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1965: Days of our Lives premiered on NBC.

On the Season 3 premiere of Serial Scoop Now, host Chelsea Matthews traveled to the Colony Theatre in Burbank for the opening night of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Driving Miss Daisy," starring Emmy Award winner Donna Mills, Arthur Richardson and James Leo Ryan.

"Driving Miss Daisy" takes place in the 1940s through 1970s at the height of the Civil Rights movement. The play delicately explores racial tensions when a warm friendship evolves between an elderly Jewish woman and her black chauffeur.

In Episode 3.1, Matthews chats with the cast, along with director Heather Provost. Watch below.

1964: Another World's Pat murdered Tom Baxter.
1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas charmed Julia.
1995: Loving's Neil proposed to Kate.
2004: GH's Jason begged Sam to live after they lost their baby.

Ruth Warrick and Richard Dawson

1982: Jean Scott Bruce finished her run as Jessica Fallon on Days of our Lives. In 2012, after a 30 year absence, she made another appearance as Jessica in a story with Jessica and Josh Fallon's son, Nick (Blake Berris).

1983: On One Life to Live, Carla (Ellen Holly) worried Alec would worry his fumble would be the beginning of the end of his career.

The clip below also includes a fabulous commercial for ABC Daytime's 25th anniversary featuring a song and dance routine by All My Children star Ruth Warrick and Family Feud host Richard Dawson.

1983: On Guiding Light, Bert Bauer (Charita Bauer) told her stepdaughter, Hillary (Marsha Clark), that Hillary's father, Bill, had not committed suicide but was actually murdered by Eli Sims.

1993: On General Hospital, Laura (Genie Francis) fell in love with the abandoned house after discovering the belongings of the family that used to live there.

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1995: On Loving, Neil (Larry Haines) proposed to Kate.

2004: Ed Kemmer, who starred on The Clear Horizon, The Edge of Night, The Doctors, The Secret Storm, As the World Turns, Ryan's Hope, Another World and Somerset, died at age 83.

2004: On General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) sat with an unconscious Sam (Kelly Monaco) and told her about the memorial for her baby. Meanwhile, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) wanted the baby's stem cells.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Teryl Rothery (ex-Grace, Cedar Cove; ex-Jean, Arrow) - 55
Robert Duncan McNeill (ex-Charlie, All My Children) - 53
Chris Jericho (WWE) - 47
Eric Dane (ex-Mark, Grey's Anatomy) - 45
Nick Lachey (Guest Star, As the World Turns) - 44
Ion Overman (ex-Gabby, Port Charles) - 40
Scottie Thompson (Zoe, The Blacklist) - 36
Nikki Blonsky (ex-Teri, Ugly Betty) - 29

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

The Young and the Restless star Kristoff St. John has posted a message for his followers on Instagram, the first since "an incident occurred, that pushed him to the breaking point". Check out what St. John had to say in the post below.

To all of mi IG peeps. Thanks for throwing out a life preserver... Words cannot express the gratitude that I feel to have so much love that you bathe me in...anoint me with...cloak me with. I am humbled. Life is precious. I look forward to continuing this journey together with all of you...us. Because at the end of the day, at the magic hour, we are warmed with an all knowing presence of light and love. My heart beats to the music of our creation. You are an integral piece of my personal spiritual puzzle, as I hope I am to yours. I love you...forever. #gratitude #friends #life #journey #love #yr #cbs
A post shared by Kristoff St. John (@kristoffstjohn) on Nov 8, 2017 at 10:06pm PST

The CW Network has given a full season order to its ratings-challenged Dynasty reboot. The announcement was made today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.

Wealth, power, deception, and double-dealing... what does it take to build a dynasty? A modern re-imagining of the iconic primetime soap, centering on the powerful Carrington family as they defend their throne against the Colbys, new rivals and threats, and even each other. Dynasty (airing Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT) stars Elizabeth Gillies, Nathalie Kelley, James Mackay, Sam Adegoke, Robert Christopher Riley and Rafael de la Fuente, with Alan Dale and Grant Show.

Dynasty is from CBS Television Studios in association with Fake Empire, with executive producers Josh Schwartz ("Gossip Girl"), Stephanie Savage, Sallie Patrick, Esther and Richard Shapiro (the creators of the original Dynasty) and Brad Silberling.

Watch a preview of next week's episode of Dynasty below.

Nelson Aspen, Ilene Kristen

When Search for Tomorrow alum and veteran entertainment personality and author Nelson Aspen previews his new cabaret show, "Just in Time," at New York City's Don't Tell Mama on Thursday, December 21, he will be joined by a daytime icon special guest: Ryan's Hope and One Life to Live star Ilene Kristen.

Known to millions of international TV fans as their "One Degree of Separation" from Hollywood's A-list, Aspen returns to the cabaret stage after sold out runs in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and around Australia including the world-famous Sydney Opera House. "Just in Time," featuring Musical Director Gerry Dieffenbach and his band, traces Aspen's musical as he carved out his unique niche in the showbiz community.

With humor and expert storytelling skills, Aspen shares songs and stories everyone will recognize from their own pop culture experiences. "Just in Time" follows up his popular "Full Circle" show from 2015/16, which included appearances by Anita Gillette, Shelly Burch, Deven Green, Monica Horan and other stage/screen stars. You never know what famous faces might turn up onstage or in the audience when Nelson Aspen performs.

Asked to describe his eclectic mix of music and merriment, Aspen says, "Imagine going to Studio 54 for a dinner party with Irving Berlin, Julie Andrews, Barbara Eden, Harry Connick Jr and The Captain & Tennille!"

And he ought to know...in addition to his long TV career, he has authored books including "Let's Dish Up A Dinner Party!""Hollywood Insider: Exposed,""My Prime Time" and "Dinner at Nelson's."

"I used to think I was born 40 years too late," Aspen adds, "but my musical experience has shown me I was actually born...Just in Time!"

Aspen always puts on a fun show, and the addition of the always-entertaining Kristen, makes "Just in Time" even more of a must-see event. Check it out!

"Nelson Aspen: Just in Time" (World Premiere)
Date/Time: Thursday December 21 at 7 p.m.
Location: Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46 Street (Restaurant Row).
Reservations: Call (212) 757-0788 (after 4 p.m. daily) or reserve online at donttellmamanyc.com ($20 Cover/2 Drink Minimum--Cash Only)

Former All My Children actor Shane McDermott was arrested in Galveston Sunday after a night of drinking, according to TMZ.

According to police, McDermott was at a bar around 2 a.m. when he became involved in a "verbal altercation." Police said McDermott ran outside and into the street where he was spotted by authorities who gave him an ultimatum: Get a ride home or get arrested.

Police obliged and arrested the former teen actor on a charge of public intoxication. They also snapped a smiling mugshot and gave McDermott a $241 fine.

McDermott starred as Mitchell Goosen in the 1993 film Airbourne and as Scott Chandler on the daytime soap opera All My Children.

Since his acting days in the 90s, McDermott has worked as a real-estate in Galveston.

1981: Helena arrived in Port Charles on GH.
1986: AW's Cass and Kathleen were married.
1986: GL's Maeve interrupted Reva & Kyle's wedding.
1995: The end of Loving.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps"Soap of the Week" poll for October 30-November 3, 2017. ABC's General Hospital was voted favorite soap opera by our readers for the 42nd week in a row.

NBC's Days of our Lives came in second, followed by CBS'The Young and the Restless.

The Favorite Couple this week was General Hospital's Franco & Elizabeth. GH's Steve Burton (Patient 6) and Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) were Favorite Actor and Favorite Actress.

Note: The next Soap of the Week poll will go live on Saturday, November 18.

Check out the complete show rankings below as well as the Top 15 favorite couples, actors and actresses.

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	General Hospital (ABC)	1	305
2	Days of our Lives (NBC)	2	402
3	The Young and the Restless (CBS)	3	179
4	The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	4	156

General Hospital's Steve Burton (Patient 6) was voted Favorite Actor for the second week in a row.

RANK	ACTOR	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Steve Burton (Patient 6), GH	1	4
2	Roger Howarth (Franco), GH	2	94
3	Chandler Massey (Will), Days	4	46
4	Darin Brooks (Wyatt), B&B	3	12
5	Drake Hogestyn (John), Days	6	213
6	Billy Miller (Jason), GH	8	11
7	Freddie Smith (Sonny), Days	9	57
8	Ryan Paevey (Nathan), GH	7	2
9	Michael Easton (Finn), GH	4	74
10	Don Diamont (Bill), B&B	10	54
11	Maurice Benard (Sonny), GH	13	0
12	Stephen Nichols (Steve), Days	12	3
13	Christopher Sean (Paul), Days	-	0
14	Eric Braeden (Victor), Y&R	-	0
15	Scott Clifton (Liam), B&B	15	2

General Hospital's Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber) was voted Favorite Actress for the fourth week in a row.

RANK	ACTRESS	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), GH	1	75
2	Deidre Hall (Marlena), Days	3	228
3	Alison Sweeney (Sami), Days	7	110
4	Ashley Jones (Parker), GH	2	5
5	Kirsten Storms (Maxie), GH	4	9
6	Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy), B&B	5	0
7	Kelly Monaco (Sam), GH	12	24
8	Mary Beth Evans (Kayla), Days	8	1
9	Marci Miller (Abby), Days	6	17
10	Cait Fairbanks (Tessa), Y&R	-	0
11	Judi Evans (Adrienne), Days	9	0
12	Camila Banus (Gabi), Days	15	0
13	Maura West (Ava), GH	10	0
14	Kristian Alfonso (Hope), Days	-	0
15	Brytni Sarpy (Valerie), GH	11	0

The Favorite Couple for the third week in a row was Franco & Elizabeth from General Hospital.

RANK	COUPLE	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Franco & Elizabeth, GH	1	52
2	Elizabeth & Patient 6, GH	3	3
3	Will & Sonny, Days	4	117
4	Parker & Kristina, GH	2	17
5	John & Marlena, Days	5	229
6	Nathan & Maxie, GH	6	4
7	Paul & Sonny, Days	10	1
8	Steffy & Bill, B&B	9	0
9	Steve & Kayla, Days	8	2
10	Steffy & Liam, B&B	13	0
11	Valerie & Curtis, GH	12	0
12	Tessa & Mariah, Y&R	-	0
13	Jason & Sam, GH	-	2
14	Chad & Abby, Days	7	15
15	Rafe & Hope, Days	14	0

1984: OLTL's Asa wanted to stop Bo from marrying Didi.
1984: Dominic's identity was revealed on Santa Barbara.
1995: The gold balloon wedding of OLTL's Todd and Blair.
2000: AMC's Erica had Libidozone sex with David.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1952: Jone Allison aired for the final time as Meta Bauer on The Guiding Light.

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mike (John Larkin) and Marceau (Carl Frank) arrived at the garage, just as Pike (Leon Janney) forced Mary (Anne Sargeant) into the car.

1969: On Another World, Rachel (Robin Strasser) was angry when Steve (George Reinholt) refused to admit the baby was his and threatened to tell Russ everything. Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) told Steve he couldn't be sure that Russ was the baby's father.

1979: On As the World Turns, Lisa (Eileen Fulton) told Kim (Kathryn Hays) she wasn't afraid of Hester.

1983: Genie Francis returned for a brief stint as Laura Spencer on General Hospital. Francis and co-star Anthony Geary (Luke) appeared on Good Morning, America earlier in the day to promote her return.

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1984: On One Life to Live, Asa (Phil Carey) was determined to stop Bo and Didi's upcoming wedding.

1985: On General Hospital, Celia (Sherilyn Wolter) was unhappy when she found Jimmy Lee (Steve Bond) and Lorena (Shelley Taylor Morgan) working out together at the spa.

1984: On Santa Barbara, Dominic's identity was revealed to be Sophia (Judith McConnell).

1985: Jon Lindstrom made his first appearance as Dr. Mark McCormick on Santa Barbara.

1986: On Another World, Reginald Love (John Considine) interrupted Michael (Kale Browne) and Donna's (Anna Stuart) wedding. Meanwhile, when Peter and Brittany faced off with loaded guns, it was Brittany (Sharon Gabet) that fired the first shot.

1990: On The Young and the Restless, Cricket Blair (Lauralee Bell), Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) and their wedding guests arrived in Hawaii.

1995: On One Life to Live, Todd (Roger Howarth) and Blair's (Kassie DePaiva) were married for the second time (the gold balloon wedding).

1995: On General Hospital, Robin (Kimberly McCullough) received another visit from Anna's (Finola Hughes) spirit. Robin was afraid to tell Mac that she was HIV-positive, and Anna reminded her that Mac had always come through for her in the end. Robin told Kevin she was confused about whether to tell Stone.

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2000: On All My Children, Erica (Suasn Lucci) had sex with David (Vincent Irizarry) while taking Libidozone.

2005:Guiding Light debuted a new opening theme. Click here to watch the GL opening sequences from the show's history.

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2007: On General Hospital, Emily Quartermaine (Natalia Livingston) was killed at the Black and White Ball.

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2012: Longtime soap opera writer Barbara Esensten passed away.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Meg Myles (ex-Mavis, Search for Tomorrow; ex-Sid, The Edge of Night; ex-Joanna, All My Children; ex-Mrs. Taggert, Guiding Light; ex-Helen, Where the Heart Is; ex-Harriet, The Doctors) - 83
Prince Charles (Himself, Coronation Street) - 69
Gary Grubbs (ex-Gordon, The O.C.) - 68
JoAnna Rhinehart (ex-Jessica, As the World Turns) - 59
Elizabeth Keifer (ex-Amber, Venice; ex-Blake, Guiding Light; ex-Connie, One Life to Live; ex-Angela, The Young and the Restless; ex-Sister Mary, General Hospital; ex-Amy, Days of our Lives) - 56
D.B. Sweeney (ex-Carter, The Event; ex-Michael, Life as We Know It) - 56
Michael Lynch (ex-Connor, General Hospital) - 53
Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo, All My Children) - 45
Matt Cedeno (ex-Alejandro, Devious Maids; ex-Brandon, Days of our Lives) - 44
Olga Kurylenko (ex-Vera, Magic City) - 38

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1965: Peyton Place's Connie told Elliot she was pregnant.
1983 All My Children's Tad tried to blackmail Marian.
1989: Santa Barbara's Brandon found Santana at his door.
1995: The "spirit" of General Hospital's Robert visited Robin.

Gina Gallego

1989: On Santa Barbara, Gina (Robin Mattson) fantasized about Ethan being Brandon's father and her husband. Brandon (Justin Gocke, who passed away in 2014 at age 36) tricked Gina into telling him about his surprise party. Later, as Brandon retrieved the morning paper, Santana showed up at the door and was surprised when he knew who she was. Gina Gallego returned to the role Santana Andrade after two and a half years away. Note: Gallego is recurring on The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Mrs. Hernandez.

1989: On Guiding Light, Ed (Peter Simon) and Maureen (Ellen Parker) Bauer decided to get married again.

1991: On The Young and the Restless, Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) told his father, John (Jerry Douglas, that he came close to punching his wife, Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), because of her drinking.

1993: On General Hospital, Frank Smith's men followed Sly and Lucky around the catacombs, and Bill Eckert (Anthony Geary) was shot trying to protect them. The gunmen thought they had shot Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary). Luke and Laura (Genie Francis) arrived at the catacombs but not in time to help Bill, who died with Luke by his side. With his final words, Bill told Luke not to bother trying to saving him: "Bitter justice, the last face I see is my own."

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1995: On General Hospital. after Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) received a ghostly visit from her "late" father, Robert, she told her uncle Mac that she was HIV-positive.

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1996: The TV movie Dallas: J.R. Returns aired on CBS starring Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Ken Kercheval, Patrick Duffy and others from the original Dallas series.

2005: Australian soap Headland premiered on the Seven Network. It ran for 58 episodes until January 23, 2006.

2007: On General Hospital, Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) tried to revive Emily (Natalia Livingston) but she was already dead.

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2009: Actor Dennis Cole died at age 69. He starred as Duke Spalding in Ted Corday's short-lived Paradise Bay, and the was second Lance Prentiss on The Young and the Restless.

2012: On Days of our Lives, Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) told Will Horton (Chandler Massey) she was pregnant with his baby.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Judith Chapman

Edward Asner (ex-Grandpa Carver, Chasing Life; ex-Wilson, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) - 88
Brian Davies (ex-Dick, All My Children; ex-Scott, One Life to Live) - 79
Sam Waterston (ex-Charlie, The Newsroom; ex-Forrest, I'll Fly Away) - 77
Bob Gunton (ex-Noah, Desperate Housewives) - 72
Judith Chapman (Gloria, The Bold and the Beautiful; Gloria, The Young and the Restless; ex-Anjelica, Days of our Lives; ex-Sandra, One Life to Live; ex-Ginny, General Hospital; ex-Charlotte, Ryan's Hope; ex-Natalie, As the World Turns) - 66
Lisa De Cazotte (Former Co-Executive Producer, Days of our Lives; Former Producer, Passions; All My Children; General Hospital: Night Shift; Sunset Beach; One Life to Live; Santa Barbara) - 66
Margaret Reed (ex-Sheila, Gotham; ex-Shannon, As the World Turns) - 61
Jay Harrington (ex-Wyatt, Private Practice; ex-Ron, Desperate Housewives) - 46
Jonny Lee Miller (ex-Jonathan, EastEnders) - 45
Jason Leaver (Creator, Out With Dad)
Yaya DaCosta (ex-Cassandra, All My Children; ex-Nico, Ugly Betty) - 35
Gemma Atkinson (ex-Lisa, Hollyoaks) - 33
Shailene Woodley (ex-Amy, The Secret Life of the American Teenager; ex-Kaitlin, The O.C.) - 26

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1981: Texas' Justin learned Ashley wasn't pregnant.
1981: General Hospital's Rick walked Laura down the aisle.
1995: Days of our Lives' Sami gave birth to Will.
1995: One Life to Live's Todd left for Ireland.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1964: On Another World, Ken Baxter (William Prince) agreed to give up his relationship with Janet Matthews (Liza Chapman) and make his marriage to Laura (Augusta Dabney) work, following the murder of their son, Tom.

1966: On Dark Shadows, a mysterious person tried to enter Victoria Winters' (Alexandra Moltke) room, but her screams scared the intruder away.

1972: On The Doctors, Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) tried to get through to Nurse Cathy Ryker (Holly Peters).

1978: On General Hospital, Laura Webber (Genie Francis) received a letter in the mail with her photo and the caption, "Once a killer, always a killer." Later, when Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) asked Laura about books with murder stories and sex, Laura lost it and shoved her to the ground. Bobbie pretended it was much worse than it was, saying Laura tried to kill her.

1979: On Guiding Light, Roger Thorpe (Michael Zaslow) filled Alan Spaulding (Christopher Bernau) on his plans to return to Springfield.

1981: On Another World, Rachel Cory (Victoria Wyndham) agreed to consider Steve Frame's (David Canary) commission to create a sculpture for the Bel Aire Towers.

1981: On General Hospital, the wedding of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) began. During 1981, General Hospital reached the highest daytime ratings in TV history (14 million viewers). It earned more than $50 million a year in profits (double that of primetime's costlier-to-produce and top-rated Dallas). And in next week's wedding of erstwhile rapist Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and smitten victim Laura Baldwin (Genie Francis). Luke and Laura's wedding ceremony was watched by a daytime record 30 million viewers.

1981: On Texas, Dr. Bernard Kirkman (Christopher Goutman) surprised Justin (Jerry Lanning) when he revealed Justin's wife, Ashley, was not pregnant. Note: Goutman returned to Texas in 1982 in a different role, George St. John.

1981: On Guiding Light, Carrie Anderson (Jane Elliot) told Ross Marler (Jerry verDorn) that she wanted to wait to accept his marriage proposal until the chaos in their lives was over. Elsewhere, Morgan Richards Nelson (Jennifer Cook) made waffles with a candle for her husband, Kelly (John Wesley Shipp), on his birthday.

Thanks to Jennifer for sending in the clip above.

1990: On Another World, a comatose Jake McKinnon (Tom Eplin) suddenly opened his eyes following a visit from Iris Wheeler (Carmen Duncan).

1990: John Novak debuted as the new Keith Timmons on Santa Barbara.

1995: On Days of our Lives, Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) gave birth to a baby boy, William ("Will") Robert Reed. Later, it was revealed Lucas Roberts was Will's father and not Austin Reed, and the boy became known as Will Roberts, and then Will Horton.

1995: On The City, Tess (Catherine Hickland) assigned Ally (Laura Wright) to be the photographer for Danny's (T.W. King, aka Ted King) shoot, much to Ally's displeasure. Later, Dan tried to comfort Ally, who was having a tough time adjusting to New York City.

1997: Actor George Petrie died on his 85th birthday. His soap roles included Harv Smithfield in Dallas, Judge Lowell in General Hospital, and Dr. Perry in The Second Hundred Years. He also played two characters in The Edge of Night (Peter and Sgt. Fisk).

1995: On One Life to Live, Todd Manning (Roger Howarth) said goodbye to his wife, Blair (Kassie DePaiva), before he left for Ireland.

2009: Actor Edward Woodward, who played Tommy in EastEnders, died at age 79.

2009: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) and his new bride, Katie Logan (Heather Tom), were celebrated at their wedding reception.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Jay Hammer (ex-Fletcher, Guiding Light; ex-Jesse, One Life to Live; ex-Max, Texas) - 73
Mary Linda Rapelye (ex-Maggie, As the World Turns; ex-Faith, One Life to Live) - 73
David Leisure (ex-Charles, Days of our Lives; ex-Roger, The Young and the Restless) - 67
Stephen Meadows (ex-Peter Flint, Santa Barbara; ex-Patrick, One Life to Live) - 66
Marg Helgenberger (ex-Siobhan, Ryan's Hope) - 59
Maeve Quinlan (ex-Megan, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-Betsy, General Hospital) - 53
Tricia Cast (ex-Nina, The Young and the Restless; ex-Christy, Santa Barbara) - 51
Lisa Bonet (ex-Maya, Life on Mars) - 50
Tammy Lauren (ex-Maggie, The Young and the Restless) - 49
Martha Plimpton (ex-Patti, The Good Wife) - 47
Troy Hall (ex-Tito, Another World) - 43
James Carlton (ex-Jason, Emmerdale) - 40
Alexa Havins (ex-Esther, Torchwood: Miracle Day; ex-Babe, All My Children) - 36
Kimberly J. Brown (ex-Marah, Guiding Light) - 33
Casey Moss (J.J., Days of our Lives) - 24

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1968: It was Nick and Althea's wedding day on The Doctors.
1983: Guiding Light's Eli Sims wanted revenge.
1998: Paul Anthony Stewart debuted as Danny on Guiding Light.
2003: All My Children's Erica made an unwelcome discovery.

Denise Alexander

John Reilly (ex-Sean, General Hospital; ex-Mortimer, The Bay; ex-Alistair, Passions; ex-Del, Sunset Beach; ex-Dan, As the World Turns) - 81
Denise Alexander(ex-Lesley, General Hospital; Louise, Pretty; ex-Lola, The Inn; ex-Mary, Another World; ex-Sister Beatrice, Sunset Beach; ex-Susan, Days of our Lives; ex-Emily, Ben Jerrod; ex-Lois, The Clear Horizon) - 78
Roger Rathburn (ex-Chip, Somerset; ex-Alan, One Life to Live; ex-Lord Darcy, Guiding Light) - 77
Dan Region (ex-Announcer, As the World Turns) - 69
Bill Moseley (ex-Joel, Days of our Lives) - 66
Harley Venton (ex-Derek, Guiding Light; ex-Judge Heals, As the World Turns; ex-Richard, Models Inc.) - 64
Stephen Lee (ex-Roger, Santa Barbara) - 62
Anne-Marie Martin (ex-Gwen, Days of our Lives) - 60
Peter Parros (ex-Ben, As the World Turns; ex-Dane, Santa Barbara; ex-Ben, One Life to Live; ex-Leo, The Young and the Restless) - 57
Jackie Hoffman (ex-Eunice, One Life to Live; ex-Miranda, As the World Turns) - 57
Demi Moore (ex-Jackie, General Hospital) - 55
Calista Flockhart (ex-Kitty, Brothers & Sisters; ex-Elise, Guiding Light) - 53
Tyler Christopher (Days of our Lives; ex-Nikolas, General Hospital; ex- Dan, The Lying Game; ex-Signore Christofero, Days of our Lives) - 45
Leonardo DiCaprio (ex-Young Mason, Santa Barbara) - 43
Eyal Podell (ex-Adrian, The Young and the Restless; ex-Joel, Undressed) - 42
Christa B. Allen (Charlotte, Revenge) - 26
Ashleigh Cummings (ex-Ali, Home and Away) - 25

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1979: Guiding Light's Rita found out she was pregnant.
1993: General Hospital's Luke and Laura visited Bill Eckert.
2004: Days of our Lives' Abby reunited with Jennifer.
2008: ABC aired the 10,000th episode of All My Children.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) devised a plan to trick Irene into leading the police to Mary.

1965: On Days of our Lives, Julie Olson (Charla Doherty) paid a visit to her aunt, Marie Horton. Craig Merritt also visited Marie, his future daughter-in-law. Julie's father, Ben, had a fight with her lawyer and uncle, Mickey (John Clarke), over a case concerning a fur Julie allegedly stole. Craig's son, Tony, called Marie from Boston, but chose not to tell her that something was wrong.

1968: On The Doctors, the wedding of Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) and Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard)--started on the previous episode--concluded.

1971: On The Doctors, Matt Powers (James Pritchett) promised Steve Aldrich (David O'Brien) he would be there for Carolee and the baby.

1979: On The Edge of Night, the crew prepared to shoot the last two scenes of Mansion of the Damned.

1979: On As the World Turns, Matt and Melinda walked in on the party Betsy (Suzanne Davidson) had while Kim was away at The Willows.

1979: On Guiding Light, Rita Bauer (Lenore Kasdorf) was surprised to learn she was pregnant.

1981: On Another World, Clarice Ewing (Gail Brown) told Larry she had been raped by Jerry Grove (Paul Tinder). Later, Captain Petroni (Kelly Fitzpatrick) told Jerry he was being booked for the crime.

1981: Jim Poyner aired for the final time as Dennis on Texas. He would reprise the role during Another World's 25th anniversary week (May 22-23, 1989).

1985: On General Hospital, Anna (Finola Hughes) and Robert (Tristan Rogers) continued to search for Robin (Kimberly McCullough), who was in the Asian Quarter.

1990: On The Young and the Restless, Danny Romalotti's (Michael Damian) cocaine possession trial ended with a "not guilty" verdict.

1992: David Oliver, who played Perry Hutchins on Another World in the mid-1980s, died at the age of 30.

1993: Jaime Lyn Bauer debuted as Laura Horton on Days of our Lives.

1993: On General Hospital, Sly took Lucky back to the lighthouse where Lucky met Bill Eckert (Anthony Geary) and learned that he and Sly were related. When Bill tried to call the police, Lucky ran off. Bill went to Ruby, demanding a meeting with Luke. Ruby saw Luke and Laura (Genie Francis) and told them about Bill wanting to see them about Lucky. Luke and Laura met with Bill.

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1994:As the World Turns Emmy winner Martha Byrne married Michael McMahon.

2001: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Stephanie's (Susan Flannery) doctor told her Eric could not be Ridge's father.

2003: Actor Jonathan Brandis, who played Kevin on One Life to Live when he was six years old, died at age 27 after hanging himself in his Los Angeles apartment.

2004: Actor Norman Rose died at age 87. His soap roles in Marcus Polk in One Life to Live and Alex Gura in The Edge of Night.

2004: Ashley Benson debuted as Abigail Deveraux on Days of our Lives.

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2008:All My Children celebrated its 10,000th episode with a special appearance by Agnes Nixon and a tribute to Myrtle Fargate (Eileen Herlie).

2008: Actor Keith Pruitt died at age 47. His soap roles included Frank Wendall in As the World Turns and Flynn Reilly on Loving.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Jerry Douglas (ex-John/Alistair, The Young and the Restless) - 84
Mary Louise Wilson (ex-Millicent, All My Children) - 84
Ann Flood (ex-Nancy, The Edge of Night; ex-Rose, Another World; ex-Bitsy, All My Children; ex-Ella, Search for Tomorrow; ex-Helen, One Life to Live; ex-Ruth, As the World Turns; ex-Liz, From These Roots) - 82
Vincent Irizarry (Deimos, Days of our Lives; ex-David, All My Children; ex-David, One Life to Live; ex-David, The Young and the Restless; ex-Nick/Lujack, Guiding Light; ex-Scott, Santa Barbara) - 57
Teddy Quinn (ex-Scotty, General Hospital) - 57
Radha Mitchell (ex-Catherine, Neighbours) - 43
Ashley Williams (ex-Dani, As the World Turns) - 38
Heather Lauren Olson (ex-Jan, Days of our Lives) - 34
Kelly Kruger (ex-Eva, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-Mackenzie, The Young and the Restless; ex-Mandy, Undressed) - 34

Actress Louan Gideon (Liza on Search for Tomorrow) would have also celebrated a birthday today. She passed away in February 2014 after a long battle with cancer.

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1985: Santa Barbara's Brick & Amy were married.
1995: Loving spinoff The City premiered on ABC.
1998: Guiding Light's Danny met Michelle.
2003: One Life to Live's Blair married Walker.

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― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1942: On Clara, Lu and Em, Emma "Em" Krueger (Helen King) threw a party.

1964: On Another World, Mitchell Dru (Geoffrey Lumb) asked John Randolph to take on Pat Matthew's case. Michael M. Ryan and Gaye Huston made their first appearances as John and Lee Randolph.

1967: On Dark Shadows, Julia Hoffman (Grayson Hall) panicked when Woodard's ghost appeared.

1979: On As the World Turns, Barbara Ryan (Colleen Zenk) and Tom Hughes (Tom Tammi) had an awkward encounter.

1979: On The Edge of Night, Nola Madison (Kim Hunter) prepared to kill Deborah Saxon (Frances Fisher).

1981: On General Hospital, the women of Port Charles celebrated Laura's (Genie Francis) upcoming wedding to Luke Spencer with a bachelorette party.

1984: On Another World, after Alice Matthews Frame (Jacqueline Courtney) left Mark Singleton's (Robin Thompson) bedside in the hospital, the blue-stoned ring wearer pulled the plug on Mark's respirator.

1984: On Santa Barbara, John Perkins (Robert Alan Browne, in his final appearance) died from injuries after the earthquake. Warren Lockridge (John Allen Nelson) saved Ted, Augusta and Lionel, who were trapped at the bottom of a cliff.

1984: On primetime soap opera Paper Dolls, Julia Blake (Brenda Vaccaro) secretly canceled Taryn's (Nicollette Sheridan) tour plans with John Waite, Meanwhile, David Fenton (Richard Beymer) assured Wesley (Dack Rambo, who would have turned 74 today) that they would get Blair (Mimi Rogers) back, and a mysterious man stalked Laurie Caswell (Terry Farrell).

1985: On Santa Barbara, Amy Perkins (Kerry Sherman) and Brick Wallace (Richard Eden) were married.

1989: On As the World Turns, Emily Stewart (Melanie Smith) was asked on the witness stand if her relationship with Paul Ryan Stenbeck had become sexual.

1989: On Guiding Light, Phillip Spaulding (Grant Aleksander) attempted to dig up the grave of Beth Raines until Rick Bauer (Michael O'Leary) and the cops stopped him.

1990: On The Young and the Restless, Danny (Michael Damian) and Cricket (Lauralee Bell) prepared to leave for their wedding in Hawaii.

1995: Daytime soap opera The City, a spin-off of Loving, premiered on ABC. The cast included the survivors of the serial killer storyline on Loving, including Ally Alden (Laura Wright), Steffi Brewster (Amelia Heinle), Alex Masters (Randolph Mantooth), Angie Hubbard (Debbi Morgan), Tess Wilder (Catherine Hickland), Buck Huston (Philip Brown), Danny Roberts (Ted King), Jocelyn Roberts (Lisa Lo Cicero), Jacob Foster (Darnell Williams), Frankie Hubbard (Alimi Ballard), Richard Wilkins (Corey Page) and Tony Soleito (George Palermo). New characters included Zoey (Joni Allen), Nick Rivers (Roscoe Born), Joey Soleito (James Sioutis), Bernard Castro (Philip Anthony-Rodriguez), Sydney Chase (Morgan Fairchild), Azure C (Carlotta Chang) and Molly Malone (Melissa Dye).

1995: On General Hospital, after learning she was HIV-positive, Robin Scorpio was visited by the spirit of her late mother, Anna Devane. It was Devane's first return to the soap after Anna's "death" in 1992.

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1998: On Guiding Light, Michelle Bauer (Bethany Joy Lenz) met Danny Santos (Paul Anthony Stewart).

2003: Actress Kellie Waymire died at age 36. She played Emily Haynes in One Life to Live and Melissa on Six Feet Under.

2003: On One Life to Live, Blair Cramer (Kassie DePaiva) married "Walker Laurence" (Trevor St. John).

2008: Eric Martsolf debuted as Brady Black on Days of our Lives.

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2012: Greg Vaughan debuted as Eric Brady on Days of our Lives.

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2013: On Days of our Lives, Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan) bitterly confronted Kristen DiMera (Eileen Davidson), after he discovered during her failed wedding to Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) that Kristen had sexually assaulted him.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Daniel Pilon (ex-Alan, Guiding Light; ex-Max, Ryan's Hope; ex-Gavin, Days of our Lives; ex-Renaldo, Dallas) - 77
Joe Mantegna (ex-Juan, Soap) - 70
Mary Gordon Murray (ex-Becky Lee, One Life to Live) - 64
Tracy Scoggins (ex-Grace, Dante's Cove; ex-Monica, The Colbys; ex-Monica, Dynasty; ex-Dianne, Dallas; ex-Anita, Dallas: J.R. Returns) - 64
Frances Conroy (Bebe/ex-Mama Polk/ex-Gloria/ex-Myrtle/ex-Moira, American Horror Story; ex-Virginia, Desperate Housewives; ex-Ruth, Six Feet Under) - 64
Chris Noth (ex-Peter, The Good Wife; ex-Dean, Another World) - 63
Whoopi Goldberg (ex-Carmen, Glee; ex-Maris, 666 Park Avenue) - 62
Robert Aberdeen (ex-Greg, Love of Life) - 55
Tari Signor (ex-Margaret, One Life to Live) - 50
Steve Zahn (ex-Davis, Treme; ex-Spence, All My Children) - 50
Melissa Hayden (ex-Julie, Hollywood Heights; ex-Agnes, The Young and the Restless; ex-Bridget, Guiding Light; ex-Mouse, General Hospital) - 48
Rob Youngblood (ex-Pierce, General Hospital; ex-Robert, Dallas; ex-Dave, Melrose Place) - 48
Cathy Janeen Doe (ex-Simone, Passions) - 47
Jordan Bridges (ex-Oliver, Dawson's Creek) - 44
Marc Brett (ex-Zander, General Hospital) - 43
Kit Williamson (Cal, EastSiders; ex-Ed, Mad Men)
Vail Bloom (ex-Heather, The Young and the Restless)
Austin Williams (ex-Shane, One Life to Live) - 21

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The Nielsen ratings are in for the week of November 6-10, 2017. Same-day repeats of CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless made the cable Top 150 on Monday and Thursday.

Date	Total Viewers	Adults 18-49 Rating	Rank Among Cable Programs
Monday, November 6	517,000	0.05	145th
Tuesday, November 7	-	-	Not in Top 150
Wednesday, November 8	-	-	Not in Top 150
Thursday, November 9	525,000	0.05	143rd
Friday, November 10	-	-	Not in Top 150

The Bold and the Beautiful did not make the cable Top 150 during the week.

1981: Luke and Laura were married on General Hospital.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1971: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) warned Dr. Maggie Powers (Lydia Bruce) to keep her eyes wide open when it came to Dr. Karen Werner.

1979: On The Edge of Night, Steve Guthrie (Denny Albee) confessed to Deborah Saxon (Frances Fisher) he still loved her.

1981: On Another World, an argument ensued when Larry Ewing (Rick Porter) accused his wife, Clarice (Gail Brown), of leading Jerry Grove (Paul Tinder) on before her rape. Later, they made peace and comforted each other. Barry Snider debuted as Joe Masterson in this episode.

1981: On General Hospital, Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) exchanged their wedding vows at the altar. As the ceremony concluded, Helena Cassadine (guest star Elizabeth Taylor), who was lurking in the background, put a curse on the newly married couple. Luke and Laura proceeded to get ready for their honeymoon and to toss the garter belt and bouquet to the anxious guests. As Laura threw the wedding bouquet, her ex-husband, Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner), snatched it from the guests' outstretched hands. Luke then took it upon himself to show Scott that Laura was now his wife and the two of them had a big fight. The newlyweds then left on their honeymoon, agreeing to put everything in the past and to start a new life together. 30 million viewers tuned in, the largest audience in daytime television history.

1981: On Flamingo Road, Fielding Carlyle (Mark Harmon) turned his attention to improving living conditions in Truro's impoverished barrio quarter. Meanwhile, Sam Curtis (John Beck) assumed responsibility for Alicia (Gina Gallego) and Julio (Fernando Allende) Sanchez, the adult children of one of his Cuban employees, who died at the construction site. Field learned the identity of the barrio's slumlord. Julio bristled at Alicia's reliance on Sam. Sam and Sheriff Titus Semple (Howard Duff) drew battle lines over their domain.

1986: On Another World, following an interruption from Reginald Love (John Considine), Michael Hudson (Kale Browne) and Donna Love (Anna Stuart) were married in the judge's chambers.

1986: On As the World Turns, Lucinda Walsh (Elizabeth Walsh) told James Stenbeck (Anthony Herrera) that she had done her homework on him. Later, James showed up at Margo Hughes's (Hillary B. Smith) hospital room.

1987: Actress and producer Betty Corday died at age 75. She was as a producer for Pepper Young's Family and Young Doctor Malone, and a consultant for The Young and the Restless. In 1965, she co-created Days of our LivesDays of our Lives

1988: Justin Deas aired for the final time as Keith Timmons on Santa Barbara.

1989: On Guiding Light, Blake Spaulding (Sherry Stringfield) had her husband, Phillip (Grant Aleksander), committed to the mental hospital.

1993: On General Hospital, Tony Jones (Brad Maule) and Luke spoke at Bill Eckert's funeral. Later, Damien Smith gave Bobbie a message for Luke.

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1995: On One Life to Live, Dorian Lord (Robin Strasser) had a heart-to-heart chat with Viki Buchanan (Erika Slezak) about Victor Lord.

1998: Actress Esther Rolle, best known for her role as Florida Evans in Good Times (and Maude), died at age 78. In 1971 she temporarily played Sadie Gray on One Life to Live when actress Lillian Hayman was unavailable.

1998: Actor Dick O'Neill died at age 70. He played Fred Wilkinson in Falcon Crest in 1987. A year later he guest-starred on Knots Landing.

2003: On Days of our Lives, Salem said goodbye to Abe Carver, Jack Deveraux, and Maggie Horton at a triple funeral service. Later, Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) found his mother, Caroline (Peggy McCay), had become the four victim of the latest Salem serial killer.

2004: On Guiding Light, Reva Shayne (Kim Zimmer) returned to the country club fountain after famously declaring herself "The Slut of Springfield" three decades earlier. This time, Reve joined her long lost son, Jonathan (Tom Pelphrey), in an emotional confrontation.

2008: Actor John Napier, who played Cliff Williams in Search for Tomorrow, died at age 81.

2012: Actor and teacher Gene Bua died at age 72. Bua became a soap opera idol as Bill Prentiss on CBS TV's long-running daytime drama, Love of Life, where he met his co-star, Toni Bull. His other soap roles included Dr. Robert Monday in How to Survive a Marriage and Steve Slade in Somerset.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Lauren Hutton (ex-Linda, Central Park West; ex-Liz, Falcon Crest; ex-Colette, Paper Dolls) - 74
James O'Sullivan (ex-Jerry, Somerst; ex-Jeff, All My Children; ex-Ralph, Search for Tomorrow; ex-Pete, One Life to Live) - 73
Stephen Root (ex-Bob, The West Wing) - 66
William R. Moses (ex-Morgan, The Secret Life of the American Teenager; ex-Cole, Falcon Crest; ex-Keith, Melrose Place) - 58
Dylan Walsh (ex-Sean, Nip/Tuck) - 54
Daisy Fuentes (ex-Tess, Loving) - 51
Leslie Bibb (ex-Amanda, GCB) - 43
Diane Neal (ex-Cynthia, Power) - 42
Darian Weiss (ex-Will, Days of our Lives) - 25

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Jen Lilley is returning to NBC soap opera Days of our Lives as Theresa Donovan, according to Soap Opera Digest.

When she left Days in November 2016, Lilley told Digest she’d be open to a return.

“I would definitely go back to Days of our Lives and play Theresa," she said. "I would be devastated if they recast the character without calling me first. I would love to reprise that role. In a perfect world, I would keep playing Theresa, just like how Eileen Davidson [Ashley, Y&R] has played Kristen. I would come back and do some arcs. That would be amazing. I know they say never say never, but if I were ever on a soap, it would be Days, because that’s really where I found a home.”

Lilley's Theresa will make her return in May 2018.

Season 6 of CMT primtime serial Nashville kicks off on January 4, 2018. On Friday, CMT announced Friday that the upcoming sixth season will be the country music drama's last.

"All of us on Nashville are so incredibly grateful to the show’s fans, who convinced CMT to give us a chance to keep telling the story of these remarkable characters," executive producer Marshall Herskovitz said via statement. "And we want to return the favor with a final season that celebrates all the joys and passions, twists and turns — and amazing music! — that made Nashville such an exciting journey for the last six years."

CMT picked up Nashville after the series was canceled by ABC following Season 4.

"After more than 120 episodes of unforgettable television, we believe that creatively it is time for the series to come to its triumphant close at the end of the upcoming season," Kevin Beggs, chairman of Lionsgate Television Group, said in a statement. "We’re very proud of our incredibly talented cast and crew, the creative brilliance of our showrunners, and the loyal support of our great partners at CMT, Hulu and ABC Studios. Most importantly, we owe a special debt of thanks to the Nashville fans who propelled the series to an incredible run. We owe it to them to make the sixth season the most exciting and memorable of all."

Check out the latest sneak peek from Season 6 below.

Tony Award winning actress and former soap opera star Ann Wedgeworth passed away on Thursday. She was 83.

After playing Marie Warren and, later, Angie Talbot on CBS soap The Edge of Night, Wedgeworth moved to NBC's Another World in 1967 to create the role of Lahoma Vane. In March 1970, Lahoma and her husband, Sam Lucas, left Bay City for the spin-off series Somerset. Wedgeworth left Somerset in September 1973.

In a 1980 People magazine interview, Wedgeworth described her six years in the soaps as "dreary and horrible".

She went on to win a Tony Award in 1978 for her work in "Chapter Two," and later memorably played Lana Shields on ABC's hit sitcom Three's Company.

Wedgeworth's numerous other TV credits included Filthy Rich, Evening Shade, One Life to Live (as Charlie Barnes), Roseanne and Trapper John, M.D.

Her movie appearances included Scarecrow, Steel Magnolias, Love and a .45, Hard Promises and Made in Heaven.

You can catch a glimpse of Wedgeworth on Another World in the clip below starting at the 39:27 mark.

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