After eight years of playing suave Salem surgeon Daniel Jonas, actor Shawn Christian was let go from “Days of our Lives.” In a stunning move, his character was scripted as the victim in a fatal car crash caused by a drunk Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan).

Actor Michael Weatherly (ex-Cooper Alden, “Loving”) will be departing “NCIS” at the end of this season, the actor and CBS confirmed today. Weatherly, who is only one of four original actors to have appeared in all of the show’s near 300 episodes to date, portrays the widely popular Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo on the series.

A pair of former “General Hospital” stars are collaborating on a new business venture. Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky Spencer; Avery Barkley, “Nashville”) and Steve Burton (ex-Jason Morgan; Dylan McAvoy, “The Young and the Restless”) are opening Jack and Jameson’s Smokehouse, a barbecue restaurant and concert venue in Franklin, Tennessee.

It’s taken years, but Scrubs fans are finally getting their wish, this week on “General Hospital.” Newly reunited Patrick (Jason Thompson) and Robin (Kimberly McCullough) are getting remarried, and this time they’re going to live happily ever after.

Ratings Report for the Week of December 21-25, 2015

After months of rumors surrounding the possibility of a contract player telling producers of their soap they had no plans of renewing their contract when it came up for renewal, despite major plans by the show for their front-burner storyline, word has it that actress Kate Mansi is on her way out as Abigail Deveraux on NBC’s “Days of our Lives.”

CBS’ “The Talk,” “Let’s Make a Deal” and “The Price is Right” all delivered strong viewership returns during fourth quarter 2015, according to recently released Nielsen Media Research ratings data.

“The Meredith Vieira Show” will conclude its two season run in May, host and executive producer Meredith Vieira announced today of her NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution based talk show. “I am so sorry to see our show come to an end after this season, but I am also incredibly proud of the work our staff has done and forever grateful to our supportive viewers,” she said in a statement. “We promise to spend our final weeks producing the best broadcast we know how. And have a blast doing so!”

A look at what’s coming up on “The Bold and the Beautiful” during the week of January 4-8, 2016

Days of our Lives Spoilers Week of January 4 – 8, 2016