It's hard to believe, but one of the zaniest soap operas of all time turned 25 in 2024. "Passions," which aired on NBC from 1999 to 2008, was known for its outrageous storylines, supernatural events, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christel Khalil returns as Lily Winters on Y&R, while Stacy Haiduk resurfaces as Patty Williams for a shocking reunion with Jack.

Find out how the daytime soaps performed among Total Viewers, Households, Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 rating during the week ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I've always been interested in why soaps are looked down upon. It feels intrinsically linked to sexism," says Levinsky. "It's so ...

A Chicago woman created soap operas. And a Chicago woman is keeping them alive. First, let me introduce you to Irna Phillips. She revolutionized television and hardly gets enough credit. Born in 1901 ...