Guiding Light is an American soap drama television series that premiered on CBS on June 30, 1952. It ended on September 18, 2009. It was created by Irna Phillips. It stars Krista Tesreau, Beth Chamberlin, Bradley Cole and Kim Zimmer.
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 by a 15-year broadcast on radio. Guiding Light stands as the third longest-running program in all of broadcast history; only the Norwegian children's radio program Lørdagsbarnetimen and the American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry have been on the air longer.
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Premise
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 by a 15-year broadcast on radio. Guiding Light stands as the third longest-running program in all of broadcast history; only the Norwegian children's radio program Lørdagsbarnetimen and the American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry have been on the air longer.
Premise: Life happens here.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
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Supporting cast
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Guest cast
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Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 214 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1 214
June 29, 1952
September 18, 2009
Season 2 0
January 4, 1988
March 7, 1988
Season 3 0
January 9, 1989
February 28, 1989
Season 4 0
January 1, 1990
February 28, 1990
Season 5 0
January 1, 1991
January 31, 1991
Season 6 0
January 1, 1992
January 31, 1992
Season 7 0
January 12, 1999
January 29, 1999
Season 8 0
January 2, 2001
January 31, 2001
Season 9 0
January 2, 2003
January 30, 2003
Season 10 0
January 3, 2005
January 31, 2005
Season 11 0
January 2, 2006
January 31, 2007
Season 41 0
January 15, 1992
February 4, 2003
Season 43 0
January 3, 1994
January 28, 1994
Season 44 0
January 2, 1995
January 16, 1995
Season 45 0
November 27, 1996
July 4, 1997
Season 46 0
June 30, 1997
June 1, 1998
Season 47 0
January 2, 1998
February 27, 1998
Season 49 0
May 23, 2001
June 8, 2001
Season 50 0
December 5, 2001
December 19, 2001
Season 51 0
December 13, 2002
June 27, 2003
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode #1.1
June 30, 1952
2
Episode 2
July 1, 1952
3
Episode 3
July 2, 1952
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Mon Jan 04 1988
January 4, 1988
2
Tues Jan 05 1988
January 5, 1988
3
Wed Jan 06 1988
January 6, 1988
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
7
Mon Jan 09 1989
January 9, 1989
8
Tues Jan 10 1989
January 10, 1989
9
Wed Jan 11 1989
January 11, 1989
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Mon Jan 1 1990
January 1, 1990
2
Tues Jan 2 1990
January 2, 1990
3
Wed Jan 3 1990
January 3, 1990
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Tuesday January 1 1991
January 1, 1991
2
Wednesday January 2 1991
January 2, 1991
3
Thursday January 3 1991
January 3, 1991
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Wednesday Janaury 01 1992
January 1, 1992
2
Thursday January 02 1992
January 2, 1992
3
Friday January 03 1992
January 3, 1992
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
7
Tuesday January 12 1999
January 12, 1999
9
Wednesday January 13 1999
January 13, 1999
10
Thursday January 14 1999
January 14, 1999
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Tues Jan 02 2001
January 2, 2001
2
Wed Jan 03 2001
January 3, 2001
3
Thurs Jan 04 2001
January 4, 2001
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Thurs Jan 02 2003
January 2, 2003
2
Fri Jan 03 2003
January 3, 2003
3
Monday January 6 2003
January 6, 2003
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Mon Jan 3 2005
January 3, 2005
2
Tues Jan 04 2005
January 4, 2005
3
Wed Jan 05 2005
January 5, 2005
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Jan 02 2006
January 2, 2006
2
Jan 03 2006
January 3, 2006
3
Jan 04 2006
January 4, 2006
Season 41 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
50
Wed Jan 15 1992
January 15, 1992
51
Thurs Jan 16 1992
January 16, 1992
52
Fri Jan 17 1992
January 17, 1992
Season 43 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Monday 01-03-1994
January 3, 1994
2
Tuesday 01-04-1994
January 4, 1994
3
Wednesday 01-05-1994
January 5, 1994
Season 44 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Jan 02 1995
January 2, 1995
2
Jan 03 1995
January 3, 1995
3
Jan 04 1995
January 4, 1995
Season 45 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
8
Wednesday, November 27, 1996
November 27, 1996
9
Monday, December 2, 1996
December 2, 1996
10
Tuesday, December 3, 1996
December 3, 1996
Season 46 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Monday, June 30, 1997
June 30, 1997
2
Tuesday, July 1, 1997
July 1, 1997
3
Wednesday, July 2, 1997
July 2, 1997
Season 47 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
January 02 1998
January 2, 1998
2
Jan 5 1998
January 5, 1998
3
Jan 6 1998
January 6, 1998
Season 49 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Wednesday May 23, 2001
May 23, 2001
2
Thursday May 24, 2001
May 24, 2001
3
Wednesday May 30, 2001
May 30, 2001
Season 50 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Wednesday December 5, 2001
December 5, 2001
2
Wednesday December 19, 2001
December 19, 2001
Season 51 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Friday December 13, 2002
December 13, 2002
2
Monday December 16, 2002
December 16, 2002
3
Tuesday December 17, 2002
December 17, 2002
Release
Original network/platform
CBS
First aired
June 30, 1952
Last aired
September 18, 2009
Runtime
60 minutes
Status
ended
Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 15:00:00