Primetime & Online Soaps

By Heather Arsenault, About.com Guides to Soap Operas

Resources for primetime soap operas, online soap operas, reality soap operas and telenovelas.

1. Primetime Soaps
2. Gone But Not Forgotten Primetime Soaps
3. Reality Soap Operas
4. Telenovelas
5. Web Soaps

Primetime Soaps

Primetime soap operas are less prevalent these days, but they're still out there. This section provides resources for the primetime soap operas covered.

• Articles and Interviews
• Desperate Housewives
• Ugly Betty

Gone But Not Forgotten Primetime Soaps

We loved them but they're no longer airing new episodes. Here you'll find coverage of the soaps that may be gone, but will never be forgotten.

• Dallas
• Dynasty
• Falcon Crest
• Gilmore Girls
• Grosse Pointe
• Hyperion Bay
• Knots Landing

• Melrose Place
• North Shore
• Providence
• Relativity
• Spyder Games
• Summerland
• Titans

Reality Soap Operas

What is a reality soap opera? Reality soap operas are such shows as The Real World, Laguna Beach, The Hills. Here you'll find resources for the reality soap operas covered on this site.

• The Real World
• The Real World: Boston
• The Real World: Chicago
• The Real World: Las Vegas
• The Real World: Hawaii
• The Real World: London
• The Real World: Los Angeles
• The Real World: Miami

• The Real World: New Orleans
• The Real World: New York
• The Real World 10: New York
• The Real World: Paris
• The Real World: Philadelphia
• The Real World: San Diego
• The Real World: San Francisco
• The Real World: Seattle

Telenovelas

Telenovelas are a short soap operas that have a definitive ending. They are mainly aired in Spanish speaking countries but have started making appearances on American TV.

• Desire
• Wicked Wicked Games
• Fashion House
• Watch Over Me

Web Soaps

Web soaps are soap operas that originate online either in written form or as actual shows that air online only.

• Web Soaps A Thru E
• Web Soaps F Thru J
• Web Soaps K Thru O
• Web Soaps P Thru T
• Web Soaps U Thru Z