Guiding Light is an American radio and television soap opera.
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17 Facts About Guiding Light
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Guiding Light aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30,1952, and September 18,2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25,1937, and June 29,1956.
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Guiding Light was created by Irna Phillips and Emmons Carlson and began as an NBC Radio serial on January 25,1937.
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Guiding Light has had a number of plot sequences during the series' long history, on both radio and television.
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Guiding Light was broadcast first by CBS Television on June 30,1952, replacing the canceled soap opera The First Hundred Years.
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Guiding Light ranked as the number one-rated soap opera during both 1956 and 1957, before being replaced during 1958 by As the World Turns.
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Guiding Light introduced many new characters, including the Reardon family.
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In 1995, Guiding Light brought back fan favorite Nola Chamberlain, played by Lisa Brown.
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Also, Guiding Light celebrated its 50th Anniversary as a television show on June 30,2002.
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Guiding Light was broadcast from three locations: Chicago, from 1937 until 1946; Hollywood, from 1947 until 1949; and New York City starting during 1949.
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The new look of Guiding Light included free-hand camera work and less action shown on traditional studio sets.
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Unlike most popular radio serials transitioning to television, The Guiding Light had no difficulty holding onto its old listening audience and simultaneously earning a new television fanbase.
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Guiding Light handled the competition breezily, even against otherwise-legendary shows such as Queen for a Day on ABC and NBC's Truth or Consequences.
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Usually, The Guiding Light ranked second in the Nielsen ratings behind another serial, As the World Turns.
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In Canada, Guiding Light was available to viewers directly through CBS-TV network affiliates from border cities or cable TV feeds until the show's ending in 2009.
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The CBC Television broadcast of Guiding Light was on its scheduled during the latter part of the 1960s during the serial 15-minute format.
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Guiding Light returned to CHCH for the rest of its run when Global decided to air the 2008 TV series The Doctors.
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