As we reported a couple weeks ago, CBS’ venerable As the World Turns has been cancelled by the network after over 50 years on the air. The soap opera is set to leave the airwaves sometime in September 2010.
As you may know, TeleNext Media is the production arm of Proctor & Gamble that produces the show. They have pledged to find a new home for ATWT to keep it going. Of course, they pledged the same thing when Guiding Light was cancelled but nothing came of the efforts and the show went off the air in September.
TeleNext’s senior VP and managing director, Brian T. Cahill, tells EW that the company is completely committed to keeping ATWT going but fans can’t expect to hear anything official until the deal is done.
He said, “In order to keep productive conversations moving forward, we will not disclose details of our discussions. We know our loyal fans are eager for information, and we will make an announcement as soon as we have something to share.”
There have been some rumors that Lifetime is interested in picking up the soap but a representative for the cable channel has denied this.
What do you think? Would you watch ATWT if it moved to a cable channel? How about a pay-per-view channel or fee-based online access?
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if you all want ATWT to continue, contact DirecTV to pick up the series at http://support.directv.com/app/ask. There is rumor going around that DirecTV might be interested in picking up the soap opera if more fans write to them. I and including other fans have tried to e-mail other networks to pick up the series, but they all said no or had no replies.
DirecTV is the only possible network that might consider picking up the soap.
Please keep this soap on air. I am so tired of all the game shows and reality shows, these soap opera shows let us forget about our problems for an hour and watch someone elses problems.
I am writing to request that you please, please consider picking up “As the World Turns.” I have watched this show since I was 12 years old, and I am 53 now, and still enjoy the show. I can hardly wait to watch it each day. I record it while I’m at work, and am able to sometimes watch it at work. The actors on the show have become like family members to me. I lost my husband to a sudden massive heart attack a few years ago, and it has been extremely hard on me and my two daughters. As the World Turns is one of the few things that I have left that really keeps me going, and keeps my spirits lifted. Please consider it, .. it would make the a whole lot of people happy!
yes, yes, yes I will watch, pay no matter what format, itunes is fine with me! Cable great, payperview cool, new soap chanel even better!!!
Yes I would pay to keep ATWT. I cannot lose this show. I have already lost part of my family when GL was taken away from us.
please please dont take atwt off air…all the soaps are going away…well the ones i watch anyways…take b&b off before atwt….this soap is getting so darn good…and if for some reason it does go off air please make it a better ending then GL was…make it belivable…GL ending was VERY bad!!!! please try ur hardest to keep it…that would be AWSOME if it could have went to lifetime but just find another one there is plenty of stations that it could go onto!!!
I have been watching As The World Turns for about 5 years. I began watching it during a very hard time in my life and it became the one thing that I looked forward to every day. The characters are like family to me and I am very upset that it is going off in September. Please someone!!-pick it up and I will forever be thankful!
I don’t this soap go off tv let i like as the world turns so much i watch everyday i get home from work i record the program everyday too. So don’t go let.
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