A Look At The Soap Connection of LIFE ON MARS

Tonight's episode of ABC-TV's LIFE ON MARS (Episode #6 "Tuesdays's Dead") features AS THE WORLD TURNS' Elizabeth Hubbard, GUIDING LIGHT's Grant Aleksander and ALL MY CHILDREN's Alicia Minshew plus the return appearance of former ATWT Emmy nominee Jennifer Ferrin as Rose.

But this isn't the first time the show has featured popular New York soap actors (a la the LAW & ORDER franchise).

Here's a rundown of this season guest stars to date from the soap world.

Episode #1 "Out Here in the Fields"
Phyllis Somerville (ex-Annabelle, AS THE WORLD TURNS)

Episode #2 "The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler"
Lee Tergesen (ex-Peter, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)

Episode #3 "My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi"
Timothy Adams (ex-Ron, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Casey, SUNSET BEACH)
Matthew Cowles (ex-Billy Clyde, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Eban, LOVING)
André De Shields (ex-Marshall, ANOTHER WORLD)

Episode #4 "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?"
Jennifer Ferrin (ex-Jennifer, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
Matthew Cowles (ex-Billy Clyde, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Eban, LOVING)

Episode #5 "Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead"
Renee Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

Look for other soap stars to show up in the coming weeks.