One of the longest running soap operas in American TV history ends today and Twitter is fighting back the tears.
After more than 30 years on the air, “All My Children” aired its final episode on ABC.
Since being canceled in April, “All My Children” has been sold to the Prospect Park production company. The company hopes to create new Web episodes in 2012, according to Soaps.com.
“All My Children” first aired on Jan. 5, 1970. The show featured the first legal abortion in TV history, addressed the AIDS epidemic and had its fair share of carnal relationships. Yet despite it’s storied history, viewers had been dwindling over the past seven years while production costs had risen, leading to its demise, according to a New York Times blog item.
The show has been a top trending topic on Twitter today. It has been mentioned more than 2,500 times, according to Topsy, a social media search engine.
Most people on Twitter just shared their sorrow while others got personal about the show.