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'One Life to Live,' 'All My Children' moving from online to OWN

By KATE STANTON, UPI.com
"One Life to Live."
"One Life to Live."

Long-running soaps "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" were revived online after ABC dropped them in 2011, citing low ratings and high production costs.

In a bid to boost daytime ratings, Oprah Winfrey's television network, OWN, will air the first 40 episodes of each show for a limited 10-week run this summer, Variety reported on Wednesday.

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"For 2 years u posted, tweeted, Facebooked me..I heard you," Winfrey said of the news on Twitter. "Starting 7/15, we're having a summer fling w/ the soaps!"

According to the New York Times, fans begged Winfrey to big up the two struggling shows after they were canceled in 2011, though the 59-year-old mega-mogul said at the time that the declining ratings would make it impossible for her new network to support them.

"These shows have proven to be very popular with a significant, loyal fan base, not to mention Oprah herself is a big fan," OWN President Erik Logan said 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."

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The two shows will begin airing on OWN July 15 at 1 and 3 p.m. on weekdays.

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