How long will the Soap Guiding Light have been on when last episode is shown September 18, 2009?

Answer:

Guiding Light will have been on 72 years and 15,700 weekdays on television and radio. Stage 42 at CBS' Broadcast Center on West 57th Street is now no longer the home of Guiding Light. Guiding Light debuted on NBC radio in 1937 as a 15-minute serial, then came to CBS television on June 30, 1952. In 1968, "Guiding Light" expanded to 30 minutes and, in 1977, it became a full hour.

In 1976 Soaps actually helped pay for the money losing Prime Time Schedule of the Networks.

In the 1991-92 season, top-ranked soap "The Young and the Restless" was drawing 10.3 million viewers, with "Guiding Light" seen by 6.5 million.

By the 2006-2007 season, "Y&R" was still No. 1 - but with roughly half as many viewers. "GL," in the cellar, had 2.75 million viewers.

Some people have started questioning whether serial story telling has a future. Yo people, what do you think Harry Potter was at its core. Many of the more popular books are part of a series.