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General Hospital (often abbreviated as GH) is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running American soap opera in production, and the second ...
Release date: 1 April 1963
Genre:
Drama
Families, close friends, enemies and lovers go through drama and life changing events.
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Days of Our Lives (also stylized as Days of our Lives; simply referred to as Days or DOOL) is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from 1965 to 2022 and currently streams new ...
Release date: 8 November 1965
Genre:
Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.
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Star Trek
American science fiction television series
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Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. It acquired the retronym of Star ...
Release date: 8 September 1966
Genre:
Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action
Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the Galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
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Perry Mason is an American legal drama series originally broadcast on CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a Los Angeles criminal ...
Release date: 21 September 1957
Genre:
Drama, Crime, Mystery
A master defense attorney handles difficult criminal cases for his accused clients.
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One Life to Live (often abbreviated as OLTL) is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet ...
Release date: 15 July 1968
Genre:
Drama, Romance
One Life to Live premiered in 1968, centering on the lives of the citizens of the fictional town of Llanview...
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Guiding Light
American radio and television soap opera (1937–2009)
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Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. Guiding Light aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping ...
Release date: 30 June 1952
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family...
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As the World Turns (often abbreviated as ATWT) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as ...
Release date: 2 April 1956
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, this long-running serial focuses on the relationships and difficulties of its inhabitants.
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Another World is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J. Bell, and was produced by Procter & Gamble ...
Release date: 4 May 1964
The continuing story of life in the Midwestern town of Bay City, and the love, loss, trials, and triumph of its residents...
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Columbo
U.S. television film series
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Columbo is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the ...
Release date: 1 March 1971
Genre:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
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The Twilight Zone (marketed as Twilight Zone for its final two seasons) is an American fantasy science fiction horror anthology television series created and presented by Rod Serling, which ran for five ...
Release date: 2 October 1959
Genre:
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
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The Secret Storm is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from February 1, 1954, to February 8, 1974. It was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for ...
Release date: 1 February 1954
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Family secrets and hidden passions are the hallmarks of this dark, moody serial. Set in the fictional community of Woodbridge...
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy fiction television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television and first broadcast on NBC. The series follows secret agents Napoleon Solo, played by Robert ...
Release date: 22 September 1964
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The two top agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of THRUSH.
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The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television. It aired on ABC from September 17, 1963, to August 29, 1967 ...
Genre:
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adventure
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
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The Doctors is an American daytime soap opera television series which aired on NBC from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982.
Release date: 1 April 1963
Genre:
Drama
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Search for Tomorrow is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986.
Release date: 3 September 1951
Genre:
Drama, Romance
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Route 66 is an American adventure crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on October 7, 1960, and ran until March 20, 1964, for a total of 116 episodes. The series was created by Herbert B ...
Release date: 7 October 1960
Genre:
Adventure
The adventures of two young drifters across America on Highway Route 66.
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Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television series that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to May 4, 1976. It starred Robert Young as the title character, a family practitioner with a ...
Release date: 23 September 1969
Genre:
Drama
The show is about doctors Marcus Welby, a general practitioner and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant...
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Love of Life is an American soap opera televised on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow premiered three weeks before ...
Release date: 24 September 1951
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Initially set in fictional Barrowsville, New York, this serial tells the story of extremely disparate...
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Dr. Kildare is an NBC medical drama television series which originally ran from September 28, 1961, until August 30, 1966, for a total of 191 episodes over five seasons. Produced by MGM Television, it ...
Release date: 28 September 1961
Genre:
Drama
The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.
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Whirlybirds (sometimes called The Whirlybirds or Copter Patrol) is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through ...
Genre:
Adventure
One hundred eleven episodes of this syndicated show were produced between 1956 and 1959, debuting in the US in January 1957...
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