Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Newcomer Debuts, Recast and Guest Stars Return A newcomer debuts, while a recast and guest stars return on soap operas. By Janet Di Lauro June 28, 2026
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Stars Return, Recast Debuts Beloved stars return and a key recast debuts on soap operas. By Janet Di Lauro June 21, 2026
Soap Opera Comings and Goings April 6-10: Surprise Returns, Another Recast There are some surprise returns and a role is recast on soap operas. By Janet Di Lauro April 05, 2026
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Actress Exits, Couple Returns A popular couple returns, while an actress makes a surprise exit on soap operas. By Janet Di Lauro March 22, 2026
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Big Returns, Recast and a Crossover There are major returns, a recast and a crossover happening on soap operas. By Janet Di Lauro September 14, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Fan Favorites Return and New Characters Shake Things Up Here are the latest comings and goings casting news from all five daytime dramas: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital,… By Janet Di Lauro September 07, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Actresses Return, Role Switch and A Crossover Key Takeaways: Here are the latest comings and goings casting news from all five daytime dramas: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives,… By Janet Di Lauro August 03, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Superstars Back, Big Debuts, and Beloved Couple Exits Superstars are back, a beloved couple exits, and more on soap operas this week. By Janet Di Lauro June 15, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Surprise Returns, Resurrection, and Stunning Exit There’s surprise returns, a resurrection, and stunning exit on soaps this week. By Janet Di Lauro June 08, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Supercouple Back, Big Exit and Guest Spots A supercouple returns, a star exits, and more on soap operas this week. By Janet Di Lauro June 01, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Surprise Returns, Big Recast, and Mystery Debut? There are surprise returns, a big recast and a possible mystery debut on soaps this week. By Janet Di Lauro May 25, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Big Return, Shocking Exit and Comeback Rumor There’s a big return, a shocking exit and a comeback rumor in the soap opera world this week. By Janet Di Lauro May 11, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Vet Returns, Actors Exit, Guest Stars Continue A vet returns, actors exit, guest stars continue on soaps this week. By Janet Di Lauro April 26, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Huge Stars Returning and A Guest Spot Huge stars returning and there’s a surprise guest spot happening on soaps. By Janet Di Lauro April 13, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Reality Star Nabs Guest Spot, Leading Ladies Back A reality star lands a guest spot and leading ladies are returning to the soaps. By Janet Di Lauro March 09, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Surprise Visit, Villain Wraps A past star resurfaces and a villain exits on soaps this week. By Janet Di Lauro February 02, 2025
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Big Casting, Fun Guest Spot, Major Exit There’s a big casting, a fun guest spot, and a major exit on soap’s this week. By Janet Di Lauro December 15, 2024
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Superstar Continues Visit, Villains Run Amok A superstar continues her visit, while villains run amok on soaps this week. By Janet Di Lauro December 08, 2024
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Key Vets Return, Stunning Exit and New Character Cast Key vets return, a stunning exit and a new character surfaces on soaps this week. By Janet Di Lauro December 01, 2024
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Baddie Back, Vet Out, Family Additions A baddie returns, a vet is out, and there are family additions on soaps this week. By Janet Di Lauro October 27, 2024
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Couple Back, Vets Return, Newbies Debut A couple is back, vets return, and newbies debut on soap operas this week. By Janet Di Lauro October 20, 2024
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Returns, A Wrap and an Exit… for Now There are big returns, a wrap and an exit for now on soap operas this week. By Janet Di Lauro October 06, 2024
Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Missing Characters Return, Heroine Axed? Missing characters return and a heroine appears axed on the soap opera scene. By Janet Di Lauro September 29, 2024
Harding Lemay: The Education of A Writer Into A Soap Opera Legend Harding Lemay is regarded as one of soap opera’s greatest writers, and his work on Another World in the 1970s is arguably some of daytime’s… By Leona G. Barad June 22, 2020
Soap Opera History: The Long Road To The First Daytime Emmy Show With a history stretching back four decades, many fans would be forgiven for calling the Daytime Emmys old. But the real truth is that compared… By Garren Waldo May 05, 2019
Are Soaps’ Glory Days a Thing Of the Past? Remember when soap opera stars appeared on the covers of national magazines? Days of Our Lives‘ Doug and Julie in TIME? General Hospital’s Luke and… By Alina Adams August 22, 2017
SHOCKER: Why Fans Want to Change the Term ‘Soap Opera’ They’re called soap operas, because the genre was originally created by Procter and Gamble to… sell soap. (Although nobody sang in German. Or wore horns… By Alina Adams August 21, 2017
A World Without Soap Operas — What Would You Do If It Happened? Soap opera ratings have been going down the tubes for so long now, it has Soap Hub wondering if the day will come when we… By Diane Brounstein June 12, 2017
Could Your Favorite Soap Operas Be Gone In 10 Years?! Ten years ago, there were nine soap operas on the air. Today, there are only four. How many soap operas will still be on the… By Diane Brounstein May 30, 2017
Fans Share What They’re Willing To Accept To Keep Soap Operas Alive The number of soap operas on the air has been dwindling over the years, and the attempts to keep them alive have had to get… By Diane Brounstein May 04, 2017
