All My Children
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All My Children (often shortened to AMC) is an American television
Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictional suburb of Philadelphia, which is modeled on the actual Philadelphia suburb of Rosemont. The original series featured Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime television's most popular characters.[1][2] All My Children was the first new network daytime drama to debut in the 1970s. Originally owned by Creative Horizons, Inc., the company created by Nixon and her husband, Bob, the show was sold to ABC in January 1970.[3] The series started with half-hour episodes before expanding to a full hour on April 25, 1977. The show had experimented with the full-hour format for one week starting on June 30, 1975, after which Ryan's Hope premiered.
From 1970 to 1990, All My Children was recorded at ABC's TV18 at 101 West 67th Street, now a 50-story apartment tower. From March 1990 to December 2009, it was taped at ABC's Studio TV23 at 320 West 66th Street in
At one point, the program's popularity positioned it as the most widely recorded television show in the United States. In the mid-1970s, its audience was estimated to be 30% male, which was unusual at the time.
On April 14, 2011, ABC announced that it was canceling All My Children after a run of 41 years.[8] On July 7, 2011, ABC sold the licensing rights of All My Children to third-party production company Prospect Park with the show set to continue on the internet as a series of webisodes.[9] The show taped its final scenes for ABC on August 30, 2011, and its final episode on the network aired on September 23, 2011, with a cliffhanger. On September 26, 2011, the following Monday, ABC replaced All My Children with a new talk show, The Chew. Prospect Park had suspended its plan to revive the series on November 23, 2011, due to lack of funding and unsuccessful negotiation with the union organizations representing the actors and crews.[10]
On January 7, 2013, Prospect Park officially brought back its project to restore All My Children as a web series. The show taped its first scenes for Prospect Park TOLN on February 18, 2013, and its first episode on the network aired on April 29, 2013.[11][12] However, the new series faced several behind-the-scene obstacles throughout its run.[13] On November 11, 2013, several All My Children cast members announced that Prospect Park had closed production and canceled the series again.[14][15] ABC regained the rights to the show in December 2016.[16]
History
Origins
Nixon became
Creation
ABC later approached Nixon to create a show that would reflect a more contemporary tone. That program, One Life to Live, debuted in 1968. After the show became a success, the network asked Nixon for another program, and she revived her All My Children bible and the Erica Kane character.
Nixon wrote a poem to include in the photo album shown in the series' title credits: "The great and the least, the rich and the poor, the weak and the strong, in sickness and in health, in joy and sorrow, in tragedy and triumph, you are all my children."
1970s
All My Children debuted on January 5, 1970, replacing the canceled game show Dream House. Rosemary Prinz was signed on to be the "special guest star" for six months, playing the role of political activist Amy Tyler. Prinz was well known for her role of Penny Hughes on As the World Turns in the 1950s and 1960s, and she was added to the show to give it an initial boost due to her name value. From 1970 and into the 1980s, the show was either written by Nixon herself or by her protégé, Wisner Washam. He was groomed by Nixon to eventually take over the reins in the 1980s while she focused on other endeavors, which included creating and launching Loving in 1983. [citation needed]
Nixon strove to create a soap opera that was topical and could illustrate social issues for the audience.[21] She wanted this and a combination of regular humor for the series. To keep the action more real, she allowed the audience to locate her fictional "Pine Valley" on a map: situated a mere hour-long train ride from New York City. Many believed Pine Valley was in New York because of a town called Pine Valley in western New York. However, it was not until the 1980s that it was finally revealed that Pine Valley is actually in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia and also near One Life to Live's Llanview. (Nixon reportedly modeled the town on Rosemont, an actual suburb of Philadelphia.)[22]
The show's first action takes place around several families and characters.
All My Children's first success was its focus on young love. ABC wanted a soap opera that would bring in young viewers, and slowly the program was accomplishing that.[21] The show's ratings did not start out strong, however. In its first year on the air, it ranked No. 17 out of 19 soap operas. Despite this, its audience grew with each passing year.
The show was unique for its use of the
Nurse Caroline Murray, played by Patricia Dixon, was a Vietnam veteran who overcame her chilling flashbacks to the war with the help of Dr. Frank Grant (John Danelle) in 1976. Dr. Frank Grant, first seen in Pine Valley in 1972, his wife Nancy (played by Lisa Wilkinson and first seen in 1973), and Caroline (debuting in 1976) were the first Black leading characters on All My Children.
In May 1972, the character of Erica Kane Martin became the first television character to undergo a legal abortion.[23] Making the abortion particularly controversial is Erica's reason for doing it, not because of her jeopardized health, but rather because she did not want to gain weight and lose her modeling job. The abortion story received much media attention, especially since it preceded the Roe vs. Wade decision by nearly a year. Within the story, Erica developed a potentially fatal infection after having the abortion, and the switchboards at ABC lit up with calls from doctors and nurses, offering their medical opinions on how best to treat the character's case. The storyline has been credited for boosting the show's ratings, as well as helping establish Erica Kane as a central character who would dominate the show for its entire run.
Phoebe's husband Charles (Hugh Franklin) became close to Mona (Erica's mother and his secretary at the hospital). The two fell in love and Charles divorced Phoebe, even though she tried to blackmail Mona and even faked paralysis. In the end, Phoebe was left a drunken divorcée and Mona becomes the new Mrs. Tyler. This ordeal starts the long-time Phoebe/Mona rivalry.
When Eileen Letchworth, who portrayed Margo Flax Martin, contemplated a facelift, she talked it over with Nixon. Not only was Letchworth going to need time off, she was going to look significantly different when she returned to the show. Nixon approved and worked the facelift into a storyline. Margo wanted to impress the somewhat younger Paul Martin (William Mooney). Margo's facelift in 1974 became one of the first major storylines on television discussing plastic surgery and its psychological effects.
In June 1976, character
By the late 1970s, the show had risen to the top of the ratings. One reason for the rise was the arrival of teenage prostitute Donna Beck (Candice Earley). Her relationship with the handsome Dr. Chuck Tyler breathed life into the show and captivated fans. Other new additions are the arrivals of aristocratic
All My Children had always aired in color since its 1970 debut. The episodes were initially only saved for a short time on cartridge tapes and were eventually erased in order to tape other productions. Beginning in 1976, all the episodes were saved on cartridge tape and then digitally since the late 1990s. A few early episodes were saved on kinescope in black and white, one of which aired on ABC in 1997 on a special "A Daytime To Remember", which showcased all TV shows that aired on ABC Daytime. But there are no known pre-1976 episodes to be still in existence on tape.
Nixon personally owned all the early episodes on monochromatic kinescopes. When ABC purchased the rights to All My Children in 1975, it also received the kinescopes from Nixon with a promise that the network would archive them. However, that promise was nearly broken, because different sources point out that most of them were either lost in a warehouse fire or were erased. As mentioned above, a few early episodes survive.
1980s
The early 1980s is considered a "golden period" for the show and the "Golden Age" for
The storyline involving Liza plotting to win Greg back after he leaves her for Jenny became a fan favorite, as was the Greg and Jenny and Jesse and Angie pairings.
For older appeal, Jenny and Tad's natural mother Opal (Dorothy Lyman) was also added to the canvas, where she opens the Glamorama salon and spa. Opal greatly showcased All My Children's attempt at humor and satire. Also introduced in the 1980s were powerful businessman Adam Chandler and his identical twin brother Stuart (both played by David Canary), the first arrival of members of the Chandler family. Adam became cited as one of the "most powerful male figures in television",[28][29] which was contrasted by Stuart's kind, generous, and honest personality.
Erica began to take on a larger-than-life role by the 1980s, writing an autobiography, Raising Kane, and turning it into a motion picture. When her presumed half-sister Silver (Deborah Goodrich) accuses Erica of murdering Kent Bogard (Michael Woods, Lee Godart), her former lover and boss, Erica goes on the run, fleeing to the Hollywood Hills. She does all this while posing as a sister. [citation needed]
The show made its first attempt at tackling the taboo topic of homosexuality in 1983. Tricia Pursley portrayed the divorced Devon McFadden, who believes she is falling in love with her lesbian psychiatrist, Lynn Carson (portrayed by Donna Pescow).[30] Lynn acknowledges that she is a lesbian, and Devon admits her crush, but Lynn rebuffs her. Before this storyline, no other American soap opera had done a story about homosexuality.[30]
The show tackled the issue of drug use when
Controversy was prompted in 1987 with the arrival of Cindy Parker (Ellen Wheeler), who later fell in love with Stuart. Cindy was revealed to have AIDS. Through visits by now-Dr. Angie Hubbard, the show educated the public on how the disease was spread and how to prevent it. Cindy had contracted HIV from her husband, Fred, played by Mark Morrison, who contracted it from sharing needles for drug use. Cindy is attacked by a vigilante hate group led by her niece, Skye Chandler. Cindy marries Stuart and he adopts her son, Scott. She dies early in 1989 in one of the show's most-watched episodes.
ABC was pleased with Behr; Nixon was as well, and decided her creation was safe in the hands of the new producer. Behr, however, made the unpopular decision to fire Peter Bergman (Cliff Warner) during this time, as well as Ellen Wheeler (Karen) and Robert Gentry (Ross Chandler). Bergman's departure was particularly frustrating to Debbi Morgan (who thought it was a cop-out by ABC on the promising interracial Angie/Cliff pairing; Morgan later defected to the new NBC soap opera
1990s
At the time of Behr's hiring in early 1989, the show usually ranked around No. 4 in the ratings. By 1990, it had inched up to the No. 3 spot. ABC chose Megan McTavish, a former actress who had been on the writing team since 1987, to be its new head writer. She was officially promoted to that position in 1992, with Nixon serving as executive head writer. Stories such as Molly's leukemia, Ceara Connor's (Genie Francis') incest, Mona's lung cancer, and Deconstruction (a story about racism), were all praised in soap opera magazines for their social conscience. Other storylines included the Who Killed Will Cortlandt? mystery, Willow Lake Acres (a humorous-but-serious tale about the plight of the elderly in a fraudulent nursing home), and a tornado that rocked Pine Valley. Behr also helped craft a story re-exploring Erica's father, Eric Kane.
McTavish was also instrumental in a major, but still popular retroactive continuity (retcon) storyline in 1993. Shortly after being introduced, Kendall Hart (Sarah Michelle Gellar) was revealed as Erica's long-lost daughter. Kendall was conceived after Erica was raped on her 14th birthday by her father's actor friend Richard Fields. After she became pregnant, Erica gave her baby up for adoption. Kendall comes to Pine Valley after finding out her birth mother is the famous Erica Kane. Kendall longs for Erica's approval[31] but is also angry over her perceived feelings of being 'abandoned' at birth and seeks revenge against her mother.[32] Although they try to make their family work at first, Kendall acts out [33] and mother and daughter experience a painful, strained, and complicated relationship during this time in the series. Gellar was proclaimed by some "as the second coming of Erica"[32] in her two years as Kendall Hart from 1993 to 1995, but left the show to pursue other acting opportunities.
The Santos, Dillon, Frye, and Keefer families were introduced during the 1990s as well. Also, the
Some of McTavish's storytelling ultimately received criticism for being gimmick-driven (i.e. multiple dual roles, bomb plots). Reports soon surfaced that Behr and McTavish were having conflicts about storylines and the direction of the series. After the
Broderick's tenure under Behr was popular among critics and fans for returning All My Children to its socially relevant, character-driven roots. Her most significant successes were Erica's drug addiction story (with the character receiving treatment at the Betty Ford Center), and also the story of homophobia over a gay high school boy and a history teacher.[30] However, with the ratings still stagnant, ABC did not renew longtime executive producer Felicia Minei Behr's contract, and brought in Francesca James (who had previously won an Emmy award acting on the show as twins Kitty and Kelly). The storylines now included a voodoo arc with the popular Noah and Julia (Keith Hamilton Cobb and Sydney Penny), a fantasy story for Myrtle featuring the "real" Santa Claus, and finally a baby kidnapping story involving Erica.
Despite winning three consecutive Daytime Emmys for writing during her tenure on All My Children, Broderick was replaced in December 1997 by her predecessor, McTavish. The first major story McTavish tackled, Bianca Montgomery's anorexia, was created by Broderick. Apart from the anorexia story, McTavish's tales were plot-driven[37] and made implausible alterations to the show's history such as the resurrection of Erica's lifetime love, Mike Roy (Nicholas Surovy). In 1998, the show again got a new executive producer, Jean Dadario Burke, taking over from Francesca James.
Cady McClain, who had left the show as Dixie in 1996, returned, but other storylines—involving ghosts, poison tattoos, Nazi art, and a sperm switch—were all ill-received. By the start of 1999, with All My Children being voted as the "Worst of 1998" by Soap Opera Digest, McTavish was once again fired. As ratings began to fall, ABC convinced Nixon to make a brief return. Many long-running actors, such as Michael Nader, James Kiberd, and Robin Mattson, left their roles.
2000s
Nixon decided to write a story that would rejuvenate the show and be socially relevant at the same time. This resulted in the series revealing Erica's daughter Bianca as a lesbian. Within the series, Bianca admits the truth to her mother in December 2000. Although initially controversial, the storyline was praised by fans and critics.[38][39][40] Bianca emerged as a breakout character and lesbian icon.[39][40][41] The show found additional success in the pairing of newcomers Leo and Greenlee (Josh Duhamel and Rebecca Budig).[42][43]
Richard Culliton wrote several of All My Children's early 2000s (decade) storylines. He created popular characters Frankie and Maggie Stone, and said Frankie was already intended to be killed in a murder storyline after only three months on the series.[44] Culliton and ABC executives were surprised when viewers became attached to the romance between Bianca and Frankie, developed by Culliton with Frankie's debut.[45] These fans attributed Frankie's death to the show's fear to focus on a lesbian romance.[44][46] Eventually, Culliton introduced the idea to bring back popular actress Elizabeth Hendrickson, who had portrayed Frankie, as Frankie's twin sister Maggie. Culliton continued to write for the show until late 2002.[47]
After more staff turnover, McTavish again returned as head writer. Her storylines began airing in July 2003, which included
On July 26, 2006,
The most notable return was
Another prominent return to the series occurred on February 9, 2007, when
On December 12, 2007, ABC revealed
On December 25, 2007, On December 19, 2008, a special episode ran for Herlie, showing clips from the past.
On February 16, 2009, All My Children made daytime history with the nuptials of Reese Williams and Bianca Montgomery,[68] the first legal same-sex marriage in American daytime television.[69] After departing the show in February 2005, Riegel continued to return to the series for limited guest appearances, but permanently left the role in 2010.[70][71][72]
On November 20, 2009, Pratt was fired as head writer. Daytime Emmy-winning former head writer Lorraine Broderick was brought back to lead the writing team on an interim basis. Reportedly, Broderick returned at the request of show creator Agnes Nixon, but was not interested in remaining permanently as the team's top scribe. [citation needed]
2010s
On January 5, 2010, All My Children celebrated its 40th anniversary with an episode structured like a documentary and hosted by character
On January 13, 2010, ABC Daytime announced the appointment of
With the death on January 22 of
In September 2010, Daytime Emmy winner Vincent Irizzary's character, David Hayward, was murdered. On the November 22, 2010, episode, David waltzed into the courtroom during Greenlee's trial (for which she was just sentenced to life in prison for murdering him) at the tail end of it, confirming rumors that he was going to return all along. Soap Opera Digest confirmed soon after that the show had planned this all along from the start. On September 16, 2010, Adam Mayfield (Scott Chandler) and Brittany Allen (Marissa Tasker) were announced to be leaving the show. ABC reports that they wanted to take both the characters in a different direction. On September 22, 2010, it was announced that Daniel Cosgrove (ex-Scott, All My Children; ex-Bill, Guiding Light; ex-Chris, As the World Turns) would return to All My Children and replace Adam Mayfield (Scott) as Scott Chandler. On October 28, 2010, it was announced that Sarah Glendening (ex-Lucy, As the World Turns) would be taking over the role of Marissa Tasker. Glendening debuted on December 27 and Cosgrove debuted on December 29.
In January 2011, Debbi Morgan said that she would take a leave of absence from the show. She said it was for personal reasons and on January 14, 2011, she released to the public that she has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. She returned during the second week of February and her first episode aired on March 8, 2011. On February 10, 2011, as part of her 25th (and farewell) season, Oprah Winfrey invited All My Children's Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Darnell Williams, and Michael E. Knight, along with General Hospital's Luke and Laura (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis) and The Young and the Restless' Mrs. Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) to The Oprah Winfrey Show. As a surprise, Winfrey shocked Lucci and the rest of the crowd by bringing back all of Erica's husbands. During February 2011, the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland and All My Children did a crossover event. On the 16th and the 23rd, Lucci, Michael E. Knight, and Darnell Williams made guest appearances on the show. On the 24th, Wendie Malick guest-starred.
On April 2, 2011, amid rumors of All My Children's possible cancellation,
Cancellation
On April 14, 2011, ABC confirmed that it would not renew both All My Children and
On April 25, Cady McClain (ex-Dixie Cooney Martin) announced that she would be returning to All My Children but could not report what her storyline would be. Other former cast members announced to be returning to the series are
On July 7, 2011, the
On September 8, 2011, the original
Prospect Park's revival plan
Unsuccessful attempt
In August 2010, Prospect Park announced that it was shopping for a
Prospect Park initially intended for All My Children to begin its run on the internet on September 26, 2011,[85] but ran into challenges. One challenge cited was a need to negotiate a new contract with the union representing the actors of All My Children.[90] On September 27, 2011, Prospect Park announced that All My Children along with its sister soap One Life to Live would be relaunched in January 2012 on the company's new internet channel, The Online Network.[91] But on November 10, 2011, several sources reported that Prospect Park had indefinitely suspended its plans to relaunch All My Children and that the company would concentrate solely on the higher-rated One Life to Live.[92][93] Reasons given for this decision were lack of funding coupled with Prospect Park not being able to sign enough cast members from All My Children.[92][93]
On November 23, 2011, Prospect Park confirmed that it had officially suspended its attempt to produce both shows.[94] Reasons given by Prospect Park for this decision included funding problems and poor negotiations with the unions representing the cast of both soaps. WGA and AFTRA, which respectively represented the writer and the actors, both expressed disappointment over Prospect Park's announcement.[95]
2013 revival
On December 17, 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that revival plans for All My Children and One Life to Live had resurfaced.[96][97] A few days later, it was reported that Prospect Park had secured studio place in Stamford, Connecticut, where both shows would be filmed. The show had been filmed in New York City from 1970 to 2010, and in Los Angeles from 2010 to 2011.[98]
Within the weeks following the reports, Lindsay Hartley, Vincent Irizarry, Debbi Morgan, Darnell Williams, Jordi Vilasuso, Jill Larson, Thorsten Kaye, Cady McClain, David Canary, Julia Barr, and Ray MacDonnell were reported and/or confirmed to be returning to the show's revival, while Susan Lucci would reportedly return for one episode, Eden Riegel would return for a guest-arc, Cameron Mathison might return to the revival in the future, and Alicia Minshew would return for one episode with the possibility of returning in the future.[11][99][100][101][102]
Along with the returning stars, a number of new actors were cast, including
On January 7, 2013, Prospect Park released an official statement confirming plans to revive All My Children and One Life to Live on The Online Network, their internet production company.[11][108][109] Prospect Park signed deals with SAG-AFTRA and DGA for the soap opera's production.[11]
Former All My Children writer and producer Ginger Smith returned as the new executive producer and creator Agnes Nixon served as consultant. The new episodes were 30 minutes long and aired on Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Initially, 220 episodes of the show were ordered. The production company planned to shop the reboot to cable distributors beginning September 2013.[110] The show schedule was four days a week (Monday-Thursday) with a Friday recap show, MORE All My Children, to feature behind the scenes footage as well as interviews with the cast and to be hosted by Leslie Miller.[111] The revival show began on April 29, 2013, and production began on February 25, 2013, in Connecticut, with All My Children and One Life to Live taping in five-week rotations for 17 weeks.[112][113][114]
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 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 to 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".[115][116] 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.[117]
On May 24, 2013, in a press release Prospect Park announced through Agnes Nixon that Snyder and McPherson will be out as co-head writers of All My Children and replaced by current
On June 5, 2013, due to a labor dispute with the
On June 20, 2013, a deal was reached between Prospect Park and the Union, and taping will resume on August 12, 2013.[122] On June 25, 2013, TOLN stated that there will be a scheduling switch for All My Children and One Life to Live. Starting July 1, 2013, all episodes of the week for both shows would be released on Mondays.[123]
Beginning July 15, 2013, All My Children and One Life to Live aired for a 10-week limited engagement on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Monday through Thursday at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.[124] All My Children aired a season finale on September 2, 2013.[125]
In November 2013, Prospect Park indicated it was suspending further production of both shows. No new episodes have been made since that time. In total, only 40 of each program were produced in the new online format.[126]
ABC regained the rights to All My Children in December 2016 following the dismissal of a lawsuit from Prospect Park against the broadcast network.[16]
Pine Valley primetime spin-off
On December 17, 2020, Variety reported a primetime revival of All My Children was in early development at ABC, under the executive production of Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa. Leo Richardson—who previously worked on British soap opera EastEnders—is also attached as executive producer and writer of the project. Per the report, the primetime revival would center around a "young journalist with a secret agenda comes to expose the dark and murderous history of a town named Pine Valley only to become entangled in a feud between the Kane and Santos families."[127] In another report, Deadline Hollywood revealed the spinoff, Pine Valley was first proposed by Andrew Stern, who pitched the project to ABC via his deal with ABC Signature in 2019; he will serve as executive producer, alongside Consuelos, Richardson, Ripa and, Nixon's son, Robert Nixon. Deadline Hollywood further reported plans to invite former cast from the daytime incarnation to the spinoff, as well as potential appearances from Consuelos and Ripa themselves.[128]
Cast and characters
Setting
Since the series began in 1970, the show has been set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictional suburb of Philadelphia. The town exists in the same fictional universe as other serial settings such as
Crossovers
In 2000, All My Children was featured in a major crossover event that encompassed all the then existing ABC Daytime soap lineup.
All My Children has featured several crossovers with other ABC soaps, including an extensive 2004 'baby switch' storyline with One Life to Live which featured crossovers of over 20 characters between the two shows. In 2011, ABC did a comedic crossover with the TV Land comedy Hot in Cleveland, in which fictitious actress Victoria Chase (portrayed by Wendie Malick but credited as Chase) does a cameo appearance on ABC alongside Susan Lucci. In the Hot in Cleveland storyline, Chase and Lucci (portrayed as herself) are daytime-TV contemporaries and rivals.
In 2017, All My Children character
All My Children also gets mentioned in the sitcom Friends where the character Joey Tribbiani goes up for the part of "Nick the Boxer" in All My Children and convinces one of his students in his acting class to portray Nick as homosexual in an attempt to put the casting directors off. Much to Joey's disgust, the student gets the part. In addition the manager of the Central Perk coffeehouse, Gunther, reveals that he played Bryce in All My Children until his character was killed off.
Ratings
For historical ratings information, see
- Years as No. 1 series
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Primetime special
January 15, 1995: AMC 25th Anniversary (#56, 10.3/15 rating/share and 16.0 million viewers) (Competition: Murder, She Wrote on CBS (#16, 14.5/21 rating/share and 20.8 million viewers) and seaQuest DSV on NBC (#61, 9.7/14 rating/share and 16.5 million viewers)).[citation needed]
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2010s ratings
2009–2010 Season
- 1. The Young and the Restless 3.7
- 5. All My Children 2.0
2010–2011 Season
- 1. The Young and the Restless 3.6
- 6. All My Children 1.9 (Final ABC Season)
2013–2014 Season
- 1. The Young and the Restless 3.6
- 5. All My Children (First TOLN Season) 2.0
Record lows
The show reached a record low of 1,931,000 viewers on August 22, 2008. Its former low was 2,144,000 viewers on November 2, 2007. (Nielsen Media Research)
Ratings for final week on ABC
- Monday: 2,758,000
- Tuesday: 2,913,000
- Wednesday: 2,772,000
- Thursday: 3,031,000
- Friday: 3,475,000
All My Children had an overall increase of 495,000 viewers from the previous week, making it the second most watched daytime soap after The Young and the Restless. All My Children's final episode on ABC beat the final episodes of the two previous canceled soaps on CBS: As the World Turns and Guiding Light.
What follows is a breakdown of "All My Children's" final weekly ratings performance:
- Up 36% over its year-ago performance in Men 18+ viewers (596,000 vs 437,000)
- Up 34% over its year-ago performance in Women 50+ viewers (1,576,000 vs 1,179,000)
- Up 32% over its year-ago performance in Total Viewers (2,990,000 vs 2,270,000)
- Up 29% over its year-ago performance in Women 18+ viewers (2,265,000 vs 1,755,000)
- All My Children had its biggest week to week gain in total viewers since the week of December 27, 2004, when it gained 521,000 viewers. During the week of September 19, 2011, "AMC" gained 499,000 viewers.
Online viewership
All My Children's first online episode premiered with impressive numbers. On iTunes the show was the most downloaded TV season of the day, the 4th most downloaded episode of the day and on Hulu it was the most watched show of the day.[129]
OWN viewership
On OWN, the series garnered over 144,000 viewers.[130]
Schedule
The show aired on ABC Daytime for the entirety of its television run:
- January 5, 1970 – July 4, 1975: 1:00–1:30 pm (12:00–12:30 pm, CT/PT)
- July 7, 1975 – January 14, 1977: 12:30–1:00 pm (11:30 am – 12:00 pm, CT/PT)
- January 17, 1977 – April 22, 1977: 1:00–1:30 pm (12:00–12:30 pm, CT/PT)
- April 25, 1977 – September 23, 2011: 1:00–2:00 pm (12:00–1:00 pm, CT/PT)
From January 1970 to July 1975, the show aired for thirty minutes at 1 pm (12 p.m.), but when the new Ryan's Hope premiered, All My Children was bumped up a half-hour to 12:30 pm (11:30 am). It returned to its original time slot in January 1977 and remained there until its September 2011 finale, expanding to sixty-minute episodes on April 25, 1977.
At the time of the show's cancellation, All My Children aired Monday through Friday at 1 pm Eastern, with an option to air the show at noon (11 a.m. Central Time) for stations that air news in that time slot. Encores were aired on
Beginning April 29, 2013, new thirty-minute episodes are streamed on The OnLine Network (TOLN) via
International broadcasting
As of 2013[update], new episodes are available for purchase worldwide via the
In France, All My Children, under the title La Force du Destin (Strength of Destiny) was aired on TF1 in March 2003, with episodes eight years behind the US during a week at 2:30 pm (after The Young and the Restless). But, because of a fall of the audience, the show was canceled.
In Italy, All My Children, under the title La valle dei pini (Pine Valley), started to air on Canale 5 in September 1985 at 2:30 pm, with episodes four years behind the US in January 1987, it was moved to another channel, Rete 4, always at 2:30 pm At the end of the decade, La valle dei pini began airing in late afternoon (and from September 1990 with only half US episode each evening), after a bunch of Latin American telenovelas and before General Hospital. Then, in September 1991, the show was moved to 9:00 am All My Children was canceled in May 1992, with episodes at that time six years behind the US.
As of 2012[update], New Zealand, started airing All My Children on TV3 1 pm weekdays. TV3 airs episodes from 2010. TV3 has reportedly canceled their contract with ABC NETWORK after learning of the show's demise.
All My Children was broadcast in
In Canada, starting April 29, 2013, new episodes of the revived series are available on cable network
In Solomon Islands, All My Children aired on Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation Mondays to Friday at 1:00 pm
In Israel, All My Children was broadcast on channel 2 from 1999 to 2005 at 4:30 after The Bold and the Beautiful; in 2006, AMC moved to channel 1 until it was cancelled in 2007. The show started from 1994 episodes until 1997.
Awards, nominations and recognition
This is a list of the winners at the Daytime Emmy Awards; the show and its performers have received 360 nominations:
Daytime Emmys
Drama series and performer categories
- Drama Series: 1992; 1994; 1998
- Lead Actor: Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard) 1985; David Canary (Adam Chandler and Stuart Chandler) 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2001
- Lead Actress: Opal Cortlandt) 1983; Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) 1999
- Supporting Actor: ) 2009
- Supporting Actress: Angie Hubbard) 1989; Julia Barr (Brooke English) 1990, 1998
- Younger Actor: Tad Martin) 1986, 1987
- Younger Actress: Marissa Chandler) 2011
- Lifetime Achievement: Phoebe Tyler Wallingford) 2004; Agnes Nixon(Creator) 2010
Show
- 1985 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
- 1988 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
- 1992 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1994 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1995 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
- 1995 "Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control"
- 1995 "Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects"
- 1996 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
- 1997 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
- 1998 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1998 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
- 1998 "Outstanding Makeup"
- 1998 "Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing"
- 1998 "Outstanding Live and Direct To Tape Sound Mixing"
- 1999 "Outstanding Music Direction And Composition"
- 2000 "Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design"
- 2000 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling"
- 2001 "Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing"
- 2001 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling"
- 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Casting"
- 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design"
- 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control"
- 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition"
- 2003 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
- 2003 "Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design"
- 2003 "Outstanding Achievement in Casting"
- 2003 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design"
- 2003 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling"
- 2003 "Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction"
- 2003 "Outstanding Achievement in Makeup"
- 2003 "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series"
- 2005 "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series" (tied with One Life to Live)
- 2005 "Outstanding Achievement Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama Series"
- 2005 "Outstanding Achievement in Makeup"
- 2005 "Outstanding Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing"
- 2007 "Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control"
- 2008 "Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/ Electronic Camera/Video Control"
- 2009 "Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design"
- 2009 "Outstanding Lighting Direction"
- 2009 "Outstanding Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing"
- 2009 "Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control" (tied with The Young and the Restless)
- 2010 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design"
- 2010 "Outstanding Lighting Direction"
- 2010 "Outstanding Makeup"
- 2011 "Outstanding Hairstyling"
- 2012 "Outstanding Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing"
- 2012 "Outstanding Achievement Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama Series"
Individuals
- 1973 "Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in Daytime Drama" Mary Fickett (Ruth Brent) #1 (The first daytime performer to win an Emmy)
- 1980 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Warren Burton (Eddie Dorrance) #3
- 1980 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Francesca James (Kitty Shea Davis/Kelly Cole Tyler)
- 1980 "Outstanding Design For a Daytime Drama Series"
- 1980 "Outstanding Achievement in Technical Excellence for a Drama Series"
- 1982 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Opal Cortlandt) #1
- 1983 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Dorothy Lyman (Opal Cortlandt) #1
- 1983 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard)
- 1985 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard)
- 1986 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary (Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler)
- 1986 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Tad Martin) #3
- 1987 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Kathleen Noone (Ellen Shepherd)
- 1987 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin) #3
- 1988 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary (Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler)
- 1988 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Ellen Wheeler (Cindy Parker Chandler)
- 1989 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary (Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler)
- 1989 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Angie Baxter) #1 (Tied with Nancy Lee Grahn for Santa Barbara)
- 1990 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Julia Barr (Brooke English) #2
- 1990 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Dixie Cooney Martin) #2
- 1993 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary (Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler)
- 1995 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Sarah Michelle Gellar (Kendall Hart) #1
- 1998 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Julia Barr (Brooke English) #2
- 1999 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Susan Lucci (Erica Kane)
- 2001 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary (Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler)
- 2001 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin) #3
- 2002 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Josh Duhamel (Leo du Pres)
- 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Ray MacDonnell (Joe Martin)
- 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Phoebe Tyler Wallingford)
- 2005 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery) #5
- 2009 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward) (Tied with Jeff Branson for Guiding Light.)
- 2010 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Agnes Nixon (Creator)
- 2011 "Outstanding Younger Actress" Marissa Chandler)
- 2014 "Best Original Song in a Drama Series" Denyse Tontz (Writer/Composer)
Writers Guild of America
- 1997 "Daytime Serials"
- 1999 "Daytime Serials"
- 2001 "Daytime Serials"
- 2002 "Daytime Serials"
- 2004 "Daytime Serials"
Directors Guild of America
- 2000 "Daytime Serials"; Casey Childs and Conal O'Brien (nomination)
- 2001 "Daytime Serials"; Angela Tessinari (nomination)
- 2003 "Daytime Serials"; Angela Tessinari (nomination)
- 2004 "Daytime Serials"; Conal O'Brien (nomination)
- 2006 "Daytime Serials"; Casey Childs (nomination)
- 2007 "Daytime Serials"; Casey Childs (nomination)
- 2009 "Daytime Serials"; Casey Childs (nomination)
- 2011 "Daytime Serials"; Casey Childs and Angela Tessinari (nomination)
Other awards
In 2010, All My Children was nominated for a
Production
Executive producers
Duration | Name |
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January 1970 to 1978 | Doris Quinlan, Agnes Nixon, and Bud Kloss |
1978 to 1982 | Agnes Nixon and Jorn Winther |
1982 to January 1986 | Jacqueline Babbin[135] |
January 1986 to 1987 | Jorn Winther |
1987 to January 1989 | Stephen Schenkel |
January 1989 to April 1996 | Felicia Minei Behr |
April 1996 to April 1998 | Francesca James |
April 1998 to September 2003 | Jean Dadario Burke |
October 2003 to September 2011 | Julie Hanan Carruthers |
April 2013 to September 2013 | Ginger Smith |
Head writers
Duration | Name |
---|---|
January 5, 1970–81 | Agnes Nixon |
1981–82 | Agnes Nixon & Wisner Washam |
1982–86 | Wisner Washam |
1986–87 | Wisner Washam & Lorraine Broderick |
1987–88 | Lorraine Broderick |
March 1988 – August 1988 | 1988 Writers Guild of America strike |
August 1988 – January 1989 | Lorraine Broderick |
January 1989 – March 1989 | Lorraine Broderick & Victor Miller |
March 1989 – November 1989 | Margaret DePriest |
November 1989 – May 1992 | Agnes Nixon |
May 1992 – April 1995 | Megan McTavish |
April 1995 – October 1995 | Hal Corley (interim) |
October 1995 – December 1997 | Lorraine Broderick (with Millee Taggart from September 1996 – January 1997) |
December 1997 – June 1999 | Megan McTavish |
June 1999 – July 1999 | Agnes Nixon & Elizabeth Page |
July 1999 – November 1999 | Agnes Nixon, Elizabeth Page, and Jean Passanante |
November 1999 – January 2001 | Agnes Nixon and Jean Passanante |
January 2001 – May 2001 | Jean Passanante |
May 2001 – June 2001 | Jean Passanante and Michael Conforti |
June 2001 – August 2001 | Jean Passanante |
August 2001 – September 5, 2001 | no head writer credited |
September 6, 2001 – December 10, 2002 | Richard Culliton |
December 11, 2002 – February 21, 2003 | Gordon Rayfield |
February 24, 2003 – June 30, 2003 | Anna Cascio
|
July 1, 2003 – April 26, 2007 | Megan McTavish |
April 27, 2007 – July 24, 2007 | no head writer credited |
July 25, 2007 – January 14, 2008 | Barbara Esensten
|
January 15, 2008 – January 30, 2008 | WGA strike )
|
January 31, 2008 – August 26, 2008 | Barbara Esensten
|
August 27, 2008 – February 5, 2010 | Charles Pratt, Jr.
|
February 8, 2010 – February 15, 2010 | Charles Pratt, Jr. and Lorraine Broderick
|
February 16, 2010 – May 11, 2010 | Lorraine Broderick (interim) |
May 12, 2010 – June 24, 2011 | David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski |
June 27, 2011 – September 23, 2011 | Lorraine Broderick |
April 29, 2013 – September 2, 2013 | Marlene McPherson and Elizabeth Snyder |
Directors
Jill Ackles, Larry Auerbach, James A. Baffico, Jack Coffey, Jean Dadario Burke, Conal O'Brien, Casey Childs, Christopher Goutman, Sherrell Hoffman, Del Hughes, Henry Kaplan, Andrew Lee, Robert Scinto, Susan Simon, Diana B. Wenman, Anthony Pascarelli, Steven Williford, Christopher Goutman, Angela Tessinari, Michael V. Pomarico, Sonia Blangiardo, Habib Azar
Producers
Felicia Minei Behr, Jean Dadario Burke, Michael Laibson, Heidi Adam, Terry Cacavio, Casey Childs, Thomas DeVilliers, Lisa Connor, Linda Laundra, Stephen Schenkel, Nancy Horwich, Karen Johnson, Sonia Blangiardo, Vivian Gundaker, Dustin Fitzharris, Jennifer Salamone
Writers
Neal Bell,
Editors
Anthony Pascarelli, Mason Dickson, Marika Kushel Brancato, Ernie Generalli, Matthew Griffin, Corey Pitts, Myron Tookes, Teresa Cicala
Final ABC crew
Writers | Producers/Consultants | Directors |
---|---|---|
Barbara Esensten, Jeff Beldner . |
Julie Hanan Carruthers (executive producer), Nadine Aronson, Barry Gingold, Enza Dolce, Casey Childs, Steven Williford, Angela Tessinari, Anthony Pascarelli, Jill Ackles, Michael V. Pomarico, Shelley Curtis |
Revival crew
Season One
Writers | Producers/Consultants | Directors |
---|---|---|
Marlene McPherson, Elizabeth Snyder, Lisa Connor, Chip Hayes, Rebecca Taylor, Suzanne V. Johnson, N. Gail Lawrence, Joanna Cohen, Tara K. Walsh, Steven Williford | Ginger Smith (executive producer), Jeffrey Kwatinetz (executive producer), Richard Frank (executive producer), Sonia Blangiardo (supervising), Vivian Gundaker (coordinating), Jennifer Salamone (coordinating), Dustin Fitzharris (associate) Agnes Nixon (creative consultant) |
Steven Williford, Christopher Goutman, Angela Tessinari, Michael V. Pomarico, Sonia Blangiardo, Habib Azar, Michael Eilbaum |
Merchandising
The game company TSR, Inc. introduced the All My Children game in 1985, based on the daytime drama. The game sold more than 150,000 copies.[136]
A DVD was released on January 24, 2004, titled Daytime's Greatest Weddings which contained All My Children and other daytime soaps' weddings.[137]
A line of perfume and body lotion based on the series was also produced. It has long since been discontinued, though pieces occasionally surface on personal sale sites.
See also
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External links
- Official website
- All My Children at TV Guide
- All My Children at IMDb
- All My Children (Revival) at IMDb
- Soap Opera scripts, 1975–1989 Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.