Friday, January 16, 2009 8:43 PM EST | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — After a minor delay, the SON Top 10 Poll for the Week of January 12-16, 2009 is now available.After delays held back the posting of the new Top 10 poll, we have decided to extend the voting period by five hours in order to give everyone an equal amount of time to vote for who they thought was the best for the Week of January 12-16, 2009. Polls will now close on Thursday, January 22 at 4:59 AM, ET/1:59 AM, PT. The Top 10 chart will be…
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Friday, January 16, 2009 1:26 AM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — While America gets ready for a change on Tuesday, January 20, when Senator Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America, fans of daytime drama shifted this weeks Top 10 results into anyone’s favor. In its second week out, the SON Top 10 recorded a record 1,350 total votes. This is a 40% increase in votes over last week. Additionally, 2,579 votes were cast for 124 daytime actresses and 2,509 votes were cast for 117 daytime actors. 2,554 votes were cast…
“General Hospital” and “The View” receive a special vote of confidence from the ABC Television Network as the two have been added to the network’s popular ABC.com Full Episode Player lineup. The series join ABC’s primetime programming including “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Ugly Betty.”
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:00 PM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Temptation leads to discoveries. Lives are stuck in time. THIS WEEK ON: GENERAL HOSPITAL Lulu asks Carly to hire Johnny at the Metro Court. Maxie and Spinelli find Johnny working at Jake’s as a janitor. Maxie is suspicious of Lulu’s reasonings for being with Johnny – “Lulu, are you trying to emulate Luke and Laura? Is that why you are with Johnny?” Nikolas informs Olivia that he doesn’t want Spoon Island re-constructed as it holds so many fond memories of his life with Emily. Robin admits to Patrick…
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 5:21 PM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Congratulations go out to actress Alison Sweeney who welcomes a new baby girl into her family. At 11:48 PM PT on Monday, Sweeney gave birth to Megan Hope Sanov (not pictured), who weighed in at 6lbs, 7 oz., reports People magazine. This is Sweeney’s second child with husband Dave Sanov. They have a 3-year-old son named Ben. “Both mommy and baby – and daddy, too – are doing well,” said Carrie Simons, Sweeney’s representative, in a statement. Ironically enough, Sweeney’s Sami Brady is about to give birth to a…
Monday, January 12, 2009 2:45 AM ET | Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — An Affair to Remember. THIS WEEK ON: DAYS OF OUR LIVES Can Lucas and Chloe find happiness? Chloe goes to see Daniel and the two give in to passion, but Kate is looming around the corner. Stefano and EJ plan on taking control of the Alternative Fuels Project. Nicole takes Mia to the DiMera mansion in order to show her where her child will be raised. Nicole makes sure that she has a cover story in case someone is around. Brady finds evidence that John is getting his memories…
Saturday, January 10, 2009 1:30 AM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — ABC’s “All My Children” and NBC’s “Days of our Lives” are the only soaps up year-over-year in total viewers. CBS’ “Guiding Light” continues to erode the most viewers year-over-year (down 412,000 viewers compared to the Week of December 31, 2007). The series did, however, gain 175,000 viewers from the week prior. “General Hospital” and “DAYS” tied for #2 in women 18-49 (1.4 rating), but DAYS had a larger share (8 share vs 7 share for “GH”) and about 47,000 more Women 18-49 viewers. “The Bold and the…
Friday, January 9, 2009 9:45 PM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Things in Port Charles appear too quiet as disaster is about to strike. THIS WEEK ON: GENERAL HOSPITALNadine sways things in her and Nikolas’ favor during the Senate hearing. For her best efforts, the White House has a surprise for her. Lucky spends quality time with Elizabeth, Jake and Cameron. Jason is forced to choose between Spinelli and Sonny when Agent Rayner makes him an offer on Tuesday, January 13. Maxie tries to ease Spinelli’s fears. Lucky and Elizabeth re-connect. Kate tears into Claudia after catching her…
Friday, January 9, 2009 5:45 PM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — ABC’s “General Hospital” dominates the first Top 10 chart in two years and 2009 to-date. CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” is Top Soap. All soaps receive recognition in voting results.”General Hospital” roared to the top of the SON Top 10 charts for the week of December 29, 2008 through January 2, 2009 and claims top billing in the Top Actress, Actor and Couple categories. Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) and Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio) are daytime’s most popular stars according to Soap Opera Network readers out of…
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:06 AM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — In an update to a story Soap Opera Network first brought to you on Sunday, we have learned a little more about Shiva Rose’s appearance on “The Young and the Restless.”Rose will be appearing as herself in the episode, not some made up character that the show created for inane reasons. She will be dealing primarily with Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) and Billy (Billy Miller) in the episode. We have also learned that an old friend of Billy and Chloe’s comes to town and the two will freak…
Monday, January 5, 2009 3:03 AM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “She goes against the grain. With her, if I don’t feel like smiling, I don’t have to.” That’s “General Hospital’s” Natalia Livingston talking about her new character, Rebecca, to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Richard L. Eldredge in his Peach Buzz column. In the exclusive interview, the actress discusses her new role on “GH” and how different the character is from Emily Bowen-Quartermaine, a role she portrayed on the ABC soap from April 2003 through May 2008. Emily was killed off in November 2007, and resurrected as a ghost,…
Monday, January 5 2009 2:31 AM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — On January 5, 1970, a little town in Pennsylvania rose from beneath Earth’s soil and came to be known as Pine Valley. This town has been home to the greatest dame in daytime and the most qualified doctor in his field. Here’s a warm welcome to 39 years later for actors Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) and Ray Macdonnell (Dr. Joe Martin).After celebrating 10,000 episodes in November 2008, ABC’s “All My Children” is now turning the ripe old age of 39 today. The soap has aired on the…
Sunday, January 4, 2009 9:47 PM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — With 43-years of history and more supercouples currently on air than any other daytime soap opera, “Days of our Lives” is ready to join an elite club with show 11,000.On Wednesday, January 21, a day after President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated as our nations 43rd President, the little soap that could, “Days of our Lives” will air its 11,000th telecast on NBC. It joins fellow daytime soaps “As The World Turns,” “General Hospital” and “Guiding Light,” as the only programs in television history to broadcast as many…
Sunday, January 4, 2009 4:51 AM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — The people have voted and they want to see “As The World Turns” in Primetime.During the Wednesday, January 7 broadcast of “The 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards,” make sure to look out for “As The World Turns” during those long commercial breaks. Soap Opera Network has learned that Promotional spots starring actress Terri Colombino (Katie Peretti) will begin airing. This marks a turning point for the drama series, as CBS and many other broadcast networks have refused to air advertisements during primetime hours for their daytime lineups…
Sunday, January 4, 2009 4:12 AM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Actress Shiva Rose is set to guest-star on “The Young and the Restless” later this month.According to sources, the actress and mother of two, is set to appear on the January 21 episode of the CBS drama series during a special get-together that will bring out most of Genoa City’s elite. While it is unclear as to what role she will play in the episode, it is understood that she will mainly interact with actors Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell), Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby), Billy Miller (Billy Abbott)…
Saturday, January 3, 2009 8:06 PM ET | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — She played her cards and brought in the crowds. She is no fool, but she has your attention. Will 2009 bring about the return of one Vanessa Marcil? “General Hospital” better hope so.Vanessa Marcil (ex-Brenda Barrett), in a recent interview with Soap Opera Weekly magazine’s Gabby Winkel, has made it clear that 2009 could be the year that she finally returns to the ABC soap after a six-year absence. Vanessa left the soap after a six-month stint in 2003. “We were trying to fit it in this…
Friday, January 2, 2009 5:10 AM EST / Revised 2:13 PM | By Errol Lewis and Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — What would a year end chart be without a look back at who hogged the most airtime in all of 2008? As the year 2008 came to a close, so did a years worth of tracking appearances of contract and recurring actors on daytime’s remaining eight soap operas. “General Hospital’s” Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) and “The Bold and the Beautiful’s” Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan Forrester) top the list of appearances in 2008 as the duo appeared in 224 and…
Thursday, January 1, 2009 10:20 PM EST | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — In honor of the first day of the year 2009 and the cold wintery weather outside, Soap Opera Network has decided to launch a new feature on its website in order to heat things up all year long. We bring you “Sex on a Stick” – a feature for the heart. Twice a month or every two weeks, Soap Opera Network will be highlighting some of daytime’s sexiest male and female stars whether in steamy locals (LeBlanc, pictured right) or in everyday wear. For our first edition,…
Thursday, January 1, 2009 8:32 PM EST | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — After NBC slashed its budget and the show was forced to cut the fat, “Days of our Lives'” John and Marlena are set to ride off into the sunset. With the economy a bust and falling ratings across the board at NBC and all of its dayparts, NBC shocked the daytime industry with news that not only has it renewed the 43-year-old “Days of our Lives,” but it did so with the intention of cutting the soaps budget by 40%. The network left it up to Executive Producer…
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 8:15 PM EST | By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — After two straight weeks of repeats and interruptions, “General Hospital” is back in full swing with lots of drama heading your way. THIS WEEK ON: GENERAL HOSPITALJax and Carly come to a mutual understanding. Nadine makes it clear that she wants nothing to do with Equinox and its dealings with manufactured weapons. In honor of Ruby’s memory, Luke and Bobbie discuss rebuilding Kelly’s. Sam is unsettled when she witnesses how close Lucky and Elizabeth are getting. Robin feels the stress of motherhood. Patrick informs Sonny that Michael’s…