Soap opera soap opera "Guiding Light" (originally titled "The Guiding Light" until 1975) started as a radio drama in January 1937 and subsequently transferred to television in June 1952. With the exception of several years in the late 1940s, during which creator Irna Phillips was involved in a dispute with Procter & Gamble, "Guiding Light" was heard or seen nearly every weekday from 1937 until 2009, making it the longest story ever told in a broadcast medium. Originally serials were broadcast as fifteen-minute installments each weekday in daytime slots. In 1956, "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night", both produced
Tamil television soap opera the longest-running Tamil Language television series, ordered by number of episodes the show has aired. This list includes only programs aired five to ten years and above. Channels: Tamil television soap opera Tamil television soap opera or Tamil serials () are a popular genre of Tamil language television produced in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore. All major TV networks in India produce a variety of drama series including family, comedy, romance, history stories, horror, devotional, fantasy stories and many others. Tamil serial started to broadcast television series in the 1990s. Today's format of 100–500 episodes started in the 2000s.