Michael Ausiello Calls Daytime's Downward Spiral "Depressing"

Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello spoke out on the news of As The World Turns' cancellation. Ausiello, a former writer for Soaps In Depth,  and the now defunct Soap Opera Update said,

ATWT’s demise wasn’t unexpected, but it still stings. As you probably know, I got my start covering soaps. In fact, my first college internship was at ATWT. To watch the once-mighty industry wither away like this is beyond depressing.