As the World Turns

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As the World Turns (1956–2010)

54 seasons40 episodes60 min per episode★ 6.4 · 2,534 votes

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 aired
April 2, 1956
Last episode
January 2, 1987
Network
CBS
Country of origin
United States

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