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Best Soap Opera TV Shows
The very best soap opera shows on television, ranked from best to worst. Soap opera TV series have been a staple of television for years, so there's a lot to choose from. It's often pretty hard to find a (reliable) list of good soap opera TV shows, so hopefully this one will help you start watching some of the best soap opera shows. List features items like Noah's Arc, Dark Shadows and more! So, included below, are the absolute greatest soap opera shows of all time, according to a crowdsourced vote. Vote on the following best soap opera series list so that only the greatest TV shows of this genre rise to the top, as the order of the list changes dynamically based on votes. Don't let your favorite soap opera television programs in history get to the bottom of the list! List of soap opera television shows below includes cast, creator and premiere date when available. This list contains only TV series in the soap opera genre. For more genres just search Ranker for the name of the genre you're looking for. This list is good for seeing examples of soap opera TV shows and includes more information about the shows if you can click on their names.
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List Criteria: Shows near the top must be only the best Soap Opera TV series.
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- 1Up 5Down 0Beth Chamberlin, Nia Long, Jordi Vilasuso More
- 2Up 7Down 2Bradford Anderson, Rebecca Herbst, Jonathan Jackson More
- 3Up 6Down 2David Lago, Eric Braeden, Joshua Morrow More
- 4Up 6Down 2Larry Riley, William Devane, Nicollette Sheridan More
- 5Up 5Down 1Darin Brooks, Drake Hogestyn, Patty Weaver More
- 6Up 4Down 0Roger Davis, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Nancy Barrett More
- 7Up 5Down 2Kristen Alderson, Marcia Cross, Farah Fath More
- 8Up 5Down 2Virginia Mayo, Robert Newman, Ian Abercrombie More
- 9Up 5Down 2Anne Heche, Christina Pickles, Rhonda Lewin More
- 10Up 4Down 1Melissa Claire Egan, Ricky Paull Goldin, Brittany Allen More
- 11Up 4Down 1Joseph Aston, Jane Danson, Sasha Behar More
- 12Up 3Down 0
Larry Haines, Susan Scannell, Gretchen Wyler More - 13Up 3Down 0Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff More
- 14Up 3Down 0Rena Sofer, Bryan Cranston, Jacqueline Courtney More
- 15Up 4Down 2Larry Riley, Jane Badler, Jonathan Frakes More
- 16Up 3Down 1Colleen Zenk Pinter, Van Hansis, Marie Wilson More
- 17Up 2Down 0Laila Rouass, Jamie Davis, John Forgeham More
- 18Up 4Down 3Bradford Anderson, Rebecca Herbst, Tristan Rogers More
- 19Up 4Down 3Julianne Phillips, Philip Sterling, George Clooney More
- 20Up 4Down 3Charles Divins, Jade Harlow, Kelli McCarty More
- 21Up 2Down 1Helen Grace, Alexandra Fletcher, Kenneth Cope More
- 22Up 2Down 1
EastEnders
Barbara Windsor, Kellie Shirley, Ricky Groves More - 23Up 2Down 1Kyle Rees, Anthony Quinlan, Bonnie Tyler More
- 24Up 2Down 1Carley Stenson, Jorgie Porter, Hollie-Jay Bowes More
- 25Up 1Down 0
Tony Scannell, Gareth Hale, Liz Crowther More - 26Up 1Down 0Douglass Watson, Keith Charles, Ray Wise More
- 27Up 1Down 0
Jocelyn Seagrave, Michelle Stafford, Kimberley Davies More - 28Up 1Down 1
Pacific Drive
Virginia Hey, Danielle Spencer, Libby Tanner More - 29Up 0Down 0
Hawkins Falls
Jim Bannon, Maurice Copeland, Hope Summers More - 30Up 0Down 0
The Monroes
Tracy Griffith, Susan Sullivan, Darryl Theirse More - 31Up 0Down 0
The Heights
Cheryl Pollak, Tasia Valenza, Jamie Walters More - 32Up 0Down 0
The Clear Horizon
Michael Fox, Bern Bennett, Jan Shepard More - 33Up 0Down 0
Peyton Place
George Macready, Leslie Nielsen, Ryan O'Neal More - 34Up 0Down 0
Never Too Young
Michael Blodgett, Dack Rambo, Cindy Carol More - 35Up 0Down 0
King's Crossing
Michael Zaslow, Mary Frann, Linda Hamilton More - 36Up 0Down 1
Sordid Lives: The Series
Rosemary Alexander, David Steen, Ted Detwiler More - 37Up 0Down 1
Valiant Lady
Earl Hammond, Nancy Coleman, Martin Balsam More - 38Up 0Down 1
Return to Peyton Place
Guy Stockwell, Bettye Ackerman, Lesley Woods More
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