One Life to Live (often abbreviated as OLTL) is an American soap opera
broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from
July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web
series on Hulu and iTunes via The Online Network from April 29 to
August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first
daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically
diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. One Life
to Live was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976,
and then to an hour on January 16, 1978.One Life to Live heavily
focuses on the members and relationships of the Lord family. Actress
Erika Slezak began portraying the series' central protagonist Victoria
"Viki" Lord in March 1971 and played the character continuously for
the rest of the show's run on ABC Daytime, winning a record six
Daytime Emmy Awards for the role. In 2002, the series won an Emmy for
Outstanding Drama Series. One Life to Live was the last American
daytime soap opera taped in New York City.
broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from
July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web
series on Hulu and iTunes via The Online Network from April 29 to
August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first
daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically
diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. One Life
to Live was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976,
and then to an hour on January 16, 1978.One Life to Live heavily
focuses on the members and relationships of the Lord family. Actress
Erika Slezak began portraying the series' central protagonist Victoria
"Viki" Lord in March 1971 and played the character continuously for
the rest of the show's run on ABC Daytime, winning a record six
Daytime Emmy Awards for the role. In 2002, the series won an Emmy for
Outstanding Drama Series. One Life to Live was the last American
daytime soap opera taped in New York City.
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