Feel so bad about this news…
As a straight female viewer, I really like Kish storyline and the actors’ acting. It is a purely love story to me … it is an honest, real and romantic relationship between man and man.
Through the Kish story, I started knowing the society that I would never have a chance to know. And thinking about gay marriage/equal right that I have never thought before…
Will say byebye to OLTL when Kish leaves…

I only watched OLTL for Kish. After they are gone, there is no reason to watch anymore. I do not buy OLTL reasoning.

This is a big disapppointment. What a bunch of cowards ABC is. They are throwing out a great storyline and two wonderful perfomers. Unless they change their minds, this longtime viewer (since just after the show went on the air) will stop watching.

I haven’t watched soaps since jr. hi (the 70s) but I have been feverishly following this story line since I heard about it (and caught up on missed shows via YouTube.) I’ve also made plans to attend the Bway Cares Event next weekend. It was smart, well written, superbly acted. This story about two people becoming the love of their lives (and ours) was inspirational….the rest of the show is about rapists, murders, and adulterers…same old stuff that’s been on for decades that I refused to watch in the past. I will NOT continue watching or supporting ABC if they… Read more »

I have been watching OLTL on and off for 30 years and am deeply saddened by ABC and Brian Frons decision to axe the Kish storyline – they were the only thing keeping me watching OLTL these days. The “gay” storyline kept this MAINSTREAM viewer watching. Scott Evans & Brett Claywell’s acting was amazing, as was their storyline. ABC has made a big mistake with this move. If they think getting rid of Kyle & Fish and allocating more funds to bring back Thorsten Kaye as Patrick will keep this fan around, well, OLTL is sadly mistaken. When Kish goes… Read more »

Are they nuts? They are cutting this story off at the knees! I am stunned. I can’t believe ABC is so narrow minded, and I don’t buy their explanation. Fans are really going to be disappointed. I wanna barf……

I don’t buy Mr. Valentini’s “excuse” that Kish was not popular among mainstream viewers. To the contrary, what caused OLTL’s bad ratings was Dorian faux lesbian storyline and the gay PSAs that Mr. Carlivati tried to “attach” to the Kish storyline and shove in people’s faces. As a 57-year-old married female, I found Kish to be one of the best storylines to hit daytime in many years. A true love story between two beautiful people. I have been a lifetime viewer of OLTL, but NO MORE! Kish was the only reason I was even sticking around in the first place.… Read more »

I only started watching last year when I heard about the Oliver/Kyle storyline, now I also have no reason to watch. I think they are going to loose a lot more viewers than they think.

It’s certainly another sad day for the LGBT community. I’ve never watched the show, but having seen what happened…or more to the point, what didn’t happen with Otalia, I’m not surprised by this sad development. My thoughts are with the actors concerned, whom I’m sure put their heart and soul into playing this pairing.

I am a long time middle aged female viewer of OLTL and this news has absolutely broken my heart….i adore this couple and Brett Claywell and Scott Evans have done an absolutely phenomonal job of portraying Kyle and Oliver in a realistic and believable way….they share such an amazing chemistry that its impossible not to fall in love with them…this has been the most beautiful and romantic love story i have ever seen in all my years of watching soaps and ABC/OLTL is making a monumental mistake in ending it and losing the two most talented and deserving actors on… Read more »

This really sucks!!! I am a straight female viewer and I absolutely love Kish. They are so cute and i have loved watching their story unfold. I actually don’t know anyone who watches OLTL that doesn’t like this pairing so I really don’t buy that they didn’t resonate with viewers. I am extremely disappointed in the powers that be at OLTL for backtracking out of this story… they are one of my favorite pairings on the show. I wish Brett Claywell and Scott Evans all the best and hope to see them soon on another soap, preferably together. Perhaps Llanview’s… Read more »

I’m very saddened, shocked, and dissapointed that TIIC has fired SE and BC from OLTL!!! The reason that they axed them is totally RIDICULOUS and MORONIC!!!!! It totally was not their fault the ratings went down because of the kish gay s/l. It was REALLY because of the Stacy “Fiasco” Morasco s/l that flushed the ratings down the toilet!!!! I’m also PISSED that they failed to ever offer SE a full-term contract with the show!!! WTH OLTL!!!!!!!

The story of Kish is a wunderfull story and the only reason I watch OLTL. The 2 characters are doing such a great job and are a joy to see together. I am not so much interested in a bible thumping rapist or a mobster who thinks he is above the law and get away with everything. When Kish leaves I will stop watching OLTL, especially after you have to read that they did not had the decency to let Scott and Brett know about this and they have to find out like the rest of us through the internet.… Read more »

Blatant HOMOPHOBIA.

ABC should once again hang its head in shame.

i like many others only tuned in to watch OLTL because of KISH. this is heartbreaking and it feels like someone took a knife to my gut! I have cried, drank, and i listened to their song all night. to say that they were the reasons for the ratings tanking is absurd! they brought in a lot of viewers including me. after mid-April i will be done with OLTL and give my full attention to you tube. ABC set out to portray to love story between two people and did not make it half-way! WTH????

I would like to have seen Kish bring home Sierra and show the issues of 2 gay men trying to raise a baby. It’s not something we see on TV and that would have been interesting to watch.

I, too, was hoping that KISH could become a core family while they raise little Sierra Rose. Fish works for the PD and Kyle for the hospital. Why do they have to leave? I will join the consensus and also quit watching when they leave. My other favorite characters are David, Roxy and Rex, but it is not enough for this blatant Homophobia or lobbyists. It smells of somebody being in sombody’s pocket. I may even just quit soaps altogether after this.

This truly bites! What does the term “mainstream” infer, and who would be considered mainstream? This just doesn’t make any sense to me, but I myself would blame the tanking ratings on multiple rapist who has half the women in town chasing after him. I know critics love TSJ Todd, but on the boards he (and John) are almost universally loathed, and yet they are always front and center. Just once I would like to be in one of these focus groups, or know someone who has been in one.

OLTL longevity is clearly waning by the day!

I started watching OLTL once I found out about this storyline. I knew of the actors and I was really interested to see how the story played out. As a 21 year old straight female, I guess I would be what Ron Carlivati calls “mainstream audience.” But that doesn’t seem to matter. They are taking off one of the best relationships I have ever witnessed. I feel kind of silly for this, but when things in my life were extremely difficult to deal with, I would look forward to KISH days on OLTL. I loved to see them interacting and… Read more »

I wholeheartedly echo what is being said in the comments. (most of them anyway) I am part of the mainstream viewership as a 40 year old, married, mother, and I live in the midwest. As the so-called mainstream viewer I can say the only reason I watched the show was for the wonderful KISH story. The talented actors have amazing chemistry, it is a beautifully written story, so much better than just about anything else on daytime television. I am sickened and disgusted by ABC television to blame the low ratings on this pair. I too will bid OLTL goodbye… Read more »

The blame lies with the bad writing, OLTL’s political agenda and Scott Evans’s acting. A major part of why Kish didn’t work is bec Evans is a talentless, goofy actor not at par w/ Claywell. Evans is a major factor in Kish not working bec he plays Fish. For gay chars, the acting is all the more crucial since they’re a harder sell. That’s how it is, they have to overcome the audience being potentially uninterested or against them. So casting the right, talented actors is all the more impt. They got it right w/ Claywell, but not with Evans.… Read more »

When Kish is gone, so am I.

I think One Life to Live is making the biggest mistake ever. I look forward to every show and Love Kish. They are great. I think the shows rating will fall after this happens. After all these month of getting everyone use to the idea of a gay male couple,people fell in love with these guys and now they want to get rid of the story. So much more can be done with these characters. LOVE THEM Shame on One Life to Live. I vote KISH all the way. Please don’t destroy them

I AM SO BUMMED THE OTLT WOULD LET KISH GO. I LOVE THE STORY LINE. THERE WAS SO MUCH STORY TO TELL WITH BABY SIERRA ROSE. ANOTHER SOAP TO FALL UNDER THE PRESSURE OF MEDIA. OLTL IS MY FAVORITE SOAP. I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU WOULD LET GO OF SUCH A SUPER COUPLE.

Sad to hear this news. I love Kish too. However, I am looking forward to the reveal.

i along with all fans should go on line and sign kish petition to keep scott & brett on oltl tweet scott & brett to let them know we the fans & gladd have their backs frank & ron make me sick ron standing in photo with scott & brett at gladd awards on march 13th and knowing about axeing them that is a cowards way.i am going to disney site and post my committe this is a sad week for oltl and abc they should be in black and in mourn the loss of the greatest acting duo in… Read more »

they need to come back to lianview and raise their daughter sierra rose together and it was sad week for oltl and bring them back and show air date for their return to the show i do agree they desiver a chance