Well, I had always heard that Edge of Night, or EON, was different from other soaps, what with the focus on mysteries and its popularity with males. So I've been checking it out, and I am truly hooked. I usually watch two or three an evening, as they only run for twenty minutes. Right now, Draper Scott/Kirk Michaels has amnesia and is recovering in the bed of Emily Gault while back in town, Raven Swift is trying desperately to get her child back. From what I understand, what I'm watching first aired in the spring of 1980. Although there is a little too much repetition for my liking (which I probably wouldn't mind if I weren't watching back-to-back, but day-to-day), I have thoroughly enjoyed the Mansion of the Damned and the train wreck. Looking forward to what I think will be something about a carousel, as Crazy-Dream April (as I've come to know her) has been tossing and turning in her sleep again.

Edge could have gone to 4pm on CBS instead of switching to ABC.

I wonder if that was considered?

They went against Somerset at 4 at ABC So they were really talking out of the sides of their mouths on this bit about P&G soaps competing  

The Edge of Night on ABC and Somerset on NBC was the very first time that two soap operas both owned by Procter and Gamble aired opposite each other.    Plus, Somerset was also airing at noon (Cental Time) on NBC.

On 12/7/2021 at 3:14 PM, danfling said:

The Edge of Night on ABC and Somerset on NBC was the very first time that two soap operas both owned by Procter and Gamble aired opposite each other.    Plus, Somerset was also airing at noon (Cental Time) on NBC.

When did ATWT and AW start airing opposite each other? Texas aired opposite GL, right?

Seen in Ebay! I love it!

1 hour ago, MissPalmer said:

Seen in Ebay! I love it!

Are you going to bid on it?

5 hours ago, MissPalmer said:

Seen in Ebay! I love it!

Wow. I bid on it but someone got higher. But it’s such a big book of that time I loved. I would really love to get my hands on a copy 

Um, why just those four years?  I'd be much more interested in a book that covered the show's entire run and its' overall impact on daytime (and why a show like EON would totally work in modern times).

On 12/15/2021 at 3:55 PM, amybrickwallace said:

When did ATWT and AW start airing opposite each other? Texas aired opposite GL, right?

In 1980 after they ended the ill-fated 90 minute version of Another World and moved it from 2:30 Eastern to 2:00 and begat Texas running at 3.  The Young and the Restless expanded to 1 hour around the same time airing at 1-2 pushing ATWT to 2-3 opposite AW and Guuding Light 3-4 opposite Texas

I’m still saying CBS claimed they couldn’t move EON to 3,3:30, or I suppose 4 because it would compete against P and G s Another Would and Somerset breaking the sponsors no compete rule

 

However ABC didn’t seem to have a problem not complying with P&Gs rule

 

Edited December 18, 20213 yr by TVFAN1144

1 hour ago, TVFAN1144 said:

In 1980 after they ended the ill-fated 90 minute version of Another World and moved it from 2:30 Eastern to 2:00 and begat Texas running at 3.  The Young and the Restless expanded to 1 hour around the same time airing at 1-2 pushing ATWT to 2-3 opposite AW and Guuding Light 3-4 opposite Texas

I’m still saying CBS claimed they couldn’t move EON to 3,3:30, or I suppose 4 because it would compete against P and G s Another Would and Somerset breaking the sponsors no compete rule

 

However ABC didn’t seem to have a problem not complying with P&Gs rule

 

I thought so. Thanks!

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/special-collections/the-edge-of-night%3A-a-drama-in-six-parts--how-cooperative-extension-service-booklets-connect-nc-state-a-soap-opera-and-dc-comics
 

oh wow. I never knew about that. That’s so cool

12 hours ago, AMCOLTLLover said:

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/special-collections/the-edge-of-night%3A-a-drama-in-six-parts--how-cooperative-extension-service-booklets-connect-nc-state-a-soap-opera-and-dc-comics
 

oh wow. I never knew about that. That’s so cool

Did they make those books for all the soaps at that time?

I know that I have seen two books based on All My Children and at least one based on One Life to Live.   It seems as though I heard that was a book based on Search for Tomorrow, but I am not sure.

29 minutes ago, danfling said:

I know that I have seen two books based on All My Children and at least one based on One Life to Live.   It seems as though I heard that was a book based on Search for Tomorrow, but I am not sure.

There are more Soap Opera Books out there based on AMC!

yes there is a book out there of Search of Tomorrow 

https://www.amazon.com/Search-Tomorrow-Faith-Baldwin/dp/B000CBKVO2
 

i own that myself. I’m a collector. I try to hunt down every book/magazine and soap opera stuff I can find and afford. I bid on that Edge book on eBay but they are already at 103 Dollr.. Like wth? 🤣

12 minutes ago, AMCOLTLLover said:

There are more Soap Opera Books out there based on AMC!

yes there is a book out there of Search of Tomorrow 

https://www.amazon.com/Search-Tomorrow-Faith-Baldwin/dp/B000CBKVO2
 

i own that myself. I’m a collector. I try to hunt down every book/magazine and soap opera stuff I can find and afford. I bid on that Edge book on eBay but they are already at 103 Dollr.. Like wth? 🤣

Cool, thanks for the info. 😎