| Guiding Light | |
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 Title card |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Creator | Irna Phillips |
| Senior cast member | Kim Zimmer Jordan Clarke Robert Newman Michael O'Leary Grant Aleksander Tina Sloan |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 15,638 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ellen Wheeler |
| Head writer | Christopher Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Jill Lorie Hurst, and David Kreizman |
| Distributor | TeleNext Media for Procter & Gamble Productions |
| Running time | 15 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC CBS |
| Original airdate | January 25, 1937-1956 June 30, 1952-Septemebr 2009 |
| Links | |
| Guiding Light Official Website | |
Guiding Light is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television and radio history.
Guiding Light was created by soap writer Irna Phillips, and began as an NBC radio serial on January 25, 1937 before moving to CBS on June 30, 1952, as a televised serial.
The show's title refers to a lamp in the study of Reverend 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. Dr. John Ruthledge was based on the personality of Warren Moyer, a resident of a small town in Ontario, Canada called Stoufferville.
Guiding Light is currently in its final season on CBS, as the network announced on April 1, 2009 that due to low ratings the series was being canceled. The final episode is scheduled to air on September 18, 2009. Series producer Procter & Gamble Productions has said that they are not going to give up on the series and are exploring other options, including cable networks " title="Passions " class="mw-redirect">Passions when the show was canceled by NBC) and Internet broadcasts.
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