# Soap Opera Broadcast Schedule

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-opera-broadcast-schedule/493656>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 19, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-opera-broadcast-schedule/493656 "2009-04-19T21:28:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-opera-broadcast-schedule/493656/1 "2009-04-19T21:28:03Z")

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Do U.S. daytime soaps have regular breaks in their broadcast schedules like other shows typically do, or do they broadcast a new episode every weekday all year long?

\*\*\* Ponder