Plot
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.
Cast
as Kim Hughes
as Jessica Griffin
as Jack Snyder
as Dusty Donovan
as Hal Munson
as Nikki Munson
as Iris Dumbrowski
as Frannie Hughes
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
April 2, 1956
Last Aired Date
January 2, 1987
Production Companies
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
54
Number of Episodes
40
Links
Gallery
