It’s been 72 years since Guiding Light first debuted on television — almost to the day! The classic CBS sudser debuted on June 30, 1952 and aired for the next 57 years until finally shutting off the ...

CBS is extinguishing its "Guiding Light," which has been selling soap and telling tales for more than 72 years and 15,700 episodes. And when this "Light" goes out, it will cast a dark pall over the ...

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 ...

Created by Irna Phillips, “The Guiding Light” debuted as a 15-minute NBC radio show Jan. 25, 1937. From 1952 to 1956, the program aired on both radio and TV. The cast performed the scripts live for ...

The daytime drama "Guiding Light" will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a year of volunteering. By The Associated Press The daytime drama “Guiding Light” will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a ...

The last episode of "Guiding Light," the soap opera that has been on TV or radio for 72 years, airs at 3 p.m. today on CBS. We asked readers to send us their memories of the soap. In 1943, when I was ...

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The Guiding Light cast has enamored viewers since it’s very first episode back in 1952. This much-loved soap opera was set in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and originally centered on ...

In honor of its 70th anniversary, the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" is throwing a party online. By Carly Mayberry, The Associated Press In honor of its 70th anniversary, the CBS daytime drama ...

CBS is pulling the plug on the soap opera “Guiding Light” after a 72-year run that predates television, the show a victim of the economy and changed viewing habits. The drama’s final episode will air ...

Kim Zimmer stars as Reva Shayne Lewis, in the long-running daytime series, 'Guiding Light,' which will end its 72-year-run in September. NEW YORK -- CBS is pulling the plug on the soap opera "Guiding ...