In the early days of television, all soap operas were telecast live. The Edge of Night remained a live series until the fall of 1975. As a result, few episodes of the series prior to this date still exist. Many of the remaining prints of Edge available for viewing are kinescopes, 16 mm film copies of the air show. Episodes are archived in the following sources: the ATAS-UCLA Television Archives, The Paley Center for Media in New York and Los Angeles, the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, and the Procter & Gamble Corporate Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio. The following is a list of verified archived episodes, although it is possible that additional episodes might exist in other network and sponsor video vaults:
ATAS-UCLA Television Archives:
1. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1966-04-16]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA4607T Study Copy. Viewing on on premises only. First on videocassette with: The Edge of Night [1970-08-06]. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000102012 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4 VT6809".
2. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1966-11-08]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA6174T Study copy. Viewing on premises only. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000078501 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4 VT5134."
3. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1970-08-06]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA4607T Study Copy. Viewing on premises only. 2nd on tape with: The Edge of Night [1966-04-16]. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000102012 Archival Copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4 VT6809".
4. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-03-08]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193086 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 8, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
5. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-03-16]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193250 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 16, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
6. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-03-24]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000192344 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 24, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
7. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-04-01]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000192518 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 1, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
8. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-04-09]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000192682 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 9, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
9. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-03-12]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000194084 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 12, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
10. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-03-20]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000194258 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 20, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
11. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-03-28]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000194423 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 28, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
12. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-04-05]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193565 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 5, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
13. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-04-13]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193714 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 13, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
14. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1974-01-31]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000163212 Research copy. Available for viewing with five days advance request. Viewing on premises only. UCLA FILM/TV A4-225-22 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "HVT 208".
15. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1984-12-28]/ABC UCLA FILM/TV VA4608 T Study copy. Viewing on premises only. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000102020 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4VT6810".
16. VIDEORECORDING [PROMOS. ABC. 1980]/ABC UCLA FILM/TV VA8925 T Study copy. Viewing on premises only. 3rd on video (T5842, T15836, T18713). UCLA FILM/TV VA0000009654 Research copy. Available for viewing with five days advance request. Viewing on premises only. "3/4 VT681".
The Paley Center for Media :
1. The Edge of Night. CBS. 8/17/56 T41239
2. The Edge of Night. CBS. 9/03/56 T81:0204
3. The Edge of Night. CBS. 1/23/57 B:41240
4. The Edge of Night. CBS. 3/17/61 T87:0168
5. The Edge of Night. CBS. 4/27/61 T87:0169
6. The Edge of Night. CBS. 5/01/61 T87:0170
7. The Edge of Night. CBS. 8/17/61 T41239
8. The Edge of Night. CBS. 9/04/61 T87:0172
9. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/62 B:48062
10. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/28/62 B:47490
11. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/24/63 B:47941
12. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/25/63 B:47940
13. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/26/63 B:48061
14. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/63 B:47947
15. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/23/64 B:47803
16. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/25/64 B:47832
17 The Edge of Night. CBS. 4/25/65 B:47942
18. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/22/65 B:47943
19. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/65 B:47945
20. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/28/65 B:47842
21. The Edge of Night. CBS. 4/15/66 B:45955
22. The Edge of Night. CBS. 1/1967 B:51746
23. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/26/67 B:47804
24. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/67 B:47801
25. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/28/67 B:47802
26. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/29/67 B:47944
27. The Edge of Night. CBS. 11/08/68 T89:0301
28. The Edge of Night. ABC. 2/26/79 T79:0462
All titles available at both East and West Coast branches of The Paley Center for Media. (Special Thanks to JAY TULL for providing Museum of TV and Radio archive information. Jay's summaries of selected episodes can be found under episode transcripts.)
MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN CHICAGO:
1. The Edge of Night. TV-3951.2. Date Unknown. (30 minutes).
2. The Edge of Night. TV-3860.2. Outtakes. (60 minutes).
3. The Edge of Night. TV-3820 12/1/75 (90 minutes).
4. The Edge of Night. TV-3951 Date Unknown. (30 minutes).
Procter & Gamble Corporate Archives:
1. V-428 a. The Edge of Night. December 1962. With original commercials. b. The Edge of Night. December 1962. With original commercials.
2. V-685 a. The Edge of Night. Opening scene from 1960's episode. b. The Edge of Night. Scene with Angela Talbot and David Gideon. Phone call from Rick Oliver. (1966). c. The Edge of Night. Horseback riding scene remote. (July 1978).
3. V-886 a. The Edge of Night. Whitney dinner party. (8/6/70). Color. With original commercials.
4. V-898 a. The Edge of Night. Laura Hillyer confesses the murder of Rick Oliver to Orin. (11/8/66). With original commercials.
5. V-945 a. The Edge of Night. Last Show. (12/28/84).
6. V-987 a. The Edge of Night. (9/9/82). b. The Edge of Night. (9/10/82). Troy Bannister kills Ted Loomis.
7. V-1082 a. The Edge of Night. Mexican remote footage.
ATAS-UCLA Television Archives:
1. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1966-04-16]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA4607T Study Copy. Viewing on on premises only. First on videocassette with: The Edge of Night [1970-08-06]. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000102012 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4 VT6809".
2. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1966-11-08]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA6174T Study copy. Viewing on premises only. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000078501 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4 VT5134."
3. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1970-08-06]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA4607T Study Copy. Viewing on premises only. 2nd on tape with: The Edge of Night [1966-04-16]. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000102012 Archival Copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4 VT6809".
4. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-03-08]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193086 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 8, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
5. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-03-16]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193250 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 16, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
6. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-03-24]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000192344 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 24, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
7. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-04-01]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000192518 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 1, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
8. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1971-04-09]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000192682 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 9, 1971 episode of The Secret Storm.
9. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-03-12]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000194084 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 12, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
10. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-03-20]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000194258 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 20, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
11. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-03-28]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000194423 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the March 28, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
12. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-04-05]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193565 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 5, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
13. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1973-04-13]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000193714 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. On one video- reel with the April 13, 1973 episode of The Guiding Light
14. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1974-01-31]/CBS UCLA FILM/TV VA0000163212 Research copy. Available for viewing with five days advance request. Viewing on premises only. UCLA FILM/TV A4-225-22 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "HVT 208".
15. VIDEORECORDING The Edge of Night. [1984-12-28]/ABC UCLA FILM/TV VA4608 T Study copy. Viewing on premises only. UCLA FILM/TV VA0000102020 Archival copy. Not available for viewing. "3/4VT6810".
16. VIDEORECORDING [PROMOS. ABC. 1980]/ABC UCLA FILM/TV VA8925 T Study copy. Viewing on premises only. 3rd on video (T5842, T15836, T18713). UCLA FILM/TV VA0000009654 Research copy. Available for viewing with five days advance request. Viewing on premises only. "3/4 VT681".
The Paley Center for Media :
1. The Edge of Night. CBS. 8/17/56 T41239
2. The Edge of Night. CBS. 9/03/56 T81:0204
3. The Edge of Night. CBS. 1/23/57 B:41240
4. The Edge of Night. CBS. 3/17/61 T87:0168
5. The Edge of Night. CBS. 4/27/61 T87:0169
6. The Edge of Night. CBS. 5/01/61 T87:0170
7. The Edge of Night. CBS. 8/17/61 T41239
8. The Edge of Night. CBS. 9/04/61 T87:0172
9. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/62 B:48062
10. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/28/62 B:47490
11. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/24/63 B:47941
12. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/25/63 B:47940
13. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/26/63 B:48061
14. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/63 B:47947
15. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/23/64 B:47803
16. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/25/64 B:47832
17 The Edge of Night. CBS. 4/25/65 B:47942
18. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/22/65 B:47943
19. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/65 B:47945
20. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/28/65 B:47842
21. The Edge of Night. CBS. 4/15/66 B:45955
22. The Edge of Night. CBS. 1/1967 B:51746
23. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/26/67 B:47804
24. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/27/67 B:47801
25. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/28/67 B:47802
26. The Edge of Night. CBS. 12/29/67 B:47944
27. The Edge of Night. CBS. 11/08/68 T89:0301
28. The Edge of Night. ABC. 2/26/79 T79:0462
All titles available at both East and West Coast branches of The Paley Center for Media. (Special Thanks to JAY TULL for providing Museum of TV and Radio archive information. Jay's summaries of selected episodes can be found under episode transcripts.)
MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN CHICAGO:
1. The Edge of Night. TV-3951.2. Date Unknown. (30 minutes).
2. The Edge of Night. TV-3860.2. Outtakes. (60 minutes).
3. The Edge of Night. TV-3820 12/1/75 (90 minutes).
4. The Edge of Night. TV-3951 Date Unknown. (30 minutes).
Procter & Gamble Corporate Archives:
1. V-428 a. The Edge of Night. December 1962. With original commercials. b. The Edge of Night. December 1962. With original commercials.
2. V-685 a. The Edge of Night. Opening scene from 1960's episode. b. The Edge of Night. Scene with Angela Talbot and David Gideon. Phone call from Rick Oliver. (1966). c. The Edge of Night. Horseback riding scene remote. (July 1978).
3. V-886 a. The Edge of Night. Whitney dinner party. (8/6/70). Color. With original commercials.
4. V-898 a. The Edge of Night. Laura Hillyer confesses the murder of Rick Oliver to Orin. (11/8/66). With original commercials.
5. V-945 a. The Edge of Night. Last Show. (12/28/84).
6. V-987 a. The Edge of Night. (9/9/82). b. The Edge of Night. (9/10/82). Troy Bannister kills Ted Loomis.
7. V-1082 a. The Edge of Night. Mexican remote footage.