SOAPnet Gets Started Again

SOAPnet is slated to bow the fourth installment of its They Started on Soaps special April 7.

They Started on Soaps 4, premiering at 11 p.m. that day, will delve into the soap-opera roots of Desperate Housewives stars Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Nicollete Sheridan and Eva Longoria, as well as such Hollywood notables as Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe, Tobey Maguire, Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Chris Noth.

The one-hour special, from Linda Ellerbee’s Lucky Duck Productions, will also include a look at special sudser guest appearances from the likes of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky.