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As the World Turns

As the World Turns

5,6 /10 (14 Votes)
1956 EN 54 Seasons

Overview

As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera The Guiding Light. Running for 54 years, As the World Turns holds the second-longest continuous run of any daytime network soap opera in American history, surpassed only by Guiding Light. As the World Turns was produced in New York City for all of its time. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on April 2, 1956, at 1:30 pm EST.

First air date

02/04/1956

Votes

14

Popularity

6.9

Genres

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Created by

Irna Phillips

Networks

CBS

Language

EN

Last air date

1987-01-02

Episodes

40

Episode runtime

60 min

Website

www.cbs.com
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Season 1

1 episodes • 1956

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Season 2

1 episodes • 1957

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Season 3

1 episodes • 1958

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Season 4

0 episodes

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Season 5

0 episodes

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