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The show taped its final scenes for ABC on August 30, 2011, and its final episode on the network aired on Septemwith a cliffhanger. On July 7, 2011, ABC sold the licensing rights of All My Children to Prospect Park. On April 14, 2011, ABC announced that it canceled All My Children after 41 years due to low ratings. On April 8, 2011, All My Children competed against Our Screams Can Last in a matchup, but lost in 59-49 score against the drama.

SOAP OPERA CENTRAL EPISODE WRITERS AND DIRECTORS SERIES

Throughout the majority of the 1980s and early 1990s, All My Children was second in the ratings to The Young and the Restless.įollowing the death of Ruth Warrick in January 2005, only two original cast members, Susan Lucci and Ray MacDonnell remained until the SeptemABC series ending. The show ranked #1 in the Nielsen ratings from 1978 to 1979. On July 25th, 2006, the show began using post production technique known as FilmLook, which gave the show a filmed, as opposed to taped appearance.Īt one time, the show was so popular that it was the most recorded television program in the United States, and once had an audience that was estimated to be 30% male. Also, All My Children has been filmed at the Andrita Studios at 3030 Andrita Street in Los Angeles, California, and has been filmed in Stamfort Connecticut. From March 1990 to December 2009, the show was recorded at TV23 at 320 West 66th Street in New York City, New York. The show had previously experimented with the hour long format for the week of July 7th, 1975, when Ryan's Hope premiered.įrom 1970 to 1990, All My Children was recorded at at ABC's now defunct studio, TV18 at 101 West 66th Street.

Originally 30 minutes in length, the show was expanded to an hour long in April 1977. The show was sold to ABC in January 1975.

The show was originally owned by Creative Horizons, Inc, a company created by Nixon and her husband, Bob. All My Children was created by Agnes Nixon, who previously created One Life to Live for ABC following success as a writer on Another World, Guiding Light and As the World Turns.Īll My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a small suburb of Philadelphia, and introduced one of the most popular characters in soap opera history, Erica Kane, portrayed by Susan Lucci. All My Children (often referred to as AMC) is an American soap opera that aired on the ABC network from Januto Septemand has aired on TOLN from April 29 to September 2, 2013.

Soap opera central episode writers and directors