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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: A Statistical Look at Canceled Soaps

 

With the constant rumors of NBC pulling the plug on Days (which I hope never happens mind you), I got a little curious as to how many soaps have been canceled and dug into my old, faithful book, “The Soap Opera Encyclopedia” (published in 1997). As the findings were pretty interesting, I thought I’d share them! Please note, the shows written into the first list were canceled after the book was published, but I wanted to add them to the total. The second list is the names of the shows just for giggles as some of the titles are pretty laughable!

 

Network:         Number of Cancelled Soaps:

 

ABC                  10 published + Port Charles = 11           

 

CBN*                1

 

CBS                  17

 

Direct TV           1 (Passions (again))

 

Dumont             1

 

Fox                   1                                             

 

NBC                  34 published + Another World, Passions & Sunset Beach = 37

 

TBS                  1

 

*Christian Broadcast Network

 

Network:         Canceled Shows:

 

Please note, some shows were canceled on one network then picked up by another only to be cancelled again. I’ve added the airdates after the show to specify them as well as specifying if a show went through a name change.

 

ABC                  The Best of Everything; Dark Shadows; The Edge Of Night (1975-1984); Flame In The Wind (1964; renamed A Time For Us and ran from 1964 -1966); Loving (1983-1995; renamed The City and ran from 1995-1997); Never Too Young; The Nurses; Port Charles; Ryan’s Hope; A World Apart; The Young Marrieds

 

CBN                  Another Life

 

CBS                  The Brighter Day; Capitol; The Clear Horizon; The Edge Of Night (1956-1975); The Egg And I; The First Hundred Years; Full Circle; How To Survive A Marriage; Love Is A Many Splendored Thing; Love of Life; The Road Of Life; Search For Tomorrow (1951-1982); The Secret Storm; The Seeking Heart; Valiant Lady; Where The Heart Is; Woman With A Past

 

Direct TV           Passions (2008)

 

Dumont             A Woman To Remember

 

Fox                   Tribes                                      

 

NBC                  Another World; Ben Jerrod; The Bennetts; Bright Promise; Concerning Miss Marlowe; The Doctors; Fairmeadows, U.S.A.; First Love; Follow Your Heart; From These Roots; Generations; Golden Windows; The Greatest Gift; Hawkins Falls; Hidden Faces; Kitty Foyle; Lovers And Friends (1977; renamed For Richer, For Poorer and ran from 1977 -1978); Miss Susan; Moment of Truth; Morning Star; One Man’s Family; Our Five Daughters; Paradise Bay; Passions (1999-2008); Portia Faces Life; Return To Peyton Place; Santa Barbara; Search For Tomorrow (1982-1986); Somerset; Sunset Beach; Texas; These Are My Children**; Three Steps To Heaven; A Time To Live; Today Is Ours; The World Of Mr. Sweeney; Young Dr. Malone

 

TBS                  The Catlins

 

 

** Please note, “These Are My Children” aired from January 31 to February 25, 1949 and preceded ABC’s “All My Children” (1970) by 21 years … AKA NBC did not rip off the title.

 

There are currently only eight soaps still on the air: All My Children, As The World Turns, The Bold & The Beautiful, Days, General Hospital, Guiding Light, One Life To Live and The Young & The Restless.

S.O.S. – Save Our Show

Ok, everyone, it’s time to get involved! Mark your calendars!

The week of Sept. 8-12, 2008 is the week to participate - spread the word!

Mon, Tues., Thurs., and Fri, - Every GL fan should tune in.

Wednesday Sept. 10, 2008 – DO NOT TUNE IN! (this one day only)

I sent the letter out today (Aug. 28, 2008) via certified mail to Barbara Bloom. I anticipate that GL will receive it within 3-5 days, and then add several days for it to get noticed. (see the letter above).

We need every GL fan, everyone who wants to see GL be successful – this is the time to be heard! We need everyone to participate and be counted!

Here’s what to do:

1. Starting now (Aug. 28, 2008) call or write to GL at the information provided
below. Read this brief script:

“I will be participating in an organized campaign during the week of
September 8-12, 2008, designed to let the voices of the fans be heard.
It is my hope that positive changes can be made, including the ideas listed in
the certified letter. There are (fill in the blank) number of people in my
household that watch GL.”


We want TPTB to be aware of how many people are participating in this by hearing this same message. Call only once please. If you prefer to write, I suggest a postcard or a letter that only states the script. With all voices united with the same message, it will strengthen the voice AND the message.

2. Then during the week of September 8-12, tune in to GL on the 4 designated days and tune out on Wednesday September 10th. Whether you intend to watch that day or not, tune in (or out on Wedesday) anyway, to be counted. Watch or don’t watch any show you want, but participate by tuning in (and out) to help make an impact!

3. Then, return to your regular viewing patterns and be patient while we wait for an adjustment period to put changes into place and get them to air on TV. That should be approximately 2 months +/- That’s it! It’s quite easy to participate in this effort where together, we hope to serve as a ‘Guiding Light’ for our beloved show to get back on a successful course.

Help spread the word!

* Post this notice and the letter on any message board that will permit it.
* Post this on your blog. Encourage others that you know who have blogs to post this
too.
* Post this on MySpace. Post this as a bulletin for all of your friends to see and
add the not to pass it around. Post a comment that directs people to this blog or
to your site that has this information.
* Post this on Facebook, or any other social networking pages.
* Send this in an email to as many people possible, and ask that it be forwarded on.
Please add the reminder of when this ends. (this doesn’t need to be Snopes.com as
an urban myth in 5 years because it never ended!
* Call or write to soap magazines and let them know about this. If they get a lot of
calls and if this creates a lot of buzz, they may be able to help (if printing time
allows)
* See if this can be printed in any free publications, to help spread the word.
* It is crucial that people with Neilson ratings diaries and systems know about this.
If you know how to reach any, please ask for their help with this.


There’s not much time to create a buzz about this, so I am relying on us all to pull together to help this iconic and loved show!

One more thing, and this is just an optional thing:
I would like an email from everyone who participated, from everyone who called the show, or made a post somewhere. It will be at least some sort of gauge as to how effective this campaign is. My email is listed below.

I’ll keep everyone updated through my SOC blog. (soapcentral.com, ID = Suzie NC46)

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to add their voice!

Suzie NC46 – organizer

My email: suezq38@yahoo.com

CBS phone – call and read that script: 212-986-5330

Barbara Bloom
CBS Television City
7800 Beverly BLVD
Los Angeles, CA 90036

(Note: These dates and times are still tentative and are subject to change, but I will try my best to keep this list as accurate as possible.) If you see any shows missing or know of a change in time or scheduling that I have missed, please leave me a post, and I'll add the info or fix the problemo.

 

April 1

9:00 PM E.T. - Hell's Kitchen - Fox

 

April 2

9:00 PM E.T. - Criminal Minds - CBS

10:00 PM E.T. - CSI: NY - CBS

 

April 3

TBA - Without a Trace - CBS

8:00 PM E.T. - My Name is Earl - NBC

9:00 PM E.T. - CSI - CBS

9:00 PM E.T. - Supernatural - CW (1 episode only)

 

April 4

TBA - The Ghost Whisperer - CBS

10:00 PM E.T. - Battlestar Galactica - Sci-Fi 

10:00 PM E.T. - Numb3rs - CBS

 

April 7

9:00 PM E.T. - One Tree Hill - CW

9:30 PM E.T. Samantha Who? - ABC

 

April 8

8:00 PM E.T. - NCIS - CBS

10:00 PM E.T. - Boston Legal - ABC

 

April 10

8:30 PM E.T. - 30 Rock -NBC

9:00 PM E.T. - The Office - NBC

9:30 PM E.T. - Scrubs - NBC

10:00 PM E.T. - ER - NBC

 

April 11

9:00 PM E.T. - Moonlight - CBS

 

April 13

9:00 PM E.T. - Desperate Housewives - ABC

 

April 14

8:00 PM E.T. - Bones - Fox

9:30 PM E. T. - Rules of Engagement - CBS

 

April 15

10:00 PM E.T. - Law & Order: SVU - NBC

 

April 16

8:00 PM E.T. - Back to You - Fox

9:30 PM E.T. - 'Til Death - Fox

 

April 17

Smallville - CW

 

April 20

10:00 P.M. - Brothers & Sisters - ABC

 

April 21

9:00 PM E. T. - Gossip Girl - CW

9:00 PM E. T. - House - Fox

 

April 22

Reaper - CW

 

April 23

10:00 PM E.T. - Law & Order - NBC

 

April 24

8:00 PM E.T. - Ugly Betty - ABC

9:00 PM E.T. - Grey's Anatomy - ABC

Lost - ABC

9:00 PM E.T. - Supernatural - CW

 

April 26

9:00 PM E.T. - Robin Hood - BBC America

 

April 28

8:00 PM E.T. - Bones - Fox

 

April 30

TBA - The Farmer Wants a Wife - CW

 

May 22

TBA - Last Comic Standing - NBC

 

May 29

TBA - Fear Itself - NBC

10:00 PM E.T. - Swingtown - CBS

 

June 2

TBA - When Women Rule the World - Fox

 

June 9

TBA - Nashville Star - NBC

 

June 11

TBA - Celebrity Circus - NBC

 

June 16

10:00 PM E.T. - Weeds - Showtime

June 21

TBA - America's Got Talent - NBC

 

June 25

9:00 PM E.T. - The Baby Borrowers - NBC

 

So, what April shows are you most looking forward to seeing? As much as I love re-runs of The Office, I will giddly welcome new episodes! And, I'm dying to see what's next on Desperate Housewives! Other shows that I will welcome back with open arms are: Gossip Girl (my guilty pleasure), My Name is Earl, and Samantha Who?.

By the end of April, The Bachelor will probably be over, so I'll try to cover the CW's new dating show The Farmer Wants a Wife.

I have been MIA on here for a while due to computer issue and a lack of time in general. But, now that the writer's strike is over, and new shows are premiering, I thought it would be the perfect time to jump back into blogging. So... here I am!

 

And, here is what I have been able to collect so far as far as dates/times for the spring season of TV. With certain shows, I have included dates for shows showing pre-strike episodes. Also, some shows have already aired their first episodes, but I am including them anyway, just in case you missed one. If you see anything missing for the month of March, leave me a post, and I'll add it to the list.

 

 

March 2

8:00 PM E.T. - Everybody Hates Chris - CW

8:30 PM E.T. - Aliens in America - CW

9:00 PM E.T. - Oprah's Big Give - ABC

9:00 PM E.T. - Unhitched - Fox

10:00 PM E.T. - Dirt - FX

10:00 PM E.T. - Here Come the Newlyweds - ABC

 

March 4

11:00 PM E.T. - The Real Housewives of NYC - Bravo

 

March 6

10:00 PM E.T. - Crime 360 - A&E

 

March 10

8:00 PM E.T. - Canterbury's Law - Fox

9:00 PM E.T. - New Amsterdam - Fox

 

March 11

8:00 PM E.T. - Beauty & the Geek - CW

10:00 PM E.T. - Gene Simmons Family Jewels - A&E

 

March 12

10:00 PM E.T. - Top Chef - Bravo

 

March 13

 

8:00 PM E.T. - Smallville - CW

9:00 PM E.T. - Reaper - CW

10:00 PM - I Know My Kid's a Star - VH1 (Sneak peak)

 

March 14

8:30 PM E.T. - The Return of Jezebel James - Fox

 

March 16

8:00 PM E.T. - John Adams - HBO

 

March 17

8:00 PM E.T. - The Big Bang Theory - CBS

8:00 PM E.T. - Dancing with the Stars - ABC

8:30 PM E.T. - How I Met Your Mother - CBS

9:00 PM E.T. - Two and a Half Men - CBS

10:00 PM E.T. - The Bachelor - ABC

 

March 18

10:00 PM E.T. - The Riches - FX

10:30 PM E.T. - Miss Guided - ABC

 

March 20

10:00 PM - I Know My Kid's a Star - VH1

 

March 23

? - The Game - CW

March 24

8:00 PM E.T. - Greek - ABC Family

10:00 PM E.T. - CSI: Miami - CBS

March 25

8:00 PM E.T. - 'Til Death - Fox (New pre-strike episode; full return in April)

 

March 30

9:00 PM E.T. - Cold Case - CBS

9:00 PM E.T. - The Tudors - Showtime

 

 

So, does anyone see a program in the above list that they are excitedly awaiting? I myself am curious about two of the new programs: The Return of Jezebel James and Miss Guided. And, of course, I will be faithfully watching and taking notes on The Bachelor so I can blog my thoughts here.

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