8.1 /10
Sydney Washington is the heiress to a large company run by her rich father, Buck Washington. When a power struggle ensues between the two, the family breaks, old rivals return, and secrets and lies are spread. Who will claim power and who will remain powerless?
Average Episode Run Time: 41` . MMPA: TV-14 . 2017 - 2020
Total Seasons: 3 . Total Episodes: 69
Director: Helene Bailey
Producer:
Stars:
7.8 /10
In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. They are led by widowed matriarch Charlotte, who is locked in a deadly power struggle with rival raisin magnate Tyler Cane.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr 12` . MMPA: TV-PG . 1986
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 5
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Producer: Mark Ganzel , Jay Kleckner , R.W. Goodwin
Stars: Carol Burnett , Dabney Coleman , Gregory Harrison , Teri Garr , Charles Grodin , Luis Ávalos
7.8 /10
The Edge of Night was an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network until November 28, 1975; the series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984. There were 7,420 episodes, with some 1,800 available for syndication.
Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: . 1956 - 1984
Total Seasons: 6 . Total Episodes: 305
Director: Irving Vendig
Producer: Gail Kobe , Erwin Nicholson
Stars: Frances Fisher , Holland Taylor , Joel Crothers , Forrest Compton , Lois Kibbee , Ann Flood
7.7 /10
An engineer who works in a large construction company and a poor worker without aspirations both share a love that dared to go beyond all prejudices and differences. Based on the Chilean TV series of the same name.
Average Episode Run Time: 45` . MMPA: TV-14 . 2013
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 10
Director: José Ignacio Valenzuela
Producer:
Stars: José Luis Reséndez , Ana Layevska , Fabián Ríos , Felicia Mercado , Diana Quijano , Shalim Ortiz
7.7 /10
The Cry of Mann: A Trool Day Holiday Spectacular is a series by Wham City that streamed on the [adult swim] website in late October/early November 2017. It tells the story of a family whose patriarch, industrialist Tank Mann, has gone missing; meanwhile, due to the machinations of the stepmother, Courtney, the company is on the verge of a hostile takeover. Viewers could call in and talk to the characters thanks to the many orange phones that the "Ghost Lady" sets up around the house.
Average Episode Run Time: 45` . MMPA: NR . 2017
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 8
Director: Robby Rackleff
Producer: Robby Rackleff , Ben O'Brien , Cricket Arrison
Stars: Sam Weiner , Cricket Arrison , Lorelei Ramirez , Robby Rackleff , Connor M. Kizer , Ross Mason
7.5 /10
Winnetka Road is an American television drama which premiered on NBC on March 12, 1994, and concluded on April 16, 1994. The series was created by John Byrum, and follows the lives and loves of an oddly interconnected group of people in a suburban Chicago town.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1994
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 6
Director: John Byrum
Producer: John Byrum
Stars: Ed Begley Jr. , Josh Brolin , Kristen Cloke , Kurt Deutsch , Catherine Hicks , Meg Tilly
7.5 /10
The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman. The series was at least partly inspired by the more coltish elements of the soap opera Dallas, and dealt with the intrigues of the Texas-based ranch-owning Champion family. The show's cast included Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Cybill Shepherd, Chuck Connors, Noah Beery, Jr., Ken Curtis, Robin Wright and Jane Russell. The Yellow Rose was canceled after one season of twenty-two episodes. In the summer of 1990, the series was rerun again on NBC along with the short-lived Bret Maverick starring James Garner.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1983 - 1984
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 22
Director: Harry Falk , Lee H. Katzin , Gary Griffin
Producer: Malcolm R. Harding , Jennifer Jackson Part , Mindy Marin
Stars: Noah Beery Jr. , Edward Albert , David Soul , Ken Curtis , Chuck Connors , Cybill Shepherd
7.5 /10
Titans is an American prime time soap opera that debuted on October 4, 2000 on NBC. Thirteen episodes were filmed, of which eleven were actually aired. Produced by Aaron Spelling, the series was initially marketed as a "Dynasty for the new millennium," attempting to emulate the style of Spelling's earlier hit series. However, low ratings led NBC to cancel the series before its first season was completed.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2000 - 2001
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 13
Director: Michael Lange , Charles Correll , Anson Williams
Producer: Aaron Spelling , Charles Pratt, Jr.
Stars: Casper Van Dien , Yasmine Bleeth , Elizabeth Bogush , Perry King , John Barrowman , Victoria Principal
7.4 /10
Bright Promise is an American daytime soap opera that ran on NBC from September 29, 1969 to March 31, 1972. It aired weekdays at 3:30 PM Eastern/2:30 PM Central.
Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: . 1969 - 1972
Total Seasons: 3 . Total Episodes: 321
Director:
Producer:
Stars: Dana Andrews , Susan Brown , Paul Lukather
7.2 /10
Capitol is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987 for 1,270 episodes. As its name suggests, the storyline usually revolves around the political intrigues of people whose lives intertwined in Washington, D.C.
Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: . 1982 - 1987
Total Seasons: 5 . Total Episodes: 260
Director: Steven Karpf , Elinor Karpf
Producer: John Conboy
Stars: Dane Witherspoon , Marla Adams , Tonja Walker , Carolyn Jones , Kimberly Beck , Constance Towers
7.2 /10
Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera that premiered on September 3, 1951, on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast, it was the longest-running non-news program on television. This record would later be broken by Hallmark Hall of Fame, which premiered on Christmas Eve 1951 and still airs occasionally. The show was created by Roy Winsor and was first written by Agnes Nixon for thirteen weeks and, later, by Irving Vendig.
Average Episode Run Time: 27` . MMPA: . 1951 - 1952
Total Seasons: 35 . Total Episodes: 292
Director: Roy Winsor , Agnes Nixon
Producer:
Stars: Mary Stuart , Larry Haines , Melba Rae , Ellen Spencer , Michael Hawkins , Terry O'Sullivan
7.1 /10
Berrenger's is an American primetime television soap opera created by Diana Gould that aired on NBC in 1985. The series revolved around the Berrenger family, a New York dynasty which owned the glamorous department store which bore their name. Following in the tradition of Dynasty and Dallas, Berrenger's played up to the familiar motifs of 1980s soap operas - glamorous and beautiful characters, using money and power in games of love, business and betrayal. The series was cancelled after 13 one-hour episodes had been produced. In North America, only 11 of the 13 episodes were screened. Because of studio television output deals it was screened in Europe and Australia, and has sustained a modest cult following.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1985
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 12
Director: Linda Day , Bill Duke , Michael Preece
Producer:
Stars: Eddie Velez , Neva Patterson , Sam Wanamaker , Ben Murphy , Leslie Hope , Jonelle Allen
7.1 /10
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known simply as Destinos, is an educational television program created by Bill VanPatten, who was, at the time, Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The show, designed to introduce viewers to the basics of Spanish, had two seasons, beginning in 1992. Its 52 episodes are often used for educational purposes in schools and are still broadcast regularly on many PBS stations, as well as many local channels. Destinos was produced by WGBH Boston and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, with additional funding by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
Average Episode Run Time: 27` . MMPA: . 1992 - 1994
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 52
Director: Bill VanPatten
Producer:
Stars:
7.1 /10
The glamorous and exciting life for the staff of trendy magazine 'Communique', owned by Allen Rush, "the Darth Vader of publishing".
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1995 - 1996
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 21
Director: Tim Hunter , Allan Arkush , Victor Lobl
Producer: Darren Star
Stars: Lauren Hutton , Justin Lazard , John Barrowman , Ron Leibman , Tom Verica , Melissa Errico
7.1 /10
The Doctors is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England.
Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: . 1963
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 68
Director: Gene Lasko , Orvin Tovrov
Producer: Gene Lasko
Stars: James Pritchett , Carolee Campbell , Elizabeth Hubbard , Gerald Gordon , Lynette Bernay , Jock Gaynor
7 /10
The lives and trials of the staff and civilian residents of a US naval base.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1983 - 1984
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 22
Director: Alexander Singer , Harry Falk , Ernest Pintoff
Producer:
Stars: Dennis Weaver , Maud Adams , Andrew Stevens , Charles Frank , Richard Dean Anderson , Sela Ward
6.9 /10
Sunset Beach is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6, 1997 to December 31, 1999. The show follows the loves and lives of the people living in the Orange County coastal area named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California. Although there is a town in California called Sunset Beach, the show's beach scenes were shot on nearby Seal Beach. The show was co-produced by NBC and Spelling Television. Sunset Beach won two Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated another eleven times. The show also received twenty-two nominations for various other awards.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1997 - 1999
Total Seasons: 4 . Total Episodes: 763
Director: Rick Bennewitz , Gary Tomlin , Andrew Lee
Producer: Gary Tomlin , Aaron Spelling
Stars: Eddie Cibrian , Kathleen Noone , Nick Kiriazis , Lesley-Anne Down , Sarah Buxton , Susan Ward
6.9 /10
One Life to Live is an American soap opera broadcast on television for more than 43 years on the ABC network, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes via The Online Network since April 29, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. One Life to Live was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and then to an hour on January 16, 1978.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1968 - 2012
Total Seasons: 19 . Total Episodes: 3561
Director: Larry Carpenter , John O'Connell , Jill Mitwell
Producer: Frank Valentini , M.K. Weir , Paul Rauch
Stars: Kristen Alderson , John-Paul Lavoisier , Michael Easton , Melissa Archer , Bree Williamson , Erika Slezak
6.8 /10
Where the Heart Is was an American soap opera telecast on the CBS television network from September 8, 1969 to March 23, 1973. Created by Lou Scofield and Margaret DePriest, the program ran for 25 minutes, the remaining five minutes of its timeslot ceded to a CBS news break. Scofield and DePriest were the original head writers. A year after the soap’s premiere, they were succeeded by Pat Falken Smith. In 1972, Smith was replaced by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. The series was produced by Tom Donovan and directed by Richard Dunlap.
Average Episode Run Time: 25` . MMPA: . 1969 - 1973
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 213
Director: Margaret DePriest
Producer:
Stars: James Mitchell , Louise Shaffer , Diana Van der Vlis , Zohra Lampert , Marsha Mason , Ron Harper
6.8 /10
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC for 41 years, from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network since April 29, 2013 via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia which is modeled on the actual Philadelphia suburb of Rosemont.
Average Episode Run Time: 59` . MMPA: . 1970 - 2011
Total Seasons: 15 . Total Episodes: 2378
Director: James A. Baffico , Conal O'Brien , Barbara Simmons
Producer:
Stars: Bobbie Eakes , Michael E. Knight , Céline Dion , Richard Masur , Stephen McKinley Henderson , Jarred Sturman
