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Today in Soap Opera History (September 27)

1965: New daytime soaps Morning Star and Paradise Bay premiered on NBC. Never Too Young (and The Nurses ) debuted on ABC. 198…

Roger Newcomb • September 27, 2025

1965: Four new daytime soap operas premiered: Morning Star and Paradise Bay on NBC, along with The Nurses and Never Too Yo…

Roger Newcomb • September 27, 2018

1965: Four new daytime soap operas premiered: Morning Star and Paradise Bay on NBC, along with The Nurses and Never Too Yo…

Roger Newcomb • September 27, 2017

1965: Four new daytime soap operas premiered: Morning Star and Paradise Bay on NBC, along with The Nurses and Never Too Yo…

Roger Newcomb • September 27, 2016

1965: Four new daytime soap operas premiered: Morning Star and Paradise Bay on NBC, along with The Nurses and Never Too Yo…

We Love Soaps • September 27, 2015

Nelson Aspen, Courtney Simon and Peter Simon enjoyed catching up over the weekend. Photo Credit: @nelsonaspen Today's Soa…

Roger Newcomb • June 15, 2015

1965: Four new daytime soap operas premiered: Morning Star and Paradise Bay on NBC, plus The Nurses and Never Too Young o…

Kev • September 27, 2014

1965: Four new daytime soap operas premiered - NBC's MORNING STAR and PARADISE BAY, and ABC's THE NURSES and NEVER TOO…

Roger Newcomb • September 27, 2013

On this date in... 1965: NBC's MORNING STAR and PARADISE BAY premiered, both created by Ted Corday. The shows ran until Ju…

Roger Newcomb • September 27, 2012

today has released a brand new, 11-episode GUIDING LIGHT DVD: The Bauer Family Story. The Bauer family first appeared on the 1…

Roger Newcomb • April 17, 2012

On this date in... 1965: NBC's MORNING STAR, created by Ted Corday, premiered. The show ran until July 1, 1966. MORNING S…

We Love Soaps • September 27, 2011

Peter Simon came in at #31 on the 50 Greatest Soap Actors of All Time list. Here are some classic clips of Simon's work o…

Roger Newcomb • April 10, 2010

Can you name everyone in this classic SEARCH FOR TOMORROW photo?

Roger Newcomb • April 09, 2010

PETER SIMON'S 'AVERAGE' GUY NETS AN EMMY NOMINATION By Marla Hart Chicago Tribune May 19, 1994 When most people…

Roger Newcomb • April 09, 2010

NAME: Peter Simon RANK: 31 SOAP ROLES: Ed Bauer, GUIDING LIGHT (1981-1984, 1986-1996, 2002-2004, 2009); Ian McFarland, AS TH…

We Love Soaps • April 09, 2010