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115:Running time
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2651:(2012–2016)
2627:(2009–2014)
2611:(2013–2014)
2603:(1995–1997)
2592:River Ridge
2587:(2011–2014)
2584:Ragged Isle
2571:(2010–2012)
2568:Miss Behave
2563:(2012–2020)
2555:(2013–2017)
2547:(2011–2014)
2539:(2010–2011)
2528:Beacon Hill
2523:(2010–2015)
2507:(2009–2018)
2445:(1997–1999)
2437:(1997–2003)
2429:(1999–2008)
2421:(1995–1997)
2402:(1980–1982)
2394:(1984–1993)
2386:(1984–1985)
2378:(1983–1995)
2370:(1989–1991)
2367:Generations
2362:(1982–1987)
2346:(1981–1984)
2319:(1970–1971)
2311:(1970–1976)
2303:(1975–1989)
2300:Ryan's Hope
2295:(1972–1974)
2287:(1977–1978)
2275:(1974–1975)
2251:(1970–2011)
2232:(1964–1966)
2224:(1969–1973)
2216:(1964–1969)
2208:(1965–1966)
2184:(1968–2012)
2176:(1965–1967)
2168:(1965–1966)
2160:(1965–1966)
2144:(1967–1973)
2136:(1968–1969)
2120:(1960–1961)
2117:Full Circle
2112:(1964–1966)
2104:(1963–1982)
2101:The Doctors
2096:(1965–2022)
2088:(1966–1971)
2080:(1960–1962)
2072:(1969–1972)
2056:(1964–1999)
2037:(1958–1963)
2029:(1954–1955)
2013:(1953–1957)
1999:(1953–1954)
1985:(1951–1986)
1977:(1954–1974)
1969:(1954–1955)
1961:(1954–1955)
1953:(1954–1955)
1937:(1951–1980)
1926:Kitty Foyle
1921:(1950–1955)
1913:(1952–2009)
1905:(1954–1955)
1897:(1954–1955)
1889:(1958–1961)
1881:(1959–1960)
1873:(1953–1954)
1867:(1954–1955)
1859:(1950–1952)
1851:(1956–1984)
1843:(1954–1962)
1835:(1953–1954)
1829:(1956–2010)
1718:soap operas
1403:Ryan's Hope
1395:Ryan's Hope
1387:Ryan's Hope
1379:Ryan's Hope
1355:Ryan's Hope
1347:Ryan's Hope
1339:Ryan's Hope
1331:Ryan's Hope
1315:Ryan's Hope
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1299:Ryan's Hope
1291:Ryan's Hope
1032:(1973–1975)
1026:(1973–1975)
1020:(1970–1972)
914:Ben Harper
868:Peggy McCay
846:Ann Loring
825:Ben Harper
792:Cal Aleata
782:Paul Raven
577:Peggy McCay
330:. As such,
102:of episodes
2688:Categories
2632:What If...
2616:They Go On
2560:EastSiders
2488:Web series
2173:The Nurses
2061:Ben Jerrod
1942:Miss Susan
1864:First Love
1063:References
1054:Roy Winsor
976:1974-1980
963:1959-1980
950:1974-1980
894:1959-1980
878:1951-1955
862:1951-1958
841:1973-1977
828:1976-1980
815:Hal Craig
795:1974-1975
772:1961-1967
759:1955-1959
743:1954-1957
732:1975-1978
716:Character
700:" played.
679:Ann Marcus
464:West Coast
434:Match Game
411:Match Game
294:See also:
205:Production
183:Roy Winsor
175:soap opera
159:1980-02-01
149:1951-09-24
110:Production
91:of seasons
52:Roy Winsor
48:Created by
2504:Anacostia
1012:Art Wolff
983:Main Crew
973:Meg Dale
956:Ron Tomme
859:Meg Dale
719:Duration
622:1973–1980
612:Ron Tomme
606:1960–1973
563:1951–1960
558:Storyline
397:, in the
341:Jeopardy!
259:Studio 54
255:nightclub
243:Manhattan
66:Ron Tomme
2667:Upcoming
2600:The Spot
2544:DeVanity
2426:Passions
2418:The City
2308:Somerset
1164:(1974).
1121:22 March
581:Meg Dale
550:the day
58:Starring
2520:The Bay
2383:Rituals
2359:Capitol
1726:Current
655:bastard
504:WCBS-TV
468:KCBS-TV
450:WISH-TV
157: (
153: –
147: (
142:Release
132:Network
83:English
2676:(2025)
2643:(2015)
2635:(2010)
2619:(1997)
2595:(2012)
2579:(2013)
2531:(2014)
2515:(2008)
2499:(2013)
2480:(2001)
2461:(1990)
2458:Tribes
2453:(1992)
2375:Loving
2267:(1970)
2259:(1970)
2200:(1965)
2192:(1962)
2152:(1965)
2064:(1963)
2021:(1954)
2005:(1958)
1991:(1954)
1945:(1951)
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1821:(1954)
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1676:(2023)
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1441:Loving
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