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‘Beyond the Gates’ Stars and Creatives at Paley Center for Media in New York and CBS Daytime High Tea in Los Angeles
This week, Beyond the Gates, went east and west (the series tapes in Atlanta) with two special appearances and gatherings to promote their upcoming series premiere on Monday, February 24th at 2PM ET/1PM PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
First, the Paley Center for Media in New York City held a screening of the very first episode of the series for those in attendance, plus a panel featuring series stars, Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Daphnee Duplaix (Nicole Dupree Richardson), and series executive producer, Sheila Ducksworth. The panel was hosted by CBS Mornings, Vladimir Duthiers.
Also in attendance was Beyond the Gates, executive producer, Kimberly Doebereiner, who is best known for her longstanding career at P&G (Procter & Gamble. With Beyond the Gates, P&G Studios is now back in the soap opera genre for the first time in over 15 years since the demise of beloved soaps, Guiding Light in 2009 and As the World Turns in 2010. Doebereiner has an impressive history of advertising and content creation for the P&G brand.
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As part of Black History Month, the Paley Center for Media held the first public screening of Beyond the Gates and the exclusive panel, as the soap opera is set to become the first new daytime drama launched since NBC debuted Passions in 1999. In the story and set in against the backdrop of a wealthy gated Maryland/D.C. in one of the country’s most affluent African American counties, the CBS series focuses on the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multigenerational family that is the very definition of Black royalty.
Prior to the panel and the screening, Tunie, Duplaix, Ducksworth, and Doebereiner took to the Paley Center for Media red carpet for some snaps, which you can see below.
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Tamara Tunie returns to daytime as Anita Dupree, the matriarch of the Dupree family. It marks the first time, Tunie has journeyed back to the soaps in a contract role since her work as Jessica Griffin on As the World Turns; a part she played through various runs from 1987-2009.
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Daphnee Duplaix returns to daytime as Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson, and Beyond the Gates also brings the talented actress back to the soaps following her work on Passions as Valerie Davis from 2004-2008 and more recently on One Life to Live as Rachel Gannon from 2009-2010.
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Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture and executive producer of Beyond the Gates spearheaded the groundbreaking soap into reality along with series creator, Michele Val Jean.
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, CBS Radford Studios was the spot for the where cast members from The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Beyond the Gates got together to celebrate the new soap opera joining the CBS daytime line-up for a special high tea spotlighting the series.
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On-hand from Beyond the Gates were: Michele Val Jean (creator, head writer, executive producer, showrunner), Ron Carlivati (breakdown writer, and former head writer of OLTL, GH and DAYS), Sara Bibel (breakdown writer), plus series stars, Clifton Davis (Vernon Dupree), Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree) and Jon Lindstrom (Joey Armstrong).
Celebrating the launch of Beyond the Gates were Y&R stars: Courtney Hope (Sally), Sean Dominic (Nate), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), Christel Khalil (Lily) and The Bold and the Beautiful’s Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter).
So, are you ready for Monday when ‘Beyond the Gates’ makes its debut? Will you be watching and supporting the show, since daytime finally has a new soap opera, the first in over 25 years? Comment below.
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No one gonna watch this lmao
And just what makes you think that? Be specific instead of just putting something down.
Ron Carlivati now writing for #BeyondTheGates? When did that happen? Let’s hope Michele Val Jean keeps him in check. Needless to say. I’m surprised!
He’s only a breakdown writer and was hired by her. I was a fan of the camp storylines he wrote, but to each his own.
Bob Guza works there too. So ironically, you have GH’s last good head writer and their worst head writer working together on a show that will be GH’s direct competition in many markets.
I’m already sick of this show, and it hasn’t even aired yet.
Omg thanks so much for sharing… ’cause we care that much.
Wish them well but goodness you have writers from soaps that suck! Could anybody be honest here surely you have some young talent out there
All of the scriptwriters have held positions previously and are all of colour, which is unheard of in daytime. Michele Val Jean and Sheila Ducksworth know what they are doing right now. Don’t worry Linda, the four other [bland] soaps will be there for you… for now.
I give it 2yrs at the most—
1( its the same ol’ with the same ol’ writers noting new nor exciting,
the writers struggle now for anything new–
2(no younger (35 and below)people will watch; they don’t have, attention spans, and their lives are lived fast most everything like shorts as TikTok vids etc..
3( Soaps are know as gramndms stories, to the youngers..
Heck. I can’t sit through a 90 min movie–
4( good luck to the soap and its upcoming fans–
I feel the need to address things here…
give it 2yrs at the most—
It will succeed beyond two years. It has been four years in the making, and from what I’ve read, has a two-year contract with an additional two-years in the wings. And per Sheila Ducksworth, CBS was looking to re-enter the soap opera world, so this is not some hasty decision to be made.
1( its the same ol’ with the same ol’ writers noting new nor exciting,
the writers struggle now for anything new–
It’s not, though. It isn’t the “same ol’ writers,” and if you looked into who is writing, the vast majority of names are ones we either have yet to see or have not seen in years. It’s a refreshing team of people, and based on clips we’ve seen, it is miles above any of the four soaps presently broadcasting on ABC, CBS, and Peacock. Miles!
2(no younger (35 and below)people will watch; they don’t have, attention spans, and their lives are lived fast most everything like shorts as TikTok vids etc..
Now this is purely ignorant; as someone in their early 30’s, I can tell you I will be watching; I do have the attention span⏤I have 2/4 of the American soaps, all British soaps, and Neighbours. The attention span is there. This is your pure ignorance talking. As for TicTac, I’ve never used it. Again, it’s just your ignorance showing right now.
3( Soaps are know as gramndms stories, to the youngers..
Heck. I can’t sit through a 90 min movie–
Are they, though? That is not what the demographics show, and judging from the viewing events hosted by CBS/NAACP, it’d suggest otherwise.
And can’t sit through a 90-minute movie?! You must be under 35, then, per your own argument. Or, if older, maybe things beyond Masterpiece Theatre aren’t for you, and that’s okay to admit.
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
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Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Daytime Emmy Winners Ambyr Michelle and Tamara Tunie to Chat Live on the Michael Fairman Channel
Just over a week ago, Beyond the Gates stars Ambyr Michelle and Tamara Tunie broke ground becoming the first performers in the history of daytime’s newest soap opera to win Daytime Emmys!
Michelle became the first, when she took home gold statuette earlier in the ceremonies in the Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series category. Later, Tunie joined her when she took home the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, the first Emmy of her veteran career.
Now, both actresses visit the Michael Fairman Channel live for two separate chats! Ambyr Michelle will be with us on Wednesday, November 11 beginning at 6pm ET/3pm PT, while Tamara Tunie follows the next day on Thursday, November 12 beginning at 7pm ET/4pm PT.
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Find out what happened on their Emmy night both behind the scenes and in front of the camera, and in the celebration afterwards, plus what’s next for Eva and Anita in story on the CBS soap opera.
AMBYR TOOK A ‘SEAT AT THE TABLE’
Daytime Emmy viewers will recall Ambyr’s heartfelt Emmy acceptance speech, when she shared, “I don’t just see an award. I see every audition, every rejection, every moment I questioned my artistry. And to Eva Thomas, thank you, girl. Playing your pain made me process my own.“
She ended her speech with, “To my beautiful Black women and girls, take up space, be undeniable, create your tables, and fill those seats. When the tables are full, and those seats are full, make the table even bigger. So that the women coming up behind you never have to ask permission to belong.“
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TAMARA HONORED THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE HER AND HER MOM
Tamara Tunie received a standing ovation when her name was called after her win in an enduring career. Tunie began by sharing, “My heart is so full right now. This is the best welcome back to daytime ever, There is a host of Black actresses who paved the way for me, and I feel them as I stand here tonight, beginning with the legendary Cicely Tyson, the first Black woman to appear on a daytime television show, The Guiding Light.”
Tunie went on to thank her co-stars and everyone at Beyond the Gates and soap opera fans, plus getting to share the screen with the legendary Clifton Davis as Anita’s husband, Vernon Dupree. However, it was Tunie’s mother, who at 92, was with her on Emmy night that she thanked the most.
“There is one person who has been on this journey with me every single step of the way, who has traveled across states, countries and oceans to support my dream,” she expressed. “I would not be who I am as an actor or a woman without her love, support, encouragement and mere presence, She has been my example, my role model and my inspiration. I accept this honor on behalf of my mother … who, at 92 years young, crossed the country yet again to see me take this goal tonight. I love you, mommy!”
HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Make sure to join us in the live chat with your questions for Ambyr and Tamara in what is sure to be emotional conversations.
If you cannot be with us live, but have a question you would like posed to either actress, make sure to drop in the comment section below and we just might pose it during the live broadcasts.
So, were you happy to see Ambyr and Tamara win Emmy gold? What are your hopes for Eva and Anita as the holiday season approaches and with 2027 just around the corner? Let us know in the comment section.
Next week on the Friday, November 13 episode of Beyond the Gates, Yvette Nicole Brown and her real life husband Anthony Davis guest star. In story, Brown takes on the role of Temeka the cousin to Shanice (Ernestine Johnson Morrison).
When Temeka comes to Fairmont Crest she will be accompanied by her husband, Tony, played by real-life hubby Anthony Davis. The castings come as the soap opera continues to expand the family of Shanice. Previously, we met her brothers, Cedric and Lamont.
As Shanice gets ready to head down the aisle with Dr. Ted Richardson (Keith D. Robinson) will the presence of Shanice’s family members actually deter the nuptials from ever taking place?
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This now makes the third daytime drama appearance by Yvette Nicole Brown. She first popped up on The Young and the Restless in 2016 and 2017 as reporter Lois Thompson.
Then in 2023, she played a nurse on General Hospital when she appeared in the March 29, 2023 episode honoring her real-life friend, Sonya Eddy who past away in real-life in December of 2022, The soap honored her in death when her character, Epiphany died.
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Brown and Eddy first met in 2003 while testing for an ABC pilot titled “The Four Divas” alongside Octavia Spencer and Carla Renata and became very close friends up until Eddy’s passing.
It was actually Brown’s character, who came forth to Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) and shared that Epiphany died saving her life which gave some sort of solace to Elizabeth; knowing Epiphany died doing what she loved, helping people.
As for Anthony Davis, not only is he an actor, but a writer and minister known for TV and film roles including: He Wasn’t Man Enough (2025), The Family Business: New Orleans, and The Upshaws.
Brown is also recognized from her roles on: Community, The Odd Couple, The Mayor, That ’70s Show, The Office, Boston Legal, Chuck, Mom, Big Shot to name but a few.
So, looking forward to see Yvette Nicole Brown and her real-life husband, Anthony Davis on Beyond the Gates? Happy to see more family members from Shanice’s life showing up at Fairmont Crest? Do you remember the heart-tugging episode where everyone learned Epiphany had died on General Hospital and Yvette Nicole Brown’s part in the story? Let us know via the comment section.
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