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3	Long-running SoapOpera, running on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1956-1975, and on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1975 to 1984. Produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, it was the second half-hour long soap opera (premiering the same day as Series/AsTheWorldTurns). Often referred to as ''Edge'' or ''EON'' for brevity.
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5	Unique in that, unlike most other soaps that focused on domestic drama, ''Edge'' focused on crime and mystery elements; according to Website/TheOtherWiki, ''Edge'' was P&Gs attempt to salvage a planned daytime adaptation of ''Franchise/PerryMason''. Its focus on crime/mystery and its late timeslot (originally scheduled at 4:30pm - hence the title) allowed it to amass a large male audience.
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8	!!This show provides examples of:
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10	* ArtifactTitle: The title referred to the show's original, late afternoon timeslot, which moved forward through the years - to the point that it aired at 2:30pm at the end of its run on Creator/{{CBS}}. Averted once the show moved to Creator/{{ABC}}, where it aired in the 4:00pm timeslot.
11	* CaptainErsatz: Mike Karr was one for Perry Mason.
12	* ClearMyName: Happened often, as nearly every character who went to trial was innocent of the crime.
13	* ADayInTheLimeLight: ''Edge'' did this twice:
14	** In 1968, ''Edge'' devoted an entire episode to Adam Drake; the episode involved Drake (played by Donald May) delivering a closing argument during the murder trial of Julie Jamison.
15	** In 1976, one episode featured only Mike and Nancy Karr (Forrest Compton and Ann Flood).
16	* DramaticHalfHour: The second half hour soap on U.S. TV, premiering the same day as the first (''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'').
17	* HappilyMarried: Mike and Nancy Karr for over 20 years.
18	* LiveEpisode: By necessity in the early years, ''Edge'' was produced live until 1975...about a decade after the other soaps had moved to videotape.
19	* LongRunner
20	* SoapOperaOrganScore: the last known PlayedStraight example: the last soap opera to be filmed live and scored by an organ accompanist rather than prerecorded and supplied with a more conventional recorded score.
21	* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Notably, inverted on Nicole Travis. She originated on the show in 1968, played by Maeve [=McGuire=]. When the character was recast in 1977 and 1981, the new actresses were 18 and 15 years younger than [=McGuire=], respectively.
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