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Just now, John said:

And This is gonna be Mom aganist Blaze/Krissy. That is not Maria. That would be OOC for Maria. 

I doubt it'll play that way. It's 2024, seeing bigoted parents on soaps about children being gay is so 1990s.

1 minute ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

If you ask me, it's pretty simple. GH has no story for Maria. GH has story for Blaze's mom. Beautiful, a solid actress, right ethnicity, what's not to love?! 

They could have had Blaze turn out to be (potentially de-aged) Maddie, with Eva playing Maria. This is a soap opera. We accept people being killed off on screen or even with their heads chopped off ("Soap Dish" reference). They could have done it if they wanted to.

Nearly 13 years since the cancellation of “All My Children,” fan favorite Eva LaRue is returning to ABC, this time playing a new character on “General Hospital.”

According to TVLine, which first reported the news, LaRue is set to hit Port Charles, where she’ll appear as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez, Blaze’s (Jacqueline Grace Lopez) mother, starting with the Monday, February 26 episode of the daytime drama series. The outlet shared a first look photo of LaRue shown in a scene from her debut episode, which you can view here.

On the show, Blaze is adjusting to her feelings for Kristina (Kate Mansi) where she’s embracing being an out pair after spending much of her life in the closet due to fear over how her sexuality might negatively impact her career and how her family would react to learning about her same-sex attraction. 

LaRue’s casting will see the actress reuniting with some of her former “All My Children” castmates, including Cameron Mathison (ex-Ryan Lavery), who now plays Drew Cain on “General Hospital,” and Michael E. Knight (ex-Tad Martin), who plays Martin Grey on ABC’s 60-year-old soap opera.

Portraying Dr. Maria Santos Grey on “All My Children” off and on for 18 years, LaRue joined the cast of “The Young and the Restless” from 2019-2020 and played Celeste Rosales, the matriarch of the Rosales family. The role won her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series during “The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.” LaRue was previously nominated two other times, first for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Maria on “All My Children” in 1997 and again in 2004 for Outstanding Original Song for the song “Dance Again With You.”

Outside of soaps, LaRue is probably best known for her seven season run as Natalia Boa Vista on “CSI: Miami,” as Linda Lorenzo on “George Lopez” or playing Carmen in the UPN comedy “Head Over Heels,” among other roles.

LaRue made a name for herself in 1988 when she joined the cast of NBC’s “Santa Barbara” as Margot Collins, which had Patrick Mulcahey as one of its writers at the time. Mulcahey was recently named co-head writer of “General Hospital,” working alongside veteran writer Elizabeth Korte, who has been with the show since 1994 in various positions ever since, including her most recent role as script editor and the show’s historian.

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While I agree that this is nothing new in terms of shows hiring former soap stars who are well-known or playing a certain character on another soap, I do think hiring these people to play new characters on GH is rather confusing. They had no problem having Jackson Montgomery or Blair Cramer on last year but are still creating new characters for people who the audience would most associate with their previous soap roles, like Cameron Mathison as Drew Cain, Michael E. Knight as Martin Grey and now Eva LaRue as this Natalia Rogers-Ramirez. Why choose to do it for some but not for all? That's annoying, IMO.

During ABC’s presentation at this past weekend’s Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California, Craig Erwich, President, Disney Television Group, overseeing content strategy across ABC Entertainment, Disney Branded Television, Freeform and Hulu Originals programming, shared some of his thoughts on “General Hospital” and what the show means to the network.

Calling the show “a tremendous pride” for the network, Erwich spoke with journalist Michael Maloney from Soap Hub, saying, “The show’s been on for 60 years. That is a remarkable achievement. And the great thing about ‘General Hospital’ is that it’s on daily. It’s an opportunity for us to delight, entertain, and surprise people on a daily basis. The joy is to have an audience who has watched the show for 60 years; they’re now watching with their kids and grandkids.”

“Because the stories are on, on a daily basis, they just become a part of people’s lives — and that’s the goal of ABC,” Erwich further noted to Maloney. “We’re very committed to the show. You saw the way that we celebrated the 60th [anniversary]. We do that because it’s a show we’re very proud of. We remain deeply committed to ‘General Hospital.’”

In addition to oversight of Hulu and ABC Entertainment, Erwich assumed oversight of linear programming for Disney Branded Television and Freeform in February 2023, with the former encompassing content targeted for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior.

In December, “General Hospital” took home its 16th Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series during “The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” telecast on CBS. That same evening, after congratulating the show’s cast and crew for setting another record, Nathan Varni, the ABC Current Series Executive in charge of production for the daytime drama series, tweeted, “My 2024 goal is to win back our lapsed viewers, we have a lot of work to do but we’re all ready to work hard for YOU!” Less than a month later, the show replaced co-head writers Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor, following several weeks of the show hitting record lows in the key Women 18-49 demographic and several weeks where the show found itself viewed by less than two million viewers.

Replacing Van Etten and O’Connor, whose scripts will air into March, is Patrick Mulcahey, who is returning to the fold as co-head writer working alongside veteran writer Elizabeth Korte, who has been with the show since 1994 various positions ever since, including her most recent role as script editor and the show’s historian.

Mulcahey’s writing career began in 1979 as a scriptwriter for the series “Texas.” He joined the writing team of “The Bold and the Beautiful” in 2005 and worked as a scriptwriter and story consultant until 2019.

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1 hour ago, AMCOLTLLover said:

The trailer already looked like a cancelled after the first season kinda show.. I love JH and hope he gets a second season but can’t wait to see where this will head too

CBS released a more current trailer for the show last month. Maybe it'll make the show more enticing?

19 minutes ago, Toups said:

What the! You trying to get “The Taylor Effect” for SON with this post or something?  

Hey, if it works! LMAO

47 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Apparently DAYS lost one early season, possibly the second year, to a warehouse fire. 

AMC & OLTL also suffered losses due to a shared warehouse fire. Apparently 5 early seasons. 

Just a little bitty question, ... 

GH Spotlight began with 2018. 

Y&R's classic channel began with 2018. 

Wtheck was special about 2018?!! 

HD episodes, union contracts included streaming rules written in due to Netflix, recent content with mostly current actors still on the show...

For those unable to land tickets to her concert in person or even the movie concert in theaters, you’re in luck: “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is coming to Disney+ with an all-new “Taylor’s Version” featuring five additional songs, including “Cardigan” and four additional acoustic songs, that weren’t part of the original film’s release back in October.

Making its exclusive streaming debut on the service on Friday, March 15, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” is a history-making, cinematic experience directed by Sam Wrench. The theatrical release grossed over $260 million worldwide at the global box office, making it the top-selling concert film of all time.

“‘The Eras Tour’ has been a true phenomenon that has and continues to thrill fans around the world, and we are very excited to bring this electrifying concert to audiences wherever they are, exclusively on Disney+,” said Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, in announcing the deal for the film to stream on Disney+. 

Taylor Swift recently kicked off the 2024 leg of her tour at the Tokyo Dome in Japan before rushing off to Las Vegas this past weekend to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates as they took on the San Francisco 49ers during CBS’ broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII. The Chiefs won 25-22 in an overtime game, delivering the most-watched telecast in history with a Total Audience 

Delivering 123.4 million viewers across all platforms, including CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, and CBS Sports, Univision, and NFL digital properties, including NFL+, Super Bowl LVIII topped last year’s game by +7% (123.4 million vs. 115.1 million) across all platforms according to Nielsen figures released late Monday night, Super Bowl.

Watch a trailer for “The Eras Tour” below.

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The next person to sit down with Alan Locher on his podcast series “The Locher Room” will be “General Hospital” star Cameron Mathison, who plays Drew Cain on the daytime drama series.

Scheduled to appear LIVE on the Wednesday, February 14 episode of the series, fans can look for Mathison to talk about his role on “General Hospital,” being four years cancer free and a look back at his role as Ryan Lavery on “All My Children” where he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal (2002, 2004).

In addition to his storied daytime career, Mathison will also be on hand to discuss his joining Great American Media, where he signed a multi-picture, multi-year deal to star in projects across the company’s portfolio of platforms, including cable networks Great American Family and Great American Living, plus streaming service Great American Pure Flix. Mathison has starred in two movies for Great American Family, “A Merry Christmas Wish” and “A Kindhearted Christmas.”

Mathison has cemented himself as a leading man, starring in several movies, including Hallmark’s “At Home in Mitford,” “A Summer to Remember,” “Very, Very, Valentine” and “Love, of Course.” He’s also starred in multiple projects for sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, including appearing opposite Alison Sweeney (“Days of our Lives”) as the co-lead in the “Murder, She Baked” and “Hannah Swensen Mystery” movie franchises, among others.

As a television host, Mathison has spearheaded multiple projects, including SOAPnet’s “I Wanna Be A Soap Star,” the weekend edition of “Entertainment Tonight,” and the morning show “Home & Family” for Hallmark Channel, among others. He’s also been a special contributor for “Good Morning America.” 

In primetime, Mathison has appeared in episodes of “JAG,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Hot in Cleveland,” among others.

To watch Mathison as he chats with host Alan Locher, check out “The Locher Room” on Wednesday, February 14 at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT by clicking here or clicking on the play button below (when available).

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To help celebrate love in Bay City, “The Bay” will air a one-hour special on Wednesday, February 14, reliving some of the show’s greatest wedding moments.

In honor of the occasion, comedian and actress Kym Whitley (“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Young & Hungry”) will reprise her role as Candice Lewis (aka Big Candi), plus Sam Asghari (“Lioness”) will make an appearance as he delivers a special Valentine’s treat from Candi’s secret admirer.

The special will take viewers on a journey through eight seasons of weddings, starting with Brian and Zoey’s (Dylan Bruce and Taylor Stanley) attempt at wedded bliss, along with Daniel and Caleb’s (Eric Nelsen and Mike Manning) red wedding and concluding with Sara and Lex’s (Mary Beth Evans and Tristan Rogers) shotgun hospital wedding. Also to be shown are the two weddings between Pete and Vivian (Kristos Andrews and Karrueche Tran), among other classic wedding moments from the series.

The special is set to air on Wednesday, February 14, at 3:00 p.m. ET/noon PT on Popstar! TV with encore presentations at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT and again at 11:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT.

To watch the show, download the Popstar! TV app for free on Roku, Apple TV, or Vizio, among other supported devices.

The special will be available on other Video On Demand (VOD) services at a later date.

Check out photos from the special below.

Check out clips from the show’s current eighth season below.

“The Bay” 100th Episode | Promo

“The Bay” in Italy | Promo

Filmed at the Associated Television Studios in Burbank, CA, and produced by LANY Entertainment in association with She Mogul Media, “The Bay” airs weekdays at 4:00 p.m. ET on Popstar! TV. You can also #BingeTheBay On Demand on Tubi, Peacock, Prime Video, and more. For more on the series, including how to catch up with episodes and to learn more about the show’s cast, visit the official website.

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Not only was the Super Bowl a nail-biter between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, but the big game also had CBS executives pondering how it would pay off in terms of Nielsen ratings. It turns out they had nothing to worry about as the network’s presentation of Super Bowl LVIII became the most-watched telecast in history across all platforms, including the CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, and CBS Sports, Univision, and NFL digital properties, including NFL+, topping last year’s game.

Featuring the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl LVIII delivered the most-watched telecast in history with a Total Audience Delivery of 123.4 million average viewers.

On CBS alone, 120 million viewers watched the game, marking the largest audience ever for a single network and capped off an impressive record-setting season for CBS Sports. During the 2023-2024 season, “The NFL ON CBS” scored its most-watched regular season since the NFL returned to CBS in 1998 and posted the network’s best postseason viewership since 1998.

Compared to last year’s game on FOX, Super Bowl LVIII is the most-watched program ever, averaging 123.4 million viewers across all platforms, up +7% vs. last year’s Super Bowl, which held the previous record (115.1 million).

Overall, more than 200 million viewers (202.4) watched all or part of Super Bowl LVIII across networks, the highest unduplicated total audience in history and up +10% vs. last year’s Super Bowl (184 million).

On streaming, Super Bowl LVIII is now the most-streamed Super Bowl in history, led by a record-setting audience on Paramount+.

Viewership figures are based on Nielsen Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday.

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Them fan events got the GH cast seeing dollar bills...

^On Purpose^ (called the quiet part out loud)

Fresh off his performance at “The 66th Annual Grammy Awards” earlier this month, music legend Billy Joel will headline his first concert special for a broadcast network, “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time,” which will air Sunday, April 14  (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS.

Set to be recorded on Thursday, March 28 as part of his franchise run at the famous venue, Joel will mark his record-breaking 100th consecutive performance at Madison Square Garden where his concerts have sold out more than any other artist’s. Starting with his December 14, 1978 debut at the arena, through his final residency show this July, every single one of Joel’s concerts at Madison Square Garden has been sold out.

In addition to the CBS broadcast, the concert special will also be available to stream Live and On Demand on Paramount+*.

A co-production of Sony Music Entertainment and Enliven Entertainment, “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time” is being executive produced by Steve Cohen, Barry Ehrmann and Paul Dugdale, who is also set to direct. Sony Music Vision is the distributor.

Note: *Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream live via the Live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as On Demand in the United States. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live but will have access to On Demand the day after the special airs in the U.S. only.

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10 hours ago, janea4old said:

Just a thought, but I suggest discussing what Corday said at the Bill Hayes memorial ... on *any* other thread.

I just feel that Bill Hayes (and Susan Seaforth Hayes) should own this thread here.  Focusing on what he has given the world.

Edit. I see there is now a separate thread about Corday's words here:
https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/65986-ken-corday-his-statements/

Regardless of one's interpretation of Ken Corday's comment, his statement was made at the memorial service for Bill Hayes. No need for a separate thread at this time.

In its effort to showcase diverse talent in front of the camera, Great American Media has signed host and actor Mario Lopez (“Access Hollywood,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) to a multi-picture, multi-year deal that will see him star in content across the company’s vast media portfolio which includes linear networks Great American Family, Great American Faith & Living, Great American Pure Flix, Great American Adventures, and digital channel, Great American Faith & Home. Broader terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Lopez, best known for his breakout role as A.C. Slater on NBC’s “Saved by the Bell,” will kick off his new deal by starring in a Great American Family original movie alongside his wife and Broadway star Courtney Lopez as part of the network’s Great American Christmas 2024 programming slate, which is set to return in October on the network.

“Mario Lopez has entertained millions of people for almost four decades,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media. “From his breakout role of A.C. Slater on ‘Saved by the Bell’ to his nightly presentations of Hollywood news on ‘Access Hollywood,’ the world loves Mario Lopez. We welcome Mario to Great American Media and look forward to his many creative contributions to our ever-growing, emerging brand of beloved faith and family entertainment.”

“Throughout my career, I’ve aimed to create a body of work that appeals to diverse audiences and, above all, brings joy to people,” Lopez said in a statement. “Joining Great American Media is immensely fulfilling. I look forward to creating uplifting, inclusive, and diverse content, viewed through a positive lens for all ages. At this stage in my life, family is the most important thing to me. Being able to share family-friendly stories representing diverse voices is a true blessing.”

In addition to his work as co-host of “Access Hollywood” and “Access Daily,” Lopez hosts the national iHeart radio program “On with Mario Lopez.” In 2008, Lopez made his Broadway debut in the revival of “A Chorus Line,” where he met his wife, Courtney. The couple has three kids: Gia, Dominic and Santino.

Lopez is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment, WME and Ken Lindner and attorney John Tishbi.

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Disney Channel has canceled “Secrets of Sulphur Springs,” the series created and executive produced by Tracey Thomson and Charles Pratt Jr., who also served as showrunner and executive producer. Before spearheading the series for Disney, Thomson and Pratt served as head writer/co-head writers on “The Young and the Restless.”

“Secrets of Sulphur Springs” follows the adventures of Griffin Campbell and his family when they move into The Tremont, a hotel with a paranormal past. During the show’s third season, a new ghost checks into room 205 and starts wreaking havoc around The Tremont. After learning that the evil presence will ruin their lives by 2024, the kids race to solve a tangled mystery in the past, which could be the key to defeating the ghost in the present and saving the Dunns and the Campbells from a very bleak future.

The series starred Preston Oliver (“This is Us”) as Griffin Campbell, Kyliegh Curran (“Doctor Sleep”) as Harper Dunn, Elle Graham (“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”) as Savannah Dillon, Kelly Frye (“Criminal Minds”) as Sarah Campbell, Josh Braaten (“American Horror Story”) as Ben Campell, Landon Gordon (“Top Gun: Maverick”) as Wyatt Campbell, Madeleine McGraw (“Black Phone”) as Zoey Campbell, Diandra Lyle (“American Woman”) as Jess Dunn, Johari Washington (“The Walk-On’s”) as Topher Dunn and Eugene Byrd (“Bones”) as Sam Tremont.

Despite the show’s cancellation, fans can continue enjoying all episodes of the series on Disney+.

“Secrets of Sulphur Springs” marks the second series to be canceled this year at Disney Channel following the cancellation of “Jessie” spinoff “Bunk’d,” which ran for seven seasons on the cable network and is prepping its final 10 episodes to air later this year.

Check out the trailer for the show’s third season below.

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Already having been renewed for a third season by the FOX Television Stations and Hearst Television, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” recently hit a new season high among Total Viewers and Households.

According to TheWrap, the talk show, produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures, averaged 918,000 viewers during the week of January 22-26, 2024, the most recent week in which syndicated ratings are available. Among Households, the Jennifer Hudson-hosted series had a 0.62 rating.

The most watched episode for the week – and the season – was the Monday, January 22 episode featuring singer and author Common (real name Lonnie Rashid Lynn), who revealed that he and Hudson are dating in real-life after rumors had been circulating for some time. That episode averaged 1.03 million viewers and a 0.70 rating among Households.

Answering “yes” when asked by Hudson if he was dating somebody, Common noted, “I’m in a relationship that is [with] one of the most beautiful people I ever met in life. She’s smart, loves God, and has something real down to earth about her.” He added more specific details, including “She’s talented… I set my standard kind of high because she’s got to have an EGOT [Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony]; she had to win an Oscar for her first movie. I set my standard high, she got to have her own talk show.”

The week also featured actor Anthony Anderson and his mother, Doris Bowman, Paris Hilton and her mother, Kathy Hilton, Joel Kim Booster, Mel B and Snoop Dogg.

Now in its second season, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” is said to have amassed 17.2 million unique viewers to date, with its current season marking a +14% increase over the year ago period among Adults 18-34, making it the only nationally syndicated talk show to see an uptick in the key sales demographic while also maintaining its previous season average among the key Women 18-34 demographic, according to figures released by Nielsen.

Additional guests sitting down for a chat with Hudson (aka JHud) include Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, Adam Sander and Matthew McConaughey, among others.

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“General Hospital” alum Kimberly McCullough (ex-Robin Scorpio-Drake) has signed on to direct the coming-of-age dramedy “Wayward Girls,” a live-action film for Available Light Productions, which is run by kids programming vet Nancy Kanter.

Kanter, who is fresh off of a three-year overall deal at Netflix, is relaunching her company with several projects in the works, including the live-action “Wayward Girls,” the animated movie “Penny Phantom,” which is based on the novel “Little Thieves” by Margaret Owen; the animated movie “The Circus Ship,” based on the picture book of the same name; and the animated preschool comedy series “Alexander the Post Fox” working in partnership with Kevin Jonas.

“My time at Netflix was a gift that allowed me to extend my creative development beyond Kids & Family, and while those projects will always be closest to my heart, I am excited to see some of my YA and adult projects move forward,” said Kanter in a statement released to Deadline, which first reported the news. “I leave having had the great pleasure of working alongside so many talented folks on the live-action and animation teams, and I couldn’t be more grateful for their support. I look forward to landing new series and movies in just the right homes and continuing to develop material that speaks to me and to broad audiences in surprising and authentic ways.”

According to Deadline, Available Light Productions has a robust slate of original series and movies, which Kanter is spearheading with head of development William Goldberg, with the expectation to take out in-development projects and broaden their reach among kids, families and general audiences.

McCullough will direct from an original screenplay by Kristin Belka Maier.

Since departing “General Hospital” as a full-time cast member in 2013, McCullough has made sporadic returns to the series, taking part in key story moments involving her character, specifically the character’s friends and family. She’s been directing several high-profile projects in Hollywood since, including episodes of “K.C. Undercover,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “Fuller House,” “The Conners,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The Bold Type,” “Fantasy Island,” and more recently “High School Music: The Musical: The Series” for Disney+.

McCullough directed 14 out of 38 episodes of the TV series spinoff of “High School Musical,” more than any other director, and also served in multiple capacities as a producer, including as an executive producer or co-executive producer during the show’s third and fourth (final) seasons.

Other high-profile projects directed by McCullough include “With Love” for Amazon, “How I Met Your Father” for Hulu,” along with “Boo, Bitch” and “Neon” for Netflix, among others.

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As has been the case since at least 2022, CBS will once again preempt much of its daytime lineup all or in part on Tuesday, February 13; Wednesday, February 14; Tuesday, February 20; Wednesday, February 21; Tuesday, March 5 and Wednesday, March 6 due to the network’s commitment to airing UEFA Champions League Round of 16 games.

“The Talk” will be fully preempted on all six days with “UEFA Champions League Today,” a pre-game show providing viewers with news and highlights from the UEFA Champions League, airing in its place at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT (“The Talk” airs at 1:00 p.m. PT). Starting at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT, CBS will air “UEFA Champions League Soccer.”

On the West Coast (Mountain and Pacific Time Zones), “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” will be preempted as the network is carrying games live coast to coast. Viewers living in markets impacted by the preemptions can keep up with the latest happenings on both soaps as episodes will be made available on the CBS App, CBS.com and Paramount+.

Except in markets where “Let’s Make a Deal” airs after “The Talk,” CBS’ daytime schedule consisting of “The Price is Right,” “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” will air as scheduled on the East Coast without interruption. As for those impacted stations, “Let’s Make a Deal” will be preempted in full or air overnight. The show will air without interruption in markets where it airs preceding “The Price is Right.”

“The Price is Right,” which airs at 11:00 a.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT, is the only daytime show that will air without interruption coast to coast on all six days of the network’s coverage of the UEFA Champions League games. 

UEFA Champions League is an annual competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations as the top 16 clubs in the European tournament each vie for the Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens (aka European Cup) trophy. Clubs competing this year include RB Leipzig (Germany), Real Madrid (Spain), Copenhagen (Denmark), Manchester City (England), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Bayern München (Germany), Internazionale Milano (Italy) and Napoli (Italy), among others.

Ratings for CBS’ broadcast of the UEFA Champions League games haven’t always been stellar, with last year’s final averaging a mere 2.183 million viewers, albeit the game aired on Saturday (June 10, 2023) and started at 3:01 p.m. ET. Of the audience tuning in, 1.049 million were in the key Adults 18-49 demographic. The game was between Manchester City and Internazionale Milano football clubs and did a 0.99 Household rating.

The matches currently scheduled to air on CBS (all starting at 3:00 p.m. ET) include: 

• Copenhagen vs. Manchester City (Tuesday, February 13)
• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Real Sociedad (Wednesday, February 14)
• Inter Milan vs. Atlético Madrid (Tuesday, February 20)
• Napoli vs. Barcelona (Wednesday, February 21)
• *Bayern Munich vs. Lazio OR Real Sociedad vs. Paris Saint-Germain (Tuesday, March 5)
• *Manchester City vs. Copenhagen OR Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig (Wednesday, March 6)

Note*: The matches scheduled to air on CBS on Tuesday, March 5 and Wednesday, March 6 will be determined at a later date. Both matches will stream live on Paramount+.

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1 hour ago, Vee said:

'Scott Holroyd', he said with reluctance.

Right. I went with what I saw. I totally meant to say, Scott Holroyd.

1 hour ago, Lye-C said:

I’d love to see Vee, Khan, Liberty City and others called out and held accountable. 

It might be hard to believe, but @Toups and I do know how to do our job, and we handle things quickly and effectively, publicly and privately. Everyone "is called out and held accountable" equally.

1 hour ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Errol, 

I'm just trying to be and remain cognizant of what we are all guilty of, and that is topic drift. I do not believe my reply was in any way out of line. I am not the only person to mention this & to try to come up with a way to achieve topicality. I believe that it is in fact trying to have a sense of humor about this.

But, listen, if you are going to start posting in this way in threads to call people out, I look forward to what you are going to be hitting an elite group with! It should be very entertaining. 

My response to you was in no way me calling anyone out. I was merely pointing out how the previous poster's response was ON topic. As for an "elite group," I believe that title and honor only holds true for myself and @Toups since we've been running the place without interruption for more than 20 years. We can't be replaced. That's as "elite" as one can get, IMO.

19 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Paul Holroyd was a wonderful Paul on ATWT although I have no idea what the heck this has to do with the topic. 

Okay, I'll make the effort. Maybe we should let Frank know we liked Paul Holroyd BITD. 

Donna,

@Spoon was responding to a post by @vetsoapfan, which brought up Paul Holroyd as an example of someone who played a character who was later recast with someone else they felt didn't fit the mold of said character, which is based on the topic of GH, which recently recast Jagger with an actor who some feel does not fit the mold of said character. I know you like to respond to nearly every post made on the forum, but you have to understand that people are not responding to just your posts and they don't have to agree with your opinions, like your thinking Holroyd is "wonderful" while someone else says he was "stiff and wooden." Each opinion is valid and shouldn't necessitate a response to counter another opinion with your own just for countering opinion's sake.

Right now, Chris and Dan are gone as head writers, and Patrick and Elizabeth are in. People are using this thread not only to voice their opinion of the change in writers but also to share their hopes and wishes for the new writers. This is a broad topic thread in that sense. All comments are welcome.

NOTE: Please do not copy and paste the entire ratings. Thank you.

Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 3,188,000 (-120,000)
2. B&B 2,733,000 (-28,000)
3. GH 2,097,000 (-18,000)

Households
1. Y&R 2.1 (-.1)
2. B&B 1.8 (-.1)
3. GH 1.4 (same)

Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 0.34 (-.01/-.03) <—— ties low *
2. B&B 0.29 (-.01/-.08) <—— ties low (31st straight week) *
3. GH 0.24 (+.03/-.07) <—— ties low (9th straight week) **

* Rounded to 0.3
** Rounded to 0.2

Women 25-54 Rating
1. Y&R 0.51 (same/-.12)
2. GH 0.43 (+.04/-.06)
3. B&B 0.41 (-.01/-.18)

Day-To-Day Ratings – W18-49/W25-54 Rating

B&B
Monday: 0.3/0.46
Tuesday: 0.28/0.41
Wednesday: 0.35/0.44
Thursday: 0.3/0.43
Friday: 0.21/0.33

GH
Monday: 0.27/0.47
Tuesday: 0.22/0.41
Wednesday: 0.23/0.43
Thursday: 0.25/0.43
Friday: 0.23/0.39

Y&R
Monday: 0.39/0.57
Tuesday: 0.31/0.5
Wednesday: 0.38/0.55
Thursday: 0.35/0.51
Friday: 0.26/0.43

Note: The post Soap Opera Ratings Report for the Week of January 29 – February 2, 2024 appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website.

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Bachelor Nation, rejoice! ABC has officially ordered “The Golden Bachelorette” following the successful launch of “The Golden Bachelor” last fall. The all-new spinoff series is set to be part of the show’s fall schedule for the 2024-2025 television season. In addition, ABC also announced the return of “The Bachelorette,” which will enter its 21st season when it premieres this summer on the network.

“The Bachelorette” and “The Golden Bachelorette” will air on ABC and will be available to stream next day on Hulu. Additional details surrounding the series, including cast details, will be announced at a later date.

After a historic first season where viewers watched Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist find love on “The Golden Bachelor,” the all-new iteration of the hit series will highlight one radiant woman’s second chance at love in her golden years.

During its inaugural season, “The Golden Bachelor” reached 43.4 million Total Viewers after 35 days of viewing across linear and streaming platforms and ranks as the No. 1 new unscripted series this season among Adults 18-49 (0.84 rating). “The Golden Bachelor” was ABC’s No. 1 unscripted series premiere on Hulu.

Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich, Bennett Graebner and Andrew Frank serve as executive producers on “The Golden Bachelorette.” Claire Freeland, Jason Ehlich, Bennett Graebner, Tim Warner, Peter Gust, Jodi Baskerville and Jeff Thomas serve as executive producers on “The Bachelorette.” Both shows are produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon.

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Just days after the show returned for its third season on ABC, the network has renewed “Abbott Elementary” for a fourth season, it was announced on Saturday during the network’s presentation at the 2024 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California.

During the show’s second season, “Abbott Elementary” delivered a 3.56 rating in Adults 18-49 after 35 days of viewing across platforms, marking the strongest season average for an ABC comedy since the 2019-2020 season and ranking as ABC’s No. 1 multiplatform series.

The series stars series creator Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson, and Emmy Award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard. 

Brunson, who recently took home the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, serves as the show’s executive producer alongside Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker of Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions, Randall Einhorn and Brian Rubenstein.

In next week’s all-new episode, entitled “Gregory’s Garden Goofballs,” Gregory hesitates when kids start hanging out in his classroom at lunch, looking to him for advice as the “cool teacher.” Meanwhile, Barbara is shocked to find Tariq is dating the mother of one of her students. Janine and Jacob try to hire an ASL interpreter for a student in Jacob’s classroom.

Airing Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, the series is available to stream next day on Hulu. 

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