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 ...

Soaps once brought in 75% of a TV network’s revenue, says author Elana Levine. “Soaps were a legitimate kind of pop culture sensation.” Without soaps, we wouldn’t have melodramas or reality shows.

Look, I love a good soap opera. I grew up on Dallas, and I still sneak in The Bold and the Beautiful when I can. There’s something about the betrayal, the big reveals, and the constant twists that ...

Generations after "Generations," CBS launches the first-ever predominantly Black soap as America grapples with race.

Soap operas’ detractors usually cite the same critiques of the genre, calling out the over-the-top drama, the frequent recasting of characters, the workmanlike production design and cinematography, ...

Overview of the upcoming BGSU conference “Soap Operas in Popular Culture.” The soap opera started in the 1930s on radio and remains a fixture today in various formats. How has the soap opera ...

Whoopi Goldberg is back on The View after a two-week absence. The co-host and moderator, 70, returned to the ABC talk show on ...

The year 2025 is more than halfway through, and soap lovers have already had to say good-bye to many daytime legends. (And a few folks who just passed through.) Soap Opera Digest takes a look back at ...

A new era is born.