- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 27, 1983
Summary:
"Loving," a soap opera created by Agnes Nixon & Douglas Marland in 1983, aired for 12 long years on ABC, but never was a success on daytime. The show premiered as a TV movie on primetime, and during it's early years, it centered around the blue-collar Donovans and the blue-blood Aldens. The stories revolved around alcoholism, post-traumatic stress syndrome, murders, and all storylines known to the world of soap operas.In 1995, ABC no longer wanted to keep "Loving" on it's schedule. The ratings kept falling. Yet, ABC didn't want to just make it disappear, so they asked the head writers to write a storyline which could allow some of the character to return in a spin-off called "The City." The show's last storyline about a serial murderer was one of the best of the show. The show ended on November 10, 1983 with 3,169 episodes.
Details
| Network: | ABC |
|---|---|
| Genre(s): | Drama, Soap |
| Seasons: | 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| James Kiberd | Michael Donovan (1983-1985) |
| Tom Ligon | Billy Bristow (1983-1985) |
| Susan Walters | Lorna Forbes Perelli (#1) (1983-1986) |
| Marilyn McIntyre | Noreen Vochek Donovan (#1) (1983-1984) |
| Bryan Cranston | Douglas Donovan (#1) (1983-1985) |
| Patricia Kalember | Merrill Vochek (1983-1984) |
| Teri Keane | Rose Donovan (#1) (1983-1984; 1992-1994) |
| John Cunningham | Garth Slater (1983-1984) |
| Pamela Blair | Rita Mae Bristow (1983-1985) |
| Perry Stephens | Jack Alden Forbes (#1) (1983-1990) |
| Wesley Addy | Cabot Alden (1983-1991; 1992; 1994-1995) |
| John Shearin | Roger Forbes (#1) (1983) |
| Shannon Eubanks | Ann Alden Forbes Hammond (#1) (1983-1984) |
