A soap opera, sometimes called a "soap" for short, is an on-going, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming.
Soap operas were historically broadcasted on the radio during the daytime slots and usually five days a week and the majority of listeners would be housewives, and the shows were aimed at and consumed by predominantly female audience.
The fist serial considered to be a soap opera was Painted Dreams, which debuted on October 20th 1930 on a Chicago radio station WGN. Shows like Painted Dreams was broadcasted weekday daytime slots and would run five days a week.
The name "soap" refers to soap and detergent adverts originally broadcasted during the shows, which were aimed at women who were cleaning their houses and "opera" refers to the melodramatic characters of the show.
We know soap operas as shows like Eastenders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Coronation Street.
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