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All Four Daytime Dramas Band Together And Demand Change Or They Will Boycott Daytime Emmys

July 30, 2018

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In a potentially serious blow to the Daytime Emmys, all four network soap operas: Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless have formed a united front demanding change to the voting process and the accounting procedures from NATAS (The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) who run the competition each year.

In a joint letter this afternoon, obtained by Deadline, from key daytime drama executives and representatives to NATAS Interim President and CEO Adam Sharp and chairman, Terry O’Reilly, they expressed: “We are disheartened by the recent events involving NATAS and the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards competition and the decisions made by NATAS regarding the Digital categories of Supporting Actor and Guest Star, We feel the time is appropriate to bring to your attention our serious concerns about the Daytime Emmy Awards competition.”

DAYS, GH, B&B, and Y&R went on to say that they: “are united in their decision not to participate in the Daytime Emmy Awards moving forward until these important issues are resolved.” Overall the group says: ‘They want a competition free of bias, perceived collusion, and personal agendas.”

The letter outlines their issues including: voting, accounting, and transparency, where the four soaps also specify: “Our goal is to bring integrity back to the Daytime Emmy competition and awards show.”

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The fallout from this year’s 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards began after it came to light that Patrika Darbo, who won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Drams Series for her performance in The Bay, had to be disqualified and her win rescinded after NATAS found submission errors in her category

NATAS had related that after the Daytime Emmys were handed out in April that it discovered some entrants submissions in two categories may have been in violation of the published guidelines for the competition, which state that prior-season appearances are disqualifying.

For more in-depth details on the changes the four daytime dramas are demanding to have implemented, check out the full article here.

So, what do you think of the position the four soaps are taking with NATAS and for the future of the Daytime Emmys? Do you hope their demands are met, and that they continue to participate in the contest? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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Lisa

I would rather they find a place so that fans can watch the Daytime Emmys on television like the other awards shows.

GramS

It was live on Facebook this year and if you were able to cast to your tv it was just like watching it on tv.

Lisa

I would prefer to watch it on regular television.

James

If you have a smart TV with a wireless fidelity connection, you’d be able to catch the Daytime Emmys on Facebook’s online app that you download on your TV for free. If the next edition airs on Youtube live, then all the better as many of the recent TV sets in the market have a built-in Youtube app.

Momo

I don’t have a smart TV so that’s useless for me.

Lou Piikes

Not going to happen. Not enough viewers to justify cost of broadcasting Daytime Emmy’s on TV.

Torrey

I agree! if they can air the Tony Awards on television, which continually drop in the ratings, they can find a network to air the Daytime Emmy’s. There are countless award shows aired throughout the year….and I have a hard time believing that there is not room for the Daytime Emmy’s.

James R. Poissant

Maybe the Emmys will be a better show like it used to be a long time ago.

James R. Poissant

I personally preferred the soap Opera digest awards because the winners were based on what we voted from watching all year long as opposed to a blue ribbon panel who only see 2 episodes from each of the the nominees.

Lisa

I agree.

blake

Great idea! Glad to see all four soaps working together to fix that mess. What a clusterf*** that was with Patrika.

Hopefully they can get it back on TV or live stream again!

su000

I don’t watch the emmy’s,
There is no sound reason for them to exist outside of the flash, wearing a stunning dress.
The judges are a secret, the actors nominate themselves to be judged.
Many of the greater actors do not bother to nominate them selves to be judged.
The fans have no say.

I would like to have the daytime emmy’s end.
Just end them and put them out of their misery, and ours.
The daytime emmy’s have outlived their time ..

fginaspy

I think they have a valid claim. If they succeed perhaps we fans can benefit by being able to view the Emmys on National TV as any other awards show.

Momo

I think this is good. It sounds like changes need to be made.

Who knew the 2018 winners before the broadcast??!

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According to a report via TMZ,Tyler ‘was arrested in Martinsville, Indiana Monday night — on his 47th birthday — and booked for public intoxication.’ Christopher and his family have been living in Indiana.

The report also says that Christopher is still in jail at the moment, while the outlet posted his mug shot.

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The news of the recast came via TV Line, and Setton is set to make her on-screen debut next Monday on the November 18th episode of the ABC soap.

In story, it looks like Ned and his current wife, Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) welcome Brook Lynn back to Port Charles. The role haas previously been played by Brooke Radding and Adrianne Leon.

In addition to her work as the former Mrs. Clint Buchanan in Llanview, (Kimberly started as a Las Vegas stripper who came to Llanview to help her best friend, Stacy Moraso played by Crystal Hunt) Setton has had numerous primetime roles including: Hawaii Five-0, The Crazy Ones, The Mindy Project, and Gossip Girl.

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Just as your favorite soaps are kicking into high gear for November sweeps next week, comes the news that due to the House public impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump, daytime programming will endure several pre-mptions starting with the first two on Wednesday November 13th and Friday, November 15th.

CBS was the first network to announce their plans for their extensive coverage, and according to the Washington Post all other networks have followed suit. By this move by the networks it gives the hearing some extra weight and exposure to the American voters and viewing audience.

So far, leading network coverage for CBS will be reportedly anchored by Norah O’Donnell and for ABC George Stephanopoulos.

On Wednesday, the hearings begin at 10am EST, the second is scheduled for Friday beginning at 11am EST.

William Taylor, the U.S. diplomat in the Ukraine, is scheduled to testify Wednesday and on Friday Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, is scheduled to testify.

The networks are expecting big numbers for covering the hearings, as they have in the past for impeachment proceedings and hearings.

No word yet how the soaps plan for you to see the episodes that don’t air at their regularly scheduled times, or if it shifts your soap viewing schedule by several days.

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Nevertheless not great timing when the soaps are revving up their stories to make you tune-in for not-to-be missed episodes.

So, what are your thoughts on what the Impeachment hearings could mean for daytime dramas in in the weeks ahead? Comment below.