PBS - Pioneers of Television: Season 3 (2013) Part 2 Primetime Soaps

More than 100 stars from TV's formative years bring their stories to life in season three of the Emmy nominated documentary series PIONEERS OF TELEVISION. Narrated by Ryan Seacrest, each episode melds compelling interviews with irresistible archival clips to offer a fresh take on TV's breakthrough celebrities.

Part 2: Primetime Soaps

Dallas and Dynasty kicked off the nighttime soap frenzy in the late 1970s, a phenomenon that continued through the last season of Knots Landing in 1993. Interviewees in this episode include Larry Hagman, Joan Collins, Linda Evans, Diahann Carroll, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark, and Donna Mills.

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