Kitty Foyle (radio and TV series) Kitty Foyle (radio and TV series) Kitty Foyle is an American old-time radio and television soap opera originally aired during the 1940s and 1950s that was based on the successful 1940 film of the same name starring Ginger Rogers. "Kitty Foyle" was created by soap opera mogul Irna Phillips of "Guiding Light" fame and produced by daytime radio monarchs Frank and Anne Hummert of "Helen Trent" recognition. The program starred originally Julie Stevens in the title role of Kitty Foyle on radio. On television, the title role was portrayed by Kathleen Murray. Each episode primarily focused on Foyle's ongoing relationship
Soap opera nights a week (on Monday through Fridays) in a manner similar to a daytime soap opera, instead of the once-a-week episode output common of other primetime soaps. The series, which was an adaptation of the Mexican telenovela "Alcanzar una estrella", suffered from low ratings (generally receiving less than one million viewers) and was later moved to sister cable channel TeenNick halfway through its run to burn off the remaining episodes. In 2015, Fox debuted "Empire", a primetime musical serial centering on the power struggle between family members within the titular recording company. Created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong and