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News Roundup: Kirsten Storms, Colby Nixon, Daytime Ratings, Dark Shadows

General Hospital star Kirsten Storms sparks return rumors The actress posted a new selfie on Instagram highlighting her recent c…

Roger Newcomb • August 16, 2026

'Beyond the Gates' Scores a Ratings Victory with Historic 'Young and the Restless' Crossover

Eric Braeden as Victor Newman with Brandon Claybon as Rep. Martin Richardson.  |  Photo Credit: Aimee Santos/CBS CBS' Beyond …

Roger Newcomb • June 20, 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

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: Week of July 15-19. 2019

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of July 15-19, 2019. Despite some uptick in the demos, The Young…

Roger Newcomb • August 08, 2019

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: New Lows for 'The Young and the Restless,' 'General Hospital' and 'The Bold and the Beautiful'

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of July 1-5, 2019. Despite some uptick in the demos, The Young a…

Roger Newcomb • July 21, 2019

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: New Lows for 'The Young and the Restless' and 'Days of our Lives'

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of June 24-28, 2019. Despite some uptick in the demos, The Young…

Roger Newcomb • July 16, 2019

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'Days of our Lives' Up in Viewers, Demos, 'Bold and the Beautiful' Hits New Low

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of June 17-21, 2019. Days of our Lives was up week over over i…

Roger Newcomb • July 07, 2019

Solid Ratings Start for 'Jugar con Fuego' on Telemundo

The premiere of Telemundo's new captivating thriller Jugar con Fuego (Playing with Fire), produced by Telemundo Internationa…

Roger Newcomb • January 24, 2019

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: Holiday Bump for All and 'Days of our Lives' Makes Big Jump

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of December 24-28, 2018. All four soaps had an expected Christm…

Roger Newcomb • January 15, 2019

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'The Young and the Restless' Ties Series Lows

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of December 3-7, 2018. The Young and the Restless tied series …

Roger Newcomb • December 26, 2018

'The Young and the Restless' Celebrates 30 Years at #1

The Young and the Restless is celebrating its unprecedented 30th consecutive year – that's 1560 weeks – as television's t…

Roger Newcomb • December 13, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'The Bold and the Beautiful' Up in Viewers & Demos

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of October 22-26, 2018. The Bold and the Beautiful was up 129,0…

Roger Newcomb • November 04, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'Days of our Lives' Bounces Back with Viewer/Demo Gains

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of October 15-19, 2018. Days of our Lives was up in total viewe…

Roger Newcomb • October 29, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'Days of our Lives' Up in Viewers, Hits New Demo Low

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of October 8-12, 2018. Days of our Lives was up in total viewer…

Roger Newcomb • October 22, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'General Hospital' Up in Total Viewers But Hits All-Time Demo Lows

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of October 1-5, 2018. General Hospital was up 93,000 viewers fr…

Roger Newcomb • October 15, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'Y&R,' 'B&B' and 'Days' Up in Viewers and Demos

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of August 20-24, 2018. The Young and the Restless , The Bold and…

Roger Newcomb • September 09, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'Young and the Restless' & 'Days of our Lives' Hit New Women 18-49 Lows

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of August 13-17, 2018. The Young and the Restless (377,000) and…

Roger Newcomb • August 30, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: All Four Soap Operas Down Across the Board

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of August 6-10, 2018. All four soap operas were down in total v…

Roger Newcomb • August 28, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'Bold and Beautiful' and 'General Hospital' Up in Viewers

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of July 30-August 3, 2018. The Bold and the Beautiful and Gener…

Roger Newcomb • August 27, 2018

Daytime Nielsen Ratings: 'Days of our Lives' & 'Bold and the Beautiful' Up, 'General Hospital' Hits New Demo Low

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of July 23-27, 2018. The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of our…

Roger Newcomb • August 13, 2018