As the World Turns is an American television soap opera created by Irna Phillips as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light and set in the closely-knit community of Oakdale, Illinois which revolves around the complex lives of the Hughes, Montgomery, Ryan, Snyder, Stewart and Walsh families.
The series aired in the USA on CBS from 2 April, 1956 to 17 September, 2010. Running for 54 years with 13,858 episodes, 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 premiered in South Africa on SABC2 on Tuesday 1 June 2010 at 14h20, beginning with Episode 12,653, which was broadcast in the USA on 9 December 2005. New episodes broadcast Mondays to Fridays at the same time.
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Synopsis
Set in the closey-knit fictional community of Oakdale, Illinois, the series centres round the loves and lives of the Hughes, Montgomery, Ryan, Snyder, Stewart and Walsh families, which has now moved through generations.
The families are mostly involved with legal and medical businesses.
Originally the central family was the Hughes, however in latter years the stories mostly revolved around the Snyder family.
As the World Turns won 43 Daytime Emmy Awards during its run. They were as follows:
Show
2007 "Outstanding Directing Team"
2005 "Outstanding Writing Team"
2005 "Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Drama Series"
2004 "Outstanding Writing Team"
2003 "Outstanding Drama Series"
2002 "Outstanding Writing Team"
2001 "Outstanding Writing Team"
2001 "Outstanding Drama Series"
1999 "Outstanding Original Song"
1993 "Outstanding Directing Team"
1991 "Outstanding Drama Series"
1987 "Outstanding Drama Series"
Individuals
2010 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" - Michael Park
2010 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" - Maura West
2010 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" - Julie Pinson
2008 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" - Jennifer Landon
2007 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" - Maura West
2007 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" - Jennifer Landon
2006 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" - Jennifer Landon
2004 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" - Cady McClain
2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" - Helen Wagner
2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" - Don Hastings
2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" - Eileen Fulton
2003 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" - Benjamin Hendrickson
2001 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" - Martha Byrne
2001 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" - Lesli Kay
1990 "Outstanding Juvenile Male in a Drama Series" - Andrew Kavovit
1988 "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" - Julianne Moore
1987 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" - Larry Bryggman
1987 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" - Gregg Marx
1987 "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" - Martha Byrne
1986 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" - John Wesley Shipp
1985 "Outstanding Juvenile Male in a Drama Series" - Brian Bloom
1984 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" - Larry Bryggman
1984 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" - Justin Deas