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Assuming this is part of the Y&R50 short-term returns, which is good. Doubt MG would return to Y&R full-time.

I'm not so sure. Look at the majority of the cast. I'm certain they're happy to be on a show that probably fits well with their personal lives. The fact that it's 18 minutes long, a huge international audience, fun remotes, a cast that really has no drama, etc. B&B is probably considered a pretty good gig. It's also the least likely to get cancelled. Those international sales probably help make it financially sound. I think KA's obvious happiness is probably indicative.

Have Katie get involved with Carter. Guaranteed: Brooke will follow her 'heart' straight to Carter. That would be acceptable since Brad will never let Brooke evolve. Plus, many of us have wanted to see that pairing. Briam would absolutely turn off a big chunk of the audience. Deacon and Oliver were 'outsiders' and $B was being pushed away at the time - not great, but it's also $B. Liam is far different and would serve absolutely no greater purpose to the show.

Exactly. And, Brooke running FC! I still don't get giving FC back after the brilliantly set-up Belief storyline. That was so well planned. Brooke evolving into Stephanie would actually be a great long-term story. B&B also should undo the Marone blood line. Blame it on Sheila (of course). Didn't all Nick's kids end up dying or being someone else's? So the only 'tie' is to Ridge, who doesn't need a half-brother. If it was only Ridge, it wouldn't be so bad, but Steffy, Thomas and their kids have no blood ties to Eric. It was a bad story and truly went against who Stephanie was.

Oops! Typo. NM. I should just use names... Honestly, I imagine Li will vanish from the canvas. B&B is overstocked with actresses in that age group.

B&B doesn't have a shortage of strong actresses. Add KB, NB and, if they wrote Donna like Grace (Y&R), JG. On the other hand, DD, SC and SK are the only actors who aren't elevated (or carried) by their female acting partners. But it's always been this way on B&B. Always. Flannery, Tylo, Finnegan, Down, Eakes , Franz, Finnegan, Courtney Hope, Ashley Jones, etc.

@dragonfliesThat's hilarious. KA has really impressed me - off screen. She has such a great attitude. Honestly, I suspect Krista fitting into the show so well is the reason they didn't try to keep RS.

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Yeah, well 80% of US Household subscribe to at least 1 streaming network so I'm not sure those who are left behind are of concern to the networks/streamers. Plus, Thursday Night Football is now exclusive to Amazon Prime. (Last night's telecast was actually a Sunday Night Football Special). And TNF has a much bigger audience than DAYS. It's just the way it is. Shows like Lucifer, Manifest, Evil, Seal Team, DWTS, Orville, etc.have all made the move from OTA to streaming because that was the only way to make economically feasible.

LOL at yet another non-important pre-emption. Seriously, the *king* of England is not breaking news in the US. My favorite comment on TVLINE: 'Barbara says: September 9, 2022 at 11:27 AM So sorry that NBC is moving Days. Don’t have internet access so won’t be able to follow.' Somehow she was able to post without internet. lol

I think it has more to do with the fact that soaps have lost their young audiences. Teens/College students used to watch soaps during breaks/summer. That's no longer the case. Soaps are far too vanilla to write edgy stories that would intrigue younger viewers anyway. Plus, the end goal for teens hasn't changed in 780 years of soaps:i getting married by 21 and babies, etc. Lily's the perfect example of this. Might as well bring them back after college, medical or law school and start them as younger adults.

It tanked because that was Bradley brilliant storytelling. Rick and Maya finally had a story after years in the background. In 3 months, that was all blown to bits via Brad's PSA story. He just couldn't see how well Ridge/C2/Rick/Maya worked as couples and business rivals. Tragic.

Sadly, Brooke following her wide-open heart is a canon for B&B. Like Taylor, smart women are completely defined by their *hearts* and not their intelligence. Since Finn arrived, at least Steffy got her brain back. Brooke should've evolved into a less-cold Stephanie who's running FC or working with $B. KKL is perfectly capable considering she has kept Brooke viable through unbelievable awful writing.

@JAS0N47 The daily pre-emption information is awesome. It appears the vast majority of Monday pre-emptions were *scheduled*, rather than breaking news. I wonder if DAYS had fewer full pre-emptions than the other soaps. Of course, several other episodes had some sort of partial pre-emption. At least that won't happen after Friday.

I was going to mention that. This issue could have been solved without C2 being under the influence. She could've *owned* her desire and feeling for Thomas. That would've been a lot better for everyone. I've never understood soaps need to create victims. The fallout from these types of stories wouldn't have changed - in some cases it would've been better. Here, C2's lingering feelings for Thomas even though she was with Ridge, etc.

And all those years Thomas spent in jail paying for his crimes. Oh, wait. Yet another example of the ridiculousness of Sheila and Deacon being the only ones who should *pay* for their crimes. Thomas was turned into an awful character with no real reason why. There's never been a reason to root for him. He's a spoiled, rich man with no redeeming qualities. Brad really bungled this legacy character.

I predict three things will happen: 1. By early 2023, they'll start releasing a week's worth of episodes rather than daily. 2. As we get closer to summer, they'll reduce to 3-4 episodes a week, which will extend the season a couple of months. By then, the show will have adjusted to producing episodes intended to air on Peacock, not over-the-air TV (for US). 3. If #2 is successful, DAYS will be renewed at 3 episodes a week - probably with a more BS or Port Charles-like form of storytelling. Getting viewers to invest in 5 episodes a week has always been a huge challenge. I think in the 80s/90s, the average was closer to 4, but those numbers have dropped over time. A very simple way to think about it: if the average viewer went from 4 episodes a week to 3, that's a 25% drop.

Maybe I'm missing something, but Amanda isn't mentioned.

I prefer to be optimistic. The fact that NBC is considering giving back the 10E/9C slot back to affiliates is further evidence the company has significant issues. Could this have been planned better? Of course, but NBC seems to be scrambling generally. The good news about streaming is that folks who wait to get on-board weeks or months from now, will be able to catch up on the post-NBC episodes. Honestly, I've been bingeing 3-4 months at a time for the past 3 years. I find it so much more enjoyable because I can FF through a lot of stuff. Streaming actually got me back to watching DAYS. I was a lapsed viewer for longer than I'll ever admit. I'm sure I'm not alone.

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Quinn is simply not a character worth recasting. She's been removed from Eric's life, WyNoT doesn't need her, her besties are gone and Carter has plenty of other potential love interests. Carter or WyNot will simply remark that Quinn had to go to FC Europe office to launch something and that's that.

Is that really a surprise? I mean how did Jackie and Nick get sent off? Didn't they kind of disappear or at least it seemed that way.

Great news. MM sounded so relaxed and happy in that interview. So Amanda's vacation was really MM's vacation. Glad she's back filming.

The Nicholas/Spencer scenes were great on both days. MC isn't terrible, but when he's opposite MW, CS and NC, he's just over-matched. I know it was a set-up to add more suspects to Ava's attack, but Nicholas telling Victor that Ava planned the Esme reveal was simply poor writing. C'mon Nicholas man-up!

Wow. Not that surprised. They attempted this years ago with the Tonight Show 5 days a week - it was a huge flop. Right now, there's not much on at 10 p.m. L&O and last half season of NA.