Today in 1984 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT ended its 28-year run.
TV's only #FilmNoir soap opera brought crime and murder mystery stories to daytime, courtesy of Emmy-winning head writer Henry Slesar.
Inexplicably not streaming, but hundreds of episodes are on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@SharonRoseGabet #ClassicSoaps #TheEdgeOfNight #1970sTV #1960sTV #1980sTV
This channel is a celebration of my time on Daytime TV in the 80s . Includes RAVEN from The Edge of Night, Family Feud episodes I've done, live interviews and a few EDGE episodes from 1976-1981 not seen since the original ABC broadcast. One Life to Live Melinda coming up. Also outtake reels, personal music videos and slide shows.
Today in 1976 — The daytime #SoapOpera SOMERSET ended its 6 1/2 year run on NBC.
The first #AnotherWorld spinoff was written (for 2 1/2 years) by mystery writer #HenrySlesar, who did double duty writing #TheEdgeOfNight. (Both were produced by Procter & Gamble).
After SOMERSET, star #JoelCrothers joined the cast of EDGE!
#ClassicTV #ClassicSoaps #OnThisDay #SoapOperas #DarkShadows
Today in 1984 — The delightfully dark soap opera #TheEdgeOfNight ended its run after 28 years.
After more than 7,000 mystery-filled episodes, it ended...with a cliffhanger!
Today in 1975 — #TheEdgeOfNight kicks off a 9-year run on ABC Daytime (after nearly 20 years on CBS).
And yes that’s #DixieCarter in the ad!
Today in 1975 — #TheEdgeOfNight ended its 19-year run on CBS. It moved to ABC on Dec 1.
The CBS run ended w/ the discovery that Nicole Drake (#MaeveMcGuire) was alive — 18 months after she was presumed dead in an explosion on a boating trip with her husband Adam (#DonaldMay).
#AnnFlood (1932-2022) would have been 90 today.
The #SoapOpera icon played Nancy Karr on #EdgeOfNight for 22 years.
She also appeared on #SearchForTomorrow, #AnotherWorld, #AllMyChildren, #OneLifeToLive and #AsTheWorldTurns in a 40-year career.
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