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As the World Turns was the creation of Irna Phillips, who, beginning in the 1930s, had been one of the foremost creators and writers of radio soap operas. As a writer, Phillips favored character development and psychological realism over melodrama, and her previous creations (which included Guiding Light) were especially notable for placing profess...
As the World Turns premiered on April 2, 1956. It was the first television daytime dramawith a 30-minute running time; all daytime dramas until then had 15-minute running times. The series was also CBS's first to expand to a 60-minute running time in 1975. By 1958, the program was the number-one daytime drama in the United States, where it remained...
Helen Wagner
The first words spoken in As the World Turns in the first episode (aired on April 2, 1956) were "Good morning, dear", said by the character Nancy Hughes, played by actress Helen Wagner. Wagner was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records for having the longest run in a single role on television, a position she held until 2010.She did not play the role without interruption - she was temporarily dropped from the series after the first six months due to conflicts with creator Irna Phillips....
Several crossovers have been made between As the World Turnsand other serials: 1. 1962 1.1. The character Mitchell Dru (Geoffrey Lumb) was brought to Oakdale after the cancellation of the Procter and Gamble soap The Brighter Day. The same character (and actor) was then transferred to a new P&G soap, Another World, shortly after its premiere in 1964...
On November 22, 1963, the live CBS broadcast of As the World Turns began as always, at 1:30 EST. In this episode, the Hughes family was discussing plans for Thanksgiving. Ten minutes later, a "CBS News Bulletin" slide suddenly appeared on the screen and Walter Cronkite gave the first report of the assassination. At the end of this bulletin, CBS rej...
As the World Turns enjoyed a virtually uninterrupted reign as the highest-rated soap from 1958 to 1978, tying for first place with NBC Daytime's Another World (1973–1974, 1977–1978) and Days of Our Lives (1973–1974). By the mid-1960s, it was so firmly entrenched that its strongest competition, Let's Make a Deal, despite developing a devoted fan bas...
Series ratings One example of the drastic change in daytime television can be found in the following: 1. Daytime history: Highest rated week (November 16–20, 1981) 2. (Household ratings- Nielsen Media Research) 1995 ratings As the World Turns spent a record-breaking 20 years on top of the Nielsen ratings for American daytime soap operas, from 1958 ...
CBS: 1. April 2, 1956 – November 28, 1975: 1:30–2:00 PM (12:30–1:00 PM, CT/PT) 2. December 1, 1975 – February 1, 1980: 1:30–2:30 PM (12:30–1:30 PM, CT/PT) 3. February 4, 1980 – June 5, 1981: 2:00–3:00 PM (1:00–2:00 PM, CT/PT) 4. June 8, 1981 – March 20, 1987: 1:30–2:30 PM (12:30–1:30 PM, CT/PT) 5. March 23, 1987 – September 17, 2010: 2:00–3:00 PM (...
Crew at cancellation
1. Writing Team: Jean Passanante, Lloyd Gold, Leah Laiman, Cheryl Davis, Susan Dansby, David A. Levinson, Gordon Rayfield, Dan Mooney, Gigi Swift, Janet Iacobuzio, Josh Griffith 2. Producing Team: Christopher Goutman, Carole Shure, Jennifer Schacor, Vivian Gundaker, Sarah Shaker, Sonia Blangiardo 3. Directing Team: Michael Eilbaum, John O'Connell, Jennifer Pepperman, Matthew Griffin, Maria Wagner, Habib Azar, Sonia Blangiardo, Ian Toporoff, Christopher Goutman, Michael Kerner, Carol Sedwick,...
In South Africa, As the World Turns aired on SABC2 from June 2010 to February 2012 from 14:10 to 15:00 each weekday. Episodes were four years behind the original U.S. broadcast. In Canada, As the World Turns aired on ONtv, and, later, Global Television Network, and on NTV in Newfoundland and Labrador. In Jamaica, As The World Turns started airing o...
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Dec 1, 2023 · Kathryn Hays died in 2022. Brian Ach/Getty Images. Kathryn Hays originated the role of Kim Sullivan in 1972, and her poignant portrayal made Kim one of "As The World Turns" most beloved heroines. Kim came in like a wrecking ball as she fell for and had an affair with her sister's husband, Bob Hughes (Don Hastings).
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light.
