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The long-awaited wedding between Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) and Christine “Cricket” Blair (Lauralee Bell) finally has a date! On Tuesday, “The Young and the Restless” announced that the upcoming nuptials between the long-thwarted duo will take place over two days next month. While unveiling a “Save the Dates” poster featuring the pair posing for their wedding invitations, the series touts that “The Wedding You’ve Been Waiting For” will take place during the Friday, November 21 and Monday, November 24 episodes of the soap opera. Check out the whole “Save the Dates” wedding invitation below. Lauralee Bell, Michael Damian Courtesy of CBS As for which dress the bride will wear, last month, fans of the show took part in an Instagram poll to decide which of three options she’d wear for her wedding to Danny. The vote was eventually whittled down to two dresses, with the outcome yet to be revealed. It’s expected the dress will be unveiled in the weeks leading up to the wedding. Lauralee Bell Courtesy of CBS (Howard Wise/JPI Studios) Watch a behind-the-scenes featurette with Bell and the show’s costume designer, Mandi Line, during a photoshoot that highlighted the dress options. Note: The post Save The Dates: Cricket & Danny Set Wedding Date On ‘The Young And The Restless’ first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

During an interview with Michael Fairman TV on the Red Carpet at “The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” two-time Emmy winner Tamara Braun inadvertently revealed the name of the character Roger Howarth will be portraying on “The Young and the Restless, and since then the daytime drama series has released a new promo teasing both Braun and Howarth’s roles on the long-running drama series. Tamara Braun CBS According to the actress, who made her debut earlier this month as Sienna Bacall, Howarth will be portraying her husband, Mitch Bacall. Meanwhile, the new promo notes Howarth will make his debut sometime this week on the long-running daytime drama series. “She’s a badass,” Tamara said to Michael Fairman TV. “So, you take that for what you want. I love Sienna Bacall. I love her wardrobe. I love her attitude. She’s got a bit of an edge. She’s had a bit of a life. She knows how to take care of herself. I’m very, very excited to see what unfolds.” As for working with Howarth, who previously portrayed Franco Baldwin on “General Hospital” during her time on the ABC soap where she played Kim Nero, and her former “Days of our Lives” co-star Lucas Adams (ex-Tripp Johnson), Braun says, “I was hired before both of them. It was just random that everybody ended up on the same set at the same time!” In her red carpet interview with Soap Opera Network, Braun revealed that it was Josh Griffirth, executive producer and head writer of “The Young and the Restless,” whom she worked with at “Days of our Lives” when he served as the show’s co-head writer while she portrayed Ava Vitali, who reached out to her about joining the soap opera. “[Josh Griffith] gave me a call and asked me, and said I have this great, cool character, I’d love for you to play. Are you available? And I was actually working on a film called ‘Drifter,’ and so my start date overlapped with when I was shooting and he was kind enough to shoot that back, or scoot that back a little bit, and so, I was all game and very excited to come on over [to ‘The Young and the Restless’],” said Braun. Watch the promo below. CLIPS Watch the Soap Opera Network interview with Braun and Lucas Adams, who will make his debut as Noah Newman next month on “The Young and the Restless.” Tamara Braun discusses joining The Young and the Restless. Note: The post ‘The Young And The Restless’ Teases Roger Howarth’s Debut In New Promo; Tamara Braun Discusses New Character first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Outside of overall rankings across the key categories, the individual shows are competing with their own past success and failures when it comes to their ratings outlook. While General Hospital continues to outperform Beyond the Gates among Total Viewers, the ABC soap's drop in the key demos compared to the same week last year and compared to the weeks prior to the baseball preemptions is what I was referring to when I said its performance during the week of October 13-17, 2025 is a bit concerning. Though, upon review, all shows' demos are concerning, especially The Price is Right, which had the most significant year-over-year drop in demos of any show. Further, GH's performance is relatively on par with its performance during the week of September 22-26, 2025, the week before the preemptions. So, it's stable in that case. That said, my "concerning" comment did not mean I was worried about the show's future. I do not doubt GH will continue to air for years to come. However, it would be better for the show to be ranked 8th or 9th rather than 11th.

CBS no longer produces promos for B&B/Y&R, so it was an in-house type thing.

During the week of October 13-17, 2025, CBS’ “Beyond the Gates” continued to see week-to-week gains among Total Viewers for the fourth consecutive week, while also attracting its largest overall audience since the week of March 17-21, 2025, and its fourth-best performance among Total Viewers since its February 2025 launch. With 1.637 million viewers tuning in, the daytime drama series was up +42,000 viewers week-to-week and up an impressive +456,000 compared to the performance by former time slot occupant “The Talk” during the same week last year. Demographically, “Beyond the Gates” was up +0.03 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.17 rating vs. 0.14 rating), and up +0.01 week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.25 rating vs. 0.24 rating). Further, the soap opera outperformed the year ago results for “The Talk” in both demographics. Now in its 17th season, “Let’s Make a Deal” is also doing well for CBS, with the second half-hour setting a season high among Total Viewers. With 2.414 million tuning in, the game show’s second half-hour attracted its largest overall audience since the week of March 3-7, 2025. Meanwhile, the first half-hour (2.065 million) attracted its second-largest audience since the week of March 3-7, 2025, second only to its performance during the week of October 6-10, 2025. For the fourth time in five weeks (including ties), “The Bold and the Beautiful” was the top scripted drama across daytime broadcast among Women 18-49 (0.23 rating), ahead of perennial leader “The Young and the Restless” (0.21 rating). For the week, the half-hour daytime drama tied with ABC’s “The View” among Women 18-49, each with a 0.23 rating, with the former up +0.03 week to week and the latter up +0.04 week to week. “The Bold and the Beautiful” was also up +0.04 among Women 25-54 (0.35 rating vs. 0.31 rating) and +71,000 among Total Viewers (2.663 million vs. 2.592 million). Overall, the soap attracted its largest overall audience since the week of March 31-April 4, 2025. “The Young and the Restless” remained the top soap among Women 25-54 (0.39 rating), ranking third overall, and up +0.02 week-to-week (0.39 rating vs. 0.37 rating). The show averaged 2.922 million viewers, up 80,000 week to week and marking its best performance among Total Viewers since the week of August 18-22, 2025. Elsewhere, “The Price is Right” continues to lead daytime broadcast, this time attracting its largest audience of the season for both half hours, with the second half-hour leading the charts with 4.180 million viewers and the first half-hour in second with 3.644 million. Both numbers are the game show’s best since the week of April 7-11, 2025. While “General Hospital” continues to perform decently among Total Viewers, on par with its regular averages, the soap opera’s performance in the key sales demographics is a bit concerning. Wrap-Up What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of October 13-17, 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.” Meanwhile, “GMA3” is compared with its predecessor, “GMA3: What You Need to Know.” Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, Nielsen formally introduced an adjusted tracking method called Big Data + Panel, which the measurement service notes will “bring human insights to the numbers in big data sets.” In addition to the 101,000 real people from the 42,000 households already tracked by Nielsen (the Panel), the new tracking method encompasses approximately 45 million Big Data households and 75 million devices from Comcast, Dish, DIRECTV, Roku and Vizio. As a result, the 2024 column is based on Nielsen Panel-only data. Comparisons under the 2024 column, particularly Households and Total Viewers, were unavailable to this publication for most daytime broadcast shows, unlessed stated otherwise, until at least February 2025. Week of October 13-17, 2025 Rankers Women 18-49 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.290.290.382. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.260.260.353. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.230.200.24— The View (ABC)0.230.190.215. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.210.250.26— The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.210.210.247. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.200.230.20*— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.200.200.259. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.180.170.2210. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.170.140.16*11. General Hospital (ABC)0.160.170.2112. GMA3 (ABC)0.120.120.15*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.110.140.16Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – October 13-17, 2025 Women 25-54 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.490.510.562. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.430.460.523. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.390.370.414. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.360.370.415. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.350.310.376. The View (ABC)0.310.300.327. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.300.320.368. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.270.330.30*— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.270.280.3210. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.250.240.24*11. General Hospital (ABC)0.240.230.2912. GMA3 (ABC)0.180.170.23*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.170.190.23Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – October 13-17, 2025 Households Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)2.52.4N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)2.22.1N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)1.81.8N/A*4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.71.6N/A*5. The View (ABC)1.51.51.7— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.51.4N/A*7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.31.2N/A*8. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.21.21.3— General Hospital (ABC)1.21.2N/A*10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.01.00.8*11. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.80.80.812. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.80.90.9*— GMA3 (ABC)0.80.8N/A*Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – October 13-17, 2025 Total Viewers (In Millions) Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)4,1804,067N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)3,6443,585N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2,9222,842N/A*4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,6632,592N/A*5. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,4142,410N/A*6. The View (ABC)2,3722,3192,4477. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,0652,067N/A*8. General Hospital (ABC)1,9521,878N/A*9. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,9171,8611,91510. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,6371,5951,181*11. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1,3271,3641,383*12. GMA3 (ABC)1,3181,2801,330*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,2351,2271,197Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – October 13-17, 2025 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)* “GMA3” was coded as a breakout on Monday, October 13, due to Columbus Day and an ABC News special report on President Trump speaking in Israel. “NBC News Daily” was partially preempted on Monday, October 13, due to an NBC News special report on the Israeli hostages and President Trump speaking in Israel. Only 47 minutes of the program were broadcast, according to Nielsen. The show’s weekly average is based on five days (Monday through Friday). “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” was retitled to “TODAY-JF-NBC” on Monday, October 13, due to an NBC News special report on the Israeli hostages and President Trump speaking in Israel. The retitled telecast is excluded from the show’s weekly average, which is based on four days (Tuesday through Friday). “The View” was retitled to “View-ABC” on Monday, October 13, due to an ABC News special report on the Israeli hostages and President Trump speaking in Israel. The retitled telecast is excluded from the show’s weekly average, which is based on four days (Tuesday through Friday). Note: The post ‘Beyond The Gates’ Grows, ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ A Steady Riser & ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Top Soap Among Women 18-49 — RATINGS first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Casey Kasprzyk, a 22-year veteran at “The Bold and the Beautiful,” has been promoted from supervising producer to executive producer of the long-running half-hour drama series, marking the first time a non-Bell family member has held the position. He joins Bradley Bell, who was named as the show’s executive producer in February 1996 after his parents, the late William J. Bell and the late Lee Phillip Bell, stepped down. “Twenty-two years ago, Casey Kasprzyk joined ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ at the front desk,” said Bell, who also serves as the show’s head writer, in an email sent to the show’s cast and crew announcing Kasprzyk’s promotion, according to Deadline, which first reported the news. “Since then, Casey has flourished in every level of production.” Kasprzyk began his career at the Bell-Phillip Television Productions-produced soap opera in 2003. By 2008, he was promoted to associate producer, and in 2014, to supervising producer. During his tenure, Kasprzyk has received 17 Daytime Emmy Award nominations, including four wins. In 2011, he shared in the show’s win for Outstanding Drama Series with the homeless storyline filmed in Los Angeles’ Skid Row. He won three of his Emmys for Outstanding Original Song, including 2015’s “Hands of Time,” 2016’s “Lost in Time,” and 2019’s “You’re the One.” Kasprzyk played a key role in producing the show’s 7000th episode, which aired in January 2015 and featured prominent moments from the show’s history up to that point, and the two-part documentary about the show, filmed in Monaco. In recent years, Kasprzyk had been overseeing outdoor shoots across several international locations, including Italy, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Mexico and Dubai, with Naples and Capri, Italy joining the list this year. He also helped relocate the show from Television City, where it had been for more than 38 years, to Sunset Las Palmas Studios. “Casey’s commitment and dedication to ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ has been extraordinary,” continued Bell. “Casey’s creative accomplishments are too vast to quantify, as he has continually elevated the show to new heights.” Outside of his day-to-day duties at “The Bold and the Beautiful,” Kasprzyk created, hosts, and produces “Bold Live,” the original YouTube talk show that lets fans interact with their favorite stars from the world’s most-watched daily soap. With Kasprzyk’s promotion, “The Bold and the Beautiful” joins “Days of our Lives” and “Beyond the Gates” as the only daytime dramas with more than one executive producer. Ken Corday is executive producer of “Days of our Lives,” with Noel Maxam as co-executive producer. Meanwhile, “Beyond the Gates” has eight executive producers, including series creator Michele Val Jean, Sheila Ducksworth, Julie Carruthers, Tracey Thompson, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld. “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” are overseen by just one executive producer each, with Frank Valentini helming the former and Josh Griffith at the latter. Note: The post Casey Kasprzyk Promoted To Executive Producer Of ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Although the door remains open for a future return to Port Charles, actress Rena Sofer has officially wrapped her two-year return stint on “General Hospital” as her character, Lois Cerullo, shared a goodbye moment with her daughter, Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) on the Friday, October 24 episode. According to Soap Opera Digest, which first reported Sofer’s departure from the show, a source told the outlet that Lois’s exit storyline, wherein her character leaves town to head to Seoul, South Korea, after accepting a position of tour manager for Blaze, was built by design to allow the actress to return to Port Charles when the time is right. First introduced in 1993, Lois had been a much-missed character from the canvas following Sofer’s departure as a contract cast member in 1996 – she returned for a brief stint in 1997. While the show eventually opted to recast the role with former “As The World Turns” star Lesli Kay (ex-Molly McKinnon) from 2004-2005, Sofer herself didn’t return to the part until 2023. At the time, she had announced plans to move to the East Coast and that her “General Hospital” return would mark one of her final acting jobs in Los Angeles. This summer, that plan came to fruition when she and her husband, Sanford Bookstaver, a director and producer of film and television, moved to New York full-time. Note: The post Rena Sofer Exits ‘General Hospital’ As Lois Cerullo first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Some fans looking to watch “The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” last week were disappointed to learn that the telecast would be available exclusively as a streaming-only option, including via watch.theemmys.tv and its associated apps. It turns out there were ongoing conversations to have the ceremony air on one of the big three broadcast networks, but sadly, the potential deal fell through just weeks before daytime’s biggest night. According to sources, in early September, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the organization behind the Daytime Emmy Awards, was working with one of the broadcasters to give viewers at home the chance to see their favorite stars in front of the camera, and even behind the scenes, take home the daypart’s highest honor. Allegedly, however, the unidentified network requested certain guarantees, but in the end, those guarantees were not fulfilled in time for said broadcast deal to be finalized. As a result, NATAS went ahead with plans for a streaming-only telecast. Last year, CBS opted not to renew its broadcast agreement with NATAS after airing the awards show for a record 18th time. The deal ran from 2020-2024. Despite the lack of a broadcast partner this year, “The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” aired without significant issues, aside from a few complaints about glitches during sign-in or account registration. “General Hospital” took home the most awards during last week’s broadcast, including Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, Writing for a Daytime Drama Series, Directing for a Daytime Drama Series and Costume Design/Styling. Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis), Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky Spencer) and Alley Mills (ex-Heather Webber) took home honors for acting. Watch our interview below with Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS, who talked about combining the ceremony with the Creative Arts Emmys, with this year’s telecast celebrating both on-air talent and those behind the scenes, something Alley Mills celebrated in her acceptance speech for Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series for her role on “General Hospital.” Note: The post Daytime Emmys Broadcast TV Deal Fell Through (Exclusive) first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Less than a year since the film’s record-shattering theatrical release, NBCUniversal announced on Thursday that NBC has landed the broadcast premiere rights to “Wicked,” the global phenomenon starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, which earned $756 million at the worldwide box office and achieved the highest domestic gross of any film since its release on November 22, 2024. “Wicked” premieres Wednesday, November 19 and will air from 8:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, just two days before the release of its highly anticipated sequel, “Wicked: For Good.” In addition to its box office success, “Wicked” is also the highest-grossing Broadway film adaptation of all time and, earlier this year, secured 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and acting for both Erivo and Grande, among others. The Jon M. Chu-directed film also stars Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, with Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum. The film won two Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Production Design and for Best Achievement in Costume Design. Releasing exclusively in theaters on Friday, November 21, “Wicked: For Good” is the epic finale that concludes the untold story of the witches of Oz, Elphaba (Erivo) and Glinda (Grande), who have since become estranged and are living with the consequences of their choices from the first film. When a girl from Kansas crashes into their lives, they will need to come together one final time and truly see each other if they are to change themselves — and all of Oz — for good. Ahead of the broadcast premiere of “Wicked” on NBC, the network will also air the primetime special, “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,” on Thursday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The two-hour musical special, which will be available to stream next day on Peacock, stars Erivo and Grande and features electrifying performances by the two powerhouses alongside their “Wicked: For Good” co-stars — Yeoh, Goldblum, Slater, Yang and Bode — for an unforgettable night of reimagined musical arrangements, cast interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, exclusive surprises and even a sneak peek at what’s to come in the next chapter of Oz. Watch the official trailer for “Wicked” below. Watch the final trailer for “Wicked: For Good” below. “Wicked: For Good” is produced by Marc Platt and David Stone. Note: The post NBC Lands Broadcast Network Rights To ‘Wicked’, Sets Premiere Ahead Of ‘Wicked: For Good’ Theatrical Release first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

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