Days Of Our Lives
RATINGS: DAYS Has Good Week With The Return Of Eileen Davidson!
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The ratings are out for the week of July 28th through August 1st, and it was NBC’s Days of our Lives which was the only soap to show gains in total viewers, and of course, that times out with the on-screen return of Daytime Emmy winner Eileen Davidson as Kristen DiMera! Davidson’s story began the other week with Kristen kidnapping Daniel (Shawn Christian) and it has been revealing itself from there.
DAYS was also up in the key demographics: Women 18-49 (+73K, the most gain of any soap), Women 18-34 (+6K, the only soap to show gains) and Women 25-54 (+81K, the most of any soap, and only GH also showed gains in this demo category).
On the minus side of the ratings: it was The Young and the Restless who lost the most total viewers for the ratings period with -140,000, followed by The Bold and the Beautiful which lost -66,000, and then General Hospital which lost only -14,000. DAYS still remains in fourth place among all network soaps even though they picked up viewers with the return of Davidson. Question is: Will they be able to sustain and add more viewers and keep them during and after Davidson’s stint? You can view the entire ratings courtesy of SON here.
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,381,000 (-140,000/-311,000)
2. B&B 3,447,000 (-66,000/-150,000)
3. GH 2,868,000 (-14,000/+427,000)
4. DAYS 2,356,000 (+70,000/-100,000)
Now it’s time for you to be our Soap Opera Programming Executive Armchair Quarterback! Tell us: What is working on your favorite soap? What would you change or fix? How would you go about it, if so? Did you tune-in to DAYS to watch the return of Kristen DiMera? Let us know!
It looks like Daniel and Kristen will become involved. Too much tension.
When Kristen was in that chair with her legs crossed i actually thought she was going to give Danial a ‘Basic Instinct’ moment if you know what i mean?…lol…then when they were fighting in that storage room i thought they were going to start making out…lol…got so hot i had to run outside and buy me a popcycle from the Ice Cream Man…lol…I wish Days pulled a shocking twist and had Dullnial working with the Dimeras!!!
Lol, jimh. I love your comments. They seem to come so naturally, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who got that vibe. As yourself, I really thought they were going to go at it. They were face to face, breath to breath., ..almost scandalous…lol…I actually covered my 2-month old’s eyes….lol….and, I wanted them to kiss…passionately…lol….what’s wrong with me? Lol
Lol ..I thought she was going to vomit split pea soup all over his face when they were fighting in the storage room..She just oozes sexual chemistry with any actor she is involved with, even Marlena!
way too funny : Jimh… ceecee…Omar
Eileen Davidson… has in her arsenal… a bag of tricks… to overthrow… our zeal…. penchant… drive for…. whet
LOL
time to park
LOL : Omar “…even Marlena”
in one of the last SOD issues…. Deidre Hall herself said : Eileen Davidson fascinates
“what more needs to be said”
if she needs to know any thing…. it’s on DAYS that she’ll soldify her career… and it’s DAYS that will feature …. the one and only… Eileen Davidson
Lol, excellent post, Omar. She does exude sexuality, doesn’t she? I even sense it, and I’m a girl.
There is so much going on at DAYS right now that Eileen is just the delicious frosting on the cake. Just keep telling the stories the way that you are DAYS and you will remain my fav!
Days is simply the best soap it is a treat to watch every day!
Y&R losing 140,000 viewers in a week is no big deal. They are consistently in the range of 4.5 million viewers, that is their audience, just like B&B is in the 3.5 million range on average. A few thousand here and there, in Y&R’s case accounting for about -3% in a week is not any concern. Y&R is also number one in all the demos and is now beating GH in 18-34 as well.
GH is hanging in with 2.8-2.9 million total viewers. But their demos are slipping. Number three in 18-49 and 25-54 and now number two in 18-34 with a pretty significant decrease in actual viewers from when they were just recently number one, a 20% decrease and higher.
Given GH’s recent performance in younger demos, maybe the philosophy of quick scenes, stories with no depth, tons of plot holes, OTT camp and crude one liners really isn’t the formula to attract a younger audience after all.
Well, next round will reflect Robin’s return. The pattern is usually a stunt to boost ratings every few months, we’ll see next week if it worked.
You are exactly right. Y and R is just maintaining its audience along with B and B. No big deal there. GH is up from last year. As long Gh is 2.6 or higher, no reason to worry. I agree about the demos. They have been low for the last couple of weeks and I think the over focus and Nina and the Maxie storyline are just not bringing in younger viewers along with what you said.
I agree with almost everything you are saying except for the stunt part about Robin…sure some diehard Robin fans will tune in just to see her but i dont considered her returns a stunt to add ratings every few months even if they do rise…Kim, for the 100th time, only agreed to appear so often because of her other career…directing…i doubt tptb say the ratings are down so lets bring in Robin…her scenes were filmed months ago and the ratings have gone up and down without her…if she was on full time i sincerly doubt the ratings would stay consistent…there are other actors on this show who are not shown enough and others shown too often plus other stories that could also contribute to the shows ups and downs…im like you i want and know there could be a better GH…the problem is the writing!!!
Jimh- The reason I refer to Robin as a stunt is because I do think they plan her appearances every few months in the hopes that whatever the ratings are at the time, they will get some kind of spike. And they usually do. I think to some extent that is a result of KMC fans tuning in to see her, but also because it means that a stagnant story will be moved forward. I agree that if she were on full time the ratings probably wouldn’t stay consistently up. That would be a result of two things. One actor or actress is not enough for any show and also, if she were on full time, whatever story she was involved in would have its drag periods and she would be MIA at times like almost everyone else due to the bloated cast and uneven pacing of the show.
Ultimately, the only way for the show to really maintain strong ratings would be, as you point out, for the writing to improve, the screen time for characters to be more balanced and for beloved veteran characters to have real stories. I just don’t see the the 4 out of 5 day Nina show working.
I was struck by today’s show. I thought it was a pretty bad episode, unfortunately that’s my take just about every day because the one constant is the lack of quality writing.
But I was struck when Felicia was on. Here you have an iconic GH character, half of a once huge and legendary supercouple, a character that on her own has so much history and back story, an actress who can do drama and comedy, and by any standard, a stunningly beautiful woman, IMO, the most beautiful woman on the show, and she is basically relegated to a day player while we suffer day after day through Nina, a character that means nothing to me, wheeling around town, acting like a nut and chewing the scenery. What a complete waste.
I do understand what you are saying and after thinking it over it does seem a bit like stunt casting…Felicia, Mac, Duke, Anna, Lucy, Scott, Bobbie and especially Monica are all iconic characters and deserve better…so does the audience!!!
Days really is a great soap! There are so many good stories that keep me tuning in everyday. I really look forward to it! GH is losing me with the mob focus.
I’m a new Days viewer and am enjoying all the current story lines. I am looking forward to getting to know Kristen. Obviously, she’s crazy as they come. I so hope Daniel gets over himself and makes up with Jennifer. That Sami is absolutely out of control and I hope her son, Will, tells all and succeeds in stopping her wrath or at least slowing her down. Kassie DePaiva has fit in perfectly and she’s a trump as Eve. My heart is just broken for poor Eric. I really like him. I can’t wait to see what they are going to do with Clyde. James Read is a super actor and if they write something really good, he’ll do a fantastic job. Go DAYS!!!!!!
Crazy Kristen will want to make Theresa pay for marrying Brady…which will turn Eve and Kristen into battling bitches!!!
My mind boggles, how is Y&R always number one? I watched it for two months thinking well since there are only four soaps left I would give them all a shot over summer break. Y&R consistently put me to sleep. Its music, characters, and story lines seem to never actually go anywhere. #DAYS #DOOL has been my favorite for 18 years, the only area Days is lacking in is the budget department. I will admit that every other soap has far better sets. GH has actually gotten me hooked I love love love it!!!! B&B is ok sometimes I like it if there is a location shoot 🙂
Also if you go off facebook it kinda shows you how dated Nielson is when it comes to knowing actual viewers, according to facebook days and gh has 2.2 million likes or followers where both B&B and Y&R are not even at a million ? The nielson ratings are not only flawed but also rigged it would appear.
Social media skews much younger. It’s a known fact that CBS has a much older audience.
My Mother for example, doesn’t even have a computer, smart phone, and has NEVER been on Facebook and Twitter. However she’s watched YR for over 20 years.
Nielsen could be rigged, I guess, but then you’d have to rule out GH’s ratings wins in the early and mid 80’s when they were number one for about 8 years running.
I’m a relatively new viewer and DAYS has me fairly hooked, even though some storylines seem to move at a turtle’s pace.
As for Eric, after all his sanctimonious rhetoric about returning to the Priesthood, he declined to accept his reinstatment. I guess most of us saw that coming – but he should either get together with Nicole or give it a rest already, geez.
I like Kassie’s interpretation of Eve but it’s a little one-dimensional ~ she needs to eventually show some layers to the character – what made her this way, why is she so self-centered, why does she hit on every guy in Salem, etc.
The residents of Salem seem to be either complete Saints (Jennifer) or utterly
contemptable (Eve, Theresa) and few seem to be a combination of both at least among the females in town.
With Eve, you kind of have to know her backstory, which of course played out in the late ’80s and early ’90s, when you weren’t a viewer. It would be nice if viewers were reminded more of how she grew into the person she is today.
Days has always been black and white with how people view one another. For as much as Marlena is bugging me with the judgment right now, I could easily remember Martha Madison playing Belle was even worse with the self-righteous stuff, LOL! I’d say the most fleshed-out younger female characters on right now are Sami and Nicole, but of course they’ve been on for over 15 years and we know everything about them.
Theresa is getting to the point where I’m not sure she can be redeemed, but as Maggie reminded Eve earlier on, Eve did run down Sarah with her car and she’s been “kind of” redeemed, as in she’s not a complete pariah…
They Should’ve signed Eileen Davidson to a Longer Contract what an Outstanding Beauty she brings it to DAYS 100% what a Talented Actress she is on DAYS Ken Corday wake up get the RATINGS UP Characters like this need to stay on Front Line Bring some strong Talented Actress & Actors & clean up House the Ones that don’t pain out .. Wheres Bo Brady Peter Reckell if he doesn’t want to come back move on already with Hope in a New Direction thats Peter Reckell loss Kristian Alfonso now needs to move forward its way to Long & your just wasting her Talent pls Bring also Shawn D & Belle Back Plus John needs a Great StoryLine immediately what a waste to bring him back & shove him in a coma he is such a Talented Actor coming on what is it with that Greg Meng guy he must of not watch much of DAYS to be a Writer or Producer he needs to go what a mess on these Talented Cast . Jennifer needs seriously Jack back & its a great time for Matthew Ashford to come back …Jordan needs to go with Lucas , Brady needs a new Hott Love Interest & New Comer Beauty & start fresh with this Handsome Man what about the New Supposely Shauna …. When is this new Character Micah coming aboard & Shauna , Hve Abe be finally with Maxine again we ask this would be great to hve a African American Family come aboard need some new Families & Rivals plus the Best thing will bring back Vivian Alamain aka Louiose Sorel & make her have Stefano Share Stock in Control Of DiMera Enterprise this will give Kate a new Story & Strong Battle against her Nemesis .& Vivian back to her old tricks ….Phillip Kiriakis can come back bring with him Mimi Lockhart Farah Fath….Justin & Adrienne need a storyline bring in there 3 other Sons ….. plus Sonny & Will there should be a New Male to interrupt there Marriage and a great story Arc for them …. Rafe can be witrh Eve …… Maggie they can bring back Sarah & Melissa & Mike Horton should come back the Head Doctor & long comes back April Ramirez … Stefano DiMera kids bring back from the dead Megan Hathaway , Lexie Carver , Tony DiMera , also Anna that rock Salem to its Core that these Charcters nvr died Ratings will definately rise up & The Old Alex Marshall & Emma that will be hotttttt ….. Jed Allan coming back to for Marlena …. Wheres David Banning & Hottt Gorgeous Actress Valerie Grant lucky i wasn’t a Talented Writer cause the Ratings will be up Like Y&R Remember if this was My Parents Legacy of there Show they Ted & Betty Corday Created & will do Everything in my Strong Power & not let them down in Spirit on there show but to Boost the Ratings Up & with Great Hott Family Tradition Stories like it use to be …. so please Ken Corday you had a 1month break now Scrape up the Mess & start withj ReVamping the Show so it can Last another 20yrs One more thing to add Can’t you change the Opening of the show heres my Idea Keep The Hour Glass & put in it The Cast Characters show there Faces& change them off everyday … Give the show a strong Look for New next Generation they deserve that much gratitude since there the Ones that bring it everyday busting there butts …… Anyway I voice my Strong Opinions cause I”m Longtime Loyal #1 Fan for Yrs Show definately needs alott of Strong Changes … Now since Allison Sweeney & James Scott left ….. Step it up & Please look at Y&R , B&B , GH Opening Shows they change opening Numerous time DAYS needs a New Hottt Look ……God Bless Always
I’ve been loving Kristen’s return, I just wish they didn’t waste so much time with her and uninteresting Daniel. Eileen is a phenomenal actress and will be great interacting with Brady, Marlena, and other core characters. I would also like to think that some of the other good storylines are bringing in more viewers. One of my favorites recently has been the scenes with Eve and Theresa. Days has definitely been on fire lately and hopefully they can keep this up
thank you steeeeeven
I thought the same thing… what’s with all this time with just daniel?
Eve and Theresa are so fresh… so alive… so incumbent upon them to let it all out… enliven and turn BIG
LOL
I love Eve and Theresa… as the Donovan sisters! hey…. !
I hope Kristen is stirring the pot… BIG… so that ALL of Salem… reels… with DiMera mystique
I LOVE DAYS of OUR Lives
just bring me Justin/Addriene/Kayla/Tad/Anne
Yes agreed Patrick! I really wished Kristen would have kidnapped a more interesting character. Maybe even Adrienne or Sonny to try and get close to Brady. Oh well though we’ll have fun seeing her interact with all of the other Salemites this week!
Well, Daniel is tptb’s pet, don’t you know? ….their hero…be still my heart…lol
Okay; so Daniel was knocked down and out by some empty boxes. Let them do “it” and get it over with…lol
The tousled hair; the absolute look of defiance on her face at the police station; the pale hue to her features…Eileen/Kristen is still so incredibly gorgeous.
This must be “face the music/pay the piper” day.
Days needs to give Eileen whatever she wants so she can stay for a long while! They also need to stop recasting everyone, it gets confusing for the older people and I’m sorry but the previous actors were hotter to us younger folks.
They also really need to bring back the sense of paranormal whimsy that days used to have. I remember I started watching when Marlena got possessed by the devil and I kept watching for Vivian and Ivan’s antics and all of Celeste’s “Vizzzions” and oh my god do you remember how fun the show was when Laura would have her mental breaks? They took ALL of that away no wonder its ratings are so low, who wants to watch some hunky guy mope around all day being a drunk when some people actually have that in their real lives lol
Its meant to be fun, its meant to be fantasy.
I forgot to add but it kind of goes without saying I also LOVED Susan Banks and her “mean mean mean vampire” catch phrase.
I really thought Kristen was goin to get away! glad she is back.I can’t wait wait everyone will think about her tomorrow! She deserves to be in jail.Eric is going to freak so is Marlana.Love Days.
Kristen has actually made Daniel at bit more interesting— he used to be the bad boy dude sleeping his way through the ladies– he turned deadly dull when they elevated him to sainthood in order to crown him the new Tom Horton of Salem.
Right now, all soaps are having their annual summer slump– most stories are just setting things up for September and October to come to a head in November sweeps. It is good week just to maintain your core audience during the summer months.
But looking forward to Phyllis waking on Y&R– liking the new actress without even hearing her speak. Also looking forward to Shemar’s brief return. On B&B, I am seeing the birth of yet a new triangle– Ivy, Liam and Hope—
Days — can’t wait for Will’s story on Sami to come out– and the fall out from that.
GH– looking forward to return of Jason, or nuJason– and now that we had the little detour with Alice’s heart transplant, hoping we can get back to Q infighting for ELQ- and would love to see them have a Ned -Olivia romance
But until those stories develop- we will jus thave to endure the summer slump and hope for better days ahead when September rolls around
Very happy to have Kristen back in Salem. There is so much to love about Days right now. I am even enjoying the characters I love to hate (looking at you Jen & Abby).
I really don’t know how Y&R stays at number 1. I consider myself a Y&R fan and currently I find very little to keep me interested in that show. DOOL has the lowest budget and other production limitations, but seem to use their resources wisely. I never miss an ep. Hope it can keep the momentum going!
I sooo feel the same way, MB.
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.
Breaking News
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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