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The 3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards To Be Broadcast Exclusively on The SFN!

Cindy Mottley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:20 +0000

We Love Soaps in conjunction with The SFN proudly present the Indie Soap Awards, to be broadcast exclusively on The SFN! Read all about at SFNtv.com.

And there is still time to register to attend if you will be in New York City on February 21. Details here.

The 3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards To Be Broadcast Exclusively on The SFN!

Cindy Mottley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:20 +0000

We Love Soaps in conjunction with The SFN proudly present the Indie Soap Awards, to be broadcast exclusively on The SFN! Read all about at SFNtv.com.

And there is still time to register to attend if you will be in New York City on February 21. Details here.

WHAT TO WATCH: Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cindy Mottley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:11 +0000

What’s new in the world of soaps? Serialized scripted content is everywhere in 2012, The Year of the Soap, and we have your guide to the new episodes airing on Thursday, February 2, 2012. Daytime TV, primetime, broadcast, cable, web series, we’ve got it all.

NOTE: Daytime soap times may vary in some local markets.

(All times are ET)

12:30 p.m.		THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (CBS)

1 p.m.		DAYS OF OUR LIVES (NBC)

1:30 p.m.		THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (CBS)

3 p.m.		GENERAL HOSPITAL (ABC)

8 p.m.		THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (CW)

		UNA MAID EN MANHATTAN (Telemundo)

9 p.m.		DEVANITY (SFN)

		THE SECRET CIRCLE (CW)

		GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)

		FLOR SALVAJE (Telemundo)

		EL TALISMAN (Univsion)

10 p.m.		ARCHER (FX)

		PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)

		LA QUE NO PODIA AMOR (Univision)

		RELACIONES PELIGROSAS (Telemundo)

10:30 p.m.		UNSUPERVISED (FX)

Remember to use #yearofthesoap on Twitter to promote your favorite serialized shows.

WHAT TO WATCH: Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cindy Mottley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:11 +0000

NOTE: Daytime soap times may vary in some local markets.

(All times are ET)

12:30 p.m.		THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (CBS)

1 p.m.		DAYS OF OUR LIVES (NBC)

1:30 p.m.		THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (CBS)

3 p.m.		GENERAL HOSPITAL (ABC)

8 p.m.		THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (CW)

		UNA MAID EN MANHATTAN (Telemundo)

9 p.m.		DEVANITY (SFN)

		THE SECRET CIRCLE (CW)

		GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)

		FLOR SALVAJE (Telemundo)

		EL TALISMAN (Univsion)

10 p.m.		ARCHER (FX)

		PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)

		LA QUE NO PODIA AMOR (Univision)

		RELACIONES PELIGROSAS (Telemundo)

10:30 p.m.		UNSUPERVISED (FX)

Remember to use #yearofthesoap on Twitter to promote your favorite serialized shows.

Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Cindy Mottley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:50:39 +0000

Daytime and primetime soap stars are everywhere this winter! Below are some of the upcoming guest appearances by soap stars on primetime shows. We update this list every few days.

If you see a name missing or find out an official airdate, add it in our Comments section.

FEBRUARY
9 THE MENTALIST – Victor Alfieri (ex-Giovanni, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Kathryn Joosten (Karen, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)
10 A GIFTED MAN – Peter Hermann (ex-Michael, GUIDING LIGHT)
10 BLUE BLOODS – Aubrey Dollar (ex-Marina, GUIDING LIGHT), James Rebhorn (ex-Bradley, GUIDING LIGHT)
12 BODY OF PROOF – Joanna Cassidy (ex-Katherine, FALCON CREST)
14 NCIS – Ray Wise (ex-Jamie, LOVE OF LIFE)
14 NCIS: LOS ANGELES – Mackenzie Mauzy (ex-Phoebe, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Anthony Palermo (PASSIONS)
14 NEW GIRL – Ryan Kwanten
14 BODY OF PROOF – Donna Pescow
15 HAPPY ENDINGS – James Wolk (ex-Bob, LONE STAR)
15 CRIMINAL MINDS – Bellamy Young
15 CSI – Jesse McCartney, Mary Page Keller, Nazanin Boniadi
16 THE MENTALIST – Michael Rady, Marisa Ramirez, Jay Pickett
16 PERSON OF INTEREST – Annie Parisse (ex-Julia, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Susan Misner (ex-Grace, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
17 BLUE BLOODS - Benton Greene (ex-Derek, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
19 THE GOOD WIFE – Parker Posey (ex-Tess, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Jonathan Groff (ex-Henry, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
19 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – Robert Pine (ex-Stephen, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
20 HAWAII FIVE-0 – Erin Cardillo (ex-Esme, PASSIONS)
21 NCIS – Wendy Makkena (ex-Katie, SANTA BARBARA)
22 CRIMINAL MINDS – Paul Johansson (ex-Greg, SANTA BARBARA)
22 SUBURGATORY – Barry Livingston (ex-Mike, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
22 CSI – Ashley Williams (Dani, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
23 THE MENTALIST – Malcolm McDowell (ex-Crispin, CROSSROADS)
24 A GIFTED MAN – Eriq LaSalle (ex-Mike, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Lee Tergesen (ex-Tobias, OZ)
24 BLUE BLOODS – Yancey Arias (ex-Emilio, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
29 CRIMINAL MINDS – William Russ (ex-Tucker, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Bellamy Young (Mellie, SCANDAL), Kelly Theibaud (ex-Alicia, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)

MARCH
4 THE GOOD WIFE – Christian Camargo (ex-Mark, GUIDING LIGHT)
13 RINGER – Nic Robuck
TBD BLUE BLOODS – Margaret Colin
TBD GOSSIP GIRL – David Gregory

APRIL
15 NYC 22 – Monti Sharp (ex-David, GUIDING LIGHT)

2012
TBD PRIVATE PRACTICE – Ashley Jones
TBD HAWAII FIVE-0 – Ed Asner
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND – Steven Weber
TBD CASTLE – Justin Hartley
TBD MELISSA & JOEY – Shawn Christian
TBD MODERN FAMILY – Bobby Cannavale
TBD SUPERNATURAL – Misha Collins (recurring), Rachel Miner
TBD LAW & ORDER: SVU – Fisher Stevens
TBD CSI: NEW YORK – Molly Burnett, Sherri Saum
TBD CRIMINAL MINDS – Lexi Ainsworth
TBD SMASH – Thorsten Kaye (recurring)
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND – Rick Springfield (Summer)
TBD HAPPILY DIVORCED – Sean Kanan

Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Cindy Mottley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:50:39 +0000

Daytime and primetime soap stars are everywhere this winter! Below are some of the upcoming guest appearances by soap stars on primetime shows. We update this list every few days.

If you see a name missing or find out an official airdate, add it in our Comments section.

MARCH
4 THE GOOD WIFE – Christian Camargo (ex-Mark, GUIDING LIGHT)
13 RINGER – Nic Robuck
TBD BLUE BLOODS – Margaret Colin
TBD GOSSIP GIRL – David Gregory

APRIL
15 NYC 22 – Monti Sharp (ex-David, GUIDING LIGHT)

Thursday Night Ratings: REVENGE Up, ONE TREE HILL Down

Cindy Mottley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:46:29 +0000

The Wednesday night television ratings are in from Nielsen. Soap stars were all over the lineup on primetime soaps, comedies and procedurals.

From ABC:
From 10:00-11:00 p.m., ABC freshman drama REVENGE ran a strong second in its hour, beating NBC’s “L&O: SVU” by double digits in Total Viewers (+13% – 7.6 million vs. 6.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (+14% – 2.5/7 vs. 2.2/6). In addition, the Disney-owned drama ranked No. 1 in the hour with Adults 18-34 and across all key Women (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).

* ABC’s REVENGE matched a 12-week high in Adults 18-49 – since 11/16/11.

* REVENGE produced substantial year-over-year improvement for ABC in Wednesday’s 10 o’clock hour, surging by 2.0 million viewers and by 32% in Adults 18-49 over first-run drama programming on the year-ago evening (“Off the Map” on 2/9/11 = 5.6 million and 1.9/5).

Other Broadcast Network Soaps:
At 8 p.m. The CW sixth in the adults 18-49 demo with a 0.7 for ONE TREE HILL and Telemundo was seventh with a 0.6 for UNA MAID EN MANHATTAN.

At 9 p.m. Univision was fourth with a 1.4 for EL TALISMAN, while Telemundo was sixth with a 0.6 for FLOR SALVAJE.

At 10 p.m. ABC second with REVENGE, Univision was fourth with a 1.5 for LA QUE NO PODIA AMAR with Telemundo in fifth with a 0.4 for RELACIONES PELIGROSAS.

Thursday Night Ratings: REVENGE Up, ONE TREE HILL Down

Cindy Mottley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:46:29 +0000

The Wednesday night television ratings are in from Nielsen. Soap stars were all over the lineup on primetime soaps, comedies and procedurals.

* ABC’s REVENGE matched a 12-week high in Adults 18-49 – since 11/16/11.

Other Broadcast Network Soaps:
At 8 p.m. The CW sixth in the adults 18-49 demo with a 0.7 for ONE TREE HILL and Telemundo was seventh with a 0.6 for UNA MAID EN MANHATTAN.

At 9 p.m. Univision was fourth with a 1.4 for EL TALISMAN, while Telemundo was sixth with a 0.6 for FLOR SALVAJE.

At 10 p.m. ABC second with REVENGE, Univision was fourth with a 1.5 for LA QUE NO PODIA AMAR with Telemundo in fifth with a 0.4 for RELACIONES PELIGROSAS.

Christian LeBlanc Joins FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES For Season 2

Cindy Mottley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:03:35 +0000

FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES, the award-nominated comedy series airing exclusively on The SFN, today announced the casting of Y&R star Christian LeBlanc in the upcoming second season.

LeBlanc, who currently plays Michael Baldwin on the long-running CBS daytime series, will play a character who comes to town to stir things up for Vince (series regular Robert Maffia).

“We’re thrilled to welcome Christian to the show,” said Julie Smith, creator and writer of the critically acclaimed comedy, nominated for 8 awards in the INDIE SOAP AWARDS taking place in New York City this month.

“We couldn’t be happier that Christian will be part of the network,” said Stewart St. John, co-founder and president of The SFN. “He’s a gifted actor and Julie has crafted a great character for him to play. The second season of FUMBLING is going to set a new bar for web series.”

FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES, starring Hillary B. Smith, Diane Delano, Kelsey Robinson, Kitty Swink, Tara Chocol-Joyce and Maffia, is currently gearing up for production and will premiere its second season exclusively on The SFN. More casting news to follow soon.

Christian LeBlanc Joins FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES For Season 2

Cindy Mottley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:03:35 +0000

FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES, the award-nominated comedy series airing exclusively on The SFN, today announced the casting of Y&R star Christian LeBlanc in the upcoming second season.

LeBlanc, who currently plays Michael Baldwin on the long-running CBS daytime series, will play a character who comes to town to stir things up for Vince (series regular Robert Maffia).