(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Fans of ABC's recently canceled "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" have set Tuesday, May 17 as their next protest day, which just happens to be the day the ABC Television Network announces its Fall 2011 Daytime and Primetime schedule to advertisers and press outlets. On this day, the network is expected to provide a preview of "The Chew" and "The Revolution," alongside the numerous pilots the network is expected to order to series for the 2011-2012 television season. "Chew" replaces "All My Children" in September while "Revolution" replaces "One Life to Live" in January 2012.…
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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Wednesday, May 11, is one of the most important days in daytime television as the day marks the announcement of nominees for "The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" airing Live on CBS on Sunday, June 19. Soap Opera Network has learned that the official announcement will be made tomorrow morning promptly at 9:00 AM ET through a joint press release from the CBS Television Network and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). As previously reported, the "38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" will air from 8:00 to 10:00 PM ET/PT (live on the east coast, recorded…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — If you've been living under a rock, you may not have known that Roger Howarth was returning to ABC's "One Life to Live" beginning Friday, May 13. The only question was whether or not he'd be playing the role of Todd Manning or some new character that just happens to look like Todd pre-2003, when Trevor St. John took over the role after it was revealed his initial role as Walker Laurence was really Todd with a face lift. In "The Tale of Two Todd's," Howarth marks his triumphant return to the drama series with the infamous scar…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — After CBS posted your first look at Genie Francis as Genevieve Atkinson on the networks daytime drama "The Young and the Restless," while she conducted a photo shoot with on-screen son and co-star Daniel Goddard, publications are now giving you the opportunity to see the actress in her first scenes! The question that has everyone wondering, however, is what is Goddard doing in the image? After all, his character, Ethan 'Cane' Ashby, was murdered in February and his wife has been grieving his loss while seeing what appeared to be his ghost. Soap Opera Network has your answer.…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — If you liked what you saw in the debut episode of "Dating in the Middle Ages," you'll love what happens next in Episode 2. If you like the series, why not contribute towards season two?Dating in the Middle AgesDevin Mills
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Soap fans may remember Matt Cavenaugh from his stint as Mark Soloman, the secret lover of Daniel Colson (Mark Dobies), on ABC's "One Life to Live," but you may not have known that the actor is one of Broadway's biggest stars and will be hosting an intimate event with fans in New York City on Monday, May 16. Soap Opera Network has joined together with Cavenaugh in providing discount tickets to those wishing to attend. Interested? Before he joined "One Life to Live" in 2004, Cavenaugh made his stage debut in 1997 with "The Pirates of Penzance," where…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — A "General Hospital" representative has informed Soap Opera Network that due to illness, actress Rebecca Herbst, who portrays the role of Elizabeth Webber, is on a temporary leave of absence. As her character is currently involved in the shows big storyline leading into summer, the ABC soap was forced to recast the role with former "Days of our Lives" starlet Martha Madison (ex-Belle Black). Madison currently stars in the popular online soap, "The Bay." Madison first airs on Wednesday, June 8. "The cast and crew of 'General Hospital' wish Becky a speedy recovery and expect her to be…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Katie Couric announced last week that she would be leaving her post as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” after five years with the network. The former “Today” show co-host plans to launch a daytime talk show in the fall of 2012. Word has it that ABC is in serious discussions to bring the well known personality to the Disney/ABC Television Group fold, but what does that mean for ABC’s “General Hospital” now that it’s former lead-ins “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” are being replaced with “The Chew” and “The Revolution?” Although Brian Frons, President,…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — For many of you, "Dating in the Middle Ages" may not immediately come to mind when you think of the latest trend hitting the internet – the era of the web soaps, but it is possibly the most fun you'll get out of the non-traditional soap opera. In February, Soap Opera Network conducted a candid interview with creator and star of "Dating in the Middle Ages," Devin Mills, but before we present you with that interview, we thought we'd give you a glimpse at all the fun and crazy antics that will surely turn into a guilty pleasure.Dating…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — I'm sure you have better things to do with your life on Mother's Day than spending four hours with the teens at "Beverly Hills, 90210" from 20 years ago, but SOAPnet is airing the billionth marathon of the show on your mom's most important day (besides her own birth and the day you kicked yourself out of her). According to the departing cable network, viewers will be treated to four hours of programming featuring some of the most beloved (and not so beloved) mothers from the popular 90's FOX series. In fact, you can get a chance to…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — As we reported back on April 25, SOAPnet will not be handing over its valuable cable/satellite space to Disney Junior as soon as expected after a scathing report by Deadline.com revealed the incompetence of numerous Disney executives. Now an ABC representative has confirmed to Soaps in Depth that Deadline was in fact correct in their report, although they didn't touch the poor management issue. Instead of launching in January 2012 as originally thought, SOAPnet Disney Junior is now expected to launch at some point in early 2012 as the Walt Disney Company begins signing new contracts with cable…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — As previously reported, NBC's "Days of our Lives" has cast actor Bren Foster in the contract role of Quinn, a "charming businessman with an edge. He can be clean cut or not. He is sexy, mysterious and savvy, has an easy way with the ladies but can be formidable if crossed." According to sources, Foster's first scenes will be with Nadia Bjorlin's Chloe Lane. The two will meet at the Cheatin' Heart, where Quinn offers to buy Chloe a drink and one thing leads to another (hello sexy couple), on Friday Thursday, May 5. The funniest part? Look…
Children of “General Hospital” creators Frank and Doris Hursley sue ABC for “breach of contract.” Find out all the deets!
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — On Tuesday, April 26, soap fans, who were able to make it to protests in response to ABC's cancellation of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" in major cities across the nation, found out the hard way that dictatorships (cough, television networks) don't play with crazy – they just call the cops on them! To be clear, by no means are we calling anyone crazy (except the boneheaded movers and shakers at ABC). Unfortunately, that is what some people believe when they hear you're a soap fan these days. But onto the news… According to those…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Oh ABC, ABC, ABC…or should I say ABC Daytime? In the two weeks since you opted to cancel the soaps citing poor financial returns and low ratings at "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," which caused backlash within the television community, a major advertiser pulls their ads off your network and then the incompetence of your top dog is uncovered by an employee to the press. So what else could you possibly have up your soapy sleeve? How about your being sued by the children of the creators of "General Hospital" for missing profit margins! That's…
Earlier today, Soap Opera Digest posted breaking news on their website when they reported that actress Cady McClain would be returning to ABC’s “All My Children” in the role of Dixie Cooney. Shortly afterward, Soaps in Depth posted their own version of the news. Who to believe? At this point, it doesn’t matter as long as Dixie’s back! Then again, Cady did return in early 2010 when Dixie, who died via poisoned pancakes (what were the writers thinking?), and her ghost/spirit was used to usher out Palmer Cortlandt, who had “died” on the soap a few months after his real-life portrayer, James Mitchell, passed away.
UPDATE POSTED @ 12:49 PM ET: Chrishell Stause has updated her twitter page and noted that she's hearing confirmation on the rumors that we've all been talking about (which rumor is that exactly?). Meanwhile, she denied tweeting the picture of the Easter Eggs as posted by an anti-executive twitter account. Soap Opera Network apologizes for attributing that to Chrishell. So what rumor are we about to learn is true? Tune in to find out! PREVIOUS @ 4:37 AM ET (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — We're not saying she's referring to what we're thinking/hoping she's referring to, but it sure didn't squash the possibility, now did…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — You got to love ABC Daytime for its usage of the word REAL in its on air promos when touting the return of Rebecca Budig as the REAL Greenlee Smythe on "All My Children" back in 2008, but this isn't about Greenlee so let's have none of that. On the networks "General Hospital," viewers have seen Brenda (Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo) holding onto hope that Lucian (played by cutie pie Elvis Martinez) is her long thought dead son with Alexander Janacek (the never seen son of Suzanne and Theo), even though her husband, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) has his…
Could the incompetence of a network executive get any uglier? Why yes, it can! The latest in a series of blunders by Brian Frons, President, Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group, since the announcement that he has decided to “evolve” ABC Daytime by canceling “All My Children and “One Life to Live” by replacing them with “The Chew” and “The Revolution,” while sticking his foot in his mouth in interview (Deadline.com), after interview (Entertainment Weekly), after interview (The Wrap), comes a scathing report by another Disney Insider that paints Frons as an executive without much imagineers (Disney speak for imagination).
In a rarity for soaps, CBS posted on its Twitter page today your first look at Genie Francis in her newly created role of Genevieve, who looks to be the next villainess on the networks "The Young and the Restless." The image was first posted on on-screen son Daniel Goddard's (Ethan 'Cane' Ashby) Facebook page. From looking at the image (posted at right), the actress' new character is surely nothing like her iconic character, Laura Spencer, from her time on "General Hospital, which is what she wanted when she spoke with Oprah Winfrey in February. "If there is a way…