Editing List of soap operas (section)

==United States==
=== Radio serials ===
* ''[[The Goldbergs (broadcast series)|The Goldbergs]]'' (1929–1950)
* ''[[Clara, Lu, and Em]]'' (1930–1942)
* ''[[Painted Dreams]]'' (1930–1943)
* ''[[Myrt and Marge (radio series)|Myrt and Marge]]'' (1931–1942)
* ''[[Judy and Jane]]'' (1932–1935)
* ''[[Just Plain Bill]]'' (1932–1955)
* ''[[One Man's Family]]'' (1932–1959)
* ''[[Pepper Young's Family]]'' (1932–1959)
* ''[[Today's Children]]'' (1933–1938, 1943–1950)
* ''[[Ma Perkins]]'' (1933–1960)
* ''[[The Romance of Helen Trent]]'' (1933–1960)
* ''[[Girl Alone]]'' (1935–1941)
* ''[[The O'Neills]]'' (1935–1943)
* ''[[Bachelor's Children]]'' (1935–1946)
* ''[[Backstage Wife]]'' (1935–1959)
* ''[[Dan Harding's Wife]]'' (1936–1938)
* ''[[Second Husband]]'' (1936–1946)
* ''[[David Harum (radio program)|David Harum]]'' (1936–1950)
* ''[[Big Sister (radio series)|Big Sister]]'' (1936–1952)
* ''[[Our Gal Sunday]]'' (1936–1959)
* ''[[Kitty Keene, Inc.|Kitty Keene, Incorporated]]'' (1937–1941)
* ''[[Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories]]'' (1937–1955)
* ''[[Lorenzo Jones]]'' (1937–1955)
* ''[[Stella Dallas (radio series)|Stella Dallas]]'' (1937–1955)
* ''[[Guiding Light|The Guiding Light]]'' (1937–1956)
* ''[[Jane Arden (comics)|Jane Arden]]'' (1938–1939)
* ''[[Your Family and Mine]]'' (1938–1940)
* ''[[Valiant Lady (radio series)|Valiant Lady]]'' (1938–1952)
* ''[[Life Can Be Beautiful]]'' (1938–1954)
* ''[[Young Widder Brown]]'' (1938–1956)
* ''[[When a Girl Marries]]'' (1939–1957)
* ''[[Young Doctor Malone]]'' (1939–1960)
* ''[[Adopted Daughter]]'' (1939–1941)
* ''[[Against the Storm (radio program)|Against the Storm]]'' (1939–1952)
* ''[[Amanda of Honeymoon Hill]]'' (1940–1946)
* ''[[Portia Faces Life]]'' (1940–1953)
* ''[[Lonely Women]]'' (1942–1943)
* ''[[Perry Mason (radio series)|Perry Mason]]'' (1943–1955)
* ''[[Rosemary (radio series)|Rosemary]]'' (1944–1955)
* ''[[Aunt Mary (radio series)|Aunt Mary]]'' (1944–1961)
* ''[[The Second Mrs. Burton]]'' (1946–1960)
* ''[[The Brighter Day]]'' (1948–1956)

=== Daytime television ===
* ''[[These Are My Children]]'' (1949)
* ''[[A Woman to Remember]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Hawkins Falls]]'' (1950–1955)
* ''[[The First Hundred Years]]'' (1950–1952)
* ''[[Miss Susan]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Love of Life]]'' (1951–1980)
* ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' (1951–1986)
* ''[[Guiding Light]]'' (1952–2009)
* ''[[Three Steps to Heaven (TV series)|Three Steps to Heaven]]'' (1953–1954)
* ''[[Valiant Lady]]'' (1953–1957)
* ''[[First Love (1954 TV series)|First Love]]'' (1954–1955)
* ''[[One Man's Family]]'' (1954–1955)
* ''[[Portia Faces Life]]'' (1954–1955)
* ''[[Golden Windows]]'' (1954–1955)
* ''[[The Brighter Day]]'' (1954–1962)
* ''[[The Secret Storm]]'' (1954–1974)
* ''[[As the World Turns]]'' (1956–2010)
* ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' (1956–1984)
* ''[[From These Roots]]'' (1958–1961)
* ''[[Young Doctor Malone]]'' (1958–1963)
* ''[[The Clear Horizon]]'' (1960–1962)
* ''[[Our Five Daughters]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]'' (1963–1982)
* '''''[[General Hospital]]''''' (1963–present)
* ''[[A Flame in the Wind]]'' (1964–1965)
* ''[[The Young Marrieds]]'' (1964–1966)
* ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'' (1964–1969)
* ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' (1964–1999)
* ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (1965–2022)
* ''[[Morning Star (TV series)|Morning Star]]'' (1965–1966)
* ''[[Paradise Bay (TV series)|Paradise Bay]]'' (1965–1966)
* ''[[Never Too Young]]'' (1965–1966)
* ''[[The Nurses (TV series)#ABC TV series|The Nurses]]'' (1965–1967)
* ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' (1966–1971)
* ''[[Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)|Love Is a Many Splendored Thing]]'' (1967–1973)
* ''[[Hidden Faces (American TV series)|Hidden Faces]]'' (1968–1969)
* ''[[One Life to Live]]'' (1968–2012)
* ''[[Bright Promise]]'' (1969–1972)
* ''[[Where the Heart Is (American TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' (1969–1973)
* ''[[The Best of Everything (TV series)|The Best of Everything]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Bird of the Iron Feather]]'' (1970)<ref>Was the first soap with an all Black cast. See: Sergio Mims, February 24, 2017, [https://shadowandact.com/amp/bird-of-an-iron-feather-televisions-first-black-soap-opera-that-was-too-hot-for-television "''Bird of an Iron Feather'' – Television's First Black Soap Opera That Was Too Hot for Television], ''Shadow & Act''. ''[[Bird of an Iron Feather]]'' had an all Black cast and ran for 21 episodes three times a week starting in January 1970. [[Newton Minow]] was the chairman of the Channel 11 [[WTTW]] TV station that put on the show via a grant from the [[Ford Foundation]]. [https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/bird-iron-feather Television Academy Foundation interview]. The show's title came from a speech by [[Frederick Douglass]] given in 1847. [https://www.imdb.com/news/ni46971103/ 'Bird Of The Iron Feather' – A TV Show Way Too Hot For Its Time], 13 February 2013, IMDb; [https://www.facebook.com/BirdOfTheIronFeather/videos/ Facebook]</ref><ref>[https://current.org/2016/06/remembering-a-public-tv-drama-that-delved-into-lives-of-black-chicagoans/ "Remembering a public TV drama that delved into lives of black Chicagoans"] Sonja D. Williams, June 14, 2016, Current.org</ref>
* ''[[A World Apart (TV series)|A World Apart]]'' (1970–1971)
* ''[[Somerset (TV series)|Somerset]]'' (1970–1976)
* ''[[All My Children]]'' (1970–2011)
* ''[[The Best of Everything (TV series)|The Best of Everything]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Return to Peyton Place (TV series)|Return to Peyton Place]]'' (1972–1974)
* ''Our Street'' (1972–1974)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12850290/ | title=Our Street (TV Series 1972–1974) - IMDb | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12850290/fullcredits | title=Our Street (TV Series 1972–1974) - IMDb | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
* '''''[[The Young and the Restless]]''''' (1973–present)
* ''[[How to Survive a Marriage]]'' (1974–1975)
* ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'' (1975–1989)
* ''[[Lovers and Friends|Lovers and Friends''/''For Richer, For Poorer]]'' (1977–1978)
* ''[[Texas (TV series)|Texas]]'' (1980–1982)
* ''[[Another Life (1981 TV series)|Another Life]]'' (1981–1984)
* ''[[Capitol (TV series)|Capitol]]'' (1982–1987)
* ''[[The Catlins (TV series)|The Catlins]]'' (1983–1985)
* ''[[Loving (TV series)|Loving]]'' (1983–1995)
* ''[[Rituals (TV series)|Rituals]]'' (1984–1985)
* ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' (1984–1993)
* '''''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''''' (1987–present)
* ''[[Generations (U.S. TV series)|Generations]]'' (1989–1991)
* ''[[Tribes (TV series)|Tribes]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Swans Crossing]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The City (1995 TV series)|The City]]'' (1995–1997)
* ''[[Port Charles]]'' (1997–2003)
* ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' (1997–1999)
* ''[[Passions]]'' (1999–2008)
* '''''[[Beyond the Gates (TV series)|Beyond the Gates]]''''' (2025–present)

=== Prime time television ===
* ''[[Faraway Hill]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Highway to the Stars]]'' (1947)
* ''[[One Man's Family]]'' (1949–1952)
* ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'' (1964–1969)
* ''[[Paradise Bay (TV series)|Paradise Bay]]'' (1965–1966)
* ''[[Harold Robbins' The Survivors]]'' (1969–1970)
* ''[[Executive Suite (TV series)|Executive Suite]]'' (1976–1977)
* ''[[Lovers and Friends]]'' (1977–1978)
* ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]'' (1977–1978)
* ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' (1978–1991, [[Dallas (2012 TV series)|2012]]–2014)
* ''[[Knots Landing]]'' (1979–1993)
* ''[[Secrets of Midland Heights]]'' (1980–1981)
* ''[[Flamingo Road (TV series)|Flamingo Road]]'' (1980–1982)
* ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' (1981–1989, [[Dynasty (2017 TV series)|2017]]–2022)
* ''[[Falcon Crest]]'' (1981–1990)
* ''[[Bare Essence]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Hamptons (TV series)|The Hamptons]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]'' (1983–1988)
* ''[[Paper Dolls]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Berrenger's]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The Colbys]]'' (1985–1987)
* ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' (1990–2000)
* ''[[2000 Malibu Road]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Melrose Place]]'' (1992–1999, [[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|2009]]–2010)
* ''[[Winnetka Road]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Models Inc.]]'' (1994–1995)
* ''[[The Monroes (1995 TV series)|The Monroes]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Central Park West (TV series)|Central Park West]]'' (1995–1996)
* ''[[Malibu Shores]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Savannah (TV series)|Savannah]]'' (1996–1997)
* ''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Undressed (TV series)|Undressed]]'' (1999–2002)
* ''[[Titans (2000 TV series)|Titans]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Spyder Games]]'' (2001)
* ''[[North Shore (2004 TV series)|North Shore]]'' (2004–2005)
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' (2004–2012)
* ''[[Sex, Love & Secrets]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Dante's Cove]]'' (2005–2007)
* ''[[Point Pleasant (TV series)|Point Pleasant]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Desire (TV series)|Desire]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Fashion House]]'' (2006)
* ''[[American Heiress]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Saints & Sinners (2007 TV series)|Saints & Sinners]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Watch Over Me]]'' (2006–2007)
* ''[[Wicked Wicked Games]]'' (2006–2007)
* ''[[General Hospital: Night Shift]]'' (2007–2008)
* ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'' (2011–2015)
* ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]'' (2012–2018)
* ''[[Deception (2013 U.S. TV series)|Deception]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Devious Maids]]'' (2013–2016)
* ''[[The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)|The Haves and the Have Nots]]'' (2013–2021)
* ''[[Hit the Floor (TV series)|Hit the Floor]]'' (2013–2018)
* ''[[Mistresses (U.S. TV series)|Mistresses]]'' (2013–2016)
* ''[[If Loving You Is Wrong (TV series)|If Loving You Is Wrong]]'' (2014–2020)
* ''[[Blood & Oil]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' (2015–2020)
* ''[[The Royals (TV series)|The Royals]]'' (2015–2018)
* ''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]'' (2016–2020)
* ''[[Ambitions (TV series)|Ambitions]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Grand Hotel (TV series)|Grand Hotel]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Tiny Pretty Things]]'' (2020)

=== Web series ===
* ''[[All My Children]]'' (2013)
* '''''[[Anacostia (web series)|Anacostia]]''''' (2009–present)
* ''[[As the Cookie Crumbles]]'' (2008)
* '''''[[The Bay (web series)|The Bay]]''''' (2010–present)
* ''[[Beacon Hill (web series)|Beacon Hill]]'' (2014–2015)
* ''[[The Cavanaughs (web series)|The Cavanaughs]]'' (2010–2011)
* '''''[[Days of Our Lives]]''''' (2022–present)
* ''[[DeVanity]]'' (2011–2014)
* ''[[East Los High]]'' (2013–2017)
* ''[[EastSiders]]'' (2012–2020)
* ''[[Miss Behave (web series)|Miss Behave]]'' (2010–2012)
* ''[[One Life to Live]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Ragged Isle]]'' (2011–2014)
* ''[[River Ridge (TV series)|River Ridge]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Spot]]''  (1995–1997)
* ''[[Tainted Dreams]]'' (2013–2017)
* ''[[They Go On]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Venice: The Series]]'' (2009–2021)
* ''[[What If... (web series)|What If...]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Winterthorne]]'' (2015)
* '''''[[Youthful Daze]]''''' (2012–present)