
As the World Turns

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\nSet in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on April 2, 1956, at 1:30 pm EST. Prior to that date, all serials had been fifteen minutes in length. As the World Turns and The Edge of Night, which premiered on the same day at 4:30 pm EST, were the first two to be thirty minutes in length from their premiere. At first, viewers did not respond to the new half-hour serial, but ratings picked up in its second year, eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958. In 1959, the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that would not be interrupted for over twelve years. The show switched to color on August 21, 1967, and expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1, 1975 when The Edge of Night moved to ABC. In the year-to-date ratings, As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978, with ten million viewers tuning in each day. At its height, core actors such as Helen Wagner, Don MacLaughlin, Don Hastings, and Eileen Fulton became nationally known. Three of these actors – Wagner, Hastings, and Fulton – are also the three longest serving actors in the history of American soap operas.
Actor: Betty Garde, Agim Kaba, Elizabeth Hubbard, Don Hastings, Colleen Zenk, Kelly Menighan, Jon Hensley, Eileen Fulton, Ellen Dolan, Kathryn Hays
Directors: Irna Phillips, Ted Corday, Jennifer Pepperman, Michael Eilbaum
Countries: USA
Languages: en, English,
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Runtime: 60 min
Date Published: 1956-01-01
Year Released: 1956
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Content Rating: TV-14
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 305
Views: 511
Quality: HD
Also known as: ATWT, Jung Und Leidenschaftlich - Wie Das Leben So Spielt, As The World Turns, Così Gira Il Mondo, Ljubav Za Sva Vremena, Как вращается мир
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