Two weeks after producers decided to offer the ABC soap operas "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" only online, they're already cutting the daily daytime dramas down, according to The New York Times.
Web production company owners told The New York Times that viewer behavior lead to the cutback from offering a new episode everyday to now only offering the shows twice per week.
They say the soaps have changed since their web debut on April 29, to be more like web only shows rather than a television series.
Owners also said viewers seem to be just waiting until the weekend to watch all of the episodes at once, The New York Times reported.
Producers also are not seeing much overlap between shows and seem to think that they are producing too much content for online viewers to watch. As of now, Hulu will offer the cut episodes for free, according to The New York Times. HuLu reported the soaps being among their most viewed shows since they were put online in April.
"One Life to Live" was axed from television by ABC in the beginning of 2012. OLTL had a more than 40-year run, beginning in 1968. "All My Children" had a similar run, beginning in 1970 and ending in September 2011.
"All My Children" featured the character Erica Kane, played by actress Susan Lucci, who was considered the most popular soap opera character in the genre's history. Lucci has continued the role in the web series.
