THE SERIES
Dubbed "TV's most merciless soap opera" by Time magazine, The Edge of Night was an American, weekday afternoon serial broadcast from 1956 through 1984. Set in the mythical Midwestern city of Monticello, the series revolved around dedicated crime fighter Mike Karr, his family, his friends, his associates, and a seemingly endless stream of colorful villains. The series departed in many ways from the typical daytime soap opera. It was the first soap to debut in the half hour format and the first to fully utilize television as a visual medium by incorporating physical action, location shooting, and a brisker directorial style than the generally static soap operas of its era. Throughout its 28 year run, it developed a cult audience that most notably included an unusually high percentage of male viewers. With intriguing mysteries, engaging characters, stellar cast, and superior direction, The Edge of Night remains one of the most cherished programs in television history. It continues to draw interest from old and new fans alike.
THE WEBSITE
The Edge of Night Homepage went online May 15, 1998. The website was created to preserve the history of a classic series for which fewer than one-fourth of its episodes remain intact. Rather than focus on a particular era, super-couple, or popular actors, the site is intended to provide a general overview of the series and a factual account of storylines, characters, and details of production. The information provided has been accumulated from the original scripts, episodes, articles, and personal communication with the show's cast and crew.
To use the site, click on the navigation links above the EON Homepage banner. Each of those links leads to its own page. If you hover your mouse over the links, each also contains a drop-menu for additional sub-pages. There is also a search feature located below the home page banner. You can use this feature to search for actors, characters, stories, or anything else via key words.
To use the site, click on the navigation links above the EON Homepage banner. Each of those links leads to its own page. If you hover your mouse over the links, each also contains a drop-menu for additional sub-pages. There is also a search feature located below the home page banner. You can use this feature to search for actors, characters, stories, or anything else via key words.
WHAT'S NEW?
November 1, 2017:
The August 1983 remote involving Jody, Preacher, and Steve Markham was shot at Breezy Point, Long Island. The February 1984 Egan farm remote has been identified as a real life farm off of Route 302 near the town of Bullville, NY. Thanks to Edge crew Jay Millard & Tommy Stallone, and Chris Pepperman (son of Edge director Richard Pepperman) for the locations information.
September 7, 2017:
Revised and expanded character profiles for Kevin Jamison and Elly Jo Jamison with media.
August 30, 2017:
In the video section, added the closing credits from a December 1978 episode, featuring the full cast and production credits.
August 19, 2017:
New or revised character profiles with media for Lt. Luke Chandler, Paul Fairchild, Timmy Faraday, Gerald Kincaid, and Taffy Sims. Also, updates to this site are now being posted on our Facebook page.
July 26, 2017:
New or revised character profiles with media for Ron Christopher, Neil Davenport, Adam Drake, Noel Douglas, Dr. Jim Fields, Tank Jarvis, Clay Jordan, Vic Lamont, Walter LePage, Cookie Pollock, Claude Revenant, Ashley Reynolds, Kay Reynolds, Abby Walcott, Colin Whitney, Tiffany Whitney.
July 16, 2017:
Video files are being added to the trials section.
July 5, 2017:
The memoriam section has been updated. I am actively seeking more information about the passings of Edge's production staff and crew from CBS and ABC.
June 27, 2017:
Locations section has been re-added and now contains video files of footage.
June 26, 2017:
Audio clips of the death of Chip Beemer.
June 23, 2017:
Working on the "B" characters. New video clips under Winter Austen and Wade Meecham profiles.Video of Entertainment Tonight profile of Edge from 1983 is now in the video section.
June 22, 2017:
Character profiles are being rebuilt with audio and video files added for selected characters.
June 10, 2017:
I have added an audio page, located from the archives drop-menu. New uploads include over thirty ABC-TV Love in the Afternoon network promos and episode sound bytes.
June 9, 2017:
I have added a video page, located from the archives drop-menu. New uploads include videos of the title sequences.
June 7, 2017:
I have recovered more files from the old Fortunecity host in attempt to fully restore the website. Most of the missing episode transcripts and summaries have been restored.
The August 1983 remote involving Jody, Preacher, and Steve Markham was shot at Breezy Point, Long Island. The February 1984 Egan farm remote has been identified as a real life farm off of Route 302 near the town of Bullville, NY. Thanks to Edge crew Jay Millard & Tommy Stallone, and Chris Pepperman (son of Edge director Richard Pepperman) for the locations information.
September 7, 2017:
Revised and expanded character profiles for Kevin Jamison and Elly Jo Jamison with media.
August 30, 2017:
In the video section, added the closing credits from a December 1978 episode, featuring the full cast and production credits.
August 19, 2017:
New or revised character profiles with media for Lt. Luke Chandler, Paul Fairchild, Timmy Faraday, Gerald Kincaid, and Taffy Sims. Also, updates to this site are now being posted on our Facebook page.
July 26, 2017:
New or revised character profiles with media for Ron Christopher, Neil Davenport, Adam Drake, Noel Douglas, Dr. Jim Fields, Tank Jarvis, Clay Jordan, Vic Lamont, Walter LePage, Cookie Pollock, Claude Revenant, Ashley Reynolds, Kay Reynolds, Abby Walcott, Colin Whitney, Tiffany Whitney.
July 16, 2017:
Video files are being added to the trials section.
July 5, 2017:
The memoriam section has been updated. I am actively seeking more information about the passings of Edge's production staff and crew from CBS and ABC.
June 27, 2017:
Locations section has been re-added and now contains video files of footage.
June 26, 2017:
Audio clips of the death of Chip Beemer.
June 23, 2017:
Working on the "B" characters. New video clips under Winter Austen and Wade Meecham profiles.Video of Entertainment Tonight profile of Edge from 1983 is now in the video section.
June 22, 2017:
Character profiles are being rebuilt with audio and video files added for selected characters.
June 10, 2017:
I have added an audio page, located from the archives drop-menu. New uploads include over thirty ABC-TV Love in the Afternoon network promos and episode sound bytes.
June 9, 2017:
I have added a video page, located from the archives drop-menu. New uploads include videos of the title sequences.
June 7, 2017:
I have recovered more files from the old Fortunecity host in attempt to fully restore the website. Most of the missing episode transcripts and summaries have been restored.