On Wednesday, January 7, CBS aired the 2015 “People’s Choice Awards,” which saw The CW’s “Jane the Virgin” and “The Flash,” along with talent from the network’s “The Vampire Diaries,” “Supernatural,” and “Beauty and the Beast,” sweep much of the television categories.
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The preliminary list of honorees for the 32nd Annual PaleyFest Los Angeles event were announced on Wednesday. ABC’s “Scandal,” CBS’ “The Good Wife” and The CW’s superhero pairing of “Arrow” and “The Flash” are among the first batch of shows scheduled to be honored and have panels.
With “General Hospital’s” Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) set to appear on ABC Family’s “Baby Daddy” next month as an exaggerated version of herself, ABC announced today that in a cross-promotional move cast members from the hit comedy are set to appear on the daytime drama series for the show’s Valentine’s Day episode.
Fans of online series “Youthful Daze” will soon get a dose of “The Young and the Restless'” Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman), when she debuts in upcoming episodes as Nicole Wallace, the mother of resident bad boy Randy Milhouse (Reese Mishler). Scott’s character is described as being “calculated and waspy.”
On Saturday, January 17 from 2:30 – 4:30 PM, “The Young and the Restless'” Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) will be appearing at the Charleston Town Center in Charleston, West Virginia for a meet and greet.
In a new promo for “General Hospital,” the daytime drama series is compared to the likes of ABC’s primetime hits “Scandal,” “Revenge” and even “How to Get Away with Murder” when the announcer says, “When you think ‘Scandal’ and ‘Revenge,’ think ‘GH.’ We know all about getting away with murder.”
Beau Kazer, who originated the role of Brock Reynolds on CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” in 1974, has died. The actor passed on December 30 in Thousand Oaks, California. He was 63 years old.
The second half of the fourth season of ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” will include “General Hospital” alum Sebastian Roché (ex-Jerry Jacks), who has been cast as King Stefan, Aurora’s (Sarah Bolger) father who has a complicated past with Maleficent (Kristin Bauer Van Straten), reports Entertainment Weekly.
The wait is almost over for the premiere of the new ABC.com original series, “GH Now,” hosted by “General Hospital’s” Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis). The series, which brings fans closer to their favorite Port Charles denizens than ever before, is set to premiere on ABC.com and the WATCH ABC app on Monday, January 12 with the first three of six episodes, reports TVLine.
After returning from holiday break in Australia, “The Young and the Restless'” Tristan Rogers (Colin Atkinson) announced that he is sticking around for at least another year on the daytime drama series, which recently celebrated 26 years as the most watched scripted series in the daypart.
Bellum Entertainment and Raycom Media announced today that it has picked up two seasons of “Fix It & Finish It,” hosted by “General Hospital” and “Dancing with the Stars” alum Antonio Sabato, Jr., and sister series “Flip My Food,” hosted by Chef Jeff Henderson. The pickup for seasons 2 and 3 for both includes 150 episodes per season and expands the reach of each series beyond the existing Raycom Media stations.
Just before the holiday break, actor Robb Derringer announced on social media that he will soon be departing ABC’s “General Hospital,” where he’s been portraying the recurring role of Special Agent Kyle Sloane opposite Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) since mid-November.
Former “All My Children” and “Fruitvale Station” actor Michael B. Jordan has been cast in the lead role opposite Sylvester Stallone in the newest chapter in the “Rocky” franchise entitled “Creed,” which is set to begin shooting this month in Philadelphia.
CBS is kicking off 2015 with nothing but smiles on its face as the network touts in a new promo that its lineup consisting of “The Young and the Restless,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “The Price is Right,” “The Talk” and “Let’s Make a Deal” have helped it become daytime’s most watched network for 28 consecutive years.
After Rayna (Connie Britton) chose Deacon (Charles Esten) on the winter finale of ABC’s “Nashville,” the series returns with all new episodes beginning Wednesday, February 4 with the question, “Can their love survive the year?”
CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” will be welcoming back “Big Brother’s” Zach Rance, when the former houseguest appears again on the daytime drama series sometime in early February.
“The Royals” marks E!’s first entry in the original scripted drama series game when it premieres Sunday, March 15, and as the network highlights the annual Christmas address by Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley), who says, “I’m supposed to tell you what a wonderful year it’s been. I’m supposed to smile and stick to the script. But the truth is, as a family, as a monarchy, we’re hanging on by a thread,” we can’t help but prepare to witness the next great soapy drama!
Millions of viewers have helped make “Game of Thrones,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Gotham” just a few of the most watched shows on TV, but according to TorrentFreak.com, they also top the list of the most downloaded (i.e. pirated) shows on BitTorrent sites.