General Hospital

The SAG-AFTRA National Board announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX, among other producers, on terms for a successor agreement to the National Code of Fair Practice for Network Television Broadcasting (Network Television Code). The agreement, approved by a 93% vote by the board, covers dramas in first-run syndication, morning news shows, talk shows, serials (soap operas), variety, reality, contest, sports and promotional announcements.

If you tuned into today’s episode of ABC’s “General Hospital,” you may be wondering if this is really the last you’ll be seeing of Britt Westbourne now that she’s departed Port Charles with her father, Cesar Faison (Anders Hove), after leaving her mother, Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), emotionally devastated. While “GH” never officially confirmed Kelly Thiebaud‘s departure prior to today’s episode, the actress took to her Instagram page to say goodbye to fans of the Britch!

On the Thursday, December 11 edition of Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family,” “Knots Landing stars Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford and Kevin Dobson will reunite when hosts Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare bring the five cast members together to share memories, surprises, and music!

Nazanin Boniadi, who portrayed Fara Sherazi on Showtimes “Homeland” during its third and fourth seasons, has been cast as the lead in the Timur Bekmambetov-directed remake of “Ben-Hur” for MGM and Paramount Pictures, reports Deadline. The actress previously portrayed the role of Leyla Mir on ABC’s “General Hospital” and SOAPnet’s “General Hospital: Night Shift.”

On Monday, December 8 and Wednesday, December 10, actor Jeffrey James Lippold returns to ABC’s “General Hospital” as Sgt. Freeman, Soap Opera Network has learned. We’re told that the actor will appear in short, but dramatic scenes.

Ratings Report for the Week of November 24-28, 2014 NOTE: Please do not copy and…

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) earlier today announced the nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Television, New Media, News, Radio, and Promotional Writing during calendar year 2014. In the category of Daytime Drama, ABC’s “General Hospital” and NBC’s “Days of our Lives” received a nomination.

Ratings Report for the Week of November 17-21, 2014

It’s “General Hospital” like you’ve never seen before when Nancy Lee Grahn, who plays Alexis Davis on the soap, takes viewers behind the scenes of daytime’s most dynamic soap opera via her new ABC.com series, “General Hospital Now,” which the actress had been teasing on social media for several weeks.

As previously reported, Brandon Barash is reprising the role of Johnny Zacchara on ABC’s “General Hospital” and it looks like he’s set to mark his return this week when Johnny comes face to face with Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), at least that’s how it appears in the promo for this week’s worth of episodes. “Wait. What? Johnny’s back this week?!” tweeted Barash shortly after the promo was released.