'General Hospital' Emmy Winner Maurice Benard to Guest Star on 'Castle'

Jonathan Silverman, Maurice Benard and Nathan Fillion on the set of Castle.

General Hospital star Maurice Benard revealed on Instagram that he would be making a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of ABC primetime hit Castle.

"On my way to film @Castle_ABC Love the show excited to do something different," Benard posted on Instagram on Friday morning. Later in the day, he updated fans and posted a photo with Jonathan Silverman Castle star Nathan Fillion (ex-Joey Buchanan, One Life to Live). "It was a blast working with these two pros and the well oiled machine that is @abccastle @natefillion @jonnysilverman"

Benard's appearance on Castle has not yet been scheduled. We Love Soaps will post the air date in our Guest Star Guide when it becomes available.

Benard has played Sonny Corinthos on ABC's General Hospital since 1993. He recently opened up about his battle with bipolar disorder on an episode of The Dr. Oz Show. Watch below.

ABC Announces November Sweeps Programming

ABC announced highlights of its upcoming November sweeps programming on Monday, including the The 47th Annual CMA Awards, 013 American Music Awards, and Thanksgiving-themed episodes of some of TV’s favorite series.

Check out the preview from ABC below:

"THE VIEW" – November 18-22 is going to be a magical week as ABC's “The View” broadcasts live from the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California." “The View from Disneyland Resort” coincides with Mickey Mouse’s birthday on November 18. Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC’s hit late-night talk show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” is the show’s premiere guest. Multi-talented Demi Lovato will perform and is slated to guest co-host for the entire week. Guests for the week include Eric Stonestreet (ABC’s “Modern Family”), Tim Allen (ABC’s “Last Man Standing”) and Kobe Bryant. Featured male co-hosts sprinkled throughout the month will include: Donald Driver, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Joe Scarborough, Cedric the Entertainer and three consecutive appearances from funny man Brad Garrett. A birthday celebration and one very special surprise is in store for co-host Jenny McCarthy when welcoming her childhood idols Olivia Newton-John and Lynda Carter. Double, double toil and trouble! Let the mischief and mayhem commence on Halloween as “ghoulfriends” Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd welcome Jenny McCarthy to their annual festivities live Thursday, October 31. It will be a one-of-a kind trick or treat that only “The View” can deliver. And that’s not just ‘witch’ful thinking. New installments of featured segments "Out of The World With Whoopi," showcasing Whoopi’s fascination with the paranormal, revealing one-on-one interviews in "Secrets with.......Barbara," romance and relationships are explored in "Kiss and Tell with Jenny" and "The Year of Barbara" looks back at her illustrious career, and her most talked about, headline breaking stories. “The View” airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., ET).

People's Choice Award Winners: GREY'S ANATOMY, GLEE, SUPERNATURAL, CASTLE

The 2013 People’s Choice Awards were held Wednesday evening with GREY'S ANATOMY, SUPERNATURAL, GLEE, CASTLE and THE X FACTOR winning two trophies each in the television categories.

Below is a list of the TV winners:

FAVORITE NETWORK TV COMEDY
THE BIG BANG THEORY

FAVORITE COMEDIC TV ACTOR
Chris Colfer, GLEE

PREVIEW: Jack Wagner, Nancy Lee Grahn & Darby Stanchfield Guest Star In CASTLE Tonight!

On the January 7th episode of CASTLE, Jack Wagner (MELROSE PLACE, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, et al) guest stars as a pro golfer, Billy Piper, whose career went down in flames after a nasty divorce scandal. Nancy Lee Grahn (GENERAL HOSPITAL) also guests as a wealthy divorcee named Samantha Voss caught in a "War of the Roses"-like struggle with her ex-husband.

Below is a synopsis of the episode:

NEWS ROUNDUP: Life Lessons From ONE LIFE, Dark Shadows, Lauralee Bell, Daniela Castro

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Life Lessons in the Soapsuds
"As cliché as my favorite soap’s title was, the realization that I had only one life to live was the show’s greatest gift to me as an adult."

New Dark Shadows Image Reveals Staring Contest Between Johnny Depp and Eva Green
The tone of the movie is soap operatic. It's heightened. Everything is heightened and grand. Johnny is just dug in and big. [Starts hamming it up] "Didn't you see? How... could you? My god, woman!" There's an absurdist element to it. It's very funny. I don't think people are expecting it to be as funny as it is.

Monday Evening Nielsen Ratings: ALCATRAZ, TERRA NOVA, GOSSIP GIRL, CASTLE, MAID, FLOR, CASA

Fox's much-hyped new drama ALCATRAZ got off to a solid start last night against tough competition, which included a surprisingly strong Betty White birthday tribute on NBC.

ALCATRAZ averaged a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating from 8 to 10 p.m., according to Nielsen, slightly better than the 3.1 TERRA NOVA logged in its premiere in the same Monday slot last fall.

Monday Night Nielsen Ratings: CASTLE Up, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Steady, LYING GAME Steady, More

Here's a look at the preliminary Nielsen ratings for Monday, January 9, 2012:

- CASTLE was up 15% to a 2.3 Adults 18-49 rating on an audience of 9.75 million.

- Compared to last year, CASTLE was up about 4.5%.

- PRETTY LITTLE LIARS held steady with a 1.3 Adults 18-49 rating on an audience of 2.95 million viewers.

Monday Night Nielsen Ratings: TERRA NOVA Up, CASTLE, HART OF DIXIE Repeat, GOSSIP GIRL Off

Let's take a look at the preliminary Nielsen ratings for Monday, December 19, 2011.

- The penultimate TERRA NOVA of the season managed a 2.1 Adults 18-49 rating with an audience of about 7.24  million.

- Compared to MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP (in the same FOX time slot one year ago), TERRA NOVA was up almost 11%.

Monday Night Nielsen Ratings: TERRA NOVA Down, CASTLE & HART Repeat, GOSSIP GIRL Off

Here's a look at the preliminary Nielsen ratings for Monday, December 12, 2012.

- TERRA NOVA was down almost 5% with a 2.1 Adults 18-34 rating on an audience of about 7 million.

- Compared to a repeat of HOUSE

Monday Night Nielsen Ratings: GOSSIP GIRL Steady, HART OF DIXIE Steady, CASTLE Down, TERRA NOVA Has a Bye Week

Here's a look at the preliminary Nielsen ratings for Monday, December 5, 2011.

- GOSSIP GIRL (fall finale) was steady with a 0.6 Adults 18-49 on about 1.3 million viewers.

- In the CW target demographic of Women 18-34, GOSSIP GIRL doubled, to a 1.2 rating.

Monday Night Nielsen Ratings: TERRA NOVA Up, GOSSIP GIRL Down, HART OF DIXIE Up

Let's take a look at the preliminary Nielsen ratings for Monday, November 28.

- TERRA NOVA was up almost 5% with a 2.2 Adults 18-49 on an audience of almost 7.2 million.

- Compared to a repeat of HOUSE (in the same FOX time slot one year ago) TERRA NOVA was up almost 38%.

NEWS ROUNDUP: Mary-Ellis Bunim & Michael Eisner Added to TV Hall of Fame, Sherry Stringfield Movie, Justin Hartley on CASTLE

Mary-Ellis Bunim & Michael Eisner among nine added to Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Hall of Fame
Mary-Ellis Bunim’s unique talents in producing daytime soap operas (SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; AS THE WORLD TURNS; SANTA BARBARA) combined with Jonathan Murray’s experience in news and documentaries proved to be the perfect ingredients to develop The Real World. This groundbreaking MTV show quickly became part of the cultural DNA, and it has now endured for almost 20 years, having been renewed through its 28th season. During their 14-year partnership, Bunim and Murray broke the boundaries of conventional television to create more than just a show. Instead they pioneered a whole new genre known as “reality television.”

NEWS ROUNDUP: NFL Hurting GOOD WIFE Ratings, GLEE Holiday Album, Hayden Panettiere Streaker

THE GOOD WIFE Taking Late Hits by NFL Overruns
The show's relocation this season to Sunday nights has resulted in the loss of about 2 million viewers — and outright frustration for a number of its fans, especially those who make a point to record the episodes on DVRs.

The problem is one that shows on CBS have lived with for a generation: late-afternoon National Football League games that run past their scheduled broadcast time. This season, for example, THE GOOD WIFE has started as late as 9:29 p.m. Eastern time — as it did on Oct. 30 — not at 9 p.m. as scheduled.

Monday Night Ratings: TERRA NOVA Up, CASTLE Down, GOSSIP GIRL Steady, HART OF DIXIE Down

TERRA NOVA was up almost 24% with about 7.7 million viewers and a 2.6 rating for Adults 18-49.

CASTLE was down about 13.8% with about 11.3 million viewers and a 2.5 Adults 18-49 rating.

GOSSIP GIRL was steady at about 1.3 million viewers and a rating of 0.6 for Adults 18-49. In the target demo of Women 18-34, it rated a 1.0.

PREVIEW: Nathan Fillion in Monday Night's CASTLE "Kick the Ballistics" with Video Preview

CASTLE is back with an all-new episode, "Kick the Ballistics," premiering Monday, October 10 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

While investigating the mysterious shooting death of a young woman, Castle and Beckett face a cop's worst nightmare when they discover that the gun used in the killing is Det. Ryan's old service weapon - the one that was stolen by the serial killer, 3XK.

PREVIEW: Monday Night's CASTLE "Heroes & Villains"

CASTLE is back with an all-new episode, "Heroes & Villains," premiering Monday, September 26 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

When an ex-con is mysteriously slain in an alley, Castle and Beckett believe a vigilante is behind the murder. But efforts to identify their suspect are thwarted when they discover that he roams the city in a Superhero costume -- and may indeed be a Superhero. Can they capture and unmask the killer before he strikes again?

WATCH: Nathan Fillion & Michael Buckley Guest Star On HUSBANDS

In a collision of television and internet stardom, ONE LIFE TO LIVE and CASTLE actor Nathan Fillion and YouTube star Michael Buckley appear -- together -- in the new web comedy HUSBANDS The Series, in a new episode out today.

Fillion, an established television presence made a previous standout web appearance in Joss Whedon's DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG, while Buckley's WHAT THE BUCK web show reaches over a million YouTube subscribers.

Watch the episode below.

Monday Night Ratings + Dharma and Greg in Two and a Half Men

The season premiere of TWO AND A HALF MEN on Monday night drew a series-high 27.7 million total viewers, almost doubling the audience of the CBS sitcom's opener in 2010. The show replaced Charlie Sheen with Ashton Kutcher and, after one week, it paid off. One of the surprises of the episode was the appearance of Dharma and Greg (former soap star Thomas Gibson). DHARMA & GREG was also created by Chuck Lorre. Watch their brief appearance below and find out how CASTLE and THE PLAYBOY CLUB performed in the ratings.

PREVIEW: Monday Night's CASTLE Season Premiere; Geoff Pierson, Victor Webster Guest Star

In a riveting CASTLE opening that picks up just moments after last season's climactic finale, Detective Beckett (Stana Katic) fights for her life as Castle (Nathan Fillion), plagued by guilt over his role in the events, struggles to uncover who's behind her brutal shooting.

FALL PREVIEW: Primetime Television Premiere Schedule

The fall television lineup is filled with soapy fun and drama with more serialized programs than ever. Some shows, like ABC Family's THE LYING GAME, have already premiere. But tonight soaps return in a big way with 90210, RINGER and PARENTHOOD. Check out all the dates below when your favorites are returning or new soaps are debuting. We've sprinkled in a few big daytime dates as well.

Which returning series or new shows are you most looking forward to this fall?

SEPTEMBER
13 90210 Season Premiere (CW)