Saturday, April 16, 2011

'AMC' & 'OLTL' to end within the next year

It was announced from ABC just two days ago that One Life To Live and All My Children, both long-time soap mainstays on ABC (for over 40 years), will be going off air in January 2012 and September 2011, respectively.

One Life To Live's cancellation doesn't come as a big shock, as it's ratings have declined (as have all soaps), and it has been flip-flopping with already canceled As The World Turns for the past few years, and OLTL has been named the next casualty in Soap deaths.

Unexpected, however, is All My Children's demise along with it. Leaving only CBS's The Young & The Restless & The Bold & The Beautiful, NBC's Days Of Our Lives, and ABC's General Hospital as the only four soaps on air after January 2012.

What will be interesting is how the Daytime Emmys will adjust to these changes, if they will cut the number of nominees or leave them as is?, and how will they do the Best Drama Series nominations??

Interestingly, replacing both timeslots are 'lifestyle' shows, that are most likely cheaper to produce. When As The World Turns and Guiding Light went off-air, both were replaced by game shows, and I just have to ask: WHY?

I highly doubt anyone watches game shows as much as they used to anymore, with the way things are going, there isn't going to be much left in terms of Daytime television!!

BTW, I just wanted to add to the fact that I believe people don't watch gameshows as much anymore, then they should pre-empt game shows!! I'm tired of hearing that Y&R has been pre-empted because of MARCH MADNESS or some other sport... PLEASE put them on different times!!

Lastly, we are sad to hear that OLTL and AMC will go off air, as a fan of OLTL I will be sad to see the show go. Thoughts?