"One Life to Live" (often abbreviated as OLTL) is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes via The Online Network from April 29 to August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. "One Life to Live" was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and then to an hour on January 16, 1978.

The initial main titles of the series featured the image of a roaring fireplace, a visual representation of the originally proposed title "Between Heaven and Hell" ultimately changed to "One Life to Live" to avoid controversy. "One Life to Live" first sponsor was the Colgate-Palmolive company, who also sponsored The Doctors. ABC bought the show from Nixon in December 1974 when they purchased all stock to her Creative Horizons, Inc.

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