American soap operas focus on providing escapist and melodramatic entertainment, in contrast to British soap operas which depict working class stories. American soap operas feature attractive actors in unrealistic perfect looks involved in emotional storylines that don't always make logical sense. They have a female target audience and use non-diegetic music to cue the audience on how to feel. Popular examples include The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives.

1. American Soap Operas
American soap operas serve different purposes to British soap opera.
UK Working class soaps.
Scripted reality- TOWIE
American soap, glamorous, escapist, dream world
Beautiful actors, look perfect
Melodramatic, emotional drama
Feminine genre, female housewife audience.
Can run in seasons.
Storylines don’t make sense
Soundtracks. Non diegetic sounds, tells audience how to feel.
Examples:
1. The Young and the Restless
2. The Bold and the Beautiful
3. Days of Our Lives
4. General Hospital
5. All My Children
5. One Life to Live
7. As the World Turns
8. Guiding Light (Final Season)