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====Cancellation====
On April 14, 2011, ABC confirmed that it would not renew both ''All My Children'' and ''[[One Life to Live]]'' after 41 and 43 years respectively, starting with ''All My Children'' ending its run on September 23, 2011, and with ''One Life to Live'' ending its run on January 13, 2012. Reasons for both shows' cancellations cited "extensive research into what today's daytime viewers want and the changing viewing patterns of the audience". It would be replaced by a new lifestyle show, ''[[The Chew]]'',<ref name="hollywoodreporter.com" /> while its time slot on [[SOAPnet]] would be replaced by daily reruns of ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''.<ref name="Soapnet">{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Errol|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/news/soapnet-reveals-post-all-my-children-schedule-slots-days-of-our-lives-into-primetime-for-the-first-time|title=SOAPnet Reveals Post 'All My Children' Schedule, Slots 'Days of our Lives' into Primetime for the First Time|publisher=Soap Opera Network|date=2011-08-12|access-date=2013-12-04|archive-date=August 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816090822/http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/news/soapnet-reveals-post-all-my-children-schedule-slots-days-of-our-lives-into-primetime-for-the-first-time|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to the cancellation of this, vacuum cleaner manufacturer [[The Hoover Company|Hoover]] withdrew its advertising from all ABC programs in protest, going as far as running a campaign to get ABC to reverse its decision.<ref>{{cite web|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|title=Zap2it Inside the Box: "Hoover pulls ads from ABC due to cancellation of 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live'", April 19, 2011|publisher=Zap2it|date=2011-04-19|access-date=2013-12-04|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 magazine|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|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 'AMC' & 'OLTL'|date=April 18, 2011|magazine=Deadline|access-date=2013-12-04|archive-date=November 7, 2013|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/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/hoover/to-our-loyal-abc-soap-fans/10150153106441487|title=Hoover's official Facebook page: "To Our Loyal ABC Soap Fans", April 18, 2011|publisher=Facebook.com|access-date=2013-12-04|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904065014/https://www.facebook.com/notes/hoover/to-our-loyal-abc-soap-fans/10150153106441487|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 25, Cady McClain (ex-Dixie Cooney Martin) announced that she would be returning to ''All My Children'' but could not report what her storyline would be. Other former cast members announced to be returning to the series are [[Ray MacDonnell]] (Dr. Joe Martin), [[Lee Meriwether]] (Ruth Martin), [[David Canary]] (Adam Chandler), [[Julia Barr]] (Brooke English), [[Thorsten Kaye]] (Zach Slater), [[Eva La Rue]] (Maria Santos), [[Jennifer Bassey]] (Marian Colby), [[Kate Collins (actress)|Kate Collins]] (Janet Dillon), [[Esta TerBlanche]] (Gillian Andrassy-Lavery), [[Josh Duhamel]] (Leo du Pres), [[Melissa Claire Egan]] (Annie Lavery), [[Leven Rambin]] (Lily Montgomery), [[Carol Burnett]] (Verla Grubbs),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/18/david-canary-lee-meriwether-julia-barr-ray-macdonnell-amc|title=David Canary, Lee Meriwether, Julia Barr & Ray MacDonnell Returning to 'All My Children'|publisher=Aoltv.com|date=2011-07-18|access-date=2013-12-04|archive-date=February 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211114508/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/18/david-canary-lee-meriwether-julia-barr-ray-macdonnell-amc/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jason Kincaid (Sam Brady), and [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] playing a young woman who claims to see vampires (an allusion to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer story [[Normal Again]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sarah-michelle-gellar-returns-to-all-my-children-1.1014004|title=Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to All My Children|publisher=Cbc.ca|access-date=2013-12-04|archive-date=August 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806085815/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/08/05/all-my-children-gellar.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T07MEvpNwU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/5T07MEvpNwU| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Sarah Michelle Gellar Cameo on All My Children 9-21-2011 |date=September 21, 2011 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2018-01-18}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On July 7, 2011, the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported that ABC had sold the licensing rights of ''All My Children'' and ''One Life to Live'' to a TV-focused online channel being developed by TV, film and music production company [[Prospect Park (production company)|Prospect Park]]. ABC confirmed this via press release; as a result of Prospect Park's acquisition of the two soaps, ''All My Children'' and ''One Life to Live'' would be the first soap operas to transition first-run broadcasts from traditional television to [[internet television]].<ref name="AMC">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/07/its-official-abc-licenses-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live-to-prospect-park-series-to-continue-online/97445 |title=It's Official: ABC Licenses "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" To Prospect Park; Series to Continue Online |publisher=TVBytheNumbers.com |first=Robert |last=Seidman |access-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710164040/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/07/its-official-abc-licenses-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live-to-prospect-park-series-to-continue-online/97445 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> Since the deal between ABC and Prospect Park is a [[licensing agreement]], both soaps would continue to remain the property of ABC.

On September 8, 2011, the original [[Ruth Martin (All My Children)|Ruth Martin]], actress [[Mary Fickett]], died at age 83. The episode on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, was dedicated to her. On September 23, 2011, the series finale aired on ABC with open-ended stories. The final week featured Dr. Joe and Ruth Martin relocating to Pine Valley to cover recently arrested David Hayward's hospital duties. The return of [[Adam Chandler]] and [[Brooke English]] coincided with the revelation that David had somehow resurrected [[Stuart Chandler]]. Jackson Montgomery dissolved his relationship with Erica after she admitted that she prefers not to remarry. Unresolved is JR Chandler's plunge into insanity as he drunkenly aims a gun at a crowd of ''All My Children'' regulars during a welcome-home party for Stuart. The screen darkened before revealing the victim, leaving the story open for an eventual continuation with Prospect Park. On April 29, 2013, the revived series moved five years into the future after the original series finale on ABC. On November 11, 2013, it was confirmed by some of its actors that the series had once again been cancelled, this time by its online revival team.<ref name="Cancellation 2013 (TVG)" /><ref name="Cancellation 2013 (HP)" />