The 40 Best Soap Operas Ever – Ranked

28. Capitol

The cast of Capitol included Teri Hatcher, Carolyn Jones, Debrah Farentino, Rory Calhoun, Catherine Hickland, Billy Warlock, Kimberlin Brown Pelzer, and Rodney Saulsberry, among others. This CBS soap opera aired its first episode on the 29th of March, 1982, and finished filming on the 20th of March, 1987. The story was about the political interests of people who lived in Washington, D.C.

The families involved in Capitol were the McCandless, Denning, and Clegg families who resided in the fictional suburb of Jeffersonia, in Washington, D.C. Topics that were covered in this soapie were war heroes, presidency, love, gambling, agoraphobia, and a “Romeo & Juliet” type story between the characters Tyler and Julie. Capitol had average ratings, staying in the middle of viewership between other more popular soapies.