“ONE LIFE TO LIVE” MATRIARCH VIKI BANKS MEETS “GENERAL HOSPITAL” MAVERICK LUKE SPENCER IN A NEW WEBISODE OF “WHAT IF,” AIRING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 9 ON ABC.COM

(“Pain in My Heart”)-In the seventh installment of ABC Daytime’s new series, “What If,” “General Hospital’s” Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and “One Life to Live’s” Viki Banks (Erika Slezak) have a talk. Bonded by their respective heart problems, Viki and Luke commiserate over lost love. The new episode airs the week of AUGUST 9th on ABC.com and SOAPnet.com.

The “What If” series answers the question, “What would happen if two characters from different soaps ran into each other and what would they say?” In the 10-part series, viewers will see well-known characters from “All My Children,” “One Life to Live” and “General Hospital” interact with one another, and will be privy to their conversations. The webisodes will be derivative of the characters and their unique past, but are not related to current storyline. “One Life to Live’s” executive producer, Frank Valentini, directed the series.

Preview clips will be available on abcmedianet.com on Wednesday, August 4th.

Annually producing over 1000 hours of original programming, ABC Daytime consists of “The View,” “All My Children,” “One Life to Live” and “General Hospital,” and consistently ranks as one of the top lineups among the key demographic of Women 18-49.