CBS a 23.8 share in 1949 to 5.4 in 1953. By 1952, "death seemed imminent for network radio" in its familiar form; most telling of all, the big sponsors were eager for the switch. Gradually, as the television network took shape, radio stars began to migrate to the new medium. Many programs ran on both media while making the transition. The radio soap opera "The Guiding Light" moved to television in 1952 and would run for another 57 years; Burns & Allen, back "home" from NBC, made the move in 1950; Lucille Ball a year later; "Our Miss Brooks" in 1952
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series – Daytime Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series – Daytime "The Soap Opera Digest" Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series – Daytime has been given every year since the first "Soap Opera Digest" Award in 1984 until the award's end in 2005. There were no awards presented in 1987, 2002 or 2004. The category was split up into "Soap Opera Digest" Award for Outstanding Villain/Villainess in a Drama Series – Daytime only in 1993, 1994, and 2000. In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the