Once a cornerstone of network television, the American soap opera has fallen on hard times and cancellations. Why is the genre, one of television's longest-running and most influential forma... Read allOnce a cornerstone of network television, the American soap opera has fallen on hard times and cancellations. Why is the genre, one of television's longest-running and most influential formats, fading?Once a cornerstone of network television, the American soap opera has fallen on hard times and cancellations. Why is the genre, one of television's longest-running and most influential formats, fading?