Thoughts about the Daytime Emmy Nominees 2020

The Daytime Emmy nominees were announced today and the virtual ceremony will be in June. Below is who was nominated and some thoughts.

Daytime Emmys Virtual announcement

Variety posted news here  about the Daytime Emmys.

B&B & Y&R Out of Episodes

TVLine posted the news, that CBS will run out of new episodes of "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "The Young and the Restless" after Thursday, April 23, 2020. On Friday, April 24, 2020, reruns will air, and starting on Monday April 27, 2020, themed weeks will be on in their place.

Soap Shutdowns due to Stay-At-Home Order

All of the current daytime soaps, along with most other television programming in North America is shutdown or being done remotely via webcam. This week, "General Hospital", "The Bold and the Beautiful", "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives" are no longer in production.

Pre-emptions February 3 - 7, 2020

Due to hearings in the Senate, the US soaps weren't on every day. Below is what was and wasn't on in daytime.

Pre-emptions week of January 27 - 31, 2020

Due to hearings in the Senate, the US soaps weren't on every day. Below is what was and wasn't on in daytime.

Y&R Renewed

The news came out that "The Young and the Restless" is renewed through the 2023-2024 television season. TVLine had the most complete article though I first saw the news on social media.

Pre-emption Scheduling Week of January 20 - 24, 2020

Due to hearings in the Senate, the US soaps weren't on every day. Below is what was and wasn't on in daytime.

Christmas in Soapland 2019

Soapland's 2019 Christmas was postponed due to hearings in Congress, below are some thoughts.

Holiday Scheduling (December 2019 - January 2020)

Below is a list of what will and won't be on due to the Christmas/New Year's Holiday.

Preemptions Week of December 16 - 20, 2019

Due to the Impeachment related voting later in the evening on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, there were scheduling changes this week.

Preemptions Week of December 9 - 13, 2019

This week the following soaps didn't air in the US during the week of December 9-13, 2019

Preemptions Week of December 2-6, 2019

This week the following soaps didn't air in the US during the week of December 2-6, 2019.

Thanksgiving 2019 in Soapland

Due to preemptions Thanksgiving 2019 in Soapland was a bit of a mess, and many shows had the holiday after the holiday.

Thanksgiving 2019: Soap Opera Scheduling

Below is the status of the daytime soaps for the US holiday of Thanksgiving in 2019.

Preemptions Week of November 18 - 22, 2019

This week the following soaps didn't air in the US during the week of November 18-22, 2019.

Preemptions Week of November 11 - 15, 2019

This week the following soaps didn't air in the US on either November 13 and/or 15, 2019.

Halloween in Soapland 2019

Due to how certain soaps extended Halloween night beyond October, this post was postponed. Below are summaries and some thoughts.

Soap Stars in Other Place: The Real

On October 21, 2019, four male soap stars appeared on a season six episode of "The Real". Below is a quick write-up about it.

Hogan Sheffer Passed Away

The news came out earlier this week that Hogan Sheffer passed away. On October 2, 2019, Deadline wrote about his career highlights.