tell me," and proceeded to recite all of her dialogue, along with his own lines. After the scene ended he went to the bathroom and threw up. For many years, A Woman to Remember was considered the first television soap opera, due to some magazine articles which erroneously claimed the series debuted in 1947. However, DuMont's Faraway Hill, which ran for several months in 1946, is now considered the first soap opera on television. Critical response A review in the trade publication Variety said that A Woman to Remember "succeeds in shaping the soap opera formula to television's requirements." It commended the writing for containing "honest, simple dialog." See also List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts 1948–49 United States network television schedule (weekday) References Bibliography David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) External links Interview with Frankie Thomas dealing with A Woman to Remember DuMont historical website DuMont Television Network original programming American television soap operas 1949 American television series debuts 1949 American television series endings American live television series Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows Lost American television shows Television series about actors Television series about radio Television shows filmed in Pennsylvania