Category: Soapworld

Ratings for cancelled ABC soap All My Children rose for its final week on-air. Earlier this year ABC announced it was not only cancelling All My Children but also sibling series One Life to Live as well. The double-cancellation sent shockwaves through the fan community – the announcement came weeks after ABC denied it was cancelling either series. Well both […]

Rumours surrounding James Scott exit from Days of our Lives may be premature but not necessarily wrong. Several sites are reporting that actor James Scott, who plays E.J DiMera, is quitting the series at the end of his current contract. The actor has previously hinted he was considering moving on from the NBC soap and perhaps even moving abroad and […]

Pam Hobsworth (Kate Anthony) and Bill Webster (Peter Armitage) returned to Coronation Street this week to announce their impending wedding but a sticking point for them both is the attendance of Peter’s son Kevin (Michael Le Vell). ATV Today is asking; is Pam right to ban Kevin from her wedding? Pam’s reasons for wishing to stop Kevin from attending are […]

Casualty is set to get two new medics as Bedlam actress Charlotte Salt and The Line of Beauty actor Oliver Coleman join the cast of the long-running BBC One medical drama. Stars of historical drama Oliver Coleman (The Other Boleyn Girl, The Line Of Beauty) and Charlotte Salt (The Tudors, Beowulf) are swapping their stockings for stethoscopes to join Casualty […]

All My Children actress Susan Lucci has said she is still in talks with Prospect Park to remain with the soap when it re-launches next year online. The actress is the last original cast member still as regular in the series; she plays diva Erica Kane. In the final episode Erica was dumped by her long-term lover and quite possibly […]

ABC’s’ new lifestyle chat-show The Chew launched well for the broadcaster on Monday outperforming daytime soap All My Children which it replaced – but will it last? ABC are celebrating the success of The Chew which launched on Monday to decent, solid ratings. The lifestyle programme is a cheap replacement for daytime soap All My Children which ended on Friday […]

Prospect Park has announced a tentative launch date for the online network that will house daytime soaps All My Children and One Life to Live. ABC cancelled the two daytime soaps earlier this year in a shock cull – it was widely expected the broadcaster would cancel one series but not two. All My Children ended its television run on […]

EastEnders has once again been crowned Best Soap at the Inside Soap Awards but Coronation Street’s 50th anniversary storyline was also recognised.   The 2011 Inside Soap Awards has seen EastEnders crowned Best Soap once again beating rivals Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Coronation Street. It was a good night for the BBC One soap as it picked up several awards. As […]

Joseph Millson is to join the cast of BBC One’s medical saga Holby City as new regular character, Trauma Registrar Luc Hemingway. Joseph has already started filming with the team at the BBC Elstree Centre and will be seen on screen from November 2011. Joseph says: “I’m having a ball. Luc is a terrific part – he winds everybody up […]