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RATINGS: Y&R Has Solid Week with Gains! GH Rebounds Gains Viewers Too!
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The ratings are out for the week of July 8-12th and it was The Young and the Restless who lead the way gaining the most viewers of any network soap opera on their strength of their then reveal by Nick Newman that he is not Summer’s bio-dad, but Jack is!
The culmination of that leg of the storyline (only to have another twist happen on this past Monday’s episode, which ensures the story is not over) gained the number one soap +258,000 viewers bringing their total for the ratings week to 4,654,000.
Over at General Hospital, after a very disappointing showing the prior ratings week, the ABC soap had a rebound of sorts gaining +117,000 and inching oh so close to regaining the number three slot from Days of our Lives! GH tallied 2,449,000 while DAYS has 2,450,000! In addition, after scoring an all-time low in the key female 18-49 demo the previous week, GH added +87,000. DAYS as noted was the one show that lost viewers for the ratings week losing -117,000!
The Bold and the Beautiful kept up its strong showing again netting +87,000 for a total of 3,509,000. Is Katie lashing out at Brooke and Bill helping the show? Are fans into Wyatt and the secret as the new man for Hope? Or, could it be that fans love seeing Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) again who appeared on two episodes this ratings week?
OK soap fans, time for you to check out the stats courtesy of SON here. Then let us know as our Soap Opera Programming Executive Armchair Quarterback, what worked for you during the ratings week mentioned? How would you change up or increase viewership on your favorite soap? What is working for you? And, what is not? Share your thoughts in the comment section!
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Go Y&R…………..
I am going to be curious to see next week’s number to see how many viewers the show lost with the Sharon twist coming out. I know a number of fans were let down with that reveal- so it will be interesting if the numbers show a drastic drop or were many like me, just venting our disappointment, but still are watching.
GH can and will gain more viewers, the other shows in my own opinion are not as good, with the back and forth storyline of Who is Summers dad its bound to turn people off. GH has great storyline right now and the momentum is flowing!
That’s the first positive comment I’ve seen about GH in weeks. Clearly, you’re in the minority.
Yea Shawn I know people give up on soaps thats the problem, ive NEVER stopped watching except when i was in europe for 2 straight summers, ive watched this show for over 20 plus years, and ill watch till I die!!
Are you serious? I don’t know what show you’re watching, but that momentum on GH certainly is NOT flowing forward. GH completely sucks and desperately needs a new head writer with fresh, new direction. The show has never been this bad creatively, IMO.
I’ve had it with Ron Carlivati, especially his unprofessional attitude on Twitter. Hey Ron, if you can’t take any criticism from fans/viewers about your second-grade style writing, then go find another line of work. Without fans/viewers, you have no job, and you’re not above everyone. I’ll bet that any fan could write the show better within its budget than this overrated, conceited hack.
GH will gain the viewers from late 2012/early 2013 back (such as me) if/when there are actually engaging, fresh stories that feature characters (read: vets) that most fans want to see. Right now, there are none unless you’re actually entertained by this ridiculous overexposed Franco/Kiki/Silas crap. It’s sad and a real shame to see what has happened to this once iconic show.
Nick its flowing, if you do not like Ron Carlivati then tell him but in a consgtructive way, criticizing him will get you ignored or blocked, you expect him to do differently??? He has as much right as anyone else to ignore or not. Im not saying some stories do not need improving but the stories on canvas now are flowing, some do need to be wrapped up and others cannot be finished as they are not on the show, how can the Robin story be c leared up if she is not working on the show??? Come on folks if they are not asked to be on as is the case with Triston Rogers how do we expect to see Robert??? Do they replace him??? NOOOOOOO I find that i give my opinion without insults, You get more flies with honey then you do vinager!! 😉
LOVE GH! The writing is amazing and I am loving the use of the “older” characters. It is about time Lesley Webber (Denise Alexander) is getting some “acting” air time! LOVE GH!
Unbelievable. Are you feeling all right, man? You can stop kissing that egomaniac Ron Carlivati’s rear end. Are we really watching the same show?
But I do agree on one thing. The writing on GH is certainly “amazing”. Yeah, it’s amazing just how GODDAMN HORRIBLE it is now. (That’s what GH should stand for presently.) I guess if you like stories growing mold that have been recycled 1000 times from GH previously or from his precious OLTL, it’s been wonderful! Ron C could not write his way out of a paper bag and come up with anything fresh to save his life!
If GH has really been getting great writing in the last two months, then the entire daytime soap genre is on death’s doorstep.
As someone on another board pointed out, at this point between Michael Easton and Roger Horwath the two of them have played SEVEN different characters between themselves in little more than a year. That is downright absurd. Little by little it does seem to be getting better (from a threshold of abominable, as NIck has said).
BUT it has a long way to go. The cast should be reduced by about 25% so the pacing and interconnectedness of the storylines can be repaired. People are sick to death of Franco and Kiki.
Please, expound. Exactly what about the writing do you find amazing? I have to say as a soap watcher, on and off for more than 40 years, all three networks, I find RC’s writing to be more campy, superficial, sloppy, lazy and disjointed as I have ever seen. Personally I think the RC/FV team has been reckless in their decisionmaking ranging from the risks at ignoring the PP contract, firing all the GH writers such that they lost the continuity with all the characters, then bringing back Roger Horwath as Franco. Such terrible decisionmaking as to warrant a classic case study in business schools across the country.
I agree with Richard!
Good news that ratings are up for Y&R and others. Is it true that if you DVR a program the following day or days after it’s showing that it doesn’t count toward the ratings? If this is true that more and more people are binge-watching t.v. maybe they should revamp how the ratings are tallied. Also, I do not fall into the 18-49 age category but I watch all the soaps currently being aired. Does this also mean that my viewing doesn’t count? I just want to make sure my loyalty to the soaps matter to the ratings to help support the soaps. Michael Fairman, would you respond to this?
I just want kay alden’s team back as the writers of this show.
I actually thought the reveal that Sharon manipulated the results was funny..though I may be in the minority. Still overall i enioyed the paternity storyline this past week.
go GH! Love the show!
It is getting better…so far. It has its flaws at times like all soaps but GH is still entertaining. This week has shown some improvement…hope it continues.
I agree jim, we’ve seen signs of the ship being turned ever so slightly in the right direction I’d say arguably in the last two weeks as compared to the whirlpool make that cestpool that GH has been sucked into ever since the curtains came down after the nurses ball. We’ve got Nancy Lee Grahn taking on a promising storyline and there’s intrigue with many other characters that has been lacking. Sam, Maxie, Sonny, Connie, Olivia, Britt, and Nikolas all seem to have story momentum building right now that if executed properly could pay off big in restoring GH. But more characters certainly need some meaningful intelligent storyline and GH could use a few powerhouse returns desperately. I’m talking Sarah Brown or Vanessa Marcil caliber. GH also needs to cut it’s losses and dead weight which mainly involves everything surround the Silas, Faux-Franco and Kiki debacle!
I agree with jimh!!!!!
People must be tuning into YawneR for a nap. Any time I need sleep
YawneR does the trick. No need for sleeping pills. I’m wide awake for DAYS.
GH is the best soap, it has less viewers than BB and Y&R because they both are shown in 32 countries..
More viewers does not mean a better soap..
More viewers is more distribution ..
Actually the ratings only count from the U.S. Santa Barbara had a phenomenal following in other countries. It was a worldwide sensation in its day, and even that didn‘t spare it from the ax. Other countries pay a flat fee for airing rights to the show, but their ad rates do not make a difference. It certainly helps the show‘s financial bottom line to air in lots of countries, as it gives the show more budgetary finances, but the Nielsen ratings are only tallied from the U.S.
One Life to Live also had better ratings but was canceled by ABC as we all know. ABC still sucks and if more people watch the other soaps…………It would make me think they are BETTER soaps than GH!!
Glad for YR!
Only one show down last week…but overall good news!
Danny Morgan brung the RATINGS UP!!!
HES GORGEOUS
SERIOUSLY GH, IS GETTING BETTER
SAM AND SILAS= ALL THE WAY
DITTO!
I agree with Rosanna and Richard, GH is starting to roll again.
thanks unlike the naysayers it IS on a roll, people complain about the storys and cast and it is not fair to the actor proaying them, Im still puzzled as to the 7 character Easton and Howarth have played and even if it is 7 they are ACTORS and get paid quite nicely to do that, cutting the GH cast by 25% makes no sense as they do not nearly have the cast it did in its hey day, give me a break, also if you do not like a story let them know complaining here about how lack luster it is, is being an arm chair writer without a pay check!
I believe Easton has played John McBain, Stephen Clay, Caleb the vampire and now Silias Clay. Howarth has played Todd Manning, Franco and now Jason Morgan. Granted Stephen and Caleb were technically the same person, and so is Franco/Jason, but there were separate personalities in the same body, so between them they have played seven characters in less than a year.– and I think both are good job doing it.
Starting to roll and still dropping storylines to accommodate sloppy writing. (Since we haven’t seen anything else on the resolution of who shot Olivia by the PCPD that is.)
GH has become a joke. Way too many newbies and the Livers have taken over this show.
And this trying to redeem Franco is ridiculous. The DVD’s didn’t work so now FV/RC decided to try to use the character of Jason to expose the supposed brain tumor Todd/Franco has. We all know when the tumor is removed it’s back to Todd, the only character RH can play.
Unfortunately if they want RH on the show long term they have no choice but to redeem Franco– because truly evil, evil characters cannot last that long on any show. But they could be setting it up that RH will be Jason, and Franco had his face altered to look like his and brainwashed him to believe he was Franco. And now his(Jason’s) brain tumor is back; it is undoing all of that. Who knows which way they are going on this. Personally, I think it would have been better if they just created a whole new character for him, but it is difficult for viewers and sometimes even actors after playing one role for so long to see anyone else but that old character no matter how hard they might try to be a new character.
Sidenote–I am curious I never watched Steve Burton when he was on GH — anyone who watched GH and Y&R– is Dylan like Jason, or has SB managed to get away from his old character? Just wondering if all soap actors have a difficult time getting away from a character they played for years on end, because I know when I watched the guy who plays Stefano on Days on B&B a few years back- all I saw was Stefano
I like RH no matter what character he plays!
BOOO!! The storylines on GH are brilliant right now. There are so many story lines and they are doing a great job juggling them all so they all get airtime and we have something new to watch every day.
Brilliant? Well, if you like rubber masks, hallucinations, vampires and Ojija boards, this show is for you. If you like incest and showcasing a mean gay trying to blackmail and straight, this show is for you.
Since the GH vets left from the 50th show and Nurses Ball ratings have gone down for GH, not up. I agree with Jack Wagner 100%.
Sounds like you like it more than you will admit. The rubber masks were a while ago…and you’re still watching.
This is General Hospital – the soap opera, not the reality show. The intent of a soap opera is to provide entertainment during the day when nothing else is on. They span all genres – romance, horror, mystery, drama, comedy and yes, surprisingly sometimes even supernatural. It is almost always far fetched and ridiculous, but thats why soaps are popular. They are a great break from reality! We have to take these shows with a grain of salt. Regardless of the ridiculous story lines, personally, I cheer when couples I love get together and sit on the edge of my seat waiting for the bad guys to get what they deserve. I even cry when they do deal with real issues like Luke’s alcoholism and Sam’s stillborn daughter. To me, that is a sign of excellent writing and even better acting. Way to go GH!!
I love GH! I love seeing Monica and Tracey! They are on a roll again!
I agree!
GH is ping ponging as to their ratings and still not top dog. Cant Wait for when ABC eventually dumps it.
Are you saying you hope abc dumps GH? Is that correct? Are you a GH fan or not? I am and i want it to do well !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the Baldwin family drama needs some credit for the ratings also that week. They were on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Christian and Tracey have been brilliant. That week Likey decided not to divorce as Fen overdosed.
That was a heavy vet week focusing on the paternity of Summer, Baldwin family in crisis, Sharon seeing Cassie, and Billy and Nikki had a great talk.
Keep the vets we care about front and center with newer characters as support and in B storylines.
I agree with Linda …Keep the Vets we care about front and center. This will bring high ratings! Keep the strangers in the background….
Y&R has been great lately. I don’t like that Sharon changed the paternity test but I am hoping this is going to bring Nick and Sharon together again. Looking forward to another great week this week on YR.
Brenda I do not either but Sharon Case has been playing it to the hilt she and PB are the one’s that are even making this story watchable. I also think you are going to discover on down the line that Jack is the father I think this was purely done with Sharon’s involvement as a way for MS to exit when she decided she did not want to renew her contract. Maybe totally wrong but they had to figure out a way for MS to exit she just would not leave town because Summer would need her. PB is right when he said SC has been given a couple of bad years of stories where fans hate her yet she has stepped up to the plate and played it like a professional.
Breaking News
47th Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: GH Scores Most Nods, DAYS Follows
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced today the nominees for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will be presented in a two-hour special on Friday, June 26 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Awards will be presented in leading categories during the telecast, with recipients and other special guests appearing from home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional categories will be announced simultaneously on Twitter (@DaytimeEmmys), and others will be presented in a separate ceremony in July.
The awards are presented to individuals and programs broadcast between 2:00 am and 6:00 pm, as well as certain categories of digital and syndicated programming of similar content and that originally premiered in calendar-year 2019.
Show to show, and leading all daytime programming: General Hospital received the most nominations overall with 23, followed by Days of our Lives with 22. The Young and the Restless was next with 21, followed by The Bold and the Beautiful with 13. They were followed by the digital drama series, EastSiders and Studio City who scored 8 nominations, along with The View, Ghostwriter and Sesame Street.
Now below are the nominees in all the daytime and digital drama categories and congratulation to all of the nominees. Here we go, and the nominees are ….
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
After Forever Amazon Prime Video
The Bay The Series Amazon Prime Video
DARK/WEB Amazon Prime Video
Eastsiders Netflix
Studio City Amazon Prime Video
Photo: ABC
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Finola Hughes as Anna Devane General Hospital ABC
Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Heather Tom as Katie Logan The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Maura West as Ava Jerome General Hospital ABC
Arianne Zucker as Nicole Walker Days of Our Lives NBC
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
Rowin Amone as Ester Issa Rae Presents King Ester YouTube.com
Mary Beth Evans as Sara Garrett The Bay The Series Amazon Prime Video
Jade Harlow as Lianna Ramos The Bay The Series Amazon Prime Video
Cady Huffman as Lisa After Forever Amazon Prime Video
Shanti Lowry as Yolanda Rodriguez Bronx SIU UMC / Amazon Prime Video
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Burton as Jason Morgan General Hospital ABC
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Jon Lindstrom as Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain General Hospital ABC
Thaao Penghlis as Tony DiMera Days of Our Lives NBC
Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
Kristos Andrews as Pete Garrett The Bay The Series Amazon Prime Video
Alex Hurt as Adam The Rehearsal rehearsalseries.com
Brad James as Cameran Jr. A House Divided UMC / Amazon Prime Video
Sean Kanan as Sam Stevens Studio City Amazon Prime Video
Brian White as Jimmy Blue Bronx SIU UMC / Amazon Prime Video
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tamara Braun as Dr Kim Nero General Hospital ABC
Rebecca Budig as Hayden Barnes General Hospital ABC
Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Williams Days of Our Lives NBC
Christel Khalil as Lily Winters The Young and the Restless CBS
Annika Noelle as Hope Logan The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
Tina Benko as Helen The Rehearsal rehearsalseries.com
Veanne Cox as Lenora Indoor Boys vimeo.com
Patrika Darbo as Violet Studio City Amazon Prime Video
Carolyn Hennesy as Gloria Studio City Amazon Prime Video
Janet Hubert as Mignon Issa Rae Presents King Ester YouTube.com
Photo: IMDB
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Mark Grossman as Adam Newman The Young and the Restless CBS
Bryton James as Devon Hamilton The Young and the Restless CBS
Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis Days of Our Lives NBC
Chandler Massey as Will Horton Days of Our Lives NBC
James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine General Hospital ABC
Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis Days of Our Lives NBC
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
Willam Belli as Douglas / Gomorrah Ray Eastsiders Netflix
Leith M. Burke as Derrick Eastsiders Netflix
Tristan Rogers as Doc Studio City Amazon Prime Video
Lenny Wolpe as Carl After Forever Amazon Prime Video
Gregory Zarian as Nate Venice the Series vimeo.com
Photo: ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sasha Calle as Lola Rosales The Young and the Restless CBS
Olivia Rose Keegan as Claire Brady Days of Our Lives NBC
Katelyn MacMullen as Willow Tait General Hospital ABC
Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks General Hospital ABC
Thia Megia as Haley Chen Days of Our Lives NBC
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Elissa Kapneck as Sasha The Young and the Restless CBS
Michael Knight as Martin Grey General Hospital ABC
Eva LaRue as Celeste Rosales The Young and the Restless CBS
Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Simon Black The Young and the Restless CBS
Chrishell Stause as Jordan Ridgeway Days of Our Lives NBC
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
Rene Heger as Zack Sullivan DARK/WEB Amazon Prime Video
Mary Beth Peil as Helen After Forever Amazon Prime Video
Scott Turner Schofield as Max Studio City Amazon Prime Video
Lin Shaye as Diane Eastsiders Netflix
Graham Sibley as Zack DARK/WEB Amazon Prime Video
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
After Forever Amazon Prime Video
The Bay The Series Amazon Prime Video
Eastsiders Netflix
Issa Rae Presents King Ester YouTube.com
Studio City Amazon Prime Video
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
The Bay The Series Amazon Prime Video
Bronx SIU UMC / Amazon Prime Video
DARK/WEB Amazon Prime Video
Issa Rae Presents King Ester YouTube.com
Studio City Amazon Prime Video
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA OR DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
DARK/WEB Amazon Prime Video
Days of Our Lives NBC
Pillow Talk YouTube.com
The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA OR DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
The Bay The Series Amazon Prime Video
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Eastsiders Netflix
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
OUTSTANDING MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA OR DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING LIVE AND DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
OUTSTANDING ARTDIRECTION/SETDECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA OR DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
After Forever Amazon Prime Video
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA OR DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
DARK/WEB Amazon Prime Video
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
Photo: JPI
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA OR DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
Eastsiders Netflix
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“The Bad Guys?” Brainwashed By Toons funnyordie.com
“Everything Changed” The Feels YouTube.com
“North Star” General Hospital ABC
“A Holiday Carol – The Holidays Are Here”
93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade NBC
“Hooray Hooray, We’re On Our Way”
93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade NBC
Photo: ABC
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SPECIAL
93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day NBC
Hate Among Us Popstar TV
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration HBO
This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special PBS
The Young and the Restless: Kristoff St. John Tribute CBS
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT –TOPICAL
Days of Our Lives “Flash Forward” NBC
Dr. Phil “Rodney Reed” SYNDICATED Jeopardy!
“Jeopardy! All Star Games” SYNDICATED
Nick Jr Paw Patrol Ready, Race, Rescue: Trailer Nickelodeon
Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas
“Launch” Netflix The Star Wars Show
“Stars Wars Animals: The Trench Run” YouTube.com
The full list of nominees in all categories is available at https://theemmys.tv/daytime
So, who are you thrilled to see nominated from your favorite daytime and digital dramas? Who do you think is MIA? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Breaking News
47th Annual Daytime Emmys To Be Broadcast On CBS; Nominations To Be Announced Tomorrow On ‘The Talk’
Breaking news on Wednesday, the Daytime Emmys are back on and in a major way returning to broadcast television and CBS on Friday night, June 26h beginning at 8 p,m, ET/PT in a two-hour special.
The announcement was made by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and this marks the 14th time CBS had aired the Daytime Emmys throughout its history.
Photo: NATAS
The June 26 telecast will be produced by the National Academy and Associated Television International (ATI), which previously produced the Daytime Emmys Awards on The CW in 2009 and CBS’ most recent broadcasts in 2010 and 2011.
In addition, nominations in major categories will be revealed for the first time tomorrow May 21st on the CBS Daytime afternoon series, The Talk as well as ETOnline.com’ there are 100 categories in all that comprise the Daytime Emmys this year. This year’s awards honor content from more than 2,700 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2019, judged by a pool of 1,000 peer professionals from across the television industry
“The Daytime Emmys are coming home,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “For generations, daytime television has been a source of comfort and continuity that’s never been more important. We’re delighted to join with CBS in celebrating the programs and professionals who never cease to brighten our days.”
“As a leader in Daytime, we are thrilled to welcome back the Daytime Emmy Awards,” said Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events for CBS. “Daytime television has been keeping viewers engaged and entertained for many years, so it is with great pride that we look forward to celebrating the best of the genre here on CBS.”
“In these challenging times, daytime has been a primary influence in staying connected with its audience, entertaining them, and keeping them informed,” said 47th Annual Daytime Emmys® executive producer and director David McKenzie of Associated Television International. “We are honored to be a part of it. We are also excited for the challenge of introducing a new format that will celebrate the contributions of daytime television.”
Awards will be presented in leading categories during the telecast, with recipients and other special guests appearing from home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional categories will be announced simultaneously on Twitter (@DaytimeEmmys), and others will be presented in a separate ceremony in July.
So, what do you think about the Daytime Emmys returning to primetime and CBS? Who do you think will score a nomination tomorrow? Comment below, but first check out The Talk’s Daytime Emmy announcement below.
Big announcement on @TheTalkCBS today: The 47th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS will return to CBS Friday, June 26 at 8pm ET/PT. Join @TheTalkCBS and @ETNow tomorrow when they announce #DaytimeEmmyAward nominations. pic.twitter.com/sQ9gqbh2wC
— CBS (@CBS) May 20, 2020
All My Children
ABC and PEOPLE’s ‘The Story of Soaps’: What Was Your Review Of It?
Tuesday’s night airing of ABC and PEOPLE’s two-hour special The Story of Soaps featured many notable daytime and primetime soap stars, past and present, clips from backstage to classic memorable moments, and some participants who were providing commentary on the erosion of the daytime soaps in our culture. Still others, maintained and realized that everything today is serialized from the news we watch, to some of Netflix’s most binge-watchable series, and of course, the birth of reality-programming.
Throughout the airing of the special, The Story of Soaps was trending on Twitter and social media either at the #2, #3 or #4 spots for the entire duration of the broadcast presentation, and the cancelled and beloved All My Children was also at one point trending.
However, known soap writers, journalists, ardent fans, and actors of the genre, were all on Twitter last night live-tweeting their thoughts as the special went down, and there was definitely mixed reactions and reviews, when all was said and done.
What the special did not shy away from, but tackled, was Luke’s rape of Laura at the campus disco on General Hospital. and how that moment now, as Genie Francis (Laura), so eloquently put, would be considered as ‘date rape’ in our culture. The series even included a pivotal moment where Laura addresses Luke (Tony Geary) about the rape years later, after helping Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) through her rape ordeal.
John Stamos (Ex-Blackie Parrish, GH) got a bevy of “Right On’s!” for his comment that the soaps do not get the credit that they deserve and clearly came through as one of the soaps greatest supporters, as did former The Doctors and Knots Landing star, Alec Baldwin.
However, throughout the two-hours, Andy Cohen’s commentary was thread throughout; mostly citing soap’s demise and the creation of reality-programming and his “Real Housewives” franchise, that the special touted as the new soap operas. It continued on the narrative that people preferred to see real-life drama then made-up drama on a fictional soap. And while, that has been a trend in American culture for decades, the commentary came off as often out of place in a celebration of the soaps; and bringing in a lot of negativity to the special that soap fans were tired of hearing.
In a lighting rod moment, Cohen stated: “I know Susan Lucci doesn’t agree with me, but I think that the Housewives have replaced soap operas because truth is stranger than fiction. Soaps became kind of unnecessary because you could do it with real people, and they’re writing the drama themselves.”
The special did also address the cancellations of All My Children and One Life to Live, (which many were not sure they were going to do – given this special was airing on ABC), where One Life’s leading lady and six-time Daytime Emmy winner, Erika Slezak (Ex-Viki) said what we all wanted to sa ywhen the ax fell on the towns of Llanview and Pine Valley, “People were horrified”.
Clearly, OJ Simpson and his murder trial and reality-programming were also given a chunk of time to show where the once mighty landscape of daytime soaps which once had 13 shows on the air, dwindled town to 4. But, it would have been nice to see more time spent on how in this day and age, the people in this current landscape of the genre work so hard to get episodes done at an unbelievable pace, and how in that climate the performers still deliver gut-wrenching performances.
Photo: ABC
Former Loving, OLTL and Breaking Bad star, Bryan Cranston, did point out how the once powerful soaps, just don’t have the dollars they used to, and need to, to help with production costs and their taping schedule.
Viewers were reminded of soaps’ socially relevant storylines including hankie-inducing moments from: Robin (Kimberly McCullough) and Stone’s (Michael Sutton) HIV/AIDS storyline on General Hospital, to Billy Douglas being a gay teen coming out on One Life to Live, played by a young Ryan Phillippe.
There also did not seem time spent on the contributions of William J. Bell; one of the most prominent writers of the soap genre of all-time.
For many commenting on social media last night, there seemed to be a feeling of some glaring omissions of participants who could speak on this genre, who have been in the trenches as soap producers, soap writers, pundits, actors, and more, who were not included in the special.
So, what was your review of The Story of Soaps? How would you grade it? Do you feel it accurately reflected the history of the genre? Were you happily surprised, or when it came to the end where you over it, or somewhere in between? Sound off in the comment section below. Below are some tweets from notables who have worked as an actor, a writer, and a journalist in the soaps.
What started as a love letter kinda dissolved into a lover kicking you out of bed.
Ummm ok well I guess I appreciate the effort. But that definitely took a turn.🤷🏻♀️😬🤪 #TheStoryofSoaps— Chrishell (@Chrishell7) May 20, 2020
OMG so I’m still watching/catching up on #TheStoryofSoaps. Why does it suddenly feel like a death knell for the genre?! Why can’t it be a celebration? We’re hanging tough with no new episodes IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREAKING PANDEMIC! Why not celebrate our resilience? I’m done!
— Michele Val Jean (@MicheleValJean) May 20, 2020
Here’s the thing: The reason we’re down to 4 soaps is because network execs messed with time slots, cut budgets and interfered with storytelling. ABC can’t admit that so they have to get @Andy to trash them. But #TheStoryofSoaps was still a fun watch. Long live #AMC, #OLTL & #GH! https://t.co/pqR0Gx3cnf
— Carolyn Hinsey (@CarolynHinsey) May 20, 2020
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Breaking NewsMay 20, 2020Andy Cohen On His ‘Story of Soaps’ Backlash: “I Went To The Interview As A Soap Fan Prepped To Talk Soaps & They Asked About Reality TV … Sue Me!”
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General HospitalMay 24, 2020GH’s Steve Burton and Maurice Benard Deliver “The Power Performance of the Week”
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All My ChildrenMay 20, 2020ABC and PEOPLE’s ‘The Story of Soaps’: What Was Your Review Of It?
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Breaking NewsMay 21, 202047th Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: GH Scores Most Nods, DAYS Follows
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General HospitalMay 19, 2020Dominic Zamprogna Reveals He’s Ready to Come Home to General Hospital
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InterviewsMay 20, 2020OLTL Icon, Erika Slezak Talks On Her 42-Year Run As Viki, Her Llanview Co-Stars & Husbands, and Life Now
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Breaking NewsMay 20, 202047th Annual Daytime Emmys To Be Broadcast On CBS; Nominations To Be Announced Tomorrow On ‘The Talk’
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General HospitalMay 22, 2020TODAY: General Hospital Rebroadcasts Masterful 52nd Anniversary Episode