The Edge of Night is a popular soap opera created by Procter & Gamble and aired on CBS from 1956 to 1975 and then on ABC from 1975 to 1984.
On October 26, 1984, Procter & Gamble however attempted to cancel The Edge of Night, but rejected. Instead, Procter & Gamble asked to improve the ratings of The Edge of Night. WABC-TV, which shortly after the cancellation of New York Style, however asked The $100,000 Name That Tune could be Edge's new lead in, while KingWorld went to WCBS to move Jeopardy! to the station.
On the January of 1985, WABC moved Name That Tune to late nights, while Divorce Court came onto as Edge's new lead in, until Divorce Court moved to a new station. The improvements however came onto the 1985-86 season, while going to defeat Press Your Luck on CBS. On the September of 1985, Divorce Court however moved to a new station, while the nighttime version of Sale of the Century (which transferred from WOR-TV to WABC-TV) could be Edge's new lead-in.
Shortly after Genesis Entertainment cancelled the nighttime version of Sale of the Century, WABC however agreed to put the Bill Rafferty rendition of Card Sharks in the 1986-87 season as Edge's new lead-in. On December 15, 1986, to fill out Oprah's vacated 10:00am timeslot, they put the Canadian revival of Split Second at 10:00am, then moved The Edge of Night from 4:00pm to 10:30am and moved Oprah to 4:00pm. However at that point, WABC shorten the news program to 30 minutes and put World News Tonight at 6:30pm, and put reruns of The Gong Show to 7:00pm right before Hollywood Squares. In the fall of 1987, Sally Jess Raphael moved to WABC-TV at 9:00am right before The Edge of Night.
In late 1988, ABC and Procter & Gamble agreed to cancel The Edge of Night and its final telecast will air on January 13, 1989, the same day Ryan's Hope ended. As a result, Jeopardy! moved to WABC, replacing reruns of Gong and moved Sally Jess Raphael to 10:00am.
On October 26, 1984, Procter & Gamble however attempted to cancel The Edge of Night, but rejected. Instead, Procter & Gamble asked to improve the ratings of The Edge of Night. WABC-TV, which shortly after the cancellation of New York Style, however asked The $100,000 Name That Tune could be Edge's new lead in, while KingWorld went to WCBS to move Jeopardy! to the station.
On the January of 1985, WABC moved Name That Tune to late nights, while Divorce Court came onto as Edge's new lead in, until Divorce Court moved to a new station. The improvements however came onto the 1985-86 season, while going to defeat Press Your Luck on CBS. On the September of 1985, Divorce Court however moved to a new station, while the nighttime version of Sale of the Century (which transferred from WOR-TV to WABC-TV) could be Edge's new lead-in.
Shortly after Genesis Entertainment cancelled the nighttime version of Sale of the Century, WABC however agreed to put the Bill Rafferty rendition of Card Sharks in the 1986-87 season as Edge's new lead-in. On December 15, 1986, to fill out Oprah's vacated 10:00am timeslot, they put the Canadian revival of Split Second at 10:00am, then moved The Edge of Night from 4:00pm to 10:30am and moved Oprah to 4:00pm. However at that point, WABC shorten the news program to 30 minutes and put World News Tonight at 6:30pm, and put reruns of The Gong Show to 7:00pm right before Hollywood Squares. In the fall of 1987, Sally Jess Raphael moved to WABC-TV at 9:00am right before The Edge of Night.
In late 1988, ABC and Procter & Gamble agreed to cancel The Edge of Night and its final telecast will air on January 13, 1989, the same day Ryan's Hope ended. As a result, Jeopardy! moved to WABC, replacing reruns of Gong and moved Sally Jess Raphael to 10:00am.
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