The holidays aren’t always happy times for soap fans. RIP to these soaps who ended in December Or January. Did I miss any??

Somerset Dec 31 1976

Texas Dec 31 1982

The Doctors Dec 31 1982

The Edge Of Night Dec 28 1984

Search For Tomorrow Dec 26 1986

Ryan’s Hope Jan 13 1989

Generations Jan 25 1991

Santa Barbara Jan 15 1993

Sunset Beach Dec 31 1999

One Life To Live Jan 13 2012

The holidays aren’t always happy times for soap fans. RIP to these soaps who ended in December Or January. Did I miss any??

Somerset Dec 31 1976

Texas Dec 31 1982

The Doctors Dec 31 1982

The Edge Of Night Dec 28 1984

Search For Tomorrow Dec 26 1986

Ryan’s Hope Jan 13 1989

Generations Jan 25 1991

Santa Barbara Jan 15 1993

Sunset Beach Dec 31 1999

One Life To Live Jan 13 2012

After such a long run, The Edge of Night really got the poorest finale. I know they had a glimmer of hope for syndication, but you could tell everyone was looking for their next gig as the ratings had been falling for some time. The 2 things that killed that show were local stations wanting the late afternoon time slot and the gap for the Olympics on ABC that tried a cliffhanger during an already mediocre story. I expected them to really go all out for the episodes before and after the Olympics but that did not occur.