Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)

Creators:

Agnes Nixon, Roy Winsor

Stars:

Lisa Peluso, Courtney Simon, Maree Cheatham

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lisa Peluso	...	Wendy Wilkins McNeil Carter (15 episodes, 1977-1986)
Courtney Simon	...	Kathy Parker Phillips Taper (11 episodes, 1971-1984)
Maree Cheatham	...	Stephanie Wilkins Wyatt #1 (11 episodes, 1977-1984)
Sherry Mathis	...	Liza Walton Kaslo Sentell Kendall (9 episodes, 1980-1985)
Millee Taggart	...	Janet Bergman Walton (8 episodes, 1971-1980)
Peter Haskell	...	Lloyd Kendall (7 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jeffrey Meek	...	Quinn McCleary (7 episodes, 1984-1986)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | 1960s | soap | 1950s | 1980s

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Search for Happiness

Filming Locations:

CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 15 min (1951-1968) 30 min (1968-1986)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (1951-1967) Color (1967-1986)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When CBS moved the show from its longtime time slot of 12:30 PM Eastern to 2:30 PM Eastern so that The Young and the Restless started their afternoon line-up, Procter and Gamble Productions was unhappy with this. NBC offered them their old 12:30 time slot, so P&G moved the show there. Promos asking viewers to "Follow the Search" did not mention the show's new network by name; they simply said "another network." Ironically, the show got far worse ratings in its four (final) years on NBC than it did in the year it occupied the 2:30 time-slot on CBS.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Stu: What are you searching for Jo?
Jo: Tomorrow. And I can't wait.

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Connections

Featured in The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1999)

User Reviews

Save Our Soaps!

Back in the 1980s, soaps ruled daytime. It's not replaced with talk and service shows now. There are only 9 shows. Only four are produced in New York City and the 5 are produced in Los Angeles. There was a time when it was 14 and New York City ruled daytime television. Those days are long gone because of production costs and the fact that audiences don't seem to be interested in daytime television as much as prime time. In England, soaps are very popular and acceptable. They have become part of their culture. It's sad that the same country that produced the early daytime serials like Search for Tomorrow which showed Agnes Nixon's creative genius and actors like Mary Stuart and Larry Haines play Jo and Stu for 35 years to lose daytime television. Daytime soaps like Search for Tomorrow are no longer being produced in New York City. I don't believe New York City will ever reclaim or want to reclaim it's title of the daytime television industry. It's a shame. There are plenty of actors who want to stay in New York City and work in stage, film, and television without having to relocate to Los Angeles. Maybe the answer is north in Toronto where actors and actresses can work on stage, film, and television. I remember Mary Stuart and Jane Krakowski from Ally McBeal fame in this show. This was a pleasant half-hour on television. We don't have them anymore.