Daytime Confidential

Hear it here first! In a podcast exclusive TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco reveals his Soap Power 2008: The Most Influential Players In Daytime on Daytime Confidential. Tune in for this special episode to find out who made this year's list and why Nelson Branco included them. Find out who fell off the list from last year and discover his shocking No. 1 pick. Then visit TV Guide Canada on July 30,...

On today's Daytime Confidential Top 5 countdown Luke, Tina, Mike and Jamey are counting down the Top 5 Current Triangles in soaps. These are the triangles that are spicing up our screens and pulling us back in day after day. Next week: Top 5 Sexiest Summer Couples

Join the Daytime Confidential gang and TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco as they celebrate One Life to Live's 40th Anniversary by taking a trip down memory lane and reminisce about how they became hooked on the ABC soap and who is their favorite character. They discuss One Life to Live's two 40th Anniversary episodes and all the special moments, the little tributes to the show's past, Viki's heavenl...

On today's episode Daytime Confidential begins the first of eight episodes focusing on The Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Favorite Soaps . Join Luke, Tina and Jamey as the discuss and debate The Top 10 Ways to Improve The All My Children . This may be Daytime Confidential's longest episode ever so buckle up for an in depth discussion on All My Children . In each of The Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Fav...

News that Days of Our Lives supervillain Stefano DiMera wouldn't be coming out of his coma caused fans of the iconic character and his  portrayer Joseph Mascolo to quickly mobilize. Soon after came the announcement that the Phoenix would indeed rise again from the ashes and more pointedly, from the coma Marlena (Deidre Hall) put him. Recently Luke and I  had the chance to speak with Salem's most f...

On today's Performer of the Week episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Mike, Jamey and Nicki choose the actors and actresses who they believe did an outstanding job during the previous week and discuss their honorable mentions along with the latest soap ratings.

On today's episode Daytime Confidential begins the first of eight episodes focusing on The Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Favorite Soaps. Join Luke, Mike and Jamey as the discuss and debate The Top 10 Ways to Improve The Bold and the Beautiful. In each of The Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Favorite Soaps the Daytime Confidential gang will be discussing some of the common issues facing each show as well...

On today's CBS and Days of Our Lives' Daytime Confidential episode Luke, Mike and Nicki discuss the latest on As the World turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, Guiding Light and The Young and the Restless including... Lily Snyder Guns It: Has As the World Turns' Lily Snyder lost it as she guns her car's engine to run down Carly? Can the writers get away with this happening to the...

On today's ABC edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Belinda and Danielle are discussing the latest on All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital including... Psycho Annie Lavery: Do we love this storyline or do we even care? Is there anyone out there who truly wants Rylee 3.0? Carlo Hesser's Return: What does One Life to Live's Carlo Hesser have in store for Talia, Tina, Sarah...

On today's show Luke and Jamey visit with daytime insider Michael Fairman about his work as a daytime journalist, how he got his start in the industry and his new, soon to be syndicated, radio program Soap Dish Radio that he co-hosts with The Young and the Restless' Kristoff St. John. We also talk with him about this year's Daytime Emmy Awards, where the daytime industry is headed and get his take...

On today's Performer of the Week episode Luke, Tina, Mike and Jamey choose the actors and actresses who they believe to have done an outstanding job during the previous week. The Daytime Confidential gang discusses the latest weekly ratings and Jamey has a rant about how the soap's ratings are calculated.

On today's CBS and Days of Our Live's edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike and Jamey are all the latest on As the World Turns, Bold and Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light and Young and Restless including... Emily and Casey's secret is out on As the World Turns and things are about to explode. Barbara is back and Mike is loving it. Luke and Noah can never be happy. What should ATWT d...

On today's ABC edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Jamey and Regan discuss all the latest on All My Children, General Hospital and One Life to Live including... Dorian's fashion sense on One Life to Live. Who might Talia's mother be? Luke's complaint about a current storyline. Erica and Samuel Woods kissing on All My Children. Jake, Greenlee and Beth Ehlers' new character. Would we want Vi...

On today's Performer of the Week episode Luke, Tina, Mike, Jamey and Regan choose the actors and actresses who they believe did an outstanding job during the previous week. There were so many good ones last week everyone has an honorable mention. We've also got the latest ratings. A bunch of you have called the Daytime Confidential Comment Line and left comments and we've got them in this episode....

On this month's Daytime Confidential Girls Night Out episode Tina, Danielle, Regan and Nicki are dishing everything naughty in the world of soaps. From Nicki's idea of having Murray Bartlett walk around in black skivies on a daily basis to inflate Guiding Light ratings to the age old battle of sex vs. love the ladies are dishing about all this and more including... Squish names. Days of Our Live's...

On today's Top 5 edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike, Tina and Nicki count down the Top 5 "Daughters With Daddy Issues." These are the women and girls whose fathers have influenced and manipulated their daughter's lives and helped to turn them into the divas they are today.

On today's Performer of the Week episode Luke, Tina, Nicki and Regan make their picks for the actors and actresses who they chose for Performer of the Week. They discuss the weekly ratings and Nicki has an unhonorable mention. All this and four comments from you the listeners on the Daytime Confidential comment line.

TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco drops by Daytime Confidential to dish about this year's Daytime Emmy Awards. He's got all the scoop from the red carpet, the press room, and the after parties. He talks about how it is all out war between the ABC and CBS networks and how Barbara Bloom banned him from the CBS after parties because of his coverage of the P&G soaps. This is one episode you will not wan...

On today's 2008 Emmy edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Jamey, Belinda, Danielle, Regan and Nicki have their reactions to the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Join them as they discuss the night's big winners and losers, who won and who shouldn't have. Find out if Regan or Danielle won a prediction bet for bragging rights on one of the night's biggest awards. Hear everyone's take on this...

On today's CBS and Days of Our Lives episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike and Nicki discuss the Max becoming a genius, Kate's illness and why Days of Our Lives shouldn't try to be General Hospital or Grey's Anatomy. Marlena is back and what will happen with this summer's teen storyline. Do Heather and Adam on Young and Restless equal one character or are they both lacking even as a couple? W...

On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Karen from Wubs.net joins Luke and Tina to discuss the latest in General Hospital gossip, spoilers, and recaps. What would happen if Lulu is "killed?" Is a Claudia and Ric marriage in the works? Would Ingo really leave General Hospital? The latest Vanessa Marcil rumor. We discuss who Greenlee slept with and whether or not Erica could handle being a gr...

On this week's "Performer of the Week" show of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike, Tina and Nicki choose the actors and actors who they believe did an outstanding job. The Daytime Confidential gang discusses the latest weekly ratings and the highs and lows of our favorite shows. We also debut Daytime Confidential listener comments from our new comment line. You can leave your own comment by calling (...

On today's show TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco joins Luke and Jamey as they make their predictions on who will take home the Emmy at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday. Making their picks for who should win and who will win from Outstanding Show, Writing, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Younger Actor and Younger Actress. Nelson tells which episodes the s...

On today's Performer of the Week episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Mike, Jamey and Nicki are making their picks for the actors and actresses in daytime who they believe did an outstanding job. The gang also discusses their honorable mentions and discuss the latest ratings. Programming Note: This episode was recorded before word of Guiding Light's Headwriter changes were announced.

On today's Top 5 episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina, Jamey and Nicki are counting down the Top 5 Men With Momma Issues in daytime. These are the men whose momma issues have inflicted, conflicted, and restricted their lives, loves, and loyalties. Tune in to Daytime Confidential next week for the Top 5 Daughters With Daddy Issues.