Daytime Confidential

Mouths around the soap world collectively dropped this weekend as the unthinkable happened. The recently-renewed Days of Our Lives, fired its biggest supercouple Deidre Hall (Dr. Marlena Evans) and Drake Hogestyn (John Black). In this special episode of the DC podcast Luke, Mike and Jamey invite veteran soap journalist Nelson Branco (TV Guide Canada's The Suds Report) and former Days writer Tom Ca...

On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Belinda and Regan discuss the latest in ABC soap news including... All My Children's 10,000th episode. Where has Carmen disappeared to? Adam and Erica Susan Haskell and Trevor St. John's performances on One Life to Live. Should Marty get all of her memory back at once or only a little bit over time? Who would you put Marty with now? Once h...

On today's CBS & DAYS episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike, Jamey and Jillian discuss all the latest in CBS soap and Days of Our Lives news including... The saviour of Guiding Light, Grant Aleksander, returns to Springfield to shake things up and help stave off the cancellation of the oldest soap. The gang give their take on what this could mean.  Lucinda's new love Brian kisses Luke and nee...

On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Karen from Wubs.net joins Luke, Belinda and Tina to discuss all the latest in ABC soaps including... The birth of Star and Jessica's baby on One Life to Live and how realistic both births were. Jean Randolph vs. Bess and how they compare. They discuss whether or not something can be a pale imitation while being better than we expected. David returns t...

On today's Performer of the Week Daytime Confidential episode Luke, Mike, Jamey and Jillian choose the actors and actresses they believe are the Performer of the Week and honorable and dishonorable mentions. They discuss CBS's decision not to air the next Daytime Emmy telecast and what this means for the daytime industry.

On today's Top 5 Daytime Confidential countdown Luke, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie count down their Top 5 Heroines in soaps. The characters who they admire and look up to.

On today's CBS and Days of Our Lives episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike, Melodie and Jillian discuss all the latest rumors and news including Ashley's return to The Young and the Restless, Catherine and Marge, Lily and Billy and debate who Amber should go up against. Boozy Taylor and teaming up with ball busting broads on The Bold and the Beautiful. We're throwing a party for Cassie leavin...

On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Jamey and TV Guide Canada's Nelson discuss ABC's focus groups, PSA's and who exactly is to blame for the re-rape of One Life to Live's Marty by Todd. General Hospital's ratings plummeted and we discuss whether or not the show needs more or less mob to help it improve in its ratings. Branco shares the latest about Cameron Mathison's contrac...

On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina and Jamey discuss Jason Cook without a beard and David Lago joining General Hospital. Bianca and Reese and why  Bianca's motives don't ring true to the character. Beth Ehlers and Ricky Paull Goldin can't escape filming in stairwells and Michael E. Knight rumors. Blowing up safe's for Dummies, mustache twirling Tess and Marty and Todd. All t...

On today's CBS and Days of Our Lives episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie discuss Tricia Cast returning to The Young and the Restless, David Lago goes General Hospital, eye spy a CBS logo on The Bold and the Beautiful, Nicki's Save Lizzie campaign for Guiding Light and John Callahan goes to Days of Our Lives.

On this month's Daytime Confidential Girls Night Out episode Tina, Regan, Nicki and Melodie discuss the latest hot topics and swoon over daytime's leading men.

On today's Top 5 episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie count down their Top 5 Heroes in daytime.

On today's show Luke, Belinda and Jamey discuss all the latest in All My Children, General Hospital and One Life to Live news including the tornado that ate Pine Valley, Justis Bolding leaving One Life to Live, Sebastian Roche leaving General Hospital and some General Hospital November Sweeps previews.

Days of Our Lives' Bryan Dattilo drops by Daytime Confidential to visit with Luke and Jamey about hosting ACME This Week on Saturday October 25, 2008 at 8pm. Bryan talks about sneaking on stage with the General Hospital cast at this year's Daytime Emmys and how he enjoys taking dares on the Salem set. We discuss what it was like for him to work with the James E. Reilly, who recently passed away. D...

On today's CBS and Days of Our Lives' edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jamey, Mike and Melodie discuss all the latest November sweeps gossip and news.

It's hard out there for a pimp, er, soap fan. Join Luke, Mike, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie for a brutally honest after the show discussion about the daytime industry and executives, blacklisting and which shows are our top three shows.

General Hospital's Carolyn Hennesy drops by Daytime Confidential to visit with Luke and Jamey about role as Diane Miller. During the entertaining discussion Carolyn talks about working with the Sopranos star Vincent Pastore, whether or not he might be returning and tells how she landed the role of Diane Miller. Hennesy reveals what it's like to work with Maurice Bernard, Steve Burton, Derk Cheetwo...

On today's Performer of the Week episode Luke, Mike, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie have a barn raising discussion about the actors and actresses who they think did an outstanding job during the previous week.

On today's show the Daytime Confidential gang is counting down the Top 5 Hilarious Characters in daytime. These are the characters that have us rolling with laughter on a daily basis.

One Life to Live's Ilene Kristen dropped by Daytime Confidential to discuss her upcoming appearance as ACM: This Week's host on Saturday October 18 at 8pm. We talk about Ilene's time on Ryan's Hope and what it was like to work with Claire Labine and whether or not The Powers That Be at ABC are interested in giving a wink to fans by having her and former Ryan's Hope co-star Ron Hale (General Hospit...

On today's Performer of the Week episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie choose the actors and actresses who they believe did an outstanding job during the previous week.

What started out as an After the Show discussion turned into our first ever Fan Wars episode as Nicki and Melodie did battle with Jamey over Guiding Light's Harley, Cyrus, Marina, Jonathan and Tammy. Listen as Nicki and Melodie argue that Cyrus should be with Marina and that Harley should never come back and Jamey argues needs Cyrus shouldn't be with Marina and that Harley needs to return asap. Th...

In demand actor Graham Shiels drops by the Daytime Confidential podcast to visit about being a Vampire on HBO's hit show True Blood. He talks about his role as General Hospital's Cody Paul and what it is like to work with Steve Burton and Kent Masters King. We find out what it is like to star opposite of Jim Carrey in the upcoming film, Yes Man and if you think Graham has been busy in 2008, watch...

The Daytime Confidential gang is singing Shania Twain on this week's ABC episode. Luke, Tina, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie discuss all the latest for All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital. Following in the footsteps of this week's Performer of the Week and CBS and Days of Our Lives episode this week's ABC episode joins the other two as one of the funniest episodes in recent memory.

On today's CBS and Days of Our Lives Daytime Confidential episode Luke, Mike, Jamey, Nicki and Melodie discuss all the latest news for As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light and The Young and the Restless. The Daytime Confidential gang discuss Goutman's endorsement of a three day a week soap schedule. Taylor gave up her rights to Jack on The Bold and the B...