The Young and the Restless

The Midwestern hamlet of Genoa City is a hotbed of corporate and romantic battles, and host to the decades-long rivalry between the Newmans and the Abbotts.

Colleen Zenk

Join Colleen Zenk, beloved to daytime fans for her 32-year run as Barbara Ryan on AS THE WORLD TURNS, live in THE LOCHER ROOM on Wednesday, November 29 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT to hear all about her return to daytime TV as troublemaker Jordan on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. To view the Read More

Carolyn Hinsey, Brooklyn Silzer Tristan Rogers Finola Hughes

How well did soaps celebrate Thanksgiving this year? Check out what Digest columnist Carolyn Hinsey has to say about what’s happening across the daytime dial. Home For The Holidays: Emma’s (Brooklyn Rae Silzer) return sweetened Robert (Tristan Rogers) and Anna’s (Finola Hughes) Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving shows are tricky because soaps have to combine schmaltz and struggle Read More

Five Things That Happened On November 29 In Soap History

Philip Moon, Peter Bergman

Melody Thomas Scott

Crossing Jordan: Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) is holding out for a hero at Jordan’s lake house. At Jordan’s lake house, Nikki continues to be caught up in her own personal drunken hell. “Nikki has no earthly idea why her ‘terrific’ assistant, Claire, has turned out to be her evil tormentor,” begins Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki). Read More

Emily O Brien, Robertt Scott Wilson, Paul Telfer

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL On Monday, November 27, Hope and Deacon go at it about the other’s dubious relationship choice, and Ridge comes to terms with the fact that his father is dying…. Consoling a heartbroken Steffy, Finn decides to look at Eric’s case on Tuesday, November 28, and Brooke and Katie debate over Eric’s illness Read More

Kate Mansi, Robert Scott Wilson

Five Things That Happened On November 24 In Soap History

Camryn Grimes

With A Baby And A Wedding On The Way, Y&R’s Camryn Grimes Is Excited About The Future

Kim Matula, Darin Brooks, Jacob Young, Linsey Godfrey, Karla Mosley, Lawrence Saint Victor, Scott Clifton, Kristolyn Lloyd, John McCook, Rena Sofer, Ashlyn Pearce, Winsor Harmon, Katherine Kelly Lang, Heather Tom, Jennifer Gareis, Alley Mills, Dick Christie

Y&R has dug into the vault for the vintage episode it will air on Thursday, November 23. In lieu of an original show on Thanksgiving, the series will rebroadcast an hour that originally aired on February 4, 1993 and features Victor receiving a surprise visit from Eve Howard (mother of newly returned Cole); Traci confronting Read More

Bryton James

Bryton James (Devon, Y&R) answers Digest’s five burning questions. What do you like best about Thanksgiving? “The food. I know I should say getting together with friends and family, but it’s really about the food.” What is your go-to holiday snack? “Homemade Chex mix, but I eat it all year. I buy the three different Read More

Carolyn Hinsey, Scott Clifton, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood

The Neverending Story: Liam (Scott Clifton) wants a new chapter with Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). Triangles come in all shapes and psychoses on soap operas, but they are much more effective when soaps play all the beats. Take Y&R. There’s Summer all up in the strange pairing of Sharon and Chance but nowhere near the Read More

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Five Things That Happened On November 22 In Soap History

J.EDDIE PECK

Not too long ago, J. Eddie Peck was actively squelching unsubstantiated rumors that he would be returning to Y&R to play Cole Howard, who hasn’t been seen in Genoa City since 1999. “There was a breaking news thing that hit the Internet one day about 3:00 in the afternoon and my phone lit up and Read More

Billy Flynn and Thorsten Kaye

Eileen Davidson and J. Eddie Peck

With J. Eddie Peck heading back to Y&R as Cole Howard, here’s a quick refresher on Cole’s previous Genoa City action. 1980-81 Victor’s former secretary, Eve Howard (Margaret Mason), showed up in Genoa City with her 6-year-old son, Charles, who she claimed was conceived from a one night-stand with her then-boss. Victor paid Eve $50,000 Read More

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The Latest Cast Changes!

Erin

Y&R’s Hayley Erin (Claire) will chat live with Michael Fairman on his YouTube channel today, November 20, beginning at 2:30PM ET/11:30 am PT. To watch live, click here.

Colleen Zenk

It was a past connection with Y&R’s executive producer and head writer, Josh Griffith, that brought Colleen Zenk (ex-Barbara, AS THE WORLD TURNS) back to daytime to play Claire’s great aunt, Jordan. “Josh wrote off and on for WORLD TURNS, so I felt the offer would not have been made to me if he didn’t Read More

Kelly Monaco, Steve Burton

Five Things That Happened On November 18 In Soap History