Guiding Light
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Guiding Light (1952)

TV-14 Soap, Drama
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Overview

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 by a 15-year broadcast on radio. Guiding Light stands as the third longest-running program in all of broadcast history; only the Norwegian children's radio program Lørdagsbarnetimen and the American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry have been on the air longer.

On April 1, 2009, it was announced that CBS canceled Guiding Light after a 72-year run due to low ratings. The show taped its final scenes for CBS on August 11, 2009, and its final episode on the network aired on September 18, 2009.

  1. Irna Phillips

    Creator

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Series Cast

  1. E.J. Bonilla as Rafe Rivera

    E.J. Bonilla

    Rafe Rivera

    158 Episodes

  2. Stuart Ambrose as Police Officer, John Schmidt, Cop, and Cop #2

    Stuart Ambrose

    Police Officer, John Schmidt, Cop, Cop #2

    8 Episodes

  3. Justin Deas as Frank 'Buzz' Cooper, Sr., Frank 'Buzz' Cooper Jr., and Frank 'Buzz' Cooper Sr.

    Justin Deas

    Frank 'Buzz' Cooper, Sr., Frank 'Buzz' Cooper Jr., Frank 'Buzz' Cooper Sr.

    3 Episodes

  4.

    Beth Chamberlin

    Beth Raines

    2 Episodes

  5. Bradley Cole as Jeffrey O'Neill

    Bradley Cole

    Jeffrey O'Neill

    2 Episodes

  6. Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne

    Kim Zimmer

    Reva Shayne

    2 Episodes

  7. Ron Raines as Alan Spaulding

    Ron Raines

    Alan Spaulding

    2 Episodes

  8.

    Emme Rylan

    Lizzie Spaulding

    2 Episodes

  9.

    Frank Dicopoulos

    Frank Cooper Jr.

    2 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 1

1952 • 213 Episodes

This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.

The End.

(1x15762, September 18, 2009) Season Finale

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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