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51-785: Oakdale or Oak Dale may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Oakdale, New South Wales Oakdale, Queensland , a locality in the South Burnett Region Canada [ edit ] Rural Municipality of Oakdale No. 320 , Saskatchewan Oakdale Golf & Country Club , North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada United Kingdom [ edit ] Oakdale, Caerphilly Oakdale, Dorset United States [ edit ] Oakdale, California Oakdale, Connecticut Oakdale, Illinois Oakdale, Indiana Oakdale, Iowa Oak Dale, Howard County, Iowa Oakdale, Louisiana Oakdale, Louisville , Kentucky Oakdale,
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153-632: A 30-minute running time; all daytime dramas until then had 15-minute running times. The series was also CBS's first to expand to a 60-minute running time in 1975. By 1958, the program was the number-one daytime drama in the United States, where it remained until 1978. As the World Turns won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four times in 1987, 1991, 2001, and 2003. The first words spoken in As
204-456: A Deal on ABC, which the network moved to the noon/11 a.m. timeslot within four weeks of the expansion. The second half put As the World Turns in competition with ABC's most-popular game show, The $ 10,000 Pyramid , which had done well against Guiding Light since the network moved it to 2:00 p.m. in December 1974 and kept doing so against As the World Turns . Although the expansion was not
255-452: A complete success, at the end of the season, the serial was again at the top of the daytime Nielsens, despite a 1.4-point drop from the year before. Although the eventual hit game show Family Feud ran against As The World Turns from July 12, 1976 until April 22, 1977, it did not become a hit for ABC until its move to the mornings. Only when ABC made its first move to a one-hour soap with All My Children did trouble really begin for As
306-473: A half hour in length to one hour daily starting on December 1, 1975, when The Edge of Night moved to ABC . In the year-to-date ratings, As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978, with some ten million viewers tuning in each day. At its height, core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known. Wagner, Hastings, and Fulton are also three of longest serving actors in
357-500: A run of almost 54 years on the air due to low ratings. The show taped its final scenes for CBS on June 23, 2010, and with a dramatic storyline finale, its final episode on the network aired on September 17, 2010. Reruns of The Price Is Right , Let's Make a Deal , and The Young and the Restless took over the As the World Turns time slot between September 20 and October 15, 2010, for four weeks. On October 18, 2010, CBS replaced As
408-733: A semi-rural suburb or district in Wollondilly Shire in Sydney 's southwest in New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census , Oakdale had a population of 2,028. This article related to the geography of Sydney is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . As the World Turns As the World Turns (often abbreviated as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As
459-469: A timeslot for it. Finally, in November, ABC agreed that The Edge of Night would join its lineup on December 1, replacing the game show You Don't Say! at 4:00 p.m. (closer to its pre-1972 timeslots) and keeping the serial's continuity intact. And thus, As the World Turns became CBS' first 60-minute daytime serial. The first half of the newly-expanded show continued to perform well against Let's Make
510-467: The Nielsens . Its strength was such that ABC ran hour-long drama reruns in the 1:00–2:00 pm. (noon–1:00 Central) slot in the mid-1960s and NBC, after losing Deal to ABC in 1968, ran a total of eight shows, all short-lived (with the exception of Three on a Match , which lasted three years), against As the World Turns and Let's Make a Deal from that point until 1975. As that year began, Another World
561-818: The NRHP in West Boylston, Massachusetts Oakdale Cotton Mill Village , in Jamestown, North Carolina South Oakdale Historic District , in Medford, Oregon Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania) , a historic home Oakdale Public School , in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Oakdale (Floyd, Virginia) , a historic home and farm Governor Joseph Johnson House (also known as Oakdale), in Bridgeport, West Virginia Fictional U.S. places [ edit ] Oakdale, Illinois,
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#1732848551024612-613: The Restless leading off the serial lineup at either noon/11:00 a.m. or 12:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. (depending on affiliate preference). As the World Turns remained at 1:30/12:30 p.m. until March 20, 1987, when CBS cancelled the five-year-old Capitol in favor of The Bold and the Beautiful . CBS scheduled it at 1:30/12:30 p.m., and finally settled As the World Turns at 2:00/1:00 p.m., where it remained until its final network episode in September 2010. Although facing
663-402: The Restless , seeing LeBlanc as the character from the latter show was weird. History was also made during LeBlanc's appearance on As the World Turns , since both shows are made by different production companies (Bell Dramatic Serial Company for The Young and the Restless ; Procter and Gamble for As the World Turns ), although they are on the same network. On December 8, 2009, CBS canceled As
714-736: The United States Toyota Oakdale Theatre , in Wallingford, Connecticut Historical sites [ edit ] Oakdale Historic District (Mobile, Alabama) Oakdale Historic District (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Oakdale School (Madison, Indiana) Oakdale District , listed on the NRHP in Louisville, Kentucky Oakdale Manor , the former home of early 20th century Maryland Governor Edwin Warfield Oakdale Village Historic District , listed on
765-483: The World Turns after almost 54 years, with the series finale airing on September 17, 2010, making it the last Procter & Gamble soap opera to end. On November 22, 1963, the live CBS broadcast of As the World Turns began as always, at 1:30 EST. In this episode, the Hughes family was discussing plans for Thanksgiving. Ten minutes later, a " CBS News Bulletin" slide suddenly appeared on the screen and Walter Cronkite gave
816-415: The World Turns and The Young and the Restless : The irony in his appearance in the above-mentioned episodes is that 20 years before, LeBlanc left the role of Kirk McColl, the youngest son of Lisa's fifth husband, Whit McColl (played by Wagon Train star Robert Horton, who was killed off shortly before Fulton's return to the show). So, to many long-time fans of both As the World Turns and The Young and
867-408: The World Turns and Search for Tomorrow to 45 minutes (eliminating the timeslot during which stations broadcast local or syndicated programs), but eventually decided to expand As the World Turns , its front-runner in the ratings battle, to a full-hour length. Initially, in order to free up the necessary 30 minutes to do so, CBS returned The Price Is Right , which had been paired with Match Game for
918-510: The World Turns and NBC's ( Days of Our Lives ), since ABC kept that serial's starting time at 1:00/noon, meaning that fans of that serial who tuned to NBC or CBS would miss the last half of that day's storyline (or, contrariwise, would not, if they watched until the mid-program commercial break and then changed channels, pick up the As the World Turns or Days of Our Lives activities from the episode's beginning, since ABC strategically placed its break several minutes after, rather than exactly at,
969-455: The World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light . With 13,763 hours of cumulative narrative, As the World Turns has the longest total running time of any television show. In terms of continuous run of production, As the World Turns at 54 years holds the fourth-longest run of any daytime network soap opera on American television, surpassed only by General Hospital , Guiding Light , and Days of Our Lives . As
1020-471: The World Turns enjoyed a virtually uninterrupted reign as the highest-rated soap from 1958 to 1978, tying for first place with NBC Daytime 's Another World (1973–1974, 1977–1978) and Days of Our Lives (1973–1974). By the mid-1960s, it was so firmly entrenched that its strongest competition, Let's Make a Deal , despite developing a devoted fan base in its own right and becoming one of daytime's most popular game shows, could not come close to matching it in
1071-469: The World Turns in the first episode (aired on April 2, 1956) were "Good morning, dear", said by the character Nancy Hughes , played by actress Helen Wagner . Wagner was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records for having the longest run in a single role on television, a position she held until 2010. She did not play the role without interruption - she was temporarily dropped from the series after
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#17328485510241122-546: The World Turns throughout its run and eventually became standard fare on many soap operas. Whereas the 15-minute radio soaps often focused on one central, heroic character (for example, Dr. Jim Brent in Phillips' Road of Life ), the expanded 30-minute format of As the World Turns enabled Phillips to introduce a handful of professionals within the framework of a family saga . Phillips' style favored gradual evolution over radical change. Slow, conversational, and emotionally intense,
1173-523: The World Turns was produced for its first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois , the show debuted on April 2, 1956, at 1:30 p.m. EST , airing as a 30-minute serial. Prior to that date, all serials had been 15 minutes in length. As the World Turns and The Edge of Night , which premiered on the same day at 4:30 p.m. EST, were
1224-462: The World Turns with a new talk show called The Talk . As the World Turns was the creation of Irna Phillips , who, beginning in the 1930s, had been one of the foremost creators and writers of radio soap operas. As a writer, Phillips favored character development and psychological realism over melodrama , and her previous creations (which included Guiding Light ) were especially notable for placing professionals – doctors, lawyers, and clergy – at
1275-454: The bottom of the hour). Further, All My Children ' s emphasis on youth-oriented, sexier storylines provided a sharp contrast to the domestic, almost quaint tone of As the World Turns (and to a lesser degree, the melodramatic, somewhat topical Days ). On January 16, 1978, ABC ballooned its decade-old One Life to Live to the 2:00 PM/1:00 p.m. starting time, compounding the other networks' headaches. These factors helped contribute to
1326-461: The cancellation of the long-tenured Love of Life . The Young and the Restless moved from noon/11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m./noon (the former affiliate break timeslot) and As the World Turns was bumped up to 2:00/1:00 p.m. and Guiding Light to 3:00/2:00 p.m. On June 8, 1981, As the World Turns returned to its traditional 1:30/12:30 p.m. start time with Search for Tomorrow following at 2:30/1:30 p.m. and The Young and
1377-441: The center of their storylines. Phillips wrote: "As the world turns, we know the bleakness of winter, the promise of spring, the fullness of summer, and the harvest of autumn—the cycle of life is complete." And so it was with As the World Turns , with its slow-moving psychological character studies of families headed by legal and medical professionals. The personal and professional lives of doctors and lawyers remained central to As
1428-458: The fall of As the World Turns from the top spot in the ratings at the end of the 1978-79 season. After finishing the previous season tied with Another World for number one in the Nielsens, As the World Turns fell to fourth behind All My Children , General Hospital , and The Young and the Restless . On February 4, 1980, CBS moved and expanded The Young and the Restless to a full hour after
1479-494: The fictional setting for the soap opera As the World Turns Oakdale, Texas ( Wishbone TV series) See also [ edit ] Oakdale Cemetery (disambiguation) Oakdale School (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
1530-642: The first report of shots being fired at the motorcade in which President Kennedy was travelling. Here is a bulletin from CBS News: in Dallas, Texas , three shots were fired at President Kennedy 's motorcade in downtown Dallas . The first reports say that President Kennedy has been seriously wounded by this shooting. More details just arrived. These details about the same as previously: President Kennedy shot today just as his motorcade left downtown Dallas. Mrs. Kennedy jumped up and grabbed Mr. Kennedy, she called, 'Oh no!'. The motorcade sped on. United Press says that
1581-434: The first six months due to conflicts with creator Irna Phillips. Wagner also left the series in 1981, when she felt that writers were not interested in the veteran players and returned as a regular character in 1985. On the episode broadcast on Monday, August 30, 2010, it was revealed that Nancy had died in her sleep; the next day's episode dealt with Nancy's memorial service. Nancy Hughes's memorial aired just two weeks before
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1632-416: The first two to be 30 minutes in length from their premieres. At first, viewers were indifferent to the new half-hour serial, but ratings picked up in its second year, eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958. In 1959, the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that was not interrupted for over 12 years. The show switched to color on August 21, 1967, and expanded from
1683-461: The full length of Another World and One Life to Live once again, the Douglas Marland era of 1985 to 1993 had a resurgence in ratings, and by 1991, it was back in its once-habitual top-four placing. As the World Turns survived NBC's cancellation of its sister series Another World in 1999. On December 8, 2009, CBS confirmed that it would not renew As the World Turns . The final CBS episode
1734-410: The history of American soap operas. The show passed its 10,000th episode on May 12, 1995, and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2, 2006. On September 18, 2009, As the World Turns became the last remaining Procter & Gamble -produced soap opera for CBS after Guiding Light aired its final episode on the network. On December 8, 2009, CBS announced it was canceling As the World Turns after
1785-400: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oakdale&oldid=1214000542 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Oakdale, New South Wales Oakdale is
1836-407: The move was made, lost a large portion of its audience, especially to NBC's The Doctors , at the height of its popularity at the time. In addition, the rest of CBS' drama lineup was performing well in the ratings and the network could not move the long-running serial to another timeslot without risking preemption from local affiliates, which would almost certainly have driven ratings even lower. At
1887-409: The other two major U.S. TV networks, were not programming in that timeslot then (the 1:30–2:00 ET period belonging to their local affiliates), As the World Turns has the distinction of being the last regular U.S. network program broadcast for the next four days as the assassination and funeral of President Kennedy and the transition of power to President Lyndon B. Johnson took center stage. As
1938-399: The perception of conservatism. The household products-manufacturing giant typically frowned on storylines in which adultery and other immoral behavior went unpunished and, as late as the 1980s, characters from the primary families were still generally not allowed to go through with abortions . As the World Turns premiered on April 2, 1956. It was the first television daytime drama with
1989-399: The previous two years as part of the network's successful 3 p.m. game show block, to the morning. However, CBS changed course and decided that it would also attempt an expansion of Price to 60 minutes; this meant that, if the plans to expand As the World Turns were to go as anticipated, CBS would need to cancel a program to free up that 30 minutes of airtime it needed. At the time CBS
2040-406: The same time, ABC expressed interest in picking up The Edge of Night for its own lineup as it had been interested in carrying a P&G-produced serial for some time, supplementing its in-house productions. An agreement was struck between CBS, Procter & Gamble, and ABC to get the necessary 30 minutes for the As the World Turns expansion. CBS would not renew The Edge of Night once its contract
2091-440: The series finale. The show's producers stated in interviews that they had to revise their plans for the final episode because of Wagner's death – they had hoped that Wagner would say the final lines of the last episode just as she had said the first words of the first episode. Several crossovers have been made between As the World Turns and other serials: Since 2005, a number of characters have crossed back and forth between As
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2142-486: The show moved at the pace of life itself – and sometimes even more slowly than that. Each new addition to the cast was done in a gradual manner and was usually a key contact to one of the members of the Hughes family. As such, the show earned a reputation as being quite conservative , though the show did showcase a gay male character in 1988. During the show's early decades, the content-related policies of its sponsor Procter & Gamble Productions may have contributed to
2193-416: The show's final line, "Good night." That line was a bookend to the beginning of the show in 1956, and the first line spoken, "Good morning." The camera panned to the globe on Bob's desk spinning - a reference to the show's title - before the final fade-out. Series ratings One example of the drastic change in daytime television can be found in the following: 1995 ratings As the World Turns spent
2244-454: The success that the expansion of Another World had brought to the network, elected to do the same thing with Days of Our Lives beginning on April 21, 1975; this put Days of Our Lives and As the World Turns in direct competition for ratings. Incidentally, the expansions were occurring six and a half years after the last two 15-minute serials, Search for Tomorrow and The Guiding Light , expanded to 30 minutes. CBS considered expanding As
2295-459: The television audience that day. During the commercial break that followed, the "CBS News Bulletin" slide appeared again and Cronkite resumed with audio-only reports of the developments in Dallas until the top of the hour when CBS News was ready to go on the air with video. Once the episode came to a close with Eileen Fulton in the final scene, the cast was finally informed of the news. As NBC and ABC,
2346-426: The third scene of the show, Hastings overheard cameraman Phil Polansky talking to the control room through a headset: "Don't tell the actors what? The President's been shot?" The actors received their cues and began the scene while Walter Cronkite was in the midst of reporting further information from Dallas. CBS then returned to the show in the middle of the third scene, which would be the last regular program viewed by
2397-468: The wounds for President Kennedy perhaps could be fatal. Repeating, a bulletin from CBS News: President Kennedy has been shot by a ' would-be assassin ' in Dallas, Texas. Stay tuned to CBS News for further details. At the end of this bulletin, CBS rejoined As the World Turns which was still in progress. The cast, performing the episode live, was not yet aware of the rapidly-developing situation. However, just before Don Hastings and Henderson Forsythe began
2448-430: Was expanded to 60 minutes, with its first hour-long episode airing on January 6, 1975. Although this did not directly affect As the World Turns , as the two shows were not in competition for anything other than the overall ratings win, CBS' afternoon lineup suffered some ratings damage as the popular soap put a dent in the ratings of two popular afternoon game shows, The Price Is Right and Match Game . NBC, pleased by
2499-408: Was having ratings trouble with The Edge of Night . Procter & Gamble had demanded that CBS give the serial the 2:30 p.m. slot following The Guiding Light in 1972, moving it from the 3:30 p.m. slot it had held since 1963. This decision proved to be a grave mistake. The Edge of Night , which had a much younger and more male-centric audience than almost any other serial on television when
2550-484: Was taped on June 23, 2010, at JC Studios in Brooklyn, and aired on September 17, 2010. The final scene showed Dr. Bob Hughes (played by Don Hastings) retiring from Oakdale Memorial Hospital. In the scene, Bob is packing up his office and talking to his wife, Kim Hughes (Kathryn Hays). She leaves and tells Bob to take as much time as he needed to say goodbye. Bob looked around, put his nameplate in his briefcase , and spoke
2601-435: Was up, Procter & Gamble would move the serial to ABC, and thus As the World Turns could go ahead with its expansion. A major issue arose that halted the planned shuffle, however. CBS was contracted to air The Edge of Night until December 1975, and ABC had no place in its schedule to put it at the time. This forced CBS to temporarily postpone expanding As the World Turns and keep The Edge of Night until ABC could find
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