It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and most soap fans are preparing to serve turkey, stuffing (or is it dressing?), pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, and many other festive dishes. Sadly, some of your favorite daytime dramas will either be preempted, serving up repeats or in the case of one show, airing an all-new episode thanks to its streaming availability.
On CBS, both “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” will be preempted on Thanksgiving Day (November 28) due to CBS Sports coverage of NFL games, particularly Chicago Bears at Detriot Lions. Later in the day, the network will carry NCAA College Football where Arkansas will face Illinois. On Friday, November 29 (Black Friday), CBS will continue airing NCAA Big Ten Conference Football games, with Minnesota at Wisconsin.
On both days, a repeat of “The Price is Right” will air on the East Coast but will be preempted on the West Coast. “Let’s Make a Deal” and “The Talk” are both preempted on the two days.
Over at ABC, the network will air a repeat “General Hospital” on Thanksgiving Day with episode #15511, originally aired on July 19, 2024. The holiday will also see the network carry a repeat of “The View” and an all-new episode of “GMA3: What You Need to Know.”
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General Hospital
On “General Hospital,” the episode sees Carly (Laura Wright) and Jason (Steve Burton) continuing to celebrate Jason’s newfound freedom on the footbridge, which is where they discuss what to do about Sonny (Maurice Benard) now that Jason has completed his assignment for the FBI. Meanwhile, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) hands Trina (Tabyana Ali) something that fell out during the move into their new apartment – the turtle dove Spencer gave her. While remembering her lost love, a teary-eyed grows frustrated with her inability to move on from Spencer. Josslyn has news for Trina: her grief will never truly go away.
Elsewhere in Port Charles, Cody (Josh Kelly) and Tracy (Jane Elliot) are surprised when James (Gary James Fuller) stops by asking why he’s no longer allowed to take riding lessons with Cody. Meanwhile, Maxie (Kirsten Storms) and Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) are forced to pick up James after Cody realizes he walked to the stables on his own. Later, Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) joins Cody where he frets about being shut out from Mac’s (John J. York) life. Hoping to encourage him, Sasha tells Cody to hold that the situation can be salvaged.
Later, Laura (Genie Francis) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) cross paths while paying a visit to a still-comatose Lulu, and Tracy finds Gio (Giovanni Mazza) in the nook helping himself to a late night snack. While spending time with the young man, Tracy finds herself charmed by him.
On Friday, November 29 (Black Friday), a repeat of “The View” will air on the East Coast. However, the talk show will be preempted on the West Coast due to ESPN on ABC sports coverage of NCAA College Football, specifically Oklahoma State at Colorado. “GMA3: What You Need to Know” and “General Hospital” will be preempted for College Football.
Days of our Lives
Lastly, “Days of our Lives” will be the only daytime drama series featuring all-new episodes on both Thanksgiving Day (November 28) and Black Friday (Friday, November 29). Episodes #14,998 and #14,999 will see Salem learning that the beloved Doug Williams (the late Bill Hayes) has sadly passed away, with his wife Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) particularly devasted over the news. Also, look for the returns of several characters, including Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer (Melissa Reeves), Eli (Lamon Archey) and Lani (Sal Stowers), Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and Shawn (Brandon Beemer), and many more, leading toward the show’s 15,000th episode (Monday, December 2).
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Gearing up to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, most soap fans will have to do without all-new episodes of the CBS soaps and repeats on ABC. Meanwhile, Peacock is serving an all-new episode of “Days of our Lives.” Here’s everything you need to know about your favorite soaps to help guide you through Thanksgiving Day.
