It’s been 72 years since Guiding Light first debuted on television — almost to the day! The classic CBS sudser debuted on June 30, 1952 and aired for the next 57 years until finally shutting off the ...

Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in history, broadcast from 1952 until 2009, preceded ...

The Guiding Light cast has enamored viewers since it’s very first episode back in 1952. This much-loved soap opera was set in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and originally centered on ...

NEW YORK - CBS is pulling the plug on the soap opera "Guiding Light" after a 72-year run that predates television, the show a victim of the economy and changed viewing habits. The drama's final ...

CBS is canceling the longest-running drama on TV, the daytime soap "Guiding Light." By James Hibberd, The Associated Press CBS is canceling daytime soap “Guiding Light,” the longest-running drama on ...

In honor of its 70th anniversary, the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" is throwing a party online. By Carly Mayberry, The Associated Press In honor of its 70th anniversary, the CBS daytime drama ...

When the Daytime Emmys air Sunday (8 p.m., The CW), it will mark the final time that "Guiding Light" is eligible for an award. The soap, which has aired on radio and TV for 72 years, will be gone as ...

Friday marked the final flicker of CBS' "Guiding Light," as that venerable daytime drama logged its farewell hour after 72 years on the air. The last episode took an upbeat, life-affirming tone, ...

Today, "Guiding Light," the longest-running scripted program in broadcasting history, will go dark after 72 years when CBS pulls the plug on the daytime drama. Disgruntled devotee Judy Ryne knows ...

Coffee pot used by the character Bert Bauer on the soap opera The Guiding Light . The Guiding Light , later renamed Guiding Light, aired on CBS television from 1952-2009. The program began as an NBC ...