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Most popular soap EVER
All have had their ups and downs but nothing has ever or will ever be as big as EastEnders was in the 90s till early 00s
The show was on a different level In popularity like nothing seen before or after. |
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All have had their ups and downs but nothing has ever or will ever be as big as EastEnders was in the 90s till early 00s
The show was on a different level In popularity like nothing seen before or after.
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Of all time? Probably Dallas.
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Of all time? Probably Dallas.
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corries been extremely popular for 50 years!
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Surely it's Dallas.
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All have had their ups and downs but nothing has ever or will ever be as big as EastEnders was in the 90s till early 00s
The show was on a different level In popularity like nothing seen before or after. Worldwide, Dallas in its heyday. But that does have an advantage over the British soaps, being American. |
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Corrie was drawing Twenty million an episode before EE was even thought of
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Imperial Leather seems to have stood the test of time
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Imperial Leather seems to have stood the test of time
I believe in terms of viewing figures it was Eastenders about 20-25 years ago. I remember seeing that on tv a while ago. Whether that makes it most popular, I dunno. You could argue it's Corrie in terms of it's sustainability or Dallas in terms of it's global success. |
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Hahaha! Excellent.
I believe in terms of viewing figures it was Eastenders about 20-25 years ago. I remember seeing that on tv a while ago. Whether that makes it most popular, I dunno. You could argue it's Corrie in terms of it's sustainability or Dallas in terms of it's global success. |
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It has to be Dallas. It was a real game-changer. And no other soap has ever gotten close to the madness that surrounded 'Who Shot JR?'
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What are you talking about? Have you not seen how popular EE is in 2013? Did you not see the Liverpool and Barcelona UEFA Cup semi-final get postponed again for snakegate? And did you not hear about the Queen re-visiting the set just to meet Alice and Tamwar? It's definitely the most popular at the moment!
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prisoner cell block h no questions asked :P
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prisoner cell block h no questions asked :P
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All have had their ups and downs but nothing has ever or will ever be as big as EastEnders was in the 90s till early 00s
The show was on a different level In popularity like nothing seen before or after. |
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I read somewhere it's the archers on radio 4? It might have just been the longest running, but I'm sure it said somewhere most popular too.
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Worldwide - Dallas
UK Based - Corrie |
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To be fair....if figures were investigated...it would probably be Crossroads....closely followed by CS...back when Crossroads was the only proper soap on tv....it was probably watched by every family in the UK & Ireland. And CS was bringing in 20 Million plus long before EE ever appeared.
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To be fair....if figures were investigated...it would probably be Crossroads....closely followed by CS...back when Crossroads was the only proper soap on tv....it was probably watched by every family in the UK & Ireland. And CS was bringing in 20 Million plus long before EE ever appeared.
Coronation Street debuted on Irish TV in 1978 with episodes from 1974 played every night until they caught up |
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Dallas surely followed by Dynasty
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Dallas surely followed by Dynasty
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I agree that it was overrated but I'm responding to what the OP asked was the most popular. Worldwide they were.
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