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!

The new gothic horror thriller The Raven, drops this Friday, January 16 featuring some very familiar faces to soap fans and the streaming series, The Bay. The film will be available On Demand on several major platforms.

The Raven is a noir-inspired adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic works The Raven and Annabel Lee, directed and written by Emmy Award–winning creator and filmmaker, Gregori J. Martin (The Bay). The film stars Emmy winner, Kristos Andrews (Pete/Adam, The Bay) as Guy De Vere, Emmy winner Mike Manning (Smitty, Beyond the Gates) as Johnny, horror film icon, the “Candyman”, the late Tony Todd (ex-Gus Rogan, Y&R). In addition, General Hospital alum, William deVry (ex-Julian Jerome) also appears as well as The Bay’s Celeste Fianna.

Set in a shadowy, 1940s-inspired world, The Raven, follows a grieving man who spirals into madness in the hours after burying his beloved Annabel Lee. As a mysterious raven appears, he is drawn into a nightmarish descent marked by guilt, supernatural encounters, and the fragile boundary between life and death. The Raven reimagines Poe’s themes of loss, obsession, and the supernatural through a contemporary cinematic lens.

Sadly, the film marks Tony Todd’s final performance and holds particular significance following the legendary actor’s passing in November 2024. While his final cinematic appearance was in Final Destination: Bloodlines, his role in The Raven stands as a poignant late-career role that underscores his enduring presence in genre cinema. Rounding out the cast are Rae Dawn Chong and Victoria Baldesarra.

You can watch The Raven starting tomorrow in the U.S. via Amazon, Fandango at Home, Verizon Fios, Hoopla, and major cable platforms, with additional territories and platforms to follow.

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The Raven was produced by LANY Entertainment and SheMogul Media with Precious V. Mayes (Take No Prisoners, Darkness of Man) serving as Executive Producer, alongside Buffalo 8 co-founders Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor.

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Tonight in Hollywood, The Raven will have its premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatres. You can check out the official trailer below.

So, intrigued to see Kristos Andrews, Mike Manning and the final role of Tony Todd in The Raven? Comment below.

Former Y&R actor, Max Ehrich (ex-Fenmore Baldwin 2012-2015), and who is set to be seen in the upcoming season of The Bay as Wesley McKinnon, was arrested earlier on Tuesday night on domestic violence charges for allegedly assaulting his own mother.

New details on Thursday shed more light on what went down. According to TMZ and the police report, Ehrich was accused of roughing up his mother while abusing nitrous oxide.

In further details, the police received a domestic violence call Tuesday night from someone who claimed Ehrich was live streaming himself beating on his mother. Police say they responded to the Florida home Ehrich shares with his mom, who officers found at a neighbor’s residence after an altercation with Max.

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The mother, revealed, Max “heavily abuses inhalants” and had “consumed nitrous oxide before turning violent during an argument over her phone in their house,” police said.  Ehrich’s mom, Rhonda Ehrich. allegedly told the police Max chased her outside into her neighbor’s backyard, pushed her to the ground and kicked her in the thigh. However, she did not suffer serious injuries.

In the initial report, Ehrich was arrested for battery on a person 65 or older. He posted $1,000 bond, and was released Wednesday. His arrest came amid fan concerns regarding Max’s behavior. He was allegedly on his Instagram live earlier in the day, acting erratic and making cryptic posts. One post included Max giving out his mother’s phone number saying, “Link in bio give zelleto my mom RHONDA.”

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Ehrich is best-known in the mainstream media as the ex of singer Demi Lovato. On their break-up, Lovato expressed in her recent documentary, “I think I rushed into something that I thought was what I was supposed to do. I realized as time went on, that I didn’t actually know the person that I was engaged to.”

Demi added,”The hardest part of the breakup was mourning the person that I thought he was … but I’m not the only one who felt fooled. I was just as shocked as the rest of the world at some of the things that were said and done.” Lovato went on to tie the knot with Jordan “Jutes” Lutes back in May of this year.

What are your thoughts on what happened with Max and his arrest? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.