Loving

Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. The serial was co-created by Agnes Nixon and former actor Douglas Marland. ABC took the step of premiering the show with a 2-hour primetime movie on June 26, 1983, starring much of the cast as well as veteran film actors Lloyd Bridges and Geraldine Page. Set in the fictional town of Corinth, the early years o... more

Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. The serial was co-created by Agnes Nixon and former actor Douglas Marland. ABC took the step of premiering the show with a 2-hour primetime movie on June 26, 1983, starring much of the cast as well as veteran film actors Lloyd Bridges and Geraldine Page. Set in the fictional town of Corinth, the early years of the show revolved around the blue-collar Donovans and the blue-blood Aldens. Major social issues such as incest, alcoholism and post-traumatic stress syndrome of Vietnam vets were covered. But Marland and Nixon left the series after a few years and in spite of ABC bumping down Ryan's Hope to give Loving a choice timeslot, and cast additions of such popular All My Children stars as Debbi Morgan and Jean LeClerc, the ratings remained poor throughout the show's run. Loving suffered from a constant revolving door of writers and producers,... less