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As the World Turns
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.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 1 episode (April 2, 1956)
- Season 2 — 1 episode (January 1, 1957)
- Season 3 — 1 episode (January 1, 1958)
- Season 32 — 1 episode (January 1, 1986)
- Season 34 — 36 episodes (January 2, 1987)
Cast
- Kathryn Hays as Kim Hughes
- Tamara Tunie as Jessica Griffin
- Michael Park as Jack Snyder
- Grayson McCouch as Dusty Donovan
- Benjamin Hendrickson as Hal Munson
- Jordana Brewster as Nikki Munson
- Terri Garber as Iris Dumbrowski
Details
- Created by
- Irna Phillips
- First aired
- April 2, 1956
- Episodes
- 40
- Genres
- Soap
- Network
- CBS
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 5.6 / 10 from 14 votes
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