'As the World Turns' stops spinning after 54 years

[September 18, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- It's the last go-round for "As the World Turns."

TV's oldest daytime drama aired its final episode on Friday, concluding a run that began in April 1956.

CBS announced in December that it was pulling the plug on the New York-based show, which ranked at the bottom of the ratings among network soaps. It wrapped production in June.

Always full of emotional turmoil, "World" was set in the mythical town of Oakdale, Ill.

Next month, CBS will fill the hour "World" is vacating with "The Talk," a daily chat show whose hosts include Julie Chen and Sharon Osbourne.

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