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Courtney Hope Set For Y&R Debut As Sally Spectra Comes To Genoa City
Finally, we have some answers as to who Courtney Hope will play when she joins the cast of The Young and the Restless! Now comes word from the CBS Daytime drama that Hope will play her previous soap role of Sally Spectra on The Bold and the Beautiful who now comes to Genoa City!
Many fans of B&B and Y&R were hoping that Courtney would continue her role as Sally on the top rated soap.
Circle, Tuesday November 3rd for Sally’s emergence on-screen and in Genoa City. In story, Sally will arrive in town looking to make a fresh start, while doing her best to keep her colorful past a secret. She comes to town with an agenda and some surprising connections to key players, including Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman).
In a statement, Y&R’s co-executive producer and head writer, Josh Griffith shared: “We really enjoyed Courtney’s work on The Bold and the Beautiful. Sally Spectra is a colorful character that fans love watching. We are excited for her to stir things up in Genoa City and join our talented cast.”
Courtney Hope originated the role of Sally Spectra on B&B back in 2017. Sally was last in Los Angeles and B&B in August 2020 when she left town after her scheme to win back her ex Wyatt fro Flo went bust.
Today, Courtney also posted a photo on her Instagram account outside of her new digs at Y&R with the caption: “New city, same sass”
So, excited to know that Courtney will be reprising her role of Sally on Y&R? Comment below.
Great addition to Y&R. She wasn’t appreciated the way she should have been on B&B. Looking forward to it!
I happy she’ll be on Y&R and as Sally.
I hear she will be connected to Lauren which is great to hear! Would be exciting for her to rope Laurens son Fenn into some trouble. Pls keep her away from Theo
Keep Theo away from everyone, especially the viewers.
I wish they would get rid of Theo. He is useless. It seems all he does lately is go to Society and stalk Lola.
Damien…the last thing that Sally Spectra needs is to get mixed up with that CREEP-FILLED CLOWN Theo. BEYOND YUCK!!!!!
Later.
Looks like it’s unanamous. Bye, bye, Theo!
Hopefully Theo is leaving, one rumor I hope is true!
Without a doubt, she is brought in for Jack.
For weeks its been; Jack needs a woman on Y&R.
Well, now he’ll have one..
Lauren will tag them up..
As for Theo.. I sorta liked him/the underdog.
SuOOO
I feel like she’s too young for late sixties Jack. Isn’t she more in the Billy. Nick, etc. age group? We’ll find out soon I guess. Hey we may be in the wrong catigory. Her interest may be another female??
Jack could be her grandfather!
Horrible idea. Im thinking jacks child…like a Kyle or Noah or Fenn
Damien
I agree. I just read a spoiler about Theo but will not ruin the plot by revealing it.
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George Cheeks, CBS President & CEO, on Timeline to Launch New Daytime Drama, ‘The Gates’: “We’re So Focused on Getting it Right”
March 2024 will be remembered in the TV and soap world when the news broke that CBS is prepping a brand new daytime drama. Many had thought a major network would never bring a new daytime soap into the world, given that the last time it was attempted was 25 years ago when the now defunct Passions bowed on NBC.
However, The Gates is definitely in development and moving forward with some major players associated with it including: Michele Val Jean as The Gates writer, showrunner and one of its executive producers, and Sheila Ducksworth from NAACP Venture
Now, for the first time since its announcement, George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, spoke on the project that will feature a Black family as its central focus who live in a wealthy gated community.
Speaking with Vulture, and when asked if The Gates is really something that truly has a chance of getting on the air, Cheeks clarified, “It’s super real. And just to give you a little bit of the backstory, when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP Venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime.”
Cheeks added, “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of a white-led family with supporting characters that reflect more of our society. So we just thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to flip that and make the core anchor family a Black family, and then make the other characters reflect more the broader scope of society?”
The CEO gave props to Michele Val Jean, and how Ducksworth came to the table with the former B&B and GH writer. “She found this great writer, Michele Val Jean, who’s been in the soap opera space for 30 years. She came up with a pitch, and we loved it,” shares Cheeks. “We brought Procter & Gamble into it as well, because if there were going to be (product) integrations, we could do it more holistically and organically. All of that is to say, we did a lot of work on the front end to put this together. So while yes, it’s development, it’s accelerated development.”
When prodded on the timeline of when The Gates could come to full fruition, Gates related, “The actual timeline and when we’re going to do it is still uncertain, because we want to get this right. I mean, there hasn’t been a new soap opera launch since I can’t even begin to tell you when. But we have great success with Bold and the Beautiful and Young and the Restless, and so we think we’re the right folks to be launching a new soap. I wish I could tell you more about exact timing, but we’re so focused on getting it right, and that will dictate when we’re ready to launch it.”
The CBS exec also shared that whether The Gates will wind up an hour soap or half-hour is not yet determined, but that it is being developed as an hour show.
So, after reading what George Cheeks, the CBS President & CEO had to say about ‘The Gates’, are you even more excited for what looks to the first new network soap in 25 years? Comment below.
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51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Announce Broadcast Date on CBS
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Tuesday, that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Friday night, June 7th (8 – 10 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.
This year will mark the 18th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, which is more than any other network.
The 2024 Daytime Emmys will take place at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles. Back in December of 2023, the delayed 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were also held at that venue. The June 7th date for the upcoming ceremony will be the first time in several years that the event is scheduled a few weeks earlier than normal; excluding last year’s revised date to the actors and writers strikes.
Lifetime Achievement honoree, nominations, host, and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS noted, “We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great. We’re thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.
The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will once again be produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.
So, glad to know that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring performance and shows in the 2023 calendar year, will be held in early June this year, and once again broadcast on CBS? Comment below.
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