Serial Scoop Now

Indie Series Awards nominees will be announced on Wednesday, February 1. Big changes are coming to the Indie Series Awards, and one was announced today. The ISAs are expanding the number of nominees in the Best Web Series — Comedy and Best Web Series — Drama categories from six to eight. The expansion will allow four additional series to be introduced to the audience during the ceremony, a special honor given to the nominees of the evening's final two awards. More big changes for this year's ISAs are in the works, and will be announced in the coming days. The nominations will be revealed Wednesday, February 1st, and several daytime favorites are expected to be recognized. The exact time of the announcement will be posted at IndieSeriesAwards.com on Monday. The nominations in 29 categories will be revealed on Wednesday, February 1st. Join the discussion on Twitter, and be sure to use hashtag #ISA8 so everyone can follow the discussion. Founded in 2009, the I...

Check out the day-to-day spoilers to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of January 30, 2017. Monday, January 30, 2017 Nicole urges Chloe to return the baby. Deimos makes threats to help Nicole. Jennifer and Valerie meet for lunch. Gabi and Chad drift apart. Tuesday, January 31, 2017 Hope's fever makes her delusional. Eric sees a familiar face in Salem. Marlena and the others lure Stefano out of hiding. The police search for Hope.

  Photo by Vanessa White. Soap Opera Digest is exclusively reporting that actor Daniel Hall has been cast in the role of Scott Grainger, Lauren's (Tracey Bregman) son, on  The Young and the Restless . The actor is already taping scenes, but the soap isn't revealing any other information about Scott's story at this time. The role of Scott was last played by Blair Redford in 2006. Hall's list of credits includes roles in Quarry , Graceland , Mad Men , Mixology and a brief stint on Guiding Light .

The Young and the Restless is looking for an actress in the late 20s to mid 30s range to play Fawn, an international sales representative, according to the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest. The character is described as a "stunning" and "ambitious" Asian-American. The role will be recurring, but "very large."

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. The process used to determine those chosen as Pre-Nominated performers follows: An online judging ballot containing all entrants in each of four performer categories (Lead Actor and Actress and Supporting Actor and Actress) was sent to all registered, eligible peer judges. The ballot contained a randomized order of performers in each category, regardless of their show affiliation. Judges were required to view clips online containing the work of each performer entry before selecting their top 10 performer choices in each category. Ballots were submitted directly to Lutz & Carr, Inc., an independent accounting firm, who tabulated the results. The candidates below who received the highest number of votes now advance to the blue ribbon screening round, scheduled to begin on February 20, 2017, which will determine both nominee...

The Live + Same Day daytime ratings are in for January 9-January 13, 2016. According to Nielsen, The Young and the Restless (-298,000), The Bold and the Beautiful (-290,000), General Hospital (-165,000) and Days of our Lives (-40,000) were all down for the week in total viewers. However, Days of our Lives was up in women 18-49 (+8,000), while Y&R (+12,000), B&B (+37,000), and Days (+10,000) were up in women 18-34. Check out a breakdown below of the daytime soap opera Nielsen ratings by category:

Check out the daily spoilers to find out what's happening on ABC soap opera General Hospital during the week of January 23, 2017. Monday, January 23 Anna recovers an important memory. Dante offers Lulu comfort. Valentin reveals his true self. Tuesday, January 24 Sam finds out about Alexis' secret. Carly has trouble with Sonny's violent lifestyle. Jordan and Curtis remember the old times.

Check out the daily spoilers to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful during the week of January 23, 2017. Monday, January 23 Eric demands info from Ridge about his time with Quinn in San Francisco. Wyatt helps Steffy start the life that she's been wanting with Liam. Tuesday, January 24 Katie is suspicious when Ivy expresses concern for Quinn's emotional wellbeing. Not having heard from Steffy, Liam decides to keep his word on the ultimatum he issued.

Check out the daily spoilers to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless during the week of January 23, 2017. Monday, January 23 Phyllis and Jack butt heads. Hilary will not give up on Devon. Paul looks for Dylan. Tuesday, January 24 Jill confesses. Victoria puts her foot down with Reed. Lily considers a proposition.

LMN movie Girls Night Out premieres Sunday, January 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The film stars Mackenzie Mauzy ( The Bold and the Beautiful ), Katherine Barrell ( Wynonna Earp ), Jacob Blair (The Pinkertons) and Kelly Kruger ( The Bold and the Beautiful ). McKenzie (Mauzy) is a few months away from getting married when her three best friends from college surprise her with a bachelorette party. What they promised would be the best night of her life turns into a night of terror. McKenzie is forced to reckon with Brandon ((Blair), her ex-boyfriend  who date-raped her back in college and who kidnaps her fiancé to get even with McKenzie for destroying his reputation and ruining any chance he had of making it to the NHL. Brandon sends McKenzie and her friends on a deadly scavenger hunt requiring them to perform extreme versions of the hazing stunts they did back in college. McKenzie is forced to confront the traumatic events of her past she's tried so hard to forget and wonders if she...

The Live + Same Day daytime ratings are in for January 2-January 6, 2016. According to Nielsen, The Bold and the Beautiful was the only soap up for the week in total viewers (+55,000), while General Hospital (+107,000) was up for the week in all major demos. Please Note: There were preemptions on January 6 due to the Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting. Check out a breakdown below of the daytime soap opera Nielsen ratings by category:

Days of our Lives is searching for a strong actor between the ages of 30 and 39 to take on the role of Alex. According to soap opera digest , the casting description reads, "Alex has spent the last ten years traveling the world and amassing a small fortune. His ambition grew and his success in the marketplace has given him an enough of a cocky confidence to come to Salem with an agenda to challenge his family for control of the business. When it comes to women, Alex can be a bit of a playboy like his dad used to be."

Exit storyline for Burton adds layers to a once bland character By Mark Harding It has been widely reported that Steve Burton opted to not to re-sign his contract with the Young and the Restless, citing a desire to be closer to his young family in Nashville. Correspondingly, Y&R will somehow lose the character of Dylan in January. It’s fair to say that few characters have been more maligned than Dylan. Many fans were suspicious of his initial hiring (his close ties to the then-Executive Producer were widely known), fearing cronyism rather than talent got him the job. Further concerns about Dylan emerged when his character was written as flawless, noble, and ever-suffering. And the concern-o-meter reached the red zone when a couldn’t-have-happened retcon suddenly made Dylan the bio-child of Y&R’s Paul and Nikki. (It couldn’t have happened because Nikki never left the canvas, and we saw that she wasn’t pregnant). This seemed like a calculated move to cement Dylan f...