Soap operas why called

These days tho even tho this is not recognized they still are referred this way…. It wil be good to ask avid watchers of some shows just WHY they are called soap operas and hear the response. Could someone please tell me?

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Howard Blair March 26, am. Daven Hiskey March 26, pm. Two in one article! The origin of the soap opera can be traced back to short, daytime serial dramas that took place on the radio in the s. Radio executives wanted to increase ad revenue to their stations so they began to court businesses that sold household products since the majority of people at home during the day at that time were women homemakers. It was a minute daily drama involving a family that included a widow and her unmarried daughter.

Phillips later went on to create the first soap opera on television in called These Are My Children , which should not be confused with All My Children , a completely different show that debuted in Soap companies continued to sponsor the shows that became a huge success even when they moved to television. The shows have a much different mix of sponsors than those from the beginning days, but they have those early soap advertisers to thank for giving them the name soap operas.

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