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Soap Opera Digest to Discontinue Its Weekly Print Edition; Special Issues Will Be Four Times a Year
In a sign of the times, and yet heartbreaking to learn, Soap Opera Digest, the kingpin of weekly soap print magazines for nearly five decades is being discontinued. The news was handed-down to staff members on Friday, October 27th by a360Media.
The company confirmed that the weekly print edition will end, with only four special issues per year being generated instead.
In a statement to Variety, a360Media rep, shared, “Soap Opera Digest, like many other brands, is adjusting its print frequency and shifting more resources to digital to better accommodate its audience.”
Photo: SOD
The history of Soap Opera Digest showed how much things changed since its launch in 1975. Later, in 1989, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp bought it for $70 million dollars before selling it two years later, and after that time, there had been a myriad of owners.
As soaps were at their hottest in the 80’s and early 90’s, SOD had a reported circulation of 1.5 million by 1991. However, as the times changed, and viewing patterns changed, and soap operas had been canceled, one after the other, circulation became much smaller.
As reflected on its website, Soap Opera Digest has been “the leading magazine reporting on soap operas for over 40 years.” Soap fans know there used to be Soap Opera Weekly, Soap Opera Update and Soaps In Depth magazines, as well as ‘Digest’, and over time they all were shut down. Soaps In Depth remains as a digital version.
No word yet on how this may affect or change the Soap Opera Digest online brand or its coverage, as to whether it will expand, or stay the same.
One thing is for sure, all of us who follow the soaps, are so used to picking-up our latest copy of SOD at our neighborhood grocery store or magazine and newspaper stand every week, that is, if you don’t have a mailed subscription. Many fans lived in anticipation for the current issue that would await them, so they were often willing to make even longer trips to a store to find it in their area.
Share your thoughts on a360Media’s decision to cease Soap Opera Digest’s weekly print editions via the comment section below.
Sad but I liked soap opera weekly better Mimi torchin got the best scoops SOD was very kissy ass to actors too.
For sure!
I mean Y n R has been so shit since Griffith especially took over and not one editor or columnist has called him out. Like horrible really. I feel to your point another previous publication like weekly would ve
Not just the actors, but the producers, too. Just this year, they ignored the AA controversy at DAYS until the man actually resigned.
Totally agrees
This is very sad news. Back in the day, I couldn’t wait for the newest edition of Soap Opera Digest. They had the best gossip and cast interviews. But, times have changed. Thank you to all the hard working people who brought the news and features to us for all those decades. My very best wishes to all of them.
You need to have soaps to have a magazine. Everything is history now because of the over abundance of Good Morning America and the freakin talk shows!
I am devastated by this. I want the magazine in my hand!!!!
It’s a sad day We all realize that we are in a different time and most print mags are hanging by a thread but for those of us who still love that old school book in the mail or the newsstand it’s the end of yet another era does anyone know the end date or any online life to the mag please inform
I think thats terrible, for years i saved every one. They came out every other week then every week. I didnt have room to save them anymore but i had them since the 70’s & on & on. Keep it going
Are they reimbursing those of us that have paid through 2024? I’ve paid through September!
I just re-upped in the summer!
same.
I just requested a subscription in early October 2023. Sales in stores have been wonky since November 2022, for me. I contacted a360 media for help in rectifying the fact that the magazine wasn’t getting on the stands in a timely fashion or at all! They didn’t seem to be working too hard to figure out the problem. I guess, here’s my answer why.
I used to love going to the store the day digest would come out in the 80s and 90s but when Soap Opera Weekly came out in 89, that became my favorite and I was surprised it shut down before digest. Haven’t bought a print copy in decades. With only 4 soaps, it’s just not the same.
This is incredibly sad to me.
I’ve had a subscription since the 70’s and loved that it was still in print so that you could actually hold the magazine in your hand and read it.
As someone else said, I want to also thank everyone who worked to put out the issues for us. Please know you are appreciated.
Totally bad move. Not everyone has a computer!!
If you’re reading this posting and typing a reply here, you obviously have computer access.
Or a least a smartphone
I loved it when you could vote for the actors for the Soap Opera Digest Awards! I had it mailed to my home where I would read it cover to cover!
This makes me very sad. I live in NYC and I *never* see places selling the print edition. I subscribed digitally through the app but it stopped working months ago. I’ll truly miss the magazine.
What will happen to my present subscription. It doesn’t end yet?
How do we get back our money for the magazines we won’t be receiving. You owe it to us!
I have paid thru March 2024 will we be reimbursed? Not happy. I want my weekly magazine in my mail still!!
Same for me. What I find disappointing is the fact we got no message from SOD. Unless I missed that email, I don’t recall getting a message stating the magazine was shutting down. I read about on “X” and certainly no message about refunds/transferring my subscription to another magazine that I didn’t ask for or want. I’ve been a fan of SOD since the 80’s and though sad to see it end, I’m sad this is the way they treat their customers.
Very sad indeed!! Would be nice if you would let your subscribers know if they will reimbursed for subscriptions !! Mine ends April 2024 looks like I’m out of luck .
I think SOD would have done better to have gone back to their monthly format, since there are only 4 soap left, now, & one of them is only on Peacock. They could have survived that way; this news is very disappointing, as I’ve always looked forward to getting the latest issue of SOD. I didn’t like that one of their reviewers who wrote for the magazine seemed very slanted toward one soap, Days of Our Lives. Sometimes DoOL would get extra photos, extra articles, where none of the other soaps did. If they were going to do that, they should have rotated all the soaps that are left; fair is fair, after all, & the bias that was displayed was shameful. Sure, it’s ok to prefer one soap over another, but to show it in a weekly magazine, where it shouldn’t make any difference, NOPE! NOT KOSHER! 🙁 I’ll miss the issues I used to look forward to, have saved back a bunch old ones; guess I’ll read those, when I can’t get the regular ones, anymore 🙁
They shouldn’t have halted production before telling subscribers how they plan to reimburse us. What is the plan? I want a refund for the subscriptions I won’t receive.
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.
Photo: CBS
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!
Photo: JPI
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.
Photo: NATAS
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.
Photo: ABC
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.
Photo: NBCUniversal
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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