Its Been 50 years that 'The World' has Turned

The CBS daytime drama "As The World Turns" that is. The show signed on for the first time on April 2, 1956, and is now is approaching its 50th year on the air. For 50 years fans of the show tuned in to join in all the drama in the fictional midwest metroplex called Oakdale. It was also the one of the first two daytime dramas that ran 30 minutes rather than 15 minutes as many daytime dramas did at the time ("The Edge of Night" was the other). In 1975 ATWT along with its spinoff show "Another World" (carried on NBC) expanded to an hour. Just can't confirm which did it first.

To celebrate ATWT's 50 years, two special episodes will air today and Monday unless your in one of those markets on tape delay by one day (in that case those episodes will air Monday and Tuesday).

Today's show will tip its hat to several classic sitcoms that were on TV over the years since ATWT was on, with cast members playing certain characters from these famous shows. On Monday's show the veteran divas in Oakdale will recap their greatest and maybe not so great moments. For these ladies I am sure beyond resonable doubt that their glad they still have a acting job.

Story about ATWT's 50 years at Zap2it.com

More info about As The World Turns at Wikipedia