20 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

The Man We'd Most Like to Have Comfort Us in a Crisis: Bob Hughes of "As the World Turns," as played by Don Hastings, takes this award. Here is a man who hands out the same "things-willbe-better-advice" everyone else does on daytime TV, but when he delivers the line, we believe it. Even when he is proven wrong, we believe him the next time he says it. The credit goes to the actor.

Most Charming Villain: The nod here goes to Roger Thorpe of "Guiding Light," as played by Michael Zaslow. We know Roger is a scoundrel, but Zaslow is one of the few bad guys on television who are shaded gray.

Most Insecure Character: Thank the Lord for "Guiding Light's" Katie Parker, as played by Denise Pence. Those wonderful put-downs Katy aims at herself are terrific. What started as a minor role seems to be blossoming for the actress and the character. For us imperfect television viewers, it is nice to have a character voicing insecurities. Although Denise, with her looks, has nothing to be insecure about, her delivery makes it believable.

As a P&G girl, I love these! Dr Bob has always been an overlooked treasure. And GL's Katie was charming.

Although I cringe at calling Roger a "charming" villain. Glowing praise for Zas always---but there had to be a better word than "charming". In two months, he rapes Holly.

Paul---any chance on the follow up worst awards?

1 hour ago, P.J. said:

Although I cringe at calling Roger a "charming" villain. Glowing praise for Zas always---but there had to be a better word than "charming".

I never thought of Roger as an anti-hero/romantic leading man. Roger was a villain, but he was also a complex and layered character. Michael Zaslow acting and the writing during the Potter and Calhoun eras is what allowed Roger to be more than just a one-dimensional villain.

New York Daily News ad (1985)

An ad which surprised me (I won't spoil the soap actors who are in it - although you can see them in the description anyway).

7 hours ago, kalbir said:

I never thought of Roger as an anti-hero/romantic leading man. Roger was a villain, but he was also a complex and layered character. Michael Zaslow acting and the writing during the Potter and Calhoun eras is what allowed Roger to be more than just a one-dimensional villain.

And calling Roger complex, layered, nuanced, etc. , would've been more palatable to me. Save "charming" for Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland movies.

I know I'm splitting hairs (whether they mean Zas is charming in bringing out the complexity of Roger) And I know what's ahead for Roger, where the columnist probably didn't. (But he had just also raped Rita.) It just hits different nearly 50 years later.

Re: Actors who were replaced because of death. Michelle Thomas died shortly after joining Y&R and was replaced with Siena Goines.

22 hours ago, Khan said:

I think recasting a character after an actor's death is something you have to take on a case-by-case basis, for lack of a better word. If the actor and character haven't been on the show for very long, then I don't see the issue. But, on the other hand, if we're talking about someone who has been on the show for decades - or, in the case of DAYS' Brenda Benet, someone who dies under the most tragic circumstances - then recasting probably wouldn't be the way to go.

Yep. Whether or not they're currently in an important story had to play a huge part. When Michael David Morrison died, they recast Caleb out of necessity. Although Graham Winton never achieved the prominence as Caleb Snyder and was eventually written out.

But some performers just can't be replaced. B&B's Darlene Conley, for instance. And I don't think GL viewers would've been receptive to replacing either Henry or HB after Bill Roerick's or Larry Gates' deaths.

On 5/16/2026 at 1:53 PM, P.J. said:

Paul---any chance on the follow up worst awards?

Still looking...

Here are the Afternoon TV Awards 1974

Winners Of The Second Annual Afternoon TV Writers & Editors Awards.

Best Serial: For the second straight year, our voters, have named "Another World" as the best daytime serial. Our hats' are off to Executive Producer Paul Rauch, Producer Joe Rothenberger and the fine production staff.

Best Written Serial: The "Another World" writing team, headed by Harding Lemay, has again been cited for excellence in script and storyline construction.

Best Individual Sequence: "As The World Turns" wins in this category for the "Bob Hughes Car Accident" sequence. This scene, which aired last winter, spotlighted an especially emotion-charged point in the Bob and Jennifer Hughes storyline. Aside from the technical success of the sequence, special mention goes to actor Don Hastings for doing all his own stunt work.

Best Actress: As Martha Marceau on "The Edge Of Night", actress Teri Keane is consistently showstopping in her delineation of the problems facing a middle-aged, newly adoptive mother. A former radio star, she's been a serial heroine since the days of "Big Sister" and "Life Can Be Beautiful."

Best Actor: As Doug Williams on "Days Of Our Lives,"Bill Hayes plays husband, lover, father and lighthearted cabaret performer — and never misses a beat. Whether praying for his bedridden wife's recovery or entertaining patrons from the "Soliloquey" from "Carousel," he is one of daytime television's most exciting stars.

Best Actress — Single Performance: Awarded to Kathryn Hays of "As The World Turns" for her poignant and compelling performance as a woman learning she has just given birth to a stillborn child.

Best Actor — Single Performance: Awarded to Nicholas Coster of "Another World" for his memorable marriage proposal scene to a liberated, lost lady.

Best Supporting Actor And Actress: Taking the bows in this category are Antony Ponzini and Marilyn Chris of "One Life To Live." Their portrayal of the hilarious courtship of Vinnie the Cop and Wanda the Waitress has elevated daytime serial comedy to a new high.

Best Juvenile Actress: Winner Elissa Leeds turned in awardwinning performances on not one. but two daytime serials this year — first as Hope Bauer on "The Guiding Light" and now as Rachel Bachman on "How To Survive A Marriage."

Best Juvenile Actor: Winner Laurence Fishburne gives one of the most believable performances on afternoon television as Joshua West — a street urchin gone straight — on "One Life To Live."

Most Cooperative Performer: Magazine writers agree that Lydia Bruce of "The Doctors" is truly delightful to interview. Not only is she always accessible to the press, but her good humor and honesty make for consistently lively copy

. Favorite Daytime Performer: As Ruth Martin on "All My Children. Mary Fickett ranks as one of the most popular and admired women on daytime television. She also holds the distinction of being the first serial performer ever to garner an Emmy for her daytime work.

Best Female Newcomer: Although Fawne Harriman was the third actress to try her hand at the role of Ginger Cooper on "Somerset," she instantly proved to be the viewers choice. A native Californian, Fawne got her show business start working with Hermione Gingold and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Best Male Newcomer: As storefront doctor Tony De Angelis on "How To Survive A Marriage," George Welbes has become an instant matinee idol. Recently, illness .was temporarily kept him off-screen, but viewers are rooting for his swift recovery and can't wait for his return to serialdom.

Favorite Serial Graduate: This award goes to Jada Rowland who played Amy Kincaid on "The Secret Storm" for twenty years, first as a juvenile, then as an adolescent, and in recent years, as an adult heroine. Her durability as Amy marks her as one of the longrunning stars on television.

Best Commercial: Sally Stark (herself a star of "Love Of Life") and Proctor And Gamble share the honors for their Gain Detergent Commercial, which our voters considered a masterpiece of filming and editing, as well as advertising, understatement.

Best Music: For the second year in a row, "The Young And The Restless" — with special mention to songwriters Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. — captures this award for its outstanding musical contributions to serial drama.

Best Talk Show: Awarded to "The Mike Douglas Show" which, since its modest start in Cleveland in 1961, has been enriching late afternoon television with its particular blend of music, comedy, talk, entertainment and enlightenment. Best Talk Show: Awarded to Mike Douglas, naturally enough, in recognition of his superb talents as vocalist, comedian and perceptive guest interviewer.

Best Game Show: "Hollywood Squares," another of last year's winners, captures this year's trophy as the most entertaining game show on the air.

Best Game Show Host: Monty Hall, host of the popular "Let's Make A Deal." wins hands down in this category. A former Canadian sportscaster, Monty has been an American TV hero since his first assignment as emcee on NBC's "Strike It Rich."

Best Game Show Guest: Awarded to Paul Lynde, who millions of viewers agree is one of the best reasons for watching. "Hollywood Squares." Paul is another of our two-time winners.

Special Award: To Agnes Nixon who has been turning out TV serial scripts since 1951. Creator and current headwriter of "All My Children. Mrs. Nixon has also penned such favorite shows as "Search For Tomorrow." "The Guiding Light," "Another World" and "One Life To Live." In . accordance with her philosophy that soaps can be informative as well as entertaining, she has been a pioneer in using contemporary social issues as springboards for storylines.

Special Award: To Lin Bolen. Vice President in charge of daytime programming at NBC. for her persistent efforts — especially via the launching of the brand new "How To Survive A Marriage" — to make serials more relevant to' today's world. As the first woman to hold this NBC post, Ms. Bolen is particularly concerned about raising the image of women on daytime drama.

Special Award: To Betty Corday. Executive Producer of "Days Of Our Lives" and Executive Consultant on "The Young And The Restless."

Thanks @Paul Raven So much we'll never get to see. I would be curious to see the car crash scenes with Bob and Jennifer.

21 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Still looking...

Here are the Afternoon TV Awards 1974

Winners Of The Second Annual Afternoon TV Writers & Editors Awards.

Best Serial: For the second straight year, our voters, have named "Another World" as the best daytime serial. Our hats' are off to Executive Producer Paul Rauch, Producer Joe Rothenberger and the fine production staff.

Best Written Serial: The "Another World" writing team, headed by Harding Lemay, has again been cited for excellence in script and storyline construction.

Best Individual Sequence: "As The World Turns" wins in this category for the "Bob Hughes Car Accident" sequence. This scene, which aired last winter, spotlighted an especially emotion-charged point in the Bob and Jennifer Hughes storyline. Aside from the technical success of the sequence, special mention goes to actor Don Hastings for doing all his own stunt work.

Best Actress: As Martha Marceau on "The Edge Of Night", actress Teri Keane is consistently showstopping in her delineation of the problems facing a middle-aged, newly adoptive mother. A former radio star, she's been a serial heroine since the days of "Big Sister" and "Life Can Be Beautiful."

Best Actor: As Doug Williams on "Days Of Our Lives,"Bill Hayes plays husband, lover, father and lighthearted cabaret performer — and never misses a beat. Whether praying for his bedridden wife's recovery or entertaining patrons from the "Soliloquey" from "Carousel," he is one of daytime television's most exciting stars.

Best Actress — Single Performance: Awarded to Kathryn Hays of "As The World Turns" for her poignant and compelling performance as a woman learning she has just given birth to a stillborn child.

Best Actor — Single Performance: Awarded to Nicholas Coster of "Another World" for his memorable marriage proposal scene to a liberated, lost lady.

Best Supporting Actor And Actress: Taking the bows in this category are Antony Ponzini and Marilyn Chris of "One Life To Live." Their portrayal of the hilarious courtship of Vinnie the Cop and Wanda the Waitress has elevated daytime serial comedy to a new high.

Best Juvenile Actress: Winner Elissa Leeds turned in awardwinning performances on not one. but two daytime serials this year — first as Hope Bauer on "The Guiding Light" and now as Rachel Bachman on "How To Survive A Marriage."

Best Juvenile Actor: Winner Laurence Fishburne gives one of the most believable performances on afternoon television as Joshua West — a street urchin gone straight — on "One Life To Live."

Most Cooperative Performer: Magazine writers agree that Lydia Bruce of "The Doctors" is truly delightful to interview. Not only is she always accessible to the press, but her good humor and honesty make for consistently lively copy

. Favorite Daytime Performer: As Ruth Martin on "All My Children. Mary Fickett ranks as one of the most popular and admired women on daytime television. She also holds the distinction of being the first serial performer ever to garner an Emmy for her daytime work.

Best Female Newcomer: Although Fawne Harriman was the third actress to try her hand at the role of Ginger Cooper on "Somerset," she instantly proved to be the viewers choice. A native Californian, Fawne got her show business start working with Hermione Gingold and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Best Male Newcomer: As storefront doctor Tony De Angelis on "How To Survive A Marriage," George Welbes has become an instant matinee idol. Recently, illness .was temporarily kept him off-screen, but viewers are rooting for his swift recovery and can't wait for his return to serialdom.

Favorite Serial Graduate: This award goes to Jada Rowland who played Amy Kincaid on "The Secret Storm" for twenty years, first as a juvenile, then as an adolescent, and in recent years, as an adult heroine. Her durability as Amy marks her as one of the longrunning stars on television.

Best Commercial: Sally Stark (herself a star of "Love Of Life") and Proctor And Gamble share the honors for their Gain Detergent Commercial, which our voters considered a masterpiece of filming and editing, as well as advertising, understatement.

Best Music: For the second year in a row, "The Young And The Restless" — with special mention to songwriters Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. — captures this award for its outstanding musical contributions to serial drama.

Best Talk Show: Awarded to "The Mike Douglas Show" which, since its modest start in Cleveland in 1961, has been enriching late afternoon television with its particular blend of music, comedy, talk, entertainment and enlightenment. Best Talk Show: Awarded to Mike Douglas, naturally enough, in recognition of his superb talents as vocalist, comedian and perceptive guest interviewer.

Best Game Show: "Hollywood Squares," another of last year's winners, captures this year's trophy as the most entertaining game show on the air.

Best Game Show Host: Monty Hall, host of the popular "Let's Make A Deal." wins hands down in this category. A former Canadian sportscaster, Monty has been an American TV hero since his first assignment as emcee on NBC's "Strike It Rich."

Best Game Show Guest: Awarded to Paul Lynde, who millions of viewers agree is one of the best reasons for watching. "Hollywood Squares." Paul is another of our two-time winners.

Special Award: To Agnes Nixon who has been turning out TV serial scripts since 1951. Creator and current headwriter of "All My Children. Mrs. Nixon has also penned such favorite shows as "Search For Tomorrow." "The Guiding Light," "Another World" and "One Life To Live." In . accordance with her philosophy that soaps can be informative as well as entertaining, she has been a pioneer in using contemporary social issues as springboards for storylines.

Special Award: To Lin Bolen. Vice President in charge of daytime programming at NBC. for her persistent efforts — especially via the launching of the brand new "How To Survive A Marriage" — to make serials more relevant to' today's world. As the first woman to hold this NBC post, Ms. Bolen is particularly concerned about raising the image of women on daytime drama.

Special Award: To Betty Corday. Executive Producer of "Days Of Our Lives" and Executive Consultant on "The Young And The Restless."

Thanks so much for continuing to look, and for posting these. I wish we could see Bob and Jennifer's car accident too.

That was great! @Paul Raven