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Guiding Light (1952–2009)
The Guiding Light
Life happens here.
1 season214 episodes60 min per episode
Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in history, broadcast from 1952 until 2009, preceded by a 15-year broadcast on radio. Guiding Light stands as the third longest-running program in all of broadcast history; only the Norwegian children's radio program Lørdagsbarnetimen and the American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry have been on the air longer. On April 1, 2009, it was announced that CBS canceled Guiding Light after a 72-year run due to low ratings. The show taped its final scenes for CBS on August 11, 2009, and its final episode on the network aired on September 18, 2009.
- First aired
- June 30, 1952
- Last episode
- September 18, 2009
- Network
- CBS
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Bernie Grant as Dr. Paul Fletcher
- Bernie Grant as Dr. Paul Fletcher #2
- Ed Bryce as Bill Bauer
- Lynne Adams as Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris Bauer, R. N.
- Lynne Adams as Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris Bauer, R. N. #1 (1966-1971, 1973-1976)
- Lynne Adams as Leslie Jackson Bauer R.N.
- Kay Campbell as Helene Benedict
- Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne
- Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis
- Kim Zimmer as Dolly Shayne
- Beth Chamberlin as Beth Raines
- Beth Chamberlin as Beth Raines Bauer
- Beth Chamberlin as Beth Raines Spaulding
- Barnard Hughes as Dr. Bruce Banning
- Chase Crosley as Jane Fletcher Hayes, R. N.
- John Boruff as Henry Benedict
- Les Damon as Bruce Banning
Crew
- Irna Phillips · Writer
- Trent Jones · Writer
- Thomas J. Bornkamp · Writer