Soaps on TVCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester, a city in Britain. It was sold as a kitchen sink drama serial about the domestic lives of the working class in the north of England.Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960 and for 50 years it has remained at the center of ITV’s prime time. The programme is currently shown in the UK in five episodes, over three evenings a week on ITV. The first episode of Coronation Street on 9 December 1960 was watched in 3,501,000 million homes, which equates to 7,702,200 viewers. Today it is watched in 11,430,000 homes.Neighbors is an Australian soap opera.It was first broadcast on the 18 March 1985. The show focuses on realistic stories and has adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together.Neighbors’ main focus is the fictional Ramsay Street, a residential cul-de-sac in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough.At its peak in the late 1980s, when it was shown in Britain, Neighbors attracted more than 20 million British viewers, which was more than the entire population of Australia at that time.However, figures have dropped and as of July 2010, the teatime showing now averages 1.4 million viewers.Tick the correct answer.Which programme has been running the longest?
A.
Neighbors, it was shown in Britain in 1980.
B.
Coronation Street, it is about the working class in the north of England.
C.
Coronation Street, it has been on TV for more than 50 years.
D.
Coronation Street, it is shown three times a week.