How to Survive a Marriage is an American soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 18, 1975. The serial was created by Anne Howard Bailey, with much input from then-NBC Vice President Lin Bolen. The show's working title was From This Moment and was an in-house NBC production. A total of 332 episodes were produced (255 in its first season, and 77 in its final season).