It’s been 72 years since Guiding Light first debuted on television — almost to the day! The classic CBS sudser debuted on June 30, 1952 and aired for the next 57 years until finally shutting off the ...

In this image released by CBS, actors, from left, Herb Nelson, Ellen Demming, Susan Douglas and Lyle Sudrow appear in the premiere TV broadcast of “Guiding Light” on June 30, 1952. After 72 years on ...

CBS is extinguishing its "Guiding Light," which has been selling soap and telling tales for more than 72 years and 15,700 episodes. And when this "Light" goes out, it will cast a dark pall over the ...

Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in history, broadcast from 1952 until 2009, preceded ...

Friday marked the final flicker of CBS' "Guiding Light," as that venerable daytime drama logged its farewell hour after 72 years on the air. The last episode took an upbeat, life-affirming tone, ...

NEW YORK -- Friday marked the final flicker of CBS' "Guiding Light," as that venerable daytime drama logged its farewell hour after 72 years on the air.The last episode took an upbeat, life-affirming ...

The daytime drama "Guiding Light" will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a year of volunteering. By The Associated Press The daytime drama “Guiding Light” will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a ...

Created by Irna Phillips, “The Guiding Light” debuted as a 15-minute NBC radio show Jan. 25, 1937. From 1952 to 1956, the program aired on both radio and TV. The cast performed the scripts live for ...

The last episode of "Guiding Light," the soap opera that has been on TV or radio for 72 years, airs at 3 p.m. today on CBS. We asked readers to send us their memories of the soap. In 1943, when I was ...

The Guiding Light cast has enamored viewers since it’s very first episode back in 1952. This much-loved soap opera was set in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and originally centered on ...

CBS has cancelled “Guiding Light”–which has aired, in one medium or another, for 72 years. The veteran soap’s last episode will air Friday, Sept. 18. The cancellation of “Guiding Light” is yet another ...

In honor of its 70th anniversary, the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" is throwing a party online. By Carly Mayberry, The Associated Press In honor of its 70th anniversary, the CBS daytime drama ...