All My Children Moves to Los Angeles, One Life To Lives Take NYC Studio!

In what's being seen as another cost-cutting measure by the brass of ABC Daytime, soap opera All My Children will be moving from its current New York City studio to Los Angeles. According to soap opera blog Daytime Confidential, ABC Daytime president Brian Frons broke the news to the cast and crew today about the move after rumors broke out last week.

Moving the show to LA would help the show save money with the use of permanent sets. In New York, people had to be hired to break the sets down after taping. One Life To Live, the show that airs directly after AMC, will take the studio space.

The move to the west coast, home to fellow ABC soap General Hospital and CBS soaps Young and the Restless and Bold and the Beautiful, throws into questions the contract statuses of two of the show's biggest stars, Michael E. Knight and Susan Lucci. Both reportedly are strict East Coasters, and the move could potentially be a deal-breaker.

There is no word when the move will take place, or what space the show will be using.