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Ron Carlivati, Eileen Davidson, and Tamara Tunie Among Upcoming ‘Soapy’ Podcast Season 3 Guests

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Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart is currently in its third season with all-new episodes dropping every Tuesday on the CBS Brand You Tube Channel, and on Audacy or wherever podcasts are available. This week, Rebecca and Greg welcomed Days of our Lives star and beloved sitcom star, Jackée Harry for an entertaining and enlightening chat.

Then, coming up, the official Soapy Instagram account shared that they were giving fans a chance to submit questions to their upcoming season 3 guests which include: Emmy-winning head writer, Ron Carlivati (ex-OLTL, GH and DAYS and former writer, BTG), Two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Eileen Davidson (Ashley, Y&R and ex-Kristen and Susan, DAYS), and Vivica A. Fox (ex-Maya, Generations, and now returning this spring to The Young and the Restless as Stephanie Simmons).

In addition the season 3 line-up will also include: Rob Scott Wilson (Alex DAYS), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Director, Y&R and Chloe Mitchell), Beyond the Gates star, Brandon Claybon (Martin), and Sean Kanan (Deacon, B&B).

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Thus far, Soapy’s season three opened up last week with ‘Knots Landing’ star and ‘General Hospital‘ Emmy-winner Donna Mills as its special guest. Soapy is produced by the Paramount Multiplatform Production Group. The podcast is executive produced by Mike Benson.

You can check out this week’s episode with Jackée Harry as she gives intimate details about her rise to fame from Harlem to Greenwich Village, to Broadway, to Hollywood, plus sharing never-before-heard stories of her friendships and run-ins with many household names such as: Rodney Dangerfield, Oprah, Whoopie Goldberg, Cher, Tichina Arnold, Marla Gibbs, and many more. Jackée opens up about the price of acquiring fame and fortune… and tells us if she’s every going to settle down.

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Love Ron and Jackeé!

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Haha good

I couldn’t agree more.

Bring back Ron to Days! Except for bringing back the sexy, gorgeous Peter Porte as Dimitri, the current writers’ stories do nothing for me…

The ‘writer’ needs to stay away from daytime… permanently. Worst head writer out there.

You are usually the gold standard in your comments but hating on Ron who rescued 2 soaps from the graveyard is such a downer.

enjoy all 3 but along with discorules i agree about Ron many don’t like him i enjoyed his tenure at Days starting with the time jump ! I believe he saved days from cancellation and took it from nbc to streaming nicely . many dislike him that’s there opinion but watching days right now it was better during his writing stint which i believe was 7 years

Ron is a great writer. Rumor has it that he has created his own soap. Maybe Greg will ask him about it.

I wish Ron would come over to Y&R!! With a co writer Ron C could do great things!! Josh Griffith s gotta be out soon

Sony does not want him at The Young and the Restless, nor does CBS. And so long as demos/ratings continue to perform, there will not be a head writer swap. TPTB play the ratings game at Y&R.

Ron has a repeated pattern of some good work for a set period of time followed by some head scratching storylines.

He was going strong at OLTL then along came the Ford brothers and Dorian’s same-sex marriage to help her get elected.

He brought balance to GH then went off the rails with Fluke and Denise DeMuccio.

The final straw at DAYS was the soap-within-a-soap that trudged on way too long.

I’ve always enjoyed Ron’s writing.

Ron gave us the Fluke story and Luke’s horrible exit story at GH. He created that horrible “Body & Soul” mess at Days, along with two of the dumbest serial killer stories ever written. And while there’s not a definite listing of who was writing what at “Beyond The Gates”, it’s funny how Dana/Leslie’s 666 wigs with a different alias for each wig seemed to disappear, once ReRon left that show, so that means it was likely his doing.

Don’t think I’d mind if Ron stayed out of ALL the writers rooms from now on.

And while there’s not a definite listing of who was writing what at “Beyond The Gates”, it’s funny how Dana/Leslie’s 666 wigs with a different alias for each wig seemed to disappear, once ReRon left that show, so that means it was likely his doing.

Yes, there is a definitive list of who writes what. He was a breakdown writer, which means he had zero storyline control. He broke down the scenes for the scriptwriters to provide dialogue. Anything concerning Dana’s wigs was that of Michele Val Jean and Robert Guza Jnr.

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‘Beyond the Gates’ Set to Air Week of Encore Episodes

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Next week, CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates serves up a week of repeats to shed the spotlight on some recent major episodes, in case you may have missed it, all before the 4th of July holiday weekend.

This is not the first time the newest network television soap opera on the block has aired a week’s worth of encore presentations. However this time, the episodes focus on the fabulous Cotillion storyline which is juxtaposed with the blood plasma ring warehouse shakedown which saw Derek Baldwin (Ben Gavin) get shot and eventually die.

Also included in the week is Grammy and Tony Award winner, Jennifer Holliday making a guest appearance on the soap, and singing an original song from the series musical supervisors team during the Duprees Easter brunch, and more.

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Take a look at the rundown of what you will see next week on Beyond the Gates below.

Monday, June 29
The Duprees get ready for Samantha’s cotillion. Jacob meets with Ren. Ashley is in a panic as Grayson prepares for the worst. Bill questions Hayley about her past. Lia puts Derek in the hot seat.

Tuesday, June 30 
Grayson completes his assignment, but then all hell breaks loose at the warehouse. Samantha and Jessica make their cotillion debut while Nicole has to deal with an emergency.

Wednesday, July 1
Someone dies while a Platinum Deb is crowned. Vanessa questions Joey about the chaos of the evening. Tyrell and Jessica slip away for their first time together.

Thursday, July 2
Special Guest Star Jennifer Holliday sings for a friend. Nicole takes Kial to her family’s Easter brunch. Ted advises Carlton. Anita puts Anastasia in her place. Hayley feels like an outsider in a sea of Duprees. Grayson receives a threat. Naomi and Jacob find a way to connect.

Friday, July 3
Naomi and Jacob spend their anniversary apart—both remembering their love story from first date to wedding vows. Izaiah helps his brother out while Naomi leans on Ashley, Dani and Bill.

Beyond the Gates returns with all-new episodes starting Monday, July 6 where it will pick up right from where it left off following the Friday, June 26 cliffhanger.

So, from the encore episodes listed, which are you are you most enthused about seeing again, or do you wish there was no break from traditional all-new episodes? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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RATINGS: ‘Beyond the Gates’ Scores Third Most-Watched Week Since Its Premiere With ‘The Young and the Restless’ Crossover Event

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The tornado that ripped through Fairmont Crest and put the lives of the characters of Beyond the Gates and several from The Young and the Restless in jeopardy had viewers tuning-in for the week of June 8-12.

The highly-publicized crossover event kicked off on the Tuesday, June 9 episode of Beyond the Gates where six residents of Genoa City came to to visit the D.C./Maryland country club for a fundraiser for Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon), only no one expected a twister to tear into the proceedings, leading to several storylines intersecting as people were trapped with one another with Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle) being the most severely injured and now requiring a liver transplant to survive.

According to the ratings report from CBS and Nielsen ratings and as supplied to Variety, Beyond the Gates brought in on average 1.8 million viewers throughout the wee. That is up 11% from its season-to-date numbers and it makes the crossover/tornado episodes its third most-watched week for the soap since Beyond the Gates premiered back on February 24, 2025.

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A GENOA CITY TOUCHDOWN

With the strength of the story, its special effects and bringing over cast of the top-rated, The Young and the Restless which included: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), Michael Mealor (Kyle Abbott), Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott), Susan Walters (Diane Jenkins), Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman) and Bryton James (Devon Hamilton), the Thursday, June 11 episode was the week’s most-watched.

According to the numbers, the Wednesday June 10 episode brought in the most total viewers for the week with 1.87 million (up 17% week-to-week), followed closely by the Friday, June 12 episodes which had 1.84 million watching.

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Over on The Young and the Restless, the week of June 8-12, also saw an increase based on the early return that week of Shemar Moore as Malcolm Winters wrapping up his leg of the story where viewers learned he had a son Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) with Stephanie Simmons (Vivica A. Fox), and survived his bone marrow transplant surgery thanks to Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn).

Y&R scored 3.11 million viewers for the week up 2% from its season average with the June 8 and June 9 episodes featuring Moore averaging 3.2 million viewers and up 9% year-over-year.

So, did you enjoy the tornado episodes of Beyond the Gates and seeing the residents of Genoa City crossover to Fairmont Crest? Share your thoughts via the comment section on the latest ratings for the two CBS daytime soaps.

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‘Beyond the Gates’ Star Karla Mosley Weighs-in on Dani Dupree’s Love Life Endgame: Are You Team Bill or Team Andre?

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Last week, viewers of CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates watched as a tornado ripped through Fairmont Crest. In its wake, people were trapped with one another or seriously injured.

For Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley), she found herself stuck in an elevator with her ex-husband, Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). And wouldn’t you know, one thing led to another, and the two gave into their unresolved feelings for one another and did the deed.

Meanwhile, Dani’s current husband, Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) suffered a minor injury to his leg, and was worried sick in the ballroom because he had no idea where Dani was after the twister decimated the place. Eventually, Dani and Bill part ways go back to their families and act like nothing happened.

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When Dani is reunited with Andre, he professes his love for her even more than ever. As for Bill’s current wife Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings), she could care less because she was making out with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor, Y&R) in a closet at the country club!

THE TORNADO MAY HAVE CHANGED DANI’S HEART

For months, Beyond the Gates viewers have found themselves torn; rooting for Dani and Bill to get over themselves and get back together, or rooting for Dani and Andre, because its clear he truly loves her, even though their marriage may not have started out as the greatest love affair of all time.

Karla Mosley opened up to PEOPLE on Dani’s romance plight and who the writers of the soap might ultimately pair her with, expressing “I cannot say. I honestly have no idea.”

As it seems now, this triangle of Andre/Dani/Bill is about to heat up even more following Dani’s elevator exploits. However, according to Mosley, the popularity of Dani and Andre came as surprise to the writers, which has led to the romantic drama. “The writers did not think Dani and Andre were gonna pop off the way that they did,” explained Karla. “Originally, they thought Bill and Dani would be back together by the end of season one. And then it was like, ‘wait, what is happening?’”

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WRITERS ARE TAKING THE PULSE OF THE FANS

The decision to not have Dani and Bill reunite within season 1 or half-way though season 2, Mosley shares is a sign of the times: “The old soap trope is the torn woman who goes back to her man. But I think there are enough women now who are like, I want to see her win.”

In the end, Karla believes that in this case, fans speaking up, can also translate to the writers room and influence their potential decision of who should be the ultimate man for Dani. She tells Beyond the Gates viewers,  “Keep talking about it, y’all.”

Meanwhile, questions remain: Could Dani and Bill’s elevator sex find her pregnant with his child, which would make this whole situation more messy? Stay tuned.

Now, let us know, who do you want to see Dani ultimately with … Bill Hamilton or Andre Richardson? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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