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ABC Cancels All My Children And One Life To Live
Posted on Thu Apr 14, 2011 02:00 PM PDT
ABC has decided to pull the plug on two of the network's longest-running soap operas ... One Life To Live and All My Children.
All My Children aired for 41 years and One Life To Live survived a 43-year run. Kelly Ripa, who met her husband Mark Consuelos on AMC, said the following:
- "All My Children means so much more to me than any place, because [Mark and I] met there, we had our children there, it was a big part of our lives. I think that to cancel a show that has been on television for so many years, what are you going to replace it with? I mean I just don’t know. I just feel like it’s such a training ground for so many actors."
ABC announced both soaps will be replaced with a food-related show called The Chew and a lifestyle show called The Revolution.
OLTL's final episode will air in January 2012. AMC will wrap it up in September 2011.
See Kelly Ripa's big hair from her days on All My Children ... after the jump.
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ABC's president released the following statement about the canceled soaps:
- “While we are excited about our new shows and the shift in our business, I can’t help but recognize how bittersweet the change is. We are taking this bold step to expand our business because viewers are looking for different types of programming these days. They are telling us there is room for informative, authentic and fun shows that are relatable, offer a wide variety of opinions and focus on ‘real life’ takeaways."
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Comments
I'm heartbroken. All those actors will be out of work. I will not watch the "replacement shows"....ever.
Too lebso for the ladies at home folks
ABC I've been watching those shows literally since I was born (mom loved them) We have 2 entire networks dedicated to cooking shows. Enough reality already!!!
If there is any talk about cancelling gh I will never watch abc again
more people should be shocked that these soap operas still run at all. It mostly caters to dim witted folks.
this sucks!!! these soaps are such a part of our family's lives. my teenage son dont spend much quality time and dont have alot in common but we at least had oltl to spark conversation! this is sooo stupid. ---fan of both for 25 years
Does anyone with any level of intelligence actually watch that crap? What a bunch of losers. "Will Lisa ever give birth to the demon inside her?" "Will Tom ever realize that he is an alien love child?" What a bunch of losers.
ABC has caved. I will NEVER watch the replacement shows. If I wanted more of that crap, I can go to any other station. If we wanted REALITY we wouldn't be watching TV. BOO to ABC. They may lose me as a viewer altogether.
Good!Bad writing,over the top story line's.I use to watch All my children like in the Greg and Jenny day's but they have been going down hill for year's.Bad casting and people coming back from the dead never helped either.Never really watced the other one's because they where REALLY out there.Glad there going.
Good!Bad writing,over the top story line's.I use to watch All my children like in the Greg and Jenny day's but they have been going down hill for year's.Bad casting and people coming back from the dead never helped either.Never really watced the other one's because they where REALLY out there.Glad there going.
Just don't cancel GH!
I'm going to boycot ABC and all they stand for. This is so wrong.
they're FED UP with american *SSKISSERS!!!!!
(finally)
Just what we need, more talk-reality shows. Don't you ever listen to the viewers, guess not.
Have been watching these shows for over forty years, we know them as well as our families, just one more loss in this country. What a shame!!
I’m really disgusted with ABC and Brian Frons. We have the Food Network and Cooking Channel for your food replacement show and there are so many channels with reality shows already.