The Edge of Night

The Edge of Night
Also known asEdge of Night
Genre
Created byIrving Vendig
Starring
ComposersElliot Lawrence
Paul Taubman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons28
No. of episodes7,420
Production
Executive producerErwin Nicholson
Producers
  • Robert Driscoll
  • Rick Edelstein
  • Charles Fisher
  • Freddie Bartholomew
  • Jacqueline Haber
  • Werner Michel
  • Erwin Nicholson
  • Charles Polachek
Running time30 minutes
Production companyProcter & Gamble Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseApril 2, 1956 (1956-04-02) –
November 28, 1975 (1975-11-28)
NetworkABC
ReleaseDecember 1, 1975 (1975-12-01) –
December 28, 1984 (1984-12-28)
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The Edge of Night is an American mystery crime drama television series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions.

It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network for most of its run until November 28, 1975. The series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984.[1] 7,420 episodes were produced, of which some 1,800 are available for syndication.

Writer Sir P. G. Wodehouse,[2] actresses Bette Davis and Tallulah Bankhead,[3] as well as Eleanor Roosevelt,[3] were all reportedly devoted fans.

  1. ^ Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "The Edge of Night". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 254–266. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
  2. ^ Wodehouse, P. G. (4 February 2013). P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393089875 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "This Time There's No Doubt Whodunit as ABC Turns Out the Lights on the Long-Running Soap Edge of Night". people.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

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