CBS Daytime Recreates Iconic 50th Anniversary Photo from 1978

CBS Daytime recently brought together 104 past and present stars to recreate the famous CBS 50th anniversary photo from 1978, including stars from the soap operas Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. The network is celebrating being #1 in the daytime ratings for 30 consecutive years.

Below is the talent lineup list in the "class photo" from left to right for each row beginning with the last row:

Row 11: (back row top) 11 1: Joshua Morrow 11 2: Sharon Case 11 3: Steve Burton 11 4: Rome Flynn 11 5: Hunter King 11 6: Daniel Goddard 11 7: Darin Brooks 11 8: Melissa Ordway 11 9: Lawrence Saint-Victor 11 10: Jason Thompson 11 11: Reign Edwards 11 12: Pierson Fodé 11 13: Melissa Claire Egan 11 14: Jacob Young 11 15: Tracey Bregman 11 16: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood

Row 10: 10 1: Christel Khalil 10 2: Rick Hearst 10 3: Kimberlin Brown 10 4: Krista Tesreau 10 5: Sean Kanan 10 6: Tonya Lee Williams 10 7: Greg Rikaart 10 8: Lesli Kay 10 9: Winsor Harmon 10 10: Amber Lancaster 10 11: Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith 10 12: James O'Halloran 10 13: Manuela Arbeláez 10 14: Rachel Reynolds 10 15: George Gray

Row 9: 9 1: Tiffany Coyne 9 2: Jonathan Mangum 9 3: Cat Gray 9 4: Constantine Maroulis 9 5: Tracy Melchior 9 6: Jennifer Gareis 9 7: Tristan Lake Leabu 9 8: Tricia Cast 9 9: Sean Carrigan 9 10: Mick Cain 9 11: Crystal Chappell 9 12: Linsey Godfrey 9 13: Karla Mosley

Row 8: 8 1: Rena Sofer 8 2: Robert Adamson 8 3: Ian Ziering 8 4: Ashley Jones 8 5: Paulo Benedeti 8 6: Michael O'Leary 8 7: Ashleigh Brewer 8 8: Aaron D. Spears 8 9: Kate Linder 8 10: Obba Babatundé 8 11: Vincent Irizarry 8 12: Amelia Heinle

Row 7: 7 1: Tamara Tunie 7 2: Christian Le Blanc 7 3: Catherine Bach 7 4: Alley Mills 7 5: Ian Buchanan 7 6: Angell Conwell 7 7: Max Ehrich 7 8: Tristan Rogers 7 9: Elizabeth Hendrickson 7 10: Kristoff St. John

Row 6: 6 1: Jess Walton 6 2: Thorsten Kaye 6 3: Camryn Grimes 6 4: Judith Chapman 6 5: Phil Morris 6 6: Fred Willard 6 7: Beth Maitland 6 8: Martha Byrne 6 9: Scott Clifton
Row 5: 5 1: Colleen Zenk 5 2: Doug Davidson 5 3: Ellen Dolan 5 4: Bryton James 5 5: Patty Weaver 5 6: Lauralee Bell 5 7: Robert Newman 5 8: Heather Tom

Row 4: 4 1: Don Diamont 4 2: Gina Tognoni 4 3: Anna Maria Horsford 4 4: Jerry Douglas 4 5: Mishael Morgan 4 6: Beth Chamberlin

Row 3: 3 1: Eileen Davidson 3 2: Melody Thomas Scott 3 3: John McCook 3 4: Aisha Tyler 3 5: Sara Gilbert 3 6: Peter Bergman

Row 2: 2 1: Monty Hall 2 2: Sharon Osbourne 2 3: Sheryl Underwood 2 4: Bob Barker

Row 1: (front row) 1 1: Wayne Brady 1 2: Katherine Kelly Lang 1 3: Eric Braeden 1 4: Julie Chen 1 5: Drew Carey Photo: Art Streiber/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Check out a behind the scenes video below to find out more about how the shoot came together.

Kay Alden Returns to 'The Young and the Restless'

Kay Alden

Writer Kay Alden, who joined The Young and the Restless during its very first year, is returning to the iconic CBS soap opera as a story consultant, reports Daytime Confidential. Alden joins another longtime Y&R writer, Sally Sussman, who was recently named the show's new head writer.

“Welcoming Kay back to The Young and the Restless, joining Sally Sussman and Mal Young [executive producer], continues our commitment to telling the most powerful stories while honoring the legacy of daytime's No. 1 drama,” said CBS Daytime and CBS Entertainment Executive Vice-President Angelica McDaniel.

With the addition of Young, and the returns of Sussman and Alden, it looks like the light finally went off in the heads of Sony and CBS about what is needed to make Y&R top notch soap again. Let's hope they let them tell the stories they want to tell without too much interference.

David Tom Returning To THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS as Billy Abbott (Press Release)

Check out the CBS Press Release below on the return of David Tom to Y&R. He replaces Billy Miller who is leaving the show at the end of January:

Daytime Emmy Award winner David Tom will re-join the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS as Billy Abbott, the role he created in 1999, and for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2000 for “Outstanding Younger Actor.” Tom's episodes will begin airing in February.

NEWS: GENERAL HOSPITAL, Ron Carlivati, John Stamos, SOAPnet, Melody Thomas Scott, Angelica McDaniel, Corbin Bleu

GENERAL HOSPITAL head writer Ron Carlivati: 'I'm sorry people are disappointed when their favorite is not in story. You can't please everybody.'
On the status of Genie Francis (Laura): "I had to write her character off the show because it's my job, not because I wanted to. I don't make the contracts. I sit in New York and write the show. As I understand it, Genie came back to us on a short-term contract, which is what both she and ABC wanted. I was given her dates and worked with them the best I could."

On being overly sensitive to Twitter criticism: "People have different ideas of what constitutes criticism and, to me, 'This show sucks' is not criticism. I will listen and respond very thoughtfully to someone who says, 'I had a problem with this because of such and such...' That doesn't mean I'll change my plans, but that's completely valid. But, yeah, call me sensitive when someone says, 'You're the worst writer and human being on the planet!' There are some very angry, very hateful people out there and who needs that in your life? I would never talk about people the way some of them talk about me."

Carlivati and John Stamos disagree on Twitter about proposed Blackie return for GENERAL HOSPITAL's 50th Anniversary
Stamos responding to a fan asking if he would ever return to GH: "Never! I tried,they wanted me 2 play J.G. on drums with R.S. Legacy too important to me."

Carlivati: "I'm sure I will be shouted down by 1.3M people, but this is a total mischaracterization of what occurred."

NEWS: Christie Clark Welcomes "Baby Charlotte"; Chloe Grace Moretz Offered HOLLYOAKS Role; DOWNTON ABBEY at TCA

Former DAYS OF OUR LIVES actress Christie Clark welcomes third child
Clark (ex-Carrie, DAYS) and her husband, Thomas Barnes, have welcomed their third daughter, Charlotte Joy. Tweeted the proud mom, "Baby Charlotte. " Charlie" Joy was born on Aug 6 th 2013! 8 Pds 4 oz! Everyone is thrilled to bits over here!!!!" Charlie joins older sisters Hannah, 5, and Emma, 2.

Senior VP of daytime programing for CBS Entertainment Angelica McDaniel makes Glamour's "Meet the Women Who Run Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows" feature
As senior VP of daytime programing for CBS Entertainment, she oversees more than 1,000 episodes of TV every season for the network—and checks her BlackBerry for the prior day's ratings before she even gets out of bed. CBS president Nina Tassler calls her a "force of nature."

Words she lives by: "Don't get stuck in the frenzy of the day to day. You have to be aware of the bigger picture."

Chloe Grace Moretz Offered HOLLYOAKS Role
Moretz revealed she became hooked on the teen drama during a stint filming in Britain, and she mentioned her obsession during a chat on Radio 1 on Tuesday, August 6th.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Partnering With THE TALK’s Sharon Osbourne & Her Son Jack For CBS Cares PSA

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (Y&R) is partnering with THE TALK’s Sharon Osbourne and her son, television personality and producer Jack Osbourne, to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis through a CBS Cares PSA. The PSA campaign is running in concert with a storyline on Y&R to be broadcast on Friday, February 22.