Days Of Our Lives
Eileen Davidson Rejoins Days of our Lives as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks!
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The rumors were swirling and reports have been leaking, but as it turns out, Eileen Davidson is rejoining the cast of Days of our Lives from all reports as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks. This comes hot on the heels of the ever-popular, beautiful and talented, Davidson being let-go again from The Young and the Restless as Ashley Abbott.
And now, according to Soap Opera Uncensored’s Nelson Branco there were several things going down behind-the-scenes with Davidson’s shift of shows. Branco stated, “Sony wanted Davidson on both DAYS and Y&R. However, sources say that the Y&R writing team refused to share Davidson with DAYS and forced Sony to make a decision, ultimately leading to her Y&R firing.” Branco also reports that Davidson was wanted very much by the DAYS regime to return to her very famous dual roles in Salem.
So what do you think about Davidson coming back to DAYS? We can’t wait to see her shake things up again! Looks like Y&R’s loss will be DAYS gain!
Damn!
Hate to lose her on Y&R her being back on DOOL could win her a long overdue emmy. She plays the hell out of all of the characters however the writing for Kristin on DOOL is so GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
the writing on Dool is not good !
Yes it is
It is about time Days makes a very good decision.. lets hope they can write a good storyline for the return…. Disappointed with previous storyline they have done when they brought back actors! Will give Days one more chance.. Don’t screw this one up DAYS!!!!!!!!!
She is going to play EJ’s mother ? She loooks too young even though they are 20 years apart ! Can’t wait to have her back !!
Best news of the week but they better not mess this is like they did Vivian and Carly.
Wow, I wish somebody wanted to share me, just kidding. Anyway this is good news for days I couldn’t understand why y&r wanted to let her go well now we know why, good for days Never seen Eileen Davidson on days before because I am new to this soap so this will be nice. Shes a good actress, I am looking forward to seeing her or should seeing two of her coming back to salem, her characters sound very interesting.
She def was a treat when she was on the show before… stay tuned… Don’t screw this up DAYS!!!!
oops, did I screw that sentence up or what? I meant, I am looking forward to seeing her, or should I say seeing two of her coming back to salem.
it’s a treat to “know” that Eileen is sought after…. i’m sure, Y&R… will once again… leave the door open. I’ve always felt she was undervalued. I mean… they’ve continued to write for the Newmans… what’s that difficult to write for two Abbotts? Ashley and Traci?
For those New Fans… of DAYS… as a long time fan here… i’ll be the first to say… DAYS has had it’s better days… and just saying… I stick with this show… thru thick and thin… and.. for those in the know… it’s heart wrenching to find out, about cast reducts… letting go… (RIP – Stefano, Lexie, Bo, Melanie, Madison, Ian, Carrie, Austin, Jack)… and now, i read, the latest Soap digest… on the cover… that Brady and Nicole… are in the rumour mill.. to be let go… how much sucker punched can one take? I’ll, add Carly and Vivian… to this endearing list….
for the new fans… Kristen/Susan… was stellar.. captivating… for the 5 years, she was on DAYS.. prior… and she’ll once again.. deliver…
i’m in angst… turmoiled.. with the rest of you… about the writing.. on all serials… but, it’s my belief.. that currently… DAYS is back in fine form… for the genre today. OK… i’ve posted.. that my ratings.. would be 1. GH, 2. DAYS, 3. B&B, 4. Y&R.
i believe… that with the current cast… LEFT… that John, Marlena, Kristen, Sammi, Lucas, Will, Kate, Billie, Jennifer, Abbie, Abe, Kayla, Hope, Carolyn, Maggie, Victor, EJ… hopefully, stefano… Roman… anyway.. you know the drill… are acting their hearts out.. how else to believe the best for. it’s all par for the course… championing.. what we have. i wish they’d show Sonny, Adrienne, and Justin, more. Hopefully, i havent’ left any one out.
I stopped watching in 93 when she came on Days and Matt Ashford was let go, and I plan on doing the same this go ’round as well.
Bye
See ya!! Once TPTB agree to how painfully rediculous and unfunny “Susan” appears in High-Definition, I’ll be back. 🙂
Laters!
Ditto! *kiss kiss*
(have fun faking smiles to the tv when deep inside you’ll wish it would all just go away)
BEST NEWS EVER!!
Eileen Davidson is exactly what is needed right now at DAYS. The show needs a new STRONG villain and Kristen DiMera is PERFECT for that.
I looke forward to Davidsons first interactions with Hall, Hogestyn, Scott and Mascolo.
Welcome home to Salem Eileen!!
`for sure she was a hostage for some sheik in a castl’es harem and as susan she can get to know her grandkids, either way e’j will have more to do and some one to fight for stephano’s fortune and businesesses with lol..
Double-edged sword for me. Bringing Kristen back probably means that we’ll see John and Marlena more, which I always want, but I don’t like the potential of them writing it as a triangle. It would be cool if John and Marlena stay united through, what will probably be, manipulations by Kristen. It’ll be fun to have Susan back in town too.
AWESOME NEWS!!!!
I wasn’t watching DAYS during Eileen’s run on the series; I’ll miss her terribly as Ashley Abbott but Y&R hasn’t used her. So hopefully DAYS will!
I love Eileen and I cant wait to see her on DAYS. this really is their gain and I wish Eileen all the best. She is a great actress.
Yeah i think they waste her talent on YR!
I AM SO HAPPY! I adore Eileen! Hopefully now Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall will get OFF the bench and DAYS will utilize their talents as actors!
Maybe if I was a YR fan I’d be upset by the behind the scenes craziness, but since I am a Days fan and only a Days fan, I am soooo happy with Sony, I feel like buying them a cake!
Seriously, Sony must love Days an awful lot to basically fire Eileen from YR so Days could hire her. But truthfully, there’s no way her character on YR could possibly have the storyline potential and overall amazingness of Kristen and Susan. I mean, not only is she Stefano’s daughter, she’s John’s ex, Marlena’s enemy, AND on top of that she’s Ej’s mother/sister/fake-mother, and friend toall of Salem (Marlena included). People in this industry would love to have one of these roles, let alone both!
Can’t wait for Eileen back onscreen!! Just hope Days doesn’t get Daniel anywhere NEAR her. Just say no to Dr. Taniel Bonas.
As a long-time Y&R and “new” DAYS fan, I see why Y&R fans could be pissed at Sony. But at the same time, I see why Sony made the decision they made. Y&R/MAB have slacked with their storyline(s) and control of Eileen as Ashley Abbott. Let’s not forget, ED was originally Ashley Abbott, so there’s no history there for her as that character.
But Sony has let Y&R destroy the character of Ashley, and they obviously feel her talents will be better used at DAYS, which I agree with them on. My gripe is Y&R and why did not they refuse to let her do both soaps? They barely use her as it is.
Katie! Nice! Press! long time DAYS fan here…
it’s gut wrenching… and like “a sucker punch” how much… we have to counter… the writing… as they’re replaced… let go, fired… i don’t even like typing this stuff… in the “old” days… we never had to think about this… soaps were that good.
i won’t jinx… any further… My soap… is still on… and the DiMera’s are back with a vengeance! EJ needs some family… allies! They’re watching all of Salemites….
I love Susan Banks! I am so glad Eileen will be playing this character again. Don’t care for Kristen—-she is mean, mean, mean!!!
I’m glad she’s coming back. I’ve never been able to get into The Young And The Restless no matter how many times I’ve tried.
I can’t either, And I did try.
I’m with several of you, let’s hope DAYS doesn’t mess up!!!!
GREAT news by the way!
Looking forward to Eileen’s return. Such a great actress. It will be interesting when it comes out that John is actually Ej’s father. Lol. He really is the only logical choice. Days please don’t ruin this character.
let Stefano being Ej’s father, no need for John in this role, it would be cringe-worthy.
OMG! Deb! the machinations… reverberations… tremors… ok… i’m giddy…
this is serious… upheavel.. to the bliss… honesty… eternal being.. of what John and Marlena are about.
I HOPE YOU”RE RIGHT!
BEST NEWS EVER!!!! I’ve waited for this day since April of 1998!
GOOD. I’m thrilled for her. What a hell of a raw deal she was dealt. But she’s landing, and that’s a big deal today with the actors of no fewer than four recent soaps now looking for work, so many of them uber talented, that anyone lands anywhere is cause for celebration for them. Go, Eileen, I’m pulling for you!
I salute your words… Hilary….
I’m in angst… turmoiled.. over the state of our genre…
your words… uber talented.
Awesome! So looking forward to seeing her again on DAYS. Let’s see what Kristen / Susan can do this time around…
This reminds me a bit of what happened with Genie Francis when ABC Daytime had her forced out of her AMC role to go back to GH.
On one side, I’m saddened for Eileen to be deprived of her colleagues and a character she’s been playing for so many years but on the other side, I think Days being a much more flamboyant and high octane show than Y&R will afford Eileen the chance to go back to playing some delightfully sadistic gallows comedy! I just hope to god they have good material for her. We don’t want hacks writing for Kristen.
Love this news! What a coup for DOOL!! I’ve been hoping for this ever since Y&R let her go.
Whoo hoo! Eileen is an awesome talent and beauty. Thank you to Sony and Days. Best decision ever! Especially since Y&R was wasting her. Eileen will give this show a much needed shot of adrenaline in Salem and she she should win the Emmy she lost in 1998. She is my favorite Days character(s) and can’t wait to see her back with Stephano, facing off against Marlena, seducing Brady, teaming up with Nicole, arguing with Kate and trying to win EJ over. We missed you Eileen! Welcome home 🙂
I would prefer her to team up with Sami, she was closed to Sami back in the day not Nicole !
you have no idea… how dissapointed i was that year… 1998… i think, most days fans will agree….. days actors aren’t given the emmy recognition… and Eileen Davidson… so deserved that accolade. we all knew it was a two person race that year… Guiding Lights…Cynthia Watros won, that year…. ex-annie dutton lewis… I was beside myself…
i thought she was deserving to a point… she was the first femme fetale… that was so good, on even footing… for robert newmans, Josh… Annie was Reva’s consummate Rival.
Cool, i hope to see her interact with Ej, Marlena, John, Sami well Stefano (if he is coming back) but i fear for the writing…We will see but bring back Jack too please.
I for one am sooooooo excited! I love her and I can’t wait for her to come back to DOOL. I am thrilled that I will be watching her work with James Scott!!!!!!!!! Thank you DOOL and NBC! She is awesome!
This is bittersweet. Eileen belongs on Y&R , but the show-runners over there are systematically destroying that show. If I were writing Y&R, Eileen would be front and center all the time, and Ashley would be written as the sweet, sophisticated class act she deserves to be written as. I am glad for Eileen though, because she deserves to be on a show that appreciates and utilizes her talents and beauty.
Right on guy! Like your comment 🙂
“Sources say that the Y&R writing team refused to share Davidson with Days.” What a bunch of stupid, petty brats. It must be hell living in LA with so many people employed in this business.
From Dallas, Texas all 🙂
Anyway, being a fan of Y&R I will miss Eileen not being part of the core of this show again, I cannot believe the powers at be let her go, yes Days gain is good, and Y&R loss.
Y&R is good, but could be better, wished the WITCH that was over it would be fired.
Eileen can now tweet that she has a job again – I wish her the best!
Twitter Qoute: Just lost my job don’t know why: Enough !!! Please people are losing jobs every day I have had enough with game playing go for it I hated her character on days reality check go sell it somewhere else. Recast Shari Shattuck was a great Ashley! Sorry I am put out with Hollwood Divas who are poor pitiful me she always had a job. Disgusted!!!!
Best soap news I have read in a LONG time! I loved Days when Kristen and Susan were on. I can’t wait to see them turn up Days and John and Marlena again!
Kristen’s return means John and Marlena will FINALLY get a decent story. She is such a batshit crazy psycho, probably the most epic villainess in the history of Days of Our Lives.
That being said, I am much more excited to see Susan again! The hair, the teeth, the glasses, the voice! LOVE HER!
I would also LOVE to see her reprise the roles of Sister Mary Moira, Thomas Banks, and maybe even Penelope (in a ghostly cameo appearance). Sister Mary Moira could certainly teach the sinners of Salem a few lessons in repentance! I loved when she slapped Sami with a ruler back in the day for being such a beeyotch.
What’s the phrase… been there, done that?
Sorry. I can’t get excited about this. Not when the show just fired Matt Ashford, Sarah Brown, Christie Clark and Patrick Muldoon. Perhaps the show should have tried to write better story for Jack and Jennifer instead of back-burnering the couple. Perhaps we could have had Sarah and Ian Buchanan better used?
The show’s a mess. And losing Peter Reckell won’t help either.
Hey, for those of you wanting Eileen back so badly… more power to you. I’ll be here when you start bitching about how the character is being written. (winks)
Funny
Don’t worry I won’t (winks back). I hated the way Kristen left and as much as I hated Kristen. ED rocked the hell out of this role. That doesn’t mean I’m not sad about all the firing (specificall MA and PR) but this is great gain for DAYS…as long as they don’t screw it up!
DAYS FANS!!!! SOAP FANS! This is Magnanimous! Ok… OMG! have to say something… right quick… to join in the hooray! Kristen DiMera Lives!
I’m with most… PLEASE! “DAYS”… DO NOT SCREW THIS UP…. The potential… for her… is ultimate! She’s royalty in my book. Hello Ms. Davidson. Tell Daddy… “the Phoenix”… Hello.
The atmosphere… for John Black.. and Marlena Evans Brady… just escalated.
So excited! She was awesome on Days. I think she’ll get a better story than on Y&R. Hopefully Stefano will return too. AWESOME!!!
I just started watching DOOL a few months ago, so I never saw her on the show. I’m glad she’ll at least be on some show and it will be interesting to see her in another role. I’m looking forward to this.
I want her to interact with Sami; Susan hated Sami but Kristen loved Sami..remember, interesting dynamics who could make interesting storylines, add that her ties with John, Marlena and Ej..hope they will write great stories for these characters.
Once again MAB would be blamed, where was Brad Bell? LPB needs to fire her daughter in law! Even Lynn Latham was better than her.
Maria is to blame. She’s a hack. She isn’t a blood Bell, so she shouldn’t be in control of Y&R. LPB or Lauralee should be in control of the soap now. And they need to bring back Kay Aldean as the head scribe, she worked under Bill for many years and was there during their prime years.
They need to just cance all the soaps, the writing has gotten so lazy over the years, u can predict whats going to happen way b4 it happens
This better not be a “Jack” deal when we get all psyched to see the return of a fave & then the writers screw up big time & soon it’s bye bye all over again.
I have never watched Days, so I have never seen ED in those roles.
But I can say that it’s too bad the PTB couldn’t come to a meeting of the minds.
I have always loved ED in the role of Ashley Abbott and I think it a bloody crime that she has been let go ……..AGAIN !!!
SHAME , SHAME !!
MAB/Y&R let her go in ’07. This time it was Sony. And as a fan of ED/Ashley, I am proud of their decision. MAB/Y&R have no reason not to share Eileen at this time. I mean, they’ve backburned and destroyed her marriage to Tucker and made Ashley a weak little girl. Hopefully Corday can finally prove himself and bring ED back into the forefront of Daytime.
Sweet. Here’s hoping the current Days writers can match Davidson’s supreme talent!
Anything’s better than the hack writing of Maria Arena’s writing team. They’ve misused Eileen continuously over the past 2-3 years. They brought her back and put her with Victor, kind of strong. And then she lost her baby and stumbled. At least Brad Bell could handle ED/Ashley.
I am a huge fan of eileen davidson and i am so glad that she is coming back to days of our lives.i am also glad that is will finally give john and marlena a good storyline.
BIG mistake by Y&R! I will miss her as Ashley, because I have loved that character for years. But, they don’t know what to do with her, so she should take her talents elsewhere. She was a hoot as Susan and very evill as Kristen many years ago. I can’t wait to see them again!
Its sad to see Ashley go. Shes a very good actress. But if it were Phyllis it would not be sad. Also getting rid of Rickey on Y & R is another Big Mistake..
Omg!!! This is what I was praying for years!! The return of Kristen Blake !!! She was my favorite .. From the good girl that John fell in love with to the evil biatch she became !!! Maybe Peter Blake can come back to cause havoc to Jen Horton as well !! Im sooo happy right now <3
OMG I was waiting for this news forever! I can’t wait to see Kristen come back and come face to face with John and Marlena…especially Marlena. They had the best enemy chemistry ever! Days definitely needs a new villianess and Kristen delivers. Can’t wait to love to hate her again!
DAYS don’t screw this up!!!!!!
That’s a good statement Shanice “I can’t wait to hate her again!” I hope John and Marlena defeat her mind games again!!!!
This stinks I don’t want Kristen to come back to DAYS and mess up John and Marlena’s lives!!!!!!!
Another piss-poor decision from the Y&R team, and the much-despised-by-fans “MAB” running the show there.
I’m a hetro male in my 50s and have been watching this show since I was in college (1980-ish). Long story but we had a klitch of construction guys who all took lunch at the same time to catch the show in a local bar. People of all ages watch Y&R — my kids watch it… I know an 80 yr old guy who has been watching it as long as I have, etc. etc. (although I’m sure we’re not the core audience – whatever).
It only makes sense in my feeble mind that you would try to preserve continuity by keeping the casting for the key Abbott family members consistent, but what the hell do I know? So what happens when they want to feature Ashley in a storyline – they bring in an impostor like they did in the ’90s-ish ? She was a disaster.
PS – Eileen looks better than ever and could easily pass for a woman 15 yrs younger – what’s her secret?
Great news! It’s been long overdue. Kristen 4EVER!!
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.
Days Of Our Lives
Stephen Schnetzer Talks On His Return to Days of our Lives and Working with Susan Seaforth Hayes In Emotional Episodes
Who says you can’t go home again? In the case of Another World favorite, Stephen Schnetzer (ex-Cass Winthrop), he has proven that it is true, and you can go back to your soap roots and where it all started for you.
Last week on April 11th, Schnetzer, along with several other key returns were on set at Days of our Lives taping all-new episodes of the Peacock streaming soap opera, centering on the funeral of Doug Williams (the late Bill Hayes), and as part of the iconic soap opera’s 15,000th episode.
Stephen is reprising his first daytime role as Steve Olson, the brother of Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes). The last time Schnetzer appeared on a DAYS set was during his one and only run on the show from 1978 to 1980. Clearly, viewers will be in for some very emotional scenes when Steve returns to Salem to be there for his sister, Julie in her time of need. In real-life, Susan has been going through her own grief, having just lost Bill back on January 12th at the age of 98.
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Michael Fairman TV caught up with Stephen during the 15K episode celebration ceremony, and during a break from taping the gut-wrenching funeral scenes, to get his thoughts on being part of these highly-anticipated moments that will air later this year in December. Here’s what he shared with us below.
What has this been like for you to work with Susan Seaforth Hayes after all of these years?
STEPHEN: She’s a dream and she’s so bright. We ran lines yesterday and we ended up just visiting for about 45 minutes and just catching up and telling tales about each other’s career. She even dropped off the autobiography that she and Bill did. And being back here at DAYS, every time I turn a corner, there’s another familiar face. When I was on the show 40 more years ago, a bunch of the guys, played softball on a team together. This is really a trip down memory lane as I knew it would be.
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Taping Doug’s funeral must be a hard day for Susan. Are you checking in with her to help hold her up through this?
STEPHEN: I am and I’m checking in with Amy Shaughnessy (Susan’s assistant), and she’s holding her up more than anybody. We’re there for each other.
There will obviously be some major hankie-inducing moments when Steve comes back to Salem to console his sister.
STEPHEN: Oh, wait till you see it in December. It’s going to be great.
Were you surprised you got this call to come back to the show decades later?
STEPHEN: It was out of the blue! I was completely surprised. They should have called me decades ago! That’s what surprised me. When Another World went down, I thought I’d land somewhere else and it never happened. That was more of a surprise.
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Cass is such an identifiable character for you. As well, you and Linda Dano (ex-Felicia Gallant) are so synonymous together as best friends Cass and Felicia from Another World. When fans heard you were reprising your role as Steve Olson on DAYS, they are now hoping there will be more of you on the show to come.
STEPHEN: Steven Olson is a real “Cassian “character. I cut my teeth on Steve Olson and that’s how Cass was introduced. He was kind of a roguish charmer. And then when the character stuck for Another World, they rehabilitated me, and turned me into one of the shows heroes. And that’s what would’ve happened if I stayed as Steve Olson probably. So, Steve is the ‘pre-Cass’, Cass.
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As the story goes, you originally decided to leave Days of our Lives?
STEPHEN: I was never on contract. I was doing a day and a half a week and I got a Broadway play directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Joan Plowright and Frank Finlay. I was able to it as I didn’t have to break a contract or anything. I cut loose and went back to New York for that.
How well did you get to know Bill Hayes during your first time around on DAYS?
STEPHEN: My first episode was with Bill and Susan, as her long lost brother coming into Salem. They were so good to me. They were so kind. I had been doing eight years of classical repertory theater, never been in front of a camera. I tell everybody, it took me longer than any other actor I’ve ever seen to get comfortable in front of a camera. And they were very supportive at that time in my career. Coming back to honor Bill now in 2024, and to be see Susan, I am just so happy to be here.
Looking forward to seeing the scenes between Stephen and Susan Seaforth Hayes come December and Doug’s funeral and surrounding episodes? Do you hope that DAYS might bring the character of Steve Olson back for a longer stay? Comment below.
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51st Daytime Emmys: Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Nominations
On Thursday, the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards revealed nominations in several key categories via four entertainment news programs: Access Hollywood, E! News, Extra and Access Hollywood.
Three of the four announcements were major categories in the field of Daytime Dramas.
The nominees in the Outstanding Daytime Drama Series category are: The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, Neighbours and The Young and the Restless.
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General Hospital won this category last year, and has the most all-time wins for a series in this category. For the first time, the beloved Australian-based soap opera, Neighbours is now eligible for competition due to its reboot which streams on Amazon Freevee.
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The 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out in ceremonies in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ on Friday night, June 7th.
Previous categories announced tonight via the entertainment news outlet included: Lead Actor and Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
So, what do you think about this year’s nominee for the Outstanding Daytime Drama Series? Who do you think should win? Comment below.
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