Breaking News
DAYS Favorite Charles Shaughnessy Joins General Hospital
General Hospital keeps adding more soap superstars to its cast. Now comes word via Soap Opera Digest that none other than longtime Days of our Lives star, Charles Shaughnessy is joining the cast over in Port Charles.
Shaughnessy became uber-popular in the role of ISA agent Shane Donovan, and was one-half of a Salem supercouple of Shane and Kimberly(played by Patsy Pease). He last appeared on the NBC soap opera in 2017.
Now, with the news of Shaughnessy joining General Hospital his role is being tight-lipped at the moment, although he will be on-air come September.
Primetime viewers, of course, know Charles from his roles on the hit sitcom The Nanny, as well as Saints & Sinners, Mad Men, Masters of Sex, The Magicians and more.
This will not be Shaughnessy’s first time on GH. He played Holly Sutton’s cousin Alistair Durban back in 1984.
So, who do you think Charles will play when he appears on General Hospital? Share your theories below!
Could he be reprising his role of Alistair Durban or did that character die? (I know nothing about that character or that storyline). Was the Alistair character on good terms with Robert? Maybe this is the writers reintroducing us to the “Holly is being held captive” story?
That would make sense because Holly is locked away somewhere so they need to bring him back so Robert can finally get a story line.
I’m at a loss on this one. SOD reported that he’ll be on contract!?!?
Before anyone mentions it – despite being away for 40 years, Jeff Webber is not coming back with a British accent.
Some fans speculated he’s a recast Robert Scorpio (due to TR’s valid comments about a miscast not-so-frozen character). TR isn’t on contract and the amount of fan backlash they’d get for a recast wouldn’t be worth it.
A return of Allistair could happen, but that’s not a contract role.
Who does that leave? Sasha’s never before mentioned father? A British mobster? Whom ever he’s playing, the character is likely to be a love interest for Alexis.
Maybe, he will be included in Holly’s return as her captor. The scene of Holly kidnapped and shown last fall does need addressing… perhaps, Holly will be seen one year later, and maybe Charles will be apart of that story. Welcome Charles!!!
Wish he was returning to Days, however, with Patsy and Jen. But it’s cool that he’s coming to GH, too. Did GH get a bigger budget for these all-star soap favorites joining GH, including Cameron Mattison and is Rebecca Budig(?) returning too?
Haven’t heard any updates on Emma Samms’ health recently. If she’s healthy though, maybe they’re finally going to address the question of where Holly has been all this time since we saw the 5 second cell phone clip of her being held prisoner just after her “funeral”.
If they brought back Holly’s cousin Alistair for that storyline, that would make sense. Robert seems to have mysteriously disappeared from Port Charles lately, so perhaps he’s been following up on some “leads” about Holly’s whereabouts, and might want to talk to any of her known relatives and or associates. Might have dropped by Amsterdam to visit his old friend Luke Spencer too, though we obviously aren’t going to see that part on camera.
And of course… there’s always the rumor going around Hell that Holly & Drew Cain (also “presumed dead”, but we all know better) are being held prisoner by the same people, so this may also be tied in with Drew’s rumored return.
I’d really rather see Charles Shaughnessy back on Days where he belongs. He would probably be a natural fit for this international mystery/smuggling plot/whatever in the upcoming Peacock spinoff thing. But if he’s part of a decent storyline on GH, a Devil is cool with it.
Wow GH got Charles, he signed a contract. That was reported on line.
Wow this is terrific news, Charles is a wonderful actor. Loved him on Days as Shane Donovan and he was dashing in the sitcom The Nanny. Frank Valentini listen call Fran Drescher and give her a role on GH. She would be a hoot. Love her so much.
Now, here’s the man for Anna!
Yes, He and Anna would look great together. 🙂
This is about streaming. They are seeing something in the data that is showing that soaps are a profit generator and they are investing in soaps again. It’s good news for soaps and the genre. I just wish CBS could convince Proctor And Gamble to do a Last Blast Type series on GL and As the World Turns.
If ABC gave a damn about streaming, they would drop their idiotic policy of withholding episodes from streaming for 8 days after the airdate unless you’re the financial slave of one of the major corporate cable oligopolies.
With a weekly series (i.e. Gray’s Anatomy) this is a mere inconvenience where you could merely start watching your season a week after everybody else and just avoid spoiler discussions if you didn’t want to know what everybody else had already seen.
But with a daily show like GH, this is impossible. By the time you see an epsiode, you’re already 8 episodes behind the airdates.
Not to mention the ridiculous level of pre-emptions for ABC News and what they consider “breaking news” stories, which 95% of the time are definitely NOT something that couldn’t wait until their 6:00 PM broadcast…. or a crawler at the bottom of the screen that tells the news junkies to watch the ABC News Live 24 hour digital news channel.
The CBS soaps don’t air in Hell, so I don’t keep track of how they handle their streaming, but NBC has made it very easy to watch Days – (at least when it’s not preempted by the Olympics or other sports events that always get in the way a few days every year. Peacock probably works better if you subscribe to the cable oligopoly which owns NBC, but it’s accessible to everybody, as long as you don’t mind watching ads (and they’re probably not as bad as other streaming services in that respect)
Disney/ABC is rich enough that they could easily put their ABC network programming (which originates on the “free” airwaves) on their streaming platform, same day as broadcast, available after 5:00 PM or so and of course it would probably have ads in it, which pay for the programming. There’s literal no logical reason for them to NOT do this. We’ll see how important streaming REALLY is to them, if they take this idea seriously.
use a VPN and watch via Canada, every day..I use a VPN, easy.
I actually used to do that on occasion. Watched the epsisodes on CityTV’s website in Canada. For whatever reason, the VPN I used for that is no longer working.
VPN’s get kinda tricky down here in Hell.
try other VPN’s..
I have 2 VPn’S
both are free
and work great.
Do you use chrome? or?
I watch my 2 soaps via Canada.
No problem.
I hope Charles S. isn’t going to be the head of the Navaro family.Super hoping Vincent Irizarry will get to be that character and join GH!
Not sure who the “Navaro” family is, but if you meant the “Novak” family, we have already seen the head of that organization a few times before. Most recently at the “Five Families” mob summit, where he sided with Carly over Cyrus the Virus, and persuaded his fellow “dons” to do the same.
Mr. Novak is probably not happy with the actions of his bratty little nephew Joey, and might fit him with cement sneakers before Jason takes him out.
I am really worried he is a Robert Scorpio recast. Look at his recent pic–he could pull it off. What TR said about WR storyline, etc.. was true but his girlfriend may not have liked it and I think she may have alot of pull at GH (which is not the way it should be). I would not be surprised at all if he was a Scopio recast. Didn’t watch CS on Days but loved him on The Nanny–he does comedy well. Hope he’s a new character–maybe a comedic sidekick for Gladys–that would be something to see lol.
Nobody, not even Frank Valentini, would be dumb enough to throw the true GH legend, Tristan Rogers, under the bus to prop a useless tool like Whiny Heiny. Who is now shoveling dragon stables in Hell anyway.
Frank remembers that his former sidekick ReRon lost his job at GH because of the unholy shitshow he made out of Luke Spencer’s exit storyline (and the “Fluke” storyline which preceded it, for that matter). You don’t do that to the GH legends.
Looks like I’m a lone wolf here when I say I couldn’t care LESS about his arrival. I’m up to HERE with characters I can’t abide, like nuSpencer, T.J., Gladys. And I was getting annoyed with Austin until he talked Chase thru the Willow & Michael fallout. I hope he can be a replacement friend for Chase, since Michael just betrays people right and left when a woman is involved (remember how he threw his family under the bus for Nelle). So, I’ll reserve judgment on Mr. Shaughnessy for now. Sorry.
Didn’t you think it just a little suspicious that Austin is suddenly inserting himself into Chase’s life? Sure, we get why Austin inserted himself into all the Quartermaine family drama. He’s Jimmy Lee’s kid, thought his dad got shafted and wants his piece of the proverbial pie.
But Chase has nothing to do with all that. However, Chase DOES have a connection with somebody else from Mikey’s past. We all know that Nelle Benson is not in Hell (though she should be) and who or whatever is buried in the PC cemetery, it ain’t her. We also know that presumed “dead” people who float down that mysterious river, they usually wash up in rural small towns somewhere. So what if Nelle – much like Sonny – washed up in Pawtuck (where ever that might be) and Austin was her doctor… and possibly more than that??
If this is the case Nelle might not have amnesia like Sonny did, but she merely slid down a cliff and didn’t have a bridge drop on her, so less chance of traumatic head injuries that way, apparently.
Soaphound,
Well, here Iam again. I do like Chas.S. parts on Nanny and Days, but can take him or leave him. I so can’t stand nu-Spencer, he’s such a little sneak but what is it about Austin? I still can’t figure out if he’s helping, befriending Chase or is there something in it for him? He’s a real mystery. I am reserving judgement, I want to like him as I did Franko.
Oh, speaking of Gladys. She really is a very attractive woman. Too bad she is so money hungry and willing to have her son work for the mob to get it. I would like to see her in a better role.
I agree about Gladys, Violet, in that she’s a very good actress and seems to be having a ball with this trouble-stirrer role. It’s probably more fun than playing a goody-two-shoes.
Maybe it’s something to do with Emma samms hopefully bout her retur
I don’t know but please not another evil person.
Breaking News
Steve Kent Reportedly OUT as Sony Pictures Television VP in Charge of DAYS and Y&R
On Friday, reports surfaced that Steve Kent, Senior Executive Vice President of Programming at Sony Pictures Television, is no longer with the company and overseeing the Sony soap operas, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless.
According to Soap Opera Digest, a set side source reported that Kent’s last day was last Friday, April 12th, which was one day after what would have been his final appearance in his Sony VP role at the Days of our Lives 15,000th episode on set celebration.
During that ceremony, Kent gave a brief speech giving kudos to DAYS for its incredible milestone. Days is a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and Corday Productions, while Y&R is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company in association with Sony Pictures Television.
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Kent started his soap opera career as a producer for CBS’ defunct Capitol and then as the supervising producer of NBC’s Santa Barbara from1984 to 1993.
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At Sony, before his role overseeing the soaps, Kent was Senior Executive Vice President of International Productions for Sony Pictures Television International department.
If reports are true, the question becomes who has taken over his position, and would oversee DAYS and Y&R from the Sony side? Share your thoughts on this developing story via the comment section below.
Breaking News
(WATCH) 2024 Daytime Emmy Nominations Special Live!
After exciting morning for your favorite daytime stars when they were revealed to be nominees for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards comes tonight 10th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special.
Beginning at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT, several of the nominees will talk with Michael Fairman on their reactions to the news they have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy, share what scenes they submitted that landed in the top five or six in their respective performer acting categories and much more.
Scheduled to appear are: Days of our Lives nominees, Tamara Braun (Ava), Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Linsey Godfrey (Sarah), The Young and the Restless nominees: Allison Lanier (Summer), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Courtney Hope (Sally), Bryton James (Devon), The Bold and the Beautiful’s John McCook (Eric), General Hospital nominees, Finola Hughes (Anna) and Alley Mills (Heather), and The Bay’s Mike Manning (Caleb).
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The 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ on Friday night, June 7th and emanating, once again this year from the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
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For a full list of this year’s nominations click here.
Now, watch below as the stars chat it up as we celebrate their Daytime Emmy Nominations. If you have a potential question you might want posed to any of our guests, drop it in the comment section below and we just might ask it on air.
Breaking News
51st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations: CBS Soaps Score Most, Eric Braeden, Dick Van Dyke, Guy Pearce Receive Nods
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) have officially announced on Friday, the full list of nominees for the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
While Thursday brought with it four reveals of the nominees in the Outstanding Daytime Drama, Talk Show Host, Lead Actor and Actress categories (as presented by various entertainment news programs), today’s nominations include all the other categories not previously announced.
The Daytime Emmy Awards telecast is set to be presented live on Friday night, June 7, at 8 PM EDT /delayed PT, on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. This will mark the 18th time that CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmys.
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In addition, The Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 8 at t9 PM ET/6 PM PT and streamed on The Emmys apps and at watch.TheEmmys.tv. The ceremonies will take place at the Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles.
Television icon, Dick Van Dyke has received his first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Guest Performer category for his touching portrayal of Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s Days of our Lives. The nomination makes Van Dyke the oldest Daytime Emmy nominee in history at 98-years-old. In addition, motion picture and TV star, Guy Pearce, is also nominated as Guest Performer for his longtime role as Mike Young in the reboot of Neighbours.
Speaking of Neighbours, the Australian soap opera also received its first ever Daytime Emmy nomination for Daytime Drama Series now that its a revival can be streamed on Amazon Freevee. In addition, The Young and the Restless iconic, Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) received his first Daytime Emmy nomination in more than 20 years in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category.
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In the Daytime Drama series categories, CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless each scored 12 nominations more than any other show. Leading the acting nominations was B&B, who landed 7 performers in the various categories, a first in its 37-year history.
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS expressed, “We are happy to once again honor the creative talent both in front of and behind the camera of America’s favorite Daytime programs. We look forward to celebrating the icons who enliven the days of audiences across the country.”
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Brent Stanton, Head of Daytime, NATAS added, “Producing the Daytime Emmys is a labor of love for all of us at NATAS. The huge popularity of these shows continues to be must-see viewing for their fans.” NATAS also revealed that Lifetime Achievement Honorees, Hosts, Presenters, and Silver and Gold Circle honorees will be revealed at a later date.
The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in television programming 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 be produced once again by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI). Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie executive produces from ATI.
Congratulations to all the men and women in front of the camera and behind the scenes for their recognition as we take a look at who will be going for gold come June. Here are the nominees below starting with the Daytime Drama Categories.
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OUTSTANDING DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Neighbours
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Tamara Braun, Days of our Lives
Finola Hughes, General Hospital
Katherine Kelly Lang, The Bold and the Beautiful
Annika Noelle, The Bold and the Beautiful
Michelle Stafford, The Young and the Restless
Cynthia Watros, General Hospital
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OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Eric Braeden, The Young and the Restless
Scott Clifton, The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye, The Bold and the Beautiful
Eric Martsolf, Days of our Lives
John McCook, The Bold and the Beautiful
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Jennifer Gareis, The Bold and the Beautiful
Linsey Godfrey, Days of our Lives
Courtney Hope, The Young and the Restless
Allison Lanier, The Young and the Restless
Emily O’Brien, Days of our Lives
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Robert Gossett, General Hospital
Bryton James, The Young and the Restless
Wally Kurth, Days of our Lives
A Martinez, The Bay
Mike Manning, The Bay
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OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Linden Ashby, The Young and the Restless
Ashley Jones, The Bold and the Beautiful
Alley Mills, General Hospital
Guy Pearce, Neighbours
Dick Van Dyke, Days of our Lives
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION
General Hospital
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
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OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
The Kelly Clarkson Show
OUTSTANDING CASTING
African Queens: Njinga
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Start Up
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN
African Queens: Njinga
The Drew Barrymore Show
General Hospital
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING
African Queens: Njinga
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
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OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING AND MAKEUP
African Queens: Njinga
The Drew Barrymore Show
Sherri
The View
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“Shine” General Hospital
“Unexpected Truth”Unexpected
“We’re Home” Reconnecting Roots
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME TALK SERIES
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall
Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts
The View
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OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
OUTSTANDING CULINARY SERIES
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Family Dinner
Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays
Valerie’s Home Cooking
What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel
OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM
Hot Bench
Judy Justice
Justice For The People with Judge Milian
The People’s Court
We The People with Judge Lauren Lake
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES HOST
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Live with Kelly and Mark
Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, Sheryl Underwood, The Talk
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
OUTSTANDING CULINARY HOST
Lidia Bastianich, 25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
Valerie Bertinelli, Valerie’s Home Cooking
Eduardo Garcia, Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia
Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Cooks
Sophia Roe, Counter Space
Buddy Valastro, Legends of the Fork
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PERSONALITY – DAILY
Frank Caprio, Caught in Providence
Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner , Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Will Marfuggi, Rachel Smith, Entertainment Tonight
Deborah Norville, Steven Fabian, Lisa Guerrero, Ann Mercogliano, Jim Moret, Les Trent. Inside Edition
Robert Hernandez, Star Jones, Divorce Court
Judge Judy Sheindlin, Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose, Judy Justice
What do you think about the nominations for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards? Who do you think deserved to get in that did? Who do you think got snubbed? Who are you happiest to see receive a nomination? Let us know via the comment section below.
Make sure to be with us live starting tonight Friday, April 19th at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the Michael Fairman Channel’s 10th anniversary edition of its Daytime Emmy Nomination Special 2024, featuring some of the just announced daytime drama nominees.
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