A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is typically a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. [1] The term soap opera originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers. [2]

The following is a list of soap operas that have been broadcast in various countries, including previous and current soap operas. Soap operas that are currently being broadcast are listed in bold if they are not in a table.

A soap opera is a television or radio program that airs in episodic series. This means that each episode continues telling a story, which, in turn, tells more of the last episode's story. A single story on a soap opera can be told for weeks, months, or sometimes even years.

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 in American history after Guiding Light.

2024年12月7日 · The soap opera is characterized by a permanent cast of actors, a continuing story, emphasis on dialogue instead of action, a slower-than-life pace, and a consistently sentimental or melodramatic treatment.

It was the soaps’ character-driven, boundary-pushing, scripted serials that laid the foundation for today’s critically acclaimed hits, from the dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” to ...

2018年5月23日 · Since the first soap opera aired on Chicago's WGN radio in the early 1930s, serial dramas have attracted hundreds of millions of fans, eager to escape the everyday problems of real life by immersing themselves in the far more dramatic ups and downs of …

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2020年10月30日 · A soap opera is a television or radio drama series dealing with daily events in the lives of the same group of characters. These serialized shows are known for their intricate plots, frequent cliffhangers, and a focus on emotional relationships and domestic situations.

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