The Edge of Night
originally aired on CBS
The Edge of Night is an American mystery crime drama television series and soap opera. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network for most of its run until November 28, 1975. The show was originally conceived as the daytime television version of Perry Mason. Unlike Perry Mason, whose adventures took place in Southern California, the daytime series was set in the fictional city of Monticello, located in the Midwestern United States.