Beyond the Gates: Premiere Date, Time Slot Set by CBS

[dragonflies]

Yep I agree. That's what prime time used to do with new shows, premiere them after a high rated well established show 

[Taoboi]

Yeah, I remember GENERATIONS being on at some weird time as well.

 

I feel the same. Fingers crossed if it gets made, that's exactly where it's going.

They still do. 

 

Or after big events. 

 

Usher's Concert Super Bowl and that new Justin Hartley show anyone?

[dragonflies]

Do you think it's possible they might be allowed to do a location shoot now & then? 

[DramatistDreamer]

Tonya Pinkins is also a fave of mine and has daytime experience. Tamara Tunie as well. Like I posted upthread, a lot of talent to go around.

[ranger1rg]

Putting The Gates between Y&R and Bold is classic tentpole programming. For that reason alone, I think we get Y&R followed by The Gates followed by B&B.

I've mentioned The Talk a couple times, but not because I'm a fan. I watch it only when someone from Y&R appears. It still pulls between 1.2M and 1.5M viewers a day and is cheap to produce, so I wouldn't assume it's a goner.

[bongobong]

Cool that it'll be focused on a Black family but I groaned when I read that they'll be wealthy. Was Ryan's Hope 50 years ago the last US soap launched that did NOT center on a rich family?

[Manny]

I don't think they would ditch B&B, because if they trust in the genre so much to be developing a new soap opera, then I would assume they would try to keep their soaps. Although it is weird that Y&R gets 4 years and B&B gets only 1. 

Neither Y&R nor B&B are owned by CBS, right? Maybe Bradley is really inflexible and they cannot control him, so they would cancel B&B only to have more freedom to control a new soap, which they do own and get all the money to themselves? 

[Soapsuds]

Have you seen its demos and HH numbers? They are atrocious!!

[YRfan23]

I’d really like this to work out because this could lead to a renaissance of Soaps being revived for network cable!! 
 

I agree with those who said Victoria Rowell, and Tonya Lee Williams should be apart of the cast. Tracy Ross, Renee Jones and Amelia Marshall are good choices too. 

[dragonflies]

It would make more sense to put the Gates between YR and BOLD as kind of "book ends" for the new soap 

[Rmodelboy]

Bold is the biggest offender. The Avants still should be front and center driving stories.

[DaytimeFan]

They were different scenarios. Y&R's current deal came to an end and this is a fresh deal, hence the 4 year window.

B&B's current deal included a 1 year extension pickup, so that's why it's short - no new deal was negotiated, CBS simply exercised it's option to extend for that one year.

This is certainly exciting news for the genre and I hope it gets a series order.

My hope is The Talk gets The Axe and this is its replacement.  

[Manny]

Aaah okay, then it makes sense

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[1974mdp]

I think if CBS owns the soap there's a chance for a higher budget since they won't be paying the producers of another company. They also have the potential for more ad dollars on their end, such as ABC gets with GH.

[AbcNbc247]

Well, this sure is a surprise.

Can’t wait to get through this thread either lol 

I honestly never thought we’d ever get a new soap. I really hope this ends up working out.

And that it maybe inspires some other people to pitch their ideas for new soaps as well.