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January 2026: 21 episodes

001. Karla Mosley (Danielle "Dani" Dupree Hamilton) – 17/21
002. Daphnée Duplaix (Nicole Dupree) – 16/21
003. Colby Natasha Nixon (Katherine "Kat" Richardson) – 15/21
004. Clifton Davis (Vernon Dupree) – 13/21
000. Timon Kyle Durrett (Bill Hamilton) – 13/21
000. Arielle Prepetit (Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne) – 13/21
007. RhonniRose Mantilla (Chelsea Hamilton) – 12/21
008. Marquita Goings (Hayley Lawson Hamilton) – 11/21
000. Ernestine Johnson (Shanice Johnson) – 11/21
000. Keith D. Robinson (Theodore "Ted" Richardson) – 11/21
000. Tamara Tunie (Anita Williams Dupree) – 11/21
012. Jibre Hordges (Jacob Hawthorne) – 10/21
000. Robert Christopher Riley (Dr. Carlton Fitzgerald) – 10/21
014. Jen Jacob (Ashley Morgan) – 9/21
015. Alex Alegria (Tomas Navarro) – 8/21
000. Brandon Claybon (Martin Richardson) – 8/21
000. Sean Freeman (Andre Richardson) – 8/21
018. Lauren Buglioli (Vanessa McBride) – 7/21
000. Trisha Mann-Grant (Dana "Leslie" Thomas) – 7/21
000. Mike Manning (Bradley "Smitty" Smith) – 7/21
021. Darryl W. Handy (Detective Marcel Malone) – 6/21
000. Jon Lindstrom (Joey Armstrong) – 6/21
000. Ambyr Michelle (Eva Thomas) – 6/21
024. David Lami Friebe (Izaiah Hawthorne) – 5/21
000. Kenjah (Madison Montgomery) – 5/21
000. Jordi Vilasuso (Grayson Phillips) – 5/21
027. Ben Gavin (Derek Baldwin) – 4/21 [1 contract appearance]
000. Malachi Malik (Elon Hawthorne) – 4/21
000. Jaden Lucas Miller (Tyrell Richardson) – 4/21
030. Najah Jackson (Samantha Richardson) – 3/21
000. Maurice P. Kerry (Randy Parker) – 3/21
000. Kovar McClure (Lance Salinger) – 3/21 [1 voice only]
000. Greg Vaughan (Dr. Kial Rollins) – 3/21
034. Bonita Brisker (Sharon Winger) – 2/21
000. Jasmine Burke (June Hughes) – 2/21
000. Camryn Jade (Jessica Harris) – 2/21
000. Karan Kendrick (Mona Wilson) – 2/21
000. Dominique Madison (Lynette Wise) – 2/21
000. Cady McClain (Pamela Curtis) – 2/21
000. Jerri Tubbs (Jan Morgan) – 2/21
041. Kelvin Hair (Malik) – 1/21
000. Maria Howell (Tracy Tyler) – 1/21
000. Destiny Love (Laura Peterson) – 1/21
000. Mariana Novak (Lolly Salinger) – 1/21
000. Timeca Seretti (Anastasia Belleclaire) – 1/21
000. Rachael Thompson (Dr. Ahn) – 1/21
000. Ellie Wang (Caroline Lee) – 1/21

Monthly leaders: 2026 (appearing episodes/total episodes, per month)

January 2026: 21 episodes

• Karla Mosley (Danielle "Dani" Dupree Hamilton) – 17/21

Directors, writers, and script editors + overall totals

• THURSDAY, January 1: Steven Williford; Christopher Dunn, Cheryl L. Davis; Susan Dansby

• FRIDAY, January 2: Michael V. Pomarico; Christopher Dunn, Cheryl L. Davis; Susan Dansby

• MONDAY, January 5: Phideaux Xavier; Michael Montgomery, Jazmen Darnell Brown; Susan Dansby

• TUESDAY, January 6: Sonia Blangiardo-Goins; Sara A. Bibel, Lynn Martin; Skyy Sandifer

• WEDNESDAY, January 7: Sonia Blangiardo-Goins; Jamey Giddens, Judy Tate; Susan Dansby

• THURSDAY, January 8: Michael V. Pomarico; Teresa Zimmerman, Danielle Paige; Susan Dansby

• FRIDAY, January 9: Phideaux Xavier; Teresa Zimmerman, Cheryl L. Davis; Susan Dansby

• MONDAY, January 12: Phideaux Xavier; Jamey Giddens, Jazmen Darnell Brown; Susan Dansby

• TUESDAY, January 13: Phideaux Xavier; Sara A. Bibel, Danielle Paige; Skyy Sandifer

• WEDNESDAY, January 14: Michael V. Pomarico; Ron Carlivati, Lynn Martin; Susan Dansby

• THURSDAY, January 15: Phideaux Xavier; Christopher Dunn, Judy Tate; Susan Dansby

• FRIDAY, January 16: Steven Williford; Natalie Minardi Slater, Cheryl L. Davis; Sky Sandifer

• TUESDAY, January 20: Steven Williford; Christopher Dunn, Cheryl L. Davis; Susan Dansby

• WEDNESDAY, January 21: Michael V. Pomarico; Jamey Giddens, Danielle Paige; Susan Dansby

• THURSDAY, January 22: Steven Williford; Sara A. Bibel, Jazmen Darnell Brown; Susan Dansby

• FRIDAY, January 23: Sonia Blangiardo-Goins; Teresa Zimmerman, Skyy Sandifer; Susan Dansby

• MONDAY, January 26: Steven Williford; Teresa Zimmerman, Skyy Sandifer; Susan Dansby

• TUESDAY, January 27: Michael V. Pomarico; Natalie Minardi Slater, Jazmen Darnell Brown; Susan Dansby

• WEDNESDAY, January 28: Michael V. Pomarico; Michael Montgomery, Judy Tate; Skyy Sandifer

• THURSDAY, January 29: Anthony Pascarelli; Jamey Giddens, Danielle Paige; Susan Dansby

• FRIDAY, January 30: Steven Williford; Sara A. Bibel, Cheryl L. Davis; Susan Dansby

Monthly leaders (directors):

January 2026: 21 episodes

• Michael V. Pomarico – 6/21
  Steven Williford – 6/21

Monthly leaders (breakdown writers):

January 2026: 21 episodes

• Sara A. Bibel – 4/21
  Christopher Dunn – 4/21
  Jamey Giddens – 4/21
  Teresa Zimmerman – 4/21

Monthly leaders (scriptwriters):

January 2026: 21 episodes

• Cheryl L. Davis – 6/21

Preemptions: Two preemptions

• MONDAY, January 19: "Inside Fairmont Crest" special (dir. Steven Williford)

• TUESDAY, January 20: CBS News Special Coverage

A very special thanks to @alexisfan07 for the double and triple checking of stats! A huge help that is much appreciated. 🤍💙

Thank you both.

On 1/31/2026 at 12:02 AM, skiman12082004 said:

Thank you both.

You are very welcome, and thank you for always being so gracious and appreciative.