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Spring 1999: NBC Cancels Long Running Soap

In the spring of 1999, NBC contemplated on which of the two of three soaps it needed to cancel (it just renewed DAYS in 1998) in order to make room for a new soap, Passions. After a long hard thought, it decided to cancel Another World, which would air its final episode on June 25, 1999.

1999/06/28-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this week, NBC aired the Wimbledon tournament, pre-empting most of its programming.

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The View (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Port Charles (S) (through 10/03/03)
pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (present, some zones air it 1/2 hour earlier)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S) (through 9/23/11)
pm01:00-pm02:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S) (through 09/09/2022)

pm01:30-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Wimbledon coverage (pre-empted some other time slots too)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)
pm03:00-pm04:00: CBS Guiding Light (S) (through 9/18/09)

1999/07/05-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, NBC premieres the soap "Passions" in the 2pm hour. Leeza would run just into early September.

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The View (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Port Charles (S) (through 10/03/03)
pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (present, some zones air it 1/2 hour earlier)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S) (through 9/23/11)
pm01:00-pm02:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S) (through 09/09/2022)

pm01:30-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Passions (S) (through 9/07/07)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)
pm03:00-pm04:00: CBS Guiding Light (S) (through 9/18/09)

1999/09/06-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, NBC drops the 11 ET, 10 CT/PT hour when it cancels "Leeza" and gives the slot to local affiliates. In the 9am ET hour (possibly 9am in other time zones as well), NBC takes the slot and inserts "Later Today" there, but a year later, it turned into a third hour of "Today." NBC's non-Today daytime hours was down to three.

Late in the year, due to low ratings, NBC cancels "Sunset Beach" and gives its time slot to local affiliates, and on the week after, January 3, 2000, NBC's daytime schedule would be down to two hours, not including any of the three hours of Today.

There were now 13 network daytime shows left on the schedule.

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The View (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC [given to local affiliates]

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Port Charles (S) (through 10/03/03)
pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (present, some zones air it 1/2 hour earlier)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S) (through 9/23/11)
pm01:00-pm02:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S) (through 09/09/2022)

pm01:30-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Passions (S) (through 9/07/07)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)
pm03:00-pm04:00: CBS Guiding Light (S) (through 9/18/09)

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