SOAPnet Reaches 70 Million-Plus Households

BURBANK, September 16:
SOAPnet can now been seen in more than 70 million homes across the U.S., a gain
of nearly four million compared to a year ago.

The network offers
same-day episodes of popular daytime dramas, including All My Children, Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless. SOAPnet also features a range of original
programs such as MVP, Relative
Madness and General Hospital:
Night Shift. A host of prime-time
classics—The O.C., One
Tree Hill, Beverly Hills, 90210—air on the network as well.

“Our affiliates continue
to find SOAPnet a strong addition to their lineups, and we are thrilled to
reach this milestone,” said Brian Frons, the president of daytime for
Disney-ABC Television Group. “SOAPnet has always been popular with advertisers,
and this added distribution makes a stronger presence across the United States.
We look forward to continued momentum throughout 2008-2009, as we continue to
add more original programming to our network.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski