The_Road_of_Life_(TV_series)

<i>The Road of Life</i> (TV series)

The Road of Life (TV series)

American TV series or program

The Road of Life is an American daytime soap opera which aired on CBS from December 13, 1954, to July 1, 1955.[1][2] The series was created by Irna Phillips and debuted on radio in 1937. The story follows doctor Jim Brent and his wife Jocelyn (played by Don MacLaughlin and Virginia Dwyer) in a small town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

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Because many CBS affiliates choose to run local news and talk shows during The Road of Life time slot, it never achieved the popularity of its radio counterpart and was canceled after six months.[3] However the radio version of the series continued until 1959.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Young, William H. (April 30, 2004). The 1950s. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-05295-8 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Jr, Kevin Mulcahy. "FLASHBACK: A Complete, Concise Yearly History of TV Soap Operas - 1947 to 1977 (Part 2)". Archived from the original on 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  3. [3]
    Waggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". Soap Opera Encyclopedia. pp. 626-628.
  4. [4]
    Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 285.


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