The Young and the Restless is the highest-rated daytime drama series in the US. It has been on the air since 1973 and is still ongoing.
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful is a spin-off of The Young and the Restless and has been airing since 1987. It is also still ongoing and features crossover characters from the parent show.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives is one of the longest-running daytime soap operas in the US, having debuted in 1965. It is still on the air and has won several Emmy Awards.
The Doctors is a medical-themed soap opera that ran from 1963 to 1982. It was one of the first daytime dramas to feature realistic medical stories and social issues.
One Life to Live is a soap opera that ran from 1968 to 2012, and then briefly online in 2013. It was known for its diversity of characters and groundbreaking storylines.