Guiding Light

Life happens here.
Guiding Light (1952-2009)
Seasons: 1, episodes: 214
Episode runtime: 60 min
Average rating: 5.8/10 8 903
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Status
Completed
Creators
Irna Phillips
Scenario
James E. Reilly
Producer
Christopher Cullen
Actors
Krista Tesreau
Mindy Lewis
Photo Beth Chamberlin
Beth Chamberlin
Beth Raines
Photo Bradley Cole
Bradley Cole
Jeffrey O'Neill
Photo Kim Zimmer
Kim Zimmer
Reva Shayne
Photo E.J. Bonilla
E.J. Bonilla
Rafe Rivera
Photo Nicole Forester
Nicole Forester
Cassie Layne
George Jefferies
Doctor
Photo Kirk McGee
Kirk McGee
Norman
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Short description

Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in history, broadcast from 1952 until 2009, preceded by a 15-year broadcast on radio. Guiding Light stands as the third longest-running program in all of broadcast history; only the Norwegian children's radio program Lørdagsbarnetimen and the American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry have been on the air longer. On April 1, 2009, it was announced that CBS canceled Guiding Light after a 72-year run due to low ratings. The show taped its final scenes for CBS on August 11, 2009, and its final episode on the network aired on September 18, 2009.

Seasons

SeasonEpisodesRelease dateRating
Season 1
This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.
214 1952-06-29 —

What's left behind the scenes

  • Since its creation, the series has been nominated for various awards 357 times and has won 94.
  • The series is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-running series in history (18,262 episodes).
  • It aired on radio starting in 1937 and on TV starting in 1952.
  • The series was cancelled in 2009 due to funding cuts.

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