Sunday, February 15, 2026

When ABC really promoted soaps like they were in primetime (1978)

 It wasn't enough that ABC had expanded General Hospital & One Life to Live to 45 minutes. By the winter of 1978, both joined All My Children in a hour-long format that would remain to the present, even though General is the only one left.

Ernie Anderson narrates this promo.


This was part of an aggressive, across-the-board marketing strategy that had ABC atop the ratings.

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