Prime Time Network Serials

<p> On September 15, 1964, ABC launched a programming experiment--a prime time series similar to the daytime soap operas that were so successful. <I>Peyton Place</I> became a fixture on the network's schedule for the next five years. The success of <I>Dallas</I> in the early 1980s made the prime time soap opera a staple of television programming.</p><p> From <I>Bare Essence</I> through <I>The Yellow Rose,</I> this reference work d