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Clockwise from Top Left: Sylvia Batey Alcalá, Meredith Bishop, Mary Bonney, Liz Days, Anna Jaller and Bhama Roget. The 8th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony will be held on April 5 at The Colony Theatre. As the countdown to ISA8 continues (only 37 days left!), Serial Scoop and IndieSeriesAwards.com continue to spotlight nominees in all 29 categories. Today we are featuring the six talented performers in the Best Lead Actress — Comedy category, which include a former winner, Bhama Roget, and five first-time nominees: Sylvia Batey Alcalá, Meredith Bishop, Mary Bonney, Liz Days and Anna Jaller. Check out their nominated performances below. Sylvia Batey Alcalá, Fame Dogs (as Polly) Meredith Bishop, Grip and Electric (as Heather) Mary Bonney, Break: The Musical (as Kate) Liz Days, Plant: The Second Coming (as Tammy) Anna Jaller, Right Hand Man (as Emily) Bhama Roget, The Bhama Show (as Herself/Various) The Indie Series Awards, honoring the best in indepen...

Clockwise from Top Left: Jillian Clare, Johanna Day, Liz Ellis, Sas Goldberg, June Diane Raphael and Emma Thompson. The 8th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 43 days away, and this year the always entertaining show moves to The Colony Theatre on April 5. Nominees in all 29 categories will be spotlighted here at Serial Scoop as well as at IndieSeriesAwards.com. Today we are featuring the six talented performers nominated in the Best Guest Actress — Comedy category. They include two former ISA winners (Jillian Clare & Liz Ellis), a two-time Oscar winner (Emma Thompson), a Tony nominee (Johanna Day), a rising actress and comedian (June Diane Raphael), and Broadway's latest sensation (Sas Goldberg). Check out their nominated performances below. Jillian Clare, Fame Dogs Johanna Day, The Pioneers Liz Ellis, The Bhama Show Sas Goldberg, He's With Me June Diane Raphael, The Amazing Gayl Pile Watch the full performance from Season 3 Episode 1 at se...

The Indie Series Awards ceremony has a new home! The 8th Annual ISAs will be held on April 5 in Burbank at The Colony Theatre, which has long been a vibrant center of Los Angeles theatre life. The Indie Series Awards, honoring the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Web, first began in 2009. “We are so excited to bring the Indie Series Awards to this extraordinary venue,” said Roger Newcomb, founder of the Indie Series Awards. “There's not a bad seat in the house, and the space offers us several new and fun possibilities for the ceremony, including the performances of the six Best Original Song nominees." Barbara Beckley Artistic Director of The Colony Theatre stated, “It is an honor to be hosting this important and prestigious awards show recognizing the best and brightest in New Media. Director of Development, Heather Provost, added, "It's exactly the kind of fresh and innovative event we want to see in our theatre." ...

The Walking Dead returned Sunday night for the second half of its seventh season with increases in total viewers and key demos from December's mid-season finale. Sunday night's return delivered 15.9 million total viewers, 9.9 million adults 18-49 and 10 million adults 25-54 in Nielsen live+3 ratings. Total viewers were up 5 percent from December, adults 18-49 increased 3 percent and adults 25-54 increased 5 percent. Talking Dead remains television's #1 talk show, returning with 5.6 million total viewers, 3.2 adults 18-49 and 3.4 adults 25-54 in Nielsen live+3 ratings.

The nominations for the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards were revealed on Wednesday, February 1. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced scripted entertainment created for the Web. Nominations were announced in 29 categories. The Bay led all series with 21 total nominations. The show will compete in the Best Web Series - Drama category with Best Thing You'll Ever Do , Lemmings , Muck , Out With Dad , People Like Us , Rumuvi and Undetectable . The Amazing Gayl Pile led all comedies with 16 nominations. The series is joined in the Best Web Series - Comedy field by #Adulting , Break: The Musical , Fame Dogs , Grip and Electric , High Road , Keith Broke His Leg and The Pioneers . The Bay and The Amazing Gayl Pile each broke the previous record of 13 total nominations. In all, there are 48 nominated series from around the globe: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. Crystal trophies will be presented to the ...

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.