Eileen Davidson (“The Young and the Restless”) will be interviewed live on Tuesday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT when journalist Michael Fairman welcomes the actress to the Michael Fairman Channel on YouTube. Davidson will be on hand to discuss her current storyline wherein her character, Ashley Abbott, finds herself struggling with dissociative identity disorder (DID), a mental health condition where an individual has two or more separate personalities controlling their behavior at any given time. The disorder was most famously played on “One Life to Live,” and has also been utilized ..read more

Patrick Muldoon (“Days of our Lives,” “Melrose Place”) and Jennifer Taylor (“Two and a Half Men”) are joining the cast of “The Bay,” playing the parents of Caleb McKinnon (Mike Manning) for the show’s upcoming ninth season. According to Deadline, the storyline finds Caleb’s conservative parents reconnecting with their son after previously abandoning him after he married Daniel Garrett (Eric Nelsen). In addition to Muldoon and Taylor, other cast announcements for Season 9 include Dee Wallace (“E.T.,” “General Hospital”), Olivia d’Abo (“The Wonder Years”), Tristan Mack Wilds (“90210”), Rhonda R ..read more

This year marks 35 years since the debut of Soap Opera Weekly, the defunct full-size print magazine that delved deep into what’s happening or would be happening on all of the daytime dramas. The publication ran for 23 years. American Media To celebrate the magazine and all it accomplished, Alan Locher‘s “The Locher Room” will host a special live broadcast on Wednesday, May 22. The broadcast will feature key members from Soap Opera Weekly’s heydey, including founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin, who led the outlet for 11 years, managing editor Kate Walsh, news editor Gabby Winkel and editors ..read more

Next week, “Days of our Lives” will formally introduce a new character named Felicity, portrayed by Kennedy Garcia, an actress, model and speaker with Down syndrome. In a recent episode, the Felicity character was first mentioned during a conversation between Johnny and Chanel (Carson Boatman and Raven Bowens). The pair were discussing Chanel’s exposure to radiation while pregnant and what impact, if any, that might have on their child. “It’s a great day to welcome @kennedyjean04 to Salem, plus it’s her birthday today! Wish her Happy Birthday and tune in to meet ‘Felicity’ on-air next week ..read more

Making his first appearance on the Wednesday, May 15 episode of ABC’s “General Hospital,” actor Giovanni Mazza is officially on contract at the daytime drama series where he portrays Giovanni Palmieri, Brook Lynn Quartermaine’s (Amanda Setton) cousin who played the violin during her nuptials to Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard). According to Friday’s closing credits, Mazza is the latest actor to join the show’s contract cast list, which includes 33 actors. The show also retains several additional actors who appear in a recurring capacity. Two other actors who joined the show this year and whose ..read more

NOTE: B&B and Y&R were pre-empted in some markets on Wednesday due to coverage of the UEFA Champions League. NOTE: Please do not copy and paste the entire ratings. Thank you. Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings (Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year) Total Viewers 1. Y&R 3,079,000 (+87,000/-316,000) 2. B&B 2,633,000 (-5,000/-313,000) 3. GH 1,876,000 (-13,000/-245,000) Households 1. Y&R 2.1 (+.1/-.1) 2. B&B 1.7 (-.1/-.2) 3. GH 1.3 (same/-.2) Women 18-49 Rating 1. Y&R 0.27 (same/-.06) <—- ties low * 2. B&B 0.25 (same/-.02) 3. GH 0.21 (+.01/-.09 ..read more

On Friday, May 10, the cast and crew of “General Hospital” gathered at Prospect Studios in Hollywood, where the award-winning soap opera is taped, as ABC Entertainment executives honored the series by dedicating its studio, Stage 4, as “The General Hospital Stage.” “This event was supposed to take place in April, 2023 but due to a multitude of reasons was postponed. Well, we finally celebrated the legacy and history of ‘General Hospital’ with a stage dedication placard that will live on forever!” noted Nathan Varni, the ABC Current Series Executive in charge of production for the daytime dram ..read more

While it was announced in January that “General Hospital” had replaced co-head writers Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor with new co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Patrick Mulcahey, it looks like Van Etten at least is officially back in the writer’s room at the ABC daytime drama series. During the Tuesday, May 14 episode, Van Etten’s name appeared in the credits for the first time since mid-March, this time as a breakdown writer. Savvy fans had an inkling that Van Etten returned to the series when actress Alley Mills let the news slip during a video interview with journalist Michael Fairman ..read more

In an Instagram Story published Wednesday, former “Days of our Lives” star Camila Banus seemingly called out her former colleagues over allegedly retaining friendships “with snakes.” The song “Life is a Highway” by the Rascal Flatts accompanied the post. Without providing specifics about who or what exactly she’s referring to, although much can be inferred based on the timing of her exit from the series last year and the revelation of behind-the-scenes turmoil that led to a change in producers, Banus began her message by saying, “I will never understand all the people at my previous place of ..read more

Soap vet Jordi Vilasuso (“The Young and the Restless,” “All My Children”) has joined the cast of “The Bay” in the role of Justin Ramos, a character previously portrayed by David Lago (“The Young and the Restless”), reports Soap Hub. “I have known about ‘The Bay’ for years and have met Gregori [J. Martin, executive producer] throughout my career. When he asked me to join the show as [the new] Justin Ramos, I was thrilled. Having the chance to work with A Martinez again and the rest of the incredible cast is exciting,” said Vilauso in a statement to the outlet. “I have known Jordi for a while a ..read more