CBS Soaps Watch

Today the the nominations for the Daytime Emmys were announce. The CBS soaps had several nominations in the different categories.

Here is the list of the nominations:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Days of our Lives
The Bold and the Beautiful

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater, AMC)
Peter Reckell (Bo Brady, DAYS)
Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, GH)
Daniel Cosgrove (Bill Lewis, GL)
Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, Y&R)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard, AMC)
Maura West (Carly Tenney, ATWT)
Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, B&B)
Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke, OLTL)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, Y&R)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward, AMC)
Jacob Young (JR Chandler, AMC)
Van Hansis (Luke Snyder, ATWT)
Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli, GH)
Jeff Branson (Shayne Lewis, GL)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Lavery, AMC)
Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart, AMC)
Julie Pinson (Janet Ciccone, ATWT)
Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali, DAYS)
Bree Williamson (Jessica Buchanan, OLTL)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Cornelis Smith, Jr. (Frankie Hubbard, AMC)
Darin Brooks (Max Brady, DAYS)
Blake Berris (Nick Fallon, DAYS)
EJ Bonilla (Rafe Rivera, GL)
Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton, Y&R)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
Merdeith Hagner (Liberty Ciccone, ATWT)
Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Benson, DAYS)
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones, GH)
Julie Berman (Lulu Spencer, GH)
Emily O’Brien (Jana Hawkes, Y&R)

Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Don Diamont (Brad) has been let go from The Young & the Restless. As of right now there is no word as to when his last day is. I am sad to see that Diamont has been let go and I will miss the eye candy that he provided.

David Andrew MacDonald (Edmund) will be returning to Guiding Light. Last we saw of Edmund he was in a coma after taking a fall because of Will. I don’t have the airdate as to when MacDonald will be back on our TV screens.

It is being reported that Grant Aleksander will be returning to Guiding Light as Phillip Spaulding in January of 2009. No word if this will be a long term return. It will be great to see Phillip back on the canvas.

November sweeps is right around the corner, and word is that The Young & the Restless is bringing some old favorites back to the canvas for the event. Word is that Beau Kazer (Brock), Marla Adams (Dina Mergeron), Julianna McCarthy (Liz Foster), and Tricia Cast (Nina) are returning in November. I wonder if they will mention that Nina was married to faux Phillip back in the day. I assume that these characters will be on for only a short period, but it will be good to see some old familiar faces.

Nicole Forester (Cassie) has decided not to renew her contract with Guiding Light. She was recast as Cassie Winslow back in 2005. Forester last day on the set was September 26th, but the character of Cassie will still be on the screen until some time in November. Forester states that she plans on getting married in October and is expecting a baby in February. There is no word yet if Guiding Light plans on recasting the role.

Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Jeff Branson has been cast as Shayne Lewis, Reva and Josh’s son. Branson recently played Jonathan on All My Children. Shayne will make his return in December.

Starting September 15th Tom Wiggin will play the role of a corporate mogal name Decker on Guiding Light. Wiggin may be best known for his role on another CBS soap, As the World Turns as Kirk Anderson. He played that role from 1988 to 1999.

Several sites are reporting that The Young & the Restless has let go of Josh Griffith as executive producer and that Paul Rauch is the new Executive Producer of the soap. In the past Rauch has been executive producer of both One Life to Live and Guiding Light. Rauch has also been working as a consultant for Y&R for the last several months.

It has been reported that Frank Dicopoulos (Frank), Robert Newman (Josh), Ron Raines (Alan), and Justin Deas (Buzz) have all signed new contracts with Guiding Light. This is good news for the soap, since recently some actors have left the show.

According to Soap Opera Digest Eileen Davidson (Ashley) will be returning to The Young & the Restless for good starting September 26th. Recently her character was on The Bold & the Beautiful, but she has not been on there much lately. It will be good to have her back on Y&R.

Michael Sabatino will be returning to Guiding Light as sleazy lawyer Vince Russo. Sabatino was on the Guiding Light back in 2000, 2001. He is also married to Crystal Chappell (Olivia) in real life.

Betty White (Ann Douglas) will be returning to The Bold & the Beautiful on August 28th. It is always good when Betty White makes an appearance on B&B.

Starting August 11th Danny Trejo will guest star on Y&R as a bartender who listens to Victor’s problems while Victor is passing through Mexico. Trejo has had roles in the movies Con Air and From Dusk ‘Til Dawn.

It is being reported that Billy Miller (ex-Richie on All My Children) will be joining the cast of The Young & the Restless as Billy Abbott. It will be great to have another Abbott on Y&R and Billy is also Jill’s son and I don’t believe Billy has met his brother Cane yet, so that could be interesting.