BTG, Y&R, B&B: April-May 2025 soccer disrupting CBS soap broadcasts

[janea4old]

Tues. April 29, Wed. April 30, Tues. May 6, and Wed. May 7:
UEFA European Soccer Champions League Semifinals 

These will be broadcast live in the European evenings,
which is 3-5pm Eastern USA, plus a 2-3pm Eastern prematch show.

Total timeframe: three hours 2-5pm EDT on those four dates.
On CBS only.  Does not affect Canadian or Australian networks.

This fully officially preempts BTG in all timezones in USA and Canada.
Tues. April 29, Wed. April 30, Tues. May 6, and Wed. May 7.

This will partially preempt Y&R and/or B&B in Mountain/Pacific/Alaska timezones.
(for CBS-USA only) – for the following episodes:

Tues. April 29 - Y&R Episode #13111 (S52, E141)
Wed. April 30 - Y&R Episode #13112 (S52, E142)
Tues. May 6 - Y&R Episode #13112, (S52, E146)
Wed. May 7 - Y&R Episode #13117 (S52, E147)

Tues. April 29 - B&B Episode #9514 (S38, E155)
Wed. April 30 - B&B Episode #9515 (S38, E156)
Tues. May 6 - B&B Episode #9519 (S38, E60)
Wed. May 7 - B&B Episode #9520 (S38, E161)

Canada and Australia will have all episodes of Y&R and B&B
at normal dates/times in all timezones.

Y&R and B&B are broadcast in fullness but only in USA Eastern and Central timezones
***Thus it is considered to be an official airing and not a full preemption.
If you are in a western timezone, then either Y&R, or B&B (or both) are partially preempted,
and you need to watch alternate time/channel or watch online.

Soccer schedule source:

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/champions-league/schedule/20250429/

https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/date/20250429/league/uefa.champions

^ The sports schedule shows the match times, but there is also a pre-match show.

You can see from this tvinsider chart (if viewed as Eastern Time Zone)
that BTG is not airing, but B&B and Y&R show as airing
https://www.tvinsider.com/network/cbs/schedule/ 
(TV listings for Pacific, Mountain, and Alaska show B&B and/or Y&R disrupted in some cities)

REMINDER that this affects B&B and Y&R in USA on CBS -- only in some timezones.

Canada broadcasts of B&B on CTV and Y&R on Global would be airing normally in all timezones.

Australia episodes of B&B and Y&R on "10play fast-tracked" will be at normal times/dates.


Soccer schedule for CBS on the affected dates:

• Pre-match analysis show 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
  (in TV Listings as "UEFA Champions League Today")
   
• Soccer match 3:00-5:00 PM EDT

Total of three hours of live programming
for pre-match and match together
(2pm-5pm Eastern Daylight Time)
(1pm-4pm Central Daylight Time)
(Noon-3pm Mountain Daylight Time)
(11am-2pm Arizona Standard Time)
(11am-2pm Pacific Daylight Time)
(10am-1pm Alaska Daylight Time)
(8am-11am Hawaii Standard Time)

Some individual CBS stations in western timezones provide alternate times of day/night for broadcast of the CBS soaps, or airings on sister channels in nearby regions.

• Anyone unable to watch at alternate time/station could watch B&B and Y&R on cbs.com and ParamountPlus.  
• Otherwise you'd miss the episodes.

Y&R and B&B air normally in Canada
and are available in Australia at the normal Australian schedule.

BTG is fully preempted everywhere.

The old reliable "zap2it.com" TV Listings website went out of business in March 2025.

I looked up overnight airings of B&B and Y&R for some CBS channels in the affected timezones,
I have been trying alternate tv listings sites that are attached to each separate CBS station’s individual website – to seek listings of B&B or Y&R – and I don’t know how updated those are.
The station listings do show the BTG preemptions for the soccer pre-match show and the soccer matches,
but don't always display the alternate times to air B&B or Y&R.  
Also trying a couple of other tv listings websites, which have better information
RESULTS in third post of this thread.

Update: confirmation that BTG will have a full official preemption in USA and Canada.
BTG will not have episodes on cbs.com or paramountplus or CHCH on the affected dates.

Edited April 28 by janea4old

[janea4old]

*** Check your local listings for updates.

*** Manually set your devices to record all old and new episodes of CBS soaps through May 9th.  That way you can catch anything that airs at an odd time of day or night.

Or just watch on cbs.com or paramountplus.com

 

CANADA:
update: Listings for CHCH.com in Canada:
https://www.chch.com/schedule/
Usually shows BTG from 2-3pm,
followed by rerun of Facts of Life from 3-3:30pm.
However on the affected dates, it shows no BTG,
and, instead, three episodes of Facts of Life from 2-3:30pm.

Y&R airs normally everywhere on Global-Canada.
B&B airs normally everywhere on CTV-Canada.
BTG is fully preempted on CHCH-Canada.

Edited April 25 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Y&R and B&B alternate listings on the affected dates: 

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Fresno, Calif channel KGPE

• Y&R airs same channel late night (early next morning)
  at 01:37 AM Pacific Daylight
   
• B&B airs same channel late night (early next morning)
  at 02:37 AM Pacific Daylight

This means both soaps will air
none on Tues, once on Wed, and twice on Thurs.
(Thurs early morning plus Thurs regular time)
You'll need to set it up manually.

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Los Angeles 
Channel KCBS:  Both Y&R and B&B preempted from this channel.
Both Y&R and B&B air different time, same day on sister channel KCAL.
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Bakersfield, Calif. Channel KBAK:
and
Santa Barbara, Calif. Channel KEYT: 
Both Y&R and B&B preempted from these channels.
Both Y&R and B&B air different time, same day on Los Angeles KCAL.

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Sacramento/Stockton/Chico, Calif 
Channels KOVR and KHSL
Both B&B and Y&R preempted from these channels.
Both B&B and Y&R air different time, same day on sister channel KMAX.
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San Francisco
Channel KPIX - Both B&B and Y&R preempted from this channel.
Both B&B and Y&R different time, same day on sister channel KPYX.
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San Diego, Calif  channel KFMB

• Y&R normally airs on KFMB at 01:00 PM PDT. 
  Y&R airs on KFMB on the soccer dates later same day,
  at 02:00 PM PDT, after the soccer match.
   
• B&B is preempted on KFMB on the soccer dates. 
  Watch B&B on cbs.com or paramountplus.com, 
  or catch B&B on a satellite feed from the eastern U.S.

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Yuma, Arizona
Watch on Yuma channel KYMA overnight
~~ or ~~
Watch on LosAngeles channel KCAL same day

Channel KYMA-Yuma
Y&R and B&B preempted from regular KYMA timeslots.
Overnight listings differ by 7 minutes on various websites.

• Y&R airs same channel KYMA late night (early next morning)
  after "Judge Judy",
  Wed.&Thurs. at 01:00 AM or 01:07 AM Arizona Standard Time.
  Due to discrepancy: record Y&R from 01:00am-02:07am
   
• B&B airs same channel KYMA late night (early next morning)
  Wed.&Thurs. at 02:00 AM or 02:07 AM Arizona Standard Time.
  Due to discrepancy: record B&B from 02:00am-03:07am

For viewers watching on KYMA-Yuma overnight:
Set up your device for both soaps to record
none on Tues, once on Wed, and twice on Thurs.
(Thurs early morning plus Thurs regular time)
You'll need to set it up manually.


*** Alternative for Yuma Arizona viewers:
Watch Y&R and B&B on KCAL-LosAngeles
Same day broadcast (not overnight).

• Y&R Tues & Wed at 1:00pm PDT (same as 1:00 Arizona time)
   
• B&B Tues & Wed at 2:00pm PDT (same as 2:00 Arizona time)

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Phoenix, Arizona channel KPHO 
Y&R and B&B preempted from regular time

• Y&R airs KPHO same channel late night (early next morning)
  at 12:37 AM  Arizona Mountain Standard.
   
• B&B airs KPHO same channel late night (early next morning) 
  at 01:37 AM Arizona Mountain Standard.

This means both shows will air
none on Tues, once on Wed, and twice on Thurs.
(Thurs early morning plus Thurs regular time)
You'll need to set it up manually.

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Tucson, Arizona Channel KOLD
Y&R and B&B preempted from regular timeslots

• B&B has zero listings on KOLD for affected episodes.
  • Watch B&B on cbs.com or paramountplus.com
     
• Y&R airs same channel late night (early next morning)
  at 01:12 AM  Arizona Mountain Standard.
  • This means Y&R airs on KOLD
    once on Tues, once on Wed, and twice on Thurs.
    (Thurs early morning plus Thurs regular time) 
    You'll need to set it up manually.

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Denver, Colorado channel KCNC

• Y&R airs at KCNC's regular time
  (10 AM MDT before soccer)
   
• B&B preempted from regular 11:30 AM timeslot.
  B&B airs late same night at 11:37 PM (Mountain Daylight)

- - - - - - 

Colorado Springs, channel KKTV

• Y&R airs at KKTV's regular time.
  (10 AM MDT before soccer)
   
• B&B is preempted on this channel.
  For B&B, see above latenight from Denver KCNC.

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Seattle: KIRO

• B&B airs at KIRO channel's normal time
  which is 2pm PDT -- so that's after soccer.
   
• Y&R airs same channel late night (early next morning) 
  at 01:37 AM Pacific Daylight.
  • This means Y&R will air
    none on Tues, once on Wed, and twice on Thurs
    (Thurs early morning plus Thurs regular time)
    and you'll have to set it manually.

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Salt Lake City: KUTV
Some discrepancy on this channel.
Some TV listings websites show zero for B&B for this channel.
Other TV listings websites show B&B overnight for this channel.

• Y&R airs at KUTV channel's normal time
  which is 10AM MDT -- so that's before soccer.
   
• (Tentative for B&B)
  B&B maybe airs same channel late night (early next morning) 
  at 02:09 AM Mountain Daylight.
  • If accurate, that means B&B would air
    none on Tues, once on Wed, and twice on Thurs
    (Thurs early morning plus Thurs regular time)
    and you'll have to set it manually.

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Hawaii 
Y&R and B&B are unaffected by the soccer coverage
Y&R and B&B air on Hawaii stations at normal times after soccer.
BTG is fully preempted everywhere.

Alaska stations are preempted for both Y&R and B&B.
BTG is fully preempted everywhere.
Alaskans can watch Y&R and B&B via cbs.com or paramountplus.
(Some Alaskans might already be subscribed to services that have Canadian channels and/or Eastern USA feeds.)

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These are just some examples.  Check it out in your area.

 

NOTE: 
Some satellite/cable subscribers in the USA
might be able to catch Y&R or B&B on a Canadian feed --
if Canada is included in your subscription.

Some USA satellite subscribers might be able to watch
an eastern USA satellite feed of Y&R or B&B.

UPDATE:  Some viewers in Mountain Daylight timezones
might be able to view CBS soaps on a nearby station,
if that station is located in the Central Daylight timezone.
(Central time is unaffected by the soccer broadcast).

Or just watch online at cbs.com or paramountplus.com

Edited April 27 by janea4old

[Maxim]

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[Alan]

Thank you so much @janea4old

[Errol]

Just a point of reference since it doesn't seem to be cleared up in the thread, but Beyond the Gates will only air three episodes next week as it will be preempted for UEFA coverage on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30, exactly the same way the network preempted The Talk in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Therefore, no episodes will be aired in any time zone or any country on those days, including Canada. What CHCH will program in the slot on those two days is not yet clear.

[Taoboi]

Ugh. Right when the story is climaxing, too. lol.

 

 

But thanks for the heads-up.

[Errol]

Just saw what @janea4old posted and it looks like repeats of The Facts of Life will air on CHCH due to the BTG preemptions next week.

[janea4old]

I was waiting for your confirmation.  Thanks.
And same is true for for Tues. May 6 and Wed. May 7.
I'm really glad it's a full preemption for BTG, so that broadcast viewers don't have to scramble to find it at odd times. 

And thank you for fixing the edit button coincidentally just in time for me to make this thread. I was pulling my hair out worried that I'd announce the wrong info without being able to edit if I had erred.

Edited April 25 by janea4old

[Maxim]

You are not a person that is known for posting wrong info, quite the opposite. Again, thank you for the heads up and yes - cheers for the edit option coming back. 

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[janea4old]

Edits added to third post of this thread:
Alternate broadcast times/stations for Y&R/B&B
for Fresno, Santa Barbara, and Colorado Springs.

[edgeofnik]

@janea4old WOW! You're the best. Thanks for all the amazing info!

[janea4old]

Edits inserted to third post of this thread:
Alternate broadcast times/stations for Y&R/B&B
for several more locations.