The First Hundred Years
The First Hundred Years is the first ongoing TV soap opera in the United States that began as a daytime serial, airing on CBS from December 4, 1950 until June 27, 1952. A previous daytime drama on NBC, These Are My Children, aired in 1949 but only lasted one month, and NBC's Hawkins Falls began in June 1950 as a primetime "soap" and didn't move to daytime until April 1951. The drama involved two couples who were next-door neighbors. The series did not succeed due to very low viewership, as few American households had television sets, and fewer still watched during the afternoon. The series was replaced with the television version of Guiding Light, which would prove to be much more successful, airing for 57 years.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1Episode 1
Dec 4, 1950
E2Episode 2
Dec 5, 1950
E3Episode 3
Dec 6, 1950
E4Episode 4
Dec 7, 1950
E5Episode 5
Dec 8, 1950
E6Episode 6
Dec 11, 1950
E7Episode 7
Dec 12, 1950
E8Episode 8
Dec 13, 1950
E9Episode 9
Dec 14, 1950
E10Episode 10
Dec 15, 1950
E11Episode 11
Dec 18, 1950
E12Episode 12
Dec 19, 1950
E13Episode 13
Dec 20, 1950
E14Episode 14
Dec 21, 1950
E15Episode 15
Dec 22, 1950
E16Episode 16
Dec 26, 1950
E17Episode 17
Dec 27, 1950
E18Episode 18
Dec 28, 1950
E19Episode 19
Dec 29, 1950
E20Episode 20
Jan 2, 1951
E21Episode 21
Jan 3, 1951
E22Episode 22
Jan 4, 1951
E23Episode 23
Jan 5, 1951
E24Episode 24
Jan 8, 1951
E25Episode 25
Jan 9, 1951
E26Episode 26
Jan 10, 1951
E27Episode 27
Jan 11, 1951
E28Episode 28
Jan 12, 1951
E29Episode 29
Jan 15, 1951
E30Episode 30
Jan 16, 1951
E31Episode 31
Jan 17, 1951
E32Episode 32
Jan 18, 1951
E33Episode 33
Jan 19, 1951
E34Episode 34
Jan 22, 1951
E35Episode 35
Jan 23, 1951
E36Episode 36
Jan 24, 1951
E37Episode 37
Jan 25, 1951
E38Episode 38
Jan 26, 1951
E39Episode 39
Jan 29, 1951
E40Episode 40
Jan 30, 1951
E41Episode 41
Jan 31, 1951
E42Episode 42
Feb 1, 1951
E43Episode 43
Feb 2, 1951
E44Episode 44
Feb 5, 1951
E45Episode 45
Feb 6, 1951
E46Episode 46
Feb 7, 1951
E47Episode 47
Feb 8, 1951
E48Episode 48
Feb 9, 1951
E49Episode 49
Feb 12, 1951
E50Episode 50
Feb 13, 1951
E51Episode 51
Feb 14, 1951
E52Episode 52
Feb 15, 1951
E53Episode 53
Feb 16, 1951
E54Episode 54
Feb 19, 1951
E55Episode 55
Feb 20, 1951
E56Episode 56
Feb 21, 1951
E57Episode 57
Feb 22, 1951
E58Episode 58
Feb 23, 1951
E59Episode 59
Feb 26, 1951
E60Episode 60
Feb 27, 1951
E61Episode 61
Feb 28, 1951
E62Episode 62
Mar 1, 1951
E63Episode 63
Mar 2, 1951
E64Episode 64
Mar 5, 1951
E65Episode 65
Mar 6, 1951
E66Episode 66
Mar 7, 1951
E67Episode 67
Mar 8, 1951
E68Episode 68
Mar 9, 1951
E69Episode 69
Mar 12, 1951
E70Episode 70
Mar 13, 1951
E71Episode 71
Mar 14, 1951
E72Episode 72
Mar 15, 1951
E73Episode 73
Mar 16, 1951
E74Episode 74
Mar 19, 1951
E75Episode 75
Mar 20, 1951
E76Episode 76
Mar 21, 1951
E77Episode 77
Mar 22, 1951
E78Episode 78
Mar 23, 1951
E79Episode 79
Mar 26, 1951
E80Episode 80
Mar 27, 1951
E81Episode 81
Mar 28, 1951
E82Episode 82
Mar 29, 1951
E83Episode 83
Mar 30, 1951
E84Episode 84
Apr 2, 1951
E85Episode 85
Apr 3, 1951
E86Episode 86
Apr 4, 1951
E87Episode 87
Apr 5, 1951
E88Episode 88
Apr 6, 1951
E89Episode 89
Apr 9, 1951
E90Episode 90
Apr 10, 1951
E91Episode 91
Apr 11, 1951
E92Episode 92
Apr 12, 1951
E93Episode 93
Apr 13, 1951
E94Episode 94
Apr 16, 1951
E95Episode 95
Apr 17, 1951
E96Episode 96
Apr 18, 1951
E97Episode 97
Apr 19, 1951
E98Episode 98
Apr 20, 1951
E99Episode 99
Apr 23, 1951
E100Episode 100
Apr 24, 1951
E101Episode 101
Apr 25, 1951
E102Episode 102
Apr 26, 1951
E103Episode 103
Apr 27, 1951
E104Episode 104
Apr 30, 1951
E105Episode 105
May 1, 1951
E106Episode 106
May 2, 1951
E107Episode 107
May 3, 1951
E108Episode 108
May 4, 1951
E109Episode 109
May 7, 1951
E110Episode 110
May 8, 1951
E111Episode 111
May 9, 1951
E112Episode 112
May 10, 1951
E113Episode 113
May 11, 1951
E114Episode 114
May 14, 1951
E115Episode 115
May 15, 1951
E116Episode 116
May 16, 1951
E117Episode 117
May 17, 1951
E118Episode 118
May 18, 1951
E119Episode 119
May 21, 1951
E120Episode 120
May 22, 1951
E121Episode 121
May 23, 1951
E122Episode 122
May 24, 1951
E123Episode 123
May 25, 1951
E124Episode 124
May 28, 1951
E125Episode 125
May 29, 1951
E126Episode 126
May 30, 1951
E127Episode 127
May 31, 1951
E128Episode 128
Jun 1, 1951
E129Episode 129
Jun 4, 1951
E130Episode 130
Jun 5, 1951
E131Episode 131
Jun 6, 1951
E132Episode 132
Jun 7, 1951
E133Episode 133
Jun 8, 1951
E134Episode 134
Jun 11, 1951
E135Episode 135
Jun 12, 1951
E136Episode 136
Jun 13, 1951
E137Episode 137
Jun 14, 1951
E138Episode 138
Jun 15, 1951
E139Episode 139
Jun 18, 1951
E140Episode 140
Jun 19, 1951
E141Episode 141
Jun 20, 1951
E142Episode 142
Jun 21, 1951
E143Episode 143
Jun 22, 1951
E144Episode 144
Jun 25, 1951
E145Episode 145
Jun 26, 1951
E146Episode 146
Jun 27, 1951
E147Episode 147
Jun 28, 1951
E148Episode 148
Jun 29, 1951
E149Episode 149
Jul 2, 1951
E150Episode 150
Jul 3, 1951
E151Episode 151
Jul 4, 1951
E152Episode 152
Jul 5, 1951
E153Episode 153
Jul 6, 1951
E154Episode 154
Jul 9, 1951
E155Episode 155
Jul 10, 1951
E156Episode 156
Jul 11, 1951
E157Episode 157
Jul 12, 1951
E158Episode 158
Jul 13, 1951
E159Episode 159
Jul 16, 1951
E160Episode 160
Jul 17, 1951
E161Episode 161
Jul 18, 1951
E162Episode 162
Jul 19, 1951
E163Episode 163
Jul 20, 1951
E164Episode 164
Jul 23, 1951
E165Episode 165
Jul 24, 1951
E166Episode 166
Jul 25, 1951
E167Episode 167
Jul 26, 1951
E168Episode 168
Jul 27, 1951
E169Episode 169
Jul 30, 1951
E170Episode 170
Jul 31, 1951
E171Episode 171
Aug 1, 1951
E172Episode 172
Aug 2, 1951
E173Episode 173
Aug 3, 1951
E174Episode 174
Aug 6, 1951
E175Episode 175
Aug 7, 1951
E176Episode 176
Aug 8, 1951
E177Episode 177
Aug 9, 1951
E178Episode 178
Aug 10, 1951
E179Episode 179
Aug 13, 1951
E180Episode 180
Aug 14, 1951
E181Episode 181
Aug 15, 1951
E182Episode 182
Aug 16, 1951
E183Episode 183
Aug 17, 1951
E184Episode 184
Aug 20, 1951
E185Episode 185
Aug 21, 1951
E186Episode 186
Aug 22, 1951
E187Episode 187
Aug 23, 1951
E188Episode 188
Aug 24, 1951
E189Episode 189
Aug 27, 1951
E190Episode 190
Aug 28, 1951
E191Episode 191
Aug 29, 1951
E192Episode 192
Aug 30, 1951
E193Episode 193
Aug 31, 1951
E194Episode 194
Sep 3, 1951
E195Episode 195
Sep 4, 1951
E196Episode 196
Sep 5, 1951
E197Episode 197
Sep 6, 1951
E198Episode 198
Sep 7, 1951
E199Episode 199
Sep 10, 1951
E200Episode 200
Sep 11, 1951
E201Episode 201
Sep 12, 1951
E202Episode 202
Sep 13, 1951
E203Episode 203
Sep 14, 1951
E204Episode 204
Sep 17, 1951
E205Episode 205
Sep 18, 1951
E206Episode 206
Sep 19, 1951
E207Episode 207
Sep 20, 1951
E208Episode 208
Sep 21, 1951
E209Episode 209
Sep 24, 1951
E210Episode 210
Sep 25, 1951
E211Episode 211
Sep 26, 1951
E212Episode 212
Sep 27, 1951
E213Episode 213
Sep 28, 1951
E214Episode 214
Oct 1, 1951
E215Episode 215
Oct 2, 1951
E216Episode 216
Oct 3, 1951
E217Episode 217
Oct 4, 1951
E218Episode 218
Oct 5, 1951
E219Episode 219
Oct 8, 1951
E220Episode 220
Oct 9, 1951
E221Episode 221
Oct 10, 1951
E222Episode 222
Oct 11, 1951
E223Episode 223
Oct 12, 1951
E224Episode 224
Oct 15, 1951
E225Episode 225
Oct 16, 1951
E226Episode 226
Oct 17, 1951
E227Episode 227
Oct 18, 1951
E228Episode 228
Oct 19, 1951
E229Episode 229
Oct 22, 1951
E230Episode 230
Oct 23, 1951
E231Episode 231
Oct 24, 1951
E232Episode 232
Oct 25, 1951
E233Episode 233
Oct 26, 1951
E234Episode 234
Oct 29, 1951
E235Episode 235
Oct 30, 1951
E236Episode 236
Oct 31, 1951
E237Episode 237
Nov 1, 1951
E238Episode 238
Nov 2, 1951
E239Episode 239
Nov 5, 1951
E240Episode 240
Nov 6, 1951
E241Episode 241
Nov 7, 1951
E242Episode 242
Nov 8, 1951
E243Episode 243
Nov 9, 1951
E244Episode 244
Nov 12, 1951
E245Episode 245
Nov 13, 1951
E246Episode 246
Nov 14, 1951
E247Episode 247
Nov 15, 1951
E248Episode 248
Nov 16, 1951
E249Episode 249
Nov 19, 1951
E250Episode 250
Nov 20, 1951
E251Episode 251
Nov 21, 1951
E252Episode 252
Nov 22, 1951
E253Episode 253
Nov 23, 1951
E254Episode 254
Nov 26, 1951
E255Episode 255
Nov 27, 1951
E256Episode 256
Nov 28, 1951
E257Episode 257
Nov 30, 1951
E1Episode 258
Dec 3, 1951
E2Episode 259
Dec 4, 1951
E3Episode 260
Dec 5, 1951
E4Episode 261
Dec 6, 1951
E5Episode 262
Dec 7, 1951
E6Episode 263
Dec 10, 1951
E7Episode 264
Dec 11, 1951
E8Episode 265
Dec 12, 1951
E9Episode 266
Dec 13, 1951
E10Episode 267
Dec 14, 1951
E11Episode 268
Dec 17, 1951
E12Episode 269
Dec 18, 1951
E13Episode 270
Dec 19, 1951
E14Episode 271
Dec 20, 1951
E15Episode 272
Dec 21, 1951
E16Episode 273
Dec 24, 1951
E17Episode 274
Dec 26, 1951
E18Episode 275
Dec 27, 1951
E19Episode 276
Dec 28, 1951
E20Episode 277
Dec 31, 1951
E21Episode 278
Jan 2, 1952
E22Episode 279
Jan 3, 1952
E23Episode 280
Jan 4, 1952
E24Episode 281
Jan 7, 1952
E25Episode 282
Jan 8, 1952
E26Episode 283
Jan 9, 1952
E27Episode 284
Jan 10, 1952
E28Episode 285
Jan 11, 1952
E29Episode 286
Jan 14, 1952
E30Episode 287
Jan 15, 1952
E31Episode 288
Jan 16, 1952
E32Episode 289
Jan 17, 1952
E33Episode 290
Jan 18, 1952
E138The Final Episode
Jun 27, 1952
Storyline
The First Hundred Years is the first ongoing TV soap opera in the United States that began as a daytime serial, airing on CBS from December 4, 1950 until June 27, 1952. A previous daytime drama on NBC, These Are My Children, aired in 1949 but only lasted one month, and NBC's Hawkins Falls began in June 1950 as a primetime "soap" and didn't move to daytime until April 1951. The drama involved two couples who were next-door neighbors. The series did not succeed due to very low viewership, as few American households had television sets, and fewer still watched during the afternoon. The series was replaced with the television version of Guiding Light, which would prove to be much more successful, airing for 57 years.
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