Soapnet (stylized as SOAPnet) is an American cable television channel that broadcasts current and past soap operas and prime time dramas. The channel launched on January 20, 2000, and is owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The channel does not have a high definition simulcast.
Soapnet was discontinued on some cable and satellite providers beginning on March 22, 2012, with Disney Junior replacing it in its channel space. Soapnet continues, however, for providers who have not yet made carriage agreements for Disney Junior (e.g. Dish Network, AT&T, etc) and for those providers who have kept Soapnet in their lineup and have taken on Disney Junior as an additional channel (e.g. DirecTV, etc). It is unclear when or if Soapnet will entirely cease operations on all cable and satellite providers.