n a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)
Online Soap Operas Coming Back to TV Well, that answers that: apparently, soap operas can work online. For those who have been following the years-long saga of One Life to Live and All My Children, the June 26 announcement that the two venerable soaps would get airtime on Oprah Winfrey‘s OWN network is a bit of a full-circle moment. Here’s what went down: Late 2011/Early 2012: Both shows are cancelled by ABC after nearly four ...
June 26, 2013 - Time Magazine