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SOAPnet says goodbye to “One Life to Live” with New Year’s Day marathon

December 27, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

The legendary daytime drama One Life to Live will soon disappear into television history when it ends its 43-year run Jan. 13 on ABC. To send the soap off, ABC’s sister network, SOAPnet, will be airing 14 classic episodes of the show in a daylong marathon Jan. 1, from 10am-midnight ET/PT. The marathon will include memorable episodes, such as Tina going over the waterfall, the Buchanans in the Old West, an episode from the 2002 week of live episodes and more. Old faces will also be seen, as alums Judith Light, Marcia Cross and Nathan Fillion feature in some of […]

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SOAPnet to air weekend of classic “All My Children” episodes

August 24, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

As the countdown continues until September 23, when ABC ends the television run of the daytime drama All My Children after 41 years, its sister network, SOAPnet, will celebrate the series with a two-day marathon of classic episodes, September 17 from 7pm-midnight ET/PT, and September 18 from 5pm-midnight ET/PT. The September 17 marathon is themed, “I Love Lucci,” and highlights some of Erica Kane’s (Susan Lucci) memorable moments, while the September 18 marathon, called “All My Children: Last Chance for Romance,” showcases seven of Pine Valley’s most beloved couples: Cliff and Nina, Jenny and Greg, Tad and Dixie, Ryan and […]

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Kourtney Kardashian makes acting debut on “One Life to Live”

March 21, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Reality star Kourtney Kardashian will be making her acting debut on the March 28 episode of ABC’s daytime drama One Life to Live. Kardashian will appear in scenes with Cristian Vega (David Fumero) and Blair Cramer (Kassie DePaiva). A release from ABC says that Kardashian will make a dramatic entrance with her handsome costar and have a lot of explaining to do, and this photo with her in handcuffs probably relates to that.

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James Franco back on “General Hospital”

February 11, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Red-hot James Franco will be returning to ABC’s General Hospital later this month as performance artist Franco, to wreak havoc once again in Port Charles. Franco will appear on the Feb. 25 and Feb. 28 episodes of GH, which coincide with his Academy Awards co-hosting gig on Feb. 27 (also airing on ABC). By the time the Feb. 28 episode airs, Franco might be an Oscar winner, as he is nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance in 127 Hours. _______________________ Credit: Rick Rowell/ABC

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“General Hospital” offering week of online chats with cast

February 10, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

To celebrate the upcoming wedding of soap super-couple Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Brenda (Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo) on ABC’s General Hospital (the wedding story starts on Feb. 18 and continues the following week), ABC.com is presenting a weeklong event called “Watch with the General Hospital cast.” Each day from Feb. 21-25, while the show airs, a different cast member will engage in an online chat with, and answer questions for, fans. The talent will also give behind-the-scenes commentary of that day’s episode.

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David Hasselhoff returns to “The Young and the Restless”

June 1, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Hoff is feeling a little “Restless” again, as he returns to the series that first gave him fame. David Hasselhoff played Dr. William “Snapper” Foster Jr. from 1975-82 on the long-running CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, and he will be briefly reprising that role on the series this month. Hasselhoff appears on the episodes airing June 15-18, and June 21. The character of Snapper has been working in London, but returns home to visit his sister, Jill (Jess Walton), and finds himself unexpectedly caught up in a family drama. “I was so honored to be asked […]

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ABC Daytime webisodes bring different soap universes together

May 11, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

In July, ABC Daytime is launching a series of “What If” webisodes on abc.com and soapnet.com that answer the questions, “What would happen if two characters from different soap operas ran into each other? What would they say?” The 10-part series, which will also air in condensed versions on ABC Daytime and SOAPnet, includes popular characters from All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital interacting with each other. The webisodes will be derivative of the characters and their unique past, but are not related to the current storylines. The interacting characters will include: * All My Children‘s […]

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CBS invites “As The World Turns” fans to audition to sing with Eileen Fulton

March 15, 2010 Lori Acken

From CBS: CBS’s As The World Turns and CBS.com are launching a casting call contest to celebrate actress Eileen Fulton’s 50th anniversary on the show.  “50 Fabulous Years With Lisa” — named after Fulton’s character, Lisa Grimaldi — invites fans to upload videos of themselves performing cabaret songs to cbs.com. As The World Turns producers and fans will vote online for the winner.  One lucky fan will perform with Fulton, a cabaret performer in her own right, on the show, Tuesday, May 18, on the CBS Television Network. Beginning Monday, March 15, at 12:00 Noon, PT, viewers can go to cbs.com/daytime/as_the_world_turns/upload to […]

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CBS to end “As the World Turns” in September

December 8, 2009 Lori Acken

CBS’s daytime drama As the World Turns will broadcast its final episode on Sept. 17, 2010 — one day shy of a year after the network pulled the plug on its 72-year-old daytime flagship Guiding Light. At the time of its final broadcast, the series will have spanned 54 years and more than 13,000 episodes. “It’s extremely difficult to say good-bye to a long-running series that’s been close to our hearts for so long,” said Barbara Bloom, Senior Vice President, Daytime Programming. “The almanacs will show As the World Turns as a pioneer of the format, a hallmark for quality with […]