All: Which Soap has the largest cast?

[Southofnowhere]

Which Soap has the largest cast in all of Daytime?

My guess would be 1 of the ABC soaps.

Anyone know for a fact which soap has the largest cast?

[Ryan]

General Hospital has the largest cast.

[winterguy125]

I would say ATWT is high up there, not that you would ever know that they have a big cast, but still.

[jcar03]

Based only on contract:

GH: 33

OLTL: 28

Y&R: 28

ATWT: 27

DAYS: 27

AMC: 26

GL: 25

PSNS: 17

B&B: 16

You add in the recurring players and GH is well above everyone else. I have GH down for 27 recurring players but that includes the kids who are technically considered under five but it was still be over 20.

[sheilaforever]

Slight correction for B&B:

17 actors on contract as of December 07, +8 adult recurrings not including the child actors for Hope, RJ, Alexandria and Abby.

[dragonflies]

AMC has a big cast, but yeah I think GH has one of the biggest

[YRBB]

I think it's 18, unless someone was recently demoted to recurring?

DDD

[Cheap21]

GH's cast is so big that NS was possible.

[JackPeyton]

well, as far as contract cast from GH to contract cast to NS, only what... 4 people went? aside from Kim, Jason, Steve, & Kirsten wasnt everyone else on contract at NS new hires or recurring on GH?

i wanna know what soap had the biggest cast ever. id bet it was GH at some point.

[Cheap21]

and Kent. She's contract. Most of the cast was GH recurring characters and thats my point. GH has alot of recurring characters and they arent simply small roles but ones they use regularly and have some substance to them.

[DevotedToAMC]

GH can trim their cast by getting rid of Sonny, Sam/Brenda, Lucky, Maxie, Carly, little Mikey the devil child, Logan

This way, they would also be able to afford Jackie Zeman

[JackPeyton]

oh, yes i agree. GH does have a solid recurring cast they use. i just wish they also used everyone on contract like that.

[jcar03]

I left off Patrick Duffy for B&B which would bring their total to 17. I also went to cbs.com to watch the end credits, the last day last week that ran them was Wednesday, and they leave off two people entirely:

CONTRACT

Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott

Lesley-Anne Down as Jacqueline Payne Marone

Patrick Duffy as Stephen Logan

Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester

Winsor Harmon as Thorne Forrester

Ashley Jones as Bridget Forrester

Lesli Kay as Felicia Forrester

Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan

Kyle Lowder as Rick Forrester

John McCook as Eric Forrester

Mackenzie Mauzy as Phoebe Forrester

Ronn Moss as Ridge Forrester

Heather Tom as Katie Logan

Hunter Tylo as Dr. Taylor Hayes Marone

Jack Wagner as Dominick Marone

Under contract but not included Jennifer Gareis as Donna Logan and Mykel Shannon Jenkins

RECURRING/GUEST as of 12/07

Betty White as Ann Douglas

Daniel McVicar as Clarke Garrison

William deVry as Storm Logan

Alley Mills as Pamela Douglas

Todd McKee as Jake Maclaine

Dan Martin as Lieutenant Baker

Andrew Collins as Jarrett Maxwell

Candice Patton as Candy

Andrew Cole as Reporter

Cameron and McKenzie Carr as Jack Marone

They also spelled Felicia wrong....they spelled it Feleca.