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Not sure what you mean. I'm talking about budget cuts and people bolting due to cutbacks.

Flynn's exit is just one of several recent changes behind the scenes at DAYS, with more to come. I'm hearing things aren't great from a financial perspective at the show.

In a first for daytime television, soap star Heather Tom will act in an upcoming episode of “The Bold and the Beautiful” that she also wrote and directed. The episode is said to be timed to Women’s History Month, which celebrates the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society and is set to air Thursday, March 27. Joining the show’s cast in August 2007 as Katie Logan, after previously portraying the roles of Victoria Newman on “The Young and the Restless” and Kelly Cramer on “One Life to Live,” among other acting credits, Tom has been a director at “The Bold and the Beautiful” since November 2015, with her first episode airing January 5, 2016. Since then, Tom has gone on to direct several dozen episodes of the soap opera, as well as such shows as “Good Trouble” and “Dynasty,” and even a 2019 episode of “The Young and the Restless,” among other projects she’s directed. Last fall, it was announced that in addition to her acting and directing work at “The Bold and the Beautiful,” Tom had also joined the show’s writing team as a scriptwriter, with her first episode airing Wednesday, November 6, 2024. “Heather will be equally wonderful at writing as she is at acting, and as director, her creative mojo is just off the chart,” said Tom’s co-star Don Diamont (Bill Spencer) during an October 2, 2024 joint interview with Tom on the Michael Fairman Channel. “She is just so gifted and so committed, and it all matters to her. I just cannot say enough. It is the best thing of my career to work with this wonderfully talented woman, and just wonderful person.” Along with co-star Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter Walton), who is also part of the show’s writing team in addition to appearing on screen, the daytime soap opera continues to highlight the multiple talents of its cast beyond portraying their fan favorite characters. Note: The post Heather Tom Wrote, Directed & Acts In An Upcoming Special Episode of ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Timed Specifically to Women’s History Month appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Because people have been getting away with posting variations of banned words, I implemented a complete stop to those phrases even being uttered on the boards. Therefore, the word must be removed completely for one to post. This is just for a select group of words. If this is in error, please let me know via Email or PM. I can request a reduction in ads by our ad company, but I'd need to know which ad spots in particular are making your time here unpleasant. I would be interested in an app for the SON Community, but the vast majority of people post on a desktop, so it wouldn't be worth it to invest in such a project from a financial standpoint. That said, ads pay the bills and keep the lights on. I can't guarantee any changes or reductions will keep the SON Community alive afterward.

Get ready to say goodbye to the Butlers and the Johnsons, as CBS announced on Monday that it has renewed its long-running comedy series “The Neighborhood” for an eighth and final season, which is set to air during the 2025-2026 broadcast television season. “The Neighborhood” stars Cedric the Entertainer as Calvin Butler, the unofficial mayor of his Pasadena neighborhood, where he lives with his loving wife, Tina (Tichina Arnold), and next door to his two older sons, Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) and Marty (Marcel Spears), and revolves around the Butlers’ unlikely friendship with their new(ish) neighbor, perpetual nice-guy Dave Johnson (Max Greenfield), his wife, Gemma (Beth Behrs), and their now-teenage son, Grover (Hank Greenspan). Skye Townsend also stars in the series as Courtney Pridgeon, Marty’s one-time fling and now co-worker with whom he shares a baby girl. “The brilliant cast and creative team at ‘The Neighborhood’ led by the incomparable Cedric the Entertainer have brought levity, laughter and poignant storylines to Monday nights for seven incredible seasons,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “‘The Neighborhood’ is a strong ratings performer for CBS and one of the top comedies on TV. We believe the show’s loyal fans deserve a proper farewell season full of the trademark humor and heartfelt moments that are synonymous with the series.” During the show’s current seventh season, the Johnsons have gone from neighborhood newcomers to full-on denizens, truly becoming the best of friends with the Butlers (though Calvin won’t admit it). The two families, who couldn’t be more different, have realized they have much more in common than they ever thought they would. Last month, it was announced that the Season 7 finale of “The Neighborhood” would serve as a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff series that would star McKinney and Spears, who would segue off the main series if picked up, and finds their characters living in a reverse concept of the mothership series, where Marty and Malcolm embark on new adventures, finally leaving their family home to start the next chapters in their lives, including acquainting themselves as newcomers in a neighborhood both close by but yet worlds apart: Venice Beach. In addition to McKinney and Spears, the planted spinoff would also star “The Young and the Restless” alum Hunter King (ex-Summer Newman), along with actors Justin Long, Kara Royster and Angelique Cabral. Produced by CBS Studios, “The Neighborhood” is averaging 6.4 million viewers with 35-day multiplatform viewing, according to Nielsen. Executive producers include Bill Martin, Mike Schiff, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, Cedric the Entertainer and Eric Rhone. The series airs Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and is available to stream Live and On Demand on Paramount+. Note: The post ‘The Neighborhood’ Renewed For Eighth and Final Season At CBS appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

There will not be a ninth season of “S.W.A.T.,” the CBS police procedural starring “The Young and the Restless” alum Shemar Moore (ex-Malcolm Winters) who played Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. A new take on the 1975 series of the same name and the popular 2003 feature film, with the new iteration debuting in the fall of 2017 as part of CBS’ Thursday night lineup, “S.W.A.T.” was famously saved from cancellation after Moore stood up for his cast and crew, noting at the time, “Its all about money, y’all. They said we’re canceled, but guess what I don’t think we’re done.” He also stated at the time, “CBS is either gonna wake up and realize they made a mistake. Sony is gonna do their math and realize that this is not the right move. I hope we can have a kumbaya and come back together and continue this show because it’s a good time for families across the world.” Moore’s comments came on May 6, 2023, one day after the series was abruptly canceled after six seasons, only for the network to come around and order an abbreviated seventh and final season a few days later. Ultimately, the series received another reprieve in May 2024 when the network ordered an eighth season. This time, however, there will not be a last-minute save, as all parties are said to have agreed that the show will end with Season 8. Airing its first two seasons on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, “S.W.A.T.” was later moved to Wednesday nights for seasons three and four, also airing in the same timeslot. After a brief run airing in an earlier slot on Friday nights at the beginning of Season 5, the show was again moved to Sunday nights for the remainder of that season. By Season 6, the show had landed a more permanent slot on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m, where it had remained for the bulk of its latter seasons, including the unexpected seventh and now final eighth season. “It’s heartbreaking news, primarily because it’s been such an immense pleasure working with this cast and crew to put out a show that we’ve always been proud of,” said the show’s executive producer and showrunner Andrew Dettmann. “They are truly an extraordinary group of people who have all worked so hard and have been so dedicated for all these eight seasons, overcoming countless challenges. I can’t give them enough credit. I feel so privileged to have been a part of the ‘S.W.A.T.’ family.” “It’s been an extraordinary privilege to work on S.W.A.T. for eight seasons and tell the stories of Hondo and 20-Squad,” stated executive producer and former showrunner Shawn Ryan. “I thank our fans, Shemar Moore, the rest of our cast, our producers, Sony Pictures Television, CBS Studios and CBS for the opportunity. Most of all I want to thank our tireless, dedicated crew who made our writers, directors and cast always look good. My greatest concern right now is for them.” A steady performer for CBS, “S.W.A.T.” was one of the rare primetime shows to see improved ratings, with both seasons five and six improving over the performance of Season 4, as well as the latter season improving in the season-to-date ranks over the performance of the former season. Season 7 was also an improvement in the season-to-date rankings, where the show placed 27th on the list of the most-watched shows in primetime, despite airing just 13 episodes for what was then an abbreviated seventh and final season. In addition to Moore, the series also starred Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell and Niko Pepaj as Miguel “Miko” Alfaro. Produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Studios, executive producers include Shawn Ryan, Andrew Dettmann, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Marney Hochman, Pavun Shetty, Billy Gierhart, Shemar Moore, James Scura, Sarah Alderson and Kent Rotherham. Note: The post ‘S.W.A.T.’ To End With Season 8 on CBS, No Last Minute Reprieve Expected This Time appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

While fans can look forward to his return to “Days of our Lives” in June, along with a slew of others as the daytime drama series continues to celebrate its 60th anniversary season, actor Chandler Massey is set to continue making a few more appearances throughout the year as Will Horton, Soap Opera Network has confirmed. Martha Madison Todd Williamson/Peacock The news was first teased in a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest, wherein actress Martha Madison discussed reconnecting with the family side of her character, Belle Black, as she and her co-stars took part in a 60th anniversary photo shoot. Madison told the outlet, “He wasn’t part of our particular setup for the picture, but I worked with him a lot while he was here.” She added, “We were chatting and stuff behind the scenes. It was nice to have him back. He’s always so funny, and he’s a lot of fun to talk to.” The photo shoot featuring Madison included Diedre Hall (Dr. Marlena Evans), Eric Martsolf (Brady Black), and returning fan favorites Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady) and Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady). “It was done in the [show’s] studio, just down the hall from where we were shooting,” Madison revealed of the shoot. “We’re doing a lot around the anniversary on the show, and so everyone was kind of back for that. It’s always so fun when we do these big umbrella events, because everybody is there. I love that they really paired us all together in families, not just couples. It was really special to be in the Brady/Black family photo. We don’t get to do that very often.” Massey’s initial return to “Days of our Lives” was first teased last fall when the series announced several fan favorites, including Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux), Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera), Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston), Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera), Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton) and Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan), would be reprising their roles. Filmed in October 2024, the actors are all set to appear in episodes airing in June, with Ashford and Reeves expected to return for another round later this year, as revealed by their onscreen son Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux) in an Instagram story he posted last month, who said in the caption, “couldn’t be more grateful to be part of such a legendary family. #thehortons Happy 60th Days family.” Check out a promo for the 60th anniversary season below. Note: The post Chandler Massey Returning to ‘Days of our Lives’ appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

During the week of February 17-21, 2025 General Hospital averaged 2.048 million viewers, which is the first time we got wind of the show's ratings among Total Viewers and we believe the first time since early last year the show had done more than two million viewers. This is shown in the report Toups did, as well as here: https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2025/03/daytime-broadcast-ratings-total-viewers-households-february-24-28-2025

Just over two months since announcing their engagement, “General Hospital” star Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) and former “Barbecue Showdown” contestant Michelle Lundstrom have officially moved in together, with Lundstrom announcing she has moved her things across the country to their home in California’s Orange County. “I’m walking on sunshine no matter how many boxes are left to unpack,” said Lundstrom on Instagram. “Thank you for all the well wishes on our move to California! My @traegergrills are unloaded and ready to rock. NEW weeknight meal recipe coming real sooooon! Expect lots of #highproteinrecipes too! Sending so much love.” Lundstrom’s post included several photos from their new digs, including her prized Traeger-branded grill, a hot tub, plenty of greenery, a view of the Pacific Ocean, and clear blue skies. On January 3, 2025, Burton officially proposed to Lundstrom, announcing the news the next day on Instagram. In the post caption, he paraphrased the bible verse Jeremiah 29:11, which says, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” Burton formally announced he and Lundstrom were dating in May 2024, according to a post by Daily Drama. While it’s unclear when they became official, the couple made their first public outing as a couple on June 7, 2024 during “The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.” “Our first red carpet together. It was a dream of a night from beginning to end. Thank you for all the beautiful kind comments & messages. I’m truly grateful,” Lundstrom captioned in an Instagram post at the time. Lundstrom is best known as a contestant during the second season of Netflix’s Barbecue Showdown” (formerly “The American Barbecue Showdown”). The food competition series followed the best backyard smokers and competitive barbecuers competing for the title of American Barbecue Champion. Season 2 concluded in May 2023. While she didn’t win the competition, having been eliminated during the season’s sixth episode (out of eight), Lundstrom made a memorable impression on the judges and viewers at home. Check out photos from Lundstrom’s Instagram below. Note: The post Steve Burton & Fiancée Michelle Lundstrom Move In Together, Share Photos of Orange County Digs appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Right! It's been so long. I'm happy this thread is seeing lots of interactions, but it's only been one week and we're on page 81! Even for a weekly thread, that is HUGE! As you said, it'll eventually taper down, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing for the show. We shall see. The posters will decide where things go from here, of course.

Starting to wonder if we should start doing weekly or daily threads for BTG if this activity keeps up.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has denied a motion by former “General Hospital” star Ingo Rademacher (ex-Jasper “Jax” Jacks) to have his wrongful termination lawsuit revived against ABC. As previously reported, back in November 2024, Rademacher had sought to have his previously dismissed case against the network reopened, citing the network’s decision to rehire Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) despite both actors previously being let go in 2021 due to their non-compliance with the since-rescinded vaccine mandate by ABC parent The Walt Disney Company. Judge Stephen Goorvitch ruled on Rademacher’s lawsuit in June 2023, siding with ABC, wherein he indicated that Rademacher’s opposition [to getting vaccinated] was “based on health reasons rather than his religious leanings.” According to court documents obtained by In Touch Weekly, the judge denied Rademacher’s new motion on Tuesday, February 25, determining that ABC’s decision in rehiring Burton does not indicate the fired actor was terminated for his political beliefs, and further, Rademacher would have to file a new lawsuit if he wanted to raise such an argument in court. Additionally, the motion for a trial was denied. Laura Wright, Steve Burton Christine Bartolucci/Disney In January 2024, ABC announced that it had rehired Burton to reprise the role of Jason Morgan on the daytime drama series, with his return appearance on screen taking place in the March 4, 2024 episode of the series. In opposition to Rademacher’s motion, lawyers for ABC said Burton was rehired “years after the end of the COVID-19 global health emergency and at a time when [the network’s] vaccine mandate was no longer in effect. Thus, his rehiring has no logical impact on [Ingo’s] claims.” The lawyer representing Rademacher previously stated that new evidence provided “compelling support for his political discrimination claim: namely, evidence that ABC rehired Steve Burton, the other ‘General Hospital’ actor it let go supposedly because of its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.” They also noted, “ABC’s rehiring of Mr. Burton, which occurred while this case was on appeal confirms that ABC got rid of Ingo because it did not like his political views. It confirms that ABC did not merely lay Ingo off, with the intent of bringing him back later, as it did with [Steve]. It re-cast his role. It replaced him, or is in the process of replacing him, with another actor.” Other forms of evidence cited by Rademacher’s attorneys include alleged text messages from producers of the soap opera where the actor was referred to as an “ignorant racist” and a “nut.” “These text messages related to social media posts that Ingo made during the key period in this case, when the ‘General Hospital’ writers supposedly ran out of ideas for his character,” said Rademacher’s lawyer in their filing last fall. The court had previously denied Rademacher’s request to reopen discovery at a prior hearing. Rademacher first joined the cast of “General Hospital” as Jasper “Jax” Jacks in 1996, originating the role of a rich Australian businessman who found himself enamored with Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil). The character continued to appear off and on until November 2021, when Rademacher made his final appearance on the daytime soap opera. Note: The post L.A. County Superior Court Judge Denies Motion By Fired ‘General Hospital’ Star Ingo Rademacher To Reopen Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Against ABC appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

READ: Beyond the Gates Must Watch Moments For The Week of March 10-14, 2025

This week on “Beyond the Gates,” Leslie (Trisha Mann-Grant) escalates her plan against Ted (Maurice Johnson) and Nicole (Daphnée Duplaix), going to the extremes by disguising herself as a woman who has reached her breaking point. Meanwhile, Dani (Karla Mosley) turns herself in to the police, confessing to her crimes. Elsewhere, Derek (Ben Gavin) is injured while on the job, causing panic for Ashley (Jen Jabob). Vernon (Clifton Davis) confronts Martin (Brandon Claybon) after the latter makes a bold decision, while Eva (Ambyr Michelle) confronts Leslie, who has infiltrated Nicole’s awards gala by posing as a server. Find out what else will happen during the week of March 10-14, 2025 on “Beyond the Gates” below. DVR ALERTS Monday, March 10, 2025– Dani makes a confession. – Doug tries to get out of a sticky situation. – Leslie comes face to face with Ted. – Naomi confronts Jacob.New | #011 Tuesday, March 11, 2025– Dani crashes Nicole’s interview. – Eva bonds with Ted. – Tomas shows interest in Kat. – Jacob meets his new partner.New | #012 CBS Wednesday, March 12, 2025– Martin makes a deal with Smitty. – Joey ropes Doug into a backroom game. – Diego gets territorial over Vanessa. – Derek interrupts Andre’s moment with Ashley. – Leslie questions Eva’s loyalty.New | #013 Thursday, March 13, 2025– Vernon gets wind of Martin’s next move. – Ted gets in Leslie’s way. – Naomi pleads with Dani to be civil. – The family attends Nicole’s award ceremony.New | #014 CBS Friday, March 14, 2025– Nicole suspects Dani is up to something, – Kat and Tomas heat things up. – Andre tries to hide his interest in Ashley.New | #015 PROMO Note: The post Beyond the Gates Must Watch Moments For The Week Of March 10-14, 2025 appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

UPDATED: ABC’s broadcast of “The 97th Oscars” on Sunday, March 2 was the most-watched and highest-rated program of the night, pulling in a 4.54 rating among Adults 18-49 and 19.693 million, marking a five-year high for the awards show in both categories. Compared to the earlier reported fast nationals (18.07 million), Final Live+Same Day viewing figures indicate that an additional 1.645 million viewers tuned into the Academy Awards this year, primarily driven by younger viewers using mobile/tablet and PC devices. Additionally, in the key Adults 18-49 demo, the show was up from its initially reported 3.92 rating, and up another +19% from the programs performance last year (4.54 rating vs. 3.82 rating). Meanwhile, among Adults 18-34, the Oscars saw a significant increase among younger viewers, particularly younger males, rising remarkably over the 2024 telecast (+28%, 3.92 rating vs. 3.05 rating) and hitting a six year high (since 2/24/19). Overall, the Oscars now stands as the most-watched and highest-rated entertainment program of the 2024-2025 television season, and was the the most social program of the season for the first time on record (104.2 million), topping last month’s broadcasts of “The 67th Annual Grammy Awards” on CBS (102.2 million) and “Super Bowl LIX” on FOX (62.4 million). Overall, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences noted that the Oscars saw an increase of +82% year-over-year in social engagement across all platforms, including Hulu, where it streamed live for the first time, reaching 64 million likes, comments and shares. The ASL livestream on the official Oscars YouTube channel received 1.4 million views. Immediately following the Oscars, ABC broadcast a 30-minute preview of the upcoming season of “American Idol,” which was viewed by 5.93 million viewers and earned a 0.84 rating among Adults 18-49. The post-Oscars viewing was the talent competition series’ best performance for a season launch in three years (since February 27, 2022) among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. On Sunday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, “American Idol” officially kicks off its eighth season on ABC with episodes available to stream the next day on Hulu. Note: The post Conan O’Brien-Hosted Oscars Telecast Tops Night In Adults 18-49, Hits Five-Year High In Key Demo & Total Viewers appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

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“Beyond the Gates” and its preview special “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood” are now available on Pluto TV as On Demand options. “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood” CBS At press time, only the first four episodes of “Beyond the Gates” were available to stream on the FAST (free ad-supported television) service, with future episodes dropping after a one-week delay. The service notes that episodes from the show’s first season will be available to stream as episodes continue to drop. Meanwhile, all five episodes of the daytime preview special, produced by the team at “Entertainment Tonight,” can be viewed in its entirety. The special was hosted by “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Kevin Frazier and comedian Sheryl Underwood (“The Talk”). Additionally, Pluto TV provides the latest episodes of both “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless,” albeit on a one week delay, and “classic” episodes of both shows with Season 48 and Season 49 available for “The Young and the Restless” and Season 32 available for “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Outside of the U.S.-based daytime soaps, the FAST service is also home to a select number of episodes of “Coronation Street,” the U.K.’s longest-running soap opera that focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England, and all 14 seasons of “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” the Canadian import which spun off from the award-winning “Degrassi” series from the 1980s, like “Kids of Degrassi Street,” “Degrassi Junior High” and “Degrassi High.” Other soaps available on the service include another Canadian import, “Heartland,” which includes episodes from the show’s first 15 seasons, as well as such classics as “Dynasty,” “Wild Heart” and “Peak Practice.” Jonathan Frid ABC For fans of the former ABC daytime drama series, “Dark Shadows,” Pluto TV is currently streaming 647 episodes of the series that ran on ABC from June 27, 1966-April 2, 1971, starting with episode 210. The series features the alluring tales of Gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, as well as the iconic vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid). Among other CBS offerings, viewers can catch up on the latest episodes of “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” “Ghosts,” “Matlock,” “Elsbeth,” “Tracker,” “Survivor,” “FBI,” “The Neighborhood,” “Poppa’s House,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Origins,” “Watson,” and much more. Pluto TV is available as an app on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Playstation, Tivo, Xfinity, Roku, and other Smart TV-enabled devices, including Samsung and Vizio, among others. You can also stream programming via its website without having to register or sign up. However, by doing so, you can customize your viewing experience. To watch some of your favorite shows on Pluto TV, visit plutotv.com. You can also click here to watch the latest episodes of “Beyond the Gates” and its preview special, “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood” (click here). Note: The post FAST Service Pluto TV Adds ‘Beyond The Gates’ & ‘Beyond The Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood’ appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

After an extended absence, Soap Opera Network is happy to announce that we will once again be able to report the weekly performance of the daytime broadcast shows among Total Viewers and Households, along with the readily available Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 sales demographics, starting with Nielsen ratings data for the week of February 24-28, 2025. As reported earlier, CBS’ “Beyond the Gates” averaged 2.28 million viewers among Live+3, +78% over the year ago performance of “The Talk.” In fact, among Live+3 streaming, “Beyond the Gates” increased +7411% over the streaming only AMA performance of “The Talk.” Black viewers made up 55% of the new show’s audience, a hefty increase over the comparable performance of “The Bold and the Beautiful” (30%), “The Young and the Restless” (29%) and “General Hospital” (22%). Against its timeslot competition on ABC, the new soap was in a virtual tie with “General Hospital” among Total Viewers (vs. 2.02 million) when factoring in three days of delayed viewing (Live+3) and finished ahead of the long-running soap in the key Adults 25-54 demographic. The premiere episode of “Beyond the Gates” (February 24, 2025) averaged 3.0 million viewers, beating out the July 5, 1999 debut episode of NBC’s “Passions,” which averaged 2.96 million in an era of less viewing competition. With its 9 share among Households, “Beyond the Gates” also beat out the 7 share received by “Passions,” meaning a larger portion of people viewing television watched the premiere of”Beyond the Gates” than the premiere of “Passions.” In Live+Same Day, “General Hospital” topped “Beyond the Gates” among Total Viewers (1.852 million vs. 1.810 million) during the week of February 24-28, 2025, with the former down -196,000 viewers week-to-week and -150,000 viewers year-to-year. Meanwhile, “Beyond the Gates” was up +512,000 viewers over the year ago performance of “The Talk” among Total Viewers (1.810 million vs. 1.298 million), and up +0.4 among Households (1.2 rating vs. 0.8 rating). “Beyond the Gates” topped “General Hospital” among Women 18-49 (0.25 rating vs. 0.19 rating) and among Women 25-54 (0.39 rating vs. 0.28 rating), marking the first time a brand new daytime drama series beat out its soap opera competition in its debut week in over three decades in each of the key sales demographics used to sell ads for daytime television programming. Outside of “Beyond the Gates,” all other daytime broadcast shows saw significant drops among Total Viewers week-to-week, while “The Young and the Restless” (3.180 million) was up +95,000 viewers compared to its performance during the same week last year. Likewise, “The View” (2.515 million) was up +170,000 viewers from last year and “NBC News Daily” (1.187 million) was up +19,000 viewers over the year ago week. Among Households, “The Young and the Restless” was flat year-to-year (2.1 rating), while “The View” was up +0.1 (1.7 rating vs. 1.6 rating). “GMA3: What You Need to Know (1.318 million) was also flat year-to-year among Households (0.9 rating). For a full breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 rating during the week of February 24-28, 2025, which saw “Beyond the Gates” top “General Hospital,” and significant increases for “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless,” click here. Wrap-Up What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of February 24-28, 2025 among Households and Total Viewers, including their performance during the comparable week last year. Dailies for the daytime soap operas will be posted shortly. Note*: Starting next week, we will include all four categories in our weekly reporting. The week ago performance for “Beyond the Gates” is compared to the preview special “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood.” The year ago performance is compared to “The Talk.” The year ago performance for “Today with Jenna & Friends” is compared to “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” Households Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)2.62.92.82. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)2.32.52.53. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2.12.22.14. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.71.81.8— The View (ABC)1.71.71.66. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.51.61.67. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.31.41.48. Beyond the Gates (CBS) – P1.2N/A*0.8*— General Hospital (ABC)1.21.31.3— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.21.31.311. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)0.91.00.912. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.80.90.8— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.80.90.9*Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – February 24-28, 2025 Total Viewers (In Millions) Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)4,2784,6614,3862. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)3,7714,0403,9033. The Young and the Restless (CBS)3,1803,3313,0854. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,6392,8102,6475. The View (ABC)2,5152,6522,3456. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,4442,5582,5727. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,1162,2942,1928. General Hospital (ABC)1,8522,0482,0029. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,8142,0181,89010. Beyond the Gates (CBS) – P1,810N/A*1,298*11. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)1,3181,4951,40412. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1,1911,3671,358*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,1871,3501,168Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – February 24-28, 2025 Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)* “The Young and the Restless” was broken out on Friday, February 28. The show aired for just 24 minutes, per Nielsen. The episode’s lower performance was factored into the show’s weekly average. “The View” was broken out on Friday, February 28. It’s weekly average is based on four days (Monday-Thursday). 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Not hard to do when you're dealing with a number starting with 0 ("The Talk").

CBS on Thursday announced that “Beyond the Gates” premiered with 2.28 million viewers in Live+3, up +78% over the year ago performance of former timeslot holder “The Talk.” Among the key sales demographics, the new soap also topped the year ago performance of “The Talk” by +56% among both Women 18-49 and Women 25-54. Streaming viewership amounted for +13.6% of the increased audience, better than the +12.6% increase for “The Bold and the Beautiful” and the +10.9% bump seen by “The Young and the Restless.” Among Live+7 viewing, the premiere episode on Monday, February 24 averaged 3.0 million viewers, slightly better than the 2.96 million who tuned in for the first episode of NBC’s “Passions,” the last daytime drama series to debut on network television back on July 5, 1999. At that time, television viewing did not include streaming, with hundreds of programs now competing for attention by viewers at all hours of the day, which shows the demand for “Beyond the Gates” was increasingly high. Overall, “Beyond the Gates” averaged 5.2 million unique viewers (6 mins of viewing) during the week of February 24-28, 2025, the show’s first full week on the air, Nielsen ata shows. Among Total Viewers, “Beyond the Gates” and time slot competitor “General Hospital” were in a virtual tie (2.02 million) among Live+Same Day viewing, while the CBS drama pulled ahead of ABC among Adults 25-54. Black viewers made up 55% of the new show’s audience, a hefty increase over the comparable performance of “The Bold and the Beautiful” (30%), “The Young and the Restless” (29%) and “General Hospital” (22%). Keep checking Soap Opera Network for a full breakdown of how “Beyond the Gates” performed opposite its soap opera competition in the key sales demographics of Women 18-49 and Women 25-54, including the dailies. Note: The post ‘Beyond the Gates’ Premiere Tops ‘Passions’ Debut Among Total Viewers, Emerges As Top Soap With Black Audience appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

During the week of February 24-March 2, 2025, ABC’s broadcast of “The 97th Oscars” led the week among primetime broadcast programs, averaging 19.693 million viewers, according to updated Live+Same Day viewing figures released by Nielsen. Initial ratings had the awards show averaging just 18.07 million viewers. Disney With the updated numbers, this year’s telecast is now the most-watched telecast in five years, with viewership this year factoring in mobile and PC viewing from Hulu. Among Adults 18-49, the awards show held down a 4.5 rating, with roughly 6.092 million viewers falling in the key sales demographic for primetime television programming. Immediately following the Oscars, the network aired a 30-minute preview of the upcoming season of “American Idol,” which pulled in a 0.8 rating among Adults 18-49 and 5.905 million viewers, ranking second in the former and seventh in the latter. Opposite the Academy Awards, CBS drama “Tracker” averaged 7.072 million viewers on Sunday, ranking second for the week among Total Viewers, followed by “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” in third with 6.457 million, “FBI” with 6.280 million, while the Monday edition of “The Voice” ranked fifth with 5.960 million viewers. The season premiere of “Survivor” ranked third among Adults 18-49 with its 0.7 rating, followed by a multi-show tie for fourth place, including “The Voice,” “Ghosts,” “The Bachelor,” and ABC’s broadcast of NBA Playoff Games, each with a 0.5 rating. What follows is a breakdown of how the primetime broadcast shows performed during the week of February 24-March 2, 2025 among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers. Week of February 24-March 2, 2025 Rankers Adults 18-49 RankShowNetDayTime18-49 RTG18-49 Viewers (000s)1ACADEMY AWARDSABCSun07:00 PM4.560922AMERICAN IDOL-SUN (P)ABCSun10:50 PM0.811233SURVIVOR (P)CBSWed08:00 PM0.79194VOICENBCMon08:00 PM0.5618—GHOSTSCBSThu08:31 PM0.5614—BACHELORABCMon08:00 PM0.5607—NBA PLAYOFFS ON ABCABCSat08:30 PM0.57048CHICAGO FIRENBCWed09:00 PM0.4537—CHICAGO MEDNBCWed08:00 PM0.4524—CHICAGO PDNBCWed10:00 PM0.4487—FBICBSTue08:00 PM0.4472—GEORGIE & MANDYS FIRSTCBSThu08:00 PM0.4602—MATLOCK (2024)CBSThu09:01 PM0.4487—NCISCBSMon09:00 PM0.4538—NEIGHBORHOODCBSMon08:00 PM0.4535—POPPA’S HOUSECBSMon08:30 PM0.4478—TRACKERCBSSun08:00 PM0.4572—MASKED SINGER, THEFOXWed08:00 PM0.450719AMERICASNBCSun07:00 PM0.3378—AMERICAS SPNBCSun08:00 PM0.3402—DEAL OR NO DEAL ISLANDNBCTue09:00 PM0.3357—LAW & ORDERNBCThu08:00 PM0.3423—LAW & ORDER:SVUNBCThu09:00 PM0.3446—ST. DENIS MEDICALNBCTue08:00 PM0.3362—60 MINUTES PRESENTSCBSSun07:00 PM0.3410—ELSBETHCBSThu10:00 PM0.3414—FBI: INTERNATIONALCBSTue09:00 PM0.3428—FBI: MOST WANTEDCBSTue10:00 PM0.3372—FIRE COUNTRYCBSFri09:00 PM0.3399—NCIS: SYDNEYCBSFri08:00 PM0.3359—S.W.A.T.CBSFri10:00 PM0.3388—ABBOTT ELEMENTARYABCWed08:30 PM0.3434—ROOKIEABCTue09:00 PM0.3339—SHIFTING GEARSABCWed08:00 PM0.3405—WILL TRENTABCTue08:00 PM0.3408—DOCFOXTue09:00 PM0.3362—EXTRACTEDFOXMon08:00 PM0.3397—FLOOR, THEFOXWed09:02 PM0.3431—KITCHEN NIGHTMARESFOXTue08:00 PM0.3380—NASCAR CUP SERIES-POSTS FOXFOXSun07:12 PM0.346041DATELINE-FRINBCFri09:00 PM0.2273—FOUNDNBCThu10:00 PM0.2298—HUNTING PARTYNBCMon10:00 PM0.2311—IRRATIONALNBCTue10:00 PM0.2218—NIGHT COURTNBCTue08:30 PM0.2280—SNL PRIME-SAT (R)NBCSat10:00 PM0.2298—SUITS LANBCSun09:00 PM0.2225—48 HOURSCBSSat10:00 PM0.2230—EQUALIZERCBSSun10:00 PM0.2288—HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (CBS)CBSWed10:00 PM0.2277—WATSONCBSSun09:00 PM0.2299—WATSON SP (R)CBSMon10:00 PM0.2238—20/20-FRIABCFri09:01 PM0.2288—9-1-1 SP (RP)ABCThu08:00 PM0.2237—9-1-1 SP (R)ABCThu10:00 PM0.2229—CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!ABCWed09:02 PM0.2311—COUNTDOWN TO OSCARSABCFri08:00 PM0.2307—NBA COUNTDOWN-SAT(PRIME)ABCSat08:00 PM0.2239—FAMILY GUYFOXSun08:00 PM0.2257—FOX COLLEGE HOOPSFOXFri08:00 PM0.2322—GOING DUTCHFOXThu09:31 PM0.2203—NEXT LEVEL CHEFFOXThu08:00 PM0.2334—RESCUE: HI-SURFFOXMon09:00 PM0.2265—WWE NXTCWTue08:00 PM0.225365DATELINE MYSTERYNBCSat09:00 PM0.1149—GROSSE POINT GARDEN SOCIETYNBCSun10:00 PM0.1122—GROSSE POINTE GARDEN-SAT (RP)NBCSat08:00 PM0.1117—SUITS LA SP (R)NBCFri08:00 PM0.1136—48 HOURS 9PM (R)CBSSat09:00 PM0.1180—CBS SATURDAY ENCORE-1 (R)CBSSat08:00 PM0.11629-1-1 SP (R)ABCThu09:00 PM0.1197—HIGH POTENTIAL-ENC (R)ABCTue10:00 PM0.1188—SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVESABCMon10:01 PM0.1141—WILL REEVE: FINDING MY FATHERABCWed10:02 PM0.1147—ANIMAL CONTROLFOXThu09:01 PM0.1197—COLLEGE HOOPS WOMENFOXSat09:00 PM0.1158—EXTRACTED-SUN 7P (R)FOXSun07:20 PM0.1189—GREAT NORTHFOXSun09:00 PM0.1177—GRIMSBURGFOXSun08:31 PM0.1187—KRAPOPOLISFOXSun09:30 PM0.1152—ALL AMERICANCWMon08:00 PM0.177—PENN & TELLER:FOOL USCWFri08:00 PM0.1106—POLICE 24/7CWThu08:00 PM0.182—BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIME (R)IONWed08:00 PM0.1118—BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIME (R)IONWed09:00 PM0.1105—BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIME (R)IONWed10:00 PM0.1109—CHICAGO FIRE TUE 10P (R)IONTue10:00 PM0.1107—CHICAGO FIRE TUE 8P (R)IONTue08:00 PM0.1127—CHICAGO FIRE TUE 9P (R)IONTue09:00 PM0.1108—CHICAGO PD THU 10P (R)IONThu10:00 PM0.1144—CHICAGO PD THU 8P (R)IONThu08:00 PM0.1140—CHICAGO PD THU 9P (R)IONThu09:00 PM0.1156—FBI MON 10P (R)IONMon10:00 PM0.1106—FBI MON 8P (R)IONMon08:00 PM0.196—FBI MON 9P (R)IONMon09:00 PM0.1110—LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIME (R)IONSat08:00 PM0.1103—LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIME (R)IONSat09:00 PM0.1136—LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIME (R)IONSat10:00 PM0.1140—MAGNUM P.I. FR 9P (R)IONFri09:00 PM0.169—NCIS SUN 10P (R)IONSun10:00 PM0.1162—NCIS SUN 7P (R)IONSun07:00 PM0.1122—NCIS SUN 8P (R)IONSun08:00 PM0.196—NCIS SUN 9P (R)IONSun09:00 PM0.1111104CRIME NATIONCWThu09:00 PM0.037—CW MOVIE SPECIALCWSat08:00 PM0.041—CW MOVIE SPECIALCWSun08:00 PM0.059—GOOD COP/BAD COPCWWed09:00 PM0.014—MASTERS OF ILLUSIONCWFri09:00 PM0.053—TRIVIAL PURSUIT (R)CWMon09:00 PM0.054—WHOSE LINE IS IT-SUN1 (R)CWSun07:00 PM0.033—WHOSE LINE-SUN (RP)CWSun07:30 PM0.032—WILD CARDSCWWed08:00 PM0.027—MAGNUM P.I. FR 8P (R)IONFri10:00 PM0.063—MAGNUM P.I. FR 8PIONFri08:00 PM0.064 Total Viewers RankShowNetDayTimeViewers (000)1ACADEMY AWARDSABCSun07:00 PM196932TRACKERCBSSun08:00 PM70723GEORGIE & MANDYS FIRSTCBSThu08:00 PM64574FBICBSTue08:00 PM62805VOICENBCMon08:00 PM59606CHICAGO MEDNBCWed08:00 PM59597AMERICAN IDOL-SUN (P)ABCSun10:50 PM59058MATLOCK (2024)CBSThu09:01 PM57699CHICAGO FIRENBCWed09:00 PM56101060 MINUTES PRESENTSCBSSun07:00 PM555211GHOSTSCBSThu08:31 PM540612NCISCBSMon09:00 PM535713ELSBETHCBSThu10:00 PM482314FBI: INTERNATIONALCBSTue09:00 PM479915WILL TRENTABCTue08:00 PM461216CHICAGO PDNBCWed10:00 PM460017NEIGHBORHOODCBSMon08:00 PM442718NCIS: SYDNEYCBSFri08:00 PM440219FIRE COUNTRYCBSFri09:00 PM428820SURVIVOR (P)CBSWed08:00 PM426921FBI: MOST WANTEDCBSTue10:00 PM417422WATSONCBSSun09:00 PM404423LAW & ORDERNBCThu08:00 PM402724LAW & ORDER:SVUNBCThu09:00 PM381125AMERICASNBCSun07:00 PM371026S.W.A.T.CBSFri10:00 PM366627AMERICAS SPNBCSun08:00 PM364328POPPA’S HOUSECBSMon08:30 PM360129SHIFTING GEARSABCWed08:00 PM344530EQUALIZERCBSSun10:00 PM342231ROOKIEABCTue09:00 PM312132HUNTING PARTYNBCMon10:00 PM305833MASKED SINGER, THEFOXWed08:00 PM293034BACHELORABCMon08:00 PM251435DOCFOXTue09:00 PM247936NBA PLAYOFFS ON ABCABCSat08:30 PM24633748 HOURSCBSSat10:00 PM234938ABBOTT ELEMENTARYABCWed08:30 PM233439WATSON SP (R)CBSMon10:00 PM232840FLOOR, THEFOXWed09:02 PM232041ST. DENIS MEDICALNBCTue08:00 PM230942COUNTDOWN TO OSCARSABCFri08:00 PM224943DATELINE-FRINBCFri09:00 PM21944420/20-FRIABCFri09:01 PM215045FOUNDNBCThu10:00 PM212046DEAL OR NO DEAL ISLANDNBCTue09:00 PM2100—NASCAR CUP SERIES-POSTS FOXFOXSun07:12 PM2100489-1-1 SP (RP)ABCThu08:00 PM184749HIGH POTENTIAL-ENC (R)ABCTue10:00 PM184650NIGHT COURTNBCTue08:30 PM180751CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!ABCWed09:02 PM179652HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (CBS)CBSWed10:00 PM179353KITCHEN NIGHTMARESFOXTue08:00 PM173654SNL PRIME-SAT (R)NBCSat10:00 PM169555EXTRACTEDFOXMon08:00 PM167456IRRATIONALNBCTue10:00 PM164857NEXT LEVEL CHEFFOXThu08:00 PM16465848 HOURS 9PM (R)CBSSat09:00 PM163159CBS SATURDAY ENCORE-1 (R)CBSSat08:00 PM161360WILL REEVE: FINDING MY FATHERABCWed10:02 PM157961SUITS LANBCSun09:00 PM146662RESCUE: HI-SURFFOXMon09:00 PM1411639-1-1 SP (R)ABCThu10:00 PM1403649-1-1 SP (R)ABCThu09:00 PM139765SUITS LA SP (R)NBCFri08:00 PM133766DATELINE MYSTERYNBCSat09:00 PM130267NBA COUNTDOWN-SAT(PRIME)ABCSat08:00 PM129268GROSSE POINTE GARDEN-SAT (RP)NBCSat08:00 PM121869NCIS SUN 7P (R)IONSun07:00 PM106070ANIMAL CONTROLFOXThu09:01 PM104271FOX COLLEGE HOOPSFOXFri08:00 PM102672GROSSE POINT GARDEN SOCIETYNBCSun10:00 PM102473FBI MON 8P (R)IONMon08:00 PM97074LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIME (R)IONSat08:00 PM93575NCIS SUN 9P (R)IONSun09:00 PM93176NCIS SUN 10P (R)IONSun10:00 PM86977NCIS SUN 8P (R)IONSun08:00 PM84878GOING DUTCHFOXThu09:31 PM83179LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIME (R)IONSat09:00 PM81880FBI MON 10P (R)IONMon10:00 PM80081WWE NXTCWTue08:00 PM79982EXTRACTED-SUN 7P (R)FOXSun07:20 PM79683FBI MON 9P (R)IONMon09:00 PM79384SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVESABCMon10:01 PM78585CHICAGO FIRE TUE 9P (R)IONTue09:00 PM77386BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIME (R)IONWed09:00 PM76687LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIME (R)IONSat10:00 PM76188CHICAGO FIRE TUE 10P (R)IONTue10:00 PM75589CHICAGO FIRE TUE 8P (R)IONTue08:00 PM73490FAMILY GUY (R)FOXSun08:00 PM72391BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIME (R)IONWed08:00 PM71792BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIME (R)IONWed10:00 PM70093CHICAGO PD THU 9P (R)IONThu09:00 PM69494COLLEGE HOOPS WOMENFOXSat09:00 PM66095CHICAGO PD THU 8P (R)IONThu08:00 PM64396MAGNUM P.I. FR 9P (R)IONFri09:00 PM62797CHICAGO PD THU 10P (R)IONThu10:00 PM62298PENN & TELLER:FOOL USCWFri08:00 PM61099MAGNUM P.I. FR 10P (R)IONFri10:00 PM609100KRAPOPOLISFOXSun09:30 PM597101MAGNUM P.I. FR 8P (R)IONFri08:00 PM593102GREAT NORTHFOXSun09:00 PM523103GRIMSBURGFOXSun08:31 PM509104POLICE 24/7CWThu08:00 PM445105WILD CARDSCWWed08:00 PM423106ALL AMERICANCWMon08:00 PM368107MASTERS OF ILLUSIONCWFri09:00 PM344108CRIME NATIONCWThu09:00 PM340109CW MOVIE SPECIALCWSat08:00 PM315110TRIVIAL PURSUIT (R)CWMon09:00 PM305111GOOD COP/BAD COPCWWed09:00 PM284112CW MOVIE SPECIALCWSun08:00 PM276113WHOSE LINE-SUN (RP)CWSun07:30 PM263114WHOSE LINE IS IT-SUN1 (R)CWSun07:00 PM251 The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen. 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 R = RepeatS = SpecialP = PremiereNR = Not Rated / Not RankedN/A = Not Available* denotes further information Note: The post ‘Tracker’ Holds Strong Opposite ‘Oscars’ With CBS Overall Strong Among Viewers & Demos appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

After a successful freshman season that saw the show’s pilot episode amass 17.6 million viewers across all platforms, up +338% from its initial broadcast on October 18, 2024, NBC has ordered a second season of “Happy’s Place,” starring Reba McEntire. The series is about a woman named Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s tavern (Happy’s Place) and is surprised to discover that she has a new business partner, Isabella (Belissa Escobedo), a twenty-something half-sister she never knew she had. Called “nostalgic, funny and heartfelt” by Variety, while the A.V. Club touted the show’s “comforting familiarity to its rhythms and its jokes, to its plots and its characters,” the series has rejuvenated NBC’s Friday lineup, improving its 8:00 p.m. ET/PT slot by 54% among Total Viewers and is the second best comedy launch on Peacock ever, behind only the network’s other freshman series “St. Denis Medical,” which was also renewed for a second season. In addition to McEntire, the series stars include Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn. Created by Kevin Abbott and Julie Abbott, “Happy’s Place” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, with executive producers Kevin Abbott, Reba McEntire, Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Matt Berry and Pamela Fryman. Overall, NBC notes that “Happy’s Place” and “St. Denis Medical” have reached nearly 45 million viewers across linear and digital platforms this season. Note: The post ‘Happy’s Place’ Renewed For Season 2 At NBC appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

NBC has handed a pilot commitment order for an untitled Tracy Morgan single-camera comedy, which will see the former “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock” star reteam with Tina Fay, the latter series’ creator, who will also serve as one of the potential show’s executive producers, alongside Morgan. Written by Robert Clark and Sam Means, the comedy sees Morgan portraying a disgraced former football player on a mission to rehabilitate his image. Clark and Means will executive produce with Fey, Morgan, Eric Gurian and David Miner. Rhy Thomas is set to direct and executive produce the pilot, which Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, where Carlock, Means and Fey have overall deals, is producing with Little Stranger, Bevel Gears and 3 Arts. Morgan will next star in the Paramount+ half-hour comedy series “Crutch,” which is scheduled to premiere later this year on the streaming service. His deal allows him to star in both projects should the NBC pilot get picked up by the network and “Crutch” continues beyond its initial series order. NBC recently renewed freshman comedies “St. Denis Medical” and “Happy’s Place” for second seasons, set to air during the 2025-2026 television season. Note: The post NBC Orders Pilot For Untitled Tracy Morgan Single-Camera Comedy, Reuniting Actor With ’30 Rock’ Producers Tina Fey, Robert Carlock & Sam Means appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Days of our Lives has never been touted as the reason people subscribed to Peacock. Not saying people didn't jump at the chance and do so, nor not saying the show isn't successful on the platform, but let's not for one minute think it's the sole reason Peacock is still in business. Everything they have released on the subscriptions has always been referenced by sports as the main driver of success. Other than my note about Peacock, I agree with you. Soaps are helping keep churn low and maintaining subscribers at the service. That's the main goal. Soaps, sports, and a LOT of classic broadcast programming are what are doing the best for the streamers. Their originals, not so much, unless they are Netflix, of course. That said, live viewing on traditional broadcast does have a huge impact on the bottom line. This is evidenced by today's announcement of layoffs across ABC News, including GMA, GMA3, 20/20 and Nightline, along with even World News Tonight with David Muir. When ratings for traditional television reach record low levels, the money starts to dry up. Therefore, while streaming helps combat that, it won't ultimately save everything.