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News Roundup: Bradley Bell Producing 'Hollywood Starlet' Microseries, Peter Bergman, Daphne Duplaix

The Bold and the Beautiful executive producer Bradley Bell is producing microseries Hollywood Starlet for aTwist Bell has part…

Roger Newcomb • June 13, 2026

News Roundup: Kirsten Storms, Kate Linder, Susan Hayes, Ryan Quan, Amelia Marshall

General Hospital actress Kirsten Storms shares life update on Instagram Storms closed her post with comments about GH , suggesti…

Roger Newcomb • June 08, 2026

News Roundup: SDSA TV Awards, Eva Basler Leaves B&B, Daytime Casting Directors Panel

The SAG-Aftra Foundation recently presented daytime casting directors panel. Beyond the Gates , The Bold and the Beautiful , Days…

Roger Newcomb • June 06, 2026

News Roundup: Dean Geyer Joins GH, Jeff Branson to Haven Falls, Redeeming Y&R's Matt

Dean Geyer joining the cast of General Hospital Geyer will be playing the contract role of Tristan Roberts. He began taping June…

Roger Newcomb • June 02, 2026

News Roundup: 'GH' Ratings, Darin Brooks & Denise Richards Return to 'B&B'

General Hospital surges total Viewers and the Women 25-54 demo Featuring an appearance by Michael James Scott, best known for hi…

Roger Newcomb • May 24, 2026

NEWS ROUNDUP: Brazil's Telenova Oscar Connection, No New 'Buffy', BET+ Folding into Paramount+, 'Days' Recasts Rachel, Soap Opera Ratings

Brazil’s telenovela industry is the secret agent behind powerful films at the Oscars Since at least the 1960s, the telenovelas, …

Roger Newcomb • March 14, 2026

News Roundup: 'Neighbours' Says Goodbye, Beth Chamberlin Cancer Diagnosis, Tamara Braun on her 'Y&R' Role

Farewell (again) to Neighbours , Australia's longest running soap opera On Thursday, the final episode of Neighbours will be …

Roger Newcomb • December 11, 2025

NEWS: Emmy Picks, Tracy Bregman Lists Malibu Estate, Katherine Kelly Lang, Melissa Claire Egan, Alicia Minshew, Eden Riegel

Gold Derby "Experts" Predict 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards Soap journalists predict the winners of the 40th Annual Daytime …

Roger Newcomb • June 16, 2013

NEWS: WALKING DEAD Credit Card, Galen Gering, Finola Hughes, Megan Hilty, Jesse Lee Soffer, Max Ehrich, Ignacio Serricchio, Wes Bentley

THE WALKING DEAD Gets Its Own Credit Card Robert Kirkman's Image Comics imprint Skybound has partnered with Card.com for thr…

Roger Newcomb • June 13, 2013

NEWS: Is "Spoiler Alert" Overused? Plus, Daniel Coonan, Julia Pace Mitchell, PLL's Social Media Success

Spoiler Alert: Phrase Is Overused A graph from the “Chronicle” tool — created by my colleague Alexis Lloyd to track use of words…

Roger Newcomb • June 12, 2013

NEWS: Why More TV Shows Should Kill Their Characters; Plus, THE TALK Post-Emmy Show, William Roache, Lindsey McKeon, Susan Lucci, Jane Krakowski

THE TALK to Air Post-Emmy Celebration Episode A rep for the CBS talk show tells TV Guide Magazine that the five hosts will be jo…

Roger Newcomb • June 11, 2013

NEWS: The Queen Is An EASTENDERS FAN; WALKING DEAD Actress Arrested for Sending Ricin Letters to Obama; Double Life of Jason Thompson

WALKING DEAD Actress Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson Arrested for Sending Ricin Letters to Obama The arrest of Shannon Rogers Gu…

Roger Newcomb • June 07, 2013

NEWS: BOARDWALK EMPIRE Premieres September 8; More Charges For William Roache; Plus, Matthew Morrison, Prospect Park, James Wolk, Tammin Sursok

Fourth season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE will premiere Sunday, September 8 Jeffrey Wright and Ron Livingston are among the new castmemb…

Roger Newcomb • June 06, 2013

NEWS: ABC Desperately Seeking Katie Couric Replacement; Plus, Joanna Johnson, Kay Alden, Heather Tom, Lee Phillip Bell, Brenda Greenberg

Sources: ABC desperately seeking Katie Couric replacement “It’s an unmitigated disaster,” one seasoned studio executive said. “On…

Roger Newcomb • June 05, 2013

NEWS: Vincent Irizarry, Sebastian Ligarde, Colleen Bell, Richard Thorp, Marisa Ramirez, Agnes Brucker

Binge-Viewing Gives Composers New Headaches With shifting viewing habits and binge-viewing erasing the traditional pacing of epis…

Roger Newcomb • June 04, 2013

NEWS: Erika Slezak On MAD MEN's Megan Draper; Plus, Brooke Newton, Jen Lilley, Thaao Penghlis, Alison Sweeney, Tonya Pinkins

ONE LIFE TO LIVE Star Erika Slezak on What Life Is Like for Megan Draper "My advice is: Don’t marry somebody in advertising…

Roger Newcomb • June 02, 2013

NEWS: Ashley Madekwe, Terri Conn, Beverly Collard, Victoria Rowell, Bobbie Eakes, Joylessness of Sex on TV

Ashley Madekwe leaving REVENGE Madekwe will not return to the show next season as Ashley Davenport. Her option was not picked up…

Roger Newcomb • May 31, 2013

NEWS: Binge Watching, Shawn Christian, Alley Mills, James Lipton, Melissa Leo, Peter Parros, Tika Sumpter, Antonio Sabato Jr., Jeanne Cooper Deleted Scene

From ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT to DR. WHO, Binge Watching Is Changing Our Culture Grant McCracken writes: "Why do we binge watch…

Roger Newcomb • May 29, 2013

NEWS: Few Breakout TV Hits in 2012-2013, Eva Longoria Earns Master's Degree

The 2012–13 TV Season in One Really Depressing Chart The 2012–13 television season officially passed into the Nielsen history bo…

Roger Newcomb • May 24, 2013

NEWS: Tracey Bregman Covers Malibu Life, Jess Walton Previews Jeanne Cooper Tribute, Corbin Bleu, Emma Roberts, Colorblind Casting

Tracey Bregman to cover the first issue of Malibu Life Out this summer, the inaugural issue will cover Bregman's journey to …

Roger Newcomb • May 22, 2013