The longest series in the world lasted '72 (1937-2009)

Contrary to what many Russian viewers, who consider the longest serial familiar "Santa Barbara", the palm in this category firmly holds the American "Guiding Light." Vicissitudes of life of his characters have already taken more than 15 thousand series - achievement, rightly noted in the Guinness Book of Records. Premiere of "The Guiding Light" took place in 1937, when the show came on the radio. The author of the short productions whose plot revolves around a priest in the fictional suburb of Chicago, was a former teacher Irna Phillips. Neglected school teaching, she started writing scripts radio show and in the end turned out to be among the founders of the genre "soap opera" in America. Through the efforts of Phillips "Guiding Light" won wide popularity and in 1952 moved to television screens. The plot of the series gradually became more complex, the number of characters increased, and the characters tangled relationships, to the delight of their many fans. Over time, "Guiding Light" has become a story of six American households connected most intricate way, as befits a real "soap opera».

In April 2009, the management of CBS viewers informed that due to the low ratings of the series it will be closed. The last series of published September 18, 2009.

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