41 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

According to Entertainment Weekly, his last day is TOMORROW!

Just now, BetterForgotten said:

6 hours ago, glfaninnyc said:

According to TVLine, his last airdate is tomorrow, June 27th.

 

6 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

SoapOperaNewsNet, whoever that is, also says Thurs., last day. 

 

40 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

According to Entertainment Weekly, his last day is TOMORROW!

Yes, June 27!  I mentioned it mid-thread but will edit the opening post to clarify.
This is what seems to have happened:
He recorded that goodbye video on his final taping day, and he held onto it. Then he posted it on June 26, which he expected to be his final airdate. However there was an insert/filler episode that moved his final airdate to June 27.  It seems that he inadvertently leaked his exit one day early.

4 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Yes, June 27!  I mentioned it mid-thread but will edit the opening post to clarify.
This is what seems to have happened:
He recorded that goodbye video on his final taping day, and he held onto it. Then he posted it on June 26, which he expected to be his final airdate. However there was an insert/filler episode that moved his final airdate to June 27.  It seems that he inadvertently leaked his exit one day early.

Would not surprise me... but given his social media posts, the lack of involvement in the press key art... I suspected an exit was coming. And I'm not surprised; it's long overdue.

4 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

given his social media posts, the lack of involvement in the press key art

That and Jophielle (Violet) mentioned in a recent interview that she "still sees Michael" which seemed to indicate that either he, or she, or both, were no longer on set.

And yeah the social media thing was a giveaway, since  Roger H started an IG page several weeks before his exit, so when Easton suddenly had an IG page ...

Edited June 27, 20241 yr by janea4old

9 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

Stop it!😂😂😂😂😂

3 minutes ago, janea4old said:

And yeah the social media thing was a giveaway, since  Roger H started an IG page several weeks before his exit, so when Easton suddenly had an IG page ...

Yup, and both posting clips, either from their time on the show or past projects. It was a dead giveaway.

If anyone at GH actually expects Jonathan Jackson, or Burton, to revive ratings, they are foolhardy, as both (especially Burton) were prominent over periods of ratings decline. Jackson came into the show as part of a package deal which did nothing for the ratings. 

I would like to believe these types of returns are more about the show having building blocks again, as both Jason and Lucky have ties to many characters, have kids on the show, etc. 

It's hard to know what will bring in ratings. When people kept going on about how Mulcahey's material had lowered the ratings, I was surprised, because all I'd ever really heard from fan commentary over the previous year or so was how bad most of the show was. 

48 minutes ago, janea4old said:

That and Jophielle (Violet) mentioned in a recent interview that she "still sees Michael" which seemed to indicate that either he, or she, or both, were no longer on set.

And yeah the social media thing was a giveaway, since  Roger H started an IG page several weeks before his exit, so when Easton suddenly had an IG page ...

Also elsewhere I have posted about his not taking part in the photo shoot & that he was taken off contract on April 8th. (Both personal notes & a post in my FB forum.) 

I was just pondering that given the unlikelihood that Michael Easton will get cast on another soap, this may be his last regular role on television.  He's had a long career, spanning 22 years.  Yet, history teaches us that not many leading soap actors in their 50s wind up with significant roles in nighttime TV or film.  So, at the age of 57, this could mean retirement for him. 

Luckily, it seems like he has many other interests, and I guess the bright side is that he'll no longer need to dye his hair.  🙈

Edited June 27, 20241 yr by j swift

5 hours ago, titan1978 said:

Exactly where I stand too. Not to mention he isn’t some rando like Jagger or Jackie Templeton- JJ’s Lucky walks in the door with story to play on the show in 2024, and connections everywhere on the show right now.
 

I have no expectations that his return drives a huge ratings bump. But consistent story with characters being used that have been neglected for a decade might bring us easily back over 2 million a week.

It’s been over a decade of many GH characters languishing in supporting roles or in stories they should not be in while the likes of Nina, Nathan, Peter, Finn, Franco, Hayden, Kim Nero, Julia etc were brought in and placed in the center of stories with actual GH characters supporting them. I am ready for this change.

If anything Jason's return...BTS manipulation or not...should be a lesson to use when they get to Lucky's return. No stalling. No detours cuz it might make FV's Friend look funny. Just tell the tale. 

 

I agree. I think it is totally possible to get the ratings back up. Just focus on the characters viewers want to see. Or write the ones they don't better...which PM proved with his brief run. But the former now methinks, not the latter.

 

Yep. Ready for that change as well. 

 

5 hours ago, Khan said:

 

If Frank actually allows JPS to be written out for good, with no hope of redemption for Billy Joel, then I'll KNOW someone at ABC is holding Frank's ass to the fire.

Speak it out and shame the devil. 

8 hours ago, Taoboi said:

If anything Jason's return...BTS manipulation or not...should be a lesson to use when they get to Lucky's return. No stalling. No detours cuz it might make FV's Friend look funny. Just tell the tale. 

What do you mean here? Were some people speculating on some kind of nonsense going on behind the scenes relating to Jason's Return?! 

13 hours ago, janea4old said:

Yes, June 27!  I mentioned it mid-thread but will edit the opening post to clarify.
This is what seems to have happened:
He recorded that goodbye video on his final taping day, and he held onto it. Then he posted it on June 26, which he expected to be his final airdate. However there was an insert/filler episode that moved his final airdate to June 27.  It seems that he inadvertently leaked his exit one day early.

I imagine his lovely classy IG farewell was tagged to drop yesterday & no one realized that the pre-emption had pushed things off a day. Fortunately, it really didn't spoil anything. For a week at least people have seen the signs of an imminent exit, and that is how it should be, when story lets you know what to expect to happen! Am I correct that it was the solar eclipse that threw it off? Just curious. 

1 hour ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Am I correct that it was the solar eclipse that threw it off?

These are the most recent things that moved airdates:
Mon. April 8 preemption for solar eclipse
Tues. April 16 insert episode #15447A
Wed. May 22 insert episode $15472A

GH doesn't tape far ahead, so I think it was likely the May 22 insert episode that caused Easton's final airdate to shift from June 26 to June 27.

Edited June 27, 20241 yr by janea4old

13 hours ago, DRW50 said:

It's hard to know what will bring in ratings. 

I disagree.  I think it's obvious what will bring in ratings, but ABCD and Frank simply won't do it.

12 minutes ago, janea4old said:

These are the most recent things that moved airdates:
Mon. April 8 preemption for solar eclipse
Tues. April 16 insert episode #15447A
Wed. May 22 insert episode $15472A

GH doesn't tape far ahead, so I think it was likely the May 22 insert episode that caused Easton's final airdate to shift from June 26 to June 27.

Okay, thanks!!