Morning Star (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Morning Star is a daytime soap opera
which aired on NBC
from September 27, 1965 to July 1, 1966. The show was created by Ted Corday
who created the long-running soap opera Days of our Lives
.
The show aired at 11:00 AM; it was paired with Paradise Bay which aired after it and also was created by Ted Corday. Morning Star was one of the first soap operas to air in color.
The show followed Katy Elliot who was a fashion designer from Connecticut
; she moved to New York City
. The show followed her trials and tribulations along with her roommates Joan Mitchell and Joan's daughter Liz.
Like Days of our Lives, the show opened with an epigraph, as was customary for soaps of the time, "No matter how dark the night, there is always a new dawn to come. The sun is but a morning star." The show's title referred to the sun.
1965-1966 Season
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
which aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from September 27, 1965 to July 1, 1966. The show was created by Ted Corday
Ted Corday
Theodore "Ted" Corday was a producer, director and creator of many American serials.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Corday graduated from the University of Alberta and studied law before moving to the United States in 1934...
who created the long-running soap opera Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
The show aired at 11:00 AM; it was paired with Paradise Bay which aired after it and also was created by Ted Corday. Morning Star was one of the first soap operas to air in color.
The show followed Katy Elliot who was a fashion designer from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
; she moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The show followed her trials and tribulations along with her roommates Joan Mitchell and Joan's daughter Liz.
Like Days of our Lives, the show opened with an epigraph, as was customary for soaps of the time, "No matter how dark the night, there is always a new dawn to come. The sun is but a morning star." The show's title referred to the sun.
Ratings
see List of US daytime soap opera ratings1965-1966 Season
- 1. As the World Turns 13.9
- 2. The Guiding Light 11.2
- 3. Search for Tomorrow 11.0
- 4. The Secret Storm 10.9
- 13. Morning Star 4.1 (Debut)