Days Of Our Lives
Steve Burton Shares Thoughts On His ‘Beyond Salem’ Debut and His General Hospital Exit
It’s been a bit since daytime soap fans have seen Steve Burton on their screens. But starting next week, that is about to change when Burton is part of the cast for the Peacock streaming series, Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem Chapter Two.
Steve is reprising his first soap role as Harris Michaels, but just whether he is a good Harris or a bad Harris is yet to be seen.
Deadline spoke to Burton to get his take on coming to the DAYS family after his General Hospital departure. As viewers know, Burton was let-go from his signature role of Jason Morgan when he did not comply with the ABC Covid-19 Vaccine mandate.
Speaking openly about his exit from Port Charles, Steve shared: “Look, the circumstance was tough and you know, that’s just the way it is.” He later added in his decision, “It’s a personal choice and that’s what I had to do. GH was a huge part of my life and I’m so grateful for the opportunity there and the people there. I just don’t have anything bad to say.”
As for what to look for when Burton’s Harris enters ‘Beyond Salem’: “He’s not operating on a code of ethics that is great. Albert Alaar (Co-EP, DAYS) was like, ‘Do you care about being a bad guy?’ I said, ‘No, man. Whatever. I can play anything.’ I don’t know how much I can say but he does some not nice things in this chapter. There may be some redemption.”
Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem Chapter Two drops Monday July 11th.
So what do you think? Will Burton be the bad guy on Beyond Salem Chapter 2? Do you hope that Steve might come to the mothership and Days of our Lives down the line? Comment below.
“Whatever you believe or not believe about Covid, there has to be protocols in place. At GH we are having great success. Everybody was social distancing, masking.” Except, YOU WEREN’T! Let’s not forget the bomb Nancy Lee Grahn revealed on social media. He can try and make it sound pretty, but it wasn’t. Things behind-the-scenes were not as good as he’s trying to paint it as, and I am pretty sure he was part of the problem.
“[Note: Burton declined to reveal his vaccination status.]” He doesn’t need to: we know he isn’t vaxxed, and it’s why he got himself fired, but we also know Ken Corday has been so loose and care-free about COVID since production on Days of Our Lives began again, so it doesn’t surprise me he hired anti-vaxx individuals.
I’m always turned off when an actor says, “I can play anything.” First, it’s not true. The greatest stars have always acknowledged that certain roles would not fit them. That’s why Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep never played hookers — they just wouldn’t be believable. Warren Beatty never played a priest for the same reason. But, as always, Mr. Burton places himself above everyone else. I won’t be watching.
Burton cannot play anything. He proves that daily as every role he assumes is an exact replica of the last.
I think everyone has the right to do whatever is best for them as far as getting the vaccine. I for one am missing Steve on my favorite soap and hopes he comes back in the future. It different without him.
So right – the show needs Jason to swoop Carly off her feet
Yes, I agree. Carly needs Jason.
It sure is. I miss him so much. There will never be another Jason like Steve.
Bring Steve Burton and Jessica Collins back as Dylan and Avery to mix it up with Sharon and Nick on Y n r! The need show needs more quads and triangles and romance! Hopefully Doug Davidson Paul can come back finally.
I am very happy for Steve! I do miss him on GH, and hope that he is able to come back soon. He is a very kind and caring man, who is also doing what he can to motivate people. He helped me through the pandemic with all of his and Bradford ‘s additional content online, and is a breath of fresh air during these difficult times. I appreciate him very much, and wish him great success!
I agree!
I would love more than anything if Steve came back to GH. The hole he left behind is still there and it’s HUGE!
Me too
Would love it if He stayed OUT of Days. If you want him at GH I hope he goes there. Just keep him away from Days
Yes you are right. Jason needs to come back. It is kinda boring w/o him
I haven’t missed Steve/Jason..
Out of sight out of mind.
All is good/normal without him, imo.
I know some miss Jason, but it’s proven he is not needed.
To his fans; hoping your want of him back is granted.
SuOOO
I don’t miss Steve/Jason either. While I don’t mind Drew Cain, I am not crazy about this actor but it would be awful watching Billy Miller with Carly.
Hi Violet-
Way I see it— This Drew is annoying and does not fit into the
GH atmosphere– He simply is not GH-(( bad casting…
He’s like a sad/bad version of a wannabe Dr. Phil..lol
Ahh ha! you are right!!! Billy Miller and Carly would be totally not right..
But– I can’t get into Drew and Carly either..
Carly is best being an old maid ahaa!
SuOOO
Hi there. Just saw your post and agree. I didn’t mind this new Drew years ago when he was a lot younger on All My Children, but he’ just doesn’t have the same appeal now. He also played opposite Rebecca Buddig/Rachael Barnes and they made a nice couple. I wish she’d come back, so I could see if they still look good together, ha! Well, no matter how the fans bitch and complain, we just have to watch or not, right?
You can bet your soul that Jason will be eating pizza on Thanksgiving with his family…. though with the number of pre-emptions GH has had this year, you probably won’t see that episode until next February.
In the meantime, all of us in Hell are looking forward to the 2nd chapter of “Beyond Salem” next week.
Satan
Iam not betting my soul or anything else, at my age just a snap of your fingers and I’d be gone. Forgot about Beyond Salem,hopefully it’s better than what’s going on in old Salem now.
I’m not a days of our lives fan so I won’t be watching. I do hope Steve comes back to GH soon. It’s definitely noticeable he isn’t there. I don’t care for some of the storylines now so I haven’t been watching much. Maybe it’s time for soap operas to go away. My opinion only.
This is all Great and all, However , we still want JASON MORGAN/STEVE BURTON back on GH.
Yes, we want Jason back on GH…
Was there literally no one else available? I could definitely live without seeing his face on my screen ever again. He’s just not a very compelling actor. At least he didn’t blame GH for the consequences of his actions and took appropriate responsibility. I’ll give him credit for that. But Covid is spreading faster in the US than ever (a MILLION people dead so far) and it sounds like he is still not vaccinated. How does that work with all the people on set he is still going to be putting at risk?
Bob…Amen to your comment. Totally agree.
Agreed. Shame that the media praises the most selfish and egotistical
Not the best actor. Why he gets so much attention shows the lack of caring for true talent in this industry
Bring Steve burton back to GH as Jason of course we miss him he’s a good actor they all need him back..
Burton’s all too present appearance on Beyond TURNED ME OFF COMPLETELY. I really do NOT want more of him.
Plus his looks are gone and he is always playing the same old same role.
Days should have looked elsewhere not Burton
Please com back
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.
It’s Daytime Emmy nomination week, and as previously reported things kick-off on Monday, July 13 when Entertainment Tonight (7pm ET) will announce the nominees for Lead Actress category and Daytime Talk Series for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In addition on Monday, Extra (7pm ET) will reveal the nominees for Lead Actor and Daytime Talk Host.
On Tuesday, The View (11am ET) starts things off with their announcement of Daytime Drama, Entertainment News program and Outstanding Daytime Personality-Daily. That is followed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) full reveal of all the categories beginning at 12noon ET/9am PT on their website and their official social handles on X and Instagram.
Then, Tuesday night at 8pm ET/5pm PT join Michael Fairman as he hosts his 12th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special 2026 live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel where he will chat with some of the just announced nominees as we celebrate the hard work of the men and women in front of the camera who will be going for gold.
WHEN ARE THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
This year, the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out on October 30 in ceremonies in Hollywood, California (Venue yet to be revealed). At that time, as like last year, both the major categories and creative arts will be presented. There is no word yet on a broadcast partner for the annual celebration of daytime programming, or if it will soley be streamed on NATAS’ watch.theemmys.tv and various apps and platforms.
WHO WILL BE APPEARING ON THE DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS SPECIAL 2026?
Throughout Tuesday, keep an eye on Michael Fairman TV’s social media handles on X, Facebook and Instagram, for updates of who will be expected to appear on our live show.
If you have a question or comment for one of the nominees, or on the nominations, we can encourage you to join us in the live chat on Tuesday night.
So, who are you hoping lands a nomination from Beyond the Gates, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Let us know via the comment section. More Tuesday!
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