What day did As the World Turns first air?
Q: What day did As the World Turns first air?
A: As the World Turns first aired on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30pm EST.
Q: How long was As the World Turns originally?
A: Originally, As the World Turns was a half-hour in length.
Q: When did ratings for As the World Turns pick up?
A: Ratings for As the World Turns picked up in its second year.
Q: When did As the World Turns reach its peak viewership?
A: By fall of 1958, As the World Turns had reached its peak viewership and became the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978.
Q: When did they switch from black-and-white to color episodes?
A: The show switched from black-and-white to color in mid 1960s with their final black-and-white episode airing on February 10, 1967.
Q: When did they start taping instead of doing live shows?
A: In 1975, they stopped doing live shows and started taping instead so that more than one episode could be taped in a day and actors would not have to work every day.
Q: What date marked 50 years of ATWT being on CBS?
A:April 2, 2006 marked 50 years of ATWT being on CBS.
