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'''''The Road of Life''''' is an American daytime [[soap opera]] which aired on [[CBS]] from December 13, 1954 to July 1, 1955.<ref>https://books.google.ru/books?id=e7POEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA227&lpg=PA227&dq=The+Road+of+Life+(1954%E2%80%931955)+soap&source=bl&ots=l8T7S1s4iQ&sig=ACfU3U0VdqrmeYUmUIRdVFbnz2YUWGZAzA&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo5p7RmOOFAxXoJhAIHSzxLZMQ6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Road%20of%20Life%20(1954%E2%80%931955)%20soap&f=false</ref><ref>https://www.welovesoaps.net/2015/08/History-of-TV-Soap-Operas-2.html</ref> The series was created by [[Irna Phillips]] and debuted on radio in 1937. The story follows on doctor Jim Brent and his wife Jocelyn played by [[Don MacLaughlin]] and [[Virginia Dwyer]] in the small town of [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire]].
'''''The Road of Life''''' is an American daytime [[soap opera]] which aired on [[CBS]] from December 13, 1954 to July 1, 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.ru/books?id=e7POEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA227&lpg=PA227&dq=The+Road+of+Life+(1954%E2%80%931955)+soap&source=bl&ots=l8T7S1s4iQ&sig=ACfU3U0VdqrmeYUmUIRdVFbnz2YUWGZAzA&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo5p7RmOOFAxXoJhAIHSzxLZMQ6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=The+Road+of+Life+(1954%E2%80%931955)+soap&f=false|title=The 1950s|first=William H.|last=Young|date=April 30, 2004|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.welovesoaps.net/2015/08/History-of-TV-Soap-Operas-2.html|title=FLASHBACK: A Complete, Concise Yearly History of TV Soap Operas - 1947 to 1977 (Part 2)|first=Kevin Mulcahy|last=Jr}}</ref> The series was created by [[Irna Phillips]] and debuted on radio in 1937. The story follows on doctor Jim Brent and his wife Jocelyn played by [[Don MacLaughlin]] and [[Virginia Dwyer]] in the small town of [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire]].


Because many CBS affiliates choose to run local news and talk shows during ''The Road of Life'' time slot, it never achieved the popularity and was canceled after single season.<ref name="1950s Nielsen">Waggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". ''Soap Opera Encyclopedia''. pp. 626-628.</ref> However the radio version of series continued to 1959.<ref name=rp>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.</ref>
Because many CBS affiliates choose to run local news and talk shows during ''The Road of Life'' time slot, it never achieved the popularity and was canceled after single season.<ref name="1950s Nielsen">Waggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". ''Soap Opera Encyclopedia''. pp. 626-628.</ref> However the radio version of series continued to 1959.<ref name=rp>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.</ref>

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The Road of Life
GenreSoap opera
Created byIrna Phillips
StarringDon MacLaughlin
Virginia Dwyer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes144
Production
ProducerJohn Egan
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseNovember 13, 1954 (1954-11-13) –
July 1, 1955 (1955-07-01)

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 on doctor Jim Brent and his wife Jocelyn played by Don MacLaughlin and Virginia Dwyer in the small town of Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

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

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Young, William H. (April 30, 2004). "The 1950s". Bloomsbury Publishing USA – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jr, Kevin Mulcahy. "FLASHBACK: A Complete, Concise Yearly History of TV Soap Operas - 1947 to 1977 (Part 2)".
  3. ^ Waggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". Soap Opera Encyclopedia. pp. 626-628.
  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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