasser and the Imperial Court of New York welcomed philanthropists large and small this past Frid…

We Love Soaps • November 07, 2011

Brian Frons 'Thrilled' to Give ONE LIFE TO LIVE Time Slot to Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry

In what appears to be another attempt to punch-up ONE LIFE TO LIVE's replacement, THE REVOLUTION, Brian Frons has re-jiggered …

Kev • October 31, 2011

Brian Frons Promotes CHEW Creator to Vice President, Programming & Development, ABC Daytime

Randall Barone, the man behind the creation, development, and launch of THE CHEW, was officially promoted today. It's an inte…

Kev • October 04, 2011

READER RESULTS: 25 Biggest Blunders In Daytime Soap Opera History

We Love Soaps recently counted down the 25 Biggest Blunders In Daytime Soap Opera History . Last week we asked for your opinion…

We Love Soaps • September 19, 2011

Barbara Walters Praises ABC On THE VIEW Season Premiere; THE CHEW Co-Host Appears

Barbara Walters and the other co-hosts of ABC's morning show, THE VIEW, returned Tuesday to talk about what they did on their…

We Love Soaps • September 06, 2011

Susan Lucci Rips Brian Frons In New Paperback Version Of Her Memoir: I watched Brian Frons' decisions destroy the production of our show

ALL MY CHILDREN's Susan Lucci doesn't mince words in the new epilogue added to her memoir, "All My Life," which…

We Love Soaps • September 04, 2011