ABC Kicks All My Children to the LA Curb

There’s some bizarre criss-cross synergy behind today’s news of ABC’s cancellation of iconic soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live.

The former, which relocated to LA in 2009, is to be replaced on air by Chew, a cooking show produced by upstate New York resident Gordon Elliott. The one-time talk show host and A Current Affair reporter is now a cooking and lifestyles TV show magnate, via his 12-year-old company Follow Productions.

The latter, shot in New York, is being steamrolled by J.D.

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