OWN To Air 'All My Children,' 'One Life To Live' Episodes

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OWN will bring soap operas All My Children and One Life To Live back to television for a 10-week limited engagement run beginning in July.

The basic cable network has acquired the first 40 episodes of each soap series -- which since April 29 has been running online via The OnLine Network -- and will air the episodes Monday through Thursday beginning July 15, according to network officials. All My Children (pictured) will air at 1 p.m., while One Life To Live will run at 3 p.m.

All My Children and One Life To Live aired on broadcast network ABC for more than 40 years before being cancelled in 2011.

"These shows have proven to be very popular with a significant, loyal fan base, not to mention Oprah herself is a big fan,” said Erik Logan, president, OWN in a statement.  “Many of our viewers across numerous platforms have expressed their passion for the soaps so we are especially excited to air this limited engagement on OWN.” 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.