Category Archives: As The World Turns

CBS Announces Soap Renewal

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

CBS renewed its top soap, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, for three more years, a move that will keep it on the air through the 2013-14 season. The 38-year-old soap has been the number one daytime show for 22 years, … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns, Daytime, Guiding Light, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and The Restless | Leave a comment

New show boosts daytime ratings for CBS

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

While soap fans are still mourning the loss of AS THE WORLD TURNS, early numbers show that its replacement, THE TALK, is giving CBS a boost in female viewers in the time slot. Compared with one year ago, when the … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns, Ratings, The Talk | Leave a comment

A week of Y&R classic episodes

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

CBS’s THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS will air twice a day all this week, with an encore presentation of a classic episode airing in the show’s second slot at 2:00pm. That 2:00pm slot was vacated last month by AS THE … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns, The Talk, The Young and The Restless | Leave a comment

Soap signs off, new show plans debut

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

AS THE WORLD TURNS broadcasts its 13,858th and final episode on Friday, closing the book on 54 years of broadcasting. The soap’s replacement will be THE TALK, an hour-long talk show moderated by Julie Chen and five other moms: reality … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns, Let's Make a Deal, The Price is Right, The Talk, The Young and The Restless | Leave a comment

Soap Handling Two Goodbyes, Not One

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

When AS THE WORLD TURNS broadcasts its final episode on September 17th, it will be the second big goodbye for the show in just a few weeks’ time. The first comes on August 31st, according to reports, when it pays … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns | Leave a comment

Talk Show to Replace Canceled Soap

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

CBS is replacing its oldest soap opera, AS THE WORLD TURNS, with a new talk show, the network announced late Wednesday. Julie Chen, currently hosting the summer reality hit BIG BROTHER, will be one of the moderators for the show, … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns, Big Brother, Early Show | 10 Comments

Wagner’s Final Appearance on Today’s World Turns

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

Longtime fans of the CBS Soap AS THE WORLD TURNS will definitely want to watch today’s show.  It will mark the final appearance of Nancy Hughes, played by Helen Wagner, who passed away on May 1st. Wagner was the only … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns | Leave a comment

Soap Searching for Its Ultimate Fan

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

One of CBS’s soap operas wants to reward its most dedicated fan with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the show from behind the scenes. AS THE WORLD TURNS and cbs.com are launching a contest to find the biggest fan of … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns | 1 Comment

Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced

Posted on May 12, 2010 by

This year’s nominees for the Daytime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, and CBS’s THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS received 16 of them, ranking second in the number of nominations of any show.  Only ABC’s General Hospital garnered more, with … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns, Emmy Awards, Guiding Light, Let's Make a Deal, Specials, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Doctors, The Price is Right, The Wendy Williams Show, The Young and The Restless | 1 Comment

As The World Turns Mourns its Matriarch

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

Daytime television has lost one of its legendary figures. Helen Wagner, who played Nancy Hughes, matriarch of AS THE WORLD TURNS, died over the weekend at age 91. Wagner was listed in the Guiness Book of World Records for her … Continue reading →

Posted in As The World Turns | Leave a comment