27 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

Appreciate you confirming that.

Of course! We at least needed that part to be true. Anything otherwise would make me feel ill based on that Bloomberg interview.

Ultimately, I want us to hear that he was laid to rest per his wishes. Until then, all this infighting as shared on social media by his family or whoever is involved in his personal affairs is just disgusting.

I saw a post earlier, and I was appalled at how someone could speak ill of the dead, even if they were related. This is just too much info, IMO:

I spoke with someone at Robinson Funeral Home, and they confirmed that donated money goes toward funeral costs and not directly to the family. In essence, when families are unable to pay for the services themselves, the funeral home provider includes a donate now button to help cover the cost of their services.

I thought this would be helpful information as we become aware of this increasingly unfortunate situation.

As expected, “The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” will now take place on Friday, December 15, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and CBS confirmed today. The rescheduled ceremony will be broadcast LIVE at 9:00 p.m. ET/delayed PT on CBS and will also be available to stream on Paramount+*.

“We are pleased to set this new date with CBS for the Daytime Emmys to celebrate our golden anniversary,” said Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS in a statement. He added, “We know the loyal fans of daytime television have waited patiently to properly honor and recognize all of the deserving nominees and we look forward to the celebration we have all been waiting for.”

Earlier this week, NATAS announced an “exciting weekend” of festivities, noting “four days of celebrations,” but only released information on events taking place over three days. This led to wide speculation that the fourth day, Friday, December 15, was being eyed as a replacement date for the big event. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on Friday, June 16, but was postponed due to the now concluded Writer’s and Actor’s strikes.

During the broadcast, Daytime Emmy Award winner Susan Lucci (“All My Children”) will receive her Lifetime Achievement Honors. Former talk show host Maury Povich will receive his award at the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, taking place the next day on Saturday, December 16 at 12:00 noon PT, and will be available to stream online at watch.TheEmmys.tv. Both events will be held at the historic Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.

Heading into Emmy season, “General Hospital” leads the pack with 19 nominations overall, followed by 14 nominations for “The Bold and the Beautiful,” 13 nominations for “The Young and the Restless” and 10 nominations for “Days of our Lives” (the show originally had 11 noms, now has 10: see story). 

For a full list of nominees, including technical/creative nominations, click here.

This year marks the 17th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, more than any other network. The December 15 broadcast is being produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.

Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime. In addition, in recognition of the marked increase in content and entries for children’s programming, 2022 marked the first annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, with relevant categories separating from the Daytime Emmys into their own competition and ceremony. All awards are judged by a pool of peer professionals from across the television industry.

Speaking of the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, mere hours after the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, on Saturday, December 16, NATAS will present the Children’s & Family Creative Arts ceremony, starting at 8:00 p.m. PT. The main ceremony, “The 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards,” will take place on Sunday, December 17, starting at 5:00 p.m. PT, topping off the “exciting weekend” of festivities. The Westin Bonaventure Hotel will also play venue host for those ceremonies.

Note*: Live and On Demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs.

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Just now, BoldRestless said:

Is his agent Maurice's Paula? I wonder if Mo will say anything. 

I believe she was his manager.

This is just getting worse and worse. I do not know what to believe right now myself.

Susan P. Baker is Tyler's sister, Susan Asmo Baker, according to her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/susan.asmo

Additionally, she did in fact create a page called Celebrating Tyler Christopher, but it is a "add a friend" type page, not a true Facebook page in the traditional sense (https://www.facebook.com/celebrating.tyler.christopher)

Apparently someone named April Grant is managing Tyler's official pages in lieu of his death, according to a post on the Celebrating Tyler Christopher page:

Looks like a post on Susan's Facebook page (not the Celebrating Tyler Christopher page) had a post liked by at least two Cheetwoods, one of which was Derk Cheetwood (the other is a non-celebrity member).

The full message (not shown on Tyler's official pages) of Susan's post:

The image used on the funeral service page is an older photo of Tyler's that one could pull from Google images. IMO, it's not one someone close to another person would use. But that is just me. Link to funeral service page: https://www.robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=29851418

I called the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office and unfortunately they are closed in observance of the Veteran's Day holiday so I can not confirm whether Tyler is still there, as per the messages posted to his official Facebook and Instagram pages.

Right now, it's unclear who is posting to his pages or how they were able to gain access. There was no indication in either post. Additionally, I have not been able to independently verify whether an alleged Facebook page or group called "Celebrating Tyler Christopher" currently or previously existed.

Make sure to tune into the Friday, November 10 episode of CBS’ “The Talk” when “The Young and the Restless” star Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) appears for the first time since he was featured in a segment shown from behind the scenes of the daytime drama series during the Tuesday, March 21 episode, wherein co-host Jerry O’Connell spoke with cast members in celebration of the show’s 50th anniversary.

In August, Braeden announced he was cancer free, nearly four months since he first revealed he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

“I want to talk to you tonight because I want to tell you I’m grateful for all of your good thoughts and your prayers,” said Braeden in a Facebook video, which ran for nearly 26 minutes. “It’s meant a great deal to me, and I can tell you it obviously has helped because I had my last cystoscopy two days ago – that’s when they thread a camera into your bladder – and I’m cancer free! They couldn’t find a damn thing.”

“The Talk” airs weekdays at 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT on CBS and is also available to Stream Live and on Demand on Paramount+.

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Months after announcing the postponement of “The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” due to the then ongoing Writers Guild Strike, which officially ended on September 27 with members ratifying the new contract on October 9, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced on Tuesday that it has formally rescheduled the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, which will now take place on Saturday, December 16 as a luncheon event. The organization did not announce a new date for the main ceremony, which was scheduled to air on CBS earlier this year.

Dubbing it an “exciting weekend” of Emmy festivities, NATAS will kick things off on Thursday, December 14 when it holds a private reception to honor the 2023 Daytime and Children’s & Family inductees into the Gold & Silver Circle honor society. Honorees include former “General Hospital” executive producer Wendy Riche (writer/EP for “The Bay”) and “General Hospital”/”Bob Hearts Abishola” star Vernée Watson (Stella), among others.

On Saturday, December 16, legendary talk show host Maury Povich, who was previously announced as a Lifetime Achievement Honoree for this year’s Daytime Emmys, will receive his award at the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony. The event will occur at the historic Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, starting at 12:00 noon PT.

The Children’s & Family Creative Arts ceremony will also take place at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel on Saturday, December 16, mere hours after the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, starting at 8:00 p.m. PT. As for the main ceremony, “The 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards” will take place on Sunday, December 17,  starting at 5:00 p.m. PT, topping off the weekend’s festivities.

At press time, the SAG-AFTRA, the union representing television and film actors in the United States, remained on strike. However, due to the nature of its contract, SAG-AFTRA members appearing on Daytime Dramas, Talk Shows, and other Non-Dramatic Programs recognized by the Daytime Emmy Awards work under the guild’s Network Code agreement, which remains a non-struck contract. The majority of programs recognized in the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards competition were similarly produced under agreements not subject to the strike.

However, some Children’s & Family Emmy-nominated programs remain struck. As such, NATAS salutes the nominated performances of those SAG-AFTRA members who appeared in these programs but acknowledges that it is a violation of the guild’s strike rules for such members to promote or publicize their nominations for struck work.

“We are pleased to honor once again the writers, performers and other creators that inspire and entertain audiences of all ages,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS. “We look forward to a fun-packed weekend that underscores the amazing scope of content making a difference in viewers’ lives.”

The full list of nominees for the Daytime Emmy Awards can be found here. Nominations for the Children’s & Family Emmys were announced on November 2 and can be found here.

Check back soon for any updates on additional Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies.

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Have you ever wanted to hear the full-length version of music cues/scores played during scenes on a daytime soap opera? Well, for the first time ever, “The Bold and the Beautiful” is providing soap opera fans with the chance to hear music from the show that helps set the tone for episodes of the series.

On Tuesday, November 7, more than a dozen music cues were published to the show’s Official YouTube channel, including such titles as “Paulina’s Big Smile,” “Next Time Around,” “Connect the Dots,” “Fountain of Light,” “Anyone’s Guess,” “Beautiful Forrester Theme,” “White Light,” along with several number centric titles, such as “108-M,” a more soothing and slow-paced iteration of “The Bold and the Beautiful” theme song. 

Most of the music cues published thus far are two or more minutes long, with the longest running time at a whopping 3 minutes, 29 seconds. That music cue, “1027,” appears to be used to set up a scene in which viewers will anticipate a shocking and thrilling twist. The shortest music cue is “108-HH,” a shortened iteration of the show’s theme played using a harp. It runs for just 34 seconds.

In announcing the release of the music cues, the show’s supervising producer, Casey Kasprzyk, said on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter), “This has been a dream of mine to make it easy for everyone to hear the various scores from #BoldandBeautiful.” He added, “I’m loving reading comments hearing what memories the music evokes.  These cues are literally the music of our lives!” In addition to his work on the daytime drama series, Kasprzyk also hosts “Bold Live! on most Fridays on YouTube.

In June 2022, “The Bold and the Beautiful” released an original scores album featuring 35 recognizable and moving theme songs featured on the show. The album, entitled “The Bold and the Beautiful (Music from the Series, Volume One)” was composed and scored by the show’s Emmy Award-winning composer John Nordstrom who joined the soap in that capacity in 2013. The album is available on Apple Music, Spotify and all other music streaming platforms.

To listen to the music cues, click on the play button below or visit the show’s Official YouTube channel.

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So, since I was given a voucher toward another magazine instead of a refund, I opted to get Inside Soap UK and paid the difference. Tell me why Soap Opera Digest couldn't be bothered to do something as simple as this in at least one issue. I mean, it didn't take much work or effort and would be a reason to check out the magazine.

45 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

Well I hope they let their subscribers get refunds. I don't subscribe to SOD anymore, but definitely would not be interested in Women's World Weekly.

Agreed. No disrespect, but I subscribed to Digest because I watched (and covered) soap operas. I am not an over 50-year-old woman who needs/wants tips on beauty, health and nutrition.

EXCLUSIVE: a360Media Transferring Soap Opera Digest Subscriptions to Woman’s World Magazine 

So, this is why I said the unnamed digital magazine distributor was playing stupid, fast and loose when I spoke with them. They either knew nothing or spoke to the wrong people. As of today, they even told me, "we are still waiting for the new calendar from the publisher's side and once we have all the details setup the marketing team will be removing the 52 issues and will be changed to 4 issues," when I asked why they are still allowing people to purchase subscriptions to Soap Opera Digest, especially when their site lists 52 issues as the amount you'll receive throughout the subscription.

Additionally, they said, "In regards to the special issues we do not have information on the release dates and if the publisher decides to include them as part of the 4 issues they will be apart of the subscription."

Like how dense must you be?

With the November 13, 2023 cover issue of Soap Opera Digest being the magazine’s last ever as a weekly print magazine, subscribers will soon see their subscriptions transferred to Woman’s World, a health, beauty and nutrition magazine for women over 50, Soap Opera Network has learned. Additionally, the first of four planned special print editions of Soap Opera Digest will released on newsstands in 2024.

A rep for a360media, owner of both magazine brands, tells us, “The Soap Opera Digest brand will live on as a special edition magazine, available on newsstands in 2024. In the meantime, our subscription team will be reaching out to subscribers to let them know their remaining balance of Soap Opera Digest issues left to serve will be transferred to one of our flagship brands, Woman’s World, a bestselling weekly magazine.”

The rep also notes that in addition to the special edition magazine, “Much of the content you’ve come to love in our Soap Opera Digest print edition, including breaking news, exclusive story previews and interviews with your favorite stars, will continue to be available on our social media sites and at soapoperadigest.com.”

On Monday, October 30, a note from the staff of Soap Opera Digest was published on their website, which at the time only noted that the magazine would be “publishing at a reduced frequency moving forward.” The message also contained a link for all questions regarding subscriptions. A few days later, the link began redirecting to a page telling subscribers, “Unfortunately, Soap Opera Digest is no longer being published as a weekly magazine, effective with the November 13th, 2023 issue. Please rest assured that as soon as more details are available, we will be notifying all of our subscribers.”

As of October 31, 2023, the Soap Opera Digest staff has transitioned to an online environment with news, interviews and more published on soapoperadigest.com, as noted by the rep. Further, beginning Monday, November 6, fresh content that fell under key sections as shown in the print magazine began publishing to the website, including a “Take Five [Interview] with Mark Grossman,” a “QuickTake [Interview] with Veronica Redd,” and “It’s Only My Opinion [Column] by Carolyn Hinsey,” among others. At press time, it was unclear what schedule the staff would follow for releasing content based on features shown in the weekly magazine.

Strategically, it makes sense for a360media to transfer subscriptions to Woman’s World. An annual subscription to the magazine (50 issues) is fairly equal to an annual subscription to Soap Opera Digest (52 issues), with just about $5-$10 separating the two in terms of pricing. The same goes for a six-month subscription, with Woman’s World releasing about 20 issues during that period, while Soap Opera Digest released 26 issues.

Among circulation figures, Woman’s World had a circulation average of 831,172 for the six months that ended on June 30, 2023, according to the Alliance for Audited Media (AAM), which placed the magazine 47th out of 165 magazines that provided their paid and verified circulation figures. Out of the 195 magazines tracked overall for that period by AAM, 30 magazines did not submit/provide a publisher statement by their press time.

Prior to a360media’s 2022 acquisition of the publishing portfolio from Bauer Media Group, which included Woman’s World, First for Women and the Bauer U.S. bookazine business, Bauer transferred subscriptions for the discontinued ABC Soaps In Depth and CBS Soaps In Depth to Woman’s World.

Woman’s World was founded in 1981 by  European magazine publisher, Heinrich Bauer Verlag of Hamburg, Germany.

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19 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

That's marvelous! WHAT? 

Patience is a virtue. 

I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!

1 minute ago, janea4old said:

That interview is interesting in that it is a summary of the second half of the the Digest podcast interview with Kyle back in September.  (The podcast talked about storylines airing then and other parts of his life. And then the second part of the podcast was about him leaving acting, moving to the Lake Tahoe region to be near his daughter, and getting a job as news anchor there.)  The new article in the print issue in October (now on the website) is a summary of everything he said in the podcast about why he moved and what his daily routine is like now, so it's not really "new", but it's newly typed.

Thanks for pointing that out. I don't generally listen to podcasts in the traditional sense so I wouldn't have had a clue -- I prefer my "podcasts" to be video-based since it keeps me focused and there are visuals of what they are talking about.

I love your insight, btw!

So, Stephanie Sloane has been credited with the B&B November, DAYS November and GH November Sweeps preview posts, but she physically posted none -- byline says Stephanie, but the link over said name points to another WordPress user.

Ironically, the Y&R November Sweeps preview post was likely written by Stephanie, but Devin Owens is the author of the online post. It could be that Stephanie likely wrote it, but he forgot to credit her, or he did the Y&R one instead of her. That said, Mara Levinsky physically posted the B&B and GH November preview, crediting Stephanie. Chris Eades posted the DAYS November preview but credited Stephanie -- I previously stated he posted the DAYS/GH ones on Saturday, but now it looks like he posted the DAYS one and Mara posted the GH one. Overall, Stephanie has these posts showing her being the author, but none of them were physically posted to the site by her even though she does have her own account (https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/ssloane/). Her last properly credited (published with her name under her account) was the Kyle Lowder interview, posted on October 25, two days before the announced shutdown of the weekly print magazine. She does have a bio page with a bio image, however.

The Winsor Harmon/Ashley Jones story I previously noted as credited to Stella Bednarz was actually published on the site by Chris Eades.

Carolyn Hinsey is credited with her opinions post, published today, but Mara is the one who physically published it to the site. It appears to be a new Opinion post by Carolyn, btw.

Details from the Hot Plots Preview section in the most recent (and final) weekly issue were published on the site. For the first time, we find out who actually wrote those since the print magazine never credited a specific writer with a byline for those. Mara posted the GH Preview (Esme Wants to Move Out) while Janet posted the DAYS Preview (Chad Meets Everett). Regarding a post from the recent Late-Breaking News section, Stephanie is credited with the DAYS Preview (Li Is Murdered), but again, it was not posted to the site by her. Credited to her name, but this time the SOD account is linked (https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/SOD/).

Thus far, only Mara, Stella (via Chris Eades posting it) and Devin have been posting actual new content that wasn't previously found in a recent or current issue of the now-defunct weekly magazine. The site appears to have completely abandoned the "Five Things That Happened" in Soap History and Birthday Spotlight posts, which are considered throwaway content for when you have nothing better to post on your site. Just "My Opinion." Then again, they might start them back up again once they are no longer publishing stuff from older issues.

ON A RELATED NOTE:

I recently had back-and-forth conversations through email with a digital magazine distributor (I won't name them) about the Soap Opera Digest situation (52 issues per year to 4 per year), and in my opinion, they are playing stupid, fast and loose.

They are telling me the "good news" in that digital subscriptions to the magazine will continue, but instead of getting 52 issues subscribers will only get 4, which they acknowledge I already knew. "For customer's who have an existing subscription they will continue to receive the new issues as they are delivered," I was told.

In theory that makes sense, but if you pre-paid for a subscription and it goes from 52 to 4 per year, are they really going to make subscribers believe they will now have five more years of a magazine subscription if they had say 20 issues (4 per year x 5 years) remaining on said subscription? Or even as many as ten years or more if they recently subscribed to Soap Opera Digest? I do not believe that for a second, especially since the Variety article stated the magazine would print four special issues yearly. I quote, "The company plans to continue publishing special print issues of Soap Opera Digest four times per year." Keyboard is "special."

Speaking of that word, here's what the unnamed company told me on that matter. "Please note that Special issues will not be apart of the subscription." Hence why I said they are playing "stupid, fast and loose" with the situation.

Just more of my ramblings. All of which are my personal opinions and do not represent those of Soap Opera Network.

In case you missed the first of three scheduled performances by Ken Corday last night, you are in luck: the “Days of our Lives” executive producer can be seen performing on Wednesday, November 8 and Saturday, November 11, at the legendary Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank, CA, as he presents his first piano recital in over 50 years.

Featuring a collection of never-before-heard, completely original works, tickets for the concert, “Ken Corday Presents: ‘Songs Without Words’ Benefit Concert,” can be purchased online for $40 by visiting the Gary Marshall Theatre website. Each show begins at 8:00 p.m.

Note: Price does not include any additional fees, parking, merchandise or concessions. Additionally, due to the nature of live theatre and events, artists and special guests are subject to change. All proceeds from the concert will go to benefit the SAG/AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Assistance Program and the important work they continue to do. 

During Corday’s performance on Saturday, November 4, several “Days of our Lives” cast members were in attendance, including Deidre Hall (Marlens), Stephen Nichols (Steve), Jackeé Harry (Paulina), Josh Taylor (Roman), Peter Porte (Dimitri), Greg Rikaart (Leo), and Suzanne Rogers (Maggie). Also in attendance were former “Days of our Lives” co-executive producer Greg Meng, casting director Marnie Saitta, makeup artist Karen Dahl, costume designer Richard Bloore and members of Corday’s immediate family, among others.

Check out photos from the event below.

For more information about the concert, Ken Corday and the Gary Marshall Theatre, click here.

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After his character is found lying unconscious on the floor, bleeding from a literal knife wound in the back, it looks like Li Shin’s time in Salem has reached its end, and with it, portrayer Remington Hoffman concludes his nearly four-year run on “Days of our Lives.”

According to Soap Opera Digest, which first reported the news in the magazine’s final weekly print issue, on sale now, the show’s head writer, Ron Carlivati, tells the magazine, “It’s been so much fun to write for his character,” referring to Hoffman.”He added, “We’ve fleshed out his family with Wendy [Victoria Grace] and featured him on ‘Chad & Abby in Paris’ and ‘Beyond Salem.’ It was a story-dictated decision.”

Following his appearance in the “Chad & Abby” digital series, Hoffman made his formal “Days of our Lives” debut as Li Shin, the youngest son of DiMera Enterprises board member Mr. Shin (Michael Hagiwara), on April 22, 2020. The role was initially meant to be recurring but Li quickly became a fan favorite when he got entangled in the life of one Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) during a time in which she lobbied for the position of CEO of DiMera.

“The whole first day that I shot was pretty much with Camila,” said Hoffman at the time of his debut in an interview with Soap Opera Digest. “It was really cool working with her because she’s really free. She’s really unexpected, and that’s the best thing to be around. She has a lot of energy and she’s really focused.” 

In the latest promo highlighting what’s to come during the week of November 6-10, 2023, a devastated Wendy is shown walking into the apartment as she sees her brother face down on the floor while Gabi and Stefan (Brandon Barash) are seemingly trying to assess what is going on around them. Later, while at the hospital, Wendy tries to find out who stabbed Li as she asks him point blank, “Who did this to you?” Being a soap, we’ll unlikely find out for certain, especially since Li looks to be taking his final breath. In the meantime, considering her fingerprints are now on the bloodstained knife, Gabi is Salem PD’s prime suspect, but Stefan is certain of her innocence.

Watch this week’s promo below.

To find out what’s going to happen this upcoming week on “Days of our Lives,” watch all-new episodes of the series, weekdays on Peacock, which is also the exclusive home to catch up with what you missed at any time. For more information, visit PeacockTV.com.

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Tom Stacy's bio and bio image is available: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/tstacy/

1 hour ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Mara & Steph have Digest email addresses. What I can see of email addresses the rest are sodsound & sodask & others like that as opposed to people's names. Hinsey does not have a Digest email address. 

Are you talking about the bio pages? Otherwise, I'm lost.

So far of the five bio pages that have been updated, Janet's points to her AOL email (she's freelance at SOD), while Tom Stacy and Devin Owens also have an @soapoperadigest.com email address. Stephanie doesn't have a known bio page to indicate any info or email address since her posts from today were actually published by Chris Eades, who himself doesn't have a formal bio page like the rest do. Per Mara's bio page, yes, she is listed with an @soapoperadigest.com email address. 

Ever since it was announced that a360media would shutter the weekly print edition of Soap Opera Digest, subscribers have been clamoring to find out when the magazine would print its final issue. Sadly, Soap Opera Network can confirm that the current November 13, 2023 issue, on sale now, is officially the final weekly print issue of the long-running publication.

Following the discontinuation of the weekly print magazine, digital subscribers should reach out to their provider for information on refunds and/or other accommodations as there will not be a weekly digital edition of the magazine published. As of October 31, 2023, the Soap Opera Digest staff has fully transitioned to an online only environment with news, interviews and more published on soapoperadigest.com. Features from recent issues are also being published to the site.

With its cover highlighted by the annual November Sweeps preview for the four remaining daytime dramas, the final weekly print issue of Soap Opera Digest features news on Darin Brooks and his exit from “The Bold and the Beautiful” as Wyatt and the return of “Days of our Lives” star Greg Rikaart (Leo) to “The Young and the Restless” as Kevin. The magazine also includes a spread on Camryn Grimes (Mariah, “The Young and the Restless”), the final “Take Five” with Kimberlin Brown (Sheila, “The Bold and the Beautiful”) and columnist Carolyn Hinsey’s stating her opinion that soaps should always bring back actors in their original roles, noting, “it’s like a warm, soapy hug.” 

The final weekly print issue was formally announced via a notice page on the Soap Opera Digest website, which previously allowed subscribers to order the magazine and/or update their subscription information. The message reads: “Unfortunately, Soap Opera Digest is no longer being published as a weekly magazine, effective with the November 13th, 2023 issue. Please rest assured that as soon as more details are available, we will be notifying all of our subscribers.”

This marks the second time that the magazine staff have directly addressed the shutdown of the weekly print magazine. On Monday, October 30, the site published a note from the staff, which at the time only noted that the magazine would be “publishing at a reduced frequency moving forward.” In a statement released to Variety, a360media noted that Soap Opera Digest would publish four special print issues per year going forward.

As of June 30, 2023, Soap Opera Digest had a paid and verified circulation of just 43,743, according to the Alliance for Audited Media (AAM), the “recognized leader in publisher audits across digital, print and out-of-home channels.” By comparison, throughout the 1990s, the magazine had a circulation in excess of one million. By 2010, the number had dropped to just under 500,000 and under 100,000 by 2019.

Out of the 195 publications audited by AAM, there were 30 publications that had not shared their publisher statements. That said, Digest ranked 154th out of 165 publications that did release their figures, only beating out the likes of Elle Quebec, Conquer Magazine, Diabetes Care, Vero and Les Affaires Plus, among others, in terms of circulation totals. 

The top 35 selling magazines with a circulation in excess of one million included the likes of People, Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, Us Weekly, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Time, New Yorker, Sports Illustrated,National Geographic, Men’s Health, Women’s Health and even Elle, among others.

In April 2020, Bauer Media, now owned by a360media, shuttered the print editions of Soaps In Depth, which released weekly issues as either ABC Soaps In Depth or CBS Soaps In Depth. The brand’s name continues as a digital website sharing news and interviews with stars from the four remaining American soap operas – “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Days of our Lives,” “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless.”

Soap Opera Digest was launched in 1975 by founders Angela Shapiro and Jerome Shapiro.

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8 minutes ago, Errol said:

In the last couple of hours, Stephanie Sloane has been credited with posting the DAYS and GH November Sweeps previews that were found in the most recent issue of the magazine, which I'm hearing is officially the final issue. However, when you click on her name, it is clear that Chris Eades posted her content as the link points to his author page: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/ceades/ (also see attachment)

Someone named Stella Bednarz, who is SOD's deputy editor, posted the Ashley Jones and Winsor Harmon casting news from B&B, which originally went to TV Insider as an exclusive, btw (read what I said above about casting news).

Tom Freestone, who produces the Dishin with Digest podcast, among other audio/video programming at a360media, posted the one thing thus far, a B&B Preview: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/the-bold-the-beautiful-preview-ridge-keeps-mum-about-eric/

Brian Beckley, who is the senior photojournalist for SOD, apparently has been handling their gallery posts, although he hasn't been credited with a post since the announced shutdown of the print magazine (October 27). He also posted the most recent Carolyn Hinsey shares her opinions post: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/carolyn-hinsey-shares-her-opinions-1731017/

I can't say for sure, but it looks to me like someone has gone in and retroactively added the actual authors of many recent posts on the SOD website, as I could have sworn SOD was listed as the author for virtually every post up until the announcement of the print magazine ceasing operations.

Janet Di Lauro's recent interview with Blake Berris, featured in the most recent issue of the magazine, is posted on the site.

The author pages for Janet, Mara Levinsky, Devin Owens and Brian have been updated to include their bios and headshots, so I expect that means they are all there:

Mara Levinsky: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/mlevinsky/
Devin Owens: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/dowens/
Janet Di Lauro: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/soapgodess/
Brian Beckley: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/bbeckley/

I forgot to add (which is what I started writing in the above post before I rambled about other things):

The Soap Opera Digest website has ceased posting those annoying five things that happened in soap history posts and birthday posts. To be clear, by annoying, I just meant it was filler content when you didn't feel like posting any actual content. That's at least one positive to the print magazine shutting down.

In the last couple of hours, Stephanie Sloane has been credited with posting the DAYS and GH November Sweeps previews that were found in the most recent issue of the magazine, which I'm hearing is officially the final issue. However, when you click on her name, it is clear that Chris Eades posted her content as the link points to his author page: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/ceades/ (also see attachment)

Someone named Stella Bednarz, who is SOD's deputy editor, posted the Ashley Jones and Winsor Harmon casting news from B&B, which originally went to TV Insider as an exclusive, btw (read what I said above about casting news).

Tom Freestone, who produces the Dishin with Digest podcast, among other audio/video programming at a360media, posted the one thing thus far, a B&B Preview: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/the-bold-the-beautiful-preview-ridge-keeps-mum-about-eric/

Brian Beckley, who is the senior photojournalist for SOD, apparently has been handling their gallery posts, although he hasn't been credited with a post since the announced shutdown of the print magazine (October 27). He also posted the most recent Carolyn Hinsey shares her opinions post: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/carolyn-hinsey-shares-her-opinions-1731017/

I can't say for sure, but it looks to me like someone has gone in and retroactively added the actual authors of many recent posts on the SOD website, as I could have sworn SOD was listed as the author for virtually every post up until the announcement of the print magazine ceasing operations.

Janet Di Lauro's recent interview with Blake Berris, featured in the most recent issue of the magazine, is posted on the site.

The author pages for Janet, Mara Levinsky, Devin Owens and Brian have been updated to include their bios and headshots, so I expect that means they are all there:

Mara Levinsky: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/mlevinsky/
Devin Owens: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/dowens/
Janet Di Lauro: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/soapgodess/
Brian Beckley: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/bbeckley/

According to TMZ, a friend discovered Tyler after entering his apartment with a key that they had been previously been given since they hadn't heard from him. The person soon after found Tyler already dead in his bedroom and called 911. TMZ claims to have sources who've told them that "it appeared he had been dead for some time." 

When they say "some time," they don't speculate or specify, likely because a coroner's report needs to be filed and toxicology tests need to be run. As of now, it's unclear when (date) Tyler officially died.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/11/01/general-hospital-tyler-christopher-dead-dies-friend-found-at-home/