Editing Guiding Light (section)

==Production and locales==
''Guiding Light'' was broadcast from three locations: [[Chicago]] (where creator Irna Phillips resided), from 1937 until 1946; [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], from 1947 until 1949; and [[New York City]] starting during 1949. It was relocated from Chicago to Hollywood (despite objections of both Phillips and [[Arthur Peterson, Jr.|Arthur Peterson]]) to take advantage of the talent pool. Production was subsequently relocated to New York City, where the majority of [[soap opera]]s were produced during the 1950s, 1960s and much of the 1970s; it remained based in New York City until the show's conclusion. Its final taping location was the CBS studios in midtown [[Manhattan]]. From the 1970s to the 1990s it was filmed at the [[Chelsea Studios]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wDpSaPkSt-8C&dq=%22221+West+26th%22&pg=PA231|title=New York: The Movie Lover's Guide: The Ultimate Insider Tour of Movie New York|first=Richard|last=Alleman|date=February 1, 2005|publisher=Crown|isbn=9780767916349 |via=Google Books}}</ref> From soon before February 29, 2008, outdoor scenes were filmed on location in [[Peapack, New Jersey|Peapack]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soapcentral.com/gl/news/2008/0128-newformat.php |title=Guiding Light To Debut Groundbreaking Changes |date=January 29, 2008 |last=Albanese |first=Elizabeth; and Dan J Kroll}}</ref> The location filming coincided with another significant production change, as the series became the first American weekday soap opera to be recorded digitally. The production team chose to film with [[Canon XH-G1]] [[HDV]] camcorders in standard definition mode. Unlike the old production model with pedestal-style cameras and traditional three-sided sets, handheld cameras allowed producers to choose as many locations as they wished.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highdef.com/magazine/archive/HighDef_2008_5SepOct.pdf|title=Canon XH G1 HD – Guiding Light, HighDef Sep–Oct 2008, p. 27}}</ref>

===Final CBS seasons===
During the daytime drama's 57th season on television and 72nd overall season, the series had changed its look to a more realistic experience in an attempt to compete with the growing popularity of [[reality television]]. The new look of ''Guiding Light'' included free-hand camera work and less action shown on traditional studio sets. Producer Ellen Wheeler introduced a [[Shaky camera|"shaky-cam"]] style, present in a number of movies, featuring extreme-closeups and frequent cuts, including those that "broke the axis" (which proved disorienting to viewers accustomed to shows with the traditional "soap opera look"). Also new was the filming of outdoor scenes in actual outdoor settings. Even many indoor scenes had more of an "on location" feel, repurposing real locations, such as ''Guiding Light''{{'s}} production offices, to be motel rooms, nail salons, [[Convenience store|quick-mart]] and other businesses or locations. Thereby, the series had numerous sets without the cost of numerous separate locations. CBS and the show's producers had hoped that the new look would increase ratings, but the plan was ultimately unsuccessful.

On April 1, 2009, CBS canceled ''Guiding Light'' after 72 years, with the series finale on the network airing on September 18, 2009, making it the second-to-last Procter & Gamble soap opera to end.

===Production summary===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Production summary
|-
! width=9% | Start date 
! width=9% | End date
! width=9% | Time slot<small><br>(ET/CT)</small>
! Run time<small><br>(minutes)</small>
! Network 
! Filming<br>location
! Notes
|-
| January 25, 1937 || October 13, 1939
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;"| —
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 15
| [[NBC Red Network|NBC Red Radio]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Chicago]]
| Canceled by [[Procter & Gamble]], resulting in 75,000 protest letters.<ref name="old-time">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldtime.us/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=1060 |title=The Guiding Light |work=The Original Old-Time Radio BBS |date=October 25, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025326/http://www.oldtime.us/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=1060 |archive-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
|- 
| January 22, 1940 || March 15, 1942
| {{nowrap|[[Blue Network|NBC Blue Radio]]}} || [[Sponsor (commercial)|Sponsored]] by [[Procter & Gamble]]
|-
| March 16, 1942|| November 29, 1946
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|[[NBC Red Network|NBC Red Radio]]}} || Canceled by [[General Mills]].<ref name="old-time" />
|-
| June 2, 1947 || 1949
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;"| 12:45 pm / 11:45 am
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|[[CBS Radio]]}} || [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
| rowspan="3" | {{nowrap| Sponsored by [[Procter & Gamble]]}}
|-
| 1949 || June 29, 1956
| [[CBS]]
| rowspan="7" style="white-space:nowrap;"| [[New York City]]
|-
| July 2, 1956 || September 6, 1968
| rowspan="6" style="white-space:nowrap;"| [[CBS|CBS Television]]
|-
| September 9, 1968 || September 1, 1972
| align="right"| 2:30 pm / 1:30 pm
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 30
| rowspan="4" | —
|-
| September 4, 1972 || November 28, 1975
| align="right"| 2:00 pm / 1:00 pm
|-
| December 1, 1975 || November 4, 1977
| align="right"| 2:30 pm / 1:30 pm
|-
| November 7, 1977 || February 1, 1980
| align="right"| 2:30 pm / 1:30 pm
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 60
|-
| February 4, 1980 || September 18, 2009
| align="right"| 3:00 pm / 2:00 pm
| As early as 1993, some affiliates began airing the show at 9:00 am, 10:00 am, or noon local time in favor of local programming airing at 3:00 pm on some CBS affiliates.
|}

The action has also been set in three different locales – it was based in the fictional towns of Five Points and Selby Flats before its final locale of Springfield.