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Soap operas have been declared dying for about as long as they’ve been on the air. Yet in 2026, several of them are still producing new episodes, some on networks and some on streaming services.
The picture isn’t the same everywhere, though. Here’s a look at eight of the best known, with what’s happening to each one as of this autumn.
General Hospital
General Hospital premiered on April 1, 1963, and reached its 16,000th episode on July 13, 2026. It’s also the show that has won the most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, with 14 wins.
These days it’s the alphabet network’s sole surviving soap, after ABC cancelled its other two daytime dramas in 2011. ABC doesn’t usually announce renewals, so the show simply keeps running. The 2024 to 2025 season averaged 1.87 million total viewers, and the cast is still being shuffled, with new actors and returning favorites announced through September 2026.
Days of Our Lives
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Days of Our Lives first aired on NBC in 1965. Since 2022 it has lived exclusively on Peacock, where new episodes arrive every weekday. The show marked its 15,000th episode in December 2024.
In July 2025, Peacock ordered two more seasons, which covers seasons 62 and 63. Season 62 began streaming on August 24, 2026. The show has also dealt with real loss, since Drake Hogestyn and Bill Hayes both died in…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-10-20 12:37:00
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