- Network: CBS
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 2, 1956
Summary:
As the World Turns first premiered on April 2, 1956, and has been a mainstay on CBS daytime ever since. The show takes place in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, and revolves around the lives of it's inhabitants. Originally the central family was the Hughes', however today the stories mostly resolve around the enormous Snyder family. As the World Turns is produced by Proctor and Gamble, the same company that produces Guiding Light, the only show to have a longer on-air tenure than ATWT. This year, ATWT celebrated its 54th Anniversary of being on the air in April 2010, the show will end it's run on Sept 20th 2010.
Details
| Network: | CBS |
|---|---|
| Genre(s): | Drama |
| Seasons: | 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50, 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bailey Chase | Chris Hughes (II) |
| Lesli Kay | Molly Conlan McKinnon |
| Toni Lewis | Valerie Murphy (2002) |
| Paul Taylor | Isaac Jenkins (1999-2003) |
| Tamara Tunie | Jessica Griffin |
| Ellen Dolan | Margo Montgomery Hughes |
| Colleen Zenk Pinter | Barbara Ryan |
| Scott Holmes | Tom Hughes |
| Elizabeth Hubbard | Lucinda Walsh |
| Mark Collier | Mike Kasnoff |
| Benjamin Hendrickson | Hal Munson (1985-09/2004) |
| Scott Holroyd | Paul Ryan |
| Helen Wagner | Nancy Hughes (1956-) |
| Roger Howarth | Paul Ryan (#3) (07/07/03-) |
| Maura West | Carly Tenney Snyder |
| Peyton List | Lucy Montgomery |
| Michael Park | Jack Snyder |
| Peter Parros | Dr. Ben Harris |
| Paul Leyden | Simon Frasier (3/2000-2/28/2003) |
| Larry Bryggman | Dr. John Dixon |
| Jon Hensley | Holden Snyder |
| Kelley Menighan Hensley | Emily Stewart Munson |
| Kathryn Hays | Kim Sullivan Hughes |
| Martha Byrne | Lily Walsh Snyder / Rose D'Angelo |
| Don Hastings | Dr. Bob Hughes |
| Jessica Dunphy | Alison Stewart |
| Hunt Block | Craig Montgomery |
| Grayson McCouch | Dusty Donovan |
| Terri Colombino | Katie Peretti Frasier |
| Kathleen Widdoes | Emma Snyder (1985-1995; Recurring Otherwise) |
| Agim Kaba | Aaron Snyder |
| Napiera Groves | Bonnie McKechnie |
