After 57 years, Guiding Light aired its last episode on CBS on September 18, 2009. In 1977, Guiding Light expanded from a 30-minute broadcast to an hourlong one.

In November 1975, Guiding Light dropped the 'The' in its title. There was a 19-year period between Januand June 29, 1956, when Guiding Light aired on both radio and television. Beginning on radio on June 30, 1952, The Guiding Light eventually transitioned to television on June 30, 1952.

Soap Central's Guiding Light section honors the longest-running soap opera in broadcast history. From 1978 to 1979, All My Children was the most-watched soap opera. The show won 93 Emmys and tallied 449 total nominations. All My Children was named Outstanding Drama Series at the Daytime Emmys on three occasions: 1992, 1994, and 1998. All My Children told the story of life in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, which a young Erica Kane said wasn't exactly 'the corner of Hollywood and Vine.' The Martin, Chandler, Cortlandt, Wallingford, Tyler, Kane, Marick, Santos, Frye, Hubbard, English, and Brent families are just some of the families whose stories were told. There are currently plans for a primetime sequel - tentatively called Pine Valley - that would air on ABC. As Soap Central reported exclusively, the rights to All My Children reverted to ABC in late 2016.

The show was revived briefly in 2013 by Prospect Park for its The Online Network. AMC debuted on January 5, 1970, and aired on ABC through September 23, 2011, when it was unnecessarily canceled. Soap Central's All My Children section pays tribute to the long-running, Emmy-winning series created by Agnes Nixon.

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