Speculative Classic Soap Streamer

[Contessa Donatella]

If I were in charge of a streaming soap opera classic channel this is the schedule I would begin with. Half hour shows in an hour timeslot will be 2 episodes.

M-F

8-Another World

9-Guiding Light

10-As the World Turns

11-Ryan's Hope

12-All My Children

1-One Life to Live

2-Port Charles

3-The City

4-Days of Our Lives

5-General Hospital

6-Young & Restless

7-Bold & Beautiful

8-Search for Tomorrow

9-Loving

10-Edge of Night

11-Dark Shadows

Sat.

8-Paper Dolls

9-Flamingo Raod

10-Dante's Cove

11-Melrose Place

12-Beverly Hills 90210

1-Kindred, the Embraced

2-Central Park West

3-The Monroes

4-Models Inc.

5-Pacific Palisades

6-Hollywood Heights

7-Dallas

8-Dynasty

9-Knots Landing

1o-Falcon Crest

11-The Bay

 

Sun. - Talk shows, Interviews, awards shows, specials

 

Held for future airing: Generations, Sunset Beach, Where the Heart Is, The Secret Storm, Love of Life, Neighbours, Coronation Street, EastEnders

 

[Contessa Donatella]

Capitol is not listed, an oversight. I left off Santa Barbara. OY. 

Passions is not listed, intentional.

I have no idea how I would deal with the year of 90 minute AWs. Also the years of 45 min. ABC soaps. 

One thing I would really want that I didn't figure out are shows like Soap, Mary Hartman, Dirty Sexy Money & other serialized parodies of soaps.

I would like to include a section of vintage soaps, the oldest examples that could be found. 

Edited August 12, 2024 by Contessa Donatella
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[Chris B]

Looking at the way streamers are set up, I think it would make sense to have soap hubs.

CBS/Paramount Plus could have Sunset Beach, 90210, Dynasty, Bright Promise with their current episodes of B&B, Y&R and The Gates. Maybe add classic collections for the Bell soaps. 

ABC is in the best position to do this between Ryan's Hope, Loving/The City, Port Charles, All My Children, One Life To Live and General Hospital.

I'm not sure what soaps NBC/Peacock own, but if they had Passions, it would definitely get some eyeballs on Peacock.

[Contessa Donatella]

Disney also owns Santa Barbara. Speaking of SB, I cannot believe I left it off my list. OY. 

NBC owns Generations, half of Sunset Beach, all of Passions.

DAYS is owned by Corday & Sony but has a contractual agreement with Peacock. 

Sony owns half of Y&R. 

Corday also owns 1% of Y&R.

Edited August 13, 2024 by Contessa Donatella
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[Chris B]

Paramount bought the Aaron Spelling collection so they would be who handles Sunset Beach for any streaming or DVD deals.

Looking at it, I think it seems Peacock could do a decent soap collection with Days, Generations and Passions. They could even look into a Generations remake or reboot which could be paired with Bel Air. But Disney is who would have the money maker with all those big names.

[Contessa Donatella]

Thanks for that info. I thought that NBC's interest only lasted as long as it was a broadcast entity. And I knew that CBS had acquired all of the Spelling. 

I was slightly startled last month when Jerome Dobson mentioned talks about streaming Santa Barbara. Once they sold to New World, their vested interest was no longer. 

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What?  No Peyton Place?  Shame on you!  514 half hours that changed TV forever- and it's turning 60 next month!  

Bright Promise is complete and owned by CBS/Paramount.

 

Also, add Strange Paradise!

[Contessa Donatella]

Very good ideas.