In a piece by the Los Angeles Times, Ben Pyne, president of global distribution for Disney Media Networks, said, “SOAPnet had a great run.”ĭespite SOAPnet’s reported replacement, Disney Junior, already operating since 2012 on several providers across the country, the kids friendly network will officially replace the women’s network at 12:00:00 AM EST on January 1, 2014. On Friday, November 8, Soap Opera Network reported that SOAPnet, now the old way to watch soaps, would cease operation on Decemat 11:59:59 ET. What channel is SOAPnet on?ĭue in part to a general decline in the soap opera genre as a whole and the increasing use of video on demand services, Disney announced in 2010 that Soapnet would be replaced by the new preschool-oriented network Disney Junior however, Soapnet continued to operate alongside Disney Junior following its launch (with … “Y&R” will continue airing same-day episodes in its coveted 7:00 PM ET/PT timeslot as it did while on SOAPnet. For additional information on how to find the channel, visit. TVGN is available on channel 273 on DirecTV and channel 117 on Dish Network. It aired its 14,000th episode in December and remains NBC’s longest-running series. The series celebrated its 55th anniversary in 2020 with Season 56 of the show currently airing. “Days of Our Lives” has been renewed for Season 57 and Season 58 at NBC. Is SOAPnet still on DISH Network? Will Days of Our Lives be Cancelled? The company’s local digital cable customers can now find SOAPnet on Channel 158. Is there a soap opera channel on Xfinity?ĭaytime soap opera fans who find their jobs get in the way of watching their favorite shows can now watch soaps on demand through Comcast cable. Today, only four of them remain - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), Days of Our Lives (NBC), General Hospital (ABC), and The Young and the Restless (CBS). Does Soap Opera Network still exist?Īs longtime television viewers know, soap operas filled the networks’ daytime schedules. While some providers removed Soapnet upon the launch of Disney Junior, the channel continued to operate on some providers until it finally ceased operations on December 31, 2013. Disney last month announced that it would pull the plug on the channel, as part of a shift in corporate priorities. Walt Disney is pulling the plug on the SOAPnet cable channel, which has played repeats of such soaps as “General Hospital,” above.
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