As the World Turns

My Mom has been watching As the World Turns since 1962, which is 44 years out of the 50 that it has been on the air. She's all excited about a new novel, "Oakdale Confidential", related to the show. No, in case you wondered, I'm not a fan of the show, or any other soap opera, for that matter. I just think it's amazing that anyone could or would watch a television show faithfully for 44 years. The show has aired over 12,000 episodes and my Mom has seen most of them. If it wasn't for this show, she probably never would have bought a VCR! The closest I can come to my Mom's record would be that I have watched and listened Atlanta Braves' games for 21 years, since 1976. However, I haven't watched that many games per year in comparison.