At last night's 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, there were quite a few repeat winners, and some big surprises. DAYS OF OUR LIVES went home with the night's biggest trophy, its first win in the Outstanding Drama Series category since 1978! "It's a well-deserved tribute to a great bunch of wonderful actors, writers... everyone gives it their best," said Peggy McCay (Caroline) of the sudser's triumph. "I couldn't be happier. It's for all of us."
Make the jump for the full list of soap winners!
The Steffy/Liam/Hope triangle over on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL is about to become a quad with the introduction of Darin Brooks as Wyatt Fuller! According to TV Guide, Brooks — who won a Daytime Emmy in 2009 for his role of Max on DAYS OF OUR LIVES — will be introduced as a potential love interest for Hope, who catches him naked in the shower at the Forrester cabin up at Big Bear! Look for the troublemaker to debut on Friday, June 21.
Back in March we told you about a collaboration between NATAS and the Smithsonian Institute to bring some of the most iconic daytime television memorabilia to the national museum, and today the first donations were presented!
Today's ceremony officially launched a three-year collecting initiative between the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the National Museum of American History, aiming to help the museum expand its capacity to tell the story of daytime television and the Daytime Emmy Awards. At the ceremony, the Smithsonian accepted artifacts that reflect the contributions of daytime television programming, including a 1984 JEOPARDY! script from Alex Trebek, objects from the children's series BARNEY, and the gown that Susan Lucci (ex-Erica, ALL MY CHILDREN) wore on the cover of People magazine celebrating her legendary Daytime Emmy win. "They've asked me for [an AMC] script as well," the iconic daytime actress tells Soaps In Depth. "Plus, People is doing a big blow-up of the cover."
The daytime television collection (which will include children's programming, talk shows, game shows and cooking shows) will be part of a larger entertainment exhibit scheduled to open in 2015. "Right now, the area that the museum is going to devote to this exibit on American culture at large is under reconstruction," curator Dwight Blocker Bowers tells In Depth. "We have a very small soap opera collection, and this is an opportunity for us to add to it."
For more on this collaboration, check out an upcoming issue of Soaps In Depth.
Nominations for the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced this morning. THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS leads with 23 total nominations, followed closely by GENERAL HOSPITAL with 19. DAYS OF OUR LIVES earned 17 nods and THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL garnered 15. ONE LIFE TO LIVE, which was eligible for the few episodes that aired at the beginning of 2012 even managed to pick up 3 nominations for itself, including Outstanding Drama Series! The Daytime Emmys will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA and broadcast on HLN on Sunday, June 16. The full list of nominees is after the jump!
Rumors have been flying around the Internet recently that Lisa Rinna (ex-Billie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) would be joining the cast of Bravo's THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS. This wouldn't be the actress' first foray into reality television, having appeared in the 2010 series HARRY LOVES LISA with husband Harry Hamlin, and two seasons of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE.
However, a source close to THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS says that the rumor is just that. A rumor that came out of Rinna's recent appearance on Andy Cohen's Bravo Network talk show WATCH WHAT HAPPENS: LIVE. It's a shame, because she'd probably be a hoot as a REAL HOUSEWIFE!
Trevor Donovan showed his dark side as DAYS OF OUR LIVES' wily Jeremy. Then he showed his athletic prowess as hot Tennis player Teddy on 90210. Now, he's combining his two sides for his recurring role on the new season of Lifetime's THE CLIENT LIST. Look for him to debut in the Sunday, March 31, episode as one of masseuse Riley's (Jennifer Love Hewitt) newest customers, a pro football player whose unusual request indicates that he enjoys testing his boundaries. What will happen when she gets her hands on him? The guy pops up again come June when he returns to The Rub for another session. But what will happen when the duo runs into each other in public? We can't tell you, but you can bet it'll be awkward!
The Smithsonian Institute has partnered with the National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to bring some of the most iconic daytime television memorabilia to the national museum! A rep tells Soaps In Depth that it is still in the planning stages, but the Smithsonian hopes to eventually showcase a collection that features costumes, props, scripts, awards and much more!
Tell us below, which iconic items from the history of daytime television programming do you think should be included in The Smithsonian's collection?
Don't miss a couple of daytime stars in this weekend's episode of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE! When Donald Trump tasks the celeb contestants with performing a soap opera scene to promote Crystal Light, they call upon none other than soap legends Susan Lucci (Erica, ALL MY CHILDREN) and Jack Wagner (Frisco, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Nick, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL) to help make them authentic! (Not that contestant Lisa Rinna (ex-Billie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) probably needs much help!)
Catch all the fun on the episode of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE titled "I'm Being Punked By A Jackson", airing Sunday, March 17, at 9:00 pm EST!
While the actual nominees won't be revealed until May 1, the National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the Drama Performer categories for the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Peer judges viewed clips of each entrant, then selected their top ten performer choices in each category, the results of which were then tabulated by an independent accounting firm. (There are 11 ladies in the Lead Actress category due to a tie.) Those who received the highest number of votes now advance to the Blue Ribbon screening round, which will determine both the nominees and the winners. This year, the Younger Actor and Younger Actress categories, for performers under the age of 25, only had 9 submissions each, so there was no pre-nomination round necessary.
In alphabetical order, here are the pre-nominated performers:
LEAD ACTRESS
Sharon Case (Sharon, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, Y&R)
Susan Flannery (ex-Stephanie, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL)
Finola Hughes (Anna, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Peggy McCay (Caroline, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
Kelly Monaco (Sam, GH)
Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)
Kelly Sullivan (Kate, GH)
Heather Tom (Katie, B&B)
Laura Wright (Carly, GH)
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Eileen Davidson stirred up considerable excitement when she announced that she'd be returning briefly to THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS to reprise her role as Ashley on Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March, 19 -- even as she plays vixen Kristen DiMera across the dial on NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES! "I thought I'd be really nervous, but when I got there... it was so much fun!" she declares of playing the dual roles, as it were. "I almost started crying, getting to work with Peter [Bergman, Jack] and Michelle [Stafford, Phyllis] right out of the gate! And being part of the [Nikki/Victor] wedding, I got to touch base with everybody!"
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This morning, rumors were flying that Eileen Davidson — who is currently appearing as Kristen on DAYS OF OUR LIVES — would be reprising her role as THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Ashley for a handful of special episodes. And judging from the pictures that CBS Daytime posted to their Y&R Web site of Davidson on set with Peter Bergman (Jack) and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), DAYS did indeed lend the actress to Y&R so that Ashley could visit her brother, Jack, in Genoa City. We'll let you know exactly how long Davidson's Y&R stint will be and when the episodes will air just as soon as we can find out!
Kyle Lowder rocked the soap world as DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Brady and THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL's Rick. Now he's stopping hearts with his lead role as long-haired, tattooed singer Stacee Jaxx in Rock Of Ages, the newest smash on the Las Vegas strip! Set in in 1987 ("the era of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair"), the drama tells the story of Drew and Sherrie, two wide-eyed but talented Los Angeles newcomers who chase their dreams while falling in love and crossing paths with the likes of jaded superstars like Jaxx.
Not only does the musical feature a host of your favorite 80s hits, but it also stars the classically-trained opera singer as the glam rocker belting them out. "It's been very challenging, and not just with the singing but also with the character because he's very complex," Lowder confides. "He's this conceited, ultra-cool rock god, but at the same time he's a moron -- it's very comedic."
From learning how not to "blow his tank" vocally when doing seven shows each week to doing his own makeup to becoming the toast of Las Vegas and even being invited to sing with the band Foreigner recently, Lowder says he's enjoying the biggest challenge of his career and that he couldn't be more proud of the show. "I'm living the life of a rock star, rocking out on stage every night," he enthuses. "It's really the best gig I could possibly imagine."
Tickets range from $45-$115 and are available from The Venetian Box Office at (866) 641-7469 or online at www.Venetian.com. For more from Lowder, who also currently appears on DEVANITY, check out his upcoming interview in a future issue of Soaps In Depth.
THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL has received its first nomination for Outstanding Daily Drama for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The storyline that earned them the nod was Karen Spencer's coming out to her family. Fearing Bill wouldn't accept her, Karen reluctantly revealed that she was gay and introduced Danielle as her life partner. To her surprise, Bill was fine with it and welcomed Danielle into the family. B&B is up against DAYS OF OUR LIVES for the GLAAD Media Award, and we'll find out who takes home the trophy on Saturday, April 20.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES will be airing its 12,000th episode this Friday, January 11, but today word came down of some even better news for the long-running soap. NBC has renewed DAYS for another year, taking it through to September 2014!
"We are thrilled to announce that DAYS OF OUR LIVES is not going anywhere. It is NBC's longest-running drama series by far and is one of the most historic brands in television," said Jennifer Salke, president, NBC Entertainment. "We commend Ken Corday and the entire creative team on continuing to keep the stories and characters fresh, exciting and relevant year after year."
"DAYS OF OUR LIVES has maintained a loyal and dedicated fan base for more than four decades and continues to reach a new generation of viewers," said Steve Mosko, President, Sony Pictures Television. "We appreciate NBC's support over the years and, as the show celebrates this significant milestone, we are thrilled that the show will continue to be a part of the NBC family."
"After so many years in the homes and hearts of our loyal fans, I'm both humbled and elated to say it's 2013 and we're still going strong," said DAYS' executive producer, Ken Corday. "I am equally proud that the sense of family which my mom and dad established in our show 48 years ago, is still what drives it today. As we celebrate our 12,000th episode with an amazing cast and great support from our network, we look forward to what's yet to come!"
And don't miss the 12,000th episode this Friday, January 11, which will find Sami and Rafe getting closer, Chloe enlisting an ally to win Daniel away from Jennifer, and Gabi and Nick preparing to walk down the aisle with a huge secret hanging over their heads ready to explode!
THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS has been nominated for a Writers Guild Award in the Daytime Drama category alongside DAYS OF OUR LIVES and ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Winners will be announced at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 17, in ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Forty-seven years and 12,0000 episodes provide a lot of memories, and THE JEFF PROBST SHOW will celebrate them all with a DAYS OF OUR LIVES-themed episode airing Monday, November 5. Having grown up with the soap, Probst has a special place in his heart for it and dives into the topic as gleefully as his audience full of dedicated DAYS fans! Guests Kristian Alfonso (Hope), Drake Hogestyn (John), James Scott (EJ), Galen Gering (Rafe), and Bryan Dattilo share insider secrets, compete in a FAMILY FEUD-style trivia contest, and even stage a hilarious, impromptu soap scene with their host. Who will steal the show? Tune in to find out! Coming soon, Probst will sit down with Deidre Hall (Marlena), who recently taped her 4,000th episode of DAYS. Click here for your chance to attend the taping.
Today is the first-ever soap debate, with Soaps In Depth's Richard Simms and soapcentral.com's Dan J Kroll on Soap Central Live!
Taxes. The economy. Foreign policy. Those are none of the issues that will be discussed in the first soap opera debate.
Soaps In Depth's executive editor Richard Simms and soapcentral.com's Dan J Kroll will tackle the serious issues facing soap opera fans today -- Would THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL fare better as a 60-minute soap? Which makes a better pairing -- GENERAL HOSPITAL's Samantha with Jason or John McBain? Will ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE ever return to the airwaves?
It's an hour of lively, spirited soap debate that may not change the world, but for at least an hour, it will do what all good soaps should do: provide a temporary getaway from the real world.
The show airs today, October 12, 2012, at 6pm ET/3pm PT. Listen at http://soapcentral.com/scl. Call in and be part of the show, toll-free at 866.472.5788.
Fans can also submit questions in advance for consideration through SoapCentral's Feedback section here.
Tweet Your Comments/Questions @soapcentrallive: twitter.com/soapcentrallive.
Soap Central Live airs Fridays at 6PM Eastern/3PM Pacific on the Variety Channel of the Voice America Talk Radio Network.
To listen to the show, visit the Soap Central Live show page at: http://soapcentral.com/scl.
Earlier this week, when Lisa Rinna (Billie) announced that she was done taping at DAYS OF OUR LIVES, she said that her new gig would be starting soon. And this morning, on TODAY, it was revealed that the actress is among the "fired" returnees competing on the upcoming All-Stars season of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE!
Rinna, who competed in Season 11, will face off in Donald Trump's boardroom with La Toya Jackson, Omarosa Manigault, Lil' Jon, Dennis Rodman, Claudia Jordan, Trace Adkins, Brande Roderick, Penn Jillette, Dee Snider, Marilu Henner, Stephen Baldwin, Gary Busey and Brett Michaels. The 13th season of the show will return in March.
Lisa Rinna brought Billie back to DAYS OF OUR LIVES back in March, but it looks like her visit is about to come to an end. "It was my last day on DAYS OF OUR LIVES," the actress tweeted yesterday. "Tomorrow I start a new gig. Off we go!" She hasn't yet posted anything about what her next job is going to be — another acting role or perhaps another talk show — but one thing's for sure: She's going to miss her DAYS co-stars! "Oh God," Rinna also tweeted, "it's so hard to say good-bye."
If you're a DAYS OF OUR LIVES fan living in Kentucky, you might want to check out the Telethon Of Stars! A two-day event, the telethon will run from 10:00 pm on Saturday, November 10, through 1:00 pm on Sunday, November 11, at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center in Paducah, KY. Money raised by the telethon will benefit local centers who deal with disabled children and adults. Shawn Christian (Daniel) will be appearing on camera several times throughout the event, and at a couple of meet-and-greets.
"When you get on the road and you get an opportunity to see the impact and the way you've connected and touched or moved someone's life," Christian says of donating his time to these kinds of worthy causes, "it's extremely rewarding and it gives me an opportunity to say thank you. So I really enjoy it."
The event is free of charge, and will feature tons of live music as well. If you don't live in the area, you can follow @charliekat66 on Twitter for live updates including photos, and the entire telethon will be streamed on the web at www.telethonofstars.org!
Soap actors have made regular appearances at ACME Comedy, doing live sketch performances, but now the theater will be presenting an improvisational soap TV series called SCANDAL CREST! Featuring soap stars like DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Krista Allen (ex-Billie), Molly Burnett (Melanie) and Eric Martsolf (Brady) as well as veteran soap hopper Sean Kanan (Deacon, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL and THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS; ex-A.J., GENERAL HOSPITAL).
The first performance will be at ACME Comedy Hollywood on La Brea Ave. in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, September 21, at 9:00 pm PST. For studio audience tickets, click here, and to watch online, visit www.scandalcrest.com! Because it's all improved, there's no telling what will happen!
On Saturday, September 15, the stars of DAYS OF OUR LIVES will be meeting fans face-to-face at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut for their first stop on the DAYS OF OUR LIVES nationwide fan event tour. While this will be the only East Coast stop on the tour, on the plus side, it's completely free of charge!
Fans will get the chance to meet and interact with cast members during autograph signings, a Q&A session, raffles and more. There will also be a special sneak preview screening of an upcoming episode! DAYS stars scheduled to attend at this time are Kristian Alfonso (Hope), Lauren Koslow (Kate), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie), Shawn Christian (Daniel), James Reynolds (Abe), Drake Hogestyn (John), Blake Berris (Nick) and Camila Banus (Gabi).
For more information on the event, you can check out the Mohegan Sun Web site.
A year after being dropped from DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Nadia Bjorlin is heading back to Salem. Rumors of her return have been floating around for a while now, and according to an interview the actress did with TVGuide.com, she'll be back on the air starting January 4, 2013. (Looks like DAYS is taping really far in advance!)
Bjorlin admits that when her alter ego was written off of the soap, she barely recognized Chloe, but promises that the character will be returning to Salem as the strong, confident woman she used to be. "There are so many possibilities for the character," she says, "and they've only told me a little bit right now because they don't trust me with the information. It's been very hush-hush!"
