Is One Life to Live still on the air?
One Life to Live
After months of cancellation rumors, ABC announced on April 14, 2011 that "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" would end their runs. ABC cited "extensive research into what today’s daytime viewers want and the changing viewing patterns of the audience." The network stated it was replacing "One Life to Live" with a new production entitled "The Revolution", which would focus on health and lifestyles. While the cancellations of both soap operas were announced on the same day, "One Life to Live" was to remain on the air four months longer because its replacement would not be ready until later. In response to the cancellations, vacuum cleaner manufacturer Hoover withdrew its advertising from all ABC programs out of protest.
Jennifer Pepperman
"One Life to Live"
Danielle Manning
Danielle Manning is a fictional character from the American daytime drama "One Life to Live". Created by writer Ron Carlivati, the role was originated on October 23, 2009 by Kelley Missal, who remained in the role through the ABC Daytime finale on January 12, 2012. Missal reprised the role when new daily episodes of "One Life to Live" debuted on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network April 29, 2013.
Sunday Life (TV series)
Sunday Life was a British magazine/discussion television programme broadcast on Sundays on BBC One beginning 20 April 2008. It was presented by Louise Minchin and Colin Jackson. The show, which replaced the "Heaven and Earth Show" was intended to focus on "inspiring stories and thought-provoking discussion", with the slogan "Real stories. Real people. Real life." The show was partly intended to fill the public service remit of the BBC's broadcasting licence, as well as its Sunday morning religious quota. It was dropped from the schedule after one series and its slot in the schedule replaced by The Big Questions.
Melissa Salmons
"One Life to Live"
How Not to Live Your Life
Dan Clark has been heard saying to fans after his recent live shows that they are unsure as to whether there will be a fourth series.
On 27 May 2011 it was revealed by BBC Three's Controller Zai Bennett, that the show had been cancelled along with fellow BBC Three Comedies "Coming of Age" and "Lunch Monkeys". He explained that "They were good to the channel, but have had their time,". According to that statement the Christmas Special of How Not to Live Your Life was the final episode.The first series received mixed reviews. The "British Comedy Guide" said of the show, "The 2007 pilot of this sitcom was average at best, lacking both focus and reason. We really enjoyed the full series though - the stronger premise (Don living in his deceased gran's house and plotting to dispense of Karl and win-over attractive Abby) and the new character of Eddie (David Armand in his best role yet) made all the difference."
Joe Riley (One Life to Live)
Series creator Agnes Nixon cast Patterson as one of the leading protagonists on "One Life to Live" in 1968. After two seasons with the show, Patterson departed the role in 1970, filming "Chato's Land" opposite Jack Palance and making guest television appearances including on ABC's "The Immortal" during his absence from the serial. The actor reprised the role on-contract with the series in 1972, playing Joe until the character's onscreen death October 3, 1979. In 1986, Patterson returned to "One Life to Live" in the contract role of Joe's long-lost twin brother, Tom Dennison. The actor made his final appearances on the series as Joe in episodic dream sequences aired in March and April 1987.
Elizabeth Page (screenwriter)
"One Life to Live"
List of One Life to Live characters (1990s)
Grace Davidson (previously Monroe) is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, "One Life to Live". The role was portrayed by Susan Misner from March 12, 1999 until November 17, 1999. Bailey Malik played the character during flashbacks to her childhood.
List of One Life to Live characters (2000s)
Conceived during a brief fling between Will and Jessica, Megan is stillborn in 1999 after Dorian Lord accidentally hits a pregnant Jessica with her car. A devastated Jessica ultimately forgives a repentant Dorian. On July 21 and July 22, 2008, the spirit of an adult Megan visits Jessica's mother Victoria Lord Davidson, who is critically injured in a car crash.
Claudia Reston is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". Kerry Butler portrayed the role on a contract status from January 18, 2006 until January 3, 2007.
Dena Higley
"One Life to Live"
Jennifer Pepperman
Jennifer Pepperman is an American television soap opera director and producer. On December 27, 2012 it was reported that Pepperman will serve as the new executive producer of Prospect Park's revival of One Life to Live.
List of One Life to Live characters
This is a list of characters that have appeared on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera One Life to Live.
List of One Life to Live characters (2000s)
Kimberly "Kim" Andrews (formerly Buchanan; born Aubrey Wentworth) is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". Amanda Setton originated the role on August 14, 2009. In 2010 she chose not to renew her contract and last appeared on April 2. Setton reprised the role from August 22, 2011 until December 29, 2011.
How Not to Live Your Life
How Not to Live Your Life (styled in the opening credits as "how NOT to live your life") is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark that aired between 27 September 2007 and 22 December 2011 on BBC Three, about a pessimistic twenty-nine-year-old man who is trying to navigate his way through life but is not helped by his bad instincts. After a pilot, the show debuted in 2008 with moderate ratings but grew over the course of the three series, doubling its ratings each series because of its cult following. The third series got viewing figures of 1.5 million across the week and was the second most watched show on BBC iPlayer. When BBC Three controller Danny Cohen left the channel, new controller Zai Bennett cancelled several comedies, including "How Not to Live Your Life".
Robert Ford (One Life to Live)
Robert Ford is Commonly known By his last name Ford is a fictional character from the ABC original soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was originated by David A. Gregory on August 10, 2009, on a recurring basis. Gregory was upgraded to contract status in December 2009, and he remained on the show through the end of its run, last airing January 10, 2012.
How Long Will You Live?
How Long Will You Live? is a television series broadcast on RTÉ One. Presented by Mark Hamilton, each week Hamilton examines a different individual with an unhealthy lifestyle, estimates their lifespan and attempts to increase that lifespan by implementing his own techniques into a plan to improve that person's lifestyle. A fourth series began airing on 7 January 2009. The series is sponsored by Flora.
One Life to Live
Several former "One Life to Live" actors - Kassie DePaiva, Roger Howarth, Michael Easton, and Kristen Alderson - moved with Valentini and Carlivati and reprised their characters on "General Hospital". With the exception of DePaiva, all of these actors were eventually put on contract and stayed permanently with the show. On May 9, 2012, Florencia Lozano joined the cast, reprising her "One Life to Live" role of Téa Delgado in a recurring capacity.
One Life to Live storylines (1980–1989)
"One Life to Live" is an American soap opera that was broadcast from 1968 to 2013, on the ABC network from 1968 to 2012. The series starts with "One Life to Live" storylines (1968–1979). The plot continues in "One Life to Live" storylines (1980–1989). The plot in the next decade is outlined in "One Life to Live" storylines (1990–1999) and the story concludes in "One Life to Live" storylines (2000—2013).
Joe Riley (One Life to Live)
Joe Riley is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" originated on the debut episode by actor Lee Patterson. Patterson regularly appeared in the role from the inception of the serial July 15, 1968, through 1970, from 1972 through October 3, 1979, and briefly in 1987.
Life Goes On (TV series)
On May 9, 2006, Warner Home Video released Season 1 of "Life Goes On" on DVD in Region 1. It is unknown if the remaining three seasons will be released. The DVD release has a replacement theme song at the beginning of each episode, with the exception of the show's pilot. The replacement was due to high licensing costs for the Beatles' song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." The new song aptly titled "Life Goes On" was written by composer Marc Jackson of MoonLab Music and sung by singer/songwriter Tara Johnston. The song was written specifically for the DVD release.
Hillary B. Smith
After taking maternity leave from acting after the birth in 1988 of her son, Smith returned to daytime television, originating the role of Llanview District Attorney Nora Hanen Buchanan on ABC soap opera "One Life to Live". Character she has played from 1992 until the series' cancelation in 2012. She later returned to show in the 2013 The Online Network short-lived continue. Smith won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994, for her performance in "One Life to Live". From 1994 to 1995, Smith also has starred as lead in the NBC sitcom "Something Wilder".
List of One Life to Live characters (2000s)
Henry Mackler is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". Jonathan Groff played the role from April 11 through May 7, 2007. The series originally planned for and filmed scenes of Mackler's exit as a school shooter, which were rewritten following the Virginia Tech massacre. The character dies in a car accident instead.
One Life to Live
On June 5, 2013, due to a labor dispute with the I.A.T.S.E. "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" were forced into an early hiatus with the writers, directors and editors still working; there were talks of production being moved out of state, but those plans were later shelved. On June 20, 2013 a deal was reached between Prospect Park and the Union and taping will resume on August 12, 2013. On June 25, 2013, TOLN stated that there will be a scheduling switch for "One Life to Live" and "All My Children". Starting on July 1 (Monday) all episodes of the week for both shows, will be released on Mondays.
One Life to Live
Reruns of the show aired on OWN from July 15, 2013 to September 2013.
List of One Life to Live characters (2000s)
Britney seems to turn over a new leaf, dropping her vendetta against Starr. But after Cole leaves her at the prom to be with Starr, Britney reverts to her old ways. Soon she learns that Cole is lying to Starr about her father's whereabouts; the secret comes out and strains Starr and Cole's relationship. Britney then incites an argument between Starr and teacher Marcie, which results in Marcie's temporary suspension from her job. Britney soon announces during the week of October 15, 2007 that her parents are sending her to a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts. Before she leaves, Britney overhears that Langston has been living on her own; Britney calls Social Services, who take custody of Langston — despite Dorian Lord's protests — and put her in a group home pending assignment to a foster home.
Schuyler Joplin is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". Scott Clifton portrayed the role from January 9, 2009 until April 9, 2010.
Téa Delgado
Téa Delgado is a fictional character from the American daytime drama "One Life to Live". The role was portrayed by Florencia Lozano from January 27, 1997, to March 2, 2000, and briefly in 2002. Lozano returned to the role once again on December 5, 2008, and remained through the original television finale aired January 13, 2012. In April 2012, Lozano become the latest "One Life to Live" actress to join "General Hospital" with her alter ego. Scheduled to premiere in May, with Roger Howarth (Todd Manning) returning with her, she premiered on the series on May 9, 2012, last appearing December 3, 2012. Lozano reprised the role when daily episodes of "One Life to Live" debuted on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network April 29, 2013.
One Life to Live
The initial main titles of the series featured the image of a roaring fireplace, a visual representation of the originally proposed title — "Between Heaven and Hell" — ultimately changed to "One Life to Live" to avoid controversy. "One Life to Live"'s first sponsor was the Colgate-Palmolive company, who also sponsored "The Doctors". ABC bought the show from Nixon in December 1974 when they purchased all stock to her Creative Horizons, Inc. The show was originally a half-hour serial until it was expanded to 45 minutes on July 23, 1976, and to one hour on January 16, 1978.
Eleanor Labine
"One Life to Live"
One Life to Live
Starting July 15, 2013, OWN began a 10 week trial run of both "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" on its daytime lineup. Episodes of "One Life to Live" are broadcast at 1:30 P.M., following "All My Children" which airs at 1:00 P.M., Mondays through Thursdays.
Allison Perkins
When Gary Tomlin became Executive Producer of "One Life to Live" in January 2001, his familiarity with the series and its characters – from his stint as director from 1992 to 1995 – "manifested itself in ... the utilization of the show's rich history." At the time he noted that the return of Allison Perkins "invigorates the Viki storyline, and [Allison] kidnapped Jessica, so there's a history there." Tomlin explained how then-Head Writers Christopher Whitesell and Lorraine Broderick had thought, "OK, where can we do something where we do bring back that history but also explore something that's going to affect the future of this show?" He added that "One Life to Live" had been "so fortunate to get Barbara Garrick, who played the role originally, because we used those flashbacks from 13, 14 years ago. It's a treat for the audience that has invested in the show for that long, and the audience that doesn't know the story and gets to see what happened and realize, 'Oh my god, this is real. This isn't something they're making up.'"
Leah Laiman
"One Life to Live"
Another Life (1981 TV series)
Another Life is an American television soap opera produced and broadcast by the Christian Broadcasting Network from June 1, 1981 to October 5, 1984. It was co-created by Roy Winsor and Bob Aaron, and ran for 875 episodes. It attempted to combine standard afternoon intrigue with religious overtones, as many characters were portrayed as Christians who relied on the power of prayer to solve their problems. Set in the fictional east coast town of Kingsley (ostensibly thought to be in Virginia), the show was taped in CBN's hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Ryan's Hope
Soon after the show's end, the then-current and last version of the Ryan's Bar set was modified and then used on "One Life to Live", where it was used for the next few years as a bar/club in Llanview. Coincidentally, both "Ryan's Hope" and "One Life to Live" would later share a series finale date, as "OLTL" concluded a 43-year ABC network run on January 13, 2012, twenty-three years to the day that "Ryan's Hope" aired its final episode. ("OLTL" resumed production in early 2013, initially as an online series airing on Hulu and The Online Network, but also subsequently for TV outlets such as FX Canada and the Oprah Winfrey Network. "OLTL" was later shelved and cancelled due to a lawsuit between ABC and the production company responsible for the online revival Prospect Park.)
In October 2013, Ilene Kristen made several appearances on "General Hospital", reviving her role as Delia, now much older and running Ryan's Bar. (It was largely implied that both Johnny and Maeve had died.) Delia was also revealed to be the long-lost mother of the evil Ava Jerome, a "GH" character. Kristen's appearances were well received, as was the re-designed Ryan's Bar (rumored to be an old set from "All My Children"). She has repeated her role occasionally in 2014 and 2015 when "GH" plots take the characters to New York City.
Michael Malone
Malone is well known for his stint writing the soap opera "One Life to Live". He was the serial's head writer after being hired by Linda Gottlieb from 1991 to 1996 and garnered critical acclaim for his storylines, which included a tale involving the tight bond between an ostracized homosexual teenager and a preacher, the creation of villain/rapist Todd Manning and the character's gang rape of Marty Saybrooke, as well as the subsequent rape trial. "Entertainment Weekly" wrote: "OLTL (circa late 1991–1994) was airing some of the most literate drama ever to hit daytime—too good to be called 'soap opera.'"
Kelly Cramer
Tognoni last aired as Kelly Cramer on August 24, 2011. "One Life to Live" aired its final episode on ABC on January 13, 2012.
All My Children
In Canada, starting April 29, 2013, new episodes of the revived series are available on cable network FX Canada at noon every Monday through Thursday, followed by new episodes of "One Life to Live" at 12:30, with same-day repeats airing at 5:00 pm (followed by "One Life to Live" at 5:30 pm). It previously aired on CTV Two 12 p.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET in Canada until its 2011 cancellation and Citytv stations in Calgary CKAL-TV, Edmonton CKEM-TV, and Winnipeg CHMI-TV. "All My Children" aired on CTV from 1970 to 1982 and aired on the CBC Television network from 1982 to 1988.
Capital Life
Capital Life, also known as Life, was a digital radio station broadcasting across the UK on the Digital One network and streamed online. Capital Life was due to be available on DTV but never launched due to the closure of the station.
Kay Alden
"One Life to Live"
Meg Kelly
"One Life to Live"
List of One Life to Live characters (1990s)
Johnny Dee Hesser is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was played by actor Anthony Crivello onscreen from June 1990 until the character's death November 8, 1990.
One Life to Live
On November 23, 2011, Prospect Park officially suspended its plans to continue the show after its run on ABC.
Reasons given by Prospect Park included funding problems and poor negotiations with the unions representing the cast of "One Life to Live". WGA and AFTRA, which respectively represent the writer and the actors, have expressed disappointment over Prospect Park's decision. Though not one of the reasons given by Prospect Park, "Deadline Hollywood" suggested that the company's lack of success in finding a cable network to carry the show may have been instrumental in the company's decision to not pursue the project.
Jean Arley
"One Life to Live"
Life One
Before it suddenly went off air and off the Sky listings on 11 March 2008, Life One broadcast for 24 hours a day on Sky Channel 197. No explanation was given for its unexpected disappearance. However, after a few weeks of testing outside of the EPG (by manually tuning it in) Life One returned to its old slot on Sky's EPG at channel number 197.
List of One Life to Live characters (1968–79)
Dorothy Randolph is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role appeared onscreen in April and May 1975 opposite leading role Mark Toland (Tom Lee Jones).
One Life to Live storylines (1990–1999)
Linda Dano was added to the cast in late 1999, after the cancellation of "Another World". Dano had played a supporting role on "OLTL" twenty years earlier, Gretel Cummings. The character, renamed Rae Cummings, returned to Llanview. Dano appeared as Rae on all four of ABC's soaps at the time - General Hospital, All My Children and Port Charles in an attempt to promote all four shows to viewers of the individual shows. Similarly, actress Robin Christopher resurrected her "AMC" character Skye Chandler as a "OLTL" vixen, before taking the same character to "GH".
List of One Life to Live characters (1980s)
Constance Kathleen "Connie" O'Neill (formerly Vernon) is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime serial "One Life to Live". The role was originated by actress Elizabeth Keifer from April 1984 until 1985, reappearing briefly in 1988. Terry Donahoe assumed the role from August 1985 until September 1986.
One Life to Live
On May 17, 2013 The Online Network announced that "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" will no longer air five days a week together, due to viewer ratings that have been seen as certain patterns that resemble more closely the typical patterns of online viewing rather than how one would watch traditional television. Starting May 20, 2013 All My Children and One Life To Life will be presented in a new schedule, with AMC airing on Mondays and Wednesdays and OLTL airing Tuesdays and Thursdays. The recap shows "MORE All My Children" and "MORE One Life To Life" will also combine together as one show airing on Fridays. The following day on May 18, 2013, both shows were noticeably missing from the FX Canada website and schedule, and subsequently were available on iTunes Canada, it was later revealed that FX Canada dropped "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" due the reduction of episodes, the carriage agreement called for four episodes a week of both shows. With the reduction, FX Canada has said "the agreement is no longer valid." On May 20, 2013, the first episodes of the new "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" were available worldwide on The Online Network's YouTube page, "TOLNSoaps".
One Life to Live
On December 1, 2011, two weeks after "One Life to Live" finished taping its final scenes, ABC confirmed that former executive producer Frank Valentini and head writer Ron Carlivati would assume the same roles on "General Hospital" effective January 9, 2012.
List of One Life to Live characters (1968–79)
Eugenia Randolph Lord is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The deceased character exists at the show's inception in 1968, first appearing onscreen in flashbacks in 1969. Lori March assumed the role in 1987, and the character is last shown in 1995.
Michael Eilbaum
"One Life to Live"
The Buried Life
The Buried Life is a reality documentary series on MTV. The series features Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn, Ben Nemtin, and Dave Lingwood attempting to complete a list of "100 things to do before you die." The pilot episode aired on January 18, 2010, and the show was renewed for a second season in 2010. On Oct 25, 2011, The Buried Life announced they wouldn't be doing any more episodes of the show. Shortly after their show's cancellation, the creators said they were working on a "new and improved" show for the network based on the premise of the original series. No new details on a new series have since been released.
Christopher Whitesell
"One Life to Live"
Echo DiSavoy
Echo DiSavoy is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". She was portrayed by Kim Zimmer from March to October 1983. After a twenty-seven-year absence, during which Zimmer went on to play the long-running character Reva Shayne on the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light", Zimmer reprised the role on October 1, 2010.
One Life to Live
Shortly after receiving a March 2005 GLAAD Media Award for its coverage of LGBT issues, "One Life to Live" was met with criticism when married district attorney Daniel Colson (Mark Dobies) was revealed to have murdered two people to cover up the fact that he was secretly gay. GLAAD itself criticized the storyline "for reinforcing the idea that being gay is something to be ashamed of," while "TV Guide" noted "It's hard to disagree with those who say that's a lousy representation of gay folks." Executive Producer Frank Valentini defended the story, saying, "This is a story about the harsher side of intolerance and about one man not being true to himself. There are going to be meaningful, frank discussions that come out of this." Then-head writer Dena Higley explained, "The number one rule of soap opera is never cut drama. Daniel being gay and keeping that a secret is a dramatic story."
Lisa de Cazotte
"One Life to Live"
List of One Life to Live characters (1968–79)
This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime soap opera, "One Life to Live", that began their run between the show's pilot episode and the end of 1979.
Becky Lee Abbott is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was originated by Jill Voight in February 1977, a role she played through December 1978. Mary Gordon Murray stepped into the role in August 1979 and played Becky until May 1985. Murray later made several guest appearances in 1986, 1988, 1996, 1998 and from November 15 to 19, 2001.
Richard Backus
Richard Backus has been a screenwriter since as early as 1989. He has worked on three television shows: "As the World Turns", "One Life to Live", and "Days of Our Lives". "As the World Turns" and "One Life to Live" have each earned Backus two nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team. The writing team behind "One Life to Live" was also nominated for the 2004 Writers Guild of America Award for Daytime Serials.
Prospect Park (production company)
On November 10, 2011, it was announced that the relaunch of "All My Children" had been indefinitely delayed and that Prospect Park would focus solely on the relaunch of "One Life to Live". However, on November 23, 2011, Prospect Park suspended its plans altogether to launch an online channel with "All My Children" and "One Life to Live". However, a year later, it was announced the plans were revived.
One Life to Live
"One Life to Live" is set in the fictional city of Llanview, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show continually centers on the wealthy, WASP Lord family, with the working-class Polish American Woleks, the less wealthy Irish Catholic Rileys, and the African-American Grays present at the series inception. "One Life to Live" has been called "the most peculiarly American of soap operas: the first serial to present a vast array of ethnic types, broad comic situations, a constant emphasis on social issues, and strong male characters."
List of One Life to Live characters (1980s)
Renee and Asa remarry for the last time on February 14, 2004. The marriage ends with Asa's offscreen death on August 16, 2007. Afterwards, Renee is seldom seen, but resides in Llanview running the Palace Hotel. On August 23 and 24, 2011, Renee is seen at Ava's gravesite alongside Asa's son Bo Buchanan, in honor of the fourth anniversary of Asa's death.
Rafe Garretson is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera on "One Life to Live" originated by Ken Meeker in February 1980. Meekler continued in the role until his last appearance on the series in 1991. Rafe was the nephew of wealthy Asa Buchannan and was utilized by his uncle to take care of Asa's presumed dead wife Olympia. After Asa's marriage to Samantha Vernon came to an end, Rafe fell in love with her and they were married. When a pregnant Samantha was shot and ended up brain dead, Delilah Ralston took on her embryo, eventually giving birth to a daughter, Sammi. Delilah and Rafe fell in love and were married but after she was kidnapped by the Sanders family, he was left alone until she turned up a year later. Their marriage eventually ended when Delilah left to pursue a singing career, and Rafe eventually left Llanview too.
John O'Connell (director)
"One Life to Live"
Prospect Park (production company)
On April 18, 2013, Prospect Park filed a $25 million lawsuit against ABC over "One Life to Live", alleging ABC failed to honor its part of the licensing agreement. Among the issues named in the lawsuit are allegations of ABC's attempts to sabotage Prospect Park's revival of the soaps by killing off "One Life to Live" characters loaned to "General Hospital", failure on ABC's part to consult Prospect Park on storylines involving "One Life to Live" characters, and claiming that one "One Life to Live" character was actually a "General Hospital" character.
Brian Lydell
"One Life to Live"
One Life to Live
Since 1991, "One Life to Live" returned to the middle of the pack, but its numbers declined, in common with all other soap operas. By the decade's end, the show rested near the bottom of the ratings pack, and it continued to hover around the lower reaches of the weekly ratings throughout the 2000s in terms of total number of viewers; however, the show tended to rank in the mid-range for the target demographic of women aged 18–49, often higher than sister show "All My Children". During the 2000s (decade), "One Life to Live" ran about even with "As the World Turns", with NBC's "Another World" replacement "Passions" trailing significantly.
Starr Manning
Upon the serial's cancellation, it was announced that production company Prospect Park would continue production of the series, along with ABC's other cancelled soap opera "All My Children" as web series. In October 2011, it was reported that Alderson was in negotiations to continue with the soap opera online. However, "Soaps In Depth" later confirmed that Alderson and her brother, Eddie, had declined the offer to continue with the series, and would be relocating to California. Two days before the airing of "One Life to Live"'s series finale on ABC, the network announced that Alderson, and several other co-stars including her onscreen parents Kassie DePaiva and Roger Howarth would be reprising their roles on the last remaining ABC soap opera, "General Hospital".
Elizabeth Snyder
Elizabeth Snyder (formerly known as Betsy Snyder) is an American television soap opera writer. She turned down the position of co-Head Writer of "One Life to Live" in November 2012. That position was accepted by Thom Racina.
One Life to Live
"One Life to Live" celebrated its 40th anniversary in July 2008 with the return of several former cast members and by revisiting notable plot lines from its past. "Deceased" characters and even creator Agnes Nixon appeared in a storyline in which Slezak's Viki dies and visits Heaven, an homage to Viki's 1987 heavenly trip. Daytime Emmy-nominee Andrea Evans and others returned for a tribute to Tina Lord's famous 1987 plunge over the Iguazu Falls and the 1990 royal wedding in fictional Mendorra. And like the 1988 Old West storyline in which the character Clint Buchanan steps back 100 years in the past, on July 21, 2008, Robert S. Woods began an extended storyline in which his character Bo Buchanan finds himself transplanted back into his own past—specifically 1968, the year of the series' inception—witnessing his family's back-story unfold. "Soap Opera Digest" subsequently named "One Life to Live" their "Best Show" of 2008, calling it "the year's most compelling" series and citing a myriad of story lines the magazine found "heartbreaking," "stunning," and "gripping," as well as complimenting its risk-taking and "diverse and talented" cast.
Téa Delgado
Todd being recast in 2003 with actor Trevor St. John after Howarth's departure from the series did not stop speculation that "One Life to Live" still planned to continue the Todd and Téa romance. In 2005, "TV Guide" reported the rumor, stating, "We recently came across an "OLTL" audition script for a scene between Todd and 'Lucia,' a woman who sounds a lot like his long-lost Latina legal eagle. So is a recast in the works? A show rep assures TVGuide.com that 'there are no plans to bring the character of Téa back to "OLTL".'" It was surmised that if true, "Todd and Blair fans everywhere [could] breathe a major sigh of relief".
Josh Griffith
"One Life to Live"
List of One Life to Live characters (2000s)
Dr. Paige Miller (formerly Truman) is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was originally to be played by daytime veteran Mary Beth Evans, who backed out at the last minute, when she got a contract offer from "As the World Turns", where she had been recurring since 2000. Kimberlin Brown then originated the role on-screen from October 12, 2004 until June 30, 2005. Cady Huffman took over the role from August 19, 2005 until January 23, 2006. Alexandra Neil played the role from January 27, 2006 until July 27, 2007.
You Don't Say!
On July 15, 1968, "One Life to Live" debuted on ABC at 3:30/2:30 and was a ratings success. In what may have been the largest housecleaning of its daytime schedule ever, NBC dropped "You Don't Say!" and three other games ("Personality", "Eye Guess", and "The Match Game") on September 26, 1969. Replacing "You Don't Say!" on the lineup was the serial "Bright Promise", which ran until 1972.
List of One Life to Live characters (1968–79)
Law student Tim briefly appears in fictional Llanview in June 1969 with sister Julie (Lee Warwick) for the wedding of his maternal uncle Joe Riley (Lee Patterson) to media heiress and heroine Victoria Lord. He returns in 1970 when Joe is presumed dead, a fate he, his mother Eileen, and family refused to believe. After briefly engaging in a relationship with Cathy Craig, Tim returns to school. Tom Berenger steps into the role as Tim returns in April 1975 as a law school dropout. He becomes a construction worker and falls in love with novitiate nun Jenny Wolek (Katherine Glass). Jenny gives up the cloistured life for Tim, and the two get engaged. Her cousin Vince, outraged that Tim is stealing Jenny from the church, gets into a fight that exacerbates a latent brain aneurysm in Tim. When it becomes apparent that Tim was dying, Jenny arranges for a hasty wedding ceremony in Tim's hospital room, and with Joe, Eileen, and Julie looking on, the two marry on the April 5, 1976 episode. Tim dies shortly after the marriage is officiated on the following April 6 episode.
Dr. Price Trainor is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was originated on the pilot July 15, 1968 by actor Peter DeAnda, who played the role through 1970. Thurman Scott played the role through the character's last appearance in December 1970.
Cord Roberts
Cord Roberts is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was originated in May 1986 by John Loprieno, who left the series in 1992 and then returned from 1993 through 1997. The character made brief appearances in 2004, 2007, and 2008. Loprieno reprised the role opposite former longtime costar Andrea Evans September 27, 2011, last appearing in the role November 15, 2011.
One Life to Live
On January 7, 2013, Prospect Park resumed its plan to continue "One Life to Live" as a daily 30-minute web series on Hulu and iTunes via The Online Network. The relaunched series premiered on April 29, 2013. The new series was plagued with several behind-the-scenes problems, most notably a litigation between Prospect Park and ABC regarding the misuse of "One Life to Live" characters on "General Hospital". On September 3, 2013, Prospect Park suspended production of the series until the lawsuit with ABC was resolved.
Jane Atkins
"One Life to Live"
List of One Life to Live characters (1968–79)
Herbert "Herb" Callison is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The character was played by actor Anthony Call from its inception in 1978 through its last regular appearance in 1992. Call reprised the role in 1993.
Antonio Vega (character)
Antonio Vega is a fictional character on the long-running American soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was originated on July 10, 1995, by Kamar de los Reyes, who left in August 1997 and made an appearance in 1998. De los Reyes returned in February 2000 and portrayed the character until March 25, 2009. De los Reyes returned briefly on the episodes which aired April 21 and 22, 2009. The role was temporarily played by Robert Montano between May 17, 2007 and May 28, 2007.
One Life to Live
On April 18, 2013, after Prospect Park had announced they would be reviving the series, Prospect Park filed a lawsuit against ABC, alleging ABC failed to honor its part of their licensing agreement. Among the issues named in the lawsuits included ABC's alleged attempts to sabotage Prospect Park's revival of the soap by killing off "One Life to Live" characters loaned to "General Hospital" (Cole and Hope Thornhart), failure on ABC's part to consult Prospect Park on storylines involving "One Life to Live" characters (breaking up popular "One Life to Live" couple, John and Natalie to pair Michael Easton's John McBain with former "Port Charles" love interest, Kelly Monaco's Sam Morgan, the death of Tea Delgado's baby and the subsequent switching of her baby with Sam Morgan's live baby, orchestrated by Howarth's Todd Manning), as well as claiming one "One Life to Live" character, Tomas Delgado, was actually "General Hospital" character, Lorenzo Alcazar. Effective immediately, the three "One Life to Live" characters bound to contracts with ABC were to exit the show, and the three actors who played them, Kristen Alderson, Michael Easton and Roger Howarth were rewritten back onto the "General Hospital" canvas playing new characters, while Howarth also crossed his character of Todd back over to "One Life to Live" for its inaugural season.
One Life to Live
While "One Life to Live" was off the air from February 2012 to March 2013, the characters of Todd Manning, Starr Manning and John McBain moved to the setting of "General Hospital", Port Charles, New York.
Jill Farren Phelps
Phelps was replaced by former "One Life to Live" executive producer Frank Valentini in January 2012. The future of the show Phelps led for over a decade has been uncertain due to poor ratings, but "GH" was renewed in April, 2012 for another year.
One Life to Live
"General Hospital" rose rapidly to the top spot in the Nielsen ratings by 1979. As for "One Life to Live," from its tenth birthday onward, its competitors declined in popularity. "Search for Tomorrow," for instance, spent its last several months on CBS against the last half of "One Life to Live". Its replacement, "Capitol", did little better, and after its cancellation, CBS aligned "As the World Turns" against "One Life to Live" and "Another World", a configuration that stayed in place until "Another World"'s cancellation in 1999. The 1980s saw "One Life to Live" reach the height of its popularity, with an estimate of 9 million viewers early in the decade. The show typically ranked between the second and the fourth position in the 1980s.
Philip Carey
In late March 2007, it was announced that Carey would be leaving "One Life to Live". He had appeared in one episode in 2003 and one episode of "All My Children" in 2004. He appeared in an additional nine episodes of "One Life to Live" between January 3, 2007 and May 16, 2007. Carey turned down an offer to go to recurring status with the show (although he nevertheless did, in fact, make several appearances on the show after his official exit in late 2007, including several appearances in July 2008, with his final appearance having been on December 29, 2008).
One Life to Live storylines (2000–2013)
"One Life to Live" returned as Prospect Park's online revival of the hit soap series on April 29, 2013. Brand new exciting stories were crafted for Llanview including Victor Lord Jr's. return, and a mysterious tattoo organization cult that involved Jeffrey King (Corbin Bleu), a freelance reporter and internet blogger for The Banner, and Allison Perkins' wealthy businessman brother Carl Peterson (Ron Raines) that was after both Victor Jr., Todd, and their families. Other storylines included Danielle's shocking turn to drugs, Dorian's political scandal, and Natalie moving on from John McBain with her new boyfriend, former con artist turned nightclub manager and club promoter of Llanview's new nightclub "Shelter" Cutter, and the reunion of Todd and Blair. "OLTL" ended its first season on August 19, 2013, but PP shelved the show indefinitely along with "All My Children" a month later due to a lawsuit that PP filed against ABC.
Megan McTavish
"One Life to Live"
Melissa Archer
ABC announced its decision to cancel "One Life to Live", along with "All My Children", in 2011. Prospect Park attempted to resurrect both series in an online format following their network finales; however, due to funding issues, such plans were abandoned. In January 2013, Prospect Park confirmed that they were attempting to resurrect both series for a second time, which turned into a promising venture. The company was able to sign with the labor unions and get the other production issues dealt with. Archer reprised her role for the series' one-season return, in a partnership with TOLN and Hulu.
Blair Cramer
The initial 1994 pairing of actors Kassie DePaiva and Roger Howarth as Todd Manning and Blair Cramer on "One Life to Live" was met with fanfare and critical acclaim. This led production to focus on the actors and their character roles in front-burner storylines on the series through to the original television finale in 2012. Both DePaiva and Howarth, along with actress Kristen Alderson as their onscreen daughter Starr Manning, reprised the roles in-continuity on the ABC soap "General Hospital" in 2012, and DePaiva and Howarth again on "One Life to Live" upon its revival in 2013.
List of One Life to Live characters (2000s)
Of Hunt's February 2010 exit, "One Life to Live" Executive Producer Frank Valentini said, "It was time for Stacy to leave the canvas. Sometimes it's great when the audience hates a character. It keeps them involved and we certainly don't want to make them mad, but some people, you just don't like and yet they're in your world and they do tend to cause some excitement, so that's not a bad thing. It was storyline-dictated and it was time to help propel all of the other characters into major story." In the same article, "Soap Opera Digest" noted that the character of Stacy had "never clicked with viewers and critics."
One Life to Live
The departure of "One Life to Live" ended a 62-year history of daytime television soap operas taped in New York which started in 1950 with the CBS's daytime drama "The First Hundred Years".
One Life to Live
On August 4, 2009, it was announced that "One Life to Live", which taped in New York City, would move from ABC Studio 17 at 56 West 66th Street to Studio 23 at 320 West 66th Street, Manhattan in early 2010. This studio was made available by the move of sister serial "All My Children" to a production facility in Los Angeles, where that series began taping on January 4, 2010. The new studio was 30% larger than "One Life to Live" previous one, and both "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" were to be taped and broadcast in high-definition (HD) after their moves.
One Life to Live
On September 16, 2011, executive producer Frank Valentini was retained by Prospect Park for that serial as well as "All My Children" when both shows would move to The Online Network. On September 28, 2011, Prospect Park confirmed that "One Life to Live" would start on its The Online Network internet channel in January 2012, but without specifying the exact date. On September 30, 2011, it was announced that head writer Ron Carlivati would be also heading to the internet version of the show.
Gillian Spencer
"One Life to Live"
All My Children
On May 17, 2013, The Online Network announced that "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" would no longer air five days a week together, due to viewer ratings that reflect online viewing patterns rather than those of traditional television. Starting May 20, 2013, "All My Children" and "One Life To Life" will be presented in a new schedule, with AMC airing on Mondays and Wednesdays and OLTL airing Tuesdays and Thursdays. The recap shows "MORE All My Children" and "MORE One Life To Life" will also combine together as one show airing on Fridays. The following day on May 18, 2013, both shows were noticeably missing from the FX Canada website and schedule, and although they subsequently became available on iTunes Canada, it was later revealed that FX Canada dropped "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" due the reduction of episodes, as the carriage agreement had specifically called for the airing of four episodes per week of both shows. Due to the reduction, FX Canada stated that ""the agreement is no longer valid"". On May 20, 2013, the first episodes of the new "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" were available worldwide on The Online Network's YouTube page, "TOLNSoaps".
John McBain (character)
John has been mentioned several times in the One Life to Live web series, as Natalie struggles to move on from their relationship. Without knowledge of the restraining order, she believes John has left his family for Sam. More recently, however, the truth has come out that Clint, not Natalie, manufactured the letter that John received, and that he is the one who filed the restraining order against John. Natalie still believes that John had an affair with Sam, and she is both disturbed and shocked when the FBI notifies her that John is on an undercover assignment, and also that he wants sole custody of Liam. This causes Natalie to confront her father about his deceptions. Where this will end up leaving John and Natalie if and when John returns is unknown at present. As of now, One Life to Live is shelved indefinitely.
Charlie Banks (One Life to Live)
Charlie Banks is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live". He was portrayed by Brian Kerwin from October 25, 2007, to May 11, 2011. He re-appeared on December 12 and 13, 2011, when Viki returned to Paris, Texas.
List of One Life to Live characters (1968–79)
The Jewish husband of Eileen Riley and brother-in-law to original male protagonist Joe Riley, attorney Dave Siegel is first introduced just after the series debut in July 1968, and provides regular legal defense to more dynamic series character during his appearance. In 1972, Dave manages to get Steve Burke acquitted for the accidental death of his secretary Marcy Wade. Unbeknownst to Dave, the crucial evidence comes from Joe, who was presumed dead. Eileen and close friend Vince Wolek (Antony Ponzini) never give up hope on Joe's impending return, and she is overjoyed when he finally reappears. Dave dies onscreen of a heart attack, leaving Eileen devastated.
Julie Siegel Toland is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was originated by actress Lee Warrick from June 1969 until September 1974, when she was replaced by Leonie Norton. Norton continued in the role until May 1976, when the character was written off the series as moving to Florida.
Aubrey Wentworth
Aubrey Wentworth is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera "One Life to Live" portrayed by Terri Conn from November 29, 2010, to December 29, 2011. After the cancellation of "As the World Turns" in 2010, Conn left her role as then Katie Peretti and joined the cast of "One Life to Live" as newly created character Aubrey. Aubrey began her time in town as a smart and beautiful con artist but soon developed into a more caring person with a less criminal outlook on life.
Todd Manning and Marty Saybrooke rape storylines
In his September 29, 2008 article, "TV Guide's" Nelson Branco declared the soap opera in a "state of emergency" due to its insistence on going through with a Todd and Marty romance. Critics and fans questioned whether the current head writer of the show was the same head writer who had successively given the series good storylines just a year before. In addition, the romance was speculated to be a ratings ploy, and Brian Frons, president of ABC Daytime, was speculated as having dictated which stories Carlivati wrote. Romantically pairing Todd and Marty had been contemplated and proposed by several "One Life to Live" writers, even though the notion was considered career suicide. Howarth and Haskell's refusal to act out the storyline is what largely kept writers from going through with the story. Haskell, however, decided to return to the series as Marty in 2008, and had seemingly reconsidered the possibility of a Todd and Marty romance due to Carlivati's insistence that this was not the same Marty. Branco stated, "Three weeks ago, Carlivati's risky and oh-so-reckless decision to turn the gold standard of rape stories — Michael Malone’s [1993] Emmy-winning gang-rape storyline — into a soap cliché culminated in a shocking, controversial and highly publicized kiss." Expressing his dismay at "One Life to Live's" decision to turn Todd and Marty's relationship romantic, Branco stated:
Love of Life
"Love of Life" ended its run with a cliffhanger on February 1, 1980. After testifying in a trial, Betsy Crawford (Margo McKenna) collapsed while leaving the stand. No other networks picked up the show, and the cliffhanger remained unresolved. The final shot of the series was of longtime director Larry Auerbach, portfolio in hand, walking through the empty sets and out the CBS Broadcast Center Studio 41 gate, as Tony Bennett's "We'll Be Together Again" played.
Michael Zaslow
Zaslow was hired at "One Life to Live" in 1998 to play David Renaldi again, appearing first in May of that year, his condition being written into the storyline. Zaslow made numerous appearances over the next seven months before he was too ill to continue working; his final appearance on "One Life to Live" was televised December 1, 1998, days before his death. His character was never killed off on the soap opera, which went through a series of writers over a two-year period, none of whom chose to deal with David's illness and Zaslow's death.
List of One Life to Live characters (2000s)
A list of notable characters from the ABC soap opera, "One Life to Live", that began their run between the beginning of 2000 and the end of 2009.