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Henry Slesar

FLASHBACK: Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets (Part 1 of 3)

Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets The Soap Box Vol. V No. 9 September 1979 by Linda Susman Like parents raising their of…

We Love Soaps • August 14, 2026

1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered on CBS. 1971: ABC aired the final episode of Dark Shadows . 1978: Pr…

Roger Newcomb • April 02, 2026

1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered on CBS. 1971: ABC aired the final episode of Dark Shadows . 1978: P…

Roger Newcomb • April 02, 2019

1951: A daytime version of Hawkins Falls premiered. 1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered on CBS. 1971: …

Roger Newcomb • April 02, 2018

1951: A daytime version of Hawkins Falls premiered. 1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered on CBS. 1971: …

Roger Newcomb • April 02, 2017

1951: A daytime version of Hawkins Falls premiered. 1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered on CBS. 1971: …

Roger Newcomb • April 02, 2016

Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets The Soap Box Vol. V No. 9 September 1979 by Linda Susman (continued from Part 2 ) …

We Love Soaps • August 04, 2015

"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular…

We Love Soaps • April 02, 2015

On this date in... 1951: HAWKINS FALLS, a primetime dramedy in 1950 returned as 15-minute five-days-a-week daytime soap opera …

Roger Newcomb • April 02, 2013

On this date in... 1956: AS THE WORLD TURNS, the first 30-minute daytime soap opera, premiered on CBS. Read Irna Phillips'…

We Love Soaps • April 02, 2012