

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.
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The series spans 54 seasons with 40 episodes in total (avg. 1 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.
The series ran from 1956 to 1987 — a total of 31 years on air.
Originally aired on CBS.
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As the World Turns
Ended
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English
4/2/1956
1/2/1987
