

Overview
Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in history, broadcast from 1952 until 2009, preceded by a 15-year broadcast on radio. Guiding Light stands as the third longest-running program in all of broadcast history; only the Norwegian children's radio program Lørdagsbarnetimen and the American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry have been on the air longer. On April 1, 2009, it was announced that CBS canceled Guiding Light after a 72-year run due to low ratings. The show taped its final scenes for CBS on August 11, 2009, and its final episode on the network aired on September 18, 2009.
Cast
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- TMDB ID
- 875 ↗
- First aired
- 1952-06-30
- Last aired
- 2009-09-18
- Status
- Ended
- Episode runtime
- 60 min
- Genres
- Soap, Drama
- Creators
- Irna Phillips
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- English
Family guidance
Age ratings
13Spain (ES)
Not recommended for viewers under the age of 13.
12France (FR)
Not recommended for children under 12. Not allowed air before 10:00 p.m. Some channels and programs are subject to exception.
TV-14United States of America (US)
This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.
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All regional certifications (5)
13Spain (ES)
Not recommended for viewers under the age of 13.
12France (FR)
Not recommended for children under 12. Not allowed air before 10:00 p.m. Some channels and programs are subject to exception.
TV-14United States of America (US)
This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.
12Germany (DE)
The broadcaster must take the decision about the air time by taking in consideration the impact on young children in the timeframe from 6:00am to 8:00pm.
13+Turkey (TR)
Suitable for ages 13 and over.














