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As the World Turns

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.

1956 |54 Seasons  | 60m |  Soap

Cast

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Kathryn Hays

Kim Hughes

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Tamara Tunie

Jessica Griffin

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Michael Park

Jack Snyder

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Grayson McCouch

Dusty Donovan

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Benjamin Hendrickson

Hal Munson

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Jordana Brewster

Nikki Munson

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Terri Garber

Iris Dumbrowski

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Julianne Moore

Frannie Hughes

Seasons List

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Season 1

1956

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Season 2

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Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 17

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Season 32

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Season 34

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Season 35

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Season 36

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Season 47

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Season 48

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Season 49

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Season 50

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Season 51

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Season 52

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Season 53

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Season 54

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More Details

Creator

Irna Phillips

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

CBS