Assignment 4-1: ABC cancels long running soap operas

Soap operas had been part of popular culture since the beginning of time.  Some had run for over 40 years and are still popular.  Others are not so lucky.  ABC announced on April 14, 2011 that they were cancelling two long-running soaps: All My Children and One Life to Live.  Of these two, All My Children had received more attention due to Susan Lucci.  She had played Erica Kane since the soap’s debut in 1970.   Lucci was nominated 18 times for the Daytime Emmy award loosing 17 times.  She finally won in 1999.  That was enough drama in itself to write a novel.   Though soap operas might have being popular with mom and grandma, recent year ratings had shown a shift in audience tastes.  ABC is trying to revamp their programming which will be aimed to younger viewers.  They claimed the internet and cable TV networks had pulled the usual audiences away from watching soap operas.   

I grew up watching Spanish soap operas in Puerto Rico but they never lasted more than three years.  Though I enjoyed the Puerto Rican soaps, my favorites were from Mexico especially the ones with actress Libertad Lamarque.  There was a lot of drama which kept me at the edge of my seat.   Sadly, they do not write soap operas like they used to.

Reference:
http://abc.go.com/site/abcdaytimenews