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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “One Life to Live” September and 2011 Year-to-Date Episode Counts.

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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
September 2011 Episode Counts

21 new episodes in September ’11

Listed below are the total # of episodes each actor appeared in for the month of September, and the percentages of total episodes each actor earned for the month of September.

1) Roger Howarth (Todd Manning)—–17—–81%
2) Florencia Lozano (Téa Manning)——-16—–76%
2) Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning)—–16—–76%
4) Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks)—–14—–67%
4) Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer)—–14—–67%
6) Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning)—–13——-62%
6) Michael Easton (John McBain)—–13—–62%
6) John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsom)——13—–62%
9) Kelley Missal (Danielle Rayburn)——12——57%
10) Mark Lawson (Brody Lovett)——11—–52%

11) Amanda Setton (Kimberly Andrews AKA Aubrey Wentworth)——10——-48%——-recurring
11) Bree Williamson (Jessica Brennan/Tess/Bess/Wes)——-10 [includes 1 as Tess]——48%
13) Josh Kelly (Cutter Wentworth)——9—–43%
13) Jerry verDorn (Clint Buchanan)——9—–43%
15) Terri Conn (Aubrey Wentworth AKS Kristine Karr)——-7——33%
15) Barbara Rhoades (Irene Manning)——7—–33%——-recurring
15) Erika Slezak (Viki Lord)——-7—–33%
15) Austin Williams (Shane Morasco)——7—–33%——recurring
15) Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan)——7——33%
15) Kim Zimmer (Echo Di Savoy)——7—–33%——recurring
15) Uncredited actresses portraying Diner Waitresses——7——33%—–recurring

22) Ted King (Tomas Delgado)——6——29%
22) Irene Kristen (Roxy Balsom)——6—–29%——recurring
24) Barret Helms (Baz Moreau)——-5—–24%——-last aired 09/20
25) Andrea Evans (Tina Lord Roberts)——-4——19%——-recurring; returned 09/27
25) David Fumero (Cristian Vega)——4—–19%—–last aired 09/08
25) David A. Gregory (Robert Ford)——-4—–19%
25) Sean Ringgold (Shaun Evans)—–4—–19%
25) Nic Robuck (James Ford)——4——19%
30) Farah Fath (Gigi Morasco)——3—–14%
30) Patrick Gibbons, Jr. (Sam Manning)——3—–14%——-recurring
30) Tom Kemp (Mr. Heller)—–3—–14%——recurring; first aired 09/26
30) Shenaz Treasury (Rama Patel)—–3—–14%—–recurring

34) Tallulah Bean (Doggie David Vickers)—–2—–10%—–recurring; returned 09/27
34) Edixon Caridad (Guard #2)——2—–10%—–recurring
34) Shenell Edmonds (Destiny Evans)——2——10%
34) Adriane Lenox (Nurse Judy)—–2—–10%——recurring; first aired 09/19
34) John Loprieno (Cord Roberts)——2——10%——recurring; returned 09/29
34) Christian & Gavin McGinley (baby Liam)——2—–10%—–recurring
34) Austin Peck (Rick Powers)——2—–10%——recurring
34) Lenny Platt (Nate Salinger)—–2—–10%
34) Alyssa Rose (Secretary Tracy)——2——10%——last aired 09/09
34) Renaldy Smith (Guard)——2—–10%——guest stint; first aired 09/28
34) Uncredited actors portraying two Police Officers—–2—–10%—–guest stint; last aired 09/19

45) Peter Bartlett (Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe)——1—–5%—–recurring
45) Carolina Bermudez (Blanca Morales)——1—–5%—–recurring
45) Nick Choksi (Vimal Patel)——1—–5%——-recurring
45) Patrick Allen Cole (Jeff AKA Adam, Rodi’s Manager)——1——5%—–recurring
45) Lea DeLaria (Madame Delphina)—–1—–5%—–recurring
45) Wendy Moniz (Mayor Kathleen Finn)—–1——5%—–recurring; first aired 09/16
45) Tonye Patano (Phylicia Evans)——1—–5%—–recurring
45) Trevor St. John (Victor Lord, Jr.)—–1—–5%—–Voice flashback on 09/12
45) Saundra Santiago (Carlotta Vega)——1—–5%—–recurring
45) Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan)—–1—–5%
45) Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord)——1—–5%—–old flashback scene on 09/01
45) Erin Torpey (Erin)——1—–5%—–special guest stint; last aired 09/08
45) Uncredited actor portraying Priest—–1—–5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/15
45) Uncredited actors portraying two EMTs—–1—–5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/01
45) Uncredited actress portraying Diner Waitress Jen——1—–5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/07
45) Uncredited actress portraying Diner Waitress Maria——1—–5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/27
45) Uncredited actress portraying Nurse Torres——1—–5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/27

Various totals for all other dayplayer roles for this month.

Contract cast NOT appearing this month: Eddie Alderson (Matthew Buchanan). Major recurring cast NOT appearing this month: Patricia Elliott (Renée Divine Buchanan), Frankie Faison (Richard Evans), Kearran Giovanni (Vivian Wright), Jessica Leccia (Inez Salinger), Pamela Payton-Wright (Addie Cramer), J.J. Singleton (Darren Price), and Max Tapper (Theo Price).

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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
Episode Counts for January-September, 2011

191 total new episodes in ’11

Listed below are the total # of episodes each actor appeared in so far during 2011, and the percentages of total episodes each actor earned for the year.

NOTE: Totals DO NOT include either the January 19 encore airing of the February 26, 2006 episode, nor the February 11 encore airing of the November 14, 1995 episode.

Note: The next-day previews and closing credits were pre-empted on February 2 for an extended ABC News Brief covering the civil unrest in Egypt.

1) Michael Easton (John McBain)—–127—–66%
2) Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks)—–121—–63%
3) Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning)—–111—–57%
4) John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsom)——109——57%
5) Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer)—–107—–56%
6) Florencia Lozano (Téa Manning)—–106—–55%
7) Erika Slezak (Viki Lord)—–105 [includes 5 as Niki Smith & 1 as Jean Randolph and other alters]——55%
8 ) Mark Lawson (Brody Lovett)—–104——54%
8 ) Bree Williamson (Jessica Brennan/Tess/Bess/Wes)——104 [includes 49 as Tess, 7 as Wes, & 4 as Bess]—–54%
10) Trevor St. John (Victor Lord, Jr.)—–96—–50%——last aired 08/31; Voice flashback scene on 09/12

11) Jerry verDorn (Clint Buchanan)—–92—–48%
12) Ted King (Tomas Delgado)—–83—–43%
12) Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan)—–83—–43%
14) David A. Gregory (Robert Ford)—–77—–40%
15) Josh Kelly (Cutter Wentworth)—–74—–39%
16) Terri Conn (Aubrey Wentorth AKA Kristina Karr)—–70—–37%
16) Tom Degnan (Joey Buchanan)—–70—–37%—–last aired 08/24
16) Roger Howarth (Todd Manning)—–70—–37%—–returned 05/13
19) Kelley Missal (Danielle Rayburn)—–68—–36%
19) Nic Robuck (James Ford)—–67—–35%
19) Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord)—–67—–35%—–last aired 08/25, flashbacks 08/26 and 09/01
19) Gina Tognoni (Kelly Cramer)—–67—–35%—–last aired 08/24

23) Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan)—–64—–34%
24) Farah Fath (Gigi Morasco)—–63—–33%
24) Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning)—–63—–33%
26) Lenny Platt (Nate Salinger)—–51—–27%
27) Kim Zimmer (Echo Di Savoy)——49——26%—–recurring
28) Shenaz Treasury (Rama Patel)——47—–25%—–recurring
29) Shenell Edmonds (Destiny Evans)—–45—–24%
29) Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke)—–45—–24%——last aired in old flashback scenes on 07/12
29) Austin Williams (Shane Morasco)——45—–24%——recurring

32) Christian & Gavin McGinley (baby Liam)——44—–23%—–recurring
33) Tuc Watkins (David Vickers Buchanan)——39—–20%——last aired 08/25
34) David Fumero (Cristian Vega)—–37—–19%—–last aired 09/08
35) Nafessa Williams (Deanna Forbes)—–34—–18%—–last aired 07/19
35) Uncredited actresses portraying Diner Waitresses——34——18%—–recurring
37) Eddie Alderson (Matthew Buchanan)—–33—–17%
38) Nick Choksi (Vimal Patel)——28—–15%——recurring
38) Sean Ringgold (Shaun Evans)—–28—–15%——recurring
40) Brittany Underwood (Langston Wilde)——27—–14%——last aired 04/12

41) Barret Helms (Baz Moreau)——26——14%——last aired 09/20
41) Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks)—–26—–14%—–last aired 05/11
41) Ilene Kristen (Roxy Balsom)—–26—–14%—–recurring
44) Matthew and Nicholas Urbanowicz (baby Ryder)——23—–12%——recurring
45) Austin Peck (Rick Powers)—–20—–10%—–recurring; first aired 03/25
46) Jonathan Earl Peck (Malcolm Baker)——17—–9%—–recurring; first aired 05/13
47) Amanda Setton (Kimberly Andrews AKA Aubrey Wentworth)——16—–8%——recurring; returned 08/22
48) Frank Dolce (Brad Konzinski)——15——8%—–recurring
49) Tamara Aldridge (Dr. Sabrina Buhari)—–13—–7%—-last aired in old flashback scenes on 07/01
49) Patrick Gibbons, Jr. (Sam Manning)——13—–7%—–recurring
49) Barbara Rhoades( Irene Manning)—–13——7%—–recurring; first aired 09/09

52) Jessica Leccia (Inez Salinger)—–12—–6%—–recurring
53) James Saito (Judge Lee)——11—–6%—–recurring
54) Peter Bartlett (Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe)—–9—–5%—–recurring
55) Carolina Bermudez (Blanca Morales)—–8——4%—–recurring
55) Vivien Cardone (Michelle)—–8—–4%——recurring
55) Carlos Gonzalez (Officer Garcia)——8—–4%——recurring
58) Flint Beverage (Agent Kent)——7—–4%—–last aired 07/11
58) Kearran Giovanni (Vivian Wright)—–7—–4%—–recurring
58) Julienne Hanzelka Kim (Dr. Pryor)—–7——4%—–recurring; first aired 05/24
58) Paul Rolfes (Dr. Jay Gangemi)—–7—–4%—–recurring
58) Rob Yang (Dr. Degroff)——7—–4%—–recurring; first aired 05/11
58) Tom Zeman (Morgan Guthrie)—–7——4%—–recurring

64) Edixon Caridad (Military Policeman/Guard/Guard #2)——6—–3%—–guest stint; last aired 05/12
64) Tonye Patano (Phylicia Evans)—–6—–3%—–recurring
64) Tess, Madeline and Molly Sullivan (Hope Thornhart)—–6—-3%—–recurring
67) Lea DeLaria (Madame Delphina)——5——3%——recurring
67) Donnie Keshawarz (Kahid)—–5—–3%—–guest stint; last aired 03/11
67) Kim Pettiford (Nurse #1/Clint’s ER Nurse)—–5—–3%—–recurring; first aired 05/19
67) Alyssa Rose (Secretary Tracy/Patient Representative)——5——3%——recurring
67) Stephanie Schmahl (Bree Brennan)—–5—–3%—–recurring
67) Uncredited actors playing Teen Boys in Gym—–5—–3%—–guest stint; last aired 04/06

73) Andrea Evans (Tina Lord Roberts)——-4——2%——-recurring; returned 09/27
73) Mellini Kantayya (Nurse/E.R. Nurse #1)—–4—–2%—–recurring
73) Meena Nerurkar (Mrs. Patel)——4——2%—–guest stint; last aired 07/29
73) Amanda Perez (Receptionist)——4—–2%—–recurring; first aired 04/22
73) Julian Rebolledo (Reverned Jeffries)—–4—–2%—–guest stint; last aired 02/25
73) John Wesley Shipp (Eddie Ford)——4—–2%—–last aired 04/26
73) Jason Tam (Markko Rivera)—–4—–2%——guest stint; last aired 04/12
73) Max Tapper (Theo Price)——4—–2%—–recurring
73) Wendy Williams (Phyllis Rose)—–4—–2%—–special guest stint; last aired 04/18
73) Uncredited actors portraying LPD Cops——-4——2%—–guest stint; first aired 05/25
73) Uncredited actor portraying Todd Body Double—–4—–2%—–guest stint

84) Sean J. Cullen (Dr. Edward Levin)—–3—–2%—–recurring
84) Patricia Elliott (Renée Divine Buchanan)—–3—–2%——recurring
84) Ramsey Farragallah (Judge Russo)—–3—–2%—–recurring; first aired 03/18
84) LaChanze Fordjour (Yvette Moreau)——-3——2%—–recurring; first aired 06/20
84) Anthony Grasso (Doctor)——3—–2%—–recurring
84) Don Guillory (Llanview High Vice Principal Mr. St. Clair)—–3——2%—–recurring; first aired 04/06
84) Kate Hodge (Ionia Masters)—–3—–2%—–recurring; first aired 06/28
84) Tom Kemp (Mr. Heller)—–3—–2%——recurring; first aired 09/26
84) Matt McGorry (Spiderman)—–3—–2%—–guest stint; last aired 07/18
84) Benjamin Elijah Morehead (Security Guard)—–3—–2%—–guest stint; last aired 01/17
84) Harsh Nayyar (Mr. Patel)—–3—–2%—–guest stint; last aired 07/29
84) Alyssa Rose (Secretary Tracy/Patient Representative)——3——2%——recurring
84) Uncredited actor portraying Clint’s attorney Mr. Higgins—–3—–2%—–guest stint; last aired 08/12
84) Uncredied actor portraying Lawyer——3—–2%—–guest stint; last aired 07/13
84) Uncredited actor portraying Motel Manager——-3—–2%——guest stint; last aired 04/01
84) Uncredited actor portraying Repo, the Biker Bar Bartender——3—–2%—–guest stint; last aired 02/18

100) Tallulah Bean (Doggie David Vickers)—–2—–1%—–recurring; returned 09/27
100) Andre Blake (Dr. Campbell)—–2—–1%—–recurring; first aired 05/11
100) Annie Chang (Nurse Emma)——-2——1%—–guest stint; last aired 05/25
100) Patrick Allen Cole (Jeff AKA Adam, Rodi’s Manager)—–2—–1%—–recurring
100) Helmar Augustus Cooper (Louie)—–2—–1%—–recurring; first aired 07/22
100) Elisa Davis (Judge)——2——1%—-recurring; first aired 04/27
100) Steph Garcia (Buenos Dias Waitress)—–2—–1%—–recurring
100) Nathan Hinton (Dr. Lawless)—–2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 07/07
100) Bianca Jamotte (Dayplayer Role)—–2—–1%—–recurring; first aired 01/17
100) Majorie Johnson (Sister Bridget)——2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 06/14
100) Nikola Kent (Agent Jones)——2——1%—–guest stint; last aired 06/03
100) Adriane Lenox (Nurse Judy)—–2—–1%——recurring; first aired 09/19
100) Li Jun Li (Gothic Vegas Assitant)—–2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 02/28
100) John Loprieno (Cord Roberts)——2——1%——recurring; returned 09/29
100) Joseph Masi (Mr. Blue)—–2—–1%—–recurring
100) Karen Pittman (Nurse #1)—–2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 01/14
100) James Rana (EMT #2)——2——1%——guest stint; last aired 05/13
100) Connie Renda (Neonatal Nurse)—–2—–1%—–guest stint; first aired 01/14
100) Renaldy Smith (Guard)——2—–1%——guest stint; first aired 09/28
100) Chaske Spencer (Gothic Vegas Justice of the Peace)—–2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 02/28
100) Tika Sumpter (Layla Williamson)—–2—–1%—–recurring
100) Alex Tavis (Amir-Rashad)—–2—–1%—–recurring; first aired 01/04
100) Tonja Walker (Alex Olanov)——2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 03/17
100) A.C. Weary (Theo)——2—–1%—–recurring; first aired 08/19
100) Uncredited actor portraying Capricorn Bartender——2——1%——recurring
100) Uncredited actor portraying Cop——2—–1%—–recurring
100) Uncredited actor portraying Cop #1—–2—–1%—–recurring
100) Uncredited actor portraying EMT #1——2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 05/13
100) Uncredited actor portraying “Thorsten Kaye Body Double”——-2—–1%——guest stint; last aired 06/06
100) Uncredited actors portraying Bikers——2——1%—–guest stint; last aired 02/17
100) Uncredited actors portraying two EMTs—–2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 09/01
100) Uncredited actors portraying two Police Officers—–2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 09/19
100) Uncredited actress portraying a Nun—–2—–1%—–guest stint; last aired 03/17

133) David Aaron Baker (Mr.Konzinski)——1——0.5%——recurring; first aired 06/24
133) Reathel Bean (Llanview High School Principal)—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Philippe Bernardin (Guard)——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 04/08
133) Diana Bologna (Nurse)——1—–0.5%——recurring; first aired 05/13
133) Roscoe Born (Mitch Laurence)—–1—-0.5%——old flashback scene on 08/25
133) Mario Brassard (Parisian Café Waiter)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 01/21
133) Frankie Faison (Richard Evans)——1——0.5%——recurring
133) Hugues Faustin (Thug #2)—–1—–0.5%——guest stint; last aired 04/21
133) Melissa Fumero (Adriana Cramer)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 01/25
133) Gary Hilborn (Private Security #1)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 03/15
133) Jennifer Sorika Horng (Patty)——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 05/17
133) Mel House (Cop)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 01/11
133) John Herrera (Reverend Dennis)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 01/28
133) Kourtney Kardashian (Kassandra Kavanaugh)—–1—–0.5%—–special guest stint; last aired 03/28
133) Robert King (Dayplayer Role)—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Brandon Corey Knox (Mick)——-1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 03/28
133) Kevin Kolack (EMT #1)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 01/11
133) Omar Koury (Moroccan Prison Warden)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 03/08
133) Danni Lang (dayplayer role)——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 03/07
133) Angelo Lanza (Under 5 Role)——1—–0.5%—–last aired in May
133) Angela Lin (Nurse)——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 04/07
133) Carmen LoPorto (Jack Manning)—–1——0.5%—–last aired 01/03
133) Dalane Mason (Thug #1)—–1——0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 04/21
133) Wendy Moniz (Mayor Kathleen Finn)—–1——0.5%—–recurring; first aired 09/16
133) Rachel Moss (Student)—–1—–0.5%——guest stint; first aired 03/29
133) Vinita Nair (Dr. Nair)—–1—–0.5%—–special guest stint; last aired 01/11
133) Pamlea Payton-Wright (Addie Cramer)——1——0.5%—–recurring
133) Kevin Navayne (Stuart Dillon Hart)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 02/14
133) Harold Plaut (Mr. Black)—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Christopher Pollard (Dayplayer Role)—–1——0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 04/01
133) Easu Pritchett (Agent Wayne)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 06/06
133) Joseph Prussak (Orderly)——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 05/12
133) John Rochette (Doctor)——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired in March
133) Nancy Rodriguez (Nun)—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Lisa Romain (Doctor)——1—–0.5%——guest stint; last aired 06/06
133) Nicole Salisbury (Nurse)—–1——0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 05/11
133) Saundra Santiago (Carlotta Vega)——1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Shayna Seymour (Shayna the Diner Waitress)——1—–0.5%—–special guest stint; last aired 02/23
133) Kim Sullivan (Judge Runyon)—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Kristine Sutherland (Dean McKenzie)—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Wesley Taylor (Barton)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 02/15
133) Erin Torpey (Erin)——1—–0.5%—–special guest stint; last aired 09/08
133) Dike Uzoukwu (Private Security #2)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 03/15
133) Karen Viola (Under 5 Role)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint
133) Edward Watts (Basketball Coach)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 03/31
133) Abby West (Airport Employee)—–1—–0.5%—–special guest stint; last aired 03/03
133) Isaac Hirotsu Woofter (Porn Movie Crew Member)—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 04/01
133) Robert Wu (Dr. Shen)—–1—–0.5%——-guest stint; last aired 04/20
133) Maxwell Zagorski (Joel)—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Uncredited actor portraying Agent—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 07/20
133) Uncredited actor portraying Cemetery Worker——-1——0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 08/26
133) Uncredited actor portraying Clint’s Attorney—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 04/04
133) Uncredited actor portraying Cop——1—–0.5%——recurring
133) Uncredited actor portraying Cop #1——-1——0.5%——recurring
133) Uncredited actor portaying Cop #2——1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Uncredited actor portraying Designer—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 07/27
133) Uncredited actor portraying Landlord—–1——0.5%——guest stint; last aired 03/10
133) Uncredited actor portraying Male Reporter (Voice Over)——1—–0.5%——guest stint; last aired 05/18
133) Uncredited actor portraying Priest—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/15
133) Uncredited actor portraying Reporter——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 05/24
133) Uncredited actor portraying Security Guard——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 06/03
133) Uncredited actors portraying Cops——1——0.5%——guest stint; last aired 06/06
133) Uncredited actors portraying two CIA Agents——-1——0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 08/03
133) Uncredited actress portraying Diner Waitress Jen——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/07
133) Uncredited actress portraying Diner Waitress Maria——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/27
133) Uncredited actress portraying Helen—–1—–0.5%—–recurring
133) Uncredited actress portraying Maid—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 03/17
133) Uncredited actress portraying Manicurist—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 02/09
133) Uncredited actress portraying Nurse——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 08/31
133) Uncredited actress portraying Nurse Torres——1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 09/27
133) Uncredited actress portraying Sister Nina—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 01/31
133) Uncredited actress portraying Woman—–1—–0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 07/16
133) Uncredited actress portraying Woman #1——1—–0.5%——guest stint; last aired 03/28
133) Uncredited actresses appearing as Erika Slezak’s body doubles——1——0.5%—–guest stint; last aired 04/27
133) Uncredited actresses portraying Nurses——1—–0.5%——guest stint; last aired 05/18

Various totals for all other dayplayer roles, including doctors and nurses, for the year-to-date.

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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Early this afternoon, Entertainment Weekly broke the news that daytime’s number one drama, “The Young and the Restless,” has put another former “All My Children” star on contract to join Genoa City’s ranks. This happens just several weeks after wooing the ABC Daytime drama’s acclaimed and long-time casting director, Judy Blye Wilson. The CBS drama and Wilson have snatched up one of Wilson’s most popular Pine Valley finds, Melissa Claire Egan. Beginning on November 11, Egan will debut in the contract role of mystery woman Chelsea.

Egan debuted in the role of Annie McDermott on “AMC” in July 2006. This 30-year old actress would earn a Daytime Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress in 2009 as Annie turned from an all around good girl to Pine Valley’s most psychotic femme fatale. The character was responsible for killing her brother, Richie (Billy Miller), her future lover’s aunt, Di Henry (initially played by Kelly Giddish), and the attempted murders of Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) and Greenlee Smyth (Rebecca Budig). At the end of her initial four-year contract in 2010, the actress agreed to a 6-month extension at “AMC’s” request and stopped airing regularly on the soap by February 2011. Egan returned for a short stint during the summer to help say goodbye to the network run of the soap that gave her her big break.

Before hiring Wilson and Egan, “Y&R” had already built up a long history of picking up former “AMC” actors fresh off their Pine Valley stints including Peter Bergman (Jack), Stacy Haiduk (ex-Patty), Amelia Heinle (Victoria) and Debbi Morgan who debuted as Devon’s (Bryton McClure) biological mother, Harmony, earlier today. The cast currently boasts three Blye finds including Miller (Billy), Jeff Branson (Ronan) and the recently fired Eden Riegel (Heather).

Look for Chelsea to play into Billy’s storyline reuniting former co-stars and good pals Egan and Miller.

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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — On Thursday, September 29, word around the web had “Days of our Lives” star James Scott (EJ DiMera) out, only to later be clarified by Scott himself that he in fact was still meeting with show producers over a new contract. Now comes word from Soap Opera Digest that Scott has signed a new one-year deal with “DAYS” to continue in the role of EJ DiMera, for which he originated in 2006. Per Digest‘s report, Scott’s new deal will keep him in Salem through April 2013.

After seeing the Digest story, sources have since told Soap Opera Network that fans can expect to see Scott “for a long time to come,” but did not clarify whether that meant beyond 2013 or just confirming what had already been reported. These same sources have also told Soap Opera Network that due to the way in which “Days of our Lives” films and writes episodes, discussion of Scott’s contract was necessary at this time as outlines for episodes airing in the early part of 2012 have already been written and in order for writers to move forward the soap needed to secure Scott or face writing out one of their most popular characters.

Prospect Park

(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Prospect Park continues to forge ahead with plans for their new Online Network in preparation of its January launch by signing a new deal with Universal Music Group. As part of deal, music from UMG’s record and publishing companies will be featured in upcoming episodes of “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” when the soaps transition to the new online venue early next year.

The agreement will also provide fans with an opportunity to purchase songs used in both shows, as well as access to exclusive online content. According to Prospect Park executives Jeff Kwatinetz and Rich Frank, “As we continue to develop programming for our online network, we are taking every facet of production into consideration to create a premium product for our viewers. Previously these programs have not focused on, or had limited contemporary music and artist involvement, and through UMG we can deliver fans from around the world access to some of the world’s most popular music and artists all leading to better production, storylines and program experience.”

In recent years Kwatinetz and UMG have collaborated with “One Life to Live” in episodes featuring Snoop Dogg, One Republic, Mary J. Blige, and Puddle of Mudd.

“This unique arrangement with ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’ offers our artists and songwriters a special opportunity for exposure on two of the most iconic soap operas ever. The online network for the programs is an exciting new vehicle for consumers to connect with our artists and their work, and purchase music seamlessly as they hear it on each episode. We look forward to working with Prospect to bring the best music to our shows’ fans,” UMG President & COO, Zach Horowitz stated in a press release.

Prospect Park secured the the rights to “AMC” and “OLTL” from the Disney/ABC Domestic Television Group back in July, as part of a multi-year, multi-platform licensing agreement. Both shows are expected to begin airing on The Online Network (TOLN) in mid-January.

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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Original “One Life to Live” cast member Doris Belack passed away Monday of natural causes in Manhattan. Belack potrayed Anna Wolek Craig on the show from 1968-77. She was 85 years old.

Belack had a lengthy television and film career spanning nearly 50 years. Her first TV appearance was in 1951 in the series “Treasury Men in Action.” Four years later she performed alongside Sidney Poitier on the record “Poetry of the Negro,” which was produced by her husband of 65 years, Philip Rose (who passed away on May 31).

In the early 1960s, Belack appeared in “East Side/West Side,” and later guest starred in two episodes of “The Patty Duke Show.”  She joined the cast of the new soap “One Life to Live” when it premiered in July 1968, playing Anna Wolek, a member of daytime’s first Polish-American middle class family. Belack would stay with the show until 1977, at which time the role of Anna was recast with Kathleen Maguire from 1977-78, and Phyllis Behar from 1978-82, when the Anna was written off the show. In 1970, Belack made a guest appearance as Anna on “All My Children.” Other soap roles included “Another World,” “The Edge of Night,” and “The Doctors.”

After leaving “One Life to Live,” Belack appeared in an episode of “Barney Miller” as Fish’s wife Bernice,  Libby Levine in the 1977 feature film “Looking Up,” which also starred her former “OLTL” co-star and onscreen sister-in-law Marilyn Chris, ex-Wanda Wolek.

Following roles in TV movies “The Last Tenant,” The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” and “The Black Marble” (again alongside Chris), s”We’re Fighting Back” and “Hanky Panky,” she landed one of her most memorable film roles, playing soap opera producer Rita Marshall in “Tootsie.” Around the same time, she had a starring role on the short-lived CBS comedy series “Baker’s Dozen.”

Through the 1980s, Belack’s career continued to flourish with parts in the films “The Cradle Will Fall,” “Sessions,” “The Hearst and Davis Affair,” “Almost Partners,” “*batteries not included,” “She-Devil,” “Fast Forward,” “Hostage,” “Splash, Too,” and “The Luckiest Man in the World.” She also guest starred in numerous television series, including “Family Ties,” “The Cosby Show,” “Cagney and Lacey,” “Remington Steele,” “The Golden Girls,” “Mr. Belvedere,” “Off the Rack,” “Scarecrow and Mrs. King,” “Mary,” “Emerald Point N.A.S.,” “Hometown,” “The Equalizer,” “Baby Boom,” and “Anything But Love.”

Belack stayed action in television and film even into the 1990s, starring in the  short-lived ABC primetime series “Laurie Hill,” and equally brief CBS comedy “Family Album.” She also co-starred as Dr. Catherine Tomsky in the 1991 Bill Murray feature film “What About Bob?,” and as Dr. Roberts in 1994′s “Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult.” Other film appearances include “Opportunity Knocks,” “Absolute Strangers,” “What’s Your Sign?,” “Krippendorf’s Tribe,” “The Odd Couple II,” and “Fail Safe.” Belack also guest-starred in a number of TV series during the ’90s including “Mathnet,” “Lifestories: Families in Crisis,” “Picket Fences,” “Chicago Hope,” “Ellen,” “Public Morals,” “Prince Street,” “Dellaventura,” “Touched By an Angel,” “Cosby,” and “New York Undercover.”

In 1999, she provided the voices of Mayor Tippi Dink and teacher Ms. Wingo in “Doug’s 1st Movie,” after having voiced the characters throughout the animated series’ television run. Also, between 1990 and 2001, she played Judge Margaret Barry in ten episodes of “Law & Order” and two episodes of “Law & Order: SVU” from 2000-01.

Other TV and film credits include the short film “The Lovers” and the television series “Now & Again,” “Madigan Men,”  and “Everwood.” Belack’s last television appearance was in a 2003 episode of “Sex and the City,” and her final film roles were in “Prime” (2005), which starred Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep; “Delirious” (2006 ), starring Steve Buscemi, and “Arranged” (2008).

Belack was also voiced characters in the video games “True Crime: New York City” and “Grand Theft Auto IV,” where she voiced the character of Maureen McReary. And between 1960 and 1990 she appeared on stage in productions of “The Cemetery Club,” “Cheaters,” “The Trip Back Down,” “Bad Habits,” “Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” “The Ninety Day Mistress,” “Nathan Weinstein, Mystic, Connecticut,” “The Heroine,” and “Semi-Detached.”

A joint public memorial for both Belack and Rose will be held on Monday, October 17, at Noon ET at the Ambassador Theater in New York City.

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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — After months of speculation as to whether or not he will be returning to “One Life to Live” before the wraps production on its TV run in November, Terrell Tilford (ex-Greg) responds to the rumors. But do his comments lead to more questions than answers?

Tilford, who played the contract role of Llanview’s Dr. Greg Evans from 2009-10, teased fans about a possible “OLTL” return in a video posted on his Facebook page back in August, which was recorded while he was on the set of the Lifetime drama series “The Protector.” Two months earlier he told Soaps.com that “I’d love to make a final appearance before it goes off, especially considering some of the stuff coming up story-wise with my little sister (Destiny Evans, played by Shenell Edmonds) and all that. We’re talking about making it happen, so we’ll see.”

Further adding to the speculation, Tilford posted the following message on his Facebook page on September 11, “To Everyone who has asked if I’m returning to ‘OLTL,’ thank you for enthusiasm of me and the return of Dr. Greg Evans. The only truthful answer I will give for now is ‘NO’ so that if it is ‘YES’ then it will hopefully be a welcoming surprise… Stay blessed, amazing & know that I miss my ‘OLTL’ family, fans & friends…”

Around the same time, Greg’s name was mentioned on screen when Destiny admitted to her big brother Shaun (Sean Ringgold) that she had went to visit Greg in Statesville Prison to get his medical opinion on Matthew’s (Eddie Alderson) condition.

“One Life to Live” will cease taping for the show’s television run in November before transitioning to online-only distribution with Prospect Park. The soap will air its final ABC episode on Friday, January 13, 2012.

Tory Mussett

UPDATE: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 2:33 PM ET

Since we originally went to press early this morning, a “General Hospital” representative has since stated that Butler’s first appearance on the soap will be “sometime later this fall…,” although not necessarily contradicting our earlier report of October 24.

Stay tuned to Soap Opera Network as more  information on Butler’s “GH” role comes in.

PREVIOUS: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 2:58 AM ET

(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — On Wednesday, September 21, daytime newcomer Nathin Art Butler tweeted to his followers (@nathinbutler) “I was welcomed into the family of ‘GH’ today. 1st day on set felt like 1st day of high school. Feel so blessed.” For those wondering what exactly he was talking about, on that day the actor revealed to the soap world that he had been hired to portray the contract role of Dr. Ewen Keenan, also known as “the mad Aussie therapist” on ABC’s “General Hospital. Soap Opera Network has since learned when you can expect to first see the actor, musician and digital photographer on screen.

According to sources, beginning with the Monday, October 24 episode of “GH,” look for Butler to begin interacting with Rebecca Herbst‘s Elizabeth Webber when the character finds herself encountering a mystery man (Butler’s Dr. Keenan). After describing his first day on set, the actor followed up that tweet with information on what his second week was like when pressed by a fan of the ABC drama series. “Started last week. Felt pretty special! Moonlit beach scenes this week. Dreamy character intro.”

Tweets to Stardom

• Monday, September 26 – Getting into tip-top shape for shirtless beach scene this week. Look out!
• Thursday, September 29 – My GH dressing room! Also happens to be my lucky numbers… http://yfrog.com/ntw4jmj
• Thursday, September 29 – Listening to Bruce Springsteen & keeping hydrated while waiting for my scene to come up
• Thursday, September 29 – I’m playing an Australian therapist Dr. Ewen Keenan & I will be acting with Becky. #GH #GeneralHospital
• Thursday, September 29 – #GH #GeneralHospital My first episode airs in a few weeks…

Butler began his professional acting career in 2007 courtesy of the TV movie “Rain Shadow,” a mini-series in which he portrayed the role of Shane Maguire. The actor subsequently appeared in the 2010 HBO mini-series “The Pacific” as a Young Private. In addition to acting in a number of films since then, Butler is also an avid film buff as he’s performed a number of behind the scenes jobs including performing duties as a Camera Operator, Cinematographer, and as an Associate Producer. On the beat.productions website, you can view a number of projects that Butler had some role in helping develop (both in front of and behind the camera) via video trailers and/or B-Roll.

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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) – Marc Berman of TV Media Insights has been doing an excellent job in reporting the overnight ratings data for ABC’s new daytime talk show “The Chew,” which replaced soap opera “All My Children” in the 1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM PT timeslot on Monday, September 26. Since the talker debuted it has lost ground compared to “AMC’s” performance at the same point last year in television households. Now more than a week since its debut, Berman has revealed that the show is also losing ground in the all important Women 18-49 sales demographic compared to how “All My Children” had performed as well.

Per TV Media Insights, “The Chew” is averaging a a 0.9 rating/6 share among women 18-49 out of a 0.8/6 from the average ratings of its lead-in programming from the ABC affiliated stations (ie. syndicated fare such as “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” or local news) after six days on the air (September 26 through October 3, 2011). “All My Children” by comparison averaged a 1.1/7 in the female demo (using October 2010 averages), which was 18% better than how “Chew” is performing so far. In the less important Women 25-54 demographic, “Chew” is averaging a 1.1/7 out of a 1.2/8 from its local lead-in averages. “AMC” averaged a 1.5/9 (again using October 2010 averages). Based on these numbers “Chew” is down 8 percent from its local ABC programming lead-in and 27 percent from how “AMC” performed one year earlier.

Final first week ratings data, including total viewers, for “The Chew” won’t be available until Thursday.

AFTRA/Prospect Park

(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — On Saturday, October 1, the National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) met for the final time in 2011, as previously reported. One of the topics of discussion was Prospect Park and its transitioning of “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” to the web in January 2012. While exact details of the meeting are still unknown in that respect, a representative speaks to Soap Opera Network exclusively on where things stand at this time between the actors union and Prospect Park.

It has been nearly three months since Prospect Park announced that they had licensed the rights to “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” from the Disney/ABC Television Group with the intention of transitioning the soaps to the web beginning in January 2012. Since that time, AFTRA, better known as the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union, has been relatively silent on how the transition would be possible, until now. Soap Opera Network has learned exclusively that despite a number of actors from both “AMC” and “OLTL” signing on for the 2.0 versions of the soaps, talks between Prospect Park and AFTRA are still ongoing and that a deal between the actors union and the production company has yet to be signed.

Although “One Life to Live’s” Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks), Kelley Missal (Danielle Rayburn), Sean Ringgold (Shaun Evans), Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning) and Jerry VerDorn (Clint Buchanan), Ted King (Thomas Delgado), Michael Easton (John McBain), Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer) and Erika Slezak (Viki Banks) and “All My Children’s” Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery) and Lindsay Hartley (Cara Castillo) have already signed on despite no official deal between AFTRA and Prospect Park, an AFTRA rep tells Soap Opera Network “we are still in negotiations with Prospect Park. There is no agreement as of yet, but we are in discussion and when there is something final to announce we will announce it.”

Many of you have wondered why more cast members from “One Life to Live” have signed on to the web version of their show, pending a Prospect Park/AFTRA contract agreement, while not as many have signed on from the “All My Children” cast, but the AFTRA rep assures us that “we’ve been keeping the cast members of both shows advised as to the terms of the progress and the status of the discussions with Prospect Park.”

Actors from “All My Children,” which ended its television run on September 23, 2011, are left in limbo in the interim of a deal between AFTRA and Prospect Park, leaving many to seek new soap roles (Debbi Morgan, ex-Dr. Angie Hubbard now on “The Young and the Restless”), return to the soap that launched their careers (Jacob Young, ex-JR Chandler returned to “The Bold and the Beautiful”), or just deciding to take a much needed break (Michael E. Knight, ex-Tad Martin).