The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Daytime TV but Didn't Know Where to Look! from American Bandstand, As the World Turns, and Bugs Bunny, to;

Anyone seeking information about daytime television will find it in this comprehensive, five-decade chronicle. This resource covers all the series that aired for three or more weeks on a commercial network between 1947 and 1996, plus 100 nationally syndicated programs from that period. Included are soap operas, women's series, game shows, sports, cartoons, and children's programs. Each entry tells the dates the show ran, who its principal cast members were, and other pertinent information. 100 illustrations.