Guiding Light
Air Dates: 1952 - ????
Guiding Light News
Episode Guides
July 3, 2008 (7/3/2008)
July 2, 2008 (7/2/2008)
July 1, 2008 (7/1/2008)
Cast
Kim Zimmer ...
Reva Lewis
Summary
The longest running soap opera, Guiding Light aired on radio in 1937 before moving to CBS TV in 1952. Due to this run, it is considered to be the longest soap opera, but the longest series of any show created.
The storyline focuses on the Spaulding, Cooper and Lewis families. The fictional action has been set in three different locales - it was based in the fictional towns of Five Points and Selby Flats before "moving" to its current day locale of Springfield.
Interestingly, the show's title refers to a lamp in the study of Rev. Dr. John Ruthledge, a major character when Guiding Light debuted in 1937, that family and residents could see as a sign for them to find help when needed.