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As I said previously:

There is currently no information available on the status of General Hospital's availability on Disney+.

“Beyond the Gates” will kick off its second season on Friday, January 2, after concluding its first season on Thursday, January 1, with 200 episodes aired. In a promo released on the official CBS YouTube Brand Channel, the network promises a “steamier, wilder, and hotter” season ahead, which will also feature Jordi Vilasuso (“The Young and the Restless,” “Guiding Light”) returning to CBS daytime. Though the network had not divulged character details for Vilasuso at press time, the promo highlights the Emmy Award-winning actor’s interaction with contract cast member Jen Jacob, who plays Ashley Morgan on the soap opera, as the two share an intimate moment. Vilasuso is now the second familiar face to join the daytime drama series in recent months, following the addition of Greg Vaughan (“Days of our Lives,” “General Hospital”) as Dr. Kial Rollins, a widower and father of two grown adult children, both male, and an orthopedic surgeon. Before joining “Beyond the Gates,” Vilasuso previously portrayed Tony Santos on the CBS soap opera “Guiding Light” and, more recently, played Rey Rosales on “The Young and the Restless.” His non-CBS soap career also includes roles on “All My Children” (as Griffin Castillo), “Days of our Lives” (as Dario Hernandez) and “The Bay” (as Justin Ramos). In Season 2, look for more emphasis on romance, action/adventure and human-interest storylines, particularly as the Duprees deal with the results of Anita’s (Tamara Tunie) breast cancer diagnosis. Check out the Season 2 promo below. Note: The post CBS Releases Sneak Peek At Season 2 Of ‘Beyond The Gates’ first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Since Nielsen's September change to the Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel model, I've observed a sharp decline for the soaps (scripted) in the key demos, with The View, GMA3, NBC News Daily, Let's Make a Deal, and The Price is Right being core shows benefiting, particularly among Total Viewers. I believe this is due to the live nature of those programs: older viewers watch them live, whereas scripted programs can be watched on the go or at a more convenient time. I hope that in 2026 we can resume receiving additional rating categories, including streaming.

On Wednesday, December 31, the final day of the 2025 calendar year, CBS will air all-new episodes of “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” on the East Coast, but not on the West Coast* due to CBS Sports coverage of College Football (Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl), starting at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT. As a result, “Beyond the Gates” and “Let’s Make a Deal” will be fully preempted by the network. In some markets, including Los Angeles (KCBS/CBS2)*, “The Young and the Restless” will air at 3:00 p.m. PT, replacing repeats of “Judge Judy,” a CBS representative confirms to Soap Opera Network. Meanwhile, any missed episodes of other CBS daytime programming will be available to stream On Demand on Paramount+ later in the day. The episode of “The Bold and the Beautiful” will feature Bill (Don Diamont) angrily confronting Ridge (Thorsten Kaye), and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) blaming Bill for permanently damaging Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Katie’s (Heather Tom) relationship. Later, Katie gets emotional with Bill, telling him of Brooke’s misdeeds. “The Young and the Restless” features an episode with Cane (Billy Flynn) making a bold move to impress Lily (Christel Khalil), Adam (Mark Grossman) and Sally (Courtney Hope) discussing their complicated past, and Tessa (Cait Fairbanks) exploring her feelings for Daniel (Michael Graziadei). “The Price is Right” is the only CBS daytime program that will not be impacted by sports or other programming changes, as the game show airs at 11:00 a.m. on the East Coast and 10:00 a.m. on the West Coast. The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl features Duke vs. Arizona State at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. “Beyond the Gates” returns with an all-new episode on Thursday, January 1, the final episode from Season 1, with Season 2 kicking off on Friday, January 2. Note: The post ‘Beyond The Gates’ & ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ Preempted For College Football, Other CBS Soaps Also Impacted first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Waiting for confirmation from my sources, but this is what's being reported elsewhere: The TV WatercoolerBeyond the Gates Moving to E! in CanadaJust four months after its move from CHCH to the CTV Drama Channel, Beyond the Gates is shifting gears again. Bell Media is moving the CBS soap to another one of its properties, E!, beginning Monday,

Need To Know Despite a noticeable week-to-week drop in the key demos, “GMA3” still saw an increase among Total Viewers, hitting a new season high and marking its best performance in eight months. “Beyond the Gates” was up in Total Viewers and Women 25-54, but tied its season and series low among Women 18-49. During the week of December 8-12, 2025, most of daytime broadcast came down from recent season high performances except for “GMA3” on ABC, which set a new high among Total Viewers (1.456 million) and marked its best performance overall since the week of March 31-April 4, 2025. That said, week-to-week, the news program was down 0.05 among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54. Compared to the same week last year, “GMA3” was down 0.04 among Women 18-49 (0.13 rating vs. 0.17 rating) and -0.07 among Women 25-54 (0.19 rating vs. 0.26 rating), but was up 47,000 viewers compared to the same week last year (1.456 million vs. 1.409 million). “Beyond the Gates” (1.599 million) not only tied “GMA3” among Women 18-49 (0.13 rating), but also tied its season and series low in the category. Additionally, the soap opera has now tied or fallen below the year ago performance of former time slot holder “The Talk” among Women 18-49 for the 10th time in 12 weeks in demo actuals. The new soap opera was one of the few daytime broadcast shows to see week-to-week growth in Total Viewers (+6,000) and Women 25-54 (+0.02), and was up year-over-year versus the year ago performance of “The Talk” among Total Viewers (+297,000) and Women 25-54 (+0.02). Though down week-to-week across the board, “The View” was up year-over-year among Total Viewers (2.478 million vs. 2.394 million) while flat year-over-year among Women 18-49 (0.22 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.32 rating), with the veteran talk show continuing to rank third among Women 18-49 (tie with “TODAY 3rd Hour”). “The Young and the Restless” saw a week-to-week drop among Total Viewers (2.841 million vs. 2.992 million), setting a new season low one week after marking a new season high. The long-running soap opera tied “The Bold and the Beautiful” in Women 18-49 (0.19 rating) to rank No. 1 among soaps, though down 0.02 week-to-week (0.19 rating vs. 0.21 rating). The Genoa City-based drama was up 0.01 among Women 25-54 (0.35 rating vs. 0.34 rating), tying with the second half-hour of “Let’s Make a Deal” and “TODAY 3rd Hour” for third place in the demo. Speaking of “Let’s Make a Deal,” both half hours have thrived in December, posting some of the game show’s best Total Viewer numbers in more than nine months (since the week of February 17-21, 2025), with the second half-hour outranking or tying “The Young and the Restless” among Women 18-49 for the eighth time in 12 weeks and six of the last 12 weeks among Women 25-54. For the week, the second half-hour of “Let’s Make a Deal” tied “The Bold and the Beautiful” for fourth place among Total Viewers (2.569 million), marking only the second time this season the program has tied or beaten the half-hour soap opera in total audience. Meanwhile, including ties, “The Bold and the Beautiful” (2.569 million) has now ranked No. 1 among soaps in the key Women 18-49 sales demo for the ninth time in 12 weeks. Demographically, the series was flat week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.19 rating) but up 0.02 among Women 25-54 (0.32 rating vs. 0.30 rating). “General Hospital” (1.883 million) saw the smallest week-to-week drop among Total Viewers (-13,000), but saw the largest year-over-year drop among Women 18-49 (-0.09) and Women 25-54 (-0.12). Wrap-Up What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of December 8-12, 2025 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons. Note*: Figures under the 2024 column for “Beyond the Gates” are compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, “The Talk.” “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” is compared with the performance of its predecessor, “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” “GMA3” is compared with its predecessor, “GMA3: What You Need to Know.” Additionally, 2024 comparisons, particularly Households and Total Viewers, were unavailable to this publication for most daytime broadcast shows, unlessed stated otherwise, until at least February 2025. Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, ratings are based on Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel. Figures under the 2024 column are based on the former Nielsen Live+Same Day Panel-only data model. Week of December 8-12, 2025 Rankers Women 18-49 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.310.310.342. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.280.280.323. The View (ABC)0.220.270.22— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.220.220.295. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.200.230.226. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.190.190.24— The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.190.210.248. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.180.200.20— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.180.180.21*10. General Hospital (ABC)0.150.190.2311. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.130.140.17*— GMA3 (ABC)0.130.180.17*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.120.100.17Source Women 25-54 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.550.520.522. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.490.460.483. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.350.360.30— The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.350.340.44— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.350.350.436. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.320.320.26— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.320.300.38— The View (ABC)0.320.410.329. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.250.230.23*— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.250.250.32*11. General Hospital (ABC)0.220.270.3412. GMA3 (ABC)0.190.240.26*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.160.160.23Source Households Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)2.62.6N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)2.32.3N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)1.81.9N/A*4. The View (ABC)1.61.71.7— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.61.6N/A*— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.61.6N/A*7. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.31.41.4— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.31.4N/A*9. General Hospital (ABC)1.21.2N/A*10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.01.00.9*11. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.91.01.0*— GMA3 (ABC)0.90.9N/A*— NBC News Daily (NBC)0.90.90.9Source Total Viewers (In Millions) Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)4,3134,348N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)3,8403,837N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2,8412,992N/A*4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,5692,632N/A*5. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,5692,632N/A*6. The View (ABC)2,4782,5982,3947. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,1792,256N/A*8. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,9802,1062,0839. General Hospital (ABC)1,8831,896N/A*10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,5991,5931,302*11. GMA3 (ABC)1,4561,4461,409*12. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1,4561,4161,493*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,3721,3391,281Source The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day, Big Data + Panel viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen. Ratings are the percentage of U.S. TV viewers who tuned in to a specific program. Beginning August 31, 2020, national ratings include Out-of-Home (OOH) viewing. Previously, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages are based on regular telecasts. LEGEND P = PremiereR = RepeatS = SpecialNR = Not Rated / Not RankedN/A = Not Available* denotes further information Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)* Nielsen reported no preemptions and/or schedule changes during the week of December 8-12, 2025. Note: The post ‘Beyond The Gates’ & ‘GMA3’ Improve Among Total Viewers – RATINGS first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

While streaming is at its highest point right now, when we last had access to delayed figures (L+3, L+7), GH and Y&R saw the most significant shift in viewership compared with their Live+SD figures, but only +200,000 - 300,000. This is likely due to the number of episodes aired per week compared with a single primetime episode, which you can watch on a random weekend while making lunch/dinner. Example: Soap Opera Network‘General Hospital’ Season-to-Date: Live+Same Day vs. Live...A breakdown of how "General Hospital" has performed in the ratings in Live+Same Day vs. Live+7 Days (delayed viewing) so far this season (2020-2021).

B&B likes to repeat episodes taped during their international remotes. There's a financial incentive to do so. Additionally, there is no good reason they'd re-air a random July 3 episode when the official press site already said it would be from the recent Italy shoot. All information shared in recent weeks by CBS and even B&B points to it being the July 30 episode. The July 3 date is clearly a typo, and no other outlet seems interested in correcting it. Furthermore, all the shows should have their publicists provide descriptions of the repeat broadcasts, not just episode numbers and OADs. GH and Y&R have been good about doing that. B&B and BTG have not been. DAYS doesn't have repeats.

Glad to help! I have a suspicion about how the error happened, but I won't voice it.

Final episode of Season 1 airs on Thursday, January 1, 2026 with episode #200. Season 2 begins with episode #201 on Friday, January 2, 2026. As such, Season 1 runs from February 24, 2025 - January 1, 2026. Season 2 starts January 2, 2026 and runs through TBD.

On “The Young and the Restless,” Claire (Hayley Erin) and Holden (Nathan Owens) contemplate their next date as the new year approaches, though the former has a condition. Meanwhile, Cane (Billy Flynn) questions Lily (Christel Khalil) about plans for the holiday. Elsewhere, Nicholas (Joshua Morrow) confronts Matt (Roger Howarth). Find out what else is set to happen during the week of December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026 on “The Young and the Restless” below. DVR ALERTS Monday, December 29, 2025New | #13282– Nick calls Matt Clark’s bluff. – Phyllis gives Jack an unexpected gift. – Noah worries about Sienna’s safety. Tuesday, December 30, 2025New | #13283– Victor rewards Michael’s loyalty. – Nikki shares a secret with Jack. – Claire stands by her actions. Wednesday, December 31, 2025New | #13284– Cane makes a bold move to impress Lily, – Adam and Sally discuss their complicated past. – Tessa explores her feelings for Daniel. Thursday, January 1, 2026Repeat | #6460 (OAD: 09/10/1998)– Jill interrupts Katherine Chancellor’s party with a shocking announcement. Friday, January 2, 2026New | #13285– Victor and Nick plot against Matt Clark. – Daniel makes a promise to Tessa. – Ian Ward haunts Mariah. PROMO Note: The post The Young and the Restless Spoilers: December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026 first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

@janea4old To follow up: The above is what B&B sent out on Friday, though, to your point, the description matches up with the July 30 episode. I believe the OAD is incorrect, so the episode is likely from July 30 rather than July 3, as everything else does match what was sent out by PR (including what's posted on Paramount Press Express). Description for reference: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 #9578 Eric holds the line, telling Ridge that he needs to decide between Brooke and Taylor. Fashion implodes in Italy on The Bold and the Beautiful.

They had a week or two off at the end of August before taping Season 2 in September.

Thursday, January 1, 2026, REPEAT Episode #9578 Original air date 7/3/25

The Bold and the BeautifulJanuary 2026 Spoilers

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Days of our Lives January 2026 Spoilers

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She is not in charge of CBS. She oversees CBS News, however. The guy who green lit BTG in the first place oversees Paramount TV networks, including CBS, and was the only one of the three pre-Skydancr merger CEOs retained.

Need To Know ABC’s daytime lineup, consisting of “The View,” “General Hospital,” and “GMA3,” marked or tied season highs among the key sales demos, with the ABC News programs in particular hitting season highs among Total Viewers. Despite a minor week-to-week drop among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating vs. 0.24 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.34 rating vs. 0.36 rating), “The Young and the Restless” hit a new season high among Total Viewers (2.992 million) and took back the No. 1 spot among soaps in Women 18-49, leading No. 2 “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “General Hospital” (0.19 rating, tie). Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg During the week of December 1-5, 2025, ABC’s “The View” attracted its largest overall audience in eight months (since March 31-April 4, 2025), with 2.598 million viewers tuning in, and its best performance among Women 18-49 (0.27 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.41 rating) since the 2024 presidential election week (November 4-8, 2024). The increased viewership for the chatfest had a halo effect on the rest of the ABC daytime lineup, with “GMA3” seeing its best performance among Women 18-49 (0.18 rating) since the week of February 10-14, 2025 and best among Women 25-54 (0.24 rating) since the week of March 3-7, 2025. Additionally, the ABC News program attracted its largest audience since the week of February 17-21, 2025, marking a new high among Total Viewers for the rebranded third hour of “Good Morning America,” which launched in June (previously titled “GMA3: What You Need to Know”). Amanda Setton, Giovanni Mazza After coming down just a bit in the key demos one week earlier, “General Hospital” once tied its season high among Women 18-49 (0.19 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.27 rating), tying for second place among soaps with “The Bold and the Beautiful” among Women 18-49 (0.19 rating), and topping time slot competitor “Beyond the Gates” in both demographics. Speaking of “Beyond the Gates,” the soap opera fell to 12th place among Women 18-49 (0.14 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.23), tying its season low in the latter, and falling behind “GMA3” for the first time in both categories. The CBS soap has also fallen behind former time slot holder “The Talk” among Women 18-49 for the eighth time in the 11 weeks thus far into the 2025-2026 television season. That said, “The Talk” was winding down with its 15th and final season during the comparable week last year. Meanwhile, the new drama series continues to attract a significantly larger audience among Total Viewers, this week up +324,000 viewers compared to the year ago performance of “The Talk” (1.593 million vs. 1.269 million). The soap opera also jumped +142,000 viewers from one week earlier, when a repeat was factored into its weekly average. “The Young and the Restless” once again set a new season high among Total Viewers with 2.992 million tuning in, an increase of +15,000 viewers over last week, and marking the long-running soap opera’s most-watched week overall since the week of August 4-8, 2025. Additionally, the drama was back on top as the No. 1 soap among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating), leading No. 2 “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “General Hospital” (0.19 rating, tie), and was also No. 1 among the four network soap operas in the Women 25-54 demo (0.34 rating), despite minor week-to-week declines in both demographics. Wrap-Up What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of December 1-5, 2025 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons. Note*: Figures under the 2024 column for “Beyond the Gates” are compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, “The Talk.” “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” is compared with the performance of its predecessor, “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” “GMA3” is compared with its predecessor, “GMA3: What You Need to Know.” Additionally, 2024 comparisons, particularly Households and Total Viewers, were unavailable to this publication for most daytime broadcast shows, unlessed stated otherwise, until at least February 2025. Further, starting with the 2025-2026 television season, ratings are based on Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel, while figures under the 2024 column are based on Nielsen Live+Same Day Panel-only data. Week of December 1-5, 2025 Rankers Women 18-49 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.310.340.362. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.280.330.343. The View (ABC)0.270.240.224. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.230.230.235. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.220.290.306. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.210.240.267. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.200.210.208. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.190.260.24— General Hospital (ABC)0.190.160.2310. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.180.260.21*— GMA3 (ABC)0.180.110.17*12. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.140.170.17*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.100.160.15Source Women 25-54 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.520.590.542. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.460.560.503. The View (ABC)0.410.360.334. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.360.350.325. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.350.430.456. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.340.360.457. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.320.290.288. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.300.380.419. General Hospital (ABC)0.270.220.3210. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.250.370.32*11. GMA3 (ABC)0.240.150.24*12. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.230.240.25*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.160.240.23Source Households Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)2.62.6N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)2.32.3N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)1.91.9N/A*4. The View (ABC)1.71.61.75. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.61.7N/A*— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.61.5N/A*7. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.41.41.4— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.41.3N/A*9. General Hospital (ABC)1.21.2N/A*10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.01.00.8*— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1.01.01.0*12. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.90.90.8— GMA3 (ABC)0.90.8N/A*Source Total Viewers (In Millions) Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)4,3484,511N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)3,8373,967N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2,9922,977N/A*4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,6322,667N/A*— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,6322,538N/A*7. The View (ABC)2,5982,4632,3978. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,2562,128N/A*9. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)2,1062,2822,02110. General Hospital (ABC)1,8961,872N/A*11. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,5931,4511,269*12. GMA3 (ABC)1,4461,2981,361*13. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1,4161,6771,396*14. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,3391,3651,210Source The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day, Big Data + Panel viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen. Ratings are the percentage of U.S. TV viewers who tuned in to a specific program. Beginning August 31, 2020, national ratings include Out-of-Home (OOH) viewing. Previously, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages are based on regular telecasts. LEGEND P = PremiereR = RepeatS = SpecialNR = Not Rated / Not RankedN/A = Not Available* denotes further information Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)* “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” was retitled “TDY Jenna & Friends-JF” on Thursday, December 11, 2025. The retitled program will not be included in the program’s weekly or season averages. The show’s weekly average is based on four days (Monday through Wednesday, Friday). Note: The post ‘The View’ Marks Multi-Month Highs Among Key Demos & Total Viewers, Lifts ‘GMA3’ & ‘General Hospital’ – RATINGS first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

I truly do not know what CBS was thinking about including that repeat into Beyond the Gates' weekly average. It would have otherwise been a decent week for the show.

Yes, publicists accompany the cast to events like those. That's their job. Doesn't change the fact that CBS had nothing directly to do with any of the events themselves. Of the two publicists you listed, Noelle, sadly, was one of those let go at CBS. Dio remains and works alongside SmithHouse.

I wouldn't say that at all. Publicist ≠ marketing/promotion in the visual sense or on social media. CBS itself manages the show's social media and runs the campaigns you see on TV, etc. The publicist can only set up interviews with cast/crew, send out press releases and work alongside marketing/promotion on campaigns. SmithHouse does not handle any of CBS' socials or their overall promotion campaigns. They, however, send out campaign materials to the press when available. Think of it this way: Y&R and DAYS created new YouTube channels because neither CBS nor Peacock was interested in sharing the content on the official channels already in place. B&B does the same for their YouTube channel, though they primarily post full episodes there, while the CBS Brand Channel hosts promos and clips that are taken offline within days of posting. P&G is a marketer and advertiser looking to reach the masses with its products. Doesn't really have anything to do with CBS when they do those live/in-person events.