As the World Turns (often referred to as
ATWT) is an American television
soap opera that airs each weekday on
CBS.
Set in the fictional town of
Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956
at 1:30pm
EST. Prior to April 2, 1956 all serials were fifteen minutes in length.
As the World Turns and
The Edge of Night, which premiered on the same day at 4:30 pm EST, were the first two to be thirty minutes in length from their premiere.
