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DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS SUDS FLASHES
Y&R’s Wilson Bethel fired! But Signy Coleman returns! Lesli Kay out on Venice!
• Sadly, hot newcomer Wilson Bethel confirms to Soapgeist that he is indeed leaving Y&R. The pec-licious actor tells Suds, “I’ve had a great time on this show.” On the plus side of things, according to head writer Maria Arena Bell, the Emmy-nominated mistress teases Suds exclusively that Emmy-nominated actress Signy Coleman will be returning to Y&R in a special episode surrounding Adam Newman! Yes, Emmy alert! Can’t wait. I demand to know more about Adam’s childhood. You know it’s sick. Really sick. Like killing an animal sick.
• Insider buzz at the Daytime Emmy Awards is that One Life will indeed be cancelled this December. ABC doesn’t comment on rumours. Well, unless it suits them. |
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• GH head writer Robert Guza tells an excited Soapgeist that superstar Vanessa Marcil signed a two-year deal and to expect very “big story” for her. “You’re right — I was screaming outside her window for her to come back each night,” he enthused about his muse.
• Is Bradford Anderson leaving GH? That’s the online rumour at the moment, but don’t worry, Spixie fans — Anderson denies he’s out when queried by a concerned Soapgeist. Whew.
• Y&R’s Lauralee Bell is bringing the chirp back to Genoa City as Cricket/Christine this summer. Head writer Maria Arena Bell tells Soapgeist that at this juncture Lauralee’s comeback is short-term.
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• Sorry, Venice fans — Emmy winner Lesli Kay will not appear in Season 2 of the hit web soap. However, producer/creator/star Crystal Chappell assures Soapgeist that Kay will re-appear in Season 3 — which isn’t that far away, so don’t hate just yet, ‘yo!
• AMC’s Chrishell Stause and long-time boyfriend Graham Bunn have split up, according to the gorgeous actress.
• Life & Style is reporting that Eva La Rue and businessman Joe Cappuccio tied the knot during an intimate seaside ceremony in Zihuatenejo, Mexico, on June 26. The former AMC fan fave “floated down the sandy aisle wearing a stunning one-shouldered Oday Shakar gown, which she helped design for the joyous occasion,” says the tab. |
AWARDS SHOW CENTRAL
The Suds-over — CBS murders the competition at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards!
CBS, which graciously gambled on re-airing the Daytime Emmy Awards after a year of network turmoil, dominated the embattled 37th annual awards show last night.
| Hosted by multiple Emmy winner, Regis Philbin, daytime’s best and brightest gathered appropriately in Sin City at the Las Vegas Hilton to bestow the golden hardware.
For the second year in a row, B&B won best drama series. Earlier in the evening, B&B chief Bradley Bell accepted his first outstanding writing award trophy. Bell, who was Emmy-less for most of his soap career, picked up another statue this past Saturday at the Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy Awards for outstanding music composition and direction, increasing his Emmy total to four career wins. |
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But the most palpable moment of the night came when, days after World Turns filmed its emotional final episode, World Turns super-couple, Maura West and Michael Park took home daytime’s highest acting honours, lead actress and actor, respectively. This is West’s second Emmy (she previously won in this category in 2007), while this marked Park’s first Emmy win in three nominations (second in the lead actor category). “I’m so happy for Michael,” said odds-on fave Peter Bergman to Soapgeist at the Y&R post-Emmy party. Likewise, Emmy winner Christian LeBlanc enthused, “Michael deserved it. It’s about time.”
On the downside, NBC came up empty-handed during the main Emmy telecast, while ABC took home only two major awards (directing, younger actress — Julie Marie Berman) despite GH’s 18 Emmy nominations.
Below is the complete list of winners:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING
The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING
General Hospital
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Maura West (Carly, World Turns)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Michael Park (Jack, World Turns)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julie Pinson (Janet, World Turns)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Billy Miller (Billy, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Drew Tyler Bell (Thomas, B&B)
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW — ENTERTAINMENT
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW — INFORMATIVE
The Doctors
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Oz
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW
Cash Cab
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - EPISODIC
General Hospital, “Graffiti”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR
One Life to Live
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
All My Children
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING
The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
All My Children
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
All My Children
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING
General Hospital
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
General Hospital
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
On the Edge: The Poverty Crisis in Africa, Fox Reality
David McKenzie, director
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, CW Television Network
Dorenda Moore, stunt coordinator
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Agnes Nixon
DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS TRIBUTE
Dick Clark
SUDS POLL
Who was snubbed at this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards? Click here to vote.
—GL’s Crystal Chappell
—One Life’s Scott Clifton
—GH’s Carolyn Hennesy
—Y&R for best drama/writing
—GH’s Sarah Brown
—The View for best talk show/host
—Y&R’s Doug Davidson
—Y&R’s Michelle Stafford
—GH’s Drew Garrett
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THE IDIOT RATINGS — June 14-18, 2010
Winners: AMC and One Life trump GH!
Losers: All soaps lose viewers except AMC!
*Courtesy of Soap Opera Network
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings
Note: U.S. Open Golf pre-empted DAYS in some markets on Thursday and Friday
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,953,000 (-9,000/+184,000)
2. B&B 3,008,000 (-61,000/-134,000)
3. DAYS 2,565,000 (-2,000/-25,000)
4. AMC 2,477,000 (+51,000/+48,000)
5. OLTL 2,355,000 (-21,000/-179,000)
6. GH 2,338,000 (-74,000/-87,000)
7. ATWT 2,299,000 (-26,000/+67,000)
Households
1. Y&R 3.5/11 (-.1/+.1)
2. B&B 2.2/7 (-.1/-.1)
3. DAYS 1.9/6 (same/-.1)
4. AMC 1.8/6 (same/same)
4. OLTL 1.8/6 (same/same)
6. GH 1.7/5 (-.1/-.1)
7. ATWT 1.6/5 (-.1/same)
Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,053,000 (+12,000/+30,000)
2. GH 729,000 (-89,000/-25,000)
3. DAYS 675,000 (-12,000/-79,000)
4. OLTL 654,000 (-29,000/-95,000)
5. B&B 612,000 (+17,000/-27,000)
6. AMC 576,000 (-27,000/-92,000)
7. ATWT 467,000 (+18,000/-33,000)
Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.6/10 (same/+.1)
2. GH 1.1/7 (-.1/same)
3. DAYS 1.0/7 (same/-.1)
3. OLTL 1.0/6 (same/-.1)
5. AMC 0.9/6 (same/-.1)
5. B&B 0.9/6 (same/-.1)
7. ATWT 0.7/5 (same/-.1)
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Nelson Branco is a Toronto freelance entertainment journalist, who regularly contributes to Hello! Canada, The National Post, The Los Angeles Times' theenvelope.com, TV Guide USA, tvguide.com, Inside Entertainment, OUT, and fab magazine, along with spearheading the soap coverage for TVGuide.ca's popular daytime TV hub. After graduating from Ryerson University in 1997, he moved from Toronto to New York in 1998 to take on the roles as senior news editor at Soap Opera Update. Branco first freelanced for Soap Opera Weekly as an intern in 1994, and after leaving Soap Update to help create and launch Bauer Publishing's In Touch Weekly in 2003, Branco continued to freelance occasionally for its sister publication, Soaps In Depth. Most recently, he helped create and launch Canada's first celebrity magazine, Weekly Scoop in 2005 as its news and entertainment director. Branco is also a contributor to a new TV show titled Planet Soap to air in Canada and America. |
