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Meanwhile, an old problem would prove to drive the nail in the ABC ''YDS!'' coffin. ''Edge of Night'' had been CBS' lowest-rated soap since its 1972 move to 2:30 Eastern/1:30 Central. With ''[[As the World Turns]]'' set to expand to a full hour, CBS decided to get rid of the 19-year-old show (which debuted on the same day in [[1956 in television|1956]], and was packaged by the same company, [[Procter and Gamble Productions]], as ''ATWT''). In the first instance of a daytime serial moving to another network, P&G agreed to CBS' terms, and sold ''Edge'' to ABC, who decided that the only viable slot for that show, given its long history of attracting audiences other than housewives, was 4/3. Desparate to get some affiliates back on board, ABC banked on the show's instant familiarity. Therefore, on [[November 28]], ''YDS!'' ended its five-month run, giving way to its old enemy ''Edge'' the next Monday.
The Peck version did not sell to many markets, probably because of the 1975 ABC disaster. The few stations which did buy it ran it in non-peak slots, never in proximity to primetime (save for [[WPIX]] in [[New York]], which aired it at 8:30 PM as part of a primetime syndicated game show block). With little if any promotion, the show folded up after about a half season.
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