Monday, May 4, 1964: Debut of Another World, created by Irna Phillips and Bill Bell. Broadcast from 3:00-3:30 E.S.T. Original cast members were, from the Matthews family: Liz, Bill, Susan, Jim, Mary, Pat, Alice, Russ, Janet, Granny; Missy Palmer, and Ken and Tom Baxter.
Tuesday, January 18, 1966: The show's epigraph was officially dropped from the show's opening. The last episode to include it was January 17, 1966.
Wednesday, January 19, 1966: Debut of Interlocking Rings opening sequence.
Wednesday, June 1, 1966: Bay City was established as the location where Another World took place.
Monday, June 20, 1966: First soap opera to make the transition to color from black and white.
Wednesday, May 24, 1967: First soap opera to make the transition to videotape from live broadcast.
1968 - 1970: Another World may have been the first soap to use the "beauty shot" (end credits featuring actors on set), starting in the late 1960's. Previously, end credits ran over the show's signature card or an empty set.
Wednesday, May 21, 1968: 1,000th episode.
Monday, March 30, 1970: Debut of Another World - Somerset, an Another World spin-off. First soap opera to originate as a spin-off. Sam, Lahoma, Missy, and Ricky transferred from AW. AW renamed Another World - Bay City.
Monday, March 1, 1971: The show returned to the title of Another World instead of Another World: Bay City.
Thursday, May 11, 1972: 2,000th episode (Mary, Gerald, Ted, Paul Rauch, Peggy, Rothenberger, Jim, Ada, Rachel, Michael, and Marianne).
Friday, May 3, 1974: Broadcast for one hour for 10th anniversary show.
Monday, January 6, 1975: Expanded from 30 minutes to one hour. First soap opera to regularly broadcast for one hour. Broadcast from 3:00-4:00 E.S.T.
Monday, May 17, 1976: 3,000th episode.
Friday, December 31, 1976: Cancellation of Somerset.
Monday, January 3, 1977: Debut of Lovers and Friends, an NBC soap with the same head writer and executive producer as AW. Often called an "unofficial" AW spin-off.
Thursday, May 5, 1977: Lovers and Friends put on hiatus for retooling. 105 episodes.
Tuesday, December 6, 1977: Debut of For Richer, For Poorer (2), the revamped version of Lovers and Friends.
Friday, September 29, 1978: Cancellation of For Richer, For Poorer. 200 episodes.
Monday, March 5, 1979: Expanded to ninety minutes. First *ongoing* soap opera to be broadcast for 90 minutes. Broadcast from 2:30-4:00 E.S.T.
Tuesday, April 8, 1980: 4,000th episode.
Monday, June 2, 1980: Debut of post-end credit Procter & Gamble copyright symbol.
Monday, August 4, 1980: Returned to sixty minutes. Broadcast from 2:00-3:00 E.S.T.
Monday, August 4, 1980: Debut of Texas, an Another World spin-off. First soap opera to originate in a sixty-minute format. Iris, Dennis, Kevin, Reena, Striker, and Victoria transferred from AW. Renamed Texas: The New Generation in 1981.
Monday, September 8, 1980: Debut of still-frame end credits.
Monday, September 7, 1981: Debut of Block Letters opening sequence.
1982: Teleprompters discontinued.
Friday, January 15, 1982: The show established that Bay City is located in the state of Illinois (stated by the character, Julia Shearer during her first appearance).
Friday, December 31, 1982: Cancellation of Texas. 617 episodes.
Thursday, March 1, 1984: 5,000th episode.
Monday, March 30, 1987: Debut of "Another World (You Take Me Away To)" song in opening and end credits.
Friday, June 26, 1987: Last appearance by Bill Wolff as the announcer.
Monday, October 26, 1987: Debut of computer-enhanced opening credits.
Monday, February 15, 1988: 6,000th episode.
Monday, July 18, 1988: Debut of rock instrumental theme at end credits.
November 2, 1988: Debut of end-credit freeze frame.
Monday, January 13, 1992: 7,000th episode.
February 1993: Another World becomes available with closed-captioning.
Monday, February 27, 1995: End credits split format.
Monday, October 16, 1995: NBC logo incorporated into end credits.
Friday, December 22, 1995: 8,000th episode.
Monday, March 4, 1996: Debut of fast-paced opening credits.
Monday, April 27, 1998: Debut of post-opening sequence follow-up scene.
Friday, April 30, 1999: Debut of next-day preview.
Friday, June 25, 1999: Final episode.
July 7, 1964: The 35th Major League Baseball All-Star Game
July 15, 1964: Republican National Convention
October 7, 8, 12, 14, and 15, 1964: World Series Games
November 26, 1964: Thanksgiving Football
December 14, 1964: News Coverage of Vietnam War
January 1, 1965: Rose Bowl
January 20, 1965: Inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson
April 2, 1965: News Coverage of Vietnam War
June 28, 1965:
July 23, 1965: News Coverage of Vietnam War
November 3, 4, and 5, 1965: World Series Games
November 19, 1965:
November 25, 1965: Thanksgiving Parade
November 26, 1965: NCAA Football Game
December 15, 1965: Gemini 6 and 7 Rendezvous Coverage
February 21, 22 and 23, 1966: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings on Vietnam War
March 3 and 4, 1966:
March 23, 1966: Coverage of the Gemini 8 Space Program
July 20, 1966: Coverage of the Aurora Space Program
November 2, 1966: Election Coverage
November 18, 1966: NBC Network Presentation
November 24, 1966: Thanksgiving Day Football Game
January 2, 1967: Sugar Bowl
February 20 and 21, 1967: News Coverage of Space Program
March 29 - April 10, 1967: SAG/AFTRA Strike
June 16, 19, and 20, 1967: News Coverage of Middle East Crisis
September 4, 1967: News Coverage of Vietnam War
October 4, 5, 9, 11, and 12, 1967: World Series Games
November 23, 1967: American Football League Game
January 1, 1968: Sugar Bowl
March 12, 1968: News Coverage of Vietnam War
April 4, 1968: News Coverage of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
April 9, 1968: Funeral for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
June 14, 1968: Television Special: "Robert F. Kennedy Remembered"
September 6, 1968:
October 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10, 1968: World Series Games
November 28, 1968: American Football League Game
December 24, 1968: News Coverage of Apollo 8 Space Program
January 1, 1969: Sugar Bowl
January 20, 1969: Inauguration of President Richard Nixon
May 23, 1969: Apollo 10 News Coverage
July 22, 1969: Apollo 11 News Coverage
July 30 and 31, 1969: New Coverage of President Richard Nixon's foreign policy trips to Thailand, Vietnam, and India
October 6, 1969: National League Playoffs Game
October 14, 15, 16, 1969: World Series Games
November 27, 1969: American Football League Game
October 5, 1970: American League Playoffs
October 13, 14, and 15, 1970: World Series Games
November 26, 1970: NFL Football Game
February 9, 1971: News Coverage of San Fernando earthquake
August 6, 1971: News Coverage of Total Lunar Eclipse
October 4, 1971: American League Playoffs Game
October 5 and 6, 1971: National League Playoffs Games
October 11, 12, and 14, 1971: World Series Games
November 25, 1971: NFL Football Game
December 31, 1971: Gator Bowl
April 21, 1972: Apollo 16 Launch
April 27, 1972: Apollo 16 Return
August 21 and 22, 1972: Republican National Convention Sessions
October 10, 11, and 12, 1972: American League Playoffs
October 20, 1972: World Series Games
November 23, 1972: NFL Football Game
January 4, 1973:
January 11, 1973:
February 5, 1973: News coverage of the U.S. Senate's debate on launching an investigation into the Watergate scandal.
May 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 1973: Watergate Senate Hearings
June 5 and 12, 1973: Watergate Senate Hearings
June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 1973: Watergate Senate Hearings
July 11, 16, 19, 24, and 27, 1973: Watergate Senate Hearings
August 1 and 6, 1973: Watergate Senate Hearings
September 3 and 25, 1973: Watergate Senate Hearings
October 8, 9, and 10, 1973: American League Playoffs
October 15, 1973:
November 7, 1973: News coverage of President Richard Nixon's speech on the energy crisis.
November 22, 1973: Holiday programming
January 7, 1974: 90-minute premiere episode of the new soap opera, "How to Survive a Marriage."
August 5, 1974: Coverage of Watergate Scandal
October 15 and 16, 1974: World Series Games 3 and 4
November 28, 1974: Thanksgiving Parade and Holiday programming
November 29, 1974: NFL Football Game
January 1, 1975: Children's Special: "Circus Town"
April 8, 1975:
July 17, 1975: News Coverage of Space Program
November 27, 1975: Television Movie: "A Man For All Seasons"
January 1, 1976: Tournament of Roses and Comedy: Full House
March 15, 1976: Airings of a special 90-minute episode of "The Doctors" and "American Travel"
March 30, 1976: U.S. National Football League Draft
July 13, 1976: Democratic National Convention
July 15, 1976: Democratic National Convention
November 25, 1976: NFL Football Game
January 20, 1977: Inauguration of President Jimmy Carter
May 12, 1977: 4th Daytime Emmy Awards
October 5 and 7, 1977: National League Playoff Championships
November 24, 1977: Thanksgiving Football
January 2, 1978: Tournament of Roses Parade
November 23, 1978: NFL Football Game
December 25, 1978: Holiday Network Programming
October 12, 15, and 16, 1979: World Series Games
November 22, 1979: Thanksgiving Football
December 25, 1979: Holiday Network Programming
June 4, 1980: 7th Daytime Emmy Awards
July 4, 1980: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
January 20, 1981: Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan
April 14, 1981: Columbia Space Shuttle Landing
July 3, 1981: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
October 7, 1981: News Coverage for Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
October 14, 1981: National League West Playoffs Game
October 19, 1981: National League Playoffs Game
November 26, 1981: NFL Football Game
December 17, 1981: News Coverage of President Ronald Reagan's Press Conference
January 1, 1982: Tournament of Roses Parade and Fiesta Bowl
July 2, 1982: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
November 26, 1982: Thanksgiving Football
July 1, 1983: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
November 24, 1983: NFL Football Game
January 2, 1984: Tournament of Roses Parade and Fiesta Bowl
May 28, 1984: Memorial for Vietnam War Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery
July 4 and 6, 1984: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
January 1, 1985: Tournament of Roses Parade and Fiesta Bowl
January 21, 1985: Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan
July 4 and 5, 1985: Coverage of Tennis Wimbledon Championships
November 28, 1985: NFL Football Game
January 1, 1986: Tournament of Roses Parade and Fiesta Bowl
January 28, 1986: Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion
July 3 and 4, 1986: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
January 1, 1987: Tournament of Roses Parade and Fiesta Bowl
May 5, 1987: Coverage of Iran-Contra Hearings
July 2 and 3, 1987: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
July 7, 8, 9 10, 1987: Coverage of Iran-Contra Hearings
July 13, 14, 15, 1987: Coverage of Iran-Contra Hearings
July 22 and 23, 1987: Coverage of Iran-Contra Hearings
July 30 and 31, 1987: Coverage of Iran-Contra Hearings
September 10 and 15, 1987: Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Robert Bork
December 2, 1987: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev White House Summit
January 1, 1988: Tournament of Roses Parade and Fiesta Bowl
January 22, 1988:
June 30, 1988: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
July 1, 1988: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
December 30, 1988:
January 20, 1989: Inauguration of President George Bush
July 6 and 7, 1989: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
November 23, 1989: NFL Football Game
January 1, 1990: Hall of Fame Bowl
July 4, 1990: Wimbledon Tennis Quarterfinals
July 6, 1990: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
November 22, 1990: NFL Football Game
January 1, 1991: Hall of Fame Bowl
January 11, 1991: News Coverage of Persian Gulf War
January 18, 1991: News Coverage of Persian Gulf War
January 24, 1991: News Coverage of Persian Gulf War
July 4 and 5, 1991: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
October 11 and 15, 1991: Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Clarence Thomas
January 1, 1992: Hall of Fame Bowl
July 2 and 3, 1992: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
November 26, 1992: NFL Football Game
January 1, 1993: Cotton Bowl
January 20, 1993: Inauguration of President Bill Clinton
July 1 and 2, 1993: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
November 25, 1993: NFL Football Game
January 17, 1994: News Coverage of Los Angeles Earthquake
May 30, 1994: NBA Basketball Playoffs
June 30, 1994: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
July 1, 1994: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
July 6, 7, 8, 1994: News Coverage of O.J. Simpson Trial
July 11, 1994: News Coverage of O.J. Simpson Trial
November 24, 1994: NFL Football Game
January 2, 1995: News Coverage of O.J. Simpson Trial
January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1995: News Coverage of O.J. Simpson Trial
January 30, 1995: News Coverage of O.J. Simpson Trial
July 3, 1995: Wimbledon Tennis Fourth Round
July 4, 1995: Wimbledon Tennis Quarterfinals
July 6 and 7, 1995: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
October 3, 1995: News Coverage of O.J. Simpson Trial Verdict
November 23, 1995: NFL Football Game
January 1, 1996: Gator Bowl
July 4 and 5, 1996: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
November 28, 1996: NFL Football Game
January 1, 1997: Gator Bowl
January 20, 1997: Inauguration of President Bill Clinton
June 6, 1997: Coverage of the French Open
July 3 and 4, 1997: Wimbledon Tennis Semifinals
November 27, 1997: NFL Football Game
December 25, 1997: NBA Basketball Game
January 1, 1998: Gator Bowl
June 29 and 30, 1998: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
July 1, 2, and 3, 1998: Wimbledon Tennis Championships
November 26, 1998: Movie: "It's A Wonderful Life"
December 18, 1998: Bill Clinton Impeachment Trial and Iraq War
January 1, 1999: Gator Bowl
January 14, 1999: Bill Clinton Senate Impeachment Trial
January 19, 1999: Bill Clinton Senate Impeachment Trial
June 4, 1999: Coverage of the French Open
NOTES:
Total Pre-emptions: 279
Least Pre-emptions in a Single Year: 2 (1980 and 1983)
Most Pre-emptions in a Single Year: 29 days (1973)
Top 5 by Year:
1) 1973: 29
2) 1967: 22
3) 1987: 18
4) 1968: 13
5) 1965 and 1995: 12 (Tie)
Most Consecutive Pre-emptions: 9 days (March 29 - April 10, 1967)
Notes: 8,891 episodes of "Another World" aired during its 35 year run. To note, the show would have aired 9,172 episodes if not for pre-emptions and repeats.
