The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night title card from 1956-67.
Created by	Irving Vendig
Starring	Ann Flood Forrest Compton Joel Crothers Lois Kibbee Sharon Gabet
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	7,420
Production
Running time	30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS (1956-1975) ABC (1975-1984)
Original run	April 2, 1956 – December 28, 1984

The Edge of Night was a long-running American television soap opera. It was produced by Procter & Gamble and debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956. It ran on that network until November 28, 1975 and aired on ABC from December 1, 1975 until December 28, 1984. 7420 episodes were produced, with some 1800 available for syndication. Image File history File links Edge56. ... Irving Vendig (1902-1995) was an American soap opera writer. ... Ann Flood (born November 12, 1930 in Jamaica, New York) is an American actress. ... Forrest Compton (born September 15, 1925 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ... Spencer Karter’s sketch of Joel Crothers as Joe Haskell on Dark Shadows Joel Crothers (January 28, 1941 – November 6, 1985) was an American actor. ... Image:Kibbee. ... Sharon Gabet (born January 13, 1952, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress known for roles on daytime soap operas. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

Format

Edge, along with P&G's As the World Turns, which premiered the same day, were the first two half-hour-long soap operas (previously soap operas had been fifteen minutes in length) . These two programs remained the last two American soap operas generally to be aired live, which they were into the 1970s and which also accounts for why only about one-fourth of the episodes of The Edge of Night are available for syndication. As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

The last live episode aired just prior to its change of networks in 1975, and the concluding CBS episode on November 28, 1975 ended with the discovery that Nicole Travis Drake was alive, after she had been presumed dead in an explosion a year and a half earlier while on a boating trip with her husband Adam Drake. On December 1, 1975, ABC aired a special 90-minute episode which picked up where the final CBS episode left off, with Geraldine Whitney still in a coma from an attempted murder by her daughter-in-law Tiffany's second husband Noel Douglas; Nicole, with the help of Geraldine's adopted "son" Kevin Jamison, remembered who she was after suffering from amnesia since the explosion; the final scene of that day's episode was an exciting climax in which Serena Faraday, in her "Josie" split-personality, shot her husband on the steps of the courthouse. is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The show was originally conceived as the daytime version of Perry Mason, which was popular in novel and radio formats at the time. Erle Stanley Gardner was to create and write the show, but a last-minute tiff between him and the network caused Gardner to pull his support from the idea. A writer from the Perry Mason radio show, Irving Vendig, created a retooled idea and the show as we know it was born. Crime fiction writer Henry Slesar, who had written extensively for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, was story editor for the series for many years. Gardner would eventually patch up his differences with CBS and Perry Mason would debut in prime time the next year. Unlike Mason, whose adventures took place in Southern California, Monticello, the city of The Edge of Night, was somewhere in a generic state in the Midwest — a state so generic that its capital city was "Capital City". It was admitted that the city skyline seen in the opening credits until 1980 was that of Cincinnati, Ohio, where the show's sponsor, Procter & Gamble, was based. The Los Angeles skyline was used later. Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933), 1953 U.S. paperback edition The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1956), 1958 Pan paperback edition. ... Irving Vendig (1902-1995) was an American soap opera writer. ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Henry Slesar (June 12, 1927 - April 2, 2002) was an American author, playwright and copywriter. ... Screenshot of opening sequence of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Nickname: Motto: Juncta Juvant (Strength in Unity) Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1802 (village) - 1819 (city) Government  - Type Mayor-council government  - Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area  - City 79. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...

The Edge of Night was unique among daytime soap operas in that it focused on crime, rather than domestic and romantic matters. The police, district attorneys and medical examiners of fictional Monticello, USA, dealt with a steady onslaught of gangsters, drug dealers, blackmailers, cultists, international spies, corrupt politicians, psychopaths and murderous debutantes while coping with more usual soap opera problems such as courtship, marriage, divorce, child custody battles and amnesia. The show's particular focus on crime was recognized in 1980, when, in honor of its 25 years on the air, The Edge of Night was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... “Spouse” redirects here. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... Amnesia (from Greek ) (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ... The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ... Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York. ...

The series hired many revered stage performers. Among those who appeared on the show in the 1960s and early 1970s were Kay Campbell, Tony Roberts, Keith Charles, Milette Alexander, Larry Hagman, Lester Rawlins, Irene Dailey, Anne Revere, John Cullum, Scott Glenn, Richard Thomas, James Mitchell, Barbara Berjer, Ernest Graves, Jane White, and Kate Wilkinson. Kay Campbell (August 12, 1904 — May 27, 1985) was an American actress, best known in television for her role as Grandma Kate Martin on the soap opera All My Children. ... Anthony (Tony) Roberts (born August 4, 1969) is a professional Welsh football player. ... Keith Charles is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Mathew St. ... Larry Hagman (born on September 21, 1931) is a popular American actor who is famous for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony Nelson on the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. ... Irene Dailey (born September 12, 1920 in New York City) is an American actress, best known for her work on the New York stage and on daytime television. ... Anne Revere Anne Revere (June 25, 1903–December 18, 1990) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... John Cullum is an American actor and singer. ... Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26, 1941) is an American actor known for supporting roles. ... Richard Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor, best known as John-Boy on the TV series, The Waltons. ... There are several famous people with the name James Mitchell: James Mitchell (actor), who has played Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children since 1979 James Mitchell (Canadian politician), legislator from New Brunswick James Mitchell (Australian politician), Premier and Governor of Western Australia J. Clyde Mitchell (1918 - 1995) the British social... Barbara Berjer (June 12, 1920 - October 20, 2002) was a well-known American television actress. ... Ernest Graves (May 5, 1919 - June 1, 1983) is an American actor. ... Kate Wilkinson on Another World Kate Wilkinson (born October 25, 1916, San Francisco, California; died February 9, 1993, New York, NY) was an actress in the United States, best known for her roles as Viola Stapleton in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, a role she played from 1976 to...

Among its stars on ABC were Tony Craig, Terry Davis, Frances Fisher, Joel Crothers, Dennis Parker, Charles Flohe, Lori Loughlin, Irving Allen Lee, Denny Albee, Lori Cardille, David Froman, Lee Godart, Holland Taylor, Marcia Cross, and Kiel Martin — who were helped by guest stars Kim Hunter, Farley Granger, Alfred Drake, Frank Gorshin, Amanda Blake and stage director Jerry Zaks. Schuyler Whitney (Larkin Malloy) and his indefatigable wife Raven Alexander Jamison Swift Whitney (Sharon Gabet) became private detectives and were the new hero and heroine of the show. Edge of Night also provided Dixie Carter with one of her first significant TV roles, playing strong-willed assistant district attorney Brandy Henderson from 1974-76. Tony Craig (born 20 April 1985 in Greenwich, London) is a footballer who currently plays for [{Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] of The Championship. ... The Right Honourable Terry Davis (born January 5, 1938) is a British politician, and former Member of Parliament for the Labour Party for the Birmingham, Hodge Hill constituency. ... Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952 in Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England) is an English actress resident in the United States. ... Spencer Karter’s sketch of Joel Crothers as Joe Haskell on Dark Shadows Joel Crothers (January 28, 1941 – November 6, 1985) was an American actor. ... Lori Anne Loughlin (born July 28, 1964) is an American actress who gained prominence in the 1990s as playing the wife of John Stamoss character, Rebecca Donaldson, on ABCs, Full House. ... Irving Allen Lee (November 21, 1948-September 5, 1992) was an African American actor known for playing Detective Calvin Stoner on The Edge of Night from 1977-1984 and Dr. Evan Cooper on Ryans Hope from 1986-1988. ... Lori Cardille is an Americam actress best known for her lead role in George Romeros Day of the Dead(1985). ... Holland Taylor (b. ... Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. ... Kiel Martin (July 26,1944–December 28, 1990) was an American actor best know for his role as Detective John J.D. La Rue on the 80s television drama Hill Street Blues. ... Kim Hunter (November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress. ... Actor Farley Granger Farley Granger (born July 1, 1925) is an American actor. ... Alfred Drake (born Alfred Capurro) (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) is a Broadway theater performer best known for his appearances in the musicals Babes in Arms, Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate, and Kismet. ... Frank Gorshin as the Riddler, from the Batman TV series. ... Amanda Blake (born February 20, 1929; died August 16, 1989), was an American actress. ... Jerry Zaks is a director and actor born in Stuttgart, Germany on 7 September, 1946. ... Larkin Malloy (born September 24, 1954) is an American actor. ... Sharon Gabet (born January 13, 1952, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress known for roles on daytime soap operas. ... Dixie Carter in a 1986 Designing Women episode Dixie Virginia Carter (born May 25, 1939) is an American actress noted for her portrayals of Southern women. ...

Plot

For the show's entire duration, the stories either revolved around or had much to do with Monticello lawyer Mike Karr. As the show began, Mike Karr's relationship with Sara Lane essentially reproduced the radio serial's Perry Mason/Della Street relationship. The added complication for Mike Karr was that Sara's family was involved in organized crime; her younger brother slowly being drawn into the criminal world in the early years of the show through corrupt uncle Harry Lane. Nevertheless, Mike and Sara eventually married. Their happiness was shortlived, however, when Sara was written out of the show as being killed as she saved the life of their daughter Laurie Ann, who had run into the street into the path of an automobile. By the 1960s, Laurie Ann was a teenager, supplying many plots for the show, and a young wife and mother by the 1970s.

Mike later married Nancy Pollock who was a journalist and helped in many of his cases. Other important characters were Police Chief Bill Marceau, who was one of Karr's best friends and with whom was shared a tremendous mutual respect, rare between a defense attorney and a chief of police, Marceau's wife Martha, who battled mental illness, fellow lawyer Adam Drake, television personality Nicole Travis, and wealthy socialite Geraldine Whitney, whose fall down a flight of stairs (which put her into a coma for several months) provided one of the show's more memorable mysteries. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a police department, particularly in the United States and Canada. ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ... A mental illness or mental disorder refers to one of many mental health conditions characterized by distress, impaired cognitive functioning, atypical behavior, emotional dysregulation, and/or maladaptive behavior. ...

Nicole had the most interesting history, as she was married to Adam Drake, feared dead in a boating accident, came back to life, and when her marriage to Adam was finished for good after Adam was murdered (in one of the foremost startling moments in this television serial's history), the character was replaced with a new actress and was subsequently de-aged a decade, a rarity for an adult character in the genre. Now younger and more vibrant, Nicole was suitable for a relationship with young doctor Miles Cavanaugh. She was eventually killed off when her makeup powder was poisoned.

Another important relationship was that between Nancy and her younger sister Cookie, who was married first to Malcom Thomas and later to Ron Christopher, whose dealings with loan sharks affected Mike's good friends Louise and Philip Capice. In the show's later years, the Karrs' beautiful daughter Laurie Ann, by now a young adult, was an important character. Her relationship with Jonah Lockwood, a sociopath, almost cost her her life, but he was revealed to be an alternate persona of Keith Whitney, scion of the wealthy Whitney family, nemesis of the Karrs and Marceau! One of the later major story arcs was about a train wreck and a prisoner, Draper Scott, who had been unjustly convicted of murder, escaping from the train accident, much in the style of Richard Kimble of The Fugitive. Although in Draper's case, he also had amnesia, for quite a few months! There was also an interesting storyline in the mid-1970s involving a troubled woman who would change her personality as she donned a frizzy, black wig. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ... It has been suggested that Local trains be merged into this article or section. ... Richard Kimble is the fictional character featured in the television series The Fugitive, portrayed by actor David Janssen. ... The Fugitive is an American television series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963-1967. ...

Ratings

Unlike most soap operas which build a solid audience slowly over many years, Edge was an instant hit with daytime viewers, amassing an audience of nine million viewers its first year, in some respects because the public did in fact perceive it as a daytime Perry Mason, as the producers had intended. Through the 1960s, the show continued to flourish, consistently ranking as one of the top six rated soaps, alongside the rest of CBS' daytime lineup. It peaked at #2 in the 1966-67 season and came in at #2 between 1969 and 1971. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

A major timeslot shift in 1972 saw Edge's Nielsens ranking fall from 4th to 10th, a position it held until 1975 when the show moved to ABC. Strangely, Edge's ratings were actually improving when it moved from CBS to ABC. The series immediately lost viewers when it switched networks, primarily due to the fact that some of ABC's 212 local affiliates refused to carry the program, opting instead for cheaper syndicated programming. Some ABC stations cleared the series in morning timeslots on a "tape delay", anywhere from one day to two weeks. Curiously, a strange paradox occurred. Although Edge's overall rating was lower because fewer homes had access to it, it was typically either first (or a close second) in its timeslot for markets that cleared it in its network feed of 4/3 p.m., due mainly to the weakness of competing programs on CBS and NBC Also, Edge's demographics were significantly better on ABC, thus the network was able to charge higher ad rates for it than several more popular series with higher audience ratings. Although it never recovered its lost ground, during the period from 1980 to 1982 Edge held down 10th-11th place in the Nielsens, averaging about seven million viewers daily. This put it above Another World, Texas and The Doctors (the first two also P&G-packaged soaps) at that stage. However, from 1982, ratings would fall even further as more affiliates dropped the show altogether, largely due to its 4/3 p.m. timeslot, a popular one for stations to place more lucrative syndicated programming in, instead of network offerings. When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Demographics refers to selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Another World is a book by Pat Barker. ...

Scheduling History

Due to the show's crime format, and its late start time of 4:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 Central Time (after schools let out for the day and after early work shifts ended), Edge had an audience which was estimated, at one time, to be more than 50% male. In 1964, the show was moved to the 3:30/2:30 p.m. time period, which it dominated, even over otherwise hit programs like NBC's You Don't Say and ABC's Dark Shadows and One Life to Live. When the show moved to 2:30/1:30 p.m. in 1972 at P&G's insistence, the show slid from a solid #2 in the Nielsen ratings to near the bottom of the pack, and it has been hypothesized that this drop was due to the exodus of many male viewers and teenagers who could not make it home from work or school earlier in the afternoon to watch. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... You Dont Say! was an American television game show that had three separate runs on television. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ...

While CBS decided to cancel Edge in 1975, due both to the ratings slide, and because As the World Turns was expanding to an hour in length (thus necessitating the freeing up of a half-hour of time in its afternoon schedule, since all its other daytime shows performed better than Edge), ABC, the only network at the time that did not have a Procter & Gamble property, picked the show up. CBS wanted to offer its affiliates a different half-hour for local programming, but the affiliates rejected that proposal. CBS at first planned to have the hour-long ATWT premiere in September 1975. However, ABC still had a contractual obligation to its programs, meaning Edge would have had to take a two-month hiatus, something P&G desperately did not want to happen. Therefore, P&G made a deal with both networks, for CBS to postpone the ATWT expansion and ABC to begin airing Edge immediately after departing CBS in late November. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Edge of Night title card from 1967-77, notable for its zoom-in visual effect and gradually darkening skies.

The Edge of Night title card from 1977-80, the last to use the Cincinnati skyline.

The Edge of Night title card from 1980-83, with the Los Angeles skyline.

The Edge of Night title card from 1983-84. Note the word "The" has been dropped from the program title.

Despite ABC's decision to move Edge back to a late afternoon time slot (4/3 p.m.) when it debuted on the network on December 1, 1975, the serial never recovered from its steep drop, and stayed close to the bottom until its cancellation. As the show moved into the 1980s, more and more ABC affiliates either moved Edge to morning or late-night timeslots or chose not to air the show at all, causing the show's sponsor to lose more money with each passing year. In May 1983, Procter and Gamble replaced the show's veteran headwriter Henry Slesar, whose 15-year stint with the soap was, at that time, the longest in daytime serial history. New headwriter Lee Sheldon accelerated the pace of the plot, focused on younger characters, and added humor in efforts to capture a new audience for the ailing serial. However, more and more ABC affiliates continued to drop the show. Image File history File links Edge75. ... Image File history File links Edge75. ... Image File history File links Edge78. ... Image File history File links Edge78. ... Nickname: Motto: Juncta Juvant (Strength in Unity) Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1802 (village) - 1819 (city) Government  - Type Mayor-council government  - Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area  - City 79. ... Image File history File links Edge81. ... Image File history File links Edge81. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Image File history File links Edge83. ... Image File history File links Edge83. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Henry Slesar (June 12, 1927 - April 2, 2002) was an American author, playwright and copywriter. ...

By the fall of 1984, Edge was airing on less than 62% of ABC's affiliates, and over two dozen more had announced their intention to discontinue the series in the first quarter of 1985. Although ABC was committed to continuing Edge, even offering to move it to a mid-morning timeslot, P&G could no longer afford to produce the series. On October 26, 1984, ABC and P&G made a joint announcement that Edge's December 28th broadcast would be its finale. After Edge ended its 28-year run on December 28, 1984, ABC returned the 4/3 p.m. timeslot to its affiliates, something NBC had done back in 1979; CBS would do so in 1986. Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Surviving episodes

In addition to the 1,800 episodes available for syndication, a handful of CBS episodes from the 1950s and 1960s and early 1970's also survive, some in kinescope form, others in film and television archives in their original videotape format. Some classic episodes have been shown on The World of Soap Themes web site. This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Kinescope (IPA: [], []) originally referred to the cathode ray tube used in television monitors. ... Archive of the AMVC hahahahaAn archive refers to a collection of records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. ... Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ...

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Beginning August 5, 1985, just eight short months after Edge's demise, reruns aired in a daily late-night timeslot on cable's USA Network, transmitting episodes from June 1981 up to the series finale. Edge completed its syndicated run on the USA Network January 19, 1989. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

In August 2006, Procter & Gamble made several of its classic soap operas available, a few episodes at a time, through AOL Video Service, downloadable free of charge. AOL downloads of The Edge of Night commenced with episode #6051 from July 17, 1979. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

External links

• Mark Faulkner's The Edge of Night Homepage
• ClassicTVHits.com's Edge page
• Edge of Night episodes from AOL Video's P&G Classic Soaps
• Jump The Shark's Edge of Night page
• World of Soap Themes: Edge of Night multimedia page (paid registration required)