Debuting March 26, 1973 on CBS, the most-watched U.S. daytime drama series is celebrating its 52nd year on television. Find out what’s happening at the show today.
Debuting March 23, 1987 on CBS, the world’s most-watched daytime drama series is celebrating its 38th year on television. Find out what’s happening at the show today.
Congratulations are in order for CBS’ “The Young and the Restless,” which is celebrating its 48th anniversary on television today, March 26, 2021.
“The Young and the Restless” adds Susan Banks, a veteran of CBS marketing and promotions, to its writing team. She wrote the March 1 episode.
Lee Phillip Bell, co-creator of “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful,” has died at 91 years old.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” dominates daytime dramas in both Women 25-54 and Women 18-49, marking the first time show has ranked number one in both categories.
In the current issue of TV Guide, on newsstands now, the magazine examines the four remaining daytime soaps consisting of “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Days of our Lives,” “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” and how FOX’s “Empire” may have influenced a push for more diversity in 2015 during love in the afternoon.
“Twenty-eight years on television is a tremendous achievement,” said “The Bold and the Beautiful” Executive Producer and Head Writer, Bradley P. Bell, in a statement released today as the daytime drama series gets ready to celebrate its anniversary on Monday, March 23. The soap, which aired its 7,000th episode in January, was created by the late William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. It’s first episode aired on March 23, 1987.
CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” will air its 7,000th episode on Friday, January 23, and in honor of the happy occasion, the network announced that the episode will break from tradition and instead feature a retrospective documentary that will highlight some of the show’s most iconic moments and a look back at its creation. The episode will also include commentary from the cast, fashion shown throughout its near three decades on air, several unforgettable guest star appearances, original screen test footage and much more.
Ann Marcus, who was the head writer of NBC’s “Days of our Lives” from 1977 to 1979, and received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for her work on the soap, has died. Marcus died in her Sherman Oaks home at the age of 93 on Wednesday, December 3.
