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RATINGS: Soaps show strong gains in great week! But DAYS down in viewers!

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The ratings are in for the week of July 18- 22nd and On-Air On-Soaps is happy to report that five of the six daytime soaps had significant increases in the ratings period.  Over at CBS, The Young and the Restless held at the number one spot and gained + 195,00 viewers. and The Bold and the Beautiful held steady at number two gaining +82,000 viewers.

On the Alphabet network, One Life to Live is still at an amazing number three, after being dumped by ABC!  OLTL gained +202,000 viewers, followed by General Hospital, which is making a comeback in at fourth with an increase of +180,000 viewers and All My Children once again showed the strongest additional viewers, but still in fifth adding +260,000 back to the fold as the stories are building towards its climatic ending on daytime network television come September.

Unfortunately, the only soap to lose viewers was once again Days of our Lives which lost another -90,000 viewers. But the good news is that the show is wrapping up stories that have not been working for the fans and are getting ready to reset the show beginning with the air shows that launch in late September.

You can view the entire ratings via Soap Opera Network here.

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Maybe they should reunite EJAMI- just a thought to the new writers. I will not watch if they are not reunited despite some of my favourite vets are back

I’m really not surprised by the drop in viewers. Rafe & Sami pairing is horrible because that actor playing Rafe is simply boring and he need’s acting lessons, he’s cute but that can only get you so far. Switching Taylor’s was a big mistake, why in the world would EJ fall hopelessly in love with someone who looked like that, I’m not saying she’s ugly, just plain and there was no chemistry. Get rid of the whole Hernandez clan they are horrible.

AGREED!!!!

they should reunite Lucas and Sami and kids as THE HORTON FAMILY
till the end of Days Of Our Lives.
Lucas and Sami FOREVER LUMILY

I dont see much need in keeping B&B on the air,never have 🙁

I just tuned in to DOOL on a daily basis because of the Will/Sonny storyline. I used to watch daily back in college when it was about Patch and Kayla, Justin and Adrienne, Roman and Marlena, and Jack and Jennifer. I am really liking being back so far. I will say that it seems slightly like a B movie after so many years of being a OLTL fan in terms of writing and the acting from the younger set, but if the gay story is handled well, I will be a new loyal viewer. Hopefully the bad ratings will not cause the gay characters to be quickly scapegoated and written off with no cause or explanation.

WHY IS IT THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY JEWISH CHARCTERS ON THE SHOW?
THE LAST LOVE STORY WAS WITH MIKE HORTON.

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Carol Burnett Talks About Being a Superfan of ‘All My Children’ on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’

In a heartfelt reunion, of sorts, the one and only Carol Burnett appeared on Monday March 25th episode of Live with Kelly and Mark.

Burnett had first met Kelly Ripa (Hayley) and Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo) back when they all appeared on All My Children together. Carol played Verla Grubbs first in 1983 and then again in the 90’s.

Host Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley, AMC) noted to Burnett that “we go back a long time”. She also described Burnett’s character of Verla Grubbs, “extraordinary in every way.”

Carol’s love for All My Children is well-documented, hence legendary soap creator, Agnes Nixon, created the role of Verla for Burnett.

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Speaking on how her passion for All My Children began, Carol told Kelly and Mark, “It started with my kids. They would watch at noon. I said, ‘What are you guys doing?’ I sat down and I started to watch and I got hooked!”

When Carol’s family decided to travel through Europe during one summer, the comedic legend recalled thinking, “How am I going to last if I don’t know what’s going on in Pine Valley?” She revealed she had a friend, “who sent me a telegram to the (different hotels) on Fridays to bring me up to date.”

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In a hilarious moment from the segment, Carol recalled receiving a late night telegram while in Lake Cuomo when there was a knock at her hotel room door from the hotel manager who was shaking.

Carol related what it said, “Erica is still in a coma. Mark slipped again and ran away from rehab.” As Kelly and Mark broke into laughter, Burnett continued, “Chuck has learned that Donna is carrying his baby, who was once a hooker.”

Check out Carol explaining how she became an AMC Superfan below.

Now, let us know, did you enjoy Carol as Verla Grubbs? What show do you consider yourself a Superfan of? Tell us in the comment section.

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Malachy McCourt, ‘Ryan’s Hope’ and ‘All My Children’ Actor, Dead at 92

If you watched Ryan’s Hope through its 14-year-run, you know that Kevin the bartender became a beloved “member’ of the Ryan clan on the defunct ABC daytime drama series. The character of Kevin MacGuiness became so loved by the fans because of the actor who portrayed him, Malachy McCourt.

Sadly, according to his wife Diana McCourt to The New York Times, Malachy passed away on Monday from a heart condition and battling cancer. The actor was 92-years-old.

Playing Kevin on Ryan’s Hope was not much of a stretch for McCourt, because in his lifetime, he was the owner of 1950s Irish pub Malachy’s on Third Avenue in Manhattan. Known as one of the city’s great story-tellers, patrons from longshoremen to the actor Richard Harris would stop in and talk all things Irish with . On Ryan’s Hope, Kevin was best friends to “Ryan’s Bar” owner, Johnny Ryan (Bernie Barrow) and he tried to keep Delia (Ilene Kristen) on the straight and narrow.

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In his soap opera career, McCourt also was widely-known for his role of Father Clarence McCourt on All My Children especially come Christmastime. Was Clarence, actually St. Nick? That was always the proverbial question. McCourt also appeared on the New York soaps: One Life To Live, Search For Tomorrow and Another World. Other roles included: Devil’s Own, Brewster’s Millions, The Molly Maguires, and Starman, to name 

Later in 2006, Malachy ran for governor of the state of New York as a Green Party candidate. He tackled social issues of the time including being an advocate for gay and lesbian groups to march in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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McCourt’s childhood was recounted within his brother Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela’s Ashes, which detailed their mother’s attempt to raise the four of their surviving seven children in poverty in Limerick, Ireland. Later, Malachy wrote his own memoirs: 1998’s Monk Swimming, and 2000’s Singing My Him Song.

Malachy is survived by his aforementioned wife, Diana, daughter Siobhan McCourt; sons Malachy Jr., Conor and Cormac; stepdaughter Nina Galin; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

Share you remembrances and condolences for Malachy McCourt via the comment section, but first check out this scene from a 1983 episode of “Ryan’s Hope” featuring the late actor with Ilene Kristen.

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‘Live with Kelly and Mark’s’ Annual ‘After the Oscars’ Show Brings Backstage Interviews, Fashion Review and Red Carpet Arrivals from Movie’s Biggest Night

Monday morning, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the talk show’s annual Oscar post show.

However, this time it would be Consuelos’ first time as the co-host of ‘Live’ for an Oscars episode. Mark took over the gig from Ryan Seacrest to team with his wife back in April of 2023 and since then the show has seen a ratings spike hitting several all-time highs.

The After the Oscars show opened with a tribute to the movies were the former All My Children stars took on iconic roles from: Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct to Barbie and Ken in Barbie, to the Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller role’s in the romantic comedy Something About Mary and more.

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During After the Oscars, Kelly and Mark were shown in clips backstage as the first stop for the newly-anointed Academy Award winners including: Finneas and Billie Eilish and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The Bachelor host, Jesse Palmer was the talk show’s guest correspondent who spoke to the nominees, and celebrities as they were entering the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night.

Singer Andy Grammar took to the stage and performed on Live’s  After the Oscars show as well, and Project Runaway’s Elaine Welteroth shared her thoughts on the night’s Oscar fashion.

You can watch the full ‘Live with Kelly and Mark After the Oscars’ show below, plus the full movie parody below that. Now let us know, what do you think of Kelly and Mark’s first post-Oscar show together on ‘Live’? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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