A parade of well-seasoned soap operas populates the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards nominations, announced this morning on CBS’ The Talk. Days of Our Lives leads all programs with 27 noms, edging General Hospital‘s 25. Both again will vie for Outstanding Drama Series along with The Young and the Restless, which…

Actor Jed Allan, who built a long career in soap operas and other media as a family patriarch, died Saturday. according to his son’s post on Facebook. He was 84. Allan began his career on the CBS soaps Love of Life and The Secret Storm, then joined Days of Our Lives in 1971. He played the role of Don Craig for 14…

(UPDATED 5:51 PM with Sony TV statement) EXCLUSIVE: A little over a month after Days of Our Lives was renewed for a record 55th season by NBC, the producers behind the long running and Emmy winning daytime soap today have squared up against Sony Pictures Television in a distribution legal dust-up that could see tens…

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is out with the drama performer pre-nominations for its 46th Daytime Emmy Awards. CBS’ The Young and the Restless leads the field with 21, edging ABC's General Hospital (20) and NBC’s Days of Our Lives (19). CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful is next with 13. The 2019 Day…

"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives." The longest-running series on NBC is not going anytime soon. NBC has renewed the multi-Emmy-winning daytime soap Days of Our Lives for a record 55th season. "With writing that manages to weave together Salem's iconic characters with current realities…

Peggy McCay, who starred as Caroline Brady on the NBC soap Days of Our Lives for 35 years, died Sunday of natural causes. She was 90. McCay’s co-star and close friend Deidre Hall confirmed the news on Facebook. McCay appeared on scores of TV shows throughout her decades-long career. She originated the role of Vanessa…

Frank Parker, a veteran TV character actor who recurred on the soap opera Days of Our Lives for a quarter-century, has died. He was 79. Legacy.com said he died September 16 in Vacaville, CA, from complications of Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Parker played Grandpa Shawn Brady on the NBC soap Days of Our Lives from…

Daytime Emmy Awards nominee Marci Miller bid farewell via an Instagram post today, her last day of filming on Days of Our Lives. She announced a month or so ago that she would be leaving. Miller played Abigail Deveraux on Days, joining the cast in November 2016. In addition to that, she has appeared in the feature…

Joseph Campanella, a prolific character actor whose career on the big and small screens spanned more than a half-century, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks, CA. He was 92. Among his nearly 200 credits were a regular in the role in first season of the 1967-75 CBS cop drama Mannix, for which he earned an Emmy nom…

Maybe it’s time to rename it Decades of Our Lives? Like sands through the hourglass, NBC has renewed its iconic soap opera Days of Our Lives for a 54th season. One more and it gets senior discounts. The daytime drama, which aired its 13,000th episode last year, remains set in the fictitious Midwestern town of Salem…

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is out with the drama performer pre-nominations for its 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. NBC’s Days of Our Lives leads the field with 20 mentions among the half-dozen categories, followed by ABC’s General Hospital (17( and CBS’ The Young and the Restless (15). Check…

Chandler Massey, whose role as Will Horton on Days of Our Lives marked a first for a gay character on daytime TV, is returning to Salem to reprise his role on the hit NBC soap , Deadline has confirmed. Massey, who appeared on Days from 2000-14, set a major milestone for the show when his character kissed another man…