Even though only four original soap operas remain on the air, our appetite for high drama has never been more insatiable.

Before the age of binge-watching and streaming platforms that know what you want to watch before you do, there was an institution known as “appointment television.” For millions, this daily ritual ...

Real life continues to inspire reel life.

Characterized by melodrama and mawkishness, soap operas tend to appeal to wider audiences, influencing network executives to keep them on air for many years. With plots like Marlena marrying the ...

From soap operas and variety shows to titans of adult animation, these are the longest-running scripted series in TV history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Tuesday, July 29, the show is reaching its 100th episode, a major milestone for the hourlong daytime soap opera that follows ...

General Hospital has been heartbreakingly sad, even for someone like me who started watching after Leslie Charleson died and Monica was “sent upstairs” until the series was ready for the on-screen ...

Laden with glamour and loaded with jaw-dropping plot twists, soap operas have entertained audiences for decades, going all the way back to the heyday of radio. While some of them might have been short ...