American Daytime Dramas
A list of the major daytime dramas of American television, listed in chronological order.
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- CreatorIrna PhillipsAgnes NixonStarsKim ZimmerBeth ChamberlinMaureen GarrettThis show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.1952-2009: CBS
- CreatorIrna PhillipsStarsElizabeth HubbardJon HensleyEllen DolanThe focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.1956-2010: CBS
- CreatorDoris HursleyFrank HursleyStarsMaurice BenardJohn BeradinoRachel AmesFamilies, friends, enemies, and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate city of Port Charles, New York, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner, and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld.1963-present: ABC
- CreatorIrna PhillipsWilliam J. BellStarsVictoria WyndhamConstance FordHugh MarloweThe life in the Midwestern town of Bay City, and the love, loss, trials, and triumph of its residents, who come from different backgrounds and social circles.1964-1999: NBC
- CreatorIrna PhillipsTed CordayAllan ChaseStarsDeidre HallKristian AlfonsoDrake HogestynA chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.1965-present: NBC/Peacock
- CreatorDan CurtisStarsJonathan FridGrayson HallAlexandra IslesThe rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.1966-1971: ABC
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsErika SlezakMichael StormMichael EastonOne Life to Live centres takes place in the fictional town of Llanview, PA.around the wealthy Lord family, and the middle-class Woleks and Rileys.1968-2012: ABC
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsSusan LucciDavid CanaryMichael E. KnightSet in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.1970-2011: ABC
- CreatorLee Phillip BellWilliam J. BellStarsEric BraedenDoug DavidsonPeter BergmanSet in Genoa City, this is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business, and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.1973-present: CBS
- CreatorClaire LabinePaul Avila MayerStarsHelen GallagherBernard BarrowNancy AddisonThe trials and tribulations of The Ryans, an Irish-American family in New York City.1975-1989: ABC
- CreatorAgnes NixonDouglas MarlandStarsLisa PelusoLaura WrightLauren-Marie Taylor"Loving" takes place in the fictional town of Corinth, Pennsylvania and centers on the lives of the wealthy Alden family. Love, betrayal, and the struggle for power form the focus of this long-running drama.1983-1995: ABC
- CreatorBridget DobsonJerome DobsonStarsA MartinezMarcy WalkerNancy Lee GrahnIn Santa Barbara, California, the fascinating lives of the wealthy Capwells revolve around the Lockridge, the rival family, and other more modest families such as the Andrades and the Perkins, whose fates know the same torments.1984-1993: NBC
- CreatorWilliam J. BellLee Phillip BellStarsKatherine Kelly LangRonn MossJohn McCookThe saga of high fashion glamour, honor, romance, passion, and most importantly, family.1987-present: CBS
- CreatorCarolyn CullitonRichard CullitonWendy RicheStarsJulie PinsonJon LindstromLynn HerringResidents at the hospital, doctors,friends and their families are constantly threatened by Dr. Greg Cooper who may be the Homicide killer, avenging on all of them because he was dropped from the hospital's intern program.1997-2003: ABC
- CreatorJames E. ReillyStarsLindsay HartleyMcKenzie WestmoreGalen GeringIn the world of power and money, the wealthy and powerful Crane family rule the town of Harmony from their mansion on Raven Hill.1999-2008: NBC/DirecTV