What is the best American soap opera of all time?

Daytime staples that ran for half a century meet primetime sagas built on cliffhangers and big hair. Evil twins and amnesia included at no extra charge.

1. 1
   As the World Turns

   CBS soap set in Oakdale that ran for 54 years and introduced the first gay male kiss on daytime.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Guiding Light

   Began on radio in 1937 and became the longest-running drama in broadcast history.
   891pts
3. 3
   General Hospital

   ABC daytime drama set in Port Charles, on air since 1963 and famed for Luke and Laura.
   848pts
4. 4
   Dark Shadows

   Gothic 1960s soap that added vampire Barnabas Collins and became a cult phenomenon.
   752pts
5. 5
   Search for Tomorrow

   Pioneering daytime soap that ran from 1951 to 1986 on CBS and NBC.
   734pts
6. 6
   Peyton Place

   Groundbreaking 1960s primetime soap that launched Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal.
   636pts
7. 7
   The Young and the Restless

   CBS soap about the Newmans and Abbotts that has led daytime ratings for decades.
   382pts
8. 8
   The Bold and the Beautiful

   Fashion-world soap about the Forrester family and one of TV's most-watched shows worldwide.
   382pts
9. 9
   Dallas

   Primetime oil-dynasty saga whose 'Who shot J.R.?' cliffhanger gripped the world.
   382pts
10. 10
    Days of Our Lives

    NBC soap launched in 1965, known for its hourglass opening and Salem supercouples.
    382pts
11. 11
    Another World

    NBC soap that pioneered the hour-long daytime format and spawned several spin-offs.
    0pts

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