Five years since departing CBS’ “The Young and the Restless,” actor Peter Porte (ex-Ricky Williams) has made a name for himself with appearances in such shows as “NCIS,” “Living with Models” and more recently starring as Brad on “Baby Daddy.” On Saturday, August 5, the actor will star opposite Amanda Righetti (“Colony,” “The Mentalist”) in the Hallmark Channel original movie, “Love at the Shore.”
Ahead of his “Days of our Lives” debut, Tyler Christopher remembers his soap past while reminiscing over his early days as Nikolas Cassadine on “General Hospital.”
Kicking off the annual “General Hospital” Fan Club Weekend on Thursday, August 3, was an event by actors William deVry (Julian Jerome) and Robert Palmer Watkins (Dillion Quartermaine). Of course, the topic on everyone’s mind was on where things stand between the soap and deVry, whose contract expired on June 30.
“General Hospital” is currently casting the contract role of an African American female, reports Daytime Confidential.
After six seasons as a co-host on CBS’ “The Talk,” actress and comedian Aisha Tyler said goodbye to her co-hosts, friends and colleagues on the Friday, August 4 edition of the talk show, which also marked the final original for the 2016-17 television season.
“Timeless” star Abigail Spencer (ex-Becca Tyree, “All My Children”) is heading to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital now that she’s taken over the role of Megan Hunt on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.”
During NBC’s portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday, Jennifer Salke, president, NBC Entertainment, was asked questions about the upcoming 2017-18 television season and the success of the network’s primetime lineup — the network finished #1 in the key sales demo. But one question on the minds of many was the status of “Days of our Lives,” which was renewed through September 2018 earlier this year.
In the three months since learning his contract would not be renewed after portraying Kevin Fisher for 14 years on CBS’ “The Young and the Restless,” actor Greg Rikaart is returning to the show just as his character’s storyline seemed to be winding down.
Tyler Christopher (ex-Nikolas Cassadine, “General Hospital”) is officially heading to NBC’s “Days of our Lives,” reports Entertainment Weekly. Christopher, who only began filming at the soap last week is expected to hit the screen sometime later this year, if not early 2018, due to the show’s advanced filming schedule.
CBS’ “The Talk” was down week-to-week in Total Viewers and Women 25-54, while increasing slightly in Women 18-49, during the week of July 24-28, 2017, according to Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. Meanwhile, “The View” increased in all three categories.