Editing Soapnet (section)

===Programming expansion (2002–10)===
In 2002, Soapnet began airing reruns of ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', and by 2003, the channel added highly requested programming such as reruns of ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' and ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]''; replacing ''Falcon Crest'', ''The Colbys'', ''Hotel'', and ''Sisters''. In 2004, Soapnet acquired the rights to broadcast ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' episodes on a same-day basis. The channel also aired the 1975 to 1981 episodes of ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'', which had not been seen on television since its 1989 cancellation by ABC. At that time, many viewers who did not have Soapnet at its inception petitioned to have the channel broadcast the show from the very beginning. In 2003, the channel aired the first episodes starting on [[St. Patrick's Day]].

In 2004, Soapnet acquired reruns of the short-lived 1980s soap ''[[Paper Dolls]]''. In January 2005, the channel began airing reruns of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] dramas ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' and ''[[Melrose Place]]''; this was followed that spring with the addition of repeats of short-lived nighttime soaps ''[[The Monroes (1995 TV series)|The Monroes]]'' and ''[[Skin (American TV series)|Skin]]''. In July 2005, it picked up the Fox primetime soap ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]'', including nine episodes that were not aired during the show's initial run. On March 16, 2006, Soapnet announced that it had acquired the rights to broadcast same-day episodes of ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', which began airing on Soapnet on April 24, 2006 – making it the first CBS network soap to air on the channel.

Since the channel was a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, it also broadcast events from the annual ABC [[Super Soap Weekend]], which was held every November at [[Walt Disney World]], and each summer at [[Disney California Adventure|Disney's California Adventure]] until the event was retired in 2010. ''[[Soap Talk]]'' hosts [[Lisa Rinna]] and [[Ty Treadway]] served as hosts for question and answer sessions at the events, allowing fans to ask questions to their favorite soap stars.

Some viewers complained about what they viewed as an overabundance of prime-time programming on the channel, some of which (''90210'' and ''Melrose Place'') had ended their original broadcast runs only a few years prior and had been repeated in syndication on other networks. These fans also objected to the large number of new episodes of the ABC lineup and ''Days of our Lives'', and repeatedly requested rebroadcasts of old daytime soaps such as ''[[Loving (TV series)|Loving]]'', ''[[The Edge of Night]]'', ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'', and ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]''.

On February 7, 2007, Soapnet acquired the rights to air reruns of ''[[The O.C.]]'' and ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''. The syndication deal also gave Soapnet an option to order a fifth season of ''One Tree Hill'' to air on the channel in the event that [[The CW]] chose not to renew the show<ref>[https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/oc-tree-head-to-soapnet-1117958932/ "O.C", "Tree" Head to Soapnet], ''Variety.com'', February 7, 2007</ref> (this option was never exercised as first-run episodes of ''One Tree Hill'' remained on The CW until the series ended in 2012).

In November 2007, [[Deborah Blackwell]] stepped down as general manager of the channel with then-[[ABC Daytime]] president [[Brian Frons]] assuming her duties. In August 2008, it was revealed that Soapnet had lost the broadcast rights for both ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' and ''[[Melrose Place]]''; both shows left the schedule that September.

In 2009, the channel started to further expand its acquired programming; and began airing ''[[Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call]]'', a program that was originally set to air on ABC during the 2006–07 season. After airing the [[CBC Television]] series ''[[MVP (TV series)|MVP]]'' (which was canceled by the CBC due to low ratings) in 2008, Soapnet also acquired the rights for the American broadcast of the Canadian dramedy ''[[Being Erica]]'' (which began in January of that year on the CBC) beginning in February 2009. According to [[Nielsen Media Research]], Soapnet was available to 75,259,000 cable and satellite subscribers in December 2010, an increase of 4 million subscribers from May 2009.