Before You Go (U.S. soap opera)

Before You Go is an American soap opera airing on The Chance Network. It has been on the air since August 4, 2003, as the longest-running soap opera on the network. 
== Origin ==
TCN's first attempt at producing a soap opera came in the summer of 2000, when The Good Morning Show was on the air. The program starred Daphne Bloomer (who went on to portray Eugenia Willens in NBC's Days of our Lives) as the anchor of a popular local morning newscast who had to juggle taking care of her two teenage sons and hosting the show. TGMS aired in the 5 p.m. (4 p.m. Central) timeslot from May 30 to August 25, 2000. 
TCN announced plans for Before You Go, a soap opera based on the book The Kellerman Files by Katrina Bayer (who went on to write for the network's Trash TV from 2008 to 2009), in December of 2002 at their annual conference. The soap was tentatively scheduled to debut on September 9 of 2003, under the title Kellerman, U.S.A. 
Production began on January 27, 2003, with the taping of the second episode. Promos for the show began airing on May 15, giving a 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time slot for the program. The title was also changed to Before You Go.
== History ==
The show debuted on August 4, 2003, earlier than expected. Even in the beginning, the show received much higher ratings than The Good Morning Show, likely due to less competition with local, and in some cases national, newscasts. 
Before You Go was renewed for season two in November of that year. The show quickly became the highest-rated show on TCN, dethroning Friday night drama Anderson Point (which had held the title since 2000). 
Ratings continued to increase, and by 2005, the show was one of the top-rated soap operas. TCN, thrilled by the wild popularity of the show, greenlit a spin-off series, Don't Forget Me. The show aired in the 10 a.m. slot, serving as a lead-in to BYG. Don't Forget Me was cancelled in 2008.
=== Studio fire and writers' strike ===
A fire broke out in the TCN West studios on July 27, 2007, during a taping of the October 10 episode. All cast and crew members were evacuated and escaped safely, but the building sustained incredible damage. Nearly all set pieces and backdrops were destroyed, so production was halted. 
Fifty-two new episodes for season 5 had been produced and edited at the time of the mishap; these episodes aired between August 20 and October 30, 2007. Don't Forget Me temporarily moved into the 10:30 a.m. slot occupied by BYG, with reruns of old TCN shows airing in the 10 a.m. slot.
On November 5, 2007, the Writers' Guild of America strike began. DFM, which had already been struggling in ratings, was cancelled on November 28, with the strike playing a role in the end. TCN returned the 10 a.m. slot to affiliates.
The retro TCN shows (which included reruns of sitcoms like Mr. Rice Cakes, Abby & Me, But What Am I, condensed episodes of Trio, and some childrens' shows like FireForce and Aquaman Returns), were replaced with season two episodes of BYG on January 7, 2008. The show was also moved to its current 12:30 p.m timeslot. 
Production resumed in March 2008, following the strike. All writers for the show were retained, and staff from DFM joined the Before You Go team. The studio had been fully rebuilt, and set pieces were replicated. 
In 2017, TCN began airing another soap opera, Landis County Trading Post, on Saturday nights. It is the first new soap opera on the network since Don't Forget Me. However, the shows have different premises, characters, and production/writing teams. 
== Broadcast ==
The show aired in the 10:30 a.m. slot from August 4, 2003 until October 31, 2007, when sister show Don't Forget Me moved into the timeslot. The show began airing (in reruns) in the 12:30 p.m. slot on January 7, 2008; new episodes resumed in March. 
The show airs on Soapnet weekdays at 11:30 a.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m., as well as on weekend mornings. 
=== International airings ===
The show airs in the United Kingdom on BBC Two, weekday afternoons at 16:45. It originally aired in the overnight hours on ITV4. 
In Australia, the show airs on the Seven Network weekday mornings.
Beginning on September 13, 2021, the show will air weekdays at 3:30 p.m. in the Philippines, on Kanal Dizi.
Category:Soap Opera
Category:Fictional shows
Category:TCN
Category:Programs aired on TCN
Category:Programs aired since 2003