Soap opera

American soap opera shows, newest premieres first.

Show	Network	Years	Seasons	Episodes	Created by
Ruthless	BET+, BET	2020–on air	—	—
The Oval	BET	2019–on air	5	113	Tyler Perry
Dynasty	The CW	2017–2022	5	108
Saints & Sinners	Bounce TV	2016–2022	6	49
Blood & Oil	ABC	2015	1	10
Empire	Fox	2015–2020	6	102	Lee Daniels, Danny Strong
If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	2014–2020	2	42
Jane the Virgin	The CW	2014–2019	5	100	Jennie Snyder Urman, Perla Farías
Deception	NBC	2013	1	11
Devious Maids	Lifetime	2013–2016	4	49	Marc Cherry
Mistresses	ABC	2013–2016	4	52
The Haves and the Have Nots	OWN	2013–2021	8	196	Tyler Perry
Dallas	TNT	2012–2014	3	40	David Jacobs
Hollywood Heights	Nickelodeon	2012	1	80
Revenge	ABC	2011–2015	4	89	Mike Kelley
Melrose Place	The CW	2009–2010	1	18	Darren Star
Venice: The SeriesWeb series		2009	4	48	Crystal Chappell
90210	The CW	2008–2013	5	114	Darren Star
Desperate Housewives	Univision	2008	1	24	Marc Cherry
General Hospital: Night Shift	Soapnet	2007–2008	2	27	Robert Guza, Jr.
Hidden Palms	The CW	2007	1	8	Kevin Williamson
Fashion House	MyNetworkTV	2006	1	65
Monarch Cove	Lifetime	2006	1	14
Watch Over Me	MyNetworkTV	2006–2007	1	66
Dante's Cove	HereTV	2005–2007	3	12
Point Pleasant	Fox	2005	1	13	Marti Noxon, John J. McLaughlin
Days of Our Lives	NBC	2004	—	15,609	Betty Corday, Ted Corday
Desperate Housewives	ABC	2004–2012	8	180	Marc Cherry
North Shore	Fox	2004–2005	1	21
One Tree Hill	The CW, The WB	2003–2012	9	187	Mark Schwahn
The O.C.	Fox	2003–2007	4	92	Josh Schwartz
Pasadena	Fox	2001	1	13	Mike White
Spyder Games	MTV	2001	1	65	Valerie Ahern
Titans	NBC	2000	1	13	Charles Pratt Jr.
Passions	NBC	1999–2008	9	2,231	James E. Reilly
Undressed	MTV	1999–2002	6	222	Roland Joffé
Four Corners	CBS	1998	1	2	David Jacobs
Hyperion Bay	The WB	1998–1999	1	17	Joseph Dougherty
Pacific Palisades	Fox	1997	1	13	Diane Messina Stanley
Port Charles	ABC	1997–2003	6	1,633	Carolyn Culliton
Sunset Beach	NBC	1997–1999	3	755	Robert Guza, Jr., Josh Griffith
Malibu Shores	NBC	1996	1	10
Savannah	The WB	1996–1997	2	34	Constance M. Burge
Central Park West	CBS	1995–1996	2	21	Darren Star
The City	ABC	1995–1997	1	352	Agnes Nixon
The Monroes	ABC	1995	—	—
Models Inc.	Fox	1994–1995	1	29	Charles Pratt Jr.
Angel Falls	CBS	1993	1	6
2000 Malibu Road	CBS	1992	1	6	Terry Louise Fisher
Melrose Place	Fox	1992–1999	7	226	Darren Star
Swans Crossing	Syndication	1992	1	65
The Heights	Fox	1992	1	12	Eric Roth
Bay State		1991	—	150	Delaina Dixon
Dangerous Women	Syndication	1991–1992	1	52
Dark Shadows	NBC	1991	1	12	Dan Curtis
Dynasty: The ReunionMiniseries	ABC	1991	1	2	Richard Alan Shapiro, Esther Shapiro
Hillside	Nickelodeon, YTV	1991–1993	4	65
Sisters	NBC	1991–1996	6	127	Ron Cowen
Beverly Hills, 90210	Fox	1990–2000	10	293	Darren Star
Tribes	Fox	1990	1	95	Leah Laiman
Generations	NBC	1989–1991	2	470	Sally Sussman Morina
The Bold and the Beautiful	CBS	1987	40	9,898	Lee Phillip Bell, William J. Bell
Berrenger's	NBC	1985	1	11	Diana Gould
The Colbys	ABC	1985–1987	2	49	Esther Shapiro, Richard Alan Shapiro
Glitter	ABC	1984	1	14	Aaron Spelling
Paper Dolls	ABC	1984	1	14
Rituals	Telepictures	1984–1985	1	260	Gene Palumbo
Santa Barbara	NBC	1984–1993	9	2,137	Bridget and Jerome Dobson
Bare EssenceMiniseries	NBC	1983	1	11
Emerald Point N.A.S.	CBS	1983–1984	1	22
Hotel	ABC	1983–1988	5	114	Aaron Spelling
Loving	ABC	1983–1995	13	3,169	Agnes Nixon
The Catlins	TBS	1983–1985	—	555
The Yellow Rose	NBC	1983–1984	1	22
Capitol	CBS	1982–1987	1	1,270
King's Crossing	ABC	1982	1	10
Dynasty	ABC	1981–1989	9	220	Richard Alan Shapiro, Esther Shapiro
Falcon Crest	CBS	1981–1990	9	227	Earl Hamner, Jr.
Flamingo Road	NBC	1980–1982	2	39	Robert Wilder
Secrets of Midland Heights	CBS	1980–1981	1	10
Texas	NBC	1980–1982	3	617	John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington
Knots Landing	CBS	1979–1993	14	344	David Jacobs
Dallas	CBS	1978–1991	14	357	David Jacobs
All That Glitters	Syndication	1977	1	65	Norman Lear
Lovers and Friends	NBC	1977–1978	—	—
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman	Syndication	1976–1977	2	325	Norman Lear
Ryan's Hope	ABC	1975–1989	13	3,515	Paul Avila Mayer, Claire Labine
How to Survive a Marriage	NBC	1974–1975	—	335	Anne Howard Bailey
The Young and the Restless	CBS	1973	53	12,775	Lee Phillip Bell, William J. Bell
Return to Peyton Place	NBC	1972–1974	—	425
A World Apart	ABC	1970–1971	—	325
All My Children	ABC, The Online Network	1970–2013	43	10,755	Agnes Nixon
Somerset	NBC	1970–1976	6	1,710	Robert Cenedella
The Best of Everything	ABC	1970	—	126
Bright Promise	NBC	1969–1972	—	605	Frank and Doris Hursley
Where the Heart Is	CBS	1969–1973	—	907
Hidden Faces	NBC	1968–1969	—	127
One Life to Live	ABC	1968–2013	45	11,136	Agnes Nixon
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing	CBS	1967–1973	—	1,430	Irna Phillips
Dark Shadows	ABC	1966–1971	5	1,225	Dan Curtis
The Monroes	ABC	1966–1967	1	26
Never Too Young	ABC	1965–1966	—	192
Our Private World	CBS	1965	1	38	Irna Phillips
The Nurses	ABC	1965–1967	—	395
A Flame in the Wind	ABC	1964–1966	—	515
Another World	NBC	1964–1999	35	8,891	William J. Bell, Irna Phillips
Peyton Place	ABC	1964–1969	5	514	Grace Metalious
The Young Marrieds	ABC	1964–1966	—	380	James Elward
Ben Jerrod	NBC	1963	1	65
General Hospital	ABC	1963	64	16,230	Bridget and Jerome Dobson, Frank and Doris Hursley
The Doctors	NBC	1963–1982	20	5,280
Full Circle	CBS	1960–1961	—	—
The Clear Horizon	CBS	1960–1962	—	254
From These Roots	NBC	1958–1961	3	913
As the World Turns	CBS	1956–2010	54	13,858	Irna Phillips
The Edge of Night	CBS	1956–1984	28	7,420	Irving Vendig
First Love	NBC Daytime	1954–1955	—	389
The Secret Storm	CBS	1954–1974	—	5,195	Roy Winsor
Woman with a Past	CBS	1954	1	110
Three Steps to Heaven		1953–1954	1	380	Irving Vendig
Valiant Lady	CBS	1953–1957	5	1,024	Adrian Spies
Love of Life	CBS	1951–1980	29	7,316	Roy Winsor
Miss Susan	NBC	1951	1	218
Search for Tomorrow	NBC, CBS	1951–1986	35	9,130	Roy Winsor
Hawkins Falls, Population 6200	NBC	1950–1955	—	—
A Woman to Remember	DuMont	1949	—	—
The Brighter Day	CBS, NBC	1948–1962	—	—	Irna Phillips
Faraway Hill	DuMont	1946	—	—
Guiding Light	CBS	1937–2009	72	15,762	Irna Phillips