Soap Operas
It's Official: Daytime Emmys to be Held June 23 In Los Angeles
By Jillian Bowe on March 28, 2012
Its official. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has revealed the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are on and heading back to Los Angeles! According to the organization, the ceremony will take place on June 23 at the Beverly Hilton and will have a look and atmosphere very similar to the Golden Globes. See the full press release below.
Is Jack Wagner Still Open to a General Hospital Return?
By Jillian Bowe on March 27, 2012
Could soap icon Jack Wagner return to General Hospital after all? ABC Soaps In Depth spoke with the actor after he burned up the dance floor on Dancing With The Stars Monday night.
I'm prohibited from doing anything but dancing with [Anna] right now at all. Except maybe for going to the grocery store and feeding my kids!" And what about his rumored return to GH? "No Port Charles updates," he shared. "I'm actually under contract to ABC so if [GH] wants to call then they can call."
Here's hoping Mickey Mouse and the Soap Gods make this happen!
Peter Bergman on Most Recent Daytime Emmy Telecast: "It Was a Vulgar, Vegas Nightmare"
By Jillian Bowe on March 27, 2012
Outspoken daytime thespian Peter Bergman doesn't mince words when talking about the most recent Daytime Emmy telecasts. The award-winning The Young and the Restless actor spoke with TV Guide's Michael Logan regarding his take on the future of the telecast and its most recent incarnations:
It was a vulgar, Vegas nightmare. The awards need to return to what they were years ago, a private, elegant event.
Ouch! Meanwhile fans and actors alike are asking the question: Will the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards even be aired this year? Given the huge reform the pre-nominations recently underwent, it would be a shame if we didn't get to see our faves take home the gold this year!
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Ratings, Rants and Raves: General Hospital Holds Steady in Demos; The Young and the Restless Ties All-Time Low in Households
By Jamey Giddens on March 19, 2012
There has been a lot of talk this weekend about all four daytime soap operas falling among total viewers the week of March 5-9 (Source: Soap Opera Network), but it's important to remember, the networks, nor Mad Ave. really care about total viewers — its the demos they're concerned about.
ABC Daytime's General Hospital managed to hold steady in households, women 18-49 and W18-34. The fact that GH is pulling in a solid 1.0 in W18-49, while The Revolution only managed a 0.5 the week in question is the real story. The Mouse House needs to admit they effed up with The Revolution and give that timeslot to GH, STAT!
In story, Sonny (Maurice Benard) vs. Todd (Roger Howarth) kicked off in a major way, as the One Life to Live supervillain learned from his devastated daughter Starr (Kristen Alderson) that a man named Sonny COR-in-thos was supposedly responsible for Cole (Van Huighes) and Hope's deaths.
BREAKING NEWS: 2012 Daytime Emmy Pre-Noms Announced!
By Jillian Bowe on March 02, 2012
The National Academy of Television Arts (NATAS) has released the list of pre-nominated actors for the 2012 Daytime Emmy awards. This year marks the Daytime Emmy submission process being modified. According to NATAS, candidates who receive the highest number of votes will go on to the at-home screening round, which begins on March 27. This will lead to the final list of nominees. See the list of pre-noms after the jump! READ MORE
Jenna Gering on Dirty Soap's Future: "Not Being Picked Up"
By Jillian Bowe on January 25, 2012
Bad news soap fans. Dirty Soap's Jenna Gering announced via Twitter the show will not return for a second season. Gering, wife of Days of Our Lives' Galen Gering tweeted:
Such a shame. Now where am I going to see the show's breakout star, and Nadia Bjorlin's, mother Fary go in on people?
