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 ...

Head writing a daytime drama has to be the most challenging job in show business as soap operas produce approximately 250 (!) episodes each per year. It seemed as if everyone in town was talking about ...

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

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 ...