As the World Turns

As the World Turns

1956/04/02 - 1987/01/02 • Ended • 54 Seasons • English

Soap
5.3

Overview

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.

Creator(s) : Irna Phillips

Casts
Kathryn Hays

Kathryn Hays

Kim Hughes

Tamara Tunie

Tamara Tunie

Jessica Griffin

Michael Park

Michael Park

Jack Snyder

Grayson McCouch

Grayson McCouch

Dusty Donovan

Benjamin Hendrickson

Benjamin Hendrickson

Hal Munson

Jordana Brewster

Jordana Brewster

Nikki Munson

Terri Garber

Terri Garber

Iris Dumbrowski

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Frannie Hughes

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Season 34
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1987/01/02 • 36 Episodes

Season 34 of As the World Turns premiered on January 2, 1987

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