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Question by steph
Submitted on 10/25/2003
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what and when did the first soap opera appear on television?

Answer by Alec
Submitted on 1/21/2004
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The first soap opera did not appear on television at all. It was on the radio .

Answer by AL
Submitted on 4/29/2004
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Indeed, the first sitcoms came in the form of radio Serials, unfortunately this doesnt answer your question, i'llhave a look around.

Answer by ja
Submitted on 5/25/2004
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guiding light

Answer by THe
Submitted on 7/13/2004
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The first real prime time soap opera was Peyton Place (1964-1969).

Answer by Vern
Submitted on 9/9/2004
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The question still is not fully answered. What date did the first soap appear on TV?

Answer by JUN
Submitted on 3/3/2005
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MARINA

Answer by REIN
Submitted on 3/3/2005
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FAR AWAY HILL

Answer by redgal
Submitted on 3/22/2005
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the question pertained to the first televised soap opera. Peyton Place does not answer the question because it came later than the first daytime soap opera. If the answer is the Guiding Light..what year did it first appear on television and did it transition from radio. I can't remember the answer, but I do know that the soap opera first appeared on radio then transitioned to television

Answer by SH
Submitted on 5/17/2005
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Faraway Hill from 1946 was on network television, according to Wikipedia.

Answer by Winters
Submitted on 7/12/2005
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Why ask the question?

Answer by TheRealAnswer
Submitted on 8/23/2005
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First aired on October 2nd, 1946, Faraway Hills was the first TV soap opera, airing on the new DuMont network.

Answer by smelly fish
Submitted on 10/18/2005
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i dont know what to put in here so ill just wright this to you all is that ok with you?

Answer by blah blah
Submitted on 12/6/2005
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it was on the radio in the 1940's ... i think

Answer by psycho stylist
Submitted on 12/13/2005
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The first soap opera did not appear on TV it was on the radio as mentioned by another person. And it was the Secret Storm. My grandmother used to listen to it.

Answer by KAY
Submitted on 8/26/2006
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THE FIRST SOAP ON TELEVISION WAS IN 1948 AND WAS CALLED 'CLAUDIA'...

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Answer by Ri-Ri
Submitted on 12/18/2005
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what is the first radio soap opera ever made

Answer by stealth
Submitted on 3/15/2006
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the first soap opera was in 1946 -per Snapple

Answer by trishalynn
Submitted on 5/1/2006
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faraway hill

Answer by tasha
Submitted on 10/19/2006
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ship, crap n horse poo

Answer by bus
Submitted on 11/15/2006
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What is the longest running soap opera

Answer by smash
Submitted on 12/6/2006
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actually, coronation street was first aired in 1960

Answer by Bludolfin
Submitted on 1/12/2007
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The question was WHAT and WHEN did the first TV soap opera appear? NOT radio, Not Sitcom...

Answer by Kate Mae
Submitted on 3/27/2007
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I don't know WHAT the first soap was, but it debuted on TV in 1946.

Answer by Knowitall
Submitted on 7/3/2007
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You are wrong The first soap opera on television was broadcast during the summer of 1946 on WRGB, a General Electric Station in Schenectady, New York. Called WAR BRIDE, this 13-part series was the story of a returning GI and his new wife