Editing One Life to Live (section)

==Series history==
''One Life to Live'' is set in the fictional city of [[Llanview, Pennsylvania|Llanview]], a suburb of  [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="1985 Encyc"/> The show continually centers on the wealthy, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant [[Lord family]], with the working-class [[Polish Americans|Polish American]] [[Wolek family]], the less wealthy [[Irish Catholics|Irish Catholic]] [[Riley family]], and the first regular African-American characters in U.S. soap operas, working-class mother and daughter [[Sadie Gray]] and [[Carla Gray]], are present at the series' inception.<ref name="1985 Encyc"/> ''One Life to Live'' has been called "the most peculiarly American of soap operas: the first serial to present a vast array of ethnic types, broad comic situations, a constant emphasis on social issues, and strong male characters."<ref name="1985 Encyc"/>

From the debut episode, ''One Life to Live'' centered on fictional character [[Victoria Lord|Victoria "Viki" Lord]] (originated by [[Gillian Spencer]]), portrayed by six-time [[Daytime Emmy Award]] winner [[Erika Slezak]] for longer than any other ''One Life to Live'' series actor, from March 1971 through the series finale January 13, 2012,<ref name="1985 Encyc"/> as well as the 2013 web revival.<ref name="Revival Soaps in Depth">{{Cite web|url=http://abc.soapsindepth.com/2013/01/slezak-and-more-sign-on-with-oltl.html|title=Slezak (And More!) Sign On With ''OLTL''!|date=January 22, 2013|publisher=ABC Soaps in Depth|work=[[ABC Soaps in Depth]]|access-date=January 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125074509/http://abc.soapsindepth.com/2013/01/slezak-and-more-sign-on-with-oltl.html|archive-date=January 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Long-suffering heroine Viki weathered love and loss, widowhood, rape, divorce, stroke, and breast cancer, and was plagued by [[dissociative identity disorder]] (or DID, once known as multiple personality disorder) on and off for decades. Viki also had heart problems and received a transplant from her dying husband [[Ben Davidson (One Life to Live)|Ben Davidson]] ([[Mark Derwin]]). Featured male protagonist Dr. [[Larry Wolek]] also appeared at the debut episode and for 36 years, played from 1969 until the character's last appearance in 2004 by Emmy-nominated actor [[Michael Storm]].

The apparent murder of [[Marco Dane]] ([[Gerald Anthony]]) by Victoria Lord in 1979 and the ensuing prostitution storyline of Larry Wolek's wife, [[Karen Wolek]] ([[Judith Light]]), garnered widespread critical acclaim and several [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s. The 1980s brought great ratings success with the introduction of the [[Buchanan family]] and the rise to prominence of Viki's scheming sister, [[Tina Lord]] (notably played by [[Andrea Evans]]). In the 1990s, the show introduced one of the first married interracial couples in soap operas with attorneys [[Hank Gannon|Hank]] and [[Nora Hanen|Nora Gannon]] ([[Nathan Purdee]] and [[Hillary B. Smith]] respectively), and the story of the involvement of Viki's estranged brother, [[Todd Manning|Todd]] ([[Roger Howarth]]), with the rape of [[Marty Saybrooke]] ([[Susan Haskell]]), was called "one of the show's most remembered and impactful."<ref name="Marty 101">{{cite web |url=http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_6117/category_shows |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614001110/http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_6117/category_shows |url-status=dead |title=Marty Saybrooke 101 |last=Murray |first=Jesse |date=June 10, 2008 |website=SOAPnet.com |access-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-date=June 14, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

''One Life to Live'' celebrated its 40th anniversary in July 2008 with the return of several former cast members<ref name="Soaps.com 40th Anniv">{{cite web|url=http://www.soaps.com/onelifetolive/news/2004/One_Life_to_Live_Big_Returns_and_Plots_For_40th_An|title=''One Life to Live'': Big Returns and Plots For 40th Anniversary!|work=[[Soaps.com]]|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=August 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111083130/http://www.soaps.com/onelifetolive/news/2004/One_Life_to_Live_Big_Returns_and_Plots_For_40th_An|archive-date=January 11, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and by revisiting notable plot lines from its past.<ref name="TVG 2008-06-11">{{cite web |author-link=Michael Logan (journalist) |last=Logan |first=Michael |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Life-Live-40th/800041323 |title=Soaps News: ''One Life'' Celebrates No. 40 with Blasts from the Past |website=[[TV Guide]] |date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=August 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801083707/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Life-Live-40th/800041323 |archive-date=August 1, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> "Deceased" characters and even creator Agnes Nixon appeared in a storyline in which Slezak's Viki dies and visits Heaven, an homage to Viki's 1987 heavenly trip.<ref name="Soaps.com 40th Anniv"/><ref name="TVG 2008-06-11"/><ref name="Soaps.com 2008-07-21">{{cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/one-life-to-live/recaps/4851/a-journey-to-the-great-beyond/|title=''One Life to Live'' Recaps: A Journey To The Great Beyond!|website=Soaps.com|date=July 21, 2008|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024150130/https://soaps.sheknows.com/one-life-to-live/recaps/4851/a-journey-to-the-great-beyond/|archive-date=October 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Soaps.com 2008-07-22">{{cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/one-life-to-live/recaps/4859/lost-in-an-anniversary-time-warp/|title=''One Life To Live'' Daily Updates: Lost in an Anniversary Time Warp!|website=Soaps.com|date=July 22, 2008|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926173620/http://soaps.sheknows.com/one-life-to-live/recaps/4859/lost-in-an-anniversary-time-warp|archive-date=September 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Daytime Emmy Award]]-nominee [[Andrea Evans]] and others returned for a tribute to [[Tina Lord]]'s famous 1987 plunge over the [[Iguazu Falls]]<ref name="Soaps.com 40th Anniv"/><ref name="TVG 2008-06-11"/><ref name="Soaps.com 2008-07-21"/><ref name="Soaps.com 2008-07-22"/> and the 1990 royal wedding in fictional Mendorra.<ref name="DC 2008-05">{{cite web |last=Kerr |first=Luke |url=http://www.daytimeconfidential.com/2008/05/08/one-life-to-live-returns-to-mendorra |title=''One Life to Live'' Returns to Mendorra! |work=[[Daytime Confidential]] |date=May 8, 2008 |access-date=August 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022210649/https://daytimeconfidential.com/2008/05/09/one-life-to-live-returns-to-mendorra|archive-date=October 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ABC 1990-3">[http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/1990-91/19902.html ''One Life to Live'' recaps (1990, Part 3) - ABC.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423053815/http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/1990-91/19902.html |date=April 23, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/2008/20080731.html|title=ABC TV Shows, Specials & Movies - ABC.com|work=ABC|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605223418/http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/2008/20080731.html|archive-date=June 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> And like the 1988 Old West storyline in which the character [[Clint Buchanan]] steps back 100 years in the past, on July 21, 2008, [[Robert S. Woods]] began an extended storyline in which his character [[Bo Buchanan]] finds himself transplanted back into his own past—specifically 1968, the year of the series' inception—witnessing the [[Buchanan family]]'s [[backstory]] unfold.<ref name="Soaps.com 40th Anniv"/><ref name="TVG 2008-06-11"/><ref name="Soaps.com 2008-07-21"/><ref name="SOD 33-32">{{cite book |chapter=''One Life to Live'' Summary: Flashback to 1988|title=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |date=August 5, 2008 |volume=33|issue=32|page=98)}}</ref> ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'' subsequently named ''One Life to Live'' their "Best Show" of 2008, calling it "the year's most compelling" series and citing a myriad of story lines the magazine found "heartbreaking," "stunning," and "gripping," as well as complimenting its risk-taking and "diverse and talented" cast.<ref name="SOD 33-51">{{cite book |chapter=The Best & Worst of 2008 |title=Soap Opera Digest |date=December 16, 2008 |volume=33|issue=51|page=84)}}</ref>

On August 4, 2009, it was announced that ''One Life to Live'', which was taped in [[New York City]], would move from ABC Studio 17 at 56 West 66th Street to Studio 23 at 320 West 66th Street, [[Manhattan]] in early 2010. This studio was made available by the move of sister serial ''All My Children'' to a production facility in [[Los Angeles]], where that series began taping on January 4, 2010.<ref name="SN Move 2009-08-04">{{cite web |url=http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/huge-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live-news |title=Huge ''All My Children'' and ''One Life to Live'' News |last=Murray |first=Jesse |date=August 4, 2009 |publisher=SOAPnet.com |access-date=August 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807095524/http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/huge-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live-news |archive-date=August 7, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="ABC Move 2009-08-04">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/story?id=8247876&page=1 |title=''All My Children'', ''One Life to Live'' Moving to New Production Facilities |publisher=ABCNews.com |last=Marikar |first=Sheila |date=August 4, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825144431/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/story?id=8247876&page=1 |archive-date=August 25, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> The new studio was 30% larger than ''One Life to Live''{{'s}} previous one, and both ''One Life to Live'' and ''All My Children'' were to be taped and broadcast in [[high-definition television]] (HD) after their moves.<ref name="ABC Move 2009-08-04"/>

On October 8, 2009, ABC announced that it had postponed the transition to HD for ''One Live to Live'', citing the economic climate at the time, though an ABC spokesperson stated that they "...will re-examine it next year."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2009/1012-hidef.php|title=ABC postpones One Life to Live's HD conversion - One Life to Live @ soapcentral.com|work=[[SoapCentral]]|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010011029/http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2009/1012-hidef.php|archive-date=October 10, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 6, 2010, ''One Life to Live'' became the fifth daytime serial to broadcast in the [[16:9 aspect ratio]] [[widescreen]] picture format but still not in true HD, after ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', and fellow ABC soap operas ''All My Children'' and ''[[General Hospital]]'', though those series are produced in high-definition.<ref name="soapcentral.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2010/1026-16x9.php|title=OLTL to broadcast in 16x9 SD format - One Life to Live @ soapcentral.com|work=[[SoapCentral]]|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230025245/http://soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2010/1026-16x9.php|archive-date=December 30, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ABC's picture disclaimers at the start of the program list it as being aired in "digital widescreen" rather than HD. The September 17, 2010, series ending of ''[[As the World Turns]]'' left ''One Life to Live'' as the last remaining American daytime serial being produced in the [[New York metropolitan area]] as well as the only one produced outside the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]].

===Cancellation===
Rumors about a potential cancellation of ''One Life to Live'' arose from ''[[TV Guide (Canada)|TV Guide Canada]]'' in late 2009, after ABC announced that it was moving ''[[All My Children]]'' from [[New York City]] to [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Cancellation rumor 1">{{cite web|url=http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Nelson_Ratings/Articles/090928_soapgeist_NB|title=TV : The Loop|work=tvguide.ca|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218164308/http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Nelson_Ratings/Articles/090928_soapgeist_NB|archive-date=December 18, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''One Life to Live'''s lone presence in New York among the ABC soap operas, along its non-transition to HD and its struggling ratings, made it a program at risk of cancellation. The article from ''TV Guide Canada'' also pointed that once ''One Life to Live'' is cancelled, some of the actors could be offered to join the cast of ''All My Children'' in Los Angeles.<ref name="Cancellation rumor 1"/> In May 2010, rumors of possible cancellation of not only ''One Life to Live'', but this time of also ''[[All My Children]]''  and ''[[General Hospital]]'', resurfaced when [[Walt Disney Television]] officially announced that it was shutting down [[Soapnet]], effective in 2012. After a failed attempt to give [[Aisha Tyler]] a talk show in 2009, ABC restarted auditioning a few pilot shows as candidates for its daytime lineup. At this point, ''All My Children'' had the lowest ratings so rumors began heating up in March 2011 about the show's demise, with hints that ''One Life to Live'' was safe for a while longer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/03/abc-may-be-ready-to-trim-its-daytime-drama-lineup-will-all-my-children-go-115630/|title=ABC May Be Ready To Trim Its Daytime Drama Lineup: Will 'All My Children' Go?|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703012024/http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/abc-may-be-ready-to-trim-its-daytime-drama-lineup-will-all-my-children-go/|archive-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>  However, early in April 2011, rumors suggested that both ''All My Children'' and ''One Life to Live'' were in danger of cancellation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Cancel-Children-1031345.aspx|title=Breaking: Is ABC Preparing to Cancel All My Children and One Life to Live?|author=Michael Logan|date=April 1, 2011|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105055305/http://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Cancel-Children-1031345.aspx|archive-date=January 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

After months of cancellation rumors,  ABC announced on April 14, 2011 that ''All My Children''  and ''One Life to Live'' would end their runs. ABC cited "extensive research into what today's daytime viewers want and the changing viewing patterns of the audience."<ref name="cancellation notice">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/04/abc-evolves-the-face-of-daytime-television-with-the-launch-of-two-new-shows-the-chew-and-the-revolut/ |title=ABC EVOLVES THE FACE OF DAYTIME TELEVISION WITH THE LAUNCH OF TWO NEW SHOWS, ''THE CHEW'' AND ''THE REVOLUTION'' |date=April 14, 2011|access-date=March 10, 2015 |publisher=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222142319/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/04/abc-evolves-the-face-of-daytime-television-with-the-launch-of-two-new-shows-the-chew-and-the-revolut/ |archive-date=December 22, 2013}}</ref> The network stated it was replacing ''One Life to Live'' with a new production entitled ''[[The Revolution (TV program)|The Revolution]]'', which would focus on health and lifestyles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Verrier|first=Richard|title=Jobs will go down drain with cancellation of ABC soaps|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/04/soaps.html|access-date=14 April 2011|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=14 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417054132/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/04/soaps.html|archive-date=April 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>  While the cancellations of both soap operas were announced on the same day, ''One Life to Live'' was to remain on the air four months longer because its replacement would not be ready until later. In response to the cancellations, vacuum cleaner manufacturer [[The Hoover Company]] withdrew its advertising from all ABC programs out of protest.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bricker|first=Tierney|date=April 19, 2011|title=Hoover pulls ads from ABC due to cancellation of 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live'|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/04/hoover-pulls-ads-from-abc-due-to-cancellation-of-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live.html|publisher=Zap2It|access-date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001251/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/04/hoover-pulls-ads-from-abc-due-to-cancellation-of-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live.html|archive-date=February 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/04/hoover-pulls-abc-advertising-in-protest-over-cancelations-of-soaps-amc-oltl-123834/|title=Hoover Pulls ABC Advertising In Protest Over Cancellations Of Soaps 'AMC' & 'OLTL'|author=Nellie Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 19, 2011|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107123536/http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/hoover-pulls-abc-advertising-in-protest-over-cancelations-of-soaps-amc-oltl/|archive-date=November 7, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/hoover/to-our-loyal-abc-soap-fans/10150153106441487|title=To Our Loyal ABC Soap Fans|work=facebook.com|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904065014/https://www.facebook.com/notes/hoover/to-our-loyal-abc-soap-fans/10150153106441487|archive-date=September 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The final episode aired on January 13, 2012, with villainess [[Allison Perkins]] ([[Barbara Garrick]]) narrating her views about the people of Llanview. During the last minutes of the episode, Todd Manning (Howarth) is put under arrest for the murder of twin brother [[Victor Lord, Jr.]] ([[Trevor St. John]]). The show ends with the discovery that Victor Lord, Jr. is still alive and has been kidnapped by Perkins. Perkins closes the 43-year-old soap opera by breaking the [[fourth wall]] by throwing a ''One Life to Live'' script at Victor saying to him: "But why spoil what happens next. You of all people should know things are rarely what they appear". The decision to conclude ''One Life to Live'' with an open-ended story is because the serial was supposed to continue on another network at the time the last scenes were taped (see [[One Life to Live#Unsuccessful revival attempt|section]] below).

On the day of the final episode, ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' hosted a tribute to ''One Life to Live'' where several actors were invited including [[Erika Slezak]], [[Robert S. Woods]], [[Robin Strasser]], [[Hillary B. Smith]], [[Kassie DePaiva]], [[James DePaiva]], [[Andrea Evans]], [[Judith Light]] and the show's creator [[Agnes Nixon]].

The departure of ''One Life to Live'' ended a 62-year history of daytime television soap operas taped in New York which started in 1950 with the [[CBS]]'s daytime drama ''[[The First Hundred Years]]''.<ref name="NY soaps">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/nyc_soap_bubble_bursts_77jXTowUItYBOhVbhCN41M/0 |work=New York Post |title=NYC's soap bubble bursts |date=January 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111040111/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/nyc_soap_bubble_bursts_77jXTowUItYBOhVbhCN41M/0 |archive-date=January 11, 2012 }}</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of One Life to Live cast members|List of One Life to Live characters}}
[[File:OLTL ABCD Finale.png|thumb|300px|The season 44 (2011–12) and official [[ABC Daytime]] finale cast photo of ''One Life to Live''.<br />Front row (l–r): Portrait of [[Philip Carey]], [[Patricia Elliott]], [[Hillary B. Smith]], [[Robert S. Woods]], show creator [[Agnes Nixon]], [[Erika Slezak]], [[Jerry verDorn]], [[Melissa Archer]], [[Ilene Kristen]]<br />Second row: [[Peter Bartlett (actor)|Peter Bartlett]], Shenell Edmonds, [[Eddie Alderson]], [[Austin Williams (actor)|Austin Williams]], [[Farah Fath]], John-Paul Lavoisier, [[Kassie DePaiva]], [[Roger Howarth]], [[Kristen Alderson]], [[Michael Easton]], [[Mark Lawson (actor)|Mark Lawson]], [[Bree Williamson]], [[David A. Gregory]]<br />Third row: [[Lea DeLaria]], [[Josh Kelly (actor)|Josh Kelly]], [[Terri Conn]], [[Shenaz Treasury]], Andrew Trischitta, [[Ted King (actor)|Ted King]], [[Florencia Lozano]], [[Sean Ringgold]], [[Kearran Giovanni]], Kelley Missal, [[Lenny Platt]], Nic Robuck.]]
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The show originally concentrated on the wealthy, [[White Anglo-Saxon Protestants|White Anglo-Saxon Protestant]] [[Lord family]], the less wealthy [[Eileen Riley Siegel|Siegels]] (among the first attempts to showcase either an [[interfaith marriage]] or Jewish character on daytime television),<!--This fact about the Siegels is notable and specifically mentioned in the source.--> the middle-class [[Riley family]] and [[Wolek family]], and the working-class African American mother and daughter [[Sadie Gray]] and [[Carla Gray]].<ref name="1985 Encyc"/> Heiress [[Victoria Lord]] and her extended family remained a prime focus until the series ended. Over the years many other families were introduced, most notably the [[Buchanan family]] and the [[Cramer family]], who intermarried with the Lords and also remained a fixture on ''One Life to Live'' until its end.

Several actors performed on ''One Life to Live'' for 20 years or more, including [[Erika Slezak]], [[Michael Storm]], [[Robert S. Woods]], [[Philip Carey]], and [[Robin Strasser]]. Actors who became famous for their work on the show and who went on to greater fame with their prime time, feature film or theatre work include <!--Regular cast members in order of appearance-->[[Lillian Hayman]], [[Ellen Holly]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], [[Al Freeman Jr.]], [[Laurence Fishburne]], [[Judith Light]], [[Phylicia Rashad]], [[Blair Underwood]], [[Marcia Cross]], [[Roma Downey]], [[Mario Van Peebles]], [[Jessica Tuck]], [[Ryan Phillippe]], [[Hayden Panettiere]], [[Nathan Fillion]], [[Renée Elise Goldsberry]], and [[Tika Sumpter]].

===Controversies===
In 2002, the popularity of [[antihero]] [[Todd Manning]] ([[Roger Howarth]]) prompted ABC to market a rag doll of the character, complete with his signature scar.<ref name="NYT 2002-05-13">{{cite news |first=Bob |last=Tedeschi |title=E-Commerce Report; Recent snafus at the online shops of TV networks have barely dimmed the glow of merchandising on the Web |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=8 (Section C) |date=May 13, 2002 |access-date=July 14, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/13/business/e-commerce-report-recent-snafus-online-shops-tv-networks-have-barely-dimmed-glow.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326034717/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/13/business/e-commerce-report-recent-snafus-online-shops-tv-networks-have-barely-dimmed-glow.html |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Stranger 2002">{{cite web |first=David |last=Schmader |title=Last Days: The Week in Review |work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |publisher=TheStranger.com |date=May 9, 2002 |access-date=July 14, 2009 |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=10762 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918044541/http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=10762 |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> First offered for sale on April 29, 2002, the doll was pulled on May 7, 2002, after a backlash begun when ''The Jack Myers Report'' "harshly criticized the network's judgment" on creating and releasing a doll based on Manning, a character who had notably been convicted of rape in 1993.<ref name="NYT 2002-05-13"/><ref name="Stranger 2002"/><ref name="SID 2002-06-11">{{cite news |title=Todd Doll Gets Ragged On!|work=ABC Soaps In Depth|date=June 11, 2002}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' later quoted then-ABC President Angela Shapiro stating, "I was insensitive and take total responsibility for it. I should have been sensitive to the history of the character and I wasn't."<ref name="NYT 2002-05-13"/>

Shortly after receiving a March 2005 [[GLAAD Media Award]] for its coverage of [[LGBT]] issues,<ref name="GLAAD 2005">{{cite web|url=http://archive.glaad.org/publications/archive_detail.php?id=3795|title=Billy Crystal, Alan Cumming, ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', ''Bad Education'', ''People en Español'' Honored at 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards|date=March 29, 2005|publisher=GLAAD.org|access-date=July 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105925/http://archive.glaad.org/publications/archive_detail.php?id=3795|archive-date=July 26, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>''OLTL''{{'s}} GLAAD Media Award was a result of the 2004 [[coming out]] storyline of gay character [[Mark Solomon (One Life to Live)|Mark Solomon]] ([[Matt Cavenaugh]]).</ref> ''One Life to Live'' was met with criticism when married district attorney Daniel Colson (Mark Dobies) was revealed to have murdered two people to cover up the fact that he was secretly gay.<ref name="AE 2005-05">{{cite web |url=http://www.afterellen.com/archive/elton/TV/2005/5/gayvillains.html |title=Gay Villains Back with a Vengeance on Network TV |last=Warn |first=Sarah |date=May 18, 2005 |publisher=AfterElton.com |access-date=July 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122223/http://www.afterellen.com/archive/elton/TV/2005/5/gayvillains.html |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="EW 2005-05-05">{{cite magazine |last=West |first=Abby |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2005/05/05/soap-follows-glaad-award-outing-gay-killer |title=Killer Plotline: Soap follows up GLAAD award by outing gay killer. |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=EW.com |date=May 5, 2005 |access-date=July 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818211322/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1058487,00.html |archive-date=August 18, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[GLAAD]] itself criticized the storyline "for reinforcing the idea that being gay is something to be ashamed of," while ''[[TV Guide]]'' noted "It's hard to disagree with those who say that's a lousy representation of gay folks."<ref name="AE 2005-05"/> Executive Producer [[Frank Valentini]] defended the story, saying, "This is a story about the harsher side of intolerance and about one man not being true to himself. There are going to be meaningful, frank discussions that come out of this."<ref name="AE 2005-05"/> Then-head writer [[Dena Higley]] explained, "The number one rule of soap opera is never cut drama. Daniel being gay and keeping that a secret is a dramatic story."<ref name="AE 2005-05"/>

In June 2009, actress [[Patricia Mauceri]] (a performer on the series since 1995) was replaced in her role as Latin matriarch [[Carlotta Vega]], reportedly after voicing personal religious objections to a planned storyline in which Carlotta would be supportive of a gay relationship.<ref name="TVG 2009-07-02">{{cite web|url=http://tvguidemagazine.com/soaps/the-gays-of-summer-1584.html|title=Soaps: The Gays of Summer|last=Logan|first=Michael|date=July 2, 2009|publisher=TVGuideMagazine.com|access-date=July 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704221112/http://tvguidemagazine.com/soaps/the-gays-of-summer-1584.html|archive-date=July 4, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Advocate 2009-07-02">{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid95502.asp?page=2|title=Soapside: ''Advocate''{{'}}s Guide to Daytime|last=Fairman|first=Michael|date=July 2, 2009|publisher=Advocate.com|access-date=July 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704220215/http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid95502.asp?page=2|archive-date=July 4, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Carlotta SOD 34-29">{{cite book |chapter=Comings and Goings: ''OLTL'' Casting Controversy! |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=19 |date=July 21, 2009 |publisher=(Vol. 34, No. 29)}}</ref>

===Historical storylines===
* [[One Life to Live storylines (1968–1979)|Storylines: 1968–1979]]
* [[One Life to Live storylines (1980–1989)|Storylines: 1980–1989]]
* [[One Life to Live storylines (1990–1999)|Storylines: 1990–1999]]
* [[One Life to Live storylines (2000–2012)|Storylines: 2000–2012]]