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Get it girls! Speaking of, I attended my second Countess LuAnn Cabaret show this weekend in Chicago (I saw another superstar this weekend as well... Mariah Carey), and it was another fun, boozy night of songs and laughter. No real tea to share, other than they're hoping Bravo picks them up for a second season of Crappie Lake in another town. During the audience Q&A (unfortunately I didn't get picked to ask a question like the last time), someone asked what Lu thought of the NuRHONY girls, and she turned around and asked for our feedback on each castmember. Jenna got the biggest applause by far. Jessel, Ubah, and Brynn got good applause. It was a mixed reaction to Erin. Sai got a BOO'ed across the board, to which LuAnn said she agreed with us. Seats in the front! Can't wait for the next one

Give me a win for Sharon Case, Krista Allen (cuz why not), and Robert Newman, who was overlooked too often for GL. That, along with the In Memoriam, is what I'll be watching for.

Just outta curiosity, does anyone know of areas in the Mountain Time Zone that had their daytime soap line-up airing at 10:30am to 2pm? I otherwise assumed Mountain would air the same as central (11:30 to 3pm). Mountain always seems to be the forgotten time zone since it affects the least amount of people in the US. Years ago when I was a teen visiting family in the northwest corner of Iowa, their local CBS affiliate was KELO out of Sioux Falls, SD. And I recall seeing a commercial for Bold & Beautiful and they said it aired at 11:30am. I would think then that Y&R aired before it at 10:30am unless KELO aired the soaps out of order.

Love the rundown. I had to laugh at the "CLOCK IN, GIRL!!! That house ain't going to pay for itself." comment. Well done. I definitely agree about the divide in this group, and how it can only go on for so long before people start getting cut from the show or the show itself gets too dark to be enjoyable (see: last season's RHONJ). I think La Dame and Gizelle both see the bigger picture here in that the show could unravel (and people could get fired) and they need to mend fences and play nice with one another. For instance, after Season 5, you could've written off any type of friendship between Karen and Gizelle, yet they're back to laughing it up and throwing innocent digs instead of deep cuts. Clearly, Gizelle made a mess for herself with the Candiace/Chris debacle which I don't see Candiace forgiving anytime soon. And I'll watch and wait to see if Gizelle conjures up any maturity in regards to playing nice with Wendy, since Wendy is still the target person to get iced off the show out of the group. I'm not impressed with the new girl either or what she's stirring up with Wendy's family, whether Wendy already knew about it or not.

LOL aw snap, I made the same mistake!

I love Heavenly! The way she slips and lets the "yo mamma" slip out every so often is hilarious. Again, I haven't seen *every* episode and did a lot of catchup via reunions, but despite what others may say here, I love all the women for what they bring to the show: Heavenly, Quad, Simone, Jackie, Toya. And I'd welcome back Mariah easily, along with Contessa or Lisa-Nicole.

I'm watching and loving it. I agree this is the best Bravo show, outshining the Housewives for sure. I like how through all the comings and goings, you still have the core cast and in their 10th season, are still fun and interesting, the friendships are real, and it doesn't come off forced. Yeah, Sweet Tea sure doesn't fit the mold, but she's kind of fun to watch in a trainwreck kind of way, what with her bridezilla antics, blowing up at her own sister, and just being a little clueless in general. Also agree about Porsha. She's like a throwback to Housewives days gone by, when we actually believed her schtick was real and her quips weren't force-fed to her by producers to look witty and clever. I hope the likes of Heavenly, Simone and Jackie continue to side-eye her and call it out. M2M comes off as less edited, aside from the usual reality TV fare like Quad's perfectly producer-timed entrance to the bachelorette party. Overall, I love the couple dynamics on this show, particularly Dr. Simone & Cecil, and Toya & Eugene. And god bless Dr. Damon for being the yang to Dr. Heavenly's yin. LOL. Sunday nights with M2M and Potomac is currently my favorite TV night. Side Note: Any tea as to why Dr. Contessa left the series? Was it her own choice?

Currently, they are! They're back up in the 7's! GH must really crash and burn in '91, similar to DAYS in '89.

I know we soap fans scoff when industry insiders blame viewer erosion on cable, internet, etc. but I do wonder what the percentages of households buying cable was like between 1988 to 1990.

She's doing it right. Subtle work done and staying fit. Well done KKL Keep on being that soap goddess diva! Side note: Glad to see Jennifer Gareis' work has settled and she looks like a snack too.

Y&R hits 9+ a few times around early 1994, I think. One week hitting a 9.7. In fact, the majority of the soaps were on an upswing in 1993/1994 before the Ford Bronco chase... Looking at these 1990 numbers, it's kind of shocking to see so many of the powerhouse shows wading in the 5's so quickly.

I love Meredith's crazy ass when she's triggered, but other than the YOU. CAN. LEAVE!!! and the bathtub comment, she didn't really offer much this year. Okay, I guess it's time to dump on SLC, but half the time when I'm watching, I think back to Nene's comments about how Housewives these days don't produce *stars* anymore and this couldn't be more true than watching Salt Lake City (although I can't comment on Miami or Dubai). I guess you could say Heather and Lisa, but Lisa really showed her ass this season and it's not a cute look at all. Talk about a self absorbed, tone deaf motor mouth with tunnel vision.

I mean, the whole premise of Guiding Light's clone story was the most ridiculous and unrealistic thing imaginable, but dammit if it didn't make for fun, compelling entertainment! Double the Reva; double the fun! IMO at least

Meanwhile, in this day and age of streaming vs. linear television, the networks are now realizing the importance of their older viewers across the board (daytime, primetime, etc.) because they are the most likely to sit down and watch a program live as it airs. Crazy to think they haven't bothered to do another year long study, as if people lifestyles and consumer choices haven't changed in 50+ years.

Is it posted somewhere? I don't see it on SNL's YouTube page. [Side note: I loved Chloe's holiday impression of Jennifer Coolidge impressed by Christmas stuff... Coolidge was supposed to host this past May before the strike.]

It's quite, uh, remarkable seeing a guy with muscles as big as this running at such a fast pace.

Excellent research. Now explain to me how Hope nearly died in an avalanche in Aremid, Illinois Eww, just writing Aremid, Illinois makes it sound less mysterious. Let's just leave it ambiguous, since Reilly's era seemed set in New England anyhow.

All I know is, according to that oldschool Jossip gossip, Tom Eplin gave her a life-long parting gift after their relationship ended...

Agreed. I like Ashley and she's always doing what the producers tell her to do earns her paycheck by stirring mess up, but this was not the one to start. I was hoping Wendy and Nneka would join forces and become friends since it still feels like Wendy's on her own island. Hopefully this misunderstanding will be cleared up early on and it won't be the new feud of the season. I'm wondering what will go down between The Grande Dame and Messy Mia since they're currently "repairing" their friendship, handshake and all. Methinks Mia will just start flapping her gums with garbage, lies, and gross exaggerations as always in her attempt to stay relevant, especially with 8 full-time cast members now. Like @Cat said, they're softening up Gizelle and I'm not mad at it. She needed to give us more, both personally and in the group. I'm glad to see a more friendly interaction between her and The Grande Dame, while side-eying her bff Robyn's mess of a life.

Indeed, thank you for all your hard work @JAS0N47 Among so many other things we've learned and/or confirmed, we can now see when DAYS hit #1, OLTL hit #1, the fact that GL did *not* hit #1 during the much ballyhooed weeks of August 1984, among so much more

The return of Queen Dee put DAYS back at No. 2 for multiple weeks

Ah yes, the big building we saw when they did their 1993 Night Sins primetime episode. Plus, I think they used a skyscraper building as an exterior shot back in 2002 when they went somewhere (Minneapolis?) to do a bunch of establishing shots for Salem homes/businesses, etc. I swear at one point during the last 20 years, someone mentioned that their business was in the same building as Titan. At that point, I figured many businesses were in that giant skyscraper building that's in "small-town" Salem with an international airport...

From what I understand, and someone who watched it firsthand as it originally aired could answer better, it was the aftermath of the Moldavian massacre in Season 6 that didn't make sense. For starters, there were contract negotiation issues with Joan Collins so she doesn't appear in the first episode of the season, and scenes were rewritten so that Krystle was in the place of Alexis and what they originally intended for Alexis to do. Also, there was the Krystle vs Rita doppelganger that apparently was a turnoff. In all honesty, I watched the show up through the middle of season 7 some years back when SoapNet was still around, and I found Season 6 to be more entertaining than the 5th season, which was their highest rated and the #1 show on TV. I didn't find the campiness of two Krystles any worse than some doppelganger stories we've seen on daytime.

Any word on the street (©GizelleBryant) regarding how things develop between Heavenly and Phaedra over the course of the season? I could see them pairing up as the bestest of buddies or bitter rivals, the latter likely being the case. So, I did a Cliff's Notes catchup (i.e. reunions and key episodes), so I don't know all the ups and downs of M2M, but what's the consensus on this board regarding Quad? And what's the tea on Mariah no longer appearing onscreen? And lastly, of all the non-OG castmembers that have come and gone, which did you like the most? I liked Lisa Nicole.