Days Of Our Lives
42nd Annual Daytime Emmys: What Did You Think Of The Telecast?
On Sunday night, April 26th the stars of daytime television stepped out for the 42nd annual Daytime Emmys with a return to television and broadcast on Pop. The ceremonies for the first time were held at stage 16 on the Warner Brothers Studio lot. Hosted by Tyra Banks, the two hour plus telecast featured several notable moments in the show.
Days of our Lives was given its due for its upcoming 5oth anniversary celebration with a moving clip package looking through the sands of the hourglass with memorable moments from the show as Deidre Hall (Marlena) anchored the segment and the cast and EP Ken Corday took an on-stage bow. The show would later tie for the Outstanding Drama Series. Tessanne Chin, winner of season five of the The Voice, performed “What I Did For Love” alongside a montage of some of the most romantic scenes and heartbreak from love stories on the soaps.
Television icon Betty White was bestowed a “Lifetime Achievement Award” during which Regis Philbin, Tom Bergeron, Fred Willard, Marie Osmond and Charo played a game of Password which celebrated her love of the game show and many appearances during its run. The 93 year old’s best television moments were featured in a career showcase spanning more than 60 years and seven Emmy Awards. The late comedian and television legend Joan Rivers was remembered and her emotional Daytime Emmy Awards speech from her 1990 win moved the audience. Joan’s daughter Melissa Rivers gave tribute to her mother and introduced the In Memoriam tribute. Singer Babyface performed “Gone to Soon” as talent from the daytime community was remembered.
Drama Series was presented by now 8-time Daytime Emmy winner Anthony Geary alongside his longtime scene partner Genie Francis as GH’s Luke and Laura were reunited once again on stage to give out the final category of the night.
School teacher Sharon Hofreiter was made the Cinderella of the Daytime Emmy telecast when she presented with The Young and the Restless Daniel Goddard (Cane), who was her favorite daytime actor. Sharon was surprised at her school when Daniel walked in front of a school staff meeting and asked her to present with him at the Emmys! The clip package of the moment was shown to the audience prior to Sharon and Daniel presenting their award.
Throughout the show some of the fan favorite voting categories winners were revealed from viewers votes leading up to the Emmys on Pop’s website including: Best Bitch-Slap, and Favorite Wedding Disaster.
Days of our Lives Freddie Smith (Sonny) gave one of the best speeches of the night when he won for Outstanding Younger Actor and Amelia Heinle (Victoria) from The Young and the Restless was almost speechless in her second victory in a row for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
So, what were your thoughts on this year’s Daytime Emmys? Would you give it a high-five … a thumbs up … a thumbs down? Did you enjoy the emotional moments dedicated to the soaps throughout the show? Watch a view shortened clips via Pop of some of the highlights of the night from the broadcast below!
So surprised Amelia and Hunter won for the second straight year. Hunter more so I guess. There were others who should have been recognized.
Yay for Freddie!
Did not like any of Tyra’s outfits. Also, most of the things they did did not work. Did not like the opening and then everyone saying ML’s name was not fun and had things go longer. He should just donate some money to charity, but I guess he wanted to be on everyone’s lips. The game to introduce Betty White was not good. Show us more clips, either of Betty or the nominees. Same with the Family Feud end. And Ms. J’s walk to the podium was not necessary. Didn’t see all of the fan vote results. And the giving away the vacuum cleaner–really? And the cruise–nice for those who won, but move on.
It was nice it was on TV and it wasn’t the worst award show I’ve seen, but it could have been better.
Congrats to Days for winning Best Drama. So surprised Y&R was the other winner. I thought it was going to be B&B. B&B won for best directing and writing so I guess it’s the acting that didn’t bring them the gold for best drama. (Just kidding.)
I guess if B&B and GH want to win Best Drama they need to have Eileen Davidson on their show.
Tessanne Chin did a good job. Wish I could have seen more of the clips. I think they did a nice job with the in memoriam. I liked the tribute to Days’ 50th.
I would prefer just to show clips of the nominees and give out the awards. I don’t need the game showy aspects, the rapping, the try to be cute opening, the Cinderella fan, fan audience…they didn’t work and would much rather have seen clips.
I did like the fan votes, but we didn’t see all the winners.
Didn’t like Tyra and her cohorts telling me about themselves and advertising their show. Don’t care. I won’t be watching. Give out the award.
Hope they improve things for next year. I think they can start with the host.
I live in Ontario, Canada and I couldn’t get the Daytime Emmys on any channel here. I don’t have access to POP on Rogers Cable. Is it available to watch online now? I also want to watch the Queens of Drama. What about fans in Canada? How can we watch?
It isn’t just Canada T. Many households here, in the US do not have POP.
Hope they find a better way to broadcast it next year. I’m sure their audience numbers would go up. I couldn’t get it either which was a disappointment.
I live in Ontario too. Unfortunately the only links that I have found to actually watch the show online (YouTube) require you to pay and use a credit card for validation. Not willing to do that. If anyone knows of any links that are free and aren’t geicoded to the US. I’d really like to watch the show.
My husband has family in Maple/Woodbridge, Ontario, respectively. We visit and speak to his cousins on a regular basis.
Said cousins were also complaining how disappointed they were for not being able to watch the telecast.
It just doesn’t make any sense.
I watched the telecast on Youtube.
Honestly the best daytime Emmys in 10 years. Tyra did a great job. It had a very young vibe to it. It wasn’t tacky like the Vegas ones were and it wasn’t boring like the HLN and stuffy. Loved the Betty White tribute, the Days tribute and Joan Rivers tribute. Coupled with great winners Maura and Tony winning was fabulous. A great emmys and it was the biggest ratings in pop in 8 yesrs. Hopefully we get many more years here.
I agree! The best in years! The only thing that would make it better is if POP Channel broadcast in HD.
Vote for no host next year, love seeing Tony & Genie together again..
I enjoyed it. Wish there was more time for nominee clips and the winners weren’t so rushed with the speeches. Looking forward to next year, hopefully with a new host.
Agree. They need a new host.
General Hospital was robbed for best writing and best show. Camila Banus was robbed as well, and i thought Amlia Henle shouldnt have won supporting actress. Being on the Pop network which is owned by CBS it seemed to me everything slanted in CBSs direction. Even the video montages cut away when there were GH scenes.
Disappointed that when the montages were played on the big screens, the camera spent way too much time on the singers. I kept thinking I was missing stuff. And yes I agree about the CBS thing. I don’t remember seeing anything spectacular from Amelia Hienle. It should have gone to Lisa LoCicero from GH!
POP did a great job in bringing back the telecast and restoring some dignity to it (which had been sorely lacking for a few years). I don’t understand why Betty White got a Lifetime Achievement Emmy when most of her notable work was in prime time. Where daytime is concerned, she was mostly a frequent guest on Password. And that should not have qualified her for this. The Cinderella bit was unnecessary, as was the Password skit. This type of telecast does not need silly fluff to be entertaining. I would have much preferred to see actual clips of performances and shows (they showed clips for Supporting Actor but none for any other acting awards???). The tribute to Joan Rivers was quite moving, especially with Melissa Rivers present. Joan should have received a posthumous Honorary Emmy instead of Betty White receiving a Lifetime Achievement. But overall, it was very well produced, especially compared to previous telecasts where we had to endure the winner’s couch interview or those two-hour commercials for Vegas!
Betty White was a pioneer in daytime television. She often anchored hours each day when TV was black and white and live. She was a frequent game show/talk show guest and hosted at least one game show (winning an Emmy for it). She did her memorable turn on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. And how many reruns of her on MARY TYLER MOORE and THE GOLDEN GIRLS have filled daytime hours? She was a face often seen on daytime and she is universally loved.
I too was glad the daytime community recognized Joan Rivers.
Betty White was a recurring guest star on Bold and the Beautiful. She played the character of Stephanie’s and Pam’s mother. Then her character died, I think of natural causes.
I think she also was a guest host on The View and other daytime shows. Not too sure though…
I can’t believe that I know this…..
Betty was the first woman to host a daytime game show. It was in the late 70’s or early 80’s and called “Just Men.” Also, she spent a LOT of time appearing as a celebrity panelist on daytime game shows: Password (which her husband hosted) and Match Game.
Betty may have done a LOT of work late in her career on night time television. However, given the longetivity of her career, it is easy to forget that she has worked in a LOT of different areas.
Personally, I think the recognition was well deserved and probably overdue.
What “Cinderella bit”?
Betty White deserved her award.
Enjoyed the tribute to Joan and seeing the clip from when she won an Emmy. I thought the whole in memoriam was nice, even if I didn’t know a lot of the people, it was nice to see.
Betty belonged on the show and deserved the award. What did Joan Rivers do for daytime?
Joan also had a daytime show called the Joan Rivers Show back in the late 1980’s-90’s. She won an award for that show in the early 90’s. I think that show was syndicated in daytime, whereas Fashion Police is a primetime show on E!
Some winners-Hunter King-really?…lol…well, lets just say it was a 100% improvement over last years and im grateful its on tv again!!!
Overall, I thought the Daytime Emmy’s broadcast on POP was excellent! It brought back a high level of class & respect for the genre of Daytime television & those who make it that had been GROSSLY lacking in recent years! I thought the tributes were appropriate & well done, although I would have liked to have seen more of the footage of the iconic soap super-couples being shown on the big screens at the venue, vs. the singer singing “What I Did For Love” (although she did a nice job). I feel that the shows host, Tyra Banks was WAY out of her element & came across as very nervous throughout the whole show, but that the presenters did a great job, without being corny. Personally, I think Shemar Moore should be the host next year. His respect & admiration for Daytime Drama came across so genuinely. He’s articulate & appears cool, calm & comfortable on stage. The 2015 Daytime Emmy broadcast on POP gets a BIG thumbs up from me!
Disappointed for many reasons, not in any particular order. They did not annonce the names o Days actors on stage and did not show them all during 50th tribute.
Re: Best love scenes, camera stayed on fairly unknown singer from The Voice whose name most of us do not know. We missed the best most of the time! We want to see our soap peeps that was on the large screen and only audienve members could see.
Steve Harvey, usually cool, put down the audience at show’s beginning. At the finale, he called it the Daytime Grammy’s.
Was Tyra an appropriate host? Maybe for outrageous couture or as a daytime fan, but certainly not as recognizable daytime name. She was clearly there to promote her new show.
Sure was fun seeing Regis, Charo, Betty White. Touching tribute to Joan Rivers. Lovely winner speeches.
Bring back soap actor hosts and et’s have fun with them!
Tyra had a daytime show called the Tyra Banks show. It lasted 5 years and ended the same time Oprah ended. So I can see why she hosted the Daytime Awards.
Tyra’s a Daytime Emmy winner herself. 😀
The girl from the Voice did well. They are not getting Carrie Underwood for the Daytime Emmys!
It was pretty good considering CBS ruled! Tyra wasn’t that great but she was better than Kathy Griffin!
All-in all, it was a good production that if on a budget, didn’t show it. While Tyra Banks is not my cup of tea, she did very well hosting the gig. A backstage host might have enhanced the production. The show got down to the awards and didn’t have a lot of fluff. Good job.
I expected to Fast Forward through most of it only to watch when the soap awards were given out but I have to say I thought it was a good show ! Tyra was a pretty good host although I thought she was screaming a bit too much & everyone looked awkward cause that mic was so low but overall a good show , very entertaining!
I wish I had POP. I definitely would have watched.
I admit I got goose-bumps and misty-eyed at the DOOL 50th tribute. CONGRATULATIONS DOOL AND ALL THE WINNERS OF THE 2015 DAYTIME EMMYS! Thanks for brining me a lifetime of entertainment!
I wish TPTB would bring Genie Francis back to GH. Hopefully for Tony Geary’s send-off.
Tony Geary is not leaving the show. He has stated that.
Just read the awesome news that Genie Francis has signed on for a return to GH! Thanks FV! Welcome back Genie!
I liked the ceremony a lot and am grateful that Daytime got some respect after years of disrespect from previous ceremonies. POP did a great job, and Tyra was okay. As for the winners/losers, some of the acting awards had me scratching my head, and as for the Best Drama award, what does it say when 2 out of 4 nominees (out of 4 remaining soaps) win? Is that really a victory for the two shows who took home the Emmy? I’m not so sure it is.
I liked the tribute to DOOL. I wish that there had been a similar, respectful tribute to AMC when it hit its 40th anniversary. Actually, I wish there had been a respectful tribute to AMC when it was cancelled, but the Emmys were produced badly back then. I didn’t appreciate the fake-out over a big announcement being made at the ceremony, which never actually happened. That was separate from the big tease about Tony Geary presenting with Genie Francis, which was released to the public before the event and which was nice to see, but it does bug me that the only time Luke and Laura fans will get to see TG and GF together is presenting at an event like this.
Overall it was a good production and I’m glad that the ratings were pretty good. I hope they can do it again next year.
I WOULD OF LOVED MORE RED CARPET WALKS AND WHO AND WHAT THEY WORE. I LOVE SHARON CASE AND WOULD OF LOVED TO OF SEEN HER 🙂
Overall it was very well done and a huge improvement over the past several years. BUT they showed the wrong clip for Lisa LoCicero and then stopped showing clips altogether. The Guest Actor In a Drama Series should have been presented on Sunday night, not at the Creative Arts Emmys which were untelevised. And there were too many silly time consuming game skits, the viewer audience nonsense and Tyra was too long winded about her defunct modeling show and her talk show to be.
All that used up precious time that could have been used to show the actor’s clips and allow the actors more time to say their thanks. I did appreciate the ‘In Memoriam’, but I wish the red carpet had been televised. Perhaps if the show had been three hours instead of two, the actor’s clips, Guest Actor, and red carpet could have been shown. There is still a lot of work to be done but I appreciate how greatly improved this year’s show was and that it was televised.
I thought it was a good show. Much better produced show than what we’ve seen in recent years. You could tell a lot of time and effort was spent on putting the show together
Overall the show was much better than when HLN ran it, Tyra Banks was so annoying and definitely not funny. If this was an indication of what her show will be like I predict another failure for this OLTL replacement. Susan Lucci or some other Soap icon should have hosted. I wish they showed clips from all the categories instead of just the Supporting Actor/Actress. Wtf was that Matt Lauer crap!
The Matt Lauer stuff was so annoying. A better opening was needed. A lot of people are not invested in the ML-ED prank war, including me.
I miss it being on network TV but I am really glad they are at least still having it.
I thought the production was better than last year. Still in shock that YR beat GH for best show.
I do not have POP
nonetheless’
I did watch all the awards online through (can’t say but ‘clips) lol
As it was happening people were posting it online.. I did very well without POP..
POP is low level network with very low viewership..
POP is so bad that that some servers do not bother to carry it..
CBS brought the Emmy’s to POP to be in control, their network their way..
In hopes that POP would get millions of viewers and put that would put big dollars in the pocket of CBS and get viewers for their POP network..
CBS being in control would not allow the emmys to stream online therefor forcing people to call their satellite or cable providers to carry their stupid POP network..
The Emmy’s are one night a year and half hour of the soaps..
No need to beg a cable co. to carry POP that is crazy..
I feel CBS sucks for not streaming the awards online and for using soap fans to build up their POP network number
I really liked the Betty White lifetime award..
and- there were tears when Joan Rivers was shown..
Luke and Laura looked weird.. He looked like her father and it seemed forced..
Maura and Chad speeches were touching..
(I always wonder why Maurice is not being entered, he is phenomenal and should have a shelf of awards too..)
su0000, you had me until MB…
I like POP. It allows me to watch B&B and Y&R in the evening.
I was happy for the performers that their awards were telecast this time around. Any tribute to Betty White is worthwhile IMO. BUT…I didn’t like the director’s decision to focus on singers during the clip montages instead of on the clips, which is what the audience wants to see. We want to see the retrospective along with the audience. We don’t want to see repeated closeups of a singer’s back molars. Isn’t hearing them sing enough?
I have to say I was at first a little obnoxious in my review because I was trying to compare the daytime Emmy with the prime time Emmy and it’s not fair they’re totally two different beast, so after realizing that in my opinion it wasn’t that bad, although as enthusiastic as Tyra banks is, I’m not sure she was right for it, I found Steve Harvey who presented would’ve been a better choice. Beyond that their was a few things that stuck out like only the supporting actress category showed the actors acting reel, all the other acting categories didn’t, I was happy with all the wins for my fave show GH and glad all shows took home something although dool and YR tying makes no sense. Maura west winning was so much fun to watch, love seeing all the love she got from her co stars it’s nice knowing they care for each other. Maybe snobs like Ellen de generous Kelly ripa those morning news show will start showing up.
Genie Francis rocked she looked so beautiful.
Kelly monoco chocking/hugging Anthony Geary was funny, was she drunk?
Cbs soaps stars getting more applauses obviously rigged !
GH not winning, under FV and. RC regime, I know shows submit episodes and clearly RC/FV are not good at it. They could win next year if they submit this year 52 anniversary show, those two episodes were heartbreakers.
They submitted day one of the Nurses Ball, and the episode with the Ava/Nina baby drama and Michael confronting Sonny about killing AJ, and I think their mistake was not picking two dramatic episodes. Some people might find the Nurses Ball over the top and campy, but if they had submitted two dramatic episodes like Y&R did, I think they would have had a much better shot.
Instead of the Nurses Ball, they should have submitted the “Hallowedding” episode. That was one of the best shows they did all year.
I get that they picked two episoded that show the variety of GH, but apparently the voters want drama, drama and more drama. So hopefully FV, RC and company will make better choices next year. Thr 52nd Anniversary shows would be perfect, I agree.
They stopped showing the clips of the nominees because right away they started running over in time. So, instead of nixing those ridiculous skits to save time, they chose badly to stop showing the nominee clips. Another bad production choice.
It was not a perfect presentation but it was good to have the program back on cable (still odd since most of daytime programming is still broadcast based).
I was not overly thrilled with Tyra Banks and her antics. I was disappointed the memoriam and romance montages were often lost to home viewers to feature the vocalists, talented as they were.
Glad DAYS had its anniversary moment.
The Betty White tribute was fun but stagey and… Charo?!?!?!
Loved seeing Melissa Rivers and touched that she quoted her mother’s regard for daytime as resurrecting her career after the Fox mess and her personal tragedies.
Would have liked more daytime packages between segments.
No one control the speeches but they overall were lacking in content.
Loved seeing Geary and Francis together.
Hoping for more improvement in 2016. Would be nice to see more daytime dramas in the lineup! I miss the days there were a dozen or so on the air.
Beggars cannot be choosers, it was nice to have it on TV again BUT I dont think it was in HD, the sound was horrible and why didnt they have mics that moved? I specifically remember when Chad Duell spoke the microphone was down near the middle of his chest! Tyra did okay. A little over the top and obnoxious but she looked like Johnny Carson out there compared to that thing they call Kathy Griffin! It would be nice to get it back on network TV, maybe even TV LAND? They should have had it there this year since Betty White has a show on that channel. And speaking of Miss Betty, I liked the tribute they did for her and the Password game was a cute idea. ALL in all, a nice effort compared to the last couple years. Oh, for 2016, I think Lynn Herring should host. She does a good job with the Nurses Ball and she knows the room.
WOW
LOL
THANKS for sharing thee DAYS of OUR Lives “WIN”
to see the “whole” cast all in one place… dressed to the nines… looking GLAM
LOVE IT
to see Stephen Nichols and Peter Reckell on stage
all that much more meaningful
A very benign affair. Nothing horrible, but nothing outstanding. Instantly forgettable.
I thought it was an entertaining show. It had some moments I could have done without, but overalll it was so much better than last year’s debacle, the embarrassing Las Vegas infomerical shows from a couple years ago, and the ones that were on HLN where they played that cheesy elevator music instead of the theme music of each soap when the people would win their Emmys.
This was the first show in a number of years that actually felt more like the old Emmy Award shows from the past, when they were on the major networks. Kudos to all involved for producing an entertaining show.
The only change I would make would be to cut out some of the filler, and make time to show clips from all the nominees. They did it for the Supporting Actress category at the beginning of the show, and that was it. That’s what soap fans want to see and that’s who is watching the show.
That is true, but-
The Emmy, the awards are for a great many shows and peoples not just for 4 soaps..
JFP has always known what reels to pick the show is a mess now but nobody can deny that the scene between Adam & Billy done in 2014 Jan. That was why they won And yes you can think the actor that you have attempted to destroy by letting something that may or may not have happened become a circus.
That scene, the win for Y&R goes to Michael Muhney and Billy Miller, not the writers..
It was the two that brought those words on paper to life..
The truth is;
CONGRATULATIONS!! Michael Muhney and Billy Miller !!!
You bet, Su. I agree.
Methinks fanatic fans created the circus.
So glad that the show was broadcast on tv (as opposed to either not at all or the internet again). That said, this show was a hot mess. Tyra Banks was dreadful. She was unintelligible in her opening rap. The rap itself was unnecessary and stupid. Why not have a host (calling Steve Harvey, Meredith Vierra, heck, I’ll settle for Big Bird) simply welcome everyone to the Emmys and show us a montage of highlights from the past year (soap highlights, funny game show answers, Barbara Walters last View broadcast, etc.)? Afterward, introduce the first set of presenters. The bits were unfunny, time-wasting and just plain odd (calling out Ellen/Matt Lauer, Miss Jay, montage of soap romances (close up of a singer and not the clips), game show set ups for segments (to honor Betty White, to close the show, etc), giving away vacuum cleaners and cruises (seriously?). Heck more time was spent on awarding 5 people cruises than on Betty White’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Telecast something that honors the medium and artistry of daytime and the fans who remain loyal.
Yes, that rap was hideous and it was so short. I thought if you’re going to do it, make it worthwhile.
Just start the show, get rid of the skits, and show clips and give out awards.
Also, introduce the singer BEFORE they sing.
Giving away a vacuum was so strange. I thought it was a joke.
IT WAS HORRIFIC!!! Tyra Banks continually flubbed her lines. Her wardrobe was awful. She tried being gangsta-throwing the mic on the floor. Then she acted trashy because she had to crawl across the floor to pick it back up. She told people to kiss her ass. She screamed into the mic as if no one could hear her. There was time set aside for her to shamelessly promote her new show which was totally inappropriate. Terrible, terrible host. Steve Harvey told the audience they “suck”! The venue was certainly below par. The winners were not given enough time to thank people & were cut off rudely. Time was given to stupid skits that should not have been. During the montage of significant moments, we couldn’t see them because they kept the camera on the singer, no idea who that was. The sound was horrible. Vacuum cleaner give-aways? Golden tickets as if we were watching the movie Willie Wonka. They need to save the alcohol for the after parties. Tired of watching award presenters and stars in the audience drunk and behaving badly. Other celebrities who were out to present awards talking endlessly about themselves. We were given no red carpet pre-show which is a must! Absolutely the worst award show I have ever seen. I had to suffer through it because the two people I wanted to see were Tony Geary and Genie Francis and they were the very last two.
Telling people to kiss her ass was a homage (for lack of a better word) to years ago when she was photographed in a bathing suit and called fat. On her talk show she spoke about this and told them to kiss her ass. That said, I don’t think it was appropriate to put it in this show. It happened years ago and not everyone knew the history.
Bambi, I couldnt agree with you more, Harvey and Banks are classless, tasteless and annoying. Why the hell cant they hire Regis to host? Julie Chen? Lynn Herring? Jack Wagner? Susan Lucci? Her and Regis would be great!
Also, running over time almost immediately so they stopped showing the nominees clips. Very bad decision. Those inane time wasting skits should have been cut instead to save time & kept the clips in. Also, the mics that had people constantly bending over to talk into. Couldn’t afford an adjustable mic to accommodate varying heights?
Your on fire! Like I said, who cares about running overtime, its not on a network and they dont have to come in on time because of the news or another primetime show!
I thought the show was tacky! It was the little things like the microphone not being adjusted to the right height, the delay with their voices vs their lips, Tyra’s horrible outfits, the game show “episodes”, the IN MEMORIUM should have focused completely on the ones who have passed and not the singer! There were alot of things that werent needed and alot that could have been added to make this show classier. Also, the heads of this show knew who won Best Drams and yet let Tony Geary and Genie Francis announce the “tie” and neither one being General Hospital who got Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor!! I really do hope the producers of this Emmy Award show will take some constructive critisism and do better next year!
I think re the In Memoriam segment, when they showed the singer they were not showing the cards of who died. That was my take.
Presenters don’t give out awards only to shows they’ve been on. The best drama award is the big one of the night so I think it is an honor to present it.
The singer was good but hindsight the should have just played an instrumental piece and shown the deceased like we all wanted.
Also, why didnt they show the clips from each actor that were nominated?? I know they submitted them, yet we only saw one clip throughout the entire show!
They were running out of time. They needed time for those inane game show skits and the giving away of vacuums.
Enjoyed the show, particularly the tributes to Joan Rivers and Betty White (including Password Plus and Charo!). Also glad GH actors won so many awards.
What I did not like was Shemar Moore turning his best actress intro into a long speech about himself. Also, the stupid Matt Lauer and Ellen bit was pointless. And where was Ellen when her show won an Emmy?
I thought the show was a vast improvement over last years streaming & the HLN years. I hear the ratings were respectable too. Maybe they just might broadcast the red carpet next year to build on their success. One can hope. Tyra was ok but not my first choice for host. The CBS, Tyra & Divas promotion did border on shameless.
JFP hand picked Hunter King for the role of Summer so I knew she would win again even though I didn’t think she should have.
I thought it was great for the most part.
Didnt understand all of the constant references
to Matt Lauer, though. Did I miss something??
Just some random thoughts – I loved Amelia Heinle’s
dress! Loved seeing Genie Francis -been awhile!
Melissa Rivers – so sweet. Betty White – same!
Tyra – very, um, energetic, but not obnoxious.
Yes, that brand of vacuum cleaner is said to be fantastic,
but thought it to be an odd choice for a gift.
I am happy that after thinking POP wasn’t available
with my cable, learned it is, so I got to watch after all.
I only wish NATAS would have found a way to include Canada. I couldn’t watch any of the reels because the company they used cannot be seen outside of the States, they chose a cable channel that is not in Canada either. I missed out on most of the fun. Sure I read all about it and can see clips after the fact, but it isn’t the same as watching live, with popcorn in hand.
I realize our viewership doesn’t count in the ratings, but isn’t there money to be made by selling the rights for such a show in other countries?
Oh well, based on what I read and the clips I’ve seen it sounds like it was an okay affair- which I am glad because I think the hardworking men and woman of daytime deserve to have their day in the sun too. And I hardly congratulate all those whose work was honored either by the award itself or by by being nominated.
But in the end as I always say we are the real winners because we get to entertained by such talented men and woman in front and behind the scenes every weekday for almost the whole year. So although not American I definitely feel a part of your daytime drama “family”
A few mixed reviews here. That’s to be expected. But it sounds like it was a fun time for the most part. Just wish i could have seen it …but no POP in my region. And quite frankly, I’m not going to go through hopes to find clips of the show. Hope they get rid of that problem next year. I’m sure in would increase their viewership.
NBC and DAYS should have refused the use of Freddie Smith, Guy Wilson and Christopher Sean to push the CBS game show. Isn’t it enough to have Y&R characters/actors visit TPIR without dragging others into the self promoting pile of BS?!!!
Loved the tribute for Days of our lives 50th anniversary . Beyond thrilled and happy that Days of our lives got outstanding drama series in a tie with The Young and the restless . My massive disappointment goes to the ” in memoriam ” moment when tributes were made for those who had passed . It was beyond inexcusable that Justin Gocke who played Brandon Capwell on ” Santa Barbara ” , Carmen Zapata who played Cruz ‘s mother and Phyllis Freilich who so amazingly played the part of the deaf and mute nun in the 1988 ” Who killed Mark McCormick ” storyline also on ” Santa Barbara ” did not receive tributes. It ‘s a scandal and a disgrace . I hope the families are not too angered by this . Hope matters of this kind are handled more seriously in the future .
I forgot Justin died. Wonder why they left him and others out.
For the most part, I enjoyed the program. Tyra Banks had a few moments which I didn’t like. I’d much rather see Regis or someone who has actually had experience on daytime TV. The Betty White tribute was very nice. Fitting (although somewhat cheesy) for the Password game intro. When the montage of clips were on, I really wanted to see the clips — not the singer. All in all, I’m just glad the show was back on television.
The June 22 episode of Days of Our Lives reminded us all of why Deidre Hall is iconic in the role of Dr. Marlena Evans. Here we are 50 years later, and Marlena is still the heroine of the long-running soap opera, and Deidre remains one of the most most recognizable names in the history of soaps.
To pay tribute, and to look back at the life and times of Marlena, the story starts with Marlena flipping through a photo album of her with John (the late Drake Hogestyn) over the years. As she misses him dearly, she gets a knock on the door and its none other than John’s son, Paul Narita (Christopher Sean).
With Andrew (Colton Little) in Salem working on a case, he sits down with Marlena, who says she can’t believe its been fifty years since she first arrived in Salem! Cue: Deidre’s first scenes on DAYS when she finds Mickey Horton (the late John Clarke) playing chess against himself inside the mental institution she worked.
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THE FLASHBACKS OF MARLENA’S LIFE
From there, viewers definitely got the cliff notes version of the history of Marlena and entrenched within them, some of the biggest moments in Deidre’s enduring run.
Paul thinks he is looking at 70s, and early 80s Marlena while going through her scrapbook, but he is actually looking at her twin, Samantha (Andrea Hall). Cue: when Marlena confronted Samantha about impersonating her, and then later getting a call on her radio show from the Salem Strangler (Jack Coleman as Jake Kostichek) who killed Samantha thinking it was Marlena.
In the present, Belle (Martha Madison) has arrived at this time to meet up with Paul, unaware of this trip down memory lane. She wants to go over the findings in the chess board mystery Stefano willed to Marlena and John, in private with him, since Marlena previously said she wanted nothing to do with it.
Back to the history lesson, Marlena speaks highly of Don Craig and even though their marriage didn’t work out, she could find a path forward with the new love her life, Roman Brady. (Wayne Northrop however is never shown, possibly to keep the story focused on John as Roman for confusion sakes?)
Paul sees a photo of a young Carrie (Christie Clark) in the album and Marlena says she was such a godsend after losing her baby. In fact, Marlena says caring for Carrie prepared her for her having and raising her own twins, Eric and Sami. Cue: The twin visiting Marlena in the hospital.
JOHN AND MARLENA’S LOVE CONQUERED ALL
Then, in a way to get through and incorporate the wild storylines only Marlena could have been in, she tells Belle and Paul, she has been through so much in her life, how lucky she was to find John, and some of the most unbelievable experiences no one could imagine. Cue: Marlena possessed by the devil and levitating from the bed. Next, John confronting Marlena being the Salem Stalker, where she admits she killed Alice Horton, pretends she needs help, then pulls a gun on her beloved John!
The comment is made by Paul and Marlena, that she literally has been to hell and back and she could not have survived were it not for her beloved John. Cue the big emotional highpoint clips; The Pier Scene! Marlena steps out of the fog when John sees her from a distance. After believing she was dead for four years, here she was before him in one of the greatest reunions in a soap opera love story in history. What followed were other times of the life of times of Jarlena.
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MARLENA’S ‘GIFT’ FROM STEFANO HAS A NEW CLUE
When Marlena makes a brief exit to the other room, Belle fills in Paul on the chess set Stefano left her mother and the photo of the Lire. Paul said he will investigate. Marlena comes back into the room and overhears, and says to promise her if things get dangerous he will back off, she does not want anyone hurt by Stefano’s games.
As the episode comes to a conclusion, it’s just Belle and Marlena going through the photo album giggling about 70s hairstyles and all the memories. Belle speaks on the impact Marlena has had in everyone’s lives, and that she is both the heart of their family and the heart of Salem.
An end card comes up acknowledging Deidre Hall’s 50th anniversary as Marlena, and we fade to black.
So, what did you think of Marlena’s walk down memory lane? Were you happy to see the flashback clips utilized throughout? Were you touched by the scenes and the performance of Deidre Hall? Let us know what you thought of Deidre’s 50th anniversary episode via the comment section below.
If you have ever tuned-in to the soap opera genre over the last 50 years, and witnessed some of the greatest romances, drama, classic and outlandish storylines of all-time, you would have seen Deidre Hall smack dab in the middle of it as longtime Salem heroine, Dr. Marlena Evans.
It was 50 years on this date, June 21, 1976 that Hall first appeared on DAYS on NBC which was its home for 57 years before it moved to its current streaming platform on Peacock in September of 2022.
In Hall’s first episode she was introduced as a psychiatrist treating Mickey Horton (John Clarke) at Bayview Sanitarium after he suffered a complete mental breakdown. Mickey learned that his brother Bill Horton (Edward Mallory) was the biological son of Mike Horton (Wesley Eure) with his wife Laura (Susan Flannery) and that he had been lied to for years and years. From that moment on, the rest is television and soap opera history. Days of Our Lives put Hall front and center.
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There were so many heartbreaking and shocking story twists involving the beloved Marlena. One of the first was the historic crib death of baby DJ (Don Jr.) in 1980, Marlena’s infant son with Don Craig (Jed Allan). The story had never been told on daytime television and Hall’s performances received accolades from TV critics to fans when Deidre received thousands of letters from grieving mothers who had gone through the same thing in their own lives.
DAYS also brought Deidre’s twin sister, Andrea Hall Lovell to the show as her on-screen sister Samantha, who had a grudge and even locked Marlena up in a sanitarium and took her place! Fast-forward and in 1982, DAYS launched the Salem Strangler story where everyone believed Marlena was his next victim, only it turned out to be Samatha. Jake Kositchek (played by Jack Coleman) was revealed to be the actual serial killer.
Later, Deidre would assume the role of Marlena’s look-alike, Hattie Adams in 2004, once played by her sister, Andrea. Over the years, Hattie has come back to Salem and caused trouble giving Hall a chance to play a different type of character, then the always upstanding Marlena.
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THE LOVES OF MARLENA
Deidre Hall struck gold with all her leading men: from the late Jed Allan, to Wayne Northrop as Roman Brady, and of course, her enduring love story with the late John Black played by the iconic Drake Hogestyn. In fact, Marlena’s 1986 wedding to John (who was believed to be Roman at the time) remains a favorite of fans to this day.
TOP MARLENA STORYLINES OF ALL-TIME
While the list is long, here are several that were some of the memorable during Deidre’s five decades in Salem!
The Possession (1994- 1995)
Considered one of the most ambiguous, outlandish and unforgettable story arcs in soap opera history, then Days of Our Lives head writer, James Reilly went there! Marlena was possessed by the devil! That included; the demonic eyes, hissing at father John (Black) the priest, morphing into creatures, and the classic levitating in her bed! It became a cultural phenomenon and cemented Deidre Hall’s status as a daytime television legend. Just ask Ryan Gosling!
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The Affair with John Black (1993)
John and Marlena’s forbidden love could not be denied and they had passionate affair, while she was still married to the real Roman. Problem was her daughter, Sami (Alison Sweeney) caught her mother having sex with John on a desk that changed Sami forever.
The Salem Stalker Mystery (2003-2004)
In a shocker, Marlena was revealed to be a serial killer who bumped off several Salem favorites residents who were all alive on the island of Melaswen (spelled “New Salem” backward). Turns out, she was manipulated and gaslighted by Andre DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) to do the “killings” and had no memory of her actions.
The Pier Scene (1991)
This remains Michael Fairman TV’s all-time favorite Deidre Hall moment, which featured some of the best acting in the storied careers of both Hall and Drake Hogestyn.
In the story, a presumed-dead Marlena returns after four years. One foggy night on the pier, John is alone, and Marlena steps out of the fog to reveal herself, and is reunited with the love of her life. You can watch it any year, any decade, and in any moment, and it will have you reaching for the hankies again and again. (best music score fo a soap scene of all-time too!)
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Kristen’s Secret Room Reveal (1997)
Marlena was caught in Kristen Blake’s (Eileen Davidson) elaborate web of lies, when she was held hostage in a secret wine cellar/room until John managed to track her down, leading to an iconic on-screen reunion. The classic catfight between Hall and Eileen Davidson was one for the ages.
It should be noted that Maison Blanche, Queen of the Night, Possession, Aremid and Lady in a Cage were all a part of classic DAYS storyline and all featured Hall at the epicenter of it from 1993-1996.
THE RECENT YEARS OF MARLENA
In recent years, DAYS brought back the possession 2.0 storyline under then head writer Ron Carlivati in 2021 where the devil leapt back in Marlena after taking advantage of a frail Doug Williams (the late Bill Hayes)
In 2025, viewers watched the end of the love story of John and Marlena, as John succumbed to injuries sustained in an explosion saving a vial of medication needed to bring Bo (Peter Reckell) back to life. Marlena has been a widow on-screen since June of 2025 as Hall as portrayed the good doctor struggling with her grief and to move on with her life since his death.
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One story that never goes away is Stefano DiMera’s (the late Joe Mascolo) obsession with Marlena, his “Queen of the Night.” Even in death, Stefano is toying with her from the great beyond with the mysterious chess set and the missing “pawn,” that he had gifted John and Marlena in his will. The mystery is currently unfolding on all-new episodes of Days of Our Lives.
Tune-in to Days of our Lives on the Monday, June 22 episode as Marlena looks back at her 50 years in Salem.
Share your congratulations to Deidre Hall for this incredible 50-year milestone as Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives in the comment section. Then let us know, what is your all-time favorite storyline or moment in the life of Marlena over the past 5 decades? And, just for kicks, and to celebrate this amazing milestone, here is Marlena levitating below circa Christmas Eve 1994.
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Al Calderon Reflects on ‘Major Chapters’ Coming to an End on ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Brilliant Minds’
It’s been a bittersweet time for Al Calderon. The talented actor/singer/songwriter has watched from his vantage point to roles he loved so much come to their conclusion for different reasons.
In a heartfelt message posted to his Instagram story on Saturday, Calderon took a moment to share how grateful he was for the opportunity to play Javi Hernandez on Days of Our Lives, and nurse Nico Silva this year on NBC’s second season of Brilliant Minds. Currently, Brilliant Minds has two more episodes that will air on June 24 and the series finale on July 1.
Calderon expressed, “As I sit here reflecting on this lovely Saturday afternoon over the last two years of my life, I have two major chapters closing that have been part of my life every day for the last two years. We have Brilliant Minds. Our last episodes are wrapping up, and then my last scenes aired yesterday as me as Javi on Days of Our Lives.
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“I’m just unbelievably grateful for the chance and the opportunity to be a part of something so much larger than me,” continued Al. “I (will) love Days of Our Lives forever, my family. Thank you for supporting me and supporting my decision to take the leap of faith and believe in myself and, and tell other stories. You know, it’s never goodbye. It’s always ‘see you later’ to me and just leaving with love and leading with love.”
Al concluded with a special mention to some very important people, the fans: “Thank you to the fans and the support from everyone, the lovely messages. So this next chapter, hopefully it’s not a dragon, hopefully it’s a gold coin.”
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Calderon’s journey on-screen on Days of Our Lives began in October of 2024 and concluded this month. In one of his last appearances Javi was asking a favor from Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) before bumping into his ex, Leo (Greg Rikaart). In story, Javi has a new romance with Gus (Michael Ocampo), while fighting his feelings for Leo. The role of Javi will be played starting on June 30 by Jacob Martinez who takes over the role.
NBC decided to cancel the Brilliant Minds, after it split up the airing of its second season which began in the fall of September of 2025 and the back-half started airing after a long break this past May. Calderon joined the medical drama staring Zachary Quinto for the new season, which sadly was its last.
So, will you miss Al on Days of Our Lives and Brilliant Minds as his time on-screen has come to an end? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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