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80sTrivia · 04-02-2009, 05:11 AM

Thanks for all those YouTube clips, JT!!! Bless YouTube!

I hope Josh & Reva end up together at the very end... it's only fitting!

JamesG · 04-02-2009, 03:15 PM

Oldest TV Show To End -- Maybe
2 April 2009 2:34 AM, PDT

CBS made it official Wednesday: it is switching off Guiding Light in September.

The show is not only the longest-running soap opera, it like the longest-running program of any sort in the history of broadcasting. It was launched on radio (as The Guiding Light) in January 1937, then moved to television in 1952.

In its lifetime, it won 69 Daytime Emmys.

CBS did not announce a replacement, but TVWeek reported that the network is likely to air a new version of the game show The $25,000 Pyramid, a show that originated as The $10,000 Pyramid in 1973, in its time slot.

The trade publication said that CBS is also considering programs that could be produced in-house.

Meanwhile, Brian T. Cahill, head of TeleNext Media (formerly Procter and Gamble Productions), which produces the show, indicated Wednesday that Guiding Light may still stay one. He said that his company is "working hard to find the show a new home."

-IMDB News

Mr. Television · 04-02-2009, 05:43 PM

This page has a lot of photos of some famous people who passed through GL through the years.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-a...hey-were-stars

MickeyMac · 04-02-2009, 07:44 PM

<====================== is the only thing left I think I can offer to this thread.

Yes there are some great GL clips on Youtbe when the soap was so good.

James28 · 04-03-2009, 01:46 AM

I had no idea that The Guiding Light was being cancelled after 57 television seasons. In 2013, with Guiding Light cancelled, As the World Turns may break the record for the longest-running television soap opera. With five months before the series ends, that should give the series enough time to wrap up all its storylined and be brought closure.

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04-02-2009, 03:15 PM	#32
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,961	Oldest TV Show To End -- Maybe 2 April 2009 2:34 AM, PDT CBS made it official Wednesday: it is switching off Guiding Light in September. The show is not only the longest-running soap opera, it like the longest-running program of any sort in the history of broadcasting. It was launched on radio (as The Guiding Light) in January 1937, then moved to television in 1952. In its lifetime, it won 69 Daytime Emmys. CBS did not announce a replacement, but TVWeek reported that the network is likely to air a new version of the game show The $25,000 Pyramid, a show that originated as The $10,000 Pyramid in 1973, in its time slot. The trade publication said that CBS is also considering programs that could be produced in-house. Meanwhile, Brian T. Cahill, head of TeleNext Media (formerly Procter and Gamble Productions), which produces the show, indicated Wednesday that Guiding Light may still stay one. He said that his company is "working hard to find the show a new home." -IMDB News

04-02-2009, 07:44 PM	#34
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	<====================== is the only thing left I think I can offer to this thread. Yes there are some great GL clips on Youtbe when the soap was so good.

04-03-2009, 01:46 AM	#35
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	I had no idea that The Guiding Light was being cancelled after 57 television seasons. In 2013, with Guiding Light cancelled, As the World Turns may break the record for the longest-running television soap opera. With five months before the series ends, that should give the series enough time to wrap up all its storylined and be brought closure.