We probably all knew it was coming, but its sad nonetheless.
Legendary soap opera Guiding Light has officially been cancelled by CBS, according to various sources, including Soap Opera Digest and daytime blog Daytime Confidential.
The news comes a day after it was revealed that plans were reportedly being made for a replacement. The 72-year old soap will officially end its run on September 18th.
Guiding Light is the second show in the last three years to be cancelled, and the fifth in the last decade. Since the cancellation of NBC's Passions in 2007, the soap has been in the bottom of the ratings, with average viewersship floating about the two million-mark. The show, in an effort to reverse its fortunes, changed its entire production model. The change faced rather harsh criticism.
In the last few months, Guiding Light also brought back fan favorites to boost ratings. The most high-profile was Grant Aleksander's return as Phillip Spaulding; the veteran was shockingly fired in 2004.
The cancellation of such a prolific soap leaves the entire industry, which has been in a downward spiral since the 90's, completely in question.
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