"The Bold and the Beautiful" premiered March 23, 1987 on CBS. The series airs weekdays on CBS. Anytime on Paramount+.
In the current issue of TV Guide, on newsstands now, the magazine examines the four remaining daytime soaps consisting of "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless" and how FOX's "Empire" may have influenced a push for more diversity in 2015 during love in the afternoon.
Who says daytime soaps are dead? In 2015, CBS' "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" and NBC's "Days of our Lives" all placed among 2015's top searched non-reality TV shows on Yahoo! In fact, outside of "The Walking Dead" and "Game of Thrones," all three dramas placed in the top five on the search giant's year-end list.
Ratings Report for the Week of December 14-18, 2015
After reporting how daytime stacks up when looking at the Adults 18-49 demo as used by primetime advertisers, one has to wonder what daytime looks like in the actual key sales demo of Women 18-49 when it comes to the season-to-date rankings. What's surprising is how poorly "The View" does overall, and how well "General Hospital" is actually doing when factoring in the Live+7* numbers vs. the traditionally reported Live+SD** numbers seen here on Soap Opera Network each week.
As we prepare to publish another week's worth of ratings covering the daytime soaps "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless," we felt it was worth noting the difference between daytime and primetime when it comes to demographics as part of a year-end report.
Ratings Report for the Week of December 7-11, 2015
With a new year on the horizon it's inevitable that you'll be seeing a multitude of best and worst lists covering every facet of the entertainment world, and soaps are no exception. In his Best and Worst of 2015 report, TV Guide's Michael Logan has named CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" daytime's best soap, praises "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless" for having the best actors and actresses, and calls out some of…
Although the episode isn't scheduled to air until March, "The Bold and the Beautiful's" Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Forrester) is opening up about playing herself on the Australian soap "Neighbours."
Get ready for a night of fun with one of daytime's baddest boys: "The Bold and the Beautiful" star Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe) will be appearing at the Gaslamp on Wednesday, December 16 for a comedic performance alongside some of his friends including: Grant Cotter (MTV's "Jerks with Cameras") and Kate Quigley. The event will be hosted by Zach Miller.
Ratings Report for the Week of November 30 - December 4, 2015
The month of December is bringing plenty of baby news with such daytime stars as Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane, "Days of our Lives") and Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer, "The Bold and the Beautiful") expecting their first bundles of joy with their spouses in the coming year, and now comes word that former "B&B" star Adam Gregory (ex-Thomas Forrester) is expecting his second child with wife, Sheridan.
Despite her lawsuit against CBS and Sony Pictures Television being dismissed by a judge last month, former "The Young and the Restless" actress Victoria Rowell (ex-Drucilla Winters) has officially filed an amended complaint against the two companies citing retaliation and discrimination. "We'll vigorously prosecute claims," said Rowell on Twitter.
Compiling ratings data from production studio sources for the period beginning January 1 and ending October 31, Vulture recently reported some of the most watched shows in 18 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Hungary and Italy, and the publication found the likes of "NCIS," "Criminal Minds," "The Flash," "The Blacklist," "Grey's Anatomy" and the recently concluded "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" still at the…
Ratings Report for the Week of November 23-27, 2015
Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer) is about to join the ranks of first-time dads. "The Bold and the Beautiful" actor has revealed that he and his wife, Nikki, are having a baby.
Ratings Report for the Week of November 16-20, 2015
