After his surprising pitch on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver is gunning for a soap opera role. But which daytime show is ...

Soap operas have been providing us with endless entertainment for years. Some of the most beloved series have aired tens of thousands of episodes since their premieres and have amassed loyal fan bases ...

Soap operas have been providing us with endless entertainment for years. Some of the most beloved series have aired tens of thousands of episodes since their premieres and have amassed loyal fan bases ...

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, ...

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.

From their earliest days, soap operas have primarily catered to female viewers, and few people know more about this phenomenon than Mara Levinsky, the Executive Editor at Soap Opera Digest (one of ...