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CBS 47th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS - Friday, June 26 SHARON OSBOURNE, SHERYL UNDERWOOD, EVE, CARRIE ANN INABA AND MARIE OSMOND OF CBS’ DAYTIME EMMY® AWARD-WINNING SHOW “THE TALK” TO HOST THE “47TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS” FRIDAY, JUNE 26 ON CBS Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba and Marie Osmond, the hosts of CBS’ Daytime Emmy® Award-winning show THE TALK, announced today during their broadcast that they will host the 47th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS, to be broadcast Friday, June 26 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This will mark the 14th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy® Awards, more than any other network. The 47th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS will feature awards being presented virtually in leading categories, with recipients and other special guests appearing from home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The governor of California is allowing all TV series and movies to resume filming, starting June 12, but it depends on where they're filming and what they work out with the unions. More  

Full List of Daytime Emmy Nominees

The Daytime Emmys will air on TV again! They're airing June 26 on CBS. More Info

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CBS soaps B&B and Y&R have run out of new episodes (due to having to quit production because of the coronavirus), so they'll only be showing "classic" episodes (re-runs) until further notice. GH episodes will run out in May, and they'll be doing the same thing. Days will have new episodes through the Fall. 

ABC The Story of Soaps (5/19) ‘THE STORY OF SOAPS,’ A TWO-HOUR TELEVISION EVENT FROM ABC AND PEOPLE, DEBUTS TUESDAY, MAY 19, AT 8:00 P.M. ‘THE STORY OF SOAPS,’ A TWO-HOUR TELEVISION EVENT FROM ABC AND PEOPLE, DEBUTS TUESDAY, MAY 19, AT 8:00 P.M. Featuring Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Andy Cohen, Bryan Cranston, Vivica A. Fox, Jon Hamm, Susan Lucci, Denise Richards, John Stamos, Chandra Wilson and Many More ABC and PEOPLE present “The Story of Soaps,” a two-hour prime-time television event highlighting the iconic impact of the soap opera. Featuring an incredible panel of experts and voices, “The Story of Soaps” airs TUESDAY, MAY 19 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. “The Story of Soaps” explores how no genre of television has laid deeper roots into our cultural consciousness and serialized storytelling than the soap opera. In today’s shifting television landscape, “The Story of Soaps” traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, that legacy is alive and well all over prime time and reality, and much of what propels modern television traces its roots back to those first sprawling, steamy storylines. “The Story of Soaps” takes an extensive look at this iconic, impactful genre and the cultural phenomenon its massive impact has had on the world at large.

Soaps in Depth Magazines are folding (the website will still be up)

Daytime Emmys Canceled

All the soaps except for Days of Our Lives are going to have re-runs on Fridays until further notice. They're running low on episodes, due to the virus and having to halt production. More

Holiday schedule: Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 12/24 all soaps will air a new episode except for GH, which will show a re-run.
Christmas Day, Wednesday, 12/25 Days and Y&R will air new episodes; B&B will show a re-run; GH is pre-empted for sports.
New Year's Eve, Thursday, 12/31 B&B will air a new episode on the east coast, but will be pre-empted on the west coast for the Sun Bowl. Days and Y&R will air new episodes. Gh will air a re-run.
New Year's Day, Friday, 1/1/20 B&B will air a re-run on the east coast and will air yesterday's episode on the west coast. Y&R will air a new episode. Days and GH are preempted for sports. More at Soaps.com

Soaps did not air Wednesday, 12/18 due to impeachment debate. Most of them aired that episode on Thursday, except for Days of Our Lives. It doesn't pre-empt shows, so you can watch it on their site or app, or On Demand.

THANKSGIVING SCHEDULE!  Thurs. B&B Repeat; Friday will be sports. No Days either day. Thursday GH and Y&R new episodes.
No GH Friday. Friday Y&R new episode. More Info

Major Daytime Emmy News Announced 

Monday, September 2, GH will show a re-run of the 5/6/19 episode because of the Labor Day holiday. All other soaps will show new episodes.

Daytime soap fans! Happy Memorial Day! Today, Monday, 5/27 - "Days of Our Lives" is pre-empted by the French Open. "General Hospital" is a re-run (4/2/19 56th anniversary episode). "Bold & Beautiful" and "Young and the Restless" air new episodes as usual.

Read the full list of Daytime Emmy winners!!!

Complete List of Daytime Emmy Nominations! Go to each of our Daytime News pages for noms for each show: B&B, Days, GH, & Y&R Don't miss the Daytime Emmys, streaming online Sunday, May 5, at 8 p.m. ET.

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Everything you need to know about this year's Daytime Emmys!

CBS Soaps are pre-empted Thursday and Friday, due to March Madness basketball.

Soap vet Malachy McCourt (Ryan's Hope, Search for Tomorrow, and All My Children) serenades New York Congresswoman Alexandria Orcasio-Cortez in this sweet video.

Soap Vet Jed Allan Passed Away Most well known for "Days of Our Lives" and "Santa Barbara," he was also on "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Port Charles," "Love of Life," "Secret Storm" and "General Hospital."

Luke Perry Passed Away at 52 from a stroke Perry was most well known for playing Dylan on "Beverly Hills, 90210" and recently as Fred Andrews on "Riverdale," but he got his start on "Loving" as Ned in 1988 and then went on to "Another World" the following year as Kenny. His death at such a young age has shocked his fans and friends.

“We are very proud to officially launch the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards with this list of extremely talented actors and actresses,” said Brent Stanton, Executive Director, Daytime Emmy Awards Administration. “We are also very excited that this year the pre-nomination round includes the very talented performers from the Digital Drama Series.”
The pre-nominated performers were selected through an online judging ballot containing all the entrants. Judges were required to view clips of the performances before selecting their top 10 choices in each of the nine performer categories. The blue-ribbon screening round will begin on Thursday, Feb. 21, which will determine the final nominees in each category as well as the final recipient of the coveted Daytime Emmy Award. The final nominations will be announced on Wednesday, March 20.
Outstanding Lead Actress - Sharon Case (Sharon, Y&R), Eileen Davidson (Ashley, Y&R), Amelia Heinle (Victoria, Y&R), Finola Hughes (Anna, GH), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy, B&B), Marci Miller (Abigail, DAYS), Michelle Stafford (Nina, GH), Heather Tom (Katie, B&B), Maura West (Ava, GH) and Laura Wright (Carly, GH).
Outstanding Lead Actor - Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH), Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R), Tyler Christopher (Stefan, DAYS),Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B), Billy Flynn (Chad, DAYS), Drake Hogestyn (John, DAYS), Jon Lindstrom (Ryan/Kevin, GH), Stephen Nichols (Steve, DAYS) and Jason Thompson (Billy, Y&R).
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Tamara Braun (Kim, GH), Kassie DePaiva (Eve, DAYS), Linsey Godfrey (Sarah, DAYS), Camryn Grimes (Mariah, Y&R), Martha Madison (Belle, DAYS), Beth Maitland (Traci, Y&R), Mishael Morgan (Hilary, Y&R), Kirsten Storms (Maxie, GH), Sal Stowers (Lani, DAYS) and Vernee Watson (Stella, GH).
Outstanding Supporting Actor - Darin Brooks (Wyatt, B&B), Max Gail (Mike, GH), Bryton James (Devon, Y&R), Thad Luckinbill (J.T., Y&R), Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS), Wes Ramsey (Peter, GH), Greg Rikaart (Leo, DAYS), Christopher Sean (Paul, DAYS), Aaron D. Spears (Justin, B&B) and Dominic Zamprogna (Dante, GH).
Outstanding Younger Actress - Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith, Y&R), Kiara Barnes (Zoe, B&B), Sasha Calle (Lola, Y&R), Hayley Erin (Kiki, GH), Cait Fairbanks (Tessa, Y&R), Camryn Hamm (Shauna, Y&R), Olivia Rose Keegan (Claire, DAYS), Victoria Konefal (Ciara, DAYS), Chloe Lanier (Nelle, GH), Eden McCoy (Josslyn, GH), Nia Sioux (Emma, B&B) and Lexie Stevenson (Mattie, Y&R).
Outstanding Younger Actor - Lucas Adams (Tripp, DAYS), Adain Bradley (Xander, B&B), Noah Alexander Gerry (Charlie, Y&R), Tristan Lake Leabu (Reed, Y&R), William Lipton (Cameron, GH), Kyler Pettis (Theo, DAYS), Garrin Stitt (Oscar, GH) and Zach Tinker (Fen, Y&R).
Outstanding Guest Performer - Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (Miguel, DAYS), Patricia Bethune (Mary Pat, GH), Wayne Brady (Reese, B&B), Daniel Hall (Scott, Y&R), Monica Horan (Kiernan, B&B), Cassandra James (Terry, GH), Kelly Kruger (Mackenzie, Y&R), Kate Mansi (Abigail, DAYS), Thaao Penghlis (Andre, DAYS), Jeremy Ray Valdez (Alex, B&B), James Read (Gregory, GH), Hunter Tylo (Taylor, B&B) and Danny Woodburn (Ken, B&B).

New Year's Schedule: Y&R will air new episodes all week. On Monday December 31: B&B repeat (except on the West Coast where they will be showing the Sun Bowl). DOOL will have a new episode. GH will air 12/31/97 episode.
On Tuesday January 1: B&B repeat. DOOL and GH will not air.

GH is the only soap pre-empted this week for the holidays. All of the others will air new episodes for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. GH will air a re-run on Monday from 2005 and be pre-empted by football on Tuesday.

No B&B or Days Thurs. and Fri. No Y&R Thurs., but it will air Friday. No GH Thursday, due to Thanksgiving. Friday, GH will air a re-run from November 27, 2000 episode featuring Sonny and Carly's first Thanksgiving.

Most of the daytime soaps were pre-empted 9/27/18 due to the supreme court hearings and aired on Friday. Days of Our Lives was only pre-empted or cut off in some areas, so they showed a new episode on Friday. You can watch Thursday's episode on the NBC site.

Veteran soap writer Hardin LeMay died in May. He won Daytime Emmys for his work on GL and AW. He also worked on ATWT, "The Doctors," OLTL, and "Lovers and Friends" (which he also co-created).

Next week, GH is the only soap that will not be airing a new episode on 4th of July. They will air a re-run from January 17, 2018. More Info

Daytime soap fans - No DOOL on Monday; GH is a re-run. B&B and Y&R will have new episodes. Happy Memorial Day!  More info

"The Talk" has a Daytime Emmy After Party Monday, 4/30 on CBS.

Don't miss The 45th Daytime Emmy® Awards, LIVE Sunday 4/29 8p ET / 5p PT Watch it at https://emmyonline.tv/ or Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/events/202176440386300/   @DaytimeEmmyAwards, https://twitter.com/DaytimeEmmys , or https://emmyonline.tv/daytime-emmy-awards/   More Info 

45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Drama Performer Pre-Nominations Announced!

Daytime soap schedule during the holidays... Monday, December 25: Bold & Beautiful will air a re-run of last year's Dec. 23 episode. GH will be pre-empted by basketball. DOOL and Y&R will air new episodes.
Friday, December 29: CBS soaps B&B and Y&R will be pre-empted due to sports. GH and DOOL will air new episodes.
Monday, January 1: B&B will air a re-run of their 30th anniversary from March. DOOL and GH will be pre-empted by sports. Y&R will air a re-run of the July 13th episode.

No new episodes of the daytime soaps Thursday 11/23/17 or Friday 11/24/17 due to Thanksgiving.

 Labor Day schedule for Monday, September 4: B&B & Y&R will air new episodes. DOOL will not be seen, due to NBC's coverage of the PGA Golf Tour. GH will re-air its 7/17 episode .

CW Picks Up DYNASTY Reboot 
The DYNASTY reboot has been picked up by THE CW for the upcoming 2017-18 TV season. The show will be helmed by GOSSIP GIRL execs Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, with soap vet Grant Show (ex-Spence, DEVIOUS MAIDS, ex-Jake, MELROSE PLACE) taking on the iconic role of Blake Carrington, head of the wealthy and powerful Carrington clan. Brianna Brown (ex-Taylor, DM; ex-Lisa, GH) posted, “Dynasty just got picked up by CW and I'll be reprising the iconic role of Claudia Blaisdel!!!!”

Due to the solar eclipse, Monday's 8/21 GH will be a re-run; B&B will air in place of Y&R; and DOOL may be pre-empted, depending on the time zone.

 GH will air reruns on Monday & Tuesday, July 3 & 4, 2017. B&B, Days, & Y&R will air new episodes as usual.

CBS has renewed their full daytime lineup for the 2017-18 season with Y&R receiving a three-year pickup.

At the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards show on Sunday, April 30, 2017, the following winners were announced:
Writing Team: Y&R
Directing Team & Drama Series: GH
Supporting Actress: Kate Mansi (Abigail, Days)
Supporting Actor: Steve Burton (Dylan, Y&R)
Younger Actress: Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina, GH)
Younger Actor: Bryan Craig (ex-Morgan, GH)
Lead Actress: Gina Tognoni (Phyllis, Y&R)
Lead Actor: Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B)

At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards show on Friday, April 28, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, the following winners were announced:
Casting Director: Marnie Saitta, Days of Our Lives
Art & Lighting Direction, Set Decoration, Editing: Y&R
Technical Team, Costume Design, & Makeup: B&B
Sound Mixing & Music Direction: Days of Our Lives
Original Song: Days' "When Time Was On Our Side"
Hairstyling: General Hospital
Stunt Coordinator: Terry James, Days
Digital Drama Series: The Bay the Series
Digital Drama Series Outstanding Actress: Mary Beth Evans (Sara Garrett, The Bay)
Outstanding Actor: Kristos Andros (Pete Garrett, The Bay)
Supporting or Guest Actress: Carolyn Hennesy (Karen Blackwell, The Bay)
Supporting or Guest Actor: Nicolas Coster (Mayor Jack Madison, The Bay)

The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards show, hosted by Mario Lopez & Sheryl Underwood, will be live-streamed at Facebook Live & Twitter-Periscope Producer at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 30, 2017.

Carolyn Hennesy (Diane, GH) hosted the red-carpet pre-show from 5:30 - 7:30 ET / 2:30 - 4:30 PT on both days as well as 2 additional Facebook Live appearances from the NATAS Emmy Gifting Suites for the nominees on Saturday, April 29 at 4 & 7 p.m. ET / 1 & 4 p.m. PT.

2017 Daytime Emmy nominations (Winners in bold)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS (See Nominee Videos Here!)
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH)
Gina Tognoni (Phyllis, Y&R)
Heather Tom (Katie, B&B)
Jess Walton (Jill, Y&R)
Laura Wright (Carly, GH)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR (See Nominee Videos Here!)
Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)
Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B)
Billy Flynn (Chad, Days)
Vincent Irizarry (Deimos, Days)
Kristoff St. John (Neil, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS (See Nominee Videos Here!)
Stacy Haiduk (Patty, Y&R)
Finola Hughes (Anna, GH)
Anna Maria Horsford (Vivian, B&B)
Kate Mansi (Abigail, Days)
Kelly Sullivan (Sage, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR (See Nominee Videos Here!)
John Aniston (Victor, Days)
Steve Burton (Dylan, Y&R)
Chad Duell (Michael, GH)
Jeffrey Vincent Parise (Carlos/Joe, GH)
James Reynolds (Abe, Days)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS (See Nominee Videos Here!)
Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina, GH)
Reign Edwards (Nicole, B&B)
Hunter King (Summer, Y&R)
Chloe Lanier (Nelle, GH)
Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR (See Nominee Videos Here!)
Bryan Craig (ex-Morgan, GH)
Pierson Fodé (Thomas, B&B)
James Lastovic (Joey, Days)
Tequan Richmond (TJ, GH)
Anthony Turpel (R.J., B&B)
Complete list here!

If you loved AMC and/or OLTL and would like to see them back, please show your support to ABC & Hulu. Right now, they are considering airing vintage episodes & incorporating some characters into GH. Click here to find out how you can help make that happen!

Joseph Peter Mascolo (Stefano DiMera, Days; ex-Massimo Marone, B&B; ex-Nicholas Van Buren, GH) died at 87 on December 8, 2016, in Lake Arrowhead, CA, after battling Alzheimer's disease for many years.

With the dismissal of a 2013 lawsuit by Prospect Park on December 1, 2016, ABC regained the rights to "All My Children" & "One Life to Live."

Writer Claire Labine died on November 10, 2016 at 82 years of age. She created Ryan's Hope as well as many beautiful stories for GH, OLTL, & GL.

Agnes Nixon, creator of AMC & OLTL, died on September 27, 2016 at 93 in Rosemont, PA of Parkinson's Disease. She also wrote for "Another World," "Guiding Light," & "Search for Tomorrow."

The digital drama series "The Bay" is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime with never-before-seen footage in two seasons. Fourteen digitally-remastered episodes have been released, followed by 14 additional episodes later in fall 2016. The series boasts a cast chock-full of soap fan faves. More info can be found at www.thebaytheseries.com.

Lisa Hackner, ABC's VP of daytime and syndicated programming for 3 years, has left due to the department's "reorganization." She did not develop or bring about any successful new programs.

"Ladies of the Lake," the new digital series based on the novel by Days' Executive Producer Ken Corday, has announced its cast. Kyle Lowder (ex-Brady, Days; ex-Rick, B&B), Arianne Zucker (Nicole, Days), John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip, Days; ex-Rex, OLTL), Martha Madison (Belle, Days; ex-Elizabeth, GH; ex-Lola, Passions), Wally Kurth (Justin, Days; Ned, GH), Marie Wilson (Summer, Days; ex-Meg, ATWT; ex-Karen, PC & GH), Gordon Thomson (ex-Walter, Days; ex-Freeman, Passions; ex-AJ, Sunset Beach; ex-Adam, Dynasty), John Callahan (ex-Edmund, AMC; ex-Dr. Baker, Days; ex-Leo, GH), Patrika Darbo (ex-Nancy, Days), Lilly Melgar (ex-Lily, GH; ex-Claudia, B&B), Jessica Morris (ex-Jennifer, OLTL) & Jillian Clare (ex-Abby, Days) will appear in the new soap from Michael Caruso.

Christian Slater, who had small parts in "Edge of Night," "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" when he was little, and played D.J. on "Ryan's Hope," won a 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, for his role in "Mr. Robot" on USA Network.

General Hospital's writing team won The Writers Guild of America (WGA) award for 2015 in the daytime drama category. The award ceremony took place on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and simultaneously in New York.
ABC's General Hospital, Writers: Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten.

Sudsvilletv.com, a new online network of all-original programming aimed at the soap opera audience, launched in the fall of 2015. There will be a major new soap opera with 40 total episodes, created by former "Days of Our Lives" writer Meg Kelly, as well as 16 other series, a combination of reality, game shows, and improvised shows, including a three-time weekly soap chat show, "AM Sudsville." Expect to see many familiar soap favorites cast in the New York-based productions. Go to http://www.sudsvilletv.com/ and sign up for alerts about casting news, watch exclusive previews, enter contests to win set visits, participate in online chats, and get a chance to be a contestant on sudsvillestv game shows or to be an extra on the new soap series.

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