supersoap

English

Etymology

super- +‎ soap

Noun

supersoap (plural supersoaps)

1. A significant or popular soap opera.
   • 2006, Stafford Hildred, Martin Shaw: The Biography‎^[1]:

     By the time the third series of The Professionals hit the screen in November 1979, the show was pulling in a staggering 18 million viewers and was even beating supersoap Dallas in the ratings.

   • 2012, Sexual Ideology in the Works of Alan MooreTodd A. Comer‎^[2]:

     The success of the Royal Wedding as propaganda was not solely rooted in a respect for monarchical authority; rather, the eighties was characterized by a growing tendency to see Royal affairs as an engrossing “supersoap” (Olechnowicz 279).

   • 2012, Bill Hodgon, The Quizmaster's Companion to Film and Television‎^[3]:

     Which big budget BBC 'supersoap' was launched amid a blaze of publicity in 1992 only to be cancelled after a mere eight months on screen?