CBS lines up chat-show to replace As The World Turns

CBS is lining up a new chat-show hosted by Sara Gilbert to replace cancelled soap As The World Turns when it finishes in the Autumn.

 

CBS is lining up a new chat-show hosted by Sara Gilbert to replace cancelled soap As The World Turns when it finishes in the Autumn. CBS axed the show following low ratings; a similar fate that befell Guiding Light which bowed out last year on CBS after 72 years on air. What will replace As The World Turns has been much speculated but now CBS has revealed that a new daily talk show by Sara Gilbert will be it. The show will feature a panel of guests such as Julie Chen and Sharon Osbourne discussing topical events – similar in premise perhaps to the UK show Loose Women.

 

As The World Turns has been on air since 1956 and is currently the longest running soap in the world following the demise of Guiding Light. It was created by Irna Phillip who also created fellow soaps Guiding Light, Days of our Lives, Another World and Our Private World – a spin-off from As The World Turns which ran for a few months in 1966.

 

As The World Turns has clocked up over 13,000 episodes in its time on air but recent years have seen ratings tumble down. It is currently the lowest rated daytime soap alongside ABC series One Life to Live. Despite its low ratings the series still has a loyal, if small, following and one of the most popular storylines of recent years has been the gay romance between Luke Synder (Van Hansis) and Noah Mayer (Jake Silbermann) – affectionately dubbed ‘Nuke’ by some. Fans of the super-couple are hoping that the finale of As The World Turns will include a sunset ending for their favourite gay couple.