One Life to Live (1992-2009)

John-Paul Lavoisier and Austin Williams on One Life to Live. (Photo: ABC)

Starring: Denny Albee, Kristen Alderson, Brooke Alexander

One Life to Live premiered in 1968, centering on the lives of the citizens of the fictional town of Llanview, PA. Concentrating on the wealthy Lord family, and the middle-class Woleks and Rileys, the show was one of the first daytime dramas to depict people from all sorts of backgrounds. The show was the first to depict an interracial relationship, and among the first to explore drug addiction. It has also depicted dissociative identity disorder, cultism, out-of-body experiences, international espionage, time travel, and even underground cities!