2017

“General Hospital” star William deVry (Julian Jerome), who has been in negotiations for several weeks with ABC over a new contract, may have filmed his final scenes at the daytime drama series, barring any last-minute change, reports Soap Opera Digest.

Nearly four years since launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund a pilot episode of “The Rich and the Ruthless,” loosely based on her novels “Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva” and “The Young and the Ruthless,” actress Victoria Rowell (ex-Drucilla Winters, “The Young and the Restless”) will finally see her vision come to life as a six-part scripted comedy series courtesy of Urban Movie Channel, an urban-focused subscription streaming service created by Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson.

Before news of Steve Burton‘s return to “General Hospital” became official, rumors began to swirl that Jason Thompson might soon be leaving “The Young and the Restless” and his role as Billy Abbott, and possibly be heading back to Port Charles as Dr. Patrick Drake. But not so fast!

Speculation on the possible return of Steve Burton to “General Hospital” can finally be put to rest. ABC has confirmed through an on-air promo that the actor is indeed returning to the daytime soap opera that made him a household name. But who will be playing?

Ratings Report for the Week of June 19-23, 2017

While ABC is not commenting, it’s being reported that actor Steve Burton is returning to “General Hospital.” But will he be reprising his iconic role as Jason Morgan, currently portrayed by Billy Miller, or will the soap tackle The Tale of Two Jason’s?

Despite signing a four-year contract with the soap last summer, Rebecca Budig is out as “General Hospital’s” Hayden Barnes.

Ratings Report for the Week of June 12-16, 2017

It’s been months since it was announced that Ron Carlivati would be taking over head writing duties at “Days of our Lives” and we’re finally just weeks away from seeing where he plans to take the folks of Salem.

Veteran CBS Daytime executives Margot Wain, Ray Paolantonio and Laurie Seidman have been given a promotion, it was announced today by Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President, Daytime Programs and Syndicated Program Development, CBS Entertainment and CBS Television Distribution. Wain has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Daytime Programs, and Paolantonio and Seidman have been promoted to Vice Presidents, Daytime Programs.