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
The original core family, the Hugheses, in the 1980s, clockwise from top left: Kim Sullivan Hughes (Kathryn Hays), Bob Hughes (Don Hastings), Tom Hughes (Gregg Marx), Margo Montgomery Hughes (Hillary Bailey Smith), Andy Dixon (Scott DeFreitas), Frannie Hughes (Julianne Moore) Center: Chris Hughes (Don MacLaughlin) and Nancy Hughes (Helen Wagner)
The initial CBS News bulletin which interrupted As the World Turns at 1:40 pm (EST), as Nancy (Helen Wagner) talks with Grandpa (Santos Ortega)
Days of Our Lives is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed new episodes on Peacock since September 12, 2022
As the World Turns
…54 years holds the fourth-longest run of any daytime network soap opera on American television, surpassed only by General Hospital, Guiding Light, and Days of Our Lives. As the World Turns was produced for its first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois…
The Horton family in 1973. Back row (left to right): Edward Mallory (Bill), John Clarke (Mickey), Marie Cheatham (Marie), John Lupton (Tommy). Front row (left to right): Frances Reid (Alice), Macdonald Carey (Tom), Patricia Barry (Addie).
Long-time cast members Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn, who portray Marlena Evans and John Black, are known for being featured in some of the show's most famous storylines.
Veteran actors Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso, who portrayed supercouple Bo and Hope Brady on and off for 30 years.
Original main title; the registered trademark next to the title was later removed.