On June 18, 1962, CBS extended "The Secret Storm" to 30 minutes, and "The Brighter Day" was moved to an early-morning time slot. "The Secret Storm" took over the 4:00 pm time slot, where it ran for six years and mainly competed against NBC's "Match Game". However, in 1966, the Gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" premiered on ABC, and that (later the "Dating Game") prompted CBS to move "The Secret Storm" back an hour to 3:00 pm (2:00 Central) on September 9, 1968, facing NBC's fast-rising "Another World".