History Main / PrimeTimeSoap

In the U.K. and Australia, the distinction between "prime time" and "daytime" soaps doesn't really exist, with standard soaps forming a major part of the prime time schedule, with the likes of ''Series/{{Eastenders}}'', ''Series/CoronationStreet'' and ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'' being the most popular shows in the UK (until the likes of ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'' and ''Series/TheVoice'' came along, but that's another story).

* ''Literature/GossipGirl''

* ''Series/FalconCrest''

* ''Series/{{Dynasty}}''
** ''Series/{{Dynasty|2017}}'' (2017 reboot)

* ''Series/KnotsLanding''

* ''Literature/PeytonPlace''

* ''Series/{{Hotel}}''

In the US, prime time soaps tend to have a once-a-week format. Their glory days have passed since ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' was cancelled. Most prime time soaps since then have been short-lived (such as ''2000 Malibu Road'' and ''Pasadena'') or [[TeenDrama targeted at teenagers]]. {{MyNetworkTV}}, in its first year, attempted to give the genre a comeback by infusing it with a daytime soap-esque play schedule (a new ep every night of the week). It went over about as well as one would expect -- all of the shows were US remakes of Latin American telenovelas, which meant that their target audience was more inclined to watch new shows ''en español''.

In the U.K. and Australia, Prime Time Soaps are a lot less glitzy than in the U.S., and tend to form an important part of the prime time schedule, with the likes of ''Series/{{Eastenders}}'', ''Series/CoronationStreet'' and ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'' being the most popular shows in the UK (until the likes of ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'' and ''Series/TheVoice'' came along, but that's another story).

* ''Falcon Crest''

In the U.K. and Australia, Prime Time Soaps are a lot less glitzy than in the U.S., and tend to form an important part of the prime time schedule, with the likes of ''{{Eastenders}}'', ''CoronationStreet'' and ''{{Emmerdale}}'' being the most popular shows in the UK (until the likes of ''BritainsGotTalent'' and ''Series/TheVoice'' came along, but that's another story).

In the US, prime time soaps tend to have a once-a-week format. Their glory days have passed since ''{{Dallas}}'' was cancelled. Most prime time soaps since then have been short-lived (such as ''2000 Malibu Road'' and ''Pasadena'') or [[TeenDrama targeted at teenagers]]. {{MyNetworkTV}}, in its first year, attempted to give the genre a comeback by infusing it with a daytime soap-esque play schedule (a new ep every night of the week). It went over about as well as one would expect -- all of the shows were US remakes of Latin American telenovelas, which meant that their target audience was more inclined to watch new shows ''en español''.

* ''EastEnders''
* ''{{Emmerdale}}''

* ''KnotsLanding''

* ''PeytonPlace''

* ''SinSenosNoHayParaiso''
* ''{{Tinsel}}''

* ''{{Generations}}''

* ''SinSenosNoHayParaiso''

* ''Series/SexAndTheCity''

* ''Series/HomeAndAway''

* ''{{Generations}}''

* ''ShortlandStreet''

* ''Peyton Place''

* ''GossipGirl''

* ''CoronationStreet''