Historical clue formulations

• "Breaking Bad" and "The Wire," for example — 2024-04-28
• Soaps, e.g. — 2023-10-29
• Most Best Picture winners — 2021-10-02
• Serious stage plays — 2020-08-10
• Many hour-long TV shows — 2020-02-18
• Netflix category — 2018-06-01
• Soap operas, e.g. — 2018-04-30
• Plays with emotions? — 2016-05-07
• Miller products? — 2010-12-09
• All soap operas, basically — 2008-01-21
• Soap operas, e.g. — 2007-04-01
• "ER" and "C.S.I.," for two — 2003-09-18
• Soap operas, e.g. — 2001-05-15
• Hostage situations — 1999-03-21
• Some Broadway shows — 1997-05-20
• Tragedies, e.g. — 1995-02-16