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Brian Damage · 12-08-2009, 02:10 PM

And then there were six.

The ailing soap industry took another hit this morning with the announcement that CBS has canceled As the World Turns. The show will end its 54-year run in September.

The move, which comes just three months after CBS bid adieu to Guiding Light, will leave just six soaps on the air. The number could soon shrink to five if ABC axes One Life to Live, as has been rumored.

“We are disappointed and saddened by the news that the show is not being renewed,” said ATWT exec producer Chris Goutman in a statement. ”It will certainly be a loss for all of us, and for the show’s loyal audience.”

Producers are shopping the show around to other outlets, but don’t hold your breath. A similar effort was mounted for GL, and we saw how well that worked out.

ATWT’s demise wasn’t unexpected, but it still stings. As you probably know, I got my start covering soaps. In fact, my first college internship was at ATWT. To watch the once-mighty industry wither away like this is beyond depressing

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catlover79 · 12-08-2009, 02:15 PM

JT · 12-08-2009, 02:20 PM

Words cannot express my sadness. ATWT is the quintessential soap opera. It was a prototype that many soaps after it modeled themselves upon, and I am going to miss it eternally.

catlover79 · 12-08-2009, 02:24 PM

Soon it could be 5 - DAYS' days are numbered, and I highly doubt it will be renewed when its contract with NBC expires in 2010. Just sad to see how the soaps are just being killed off. At least there's YouTube and other outlets to still watch the classics.

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-08-2009, 02:25 PM

I just heard the news that As The World Turns is going to be Cancelled if I hadf to guess I would say The 25, 000 Pyramind would talk over As The World Turns Time Period

Brian Damage · 12-08-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Soon it could be 5 - DAYS' days are numbered, and I highly doubt it will be renewed when its contract with NBC expires in 2010. Just sad to see how the soaps are just being killed off. At least there's YouTube and other outlets to still watch the classics.

I hope Days of Our Lives gets renewed. It is my favorite soap.

browneyes106 · 12-08-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Soon it could be 5 - DAYS' days are numbered, and I highly doubt it will be renewed when its contract with NBC expires in 2010. Just sad to see how the soaps are just being killed off. At least there's YouTube and other outlets to still watch the classics.

I agree with you. I don't think DAYS will get renewed in 2010. The show has a bad writing in the past ten years. I will miss the show if it doesn't get renewed. But I think the soap genre will be gone within ten years.

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-08-2009, 03:15 PM

with As The World Turns Cancelled it just The Young and The Restless and The Bold and The Beautiful

gidgetgrape · 12-08-2009, 03:35 PM

OMG! I loved ATWT when I was a kid. I loved the Lily, Dusty, Holden storyline.

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-08-2009, 04:25 PM

I have a friend who watches CBS Soap Opera's and when I tell her this she is going to be upset I just Hope that The Bold and The Beautiful is not Next

Retro4Life · 12-08-2009, 04:36 PM

My mother adored ATWT and watched it from it's beginning in 1956 almost up until she passed away in 2005. I became a fan of it through her interest.

I remember great characters like John Dixon, James Stenbeck, Steve Andropolous, Lisa McColl, Tom and Margo, all the Hughes' and Stewarts', etc.

In its heyday, it delivered great drama like no other show.

ATWT

gidgetgrape · 12-08-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

I remember great characters like John Dixon, James Stenbeck, Steve Andropolous, Lisa McColl, Tom and Margo, all the Hughes' and Stewarts', etc.

Oh yeah! I remember those names too - especially Stenbeck. He was like the guy you couldn't kill.

HuntingtonM15 · 12-08-2009, 05:02 PM

Sad news for the Soap world. I know it will be only a matter of time until they're all gone, and I can't imagine that.

catlover79 · 12-08-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

Sad news for the Soap world. I know it will be only a matter of time until they're all gone, and I can't imagine that.

Exactly. Soaps were a staple of Americana from their radio days, then became bigger once they headed onto TV. Then things changed, and the networks/sponsors stopped caring about quality and what the fans wanted. Such a shame.

JT · 12-08-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Exactly. Soaps were a staple of Americana from their radio days, then became bigger once they headed onto TV. Then things changed, and the networks/sponsors stopped caring about quality and what the fans wanted. Such a shame.

I don't think it's as simple as that in describing why/how soaps have met their demise. The world is a much different place now than it was in the 60s and 70s when daytime TV was thriving. So few people are home during the day anymore, and those who are have so many more options than those of the old days did. The pisspoor management going on behind these shows hasn't helped one bit, of course, but I don't envy the people who have had to deal with an ever-changing TV landscape over the last 20 years.

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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	My mother adored ATWT and watched it from it's beginning in 1956 almost up until she passed away in 2005. I became a fan of it through her interest. I remember great characters like John Dixon, James Stenbeck, Steve Andropolous, Lisa McColl, Tom and Margo, all the Hughes' and Stewarts', etc. In its heyday, it delivered great drama like no other show. ATWT
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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Soon it could be 5 - DAYS' days are numbered, and I highly doubt it will be renewed when its contract with NBC expires in 2010. Just sad to see how the soaps are just being killed off. At least there's YouTube and other outlets to still watch the classics.

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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	with As The World Turns Cancelled it just The Young and The Restless and The Bold and The Beautiful

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gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	OMG! I loved ATWT when I was a kid. I loved the Lily, Dusty, Holden storyline.

12-08-2009, 04:25 PM	#10
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I have a friend who watches CBS Soap Opera's and when I tell her this she is going to be upset I just Hope that The Bold and The Beautiful is not Next

12-08-2009, 05:02 PM	#13
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Sad news for the Soap world. I know it will be only a matter of time until they're all gone, and I can't imagine that.