Though CBS remains mum on the reason for the upcoming week of scheduled repeats, and has never formally addressed the last-minute decision to air a rerun on Memorial Day, “Beyond the Gates” creator, head writer and showrunner Michele Val Jean has taken to social media to thank fans for their passion for the show.
“To those asking: preemption-rerun decisions are made way above my pay grade so no insight into that,” noted Val Jean, who is also an executive producer, in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “The good news is the upcoming reruns are premiere week so those of you who missed it can catch up with how it all began.”
In a follow-up post on Saturday, Val Jean said, “Just want to say to our #BeyondTheGates peeps, I love your passion for the show. And I thank you for it.”
On Friday, it was announced that during the week of June 30-July 4, 2025, CBS would rebroadcast the first five episodes of “Beyond the Gates,” each of which was scripted and outlined by Val Jean, marking the first time the individual episodes will have been rebroadcast on CBS, excluding encores aired on BET in March.
Last month, Canadian network CHCH suddenly began airing episodes of the daytime drama series ahead of its U.S. broadcast due to CBS airing a rerun on Memorial Day, despite the network airing originals of its other soaps.
In response to a viewer who complained about the shift at the time, Val Jean commented, “I hate this too.” She added, “It really screws with the way we construct reveals if one batch of viewers is ahead of the rest. Very frustrating.”
After 18 episodes, the day ahead issue was seemingly resolved earlier this month when CHCH finally synced back up with the show’s U.S. broadcast on June 19, better known as the Juneteenth federal holiday in the U.S. A representative for the Canadian broadcaster did not respond to a request for comment from Soap Opera Network.
In addition to episodes airing on CBS and later available to stream on Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com and CBS App), the Pluto TV FAST Channel for “Beyond the Gates” has also recently returned, giving potential viewers even more opportunities to catch up with what they missed.
As of the Friday, June 27 episode, “Beyond the Gates” has aired 83 episodes since it premiered on February 24.
In a recently released trailer touting the show’s critical acclaim, CBS highlights what’s been going on with the show’s characters using quotes from major media outlets like USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post in the hopes to entice new viewers to tune in to all the drama happening in the fictional Fairmont Crest using references said by the show’s matriarch Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie).
While “Beyond the Gates” will be airing encores next week, “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless” are both set to air all-new episodes, including on the Independence Day holiday (Friday, July 4).
