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Exec Prod Ken Corday On Move to Peacock: “It’s Still Going to be the Same DAYS That You Know and Love and it Will Be Better in Small Ways”

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September 12th will be another first for Days of our Lives.  The long-running NBC soap opera will debut in its new daily episode home on the NBCUniversal streaming service, Peacock.

Previously, DAYS has delivered two chapters of the limited-series, ‘Beyond Salem’ and a Christmas special to the streamer.

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In an interview in the latest episode of Soap Opera Digest on newsstands now, Days of our Lives executive producer, Ken Corday, elaborated on the series move from broadcast to streaming and what it means for fans of the show, who may be concerned about its future.

Corday shared: “It’s still going to be the same DAYS that you know and love and it will be better in small ways.” He added, “First, longer program length. Come spring, we will able to say and do things that are a little more titillating than on broadcast.”

Ken also noted on the next stage of Days of our Lives’ legacy, “It changes, it’s growing, but all in the best ways. The network has been extremely positive, encouraging, extremely happy, all the extremes, and are allaying any qualms I may have. So it’s really wonderful to have that kind of profile from programmers and the business people that run NBC and Peacock.”

In addition, Corday revealed that the move to Peacock was baked into the soaps last contract when DAYS was renewed back in 2021, and that the network always had the right to migrate the show exclusively to Peacock, and that at this juncture they decided to do just that.

So, are you getting ready to follow DAYS as they move to Peacock so you can see what’s happening each day to all your favorites in Salem? Comment below.

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Nice that he believes all that is true.

And what a surprise that this move to Peacock was in the works the whole time! I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked! Did NOT see that one coming AT ALL!

I saw it coming.

Yup! Can’t wait! I figured with the move to peacock they would be able to do more I think it’s a good thing! I also read more people watch it on peacock then broadcast now any way so it makes sense… I couldn’t believe all the fuss when it was announced! Peacock is like 5 dollars a month… not that big of a deal get rid of cable then and just get the apps it’s cheaper anyway!

It was cheaper when it was free since 1967 when I started watching Days….

You have to pay for cable don’t you so nothing is actually “free”

Been using Peacock here in Hell for a while now (HellCable is affiliated with Comcast, which shouldn’t surprise anybody) so this change doesn’t impact me at all.

There is a segment of aging mortals out there who have been watching Days from the beginning in 1965, many of whom are not into streaming technology. The price & the fixed income thing might not be as much of a barrier for them as technophobia is. We’re talking about the folks who never got their VCR clocks off of “12:00” and who still have landline phones… though they might have added a cellular “flip” phone by now… just because the long distance calls were cheaper that way. Computers & streaming though… that’s a whole other universe, as far as they’re concerned.

Ken Corday seems to be willing to gamble that such people are a really small percentage of his audience, but I wouldn’t bet your soul on that.

Satan…I agree about technophobic, but it’s not always the case. In a way some may be more out of date, but not total hostage to tech. I don’t trust tech and their companies. I don’t like the loss of privacy, and all the unwanted emails from groups/companies I didn’t invite. I like simple turn on/ term off “tech” we used to have that doesn’t “upgrade” every year forcing you to spend more for the new, improved product. I don’’t want to have to add new or remember passwords, etc all the time to get into a site, even my own. And having just moved recently all of the changes are a pain in the …

All very valid points, of course.

Comcast is the largest cable company in the US, so their subscribers are already eligible for “premium” Peacock at no extra charge, and of course they would already hava all your information if you’re already a customer. Cox cable is the third largest cable company and they also include Peacock with their service.

So that’s a big portion of the country already covered… assuming those people already have internet access with or without their TV subscriptions.

Currently Days is on the “free” tier of Peacock which is available to everybody. There seems to be a discrepancy as to whether that will change or not, but in this Devil’s opinion it would be a really BAD business move to take the show off of NBC and also take it off the free streaming tier at the same time. Of course, between Comcast, Ken Corday, and ReRon there’s a collective library of “bad moves” to their credit. Hopefully one of the three will be wise enough to not let it happen here.

Thanks for your inaccurate profiling. I’m a 1965’er. I have no difficulty with streaming, programming vcr’s or anything else you imply I can’t do. For me, it’s the expectation that it’s fine to start paying for it. It’s only about 5.00. That sounds like a late night infomercial. Only five easy payments of . . .

Hey, I didn’t say everyone. I’m older than all the rest of you combined, and I manage to keep up with technology… or at least as recent as what I can actually get shipped down here to Hell (which has been admittedly problematic since 2020).

But there have probably always been those who have been opposed to whatever the big change was at the time. A hundred years ago, you had folks who couldn’t see the logic in giving up their horse & buggy to buy a car. Environmentally speaking, they were probably better off, considering what we know now. But that wasn’t the argument at the time, of course.

Me too, Pat! Since 1967 Days has been free to watch???

It will never last. It’s too boring right now for people to bother streaming. At least on NBC, people would turn it on and leave it on for the hour out of habit but that’s finished since as I said – it’s just too boring to go and play from streaming.

I’ve been streaming on Peacock for years now. I think it’s great! People crying about 4.99 a month aren’t true fans, IMO.
Oh, and I’m 60 btw. Streaming is the present and the future. Cut The Cord!

Won’t be watching after 40 years!! Its devastating!!

I agree with you,Why couldnt they send those stupid talk shows to peacock?No anything to screw us fans.

Is it going to be free like it is now?

I think the key word from Corday is “titillating.” DOOL seems to be headed to soft porn, straight and gay, with its Beyond Salem series and the inherent creative freedom beyond network TV. They are hoping to get online viewers by pushing the envelope further with partial nudity and risque language. This is NOT your mother’s (or grandmother’s, for that matter) soap opera!

James…I get (and agree with) what you’re saying. Hey…as you (and others) know, I AM NOT a prude!!!!! It’s just that…it seems to me that (lately) A LOT of DOOL’S storytelling is getting WAY TOO TRASHY…and that is NOT why I watch soaps. I watch soaps for escapism, humor, sensible storytelling and realistic social issues. Most of all, porn (in general) belongs on the Internet…PERIOD!!!!! Yep.

As always, have a good one, Brother.

Thank you for the backup, Jaybird369! I’m not a prude either, but we can see what’s going on. I watch soaps for the same reasons you so eloquently enumerated. Take care, Friend!

Another backup here, James— I’m no prude either—far from it. But, if I want to watch the “dirty”, as it were ( which I don’t), it’s easily available. Days has become outrageous in almost all aspects; especially the trashy clothes worn by some of the female cast.
And, the sex scenes are boring, far from titillating.
Shoutout to you, Jay—-glad to “see” you here.
Later, guys—❤️

Great to see your reply, Celia! Since my original post, the ensuing episodes have clearly shown an abundance of skin and suggestiveness to the point of absurdity. Even the former priest is running around half-naked and jumping into bed with an eager accomplice he ‘barely’ knows. Take care, Friend!

Jamesj75,
Well, Iam a grt.grandmother and for the most part the stuff you speak of usually doesn’t bother me, but lately iam starting to draw the line. I did not enjoy new Alex sporting his manhood the other day or am I liking
Leo and the show he put on at the questioning with Rafe, it was disgusting to say the least. So I guess you are correct about Days pushing their “creative freedom”.I don’t know how much I’ll be watching if this is par for the course.

Hi Violet Lemm! It just seems to me that this is the direction they are taking. As for Leo, we know he’s over the top, but it’s a bit too much over the top. Although he can be amusing and I like the fact that he’s not a cookie-cutter bland gay soap character that everyone just loves, does he have to come on to EVERY man with whom he interacts, gay or straight?

Which brings me to Rafe: I like his good-guy character, but his patience with Leo was unrealistic; he should have nipped that in the bud at his place of employment, A POLICE STATION! So as we slowly watch Nicole break Rafe’s heart because she is still pining over Eric, Rafe will be dumped again. Forever the doormat, forever someone’s second choice. At some point, Rafe, grow a — spine!

And this is why I will not watch after 57 years.

Joanne, they are lucky to have you as a viewer since the beginning.

The fact that the show recently invested in brand new 4KHD cameras is a very positive sign. DAYS is going to look better than it ever has. Peacock is putting its money where its mouth is.

Camera’s are fine but in a show where everyone is gorgeous it really doesn’t matter. How about getting some new sets. That hotel room that every one in Salem sleeps in is for the birds as is Jakes room over the garage.

Agreed! lol the new dock set was cool. I am excited for the new cameras though

Sorry, NOT sorry! I won’t pay a dime to watch DOOL. If it’s not free (within my present cable lineup) then count me out. This would apply to DOOL only. It’s not worth an extra penny. I would consider $5 (no more) for Y&R, though; I’m holding on until they hire new EP’s and writers. It has to get better, right?

It’s not The Same Days that we KNEW and loved anymore anyway, so what’s to miss? Sorry, but it’s all been a lot of crazy SLs and nonsense anyway lately, i,e Stefan coming to life, killing off Abagail and now talk of bringing her back, another death coming up,letting all the criminals out of prison to terrorize everyone. Paulina and her nutty daughter, turning Ben into Alex a woman crazy sexist,horny ass, etc,etc,etc. I only watch bits and pieces now so I won’t be bothering to go to Peacock to watch this drivel!

Looking at the soap ratings for this week its pretty clear that all of the soaps will be on streaming services within five years. Nighttime tv is all game, gladiator and talent shows now.

I am not sure Days will make it on streaming. If it does Days is gonna have to think out of the box to survive. I know Days has all those episodes in the can but I would look long and hard at possibly re editing them to give the show greater continuity and punch. Its really frustrating when Days ends on a high note on Friday and then the story line disappears for a week before you get back to the story line everyone was waiting to see. Personally I think Days should be broken up into two shows. Days of Our Lives Classic for the older folk and Days the new generation for the young ones. That way they can do more daring story lines with the younger cast but bring back Hope, Bo and the old gang for the older set. It would certainly be cheaper for Peacock to do this than continue to spend millions on failed shows that don’t last two years.

I really liked the stuff they were doing on YOU TUBE like Cutting Room Floor. They might want to put those segments on free Peacock as well as classic Days of our Lives scenes introduced by Doug and Julie, Marlena and John, Abe and Kate. Just throwing stuff against the wall and seeing what sticks.

Is it true that every episode of Days of Our Lives will stream on peacock? From the first episode to present…?

That rumor has circulated through Hell as well, but I haven’t seen anything to confirm it. Peacock does have the capability to do such things… for example, if you pull up “Saturday Night Live” – currently in it’s 47th season, you can actually find every episode, going back to 1975.

Of course with Days, it’s a question of whether Corday and/or Sony have actually kept all of these old episodes properly archived and are willing to do all the processing necessary to convert them to the digital format for streaming. SNL does 20 – 22 episodes a year. For Days that would be a much bigger number, so it would be a huge job in either case… assuming all those tapes still exist.

My soccer fanatic husband has been watching the English Premiere League games on Peacock Premium for this past year now. We have Cox cable and so we get Peacock Premium for free. It has some commercials but less than on NBC.

He goes to Apps – Peacock, and then it remembers where you left off the last time. I then used it to watch the Beyond Salem shows. I was really surprised at how easy it was.

I am thankful that I will still be able to watch my fave show this way.

Absolutely following DAYS to Peacock. If you sign up in September, it is only $20 for the entire year. If I eat a sandwich tonight instead of going to Olive Garden, I just paid for a year of DAYS.

i’m from Canada, i’ve been watching Days since 1979, we don’t have Peacock here, but we have W network, so happy about that, and i don’t have to pay extra since W network is available on my cable compagny.

We don’t need more titillation, but I figured it was going that way with some of the stuff Alex does and says.

It needs to be better in BIG ways. That’s the whole problem.

SHAME ON YOU, NBC Ken Corday from NBC to Peacock…you, Ken must be selfish in many directions on DOOL and betray lots of fans who watch DOOL on NBC for years

Um… you do realize that it was NBC’s decision to make… not Ken Corday, yes?

This is an idiotic idea. Most viewers of this show are long time fans. Fans that do not stream or know how to stream. They’ll lose their biggest fans.

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53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16

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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.

The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.

The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.

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In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”

“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.

Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!

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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful

Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital

Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View

Outstanding 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
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri

Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra

Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime

Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”

Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273

So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress Drama Series

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Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.

ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.

Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.

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THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …

The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.

This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.

Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.

Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.

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DAYTIME TALK SERIES

In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.

“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”

The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.

So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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‘Daytime Emmy Nominations Special 2026’ Live on the Michael Fairman Channel

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It’s Daytime Emmy nomination week, and as previously reported things kick-off on Monday, July 13 when Entertainment Tonight (7pm ET) will announce the nominees for Lead Actress category and Daytime Talk Series for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In addition on Monday, Extra (7pm ET) will reveal the nominees for Lead Actor and Daytime Talk Host.

On Tuesday, The View (11am ET) starts things off with their announcement of Daytime Drama, Entertainment News program and Outstanding Daytime Personality-Daily. That is followed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) full reveal of all the categories beginning at 12noon ET/9am PT on their website and their official social handles on X and Instagram.

Then, Tuesday night at 8pm ET/5pm PT join Michael Fairman as he hosts his 12th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special 2026 live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel where he will chat with some of the just announced nominees as we celebrate the hard work of the men and women in front of the camera who will be going for gold.

WHEN ARE THE DAYTIME EMMYS?

This year, the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out on October 30 in ceremonies in Hollywood, California (Venue yet to be revealed). At that time, as like last year, both the major categories and creative arts will be presented. There is no word yet on a broadcast partner for the annual celebration of daytime programming, or if it will soley be streamed on NATAS’ watch.theemmys.tv and various apps and platforms.

WHO WILL BE APPEARING ON THE DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS SPECIAL 2026?

Throughout Tuesday, keep an eye on Michael Fairman TV’s social media handles on X, Facebook and Instagram, for updates of who will be expected to appear on our live show.

If you have a question or comment for one of the nominees, or on the nominations, we can encourage you to join us in the live chat on Tuesday night.

So, who are you hoping lands a nomination from Beyond the Gates, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Let us know via the comment section. More Tuesday!

 

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