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I got to thinking about this when The Guiding Light went off this past fall. At some point every soap that's currently on will be going off. I've noticed that every new soap that was tried during the 90's didn't last and isn't still on. This got me wondering what soaps will replace the older soaps when they eventually go off? Since there have been no new soaps that have been able to last then does this mean that one day daytime soaps will become extinct?
I got to thinking about this when The Guiding Light went off this past fall. At some point every soap that's currently on will be going off. I've noticed that every new soap that was tried during the 90's didn't last and isn't still on. This got me wondering what soaps will replace the older soaps when they eventually go off? Since there have been no new soaps that have been able to last then does this mean that one day daytime soaps will become extinct?
I think they will be. Daytime shows seem to revolve around court shows and talk shows. I think that reality shows, though they're on at night, are replacing soaps.
When you think about it it seems like the audience for soaps are the older generations 50+. I don't know anyone my age (30's) that watches them so eventually, they will die out.
I watch a couple of soap (I'm almost 39), and I have been watching for years. They sure aren't intellectual shows, but they are a good entertainment, better than trashy talk shows or court shows.
I'm afraid they will disappear within the next few years... and won't be replaced by any fiction, only by real TV or such.
CBS is getting rid of another show in a few weeks, maybe their other two (though the most popular, and not only in the USA) will go soon after (so the rumor says)...
When you think about it it seems like the audience for soaps are the older generations 50+. I don't know anyone my age (30's) that watches them so eventually.
I think that has to do with the viewership for the current soaps back when they orginially came on. Back in the 60's,70's and 80's most people were getting the three major networks(abc,cbs,nbc) so TV viewing was more concentrated on the shows on these networks. This may have helped these soaps to develop a bigger loyal audience. Nowdays with everybody having cable and satelite tv and with over 200 channels tv viewing is more spread out compared to the 70's for example giving people more options. This I guess keeps newer soaps from developing an audience like the older soaps were able to do.
I don't like soaps, but there is something a little sad when a form dies. However housewives aren't as common as they once were and these days they prefer talk shows or the like. In some ways that's good. Even though things like The View are annoying at least they're somewhat news involved so maybe housewives are more aware or interested in events now.
Although soaps are not really dying in a global sense, Latin America reportedly still loves soaps. So maybe the Spanish-language channels could keep soaps alive in a way. Maybe take a character from Guiding Light and have him/her move to Miami.
The only soap I like is Coronation Street (a British soap).
All the American ones are horrible. The only good things about them are the clothes (especially the ladies'), and the handsome guys. If I watched an American soap, it would only be for the clothing and hair trends.
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