Paul Raven

That was Brenda/Jill 2.0 Earlier Brenda/Jill might have gone along with that to land a guy...At that point Jill had been through so much that maybe she was resigned to having to settle. All her attempts to move up the ladder had come to naught.

Of course, thanks for the reminder Some others i thought of Beth Maitland (Traci Y&R) Lillibet Stern (Patty Y&R) Michael O'Leary (Rick GL) Amy Englund (Abigail GL)

Yes with Deborah you could believe that John Abbott could fall for her. She could play vulnerable, bitchy, needy etc.

i still don't understand why a set can be presented for Harrison's bedroom, Ashland/Victoria NYC hotel room and Nick's hotel room in Milan but no office set for anyone. Even Angelina Marchetti got a small set for her phone calls. Couldntr something similar be used for Michael/Rey etc for a few scenes? Just keep the camera tight on the characters There's an EON episode from the 60's online where the characters are supposed to be in a cocktail lounge but all we see is a booth and there is background noise of music and chatter and it works. Y&R ,,,,try harder!!

I'll add my thanks. Looking forward to 1977 unfolding...

James Kiberd As The World Turns (pre Loving) Edmund Lyndeck Loving (pre 1987)

Thanks for directing us to that. Fascinating stuff. Fred Silverman, now ABC's president, hired Gloria Monty and gave her 13 weeks to turn things around or he would cancel GH. Monty came on board, hired Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, and paired him with Genie Francis's Laura. And the rest, as they say, is history. For an article that set out to clear up some misconceptions re Irna and AW, the above statement does the same for Gloria Monty and GH. Geary wasn't hired until well after Gloria's arrival by which time GH under Marland and Monty had rebounded in the ratings. It was Scotty/Laura and Rick/Leslie etc that led the charge to the top of the ratings heap.

Doug Davidson?

Interesting that from 1975 (when AW expanded)on, there was never any suggestion that any of the networks entertained the idea of cutting a 60 min show back to 30 mins.

From what I have read, Marland had already been at GH maybe 4 to 6 weeks before Monty taking over. Apparently, she was happy with his story projections and set about updating production. ABC agreed to scrap 4 60 min shows that had already been taped. Her first credited show was the first 60 min episode, Jan 1 1978. I believe that Bobbie was a Marland creation as Jackie Zeman had just been killed off at OLTL and went straight to GH. It's hard to get exact dates but it seems Bobbie debuted in Jan 78. All of the other major players were already onscreen and Marland wisely developed their stories rather than have another onscreen cast wipe out.

July 86 For the first time in years, daytime programming on the three commercial television networks is a three -way contest. At the end of the second quarter (ended June 29), ABC and CBS were in a dead heat for first in household delivery, according to A.C. Nielsen, each with an average 6. I rating and a 22 share. NBC was a competitive second with a 5.2/19. Compared to a year ago, NBC showed the greatest growth, 8 %, while ABC was up about 3% and CBS was flat. In key women demographics, ABC has maintained a lead over both CBS and NBC, but third place NBC made some inroads against second place CBS. In the women 18 -49 demo for all but two weeks of the second quarter, ABC averaged a 5.9 rating. up 5% from a year earlier. CBS was off 5% in the same category, averaging a 3.6, enabling NBC to tie it in that demo, for a gain of 3%. In women 25 -54, ABC was up 16% during the same period, averaging a 5.8. CBS held onto second place, climbing 8% to an average 4.0, while NBC was up 3% to an average 3.5. For women, 18 -34, ABC was off 2% to a 6.4, while NBC was flat with a 3.9 and CBS was off 16% to a 3.2. All three networks will make programming moves in the months ahead in efforts to strengthen their daytime lineups. CBS will introduce a new half hour soap opera in the first quarter of 1987. lt's being created by William Bell and his wife, WBBM -TV Chicago newswoman Lee Phillip, and will be produced by their company, Bell -Phillip Television Productions. Bell created CBS's Young and the Restless which went on the air in 1973 as a half -hour show and was expanded to an hour seven years later. Restless is now the second -ranked daytime program; it averaged an 8.4/31 in the second quarter, second only to ABC's General Hospital, which scored a 9.3/30. The CBS daytime programming vice president, Michael Brockman, said there has been no decision on whether the new soap will replace one in the network's afternoon serial block, or whether that block will be expanded by a half -hour. That decision will be made early in the fall, he said. The most vulnerable show in CBS's four -program serial block is Capitol (2:30 -3 p.m.), which is losing ground to both fifth ranked One Life to Live on ABC and Ilth ranked Another World on NBC. Capitol, which has been on the air for five years (a relatively short time for a serial), was ranked 13th in the second quarter with a 4.9 rating, down from a 5.2 a year earlier. "We are looking very carefully at Capitol," Brockman said. We are hoping it can show strength and the capacity to stay on the schedule." Of particular concern, he said, was Capitol's failure to take advantage of its growing lead -in audience from As the World Turns. That program, airing from 1:30 to 2:30 was the seventh -ranked program in daytime in the second quarter, up 3% to a 6.7/23. Brockman declined to provide details about the new serial. All that creator Bell would say last week was that the storylines will initially feature two familiies. Most serials revolve around one or more families. Bell said he was still a couple weeks away from hiring a producer but that he would proceed shortly with contract negotations with Los Angeles based Bill Glenn, whom Bell hopes to hire as head director. After those two slots are filled, the remaining staff and cast will be hired. According to Brockman, his main concern with the daytime schedule (he's also in charge of late -night and children's programing) is strengthening CBS's afternoon serial block, and the Bell project is part of that effort. Strengthening the game shows, he said, is the second priority. One move he made toward that end at the beginning of this year was canceling the game show, Body Language at 4 p.m., switching the faltering Press Your Luck to that time period and adding the New Card Sharks at 10:30 a.m. So far the results have been negligible, but Brockman says he will wait a while before making a judgment. As for Sharks, which averaged a 4.1/18 in the second quarter, Brockman said he'd like to see some improvement by the fourth quarter. And if the network can improve the station clearance rate above the current 83 % -84 %, he said the ratings will improve. The 4 -4:30 p.m. slot poses a special problem. The CBS affiliate body is split just about evenly on whether it wants the network to program that time period or not. As a result, CBS's clearance level at 4 p.m. is in the 50%- range, making it difficult for programs to survive for very long. Press Your Luck, for example, was ranked 25th of 26 daytime programs in the second quarter with an average 2.3/10. Brockman argued that success is "not dependent" on a solution to that problem. But he also said the network is not willing to cede the half hour to the affiliates just yet. Brockman acknowledged that he was "looking to see if we can get [a show for the time period] that is more attractive" than Press Your Luck.

Logan Ramsey Modern Romances 'Silent Love' Ralph 1955 John D Seymour Modern Romances 'Silent Love' Frank 1955 Robert Loggia Modern Romances 'Silent Love' Harry 1955

Arny Freeman Pilot/Proposals 'Terraces' - Martin Robbins 1977 Ralph Manza Pilots/Proposals 'Terraces' - Louis Parizzi 1977 Lloyd Bochner Pilot/Proposals 'Terraces' - Roger Cabe 1977

Thanks for posting, Tara at #1 really? I'm all for using vets but Jack is that highup only because he was constantly wandering into Crimson Lights and Society and Chancellor Park putting in his 2cents worth over Kyle and Summer whereas Victor and Nikki didn't have one scene discussing their grandaughter. Meanwhile Nate languishes with 4 eps. Sean Dominic is the sexiest man on the show.They should be pursuing Nate/Imani for a start. Why bring on Moses and give him 1 ep? The balance is way off...

The casting of Rosemary Prinz put paid to Amy lasting longer initially, but I think she should have returned at some point. Maybe Amy could have returned played by Kathleen Noone when the show went to an hour and played some of those stories. Was Amy ever mentioned in the 70's after the first 6 months? Seems odd she never returned to see her family...

YES! The only story with any momentum is the Kyle/Tara saga. This is a classic soap story but Josh is not playing all the necessary beats and characters are being twisted to fit the plot. Summer is being made to look an idiot when by going along with Tara's threats instead of exposing her. If Tara had been a little more subtle then Summer wouldn't have the ammo to go to Kyle/Jack/Phyllis etc Everyone else just plays scenes that may or may not have any long term consequences. The costuming is atrocious for some of the women. Nikki is put in overly tight dresses that do not flatter, Lauren looks like a hooker, Tara in pale plain silky fabrics that wash her out, Nina in that hideous green dress etc The lighting is harsh and the set decoration super cheap.Every time I see that clunky sofa in the Chancellor living room I cringe. I could go on...

Delaware News Journal Oct 1981 'Guiding Light' actress is fired Kristin Vigard, Morgan on "Guiding Light," has been fired. Vigard, who had been a personal favorite of the show's head writer Doug Marland, was late to the studio one time too many. Jennifer Cooke is her replacement and will be on screen shortly. As for Marland, he says, "When Kristin was good she was very, very good, and when she was bad she was awful. John Wesley Shipp (who plays Morgan's husband Kelly) had far too many scenes with Kristin when he might as well have been playing alone. An actor can't do a love scene by himself, although John always did an excellent job. As for Jennifer, she's a beautiful girl and she'll be a wonderful Morgan." Marland, who is off to the Canary Islands to shoot some location footage for "Guiding Light" revolving around Mike and Alan, says there's no truth to the rumor that he's about to split from the soap opera: Soap notes "I have worked on a plot for a cable soap opera which is being marketed, but it has nothing to do with 'Guiding Light.' GL's my first love and I'm not going anywhere."

I would imagine both King and Mealor had to make the decision whether to stay another 3 years or make the break. Probably they were offered little financial inducement to stay. At their age they are probably at their most marketable right now and with so many shows being produced network and otherwise, they probably feel it's worth moving on. I think CBS/Sony are totally money driven and know the show will survive without them. I think that may be a factor in not casting Chance also. At this point the savings on a contract salary might help to mitigate the expenses incurred on COVID related measures.

David Hedison ABC AFTERNOON PLAYBREAK "Can I Saver My Children?" Clay Hollinger 10/17/1974

July 72 ABC has an idea for juicing up daytime TV Special by Screen Gems, Cramer to test new formats to reach females and add diversity to time dominated by soap operas and game shows. A new concept that could bring more diversity to daytime viewing gets a trial on ABC -TV this month. It stems from Honeymoon Suite, a 90 minute special being produced by Screen Gems and the Douglas S. Cramer Co., Hollywood, targeted for daytime TV and the female audience. The taped special, to be presented under the umbrella title, "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak," is a development on two fronts: as a pilot for concept: as an on -air pilot for a regular daytime series. If the concept of doing a special program in the afternoon time periods on a pre -emptive basis is successful, ABC - TV may elect to do a regular 90- minute monthly or even weekly special appealing to women viewers. If Honeymoon Suite is successful as a comedy idea -the show contains a series of vignettes about various couples who, at various times, occupy the honeymoon suite of an elegant hotel -it could go as a first -run daily half - hour comedy series. Michael D. Eisner, vice president, daytime programming for ABC -TV, explained: "We anticipated about a year and a half ago that we'd be at parity at some point with the other networks. It happened sooner than we thought. And when it does happen you don't just stand there and watch. When you do that you start falling back again. This is a way of trying new forms, putting some interest into daytime, trying to create some excitement, something to promote and advertise." Honeymoon Suite, which stars Henry Gibson and Rose Marie (presumably they would be cast regulars if the show is turned into a series) and features such guest performers as Gloria DeHaven, Arthur O'Connell, Martha Scott and June Lockhart, is scheduled for pres- entation on July 26. The network, anticipating that viewers of serials would be antagonistic towards a pre -emptive show, has elected instead to program the special from 1:30 to 3 p.m. EDT, replacing three game shows: Let's Make a Deal, Newlywed Game and Dating Game "We're going to be selling this show tremendously with a lot of promotion and advertising" promises Mr. Eisner. The network also is committed to back a second 90- minute taped "ABC Afternoon Playbreak," probably to be presented in late August. Entitled Courtroom One: Mother vs. Mother, it concerns a father and son who practice law in a small California town where the courtroom is ruled by a woman judge. Produced as well by Douglas S. Cramer Co. in association with Screen Gems, this special also could be spun off into a daily half - hour dramatic series. Impetus for the programs, according to Mr. Eisner, is ABC -TV's success in producing the 90- minute filmed nighttime Movie of the Week series. But the "Afternoon Playbreak" shows are being produced on budgets of less than $150,000, or about a fourth of the money allocated to Movie of the Week. A number of other projects are being developed as possible daytime specials, with a third Doug Cramer show, The Haunted, among them. Neither Honeymoon Suite nor Court- room: One is being developed as an an- thology. Instead a serial concept is built into the shows. According to Mr. Cramer, Honeymoon Suite stories would run anywhere from one to four days, while Courtroom: One stories would sustain from three days to three weeks. "Honeymoon Suite would become the biggest user of writing and performing talent since NBC's Matinee Theater, points out Mr. Cramer. "We'd use 150 different stories a year, the equivalent of eight nighttime half- hours." Mr. Eisner, though, soft -pedals the notion that any of the daytime specials is immediately translated into a regular series. "I doubt if we will go to five days a week for a while," he says, "but we might go to a special once a week." He emphasized, though, that the network is not committed to actually producing beyond the first two special programs. Still, he indicates that a lot is riding un the outcome of these initial shows. "We're hopeful that we are able to break the mold of game shows, service shows and serials in the daytime," he says. "We're hoping that drama can come back to daytime television."

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Hunter King's contact should be up as she returned in June 2018 so perhaps she is in negotiations or she requested a break before returning. Does the fact that Nikki and Victor are due to head to Milan have any bearing on Summer moving to Milan also? Just saw the ep where Nate and Elena were getting it on...how can this happen when other characters are not allowed to touch?

Found some WTHI photos so thought I's skim through the thread to see if they'd already been posted.Several hours later... Diana Van Der Vlis Diana Walker/James Mitchell Robyn Millan/Greg Abels

Mike, Ben and Hope (Robin Mattson)

The only bomb that would need to go off at the baby shower would be something along the lines of a reveal that the mommy to be had been screwing around and lying about the paternity or she's faking a pregnancy etc...