Soaps In Depth is a series of magazines created in 1997 by Bauer Publications to give American soap opera viewers more variety in their soap-related magazine purchases. Instead of buying a magazine like Soap Opera Digest, in which all soap operas are covered, Soaps In Depth gave the soap viewer and potential shopper three choices: ABC Soaps In Depth, CBS Soaps In Depth, and NBC Soaps In Depth. Each magazine is devoted to only the shows on the network the edition covers, and are published biweekly.
The NBC edition was discontinued after only two years in 1999 after NBC's cancellation and non-replacement of Another World on their daytime schedule, making it superfluous to cover only two programs, while the ABC and CBS editions continue to be sold.
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First published in early 1997 by, this magazine focuses only on the CBS soaps As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Guiding Light, and The Young and the Restless. Each issue also includes brief news coverage, previews, and recaps for the ABC soaps, as well as Days of our Lives. When the CBS edition debuted, each issue cost $2.99.
First published in February 1997, this magazine focused on the ABC soaps at that time (All My Children, The City, General Hospital, and One Life to Live). A few months later, The City was cancelled, and covereage began on the new soap, Port Charles. PC was cancelled in 2003, and coverage continues on the other three soaps. The ABC edition also includes news coverage, previews, and recaps for the CBS soaps and Days of our Lives. Its initial start up cost was $2.99 an issue, with an occasional $1.00 issue. Beginning in 2003, each issue costs $3.50.
The NBC edition is now defunct. When it was first published, coverage focused on NBC Daytime's soap line-up, which was Another World, Days of our Lives, and Sunset Beach. In 1999 NBC cancelled the long running AW, as well as Sunset Beach. Passions took over one time slot, but with this drastic move in NBC Daytime, the need for its own magazine was no longer needed or could be supplied. NBC's last remaining serial, Days of our Lives, still holds brief news coverage, previews, and recaps in the ABC and CBS editions.
Each issue has several parts. All soaps are broken into sections. All three soaps in both the CBS edition and ABC edition have their own special sections.
Each issues consists of:
Each soap has special In Depth Sections. Each issue includes Message Boards, Up Close and Personal, and games or puzzles, such as a Crossword. Each In Depth section contains a special feature as well, whether this may be a Feature Interview, Behind the Scenes, On the Road, or Off-Duty.
After each soap is featured, there are several additional articles. These include the following:
There are also several special articles. These include Farwell Sections for an actor or actress who may leave a show, Daytime Emmy coverage from the Awards Ceremony, and End of Year Recaps/Milestones. A special section may also appear whenever a soap or actor reaches a big Anniversary.
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