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Victoria's Plan To Help Victor Get The Upper Hand Against Jabot Revealed In Y&R's Latest Script Tease!
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The clever minds doing some fun outreach on social media behind the scenes at CBS The Young and the Restless … have been having some fun with their viewers and followers with their “Script Tease” posts! After giving some clues, and upon reaching a certain number of re-tweets, they reveal the answer to their clues which involves an upcoming plot point!
This week, Y&R posted a picture of Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) and tweeted: “RT 200 times to see what Victoria’s plan is to help Victor get the upper hand against Jabot!” After the action was done by followers, it was revealed that it has to do with the long MIA company cosmetics brand … Brash & Sassy!
In the reveal of the script tease the tweet said: “The Y&R Script Tease has been unlocked! Watch Victoria put her plan into motion on 1/19/15! #BrashNSassy”
Brash & Sassy was the cosmetics line that was run by Daddy Newman’s (Eric Braeden) little girl, Victoria in the past, and now it looks like a retooled version is on the way to go against the Jabot Cosmetics gang!
So, what do you think about Brash & Sassy making a return in story? Are you enjoying the Y&R Script Teases? Comment below!
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Days of our Lives long-running cast member James Reynolds revealed on the November 10 edition of Entertainment Tonight that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and his character of Abe Carver will now be going through an on-screen Parkinson’s battle as well.
Speaking with ET’s Nischelle Turner, the 80-year-old actor and Daytime Emmy winner shared how he attempted to hide the warning signs dating back to 15-20 years ago when he would have, “What they call the hallucinations. My wife (Lissa) would say, ‘You were hitting me last night in bed,’ and I would say, ‘What?!’ I was having these really horrible dreams.” Reynolds also added that he realized falling out of bed was an early symptom of Parkinson’s too.
Discussing the on-going tremors that have become more noticeable over time especially in hands, James shared that when he finally told the Days of our Lives cast they were nothing but “extraordinarily helpful and supportive.”
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SCREEN LIFE TO MIRROR REAL LIFE
Now with DAYS about to launch into Abe’s Parkinson’s storyline, Reynolds hopes that he can turn his experience into something positive by encouraging others facing the disease to keep fighting. During the sit-down, Reynolds co-star Jackée Harry (Paulina Price) recalls her reaction to learning of Reynolds’ real-life diagnosis and how she has continued to search for new treatments to inform James about.
Although Parkinson’s disease currently has no cure, there are medications and treatments can help those manage symptoms and improve quality of life. The condition progresses at a different pace from individual to individual.
As discussed in his conversation with ET, Reynolds cited Michael J. Fox and Alan Alda as two high-profile celebrities who have brought awareness to the disease.
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In story on DAYS, Abe in recent weeks had been experiencing tremors which led to seek help and a diagnosis Dr. Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans). Soon Abe and others will find out of his battle with Parkinson’s. Although on the promo for this week’s DAYS, Abe is seen telling Kayla, that he will do something, “when the time is right.”
James Reynolds is one of the most prolific performers, being the longest-running Black Actor in a role on a television series, not to mention his aforementioned Lead Actor Daytime Emmy win in 2018, and being inducted in 2025 into the Daytime Emmy Gold and Silver Society of honorees.
You can check out James’ in-depth conversation on his Parkinson’s diagnosis below.
Share your thoughts for James after learning of his health battle, and what do you think of Days of our Lives incorporating the disease into Abe Carver’s Salem storyline? Let us know in the comment section.
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I love the return of Brash & Sassy. Brings back lots of memories.
Encouraging move by Y&R. Between revisiting Brass & Sassy vs. Jabot plus Jill, Colin, and Cane plotting to take Chancellor back from Victor, it reminds me of the kind of stories that made Y&R the #1 soap. Hopefully Mr. Pratt’s writing will be up to the task.
One thing Pratt wrote well when he wrote for Melrose Place was the corporate battle for DnD advertising, I am confident that Pratt can write this particular story well. He just needs to remember that his over-the-top plots he wrote on MP worked well for primetime and this is daytime, don’t sacrifice character for plot. He wrecked AMC, imo.
Richard…so true. When Chuck Pratt wrote for Melrose Place in the 1990’s, that D&D Advertising corporate stuff (in my opinion) was such AWESOME STORYTELLING!!!!! With that, Pratt knew WHAT THE HELL he was doing!!!!! Other stuff on other shows over the years…not so much. Nope.
Yawn
We shall see, Bill. I am leaning towards agreeing with you, but I am such a loyal fan of Y&R, I want to ‘get into’ the storylines. Here we go again…recycled stories. Isn’t it time for Victor to go to Florida for the winter, wear his bermudas, pack some vodka for Nikki, and do some birdwatching?
Then, there is this silly, infantile storyline ….you know, the love triangle between Jack, Phyl and whats-her-name. How old are these people?! Lordy Lord; they could be grandparents! Seriously, does anyone care about that idiotic wig? Or to whom it belongs? Or who’s the mean High Schooler, and who is behind the infantile shenanigans? If this is the way TPTB want to go, then come up with a mystery with substance….challenge us. Do not have two immature grannies play peek-a-boo with a wig. All for Jack? Yuck….
“…Isn’t it time for Victor to go to Florida for the winter, wear his bermudas, pack some vodka for Nikki, ”
you are giving them a sense of humor
stop it
LOL
as much as i’d love to see Y&R
i’m a non-watcher devotee
cajole and whet are not part of the newman mix.. unless it’s to see Victoria meld her presence and realize her own family… forget about your immediate family already… align with the Abbott and forego Newman crest… i’d laugh out loud press scream soapbox the wicked witch is dead manly egotistical got it up further than we’d ever dream for
snore Eric
I blame you : the Newman falter, abysmal, lacks, spiritless,with no passion
spiral with no control
the end
I second that YAWN!
I take the Phyllis/Kelly baloney even a step
further back…to me, it seems more like junior
high school. So ridiculous, not to mention
boring.
I do not care a fig about that wig.
Now when I see that trio of juveniles (Jack, too, really),
I just FF.
Amelia Heinle is not a brass and sassy actress. TPTB need to cut their losses with AH and recast the role.
Amelia Heinle was OK on AMC where she had a supporting role. I’m really not much of a fan of her take on Victoria Newman. If they recast the role with someone better I would be onboard with that. I agree she’s not Brash & Sassy, she’s more like Mopey & Snoozey.
I have felt this way for years. Ugggghhhh…..
Amelia Heinle is not convincing as a businesswoman brains. Heather Tom was the reason the original Brash & Sassy storyline seemed authentic.
I love the use of history in soaps, and the corporate intrigue is what interested me in Y&R in the first place. So while I like the concept, the “Brash & Sassy” brand name seems very outdated to me. I do like the fact that Y&R is returning to the corporate-based storylines. For awhile there it seemed like every character was in the food service/hospitality industry, which to me isn’t as exciting or glamorous as the cosmetics & fashion industry. JMO.
Y&R has really improved lately. Keep it up!
I could be on board with this so if this is Chuck Pratt’s doing I like it let’s stop making women just baby makers. Victoria was always a strong independent woman until LML started her reign of terror with this show. We have had two writing regimes have her in a storyline with who is the Daddy enough already.
Amelia heinle can not pull this off. Ugh!
That is my problem with this actress. She can play a weepy housewife, but a female executive with ballz, NOT.
How do you know? She has not been given material to work with! Don’t get me wrong Heather Tom was a great Victoria but she is not coming back let’s give AH a chance. I for one thought she deserved her emmy last year lets see what she can do let’s give her a chance! She just might surprise us
I concur… WHAT is the Y&R production TEAM doing ?
that is a ridiculous picture of a woman in her prime…. it’s laughable… and arguably a disservice to the actress to be photoed as such
which reminds me of when… the nuBilly started on the show… the behind the scenes tried to have Victoria fix her hair so youngish… in braid fashion… LOL
she belongs with Stitch… and should be bestie BFF with Ashley… and mature interests…. she is after all… sharing her daughter with billy… Ashley needs to get over herself… and just share with Victoria… and they in turn need to bond and get rid of Victor, Nikki, and Nikolas….
done
I am an advocate of giving second chances. But, I must agree with you Lou. I do like Amelia immensely ……however, not in a business suit, per se.
She has been playing Victoria for ten years. She is no newbie deserving a second chance. How many chances does she need in the span of ten years? I liked her best with Billy a Miller, albeit she was a bit of a Debbie Downer….but she was ok.
I do not, however, want a replacent. We know what we have in Amelia as Victoria; with a recast, we might get someone worse.
Loving this and glad they are focusing more on business storys. I hope they revisit Glo by Jabot sometime soon too. Glad Amelia didnt leave show.
I LOVE revisiting YR’s history, Brash and Sassy brings back fond memories and this is a hopeful sign of the new headwriter. However, heather tom had this role nailed with this company and story in particular and AH does not embody “brash” or “sassy” by ANY means!!! She needs to run a comb through her hair first!!! HT will ALWAYS be Victoria Newman Howard!!!!!!
Amelia / Victoria is Nun not a playar..
Victoria was horrible in her kidnapping story lol..(can only imagine this one aaha)
She sat on the floor by the door and later had lunch with her kidnapper and when a the gun was fired she looked like she was having tea..
Fact is; Victoria is at her best being a Y&R homebound ornament ..
The only thing that would get Victoria up and going is;
Stitch chasing her around the house with a pig poker / that would get her jumping/moving!!
hell
if Stitch was chasing me with any thing… i’d relent respond trigger and give back
men are easy
men respond
men blank up stairs and puff up their best and well…
It would make sense if there was a strong youth presence on the show like there was when Brash and Sassy first came onto the scene– but Vicky is hardly Brash or Sassy anymore – but most of the cast isn’t Young or Restless either so why not– I like blasts from the past; If they really want to make my day they should have Katie Logan from B&B be involved in crossover for the relaunch of the line (aka Heather Tom) that would be a hoot — I would love to hear say a line like “Oh yeah Brash and Sassy, I used wear that brand when I was a teenager.” Oh well a girl can dream can’t she?
AARP has people of 50 as senior citizens and they get discounts and stuff as that..
Y&R has many senior citizens (not a lot of young and restless peoples) or some are approaching that half century mark..
People to be considered ”young” in business and advertisers etc etc is under 40 (over 39 is the youth/young killer)
Y&R tries to keep the old appearing as being young..
EB/Victor seems to be one and only who is natural..
Perhaps Y&R needs a name/title change.. lol
All the facelifts, botox, wigs and hair extensions will keep them young as they were 20 or 30 ago when they first came on screen as actually Young ‘ and restless…
Don’t knock the older generation. They deserve respect. Soaps are the one genre that does not discriminate against the older generation. I look forward to seeing the older crowd doing their thing day in and day out because I belong to that generation. I have been watcing Y&R since I was a teenager. I also know that the daytime actors seem to live longer doing what they do and they look great doing it. There was once a time when they were not considered as real actors. Some of our highest paid actors on the big screen today started out in soaps.
I do not think you are knocking the ‘older generation’, su. I do not want to speak for you, or put words in your mouth, but I understand what you are saying. Yes, we need all ages, all genres on soaps…it’s what makes the world go ’round. However, these ‘older’ people should be given roles appropriate for their ages. As you try to point out, Su, no amount of Botox or hair extensions is going to change the fact that they are aging…..and, most look gorgeous….with or without the ‘artificial aid”.
For instance, Kelly/Cady looks ridiculous in those tight and I’ll-fitting dresses. She is way too voluptuous…..makes her look cheap. I’m with you, pal….if these actresses/actors want respect, then TPTB should dress them accordingly and give them appropriate roles.
Brash and Sassy?
More like Corroded and Rusty.
the headline alone… just rankles and riles the nerve endings
who gives a hoot ( blankety blank expletive ) what Victor wants any more?
it’s ad nauseam passed the point of does not belong
Eric Braeden
so much retread… for Victoria and Nikolas
Nikolas has lost his manhood
Nikki pines for nothing more than distilled imbibe… can’t see passed her lost life
Victor makes you cringe in embarrass… fade near the exit
Victoria , the one Newman… with humane affect stirs her own
Nothing Brash or Sassy about AH’s Victoria Newman. This storyline only worked because of HT. Not a fan of this recycled storyline. It will only pale in stark comparison to the original.
Y&R focused on a rivalry between two or more people or families in romance or business. It uses stock themes like a cinderella (who is a rival of the male protagonist’s evil girlfriend), two brothers after one woman (or two sisters after one man) or mistaken/unknown parentage. Typically, the hero is known a month in advance..
Y&R stories most always pit one against another= boring..
As now with Kelly and Phyllis.. Jack will be made a fool of and Phyllis will be proven right.
Never any intrigue..
I love y&r. They just drag too long with their episodes. I miss the old Billy, Lily, Heather, Adam, Phillis and Victoria. Where is Maxs, Tyler, Brock, Sophia, JT, Chile and Jack , Daniel and Jack son?
Yes can’t wait until Victoria brings Brash&Sassy back. They done really well with that cosmetic!!!!!!!!
Yeah Right!!!! Snorboria bringing Brash & Sassy back is like Ford Motor Co. reintroducing the Edsel.
I am glad to see Y&R bringing back real llife events such as Michael’s cancer. My only problem with this storyline is that Michael would sacrifice his life for the sake of not being able to please his wife in bed. True love and devotion goes beyond the bedroom. It’s all or nothting. They make these two out to be the ultimate couple but as soon as there’s a heavy trial such as this prostate cancer he throws the other half of the relationship out of the window. I thought marraige involved two. I thought you became one whole person when you took that sacred oath to Jehovah our loving father. Oh! I forgot! That’s not the way of the world anymore. As soon as the going gets tough the tough gets going, Let me never forget that again.