īeginning on March 2, 1964 (58 years ago) ( ), The Doctors ceased its experimental anthology format and became a traditional continuing serial, like all the other daytime dramas on air at the time. This, however, was only marginally more successful than the daily anthology format had been. On July 22, 1963 (59 years ago) ( ), because of the obvious burdens and expense of casting for separate stories each day and due to ratings being lower than expected, stories were expanded to weekly arcs with a new plot introduced every Monday and concluding that week on Friday. Stories were originally self-contained within one episode and featured various medical emergencies. On April 1, 1963 (59 years ago) ( ), The Doctors debuted as an anthology series rather than a conventional soap opera, a very ambitious concept for that time. 9.1.1 Drama series and performer categories.The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in a fictional New England town called Madison. There were 5,155 episodes produced, with the 5,000th episode airing in May 1982. The Doctors is an American daytime soap opera television series which aired on NBC from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. JSTOR ( July 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "The Doctors" 1963 TV series – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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