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Ron Carlivati Exits Days of our Lives Effective Immediately; New Co-Head Writers Named
There are changes afoot at Peacock’s Days of our Lives, as Ron Carlivati who served as the head writer of the soap opera for seven years is out. The move is effective immediately.
Carlivati will be replaced with the co-head writing team of Paula Cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford, as confirmed by Days of our Lives. However, because the show tapes so far ahead of when they stream, episodes written by the Carlivati regime will be seen by DAYS viewers through April of 2025.
Cwikly and Ford have longtime ties to the soap. Previously, Cwikly served as head writer and associate writer at Days of our Lives in the early 2000’s, while Ford has been serving as a current breakdown writer at DAYS. Both women have worked on writing teams for As the World Turns and One Life to Live, while Cwikly has also held positions with the Sunset Beach and The Young and the Restless writing teams.
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In a statement on the head writing change, Days of our Lives executive producer, Ken Corday said, “We look forward to approaching our 60th Anniversary next year with Paula and Jeanne Marie at the helm and fresh, exciting stories that we know the fans will embrace. We wish Ron nothing but the best and thank him for his dedication and the respect he has shown to me, the cast, and the show’s legacy.”
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Carlivati came to DAYS back in 2017, with his first episodes airing in July of that year. He previously served as the head writer for One Life to Live and was its final head scribe until it went off the air in 2012. Ron later moved to General Hospital, serving as its head writer from 2012 through 2015
Days of our Lives also offered this official statement on the change:“Paula Cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford will become the daytime drama’s new head writers beginning immediately. As part of the change, head writer Ron Carlivati will be departing the show after seven years. Episodes written by Carlivati will air through April 2025 due to the show’s unique tape to air schedule.”
So, what do you think about the head writing shake-up at Days of our Lives? Shocked at the change? What do you think about the series chosen replacements for Ron Carlivati? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
I know I may be in the minority, but I think this is a mistake. I will miss his work.
I agree I love the show
I’m super surprised Ron is out. I thought Days liked his writing.
The “Konstantin” story probably sunk him there just like the horrible Luke exit story did at GH. Even though ReRon blamed Konstantin on the scab writers during the strike.
Given Days’ ridiculous taping schedule, it’s hard to keep track of who wrote what in the last year or so.
For the love of God, please do not return to GH.
I second that! Although, GH seems to be experiencing their own problems.
I join you in that prayer! I watched GH since 1969 and I honestly think he was the worse writer in history! All the ridiculous doppelganger plots especially Obretch and “Fluke.” The cartoonish split personality story.
The destruction of classic beloved GH history like phasing out the Reading of the Christmas Story in favor of Krampus? Seriously! Turning Heather into a pointless slasher for no reason? Coed Locker rooms at GH? Steve Hardy and John Beridino would both turn over in their graves! Ugh! I hate Carlavati! For someone who grew up watching GH he sure didnt respect it! The good news is that even his buddy Frank Valentini had to fire him to hurt the show’s ratings so badly. I think he wore out his welcome at GH. But lets continue to pray Disney never lets him darken the doorway of a GH writing room EVER AGAIN!!! Can I get an Amen?!
I had no idea so many GH people watched Days and were so curiously invested in the failure of one writer. I get it, traditional values folks want to return to the Good of Days of Steve Hardy but Steve has been dead for over 30 years now and the vast majority of the GH audience today has never watched or remember him. Time has marched on.
I suspect much of the vitriol on this page to Carlivati is because he championed Gay storylines and diversity on Days. As for him tanking the ratings for GH did, he also tank the ratings for Guiding Light, Another World, Santa Barbara the View, and the Price is Right too? Soaps and daytime have had declining audiences since the OJ trial, and no one has found the magic bullet to reverse it. In fact, it is only with the advent of streaming and the success of Tyler Perry in nighttime cable that there has been renewed interest in the soap genre at all. No one can take away the success Carlivati had with keeping Days alive on NBC, despite it being the stepchild of the network with zero promotion and no budget and his guiding the show while it made the successful transition to streaming. I wish Ron Carlivati the best. He swung for the fences every day when he maybe he would have been better off hitting more singles and doubles, he dashed from one story to the next and frustrated us when we wanted a longer arc (except the wretched devil story) but at least in most cases he kept us entertained and, in some cases, overjoyed and deeply moved.
It’s not going to be happening. Trust.
I’m confused by this. Ron Carlivati seemed to have a reputation as a good head writer. All I know is that I want Arianne Zucker back as Nicole. It’s a big loss without her on the show.
That’s right! Hopefully all this can be turned around and Ari will come back.
Doubt it; she sued Ken Corday and Corday Productions.
Could it be he left to work on OLTL v3 ?
Both Micheal ans Roger appear to be free as do many others….
Not familiar with the names mentioned, but if Days needs a new head writer familiar with the show’s history and who can properly take the show into Year 60, then I nominate…..
Myself. Satan T. Devil as new head writer
Ken Corday, give me a call!
Please keep Ron away from General Hospital. I am not upset by this news. Between him writing tasteless gay storylines not representative of the gay community, and every other guy being shirtless ad nauseum, he seemed more like he was acting out fantasies of his. Itwas beyond obvious. Put that with Albert harassing the women and I am surprised DAYS has made it this long. I hope these next writers keep the show grounded in family and history and get back to more grounded soap opera. It would be hysterical if this began a new wave of former stars being more willing to return due to the removal of all this toxicity on set. Good riddance, Ron and Albert.
Quick question – are the ‘straight’ stories representative of the straight community? It’s a soap. Very little of any of it is representative of reality. Oh, and shirtless men have been a soap staple since at least the 80’s (my memory doesn’t go much further than that).
I know really
Give me a break! The 80s were a time of big budget action stories and exotic locations. But the stories were strong. No one is saying that soap stars need to walk around wearing birkas all day.
But soaps need a balance. Theyre supposed to be about Romance not peep shows just trying to titilate the audience because the ratings are low.
Guiding Light didnt last on the air for 70 yrs ( combining TV and Radio) because of shirtless men. It was strong characters and compelling stories that kept it on the air. When soaps first started on TV even married characters werent allowed to be shown in bed together lol.
As far as the gay characters go it does no good to force explicit sex scenes down the audience’s throat. That wont bring acceptance, tolerance or “equality.” That comes from well written stories that depict gay people as just that PEOPLE! PEOPLE WITH HOPES, DREAMS, FEARS AND VALUES LIKE ANYONE ELSE. The audience doesnt need a primer in the the mechanics of gay sex to embrace gay characters and empathize with them!
You are making a whole side argument here that had nothing to do with the original post. Big budget action stories, exotic locations, strong stories – not mentioned in the original post. I agree with your statement, but again – never argued against it. Soaps back in the day had all that – and lots of shirtless men. Both things are true.
And the sex scene thing – there used to be tons more sex scenes in soaps back in the 80’s than now. And there hasn’t been a gay sex scene on Days in a while because they have no gay couples (and what happened with Leo this past week was not a sex scene – it was a makeup session and tame one at that) – and even when they did, they certainly weren’t more explicit than anything seen between straight couples. In fact, the most ‘explicit’ sex scene in my recent memory was Eric walking into a shower and Nicole turning around with a forearm covering her breasts, revealing top and bottom boob, before they started making out. The closest thing to that is a Sonny and Will shower scene where they showed their feet coming together and them kissing. So … not sure what version of Days you are watching, but certainly not one we are seeing.
And again, the point I made earlier – straight or gay – if you are looking to soaps to be an accurate representation of life, you are looking in the wrong place. When soaps used to do socially relevant, more realistically grounded, good stories – even then, that story was surrounded by back from the dead characters, people with reconstructive surgery (with apparently all over body surgery as well since romantic partners could never tell the difference), poisonings and miraculous recoveries, lost cities, men wanting to freeze the world, aliens, rapists turned anti-heroes, people being held in cages for months for a variety of reasons, clones, long lost twins, women disguised as men and no one knowing the difference.
I don’t think a middle aged married gay man who had lived in NYC for decades is writing trite gay story lines because he is acting out his personal fantasies. If he was they would be much more interesting. Do you also call out the sexualization of female characters from a hetero male higher up point of view? I have liked and disliked Ron’s writing but these “fantasy” comments just don’t land for me.
Thank you
Sweetheart you need to go back and watch old clips of The Ford Brothers on One Life to Live. Even my younger gay friends said they were ridiculous.
I remember one episode where they stayed in the Sauna for 85% of the show wearing nothing but towels and they ended up ripping them off and having a towel fight in the steam!
If you think that wasnt straight ( pun intended) out of a middle aged gay man’s fantasies you have no idea about middle aged gay men lol. Rob turned both OLTL and GH into ridiculous peep shows and it was downright shameful the way he objectified his actor’s bodies! Give me a break!
Keep him away from General Hospital, because the show still hasn’t recovered from all the damage he did from 2012-2015.
OMG yes! His mark still lingers with weak one dimensional characters and stories that were weaker than water! He was a true hack with an over acting imagination!
Thank you for having the courage to say what you did. Frank and Ron turned GH into a classless peep show! Coed Lockerrooms? That tacky Nurse’s ball strip show and dont get me started on the beyond tasteless sex scenes that happened under Ron of ALL ORIENTATIONS!
Creative people today need to learn the lesson that you dont bring understanding and acceptance to “sexual minorites” by forcing explicit sex scenes in the audience’s face on national TV 5 days a week.
Ron needs to go back and watch the Billy Douglas Gay teen story or The Gay Teacher scandal on ALL My Children. These stories were about equality and acceptance not softcore porn!
As a GH viewer since 1969 I say good riddence to Ron ( still waiting on Frank to get a pink slip or resign one day) and his XXX rated cartoonish storylines!
Daytime serials started as stories of family. We need to get back to that! And no that doesnt have to exclude those who live “alternative lifestyles.” We just dont need to turn “Love In the Afternoon” to Grindr fodder. Lol. SMH
He has not written for General Hospital for years and yet you accuse him of promoting tasteless sex scenes. Where were you since you have watched GH since 1969 when GH had a teenage Laura Webber sleeping with a 40 plus year old pedophile before she killed him? Or when GH glorified the ultimate rape fantasy with Luke and Laura and made a rapist the cool hero of the show for decades. Remember the song Rise aka theme from Lauras rape being relentlessly played? Or how for years Laura explained her rape and the violence we all saw on the screen when it happened as i secretly wanted it? Nothing Carlivati has done can ever come close to the moral decay of that situation which taught a generation of young girls rape is romantic and a rapist can be a cool guy. So please spare us your lectures on soap family values and the proper way gays should be shown on television as not to offend your sensibilities when the soap you so dearly love currently has an unrepentant mob boss criminal as the star of the show.
I’m not happy. I loved his writing style. I’m not a fan of Cwikly’s style.
The question now is, where does Ron end up? I doubt he will be out of the writing game for long. Brad Bell will never relinquish control of B&B (even though the writing is atrocious and desperately in need of a major shake-up), so that leaves either a GH return (unlikely), or maybe Y&R? Josh Griffith has turned that show into a snooze-fest, though I don’t think Ron would be an improvement in terms of quality. As for DAYS, hopefully the new writers honour the show’s legacy for the upcoming 60th anniversary.
I doubt Ron would be welcomed at GH. Despite his long friendship with Frank Valentini he still had to fire Ron after he nearly dug GH’s grave. Disney wasnt having it. I think Ron should write cartoons lol.
I believe I saw his name on the new serial Beyond The Gates as a breakdown writer
Thank God. He’s horrible. Maybe Days can become more grounded in reality now.
Dear Mr. Carlivati,
Young and Restless needs you!!!!!!
In a major way! The sooner the better!!!
No, they don’t! Y&R has enuf problems now. His writing style is not suited for Y&R. I still cringe at what he did to OLTL! I can hear Eric Braeden now, after reading one of Ron’s scripts – What the hell is this piece of ____?!
Or This ain’t gonna happen, as long as I’m here, ya got it?.
HA! I forgot that one!
It’ll never happen. Trust me. CBS/Sony Television don’t want him.
Mr. Carlivati is a genuine talent, but I am not a fan of his storytelling. OLTL, GH, and DAYS under his tenure seem, for my taste, dismissed reality-based emotional storytelling for swing-for-fences plotlines that often relied on tropes of baby switches, dubious and forgotten parentages, and resurrections (too many!). I know daytime drama provides escape but it seems we are in a whirlpool of repetition and character assassinations and recycling. I hope this switch is not indicative of DAYS fading from the soapscape, though. The genre has taken such a beating in the last 25 years.
The biggest wrong he did was after he did right. He brought AJ back ( I was thrilled! Michael and AJ FINALLY getting their father/son relationship, Carly and Sonny FINALLY feeling Michael’s wrath as he stood by AJ, AJ FINALLY having his son) but then killed him off again because of petty bull behind the scenes. When I think of all the great Quartermaine stories that we could have had from then to present day, with Tracy back and Michael, close to AJ, together against Sonny, the dynamic between Drew and AJ, etc…. What a waste.
He’s been writing days for 7 years I must be in the minority but have enjoyed his run never a boring episode unlike yandr which at this point is a cure for insomnia Not sure how I feel about cwickly and for days going forward but will stay tuned Just how Ron turned the character of Xander from a stock villain into a leading man and sorry haters we all know a Leo and he’s played to perfection by Greg R interesting news because he’s one of the longest running writers the soap has had Gotta laugh at the gh crew don’t come back yes because the gh fans love watching Sonny and the mob and never want Sonny to pay for his crimes and never want general to be about a hospital anymore
Sometimes I feel Ron tries too hard to be clever but one cannot deny he loves the soap opera genre more than any other writer. I think this is a big big mistake.
Fire all the writing staff at Y and R and bring him on there. Today’s show was dreadful.
Seems like a lot of the shows lately have been dreadful. Poor Sharon falling apart at the seams and the bitch Phylliss just gloating over the whole thing with her snarky smile, I just want to rip off her face!
Please, PLEASE keep him away from #YR & #TheGates.
Keep him far away From GH please, Dool might save a lot money with their advance schedule set up they have but if I was a fan of the show(I’m not ) I would be frustrated. If I heard this news I would want to see the change ASAP, but to have to wait till April of next year OMG, good luck DOOL fan and again keep him far away from GH .
BUH BYE! Finally may be able to check back into this soap in April 2025.
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
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.
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.
Monday afternoon, Extra kicked-off the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations with the reveal of two major categories. First, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and second, Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
Previous Emmy winners all, the men who will be vying for daytime’s most coveted prize are: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan), General Hospital, Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful, Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Christian Jules Le Blanc (Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless.
Let’s take a look at the actors Emmy resumes: Eric Braeden has been nominated nine times for Lead Actor and won once in 1998. Steve Burton is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, both in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for GH as Jason Morgan and Y&R as Dylan McAvoy. Today’s nomination makes it his 10th overall, and his third time in the the Lead Actor category.
Photo: NATAS
Scott Clifton has won three times previously in 2011, 2013 and 2017 and has the distinction of being the only actor to win in Younger Actor, Supporting and Lead. This is his 8th nomination.
Thorsten Kaye is a two-time Lead Actor winner in 2023 and 2024. Christian LeBlanc has also won three times as Lead Actor in 2005, 2007 and 2009 and this is his first nod in over a decade.
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TALK SHOW HOSTS
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, the nominees are: Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro, The View, Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall, Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, and Sherri Shepherd, Sherri.
Both The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri have come to their conclusions as Sherri was canceled after 4 seasons and Kelly Clarkson decided to end her talk show after 7 seasons.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out in a ceremony on October 30 in Hollywood with more details forthcoming. The complete list of 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations will be revealed tomorrow on July 14 beginning at 12pm ET/9am PT via The Emmys.TV social channels and website.
So, what do you think of the race for Lead Actor in a Drama Series? Surprised by any of the nominees? Who are you rooting for? What do you think about the the talk show host category? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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