Welcome to Guiding Light
Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light before 1975, or simply GL) is an American daytime television drama and is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap operan in production and the longest running drama in television and radio history, from 1937-2009. It is also among the longest running broadcast programs in history of any kind, across radio media for 72 years, and then television media for 57 years. It aired on radio from January 25, 1937, to June 29, 1956, and debuted on CBS Television on June 30, 1952 running for 57 years. The series was expanded from 15 minutes to a half hour in 1968, and then to a full hour on November 7, 1977. In 2009, CBS Daytime did not renew Guiding Light, and the final episode aired on CBS on September 18, 2009. Guiding Light unveiled a new 2008 opening that replaced the anniversary 2007 opening on February 29, 2008.
CBS announced on April 1, 2009, that the series was being canceled because of low ratings. The show taped its final scenes on August 11, 2009, and its final episode aired on CBS on September 18, 2009. On October 5, 2009, CBS replaced Guiding Light with an hour-long revival of the game show Let's Make a Deal hosted by Wayne Brady.
Notable Guiding Light Family Trees:
- The Bauer Family Tree
- The Chamberlain Family Tree
- The Cooper Family Tree
- The Lewis Family Tree
- The Marler Family Tree
- The Reardon Family Tree
- The Santos Family Tree
- The Shayne Family Tree
- The Spaulding Family Tree
- The Spencer Family Tree
- The Thorpe Family Tree
- The Winslow Family Tree