Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

1979: Primetime soap opera Knots Landing premiered on CBS.
2002: Days of our Lives' Chloe learned Craig was her father.
2004: All My Children's Bianca was reunited with baby Miranda.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1963: On The Edge of Night, Emory Warren (William Berger) came closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1971: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) filled Dr. Maggie Powers (Lydia Bruce) about her time with her mother during the holidays.

'All My Children' Reunion Coming to 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' for Halloween

All My Children stars Susan Lucci and Kelly Ripa played Erica and
Hayley in a sketch during a 2016 episode of Live with Kelly.

On Monday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, host and former All My Children star Kelly Ripa revealed that there will be a Pine Valley reunion on the talk show next week.

Ripa played Hayley Vaughan on All My Children from 1990 to 2002, and reprised the role in 2010 during the show's final season on ABC. Among the former All My Children stars set to appear on the October 31st episode are Eva La Rue (Dr. Maria Santos) and Susan Lucci (Eric Kane). Lucci's iconic character will be reunited with Jackson Montgomery, this time played by Ripa's co-host Ryan Seacrest.

Ripa and Lucci has played "All My Children" before on Live with Kelly and Ryan. Check out a clip below from Lucci's 2016 appearance, which also features guest co-host Andy Cohen.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

1979: Primetime soap opera Knots Landing premiered on CBS.
2002: Days of our Lives' Chloe learned Craig was her father.
2004: All My Children's Bianca was reunited with baby Miranda.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1963: On The Edge of Night, Emory Warren (William Berger) came closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1971: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) filled Dr. Maggie Powers (Lydia Bruce) about her time with her mother during the holidays.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

1979: Primetime soap opera Knots Landing premiered on CBS.
2002: Days of our Lives' Chloe learned Craig was her father.
2004: All My Children's Bianca was reunited with baby Miranda.

"More and more, I tend to read history. I often find it more up to date than the daily newspapers."
― Joe Murray

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1963: On The Edge of Night, Emory Warren (William Berger) came closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1971: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) filled Dr. Maggie Powers (Lydia Bruce) about her time with her mother during the holidays.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

1979: Primetime soap opera Knots Landing premiered on CBS.
2002: Days of our Lives' Chloe learned Craig was her father.
2004: All My Children's Bianca was reunited with baby Miranda.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1963: On The Edge of Night, Emory Warren (William Berger) came closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Jack Fenelli (Michael Levin) demanded an explanation for Johnny Ryan's (Bernard Barrow) comment that the baby Mary was carrying was the only child Jack would ever have.

NEWS: Ron Carlivati, Eva La Rue, Ally Walker, Will Packer

Ron Carlivati

Ron Carlivati tweets first comments since being fired as head writer of General Hospital
Carlivati tweeted his appreciation on Monday night: "Thanks to everyone @GeneralHospital for 4 wonderful years. And thanks to the #GH fans for all your love & support. It means the world to me."

Former All My Children actress Eva La Rue joins cast of Fuller House
La Rue (ex-Dr. Maria Santos, All My Children) has been cast as Teri, the new wife of Bob Saget’s clean freak Danny, in Netflix's Full House spinoff.

Aly is dead on The Bold and the Beautiful! Killing off soap-opera legacy characters for shock value
Writes Alina Adams: "Soap-opera fans are notorious for hating newbies—new actors, and especially new characters. They want their shows to focus on the core characters already onscreen, or, at the very least, the children of characters they already know and love. Aly was all of those things. And now she’s (presumably) dead."

Will Packer to produce Atlanta-set drama Buckhead For NBC
Written and executive produced by David McMillan, Buckhead is described as a drama about ambition, sex, and revenge set in the extravagant, high-stakes world of Atlanta politics, entertainment, churches and strip clubs. Atlanta native Packer also is executive producing, with Korin Huggins, head of Television for Will Packer Prods., co-executive producing.

Longmire will premiere Thursday, September 10 on Netflix
Season 4 “picks up moments after Season 3’s exciting finale” — which suggested that Branch had been shot by his father or vice versa — and finds Walt succumbing to his darker impulses after learning who was behind the murder of his wife.

On the casting front, Netflix confirms that Ally Walker (ex-Andrea Bedford, Santa Barbara) will recur in an unspecified role, joining returning regulars Robert Taylor, Bailey Chase (ex-Chris Hughes, As the World Turns), Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cassidy Freeman and Adam Bartley. Gerald McRaney will also reprise his role as Barlow Connally for an arc.

ITV ready for soap battle with BBC after ratings fall
ITV has pledged to pump resources into Coronation Street and Emmerdale to reverse a ratings decline.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

1979: Primetime soap opera Knots Landing premiered on CBS.
2002: Days of our Lives' Chloe learned Craig was her father.
2004: All My Children's Bianca was reunited with baby Miranda.

"A page of history is worth a pound of logic."
― Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1963: On The Edge of Night, Emory (William Berger) came closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Jack (Michael Levin) demanded an explanation for Johnny's (Bernard Barrow) comment that this was the only child Jack would ever have.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

1979: KNOTS LANDING premiered. 1988: GH's Sean called
in his marker with Colton. 1999: GL's Danny gave Michelle
a special Christmas gift. 2002: B&B's Brooke had to admit
to Eric she slept with their daughter's husband.  2002: DAYS'
Chloe learned Craig was her father.

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."
- Winston Churchill

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1963: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Emory (William Berger) came closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1979: KNOTS LANDING, a spin-off of DALLAS featuring Gary (Ted Shackelford) and Valene (Joan Van Ark) Ewing, premiered on CBS.  The KNOTS LANDING concept was actually created before DALLAS but DALLAS made it to the air first. The show was more episodic in the first season before becoming serialized once Abby (Donna Mills) arrived.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

On this date in...

1963: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Emory (William Berger) came closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1979: KNOTS LANDING, a spin-off of DALLAS featuring Gary (Ted Shackelford) and Valene (Joan Van Ark) Ewing, premiered on CBS.  The KNOTS concept was actually created before DALLAS but DALLAS made it to the air first. The show was more episodic in the first season before becoming serialized after Abby (Donna Mills) arrived.

Hallmark Channel December Premieres And Highlights

Hallmark Channel has released a preview of its December premieres and other highlights including Help For The Holidays starring Eva La Rue, Dan Gauthier and John Brotherton. Check it out below:

A BRIDE FOR CHRISTMAS
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 1 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Arielle Kebbel, Andrew Walker, Sage Brocklebank, Kimberly Sustad

Today in Soap Opera History (December 27)

On this date in...

1963: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Emory drew closer to realizing his murderous plan.

1979: KNOTS LANDING, a spin-off of DALLAS which was actually created before DALLAS, premiered on CBS. The show was more episodic in the first season then it became a serial lovers dream for the rest of its run. FYI: Joan Van Ark is nominated for an Indie Soap Award this year!

WATCH: Sarah Michelle Gellar's Return To ALL MY CHILDREN

Sarah Michelle Gellar returned to ALL MY CHILDREN today, not as Kendall but as a psych patient claiming to be Erica Kane's daughter!

Her character also saw vampires saying, "I saw them before they were trendy."

Watch her scenes below with Eva La Rue and let us know what you think.