Today in Soap Opera History (October 14)

1980: Larkin Malloy made his Edge of Night debut.
1980: GH's Laura didn't leave after saying goodbye to Luke.
1985: OLTL's Tina figured out Viki was Niki Smith.
2001: Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered.

"The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1970: On Another World, after being jilted by the man she loved, Wayne Addison (Robert Milli), Liz (Nancy Wickwire) was convinced she had no life. "I have nothing," she told her daughter, Susan (Lisa Cameron). "Nothing that matters."

1980: Larkin Malloy made his first appearance on The Edge of Night as "Schuyler Whitney."

Today in Soap Opera History (October 14)

1980: Larkin Malloy made his Edge of Night debut. 1980: GH's
Laura didn't leave after saying goodbye to Luke. 1985: OLTL's
Tina figured out Viki was Niki Smith. 2001: Degrassi: The
Next Generation premiered.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1970: On Another World, after being jilted by the man she loved, Wayne Addison (Robert Milli), Liz (Nancy Wickwire) was convinced she had no life. "I have nothing," she told her daughter, Susan (Lisa Cameron). "Nothing that matters."

1980: Larkin Malloy made his first appearance on The Edge of Night as "Schuyler Whitney."

NEWS: June Spencer, Jade Harlow, Twitter Trolls, Jimmy & Hazel, Cord Cutting

The Archers star June Spencer has been with the British radio soap opera
since its debut in 1950.

Actress June Spencer: "The creator of The Archers thought he was God"
As the Radio 4 soap opera celebrates its 65th anniversary, June Spencer, the actress who plays Peggy Woolley, spoke to Telegraph about the first ever episodes in 1950.

“We doubled like mad in those days,” recalls Spencer. “As well as Peggy, I played the Irish Rita Flynn, using an accent I borrowed from my landlady.”

Spencer, now 96, doesn’t hold back on The Archers' creator Godfrey Baseley. “I can’t say he was greatly loved. He was a very abrupt man and he could be very dictatorial. He thought he was God. He wasn’t very popular but he knew what he was doing when he invented The Archers.”

The show, originally billed as “an everyday story of country folk” but now described as “a contemporary drama in a rural setting”, has become a national institution and the world’s longest-running active soap opera (second only to Guiding Light for total longevity), with more than 17,800 episodes in the bank.

Downton Abbey series finale wins Christmas Day ratings battle in the UK
The final episode of Downton Abbey beat Strictly Come Dancing’s Christmas Special to win the battle of the Christmas Day ratings, as 6.6 million tuned in to wish a fond farewell to the Crawleys. Downton went head-to-head with an hour-long special of EastEnders in the 8:45 p.m. time slot, but even a shock car crash involving the Mitchell and Beale families only captured the attention of 5.7 million fans. It still triumphed in the war between the soaps, with Coronation Street pulling in an average of 5.6 million and Emmerdale 4.3 million.

Drake posted a photo on Instagram of his reunion with Degrassi
co-star Andrea Lewis with the caption, "Forever my ting..

Drake can’t stop smiling after reunited with his Degrassi girlfriend, Andrea Lewis
Jimmy and Hazel, together again. On Thursday, Drake reunited with his former Degrassi co-starm Andrea Lewis, who played Hazel Aden on the show. Jimmy and Hazel started dating in Season 3, and lasted until Season 5. They met in detention, and were dating when Jimmy was infamously shot, which ultimately caused tension in their relationship. Things ended because of Jimmy’s attraction to Ellie.

Cord cutting is gonna suck in 2016, but it’ll get better
If you’re willing to break the law, you could supplement a meager streaming video service by torrenting pirated copies of your favorite shows. But with the feds cracking down on torrent trackers, that might not be an option for long, even if you’re willing to risk it. Or you could try staggering your subscriptions. Subscribe to HBO Now for for the few months that Game of Thrones is on the air, and then cancel and switch to Hulu. Subscribe to Sling TV in the fall for Monday Night Football, then cancel when football season is over. But that sounds like a hassle.

Such is the plight of the cord cutting couch potato in 2016. It will probably get better. The Federal Communications Commission is looking into Comcast’s data rates. Eventually, the advantage of exclusive deals with specific streaming providers may not be worth it for studios. For example, instead of going exclusive with Netflix, Marvel might make its superhero shows available on Netflix, Hulu and YouTube simultaneously, so you won’t need so many subscriptions.

Twitter says new measures "have tackled trolls"
Twitter has clamped down on internet trolls by introducing a series of measures over the past year, its European head Bruce Daisley has said. Speaking to The Independent ahead of Twitter's 10th birthday, Daisley said more effort had been put into user safety than any other issue.

"The measures we've taken correlate directly with a reduction in the amount of bad behavior," he said.

A series of high-profile users have quit Twitter, citing online abuse.

The newspaper reports that the site has been targeting suspected so-called internet trolls - people who use social media accounts to abuse others - by asking more users that they identify themselves through phone verification.

Days of our Lives alum Jade Harlow stars in movie inspired by real tragedy filmed in Massachusetts town
A feature film inspired by details of the Christa Worthington murder is planned for release this summer following a month of filming this fall in Provincetown. Harlow (Sheryl on Days) will star in Denton Harbor as a character meant to resemble Worthington.

Today in Soap Opera History (October 14)

1980: Larkin Malloy made his Edge of Night debut. 1980: GH's
Laura didn't leave after saying goodbye to Luke. 1985: OLTL's
Tina figured out Viki was Niki Smith. 2001: Degrassi: The
Next Generation premiered.

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."
― Maya Angelou

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1970: On Another World, after being jilted by the man she loved, Wayne Addison (Robert Milli), Liz (Nancy Wickwire) was convinced she had no life. "I have nothing," she told her daughter, Susan (Lisa Cameron). "Nothing that matters."

1980: Larkin Malloy made his first appearance on The Edge of Night as "Schuyler Whitney."

NEWS: Lisa LoCicero, Drake, Jeff Kwatinetz, Terrence Evans, Rick Springfield, Kathy Brier

Lisa LoCicero back on-screen at General Hospital next week
LoCicero will be back on-screen as GH's Olivia next week, after a maternity leave that the actress, who gave birth to daughter Verity on May 30, says "flew by." LoCicero tells Soap Opera Digest she doesn't know much about the show's storyline intentions for Liv, but acknowledges, "The writers really got hit with a double whammy in terms of this storyline. You’ve got a burgeoning romance, one of them gets knocked up and the other one [Wally Kurth, ex-Ned; Justin, DAYS] leaves unexpectedly [laughs]! It’s kind of like, ‘Uh, good luck coming up with something smooth for this!’ "

Drake reunites with his former Degrassi co-stars
Before being known as Drake, Aubrey Graham made a name for himself as a Canadian actor starring on Degrassi: The Next Generation. The rapper played Jimmy Brooks on the series, a basketball player who ended up in a wheelchair after a school shooting left him paralyzed.

Drake met up with a trio of his former costars on Wednesday night at the Toronto screening of the new series "We Are Disorderly." At the event, he was seen taking photos with Daniel Clark (Sean Cameron), Adam Ruggiero (Maro Del Rossi) and Lauren Collins (Paige Michalchuk).

Stage and Screen Actor Terrence Evans Has Died at 81
Evans appeared as Irwin Stubbs on Days of our Lives for 14 episodes in 1989. His other credits included Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager and Terminator 2.

Rick Springfield on What It’s Like to Jam with Meryl Streep
The General Hospital alum has a co-starring role opposite Meryl Streep in the new Jonathan Demme film, Ricki and the Flash, in which Streep plays the lead singer of a Southern California bar band who returns to Indiana to make peace with the ex-husband and three children she left to pursue—not very successfully—her muse.

"She brought that character to life" Springfield says of Streep. "It had nothing to do with [musical technique]—I mean it mattered that it looked like she could really play the guitar. But what really sells it to me is that she was incredibly brave and that she was that character. She’s not Meryl Streep when she sings."

Empire Creator Confirms Young Cookie Spinoff Plans: 'There's Ripe Story'
“There is going to be a spinoff from Empire, without question,” he said. “There’s so much ripe story that we’ve talked about already— about Cookie’s family, what makes her her. That in itself is fascinating to me.”

Patrick Duffy and Anne Archer have joined the cast of Will Wallace’s directorial debut Trafficked
The stars join previously announced cast members Kelly Washington, Ashley Judd, Jessica Obilom and Efren Ramirez.

One Life to Live alum Kathy Brier starring in "Gypsy" on Staten Island
The show opened last night at the Harbor Lights Theater Company, and runs two weekends through August 16th in an exciting new partnership with the historic St. George Theater in Staten Island.

Brier, who played Marcie on OLTL, stars as Electra.

Jeff Kwatinetz to telaunch The Firm management and production company
Kwatinetz is bringing back The Firm, almost seven years after the management and production company folded following his exit as CEO. Kwatinetz, who went on to launch Prospect Park with ex-Walt Disney Studios president Richard Frank, will be relaunching The Firm, which he originally established nearly two decades ago.

Netflix renews Sense8
August 8 is the birthday of all eight lead characters, so Netflix picked today to announce that Sense8 will be “reborn" for a second season.

NEWS: 'Hollyoaks' in Crisis? Plus, Terri Conn, Matt Bomer, Karla Mosley, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Stephanie Davis, Belinda Owusu, 'Degrassi'

Morgan Theresa Peck

Terri Conn and Austin Peck welcome baby girl
Terri Conn and Austin Peck (ex-Katie and Brad, As the World Turns) welcomed their second daughter together, Morgan Theresa Peck, on July 18. The couple's first girl, Keira, was born in 2012, and they both have children (her daughter Julia, and his sons Roman and Aidan) from previous marriages.

Stephanie Davis fired from British soap Hollyoaks
British actress Stephanie Davis has been fired from UK soap opera Hollyoaks after turning up for work drunk, her spokesperson has confirmed. Davis, who played Sinead O'Connor, was sacked with "immediate effect" by bosses at the Channel 4 network last week. Fans of the show were left shocked, and rumors about her departure swirled until her spokesperson confirmed on Friday that it was due to alcohol.

The statement reads, "Stephanie's contract was terminated following warnings for lateness, attendance and after a final incident in which she turned up to set unfit to work because of alcohol consumption."

Hollyoaks in crisis: Drunk actors, feuding stars and plunging ratings - is Channel 4 soap facing axe?
With the well-publicized sacking of Stephanie Davis coming shortly before it was revealed the Channel 4 soap's stalwart Helen Pearson has been banned from driving after being caught over the limit, the show is seemingly in crisis.

Falling ratings, more behind-the-scenes drama than on any other soap, and with outlandish sensationalist plots that would be more at home on a US soap, the show is clearly struggling.

Karla Mosley

You Should Really Be Watching The Bold and the Beautiful's Transgender Storyline
Maya's story is handled with sensitivity without (too much) sensationalism. If they still give out Daytime Emmys, throw all of them at Karla Mosley. Mosley — who is not transgender, which we could obviously quibble with but that's perhaps missing the bigger picture — said playing Maya has been "incredibly exciting" but admitted to misgivings.

“I was excited, and nervous at first,” Mosley told Janet Mock on So POPular. “Soaps don’t have a great history in handling transgender characters. Twenty years ago, the headlines were ‘So and So is A Man.’”

Instead, we get to go through the entire coming out process with Maya, from accepting her own truth to coming out to Rick, her family and eventually the world.

Magic Mike XXL star and Guiding Light alum Matt Bomer schools reporter on gay stereotypes
"I don’t know. I mean, why would I ever try to boil down an entire community into a yes-or-no question? Would you feel comfortable if I said ‘Are women harder or easier to please?’… One of the things, I think, you learn from this movie is that everybody is different and it’s all about communication and a dialogue between individuals. Get rid of the labels, get rid of the shame, get rid of the stigmas and just be your most authentic self."

20 Things You May Not Know About Clueless
Sarah Michelle Gellar was offered the role of Amber, but had to turn it down when her soap opera All My Children refused to allow her time away.

Belinda Owusu making another visit to EastEnders as Libby Fox
Owusu will be making a brief come back to the soap for two episodes in 2015, however it's been hinted that her reappearance will be something more significant than just a visit to Albert Square.

"It’s great to be back again! I'm always excited to see how Libby has grown and be back with the Fox family!" she said.

Netflix's Degrassi: Next Class will cover issues affecting a new generation, including a focus on social-media hazards like sexting and cyber-bullying
Linda Schuyler, executive producer of Degrassi at Toronto-based Epitome, said the company had planned the show’s reboot before approaching Nick and other distribution partners about the new concept. “The audience we’re speaking to now, some of them weren’t even born when we started ‘Next Generation’ in 2001,” she said. “That was talking to the millennials. Now we’re talking to this new Generation Z.”

Degrassi: Next Class will cover many of the serious, real-life aspects of teen life the show has become known for, ranging from homophobia to racism and substance abuse to violence. In addition, the show’s plotlines will examine how social-media services like Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and others are affecting teenagers.

“If you’re reading about it in the news, it’s on Degrassi,” said Schuyler, who is married to Stohn. “These kids are trying to figure out dating protocols and safety protocols.”

'Degrassi: Next Class' Will Premiere January 2016

Family Channel is keeping Degrassi alive in Degrassi: Next Class, the newest version of the popular global franchise, will debut on Family in January 2016. TeenNick announced last week the network was not renewing the show, and the "final" episode would air on July 31. Reassuring fans that Degrassi as they know it is alive and well, DHX Media's Epitome Pictures will create 20 x 30-minute episodes of the series for Family.

"Both Family Channel and Degrassi have a longstanding place in the Canadian media landscape catering to youth and we look forward to welcoming Degrassi's dedicated, loyal and vocal fan base as viewers," said Joe Tedesco, Senior Vice President & General Manager, DHX Television. "By adding this series to our schedule we've been able to redefine what constitutes 'family programming' while maintaining our mandate to program series that are both relatable and relevant for the entire family. Degrassi explores sensitive issues in a responsible manner and allows us to continue identifying new ways to connect with families."

NEWS: Harry Reid, Justin Gaston, Mary Beth Evans, Joanne Froggatt, Frances Fisher, Henry Simmons

'EastEnders' gay kiss: Harry Reid 'upset' at homophobic reaction to Ben Mitchell and Paul Coker scene
Harry Reid has shared his disappointment at viewers' negative reactions to his recent EastEnders gay kiss with co-star Jonny Labey.

The 22-year-old actor's character Ben Mitchell shared a smooch with Paul Coker on Monday night, but revealed on Instagram afterwards that not everyone had been open to their relationship.

"It's upsetting to read the negative tweets about the gay kiss in last night's episode of Eastenders," he wrote alongside a photo of notorious bisexual gangster Ronnie Kray.

"I only want to ask one question. Would you have called Ronnie Kray disgusting?"

Frances Fisher and Michael O’Keefe join 'Masters of Sex'
Fisher and O’Keefe will play mother and father, respectively, to Lizzy Caplan’s Virginia Johnson when they appear on season 3 of Masters of Sex (premiering on Showtime July 12). Fisher and O’Keefe are each booked for two episodes.

'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.': 'Another World' Alum Henry Simmons Upped to Series Regular for Season 3
Simmons made his debut as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie in the Season 2 premiere, as part of newly installed Director Coulson’s expanded team. He went on to appear in every episode thereafter, though there was a moment just before the Season 2 finale when it appeared Mack had called it quits, saying he was unable to work for a man who was so alien-friendly. But when colleague Bobbi went missing and with the Inhuman threat escalating, Mack stuck around to trap teleporter Gordon and help fight the good fight.

Lifetime unveils first look at tell-all 'Full House' TV movie
Lifetime has unveiled the first look at its upcoming The Unauthorized Full House Story. Justin Gaston (ex-Ben, Days of our Lives) has been cast as John Stamos.

ABC pulls 'Of Kings and Prophets' and replaces it with 'Quantico' on Sundays
The "epic Biblical saga" Of Kings and Prophets will undergo some recasting, which will delay its premiere. So FBI drama Quantico will move from Tuesdays to Sundays at 10.

Sendhil Ramamurthy Back For ‘Heroes Reborn'
Ramamurthy is the latest original cast member to sign up for the Heroes follow-up. In the 2006-2010 cult series, he played Dr Mohinder Suresh, a geneticist seeking the truth behind his father’s murder and the continuation of his research into evolved humans.

CBS Is Developing Stage Shows Based on 'Brady Bunch' and Other Sitcoms
CBS Consumer Products announced that it's planning Cheers Live On Stage, which would showcase "classic moments from numerous scripted episodes." The Brady Bunch, meanwhile, will be adapted as a musical written by creator Sherwood Schwartz's son and daughter.

'Game of Thrones' Visual Effects Editor Katherine Chappell Mauled to Death By Lion in South Africa
Katherine Chappell, a visual effects editor on the HBO series, was mauled to death by a lion in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, June 1. Chappell, 29, was in Africa at the time to raise money for organizations that protect animals from poachers.

'24' Spinoff at Fox Would Revolve Around a New Male Character
Fox is developing a 24 spinoff that would revolve around a new twentysomething male terrorist hunter.

What 'UnREAL' Gets (and Doesn’t Get) About Life As a Reality-TV Producer
"For UnREAL’s creator, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, a reality-TV veteran who made it out with a story to tell, the show serves as both exposé and confessional. It’s a workplace drama whose protagonist is a vegetarian in the slaughterhouse, but she happens to be really good at killing cows. UnREAL offers many of the same pleasures that audiences get from watching House MD offer a diagnosis or McNulty solve a crime: the satisfaction of seeing a job well done."

Critics' Choice Awards: Winners and Surprises
The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards aired live on A&E on Sunday night.
CCTA winners this year included The Americans, Silicon Valley, Amy Schumer, Justified's Sam Elliott, Empire's Taraji P. Henson, and Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk.

TCA Awards: 'Empire,' 'Transparent,' 'Jane The Virgin,' 'The Americans,' 'Mad Men' Lead Nominees
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
The Americans, FX
Empire, Fox
Game of Thrones, HBO
Mad Men, AMC
Transparent, Amazon

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
Better Call Saul, AMC
Empire, Fox
The Flash, The CW
Jane the Virgin, The CW
Transparent, Amazon

'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Alum Nicholas Brendon Enters Rehab for Depression, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse Problems
The 44-year-old, who has been arrested three times this year on charges including public intoxication, grand theft and criminal mischief, "has been aware of his problems for some time – and with each new challenge, he gained a greater understanding of what needed to be done to overcome these obstacles and move forward with his life," the statement said.

‘Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt Is A ‘Dark Angel’ In ITV Serial Killer Drama
Froggatt will go from playing kind-hearted, if often unfortunate, Anna Bates to portraying real-life Victorian age serial killer Mary Ann Cotton.

‘Parks & Recreation’s Retta Joins Bravo’s ‘Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce’
Retta will play Barbara, a rival at Abby’s new job who is less than thrilled with Abby’s optimistic approach to divorce.

Kim Richards Will Not Return to 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' as a Full-Time Cast Member
The fates of the rest of the housewives have not yet been decided but most of the women (including Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson) are expected to return.

Mary Beth Evans: A Day in the Life on Set
"This week in particular has been crazy as I’ve juggled two full days of work on The Bay with a full week at Days of our Lives and some time at Chasing Life. I feel like my brain is going burst with all the memorizing … which usually culminates with me having some hysterical laughing jag (Maybe to just relieve the pressure?)."

Watch Evans behind the scenes video below:

'Degrassi' Canceled: Series Finale Will Air on July 31

"The Next Generation" of Degrassi ends its run on July 31.

Award-winning drama Degrassi, which has entertained and resonated with millions of teens for 14 seasons on TeenNick, comes to an unforgettable end with a two-week series finale event this summer. The final 12 episodes airing on TeenNick will kick off with an hour-long special Monday, July 20, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), with premieres airing Monday-Friday, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), for two weeks. The run culminates on Friday, July 31, with an hour-long special, It Goes There: Degrassi's Most Talked About Moments, where Degrassi cast members, creators and fans share the series' most iconic moments at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) and the hour-long series finale at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

"For an incredible 14 seasons, Degrassi has been a groundbreaking show tackling so many important topics that real teens face in their everyday lives," said Keith Dawkins, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Nicktoons, TeenNick and Nick Jr. "In the final episodes on TeenNick and through the hour-long special and social activations, we hope to say goodbye in a way that is both fitting to the show and Degrassi's passionate fan base."

Today in Soap Opera History (October 14)

1980: Larkin Malloy made his Edge of Night debut. 1980: GH's
Laura didn't leave after saying goodbye to Luke. 1985: OLTL's
Tina figured out Viki was Niki Smith. 2001: Degrassi: The
Next Generation premiered.

"History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future."
― Robert Penn Warren

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1970: On Another World, after being jilted by the man she loved, Wayne Addison (Robert Milli), Liz (Nancy Wickwire) was convinced she had no life. "I have nothing," she told her daughter, Susan (Lisa Cameron). "Nothing that matters."

1980: Larkin Malloy made his first appearance on The Edge of Night as "Schuyler Whitney."

Lifetime Movie 'Sorority Surrogate' Premieres Tonight, Stars Cassie Steele, Mimi Kuzyk, Chris Bruno, Daniel Kelly

Chris Bruno stars in Sorority Surrogate, premiering Saturday, March 22.
Photo Credit: Reel One Films Inc. and NB Movies Inc.

A college student decides to serve as a surrogate for a wealthy couple in order to pay for tuition in the Lifetime Original Movie, Sorority Surrogate, premiering Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and starring Cassie Steele (DEGRASSI, THE L.A. COMPLEX), Mimi Kuzyk (HILL STREET BLUES), Chris Bruno (ANOTHER WORLD, ALL MY CHILDREN) and Daniel Kelly (DEGRASSI).

When the couple is tragically killed in a car crash, the unborn baby's manipulative grandmother ends up next in line for custody and becomes increasingly more controlling of the pregnant college student's life.

The cast includes Elena Juatco, Matthew Bennett, Siobhan Murphy, Christopher Jacot, Joe Delfin, Nick Baillie and Natalie Lisinska.

Today in Soap Opera History (October 14)

1980: Larkin Malloy made his EDGE OF NIGHT debut. 1980: GH's
Laura didn't stay on the bus after she said goodbye to Luke.
1985: Tina figured out Viki was Niki Smith. 2001: DEGRASSI:
THE NEXT GENERATION premiered.

"We should always be aware that what now lies in the past once lay in the future."
― F.W. Maitland

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1975: Actor Angus Cairns, who appeared as the often recast Sheriff George Patterson on DARK SHADOWS in 1967, died at age 65.

1980: Larkin Malloy made his first appearance on THE EDGE OF NIGHT as "Schuyler Whitney."

STARTED ON DEGRASSI: TeenNick Airing Three Classic 'Jimmy Brooks' Episodes on October 11

TeenNick will air three classic episodes of DEGRESSI plus some bonus archived footage featuring Jimmy Brooks on Friday, October 11 at 10 p.m. ET.

Jimmy was played by actor Aubrey Graham during the first eight seasons of DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION. Graham is now best known as a rapper using his middle name, Drake.

Check out a preview from TeenNick below:

DEGRASSI Fall Chapter Begins on October 3

The Fall Chapter of DEGRASSI begins on Thursday, October 3rd at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Check out a promo for the upcoming episodes below:

NEWS: WWE Star Darren Young: 'I'm Gay'; Megan McTavish Retired & Enjoying Life; DEGRASSI Death

WWE star Darren Young: 'I'm gay'
WWE superstar wrestler Darren Young publicly came out as gay during an unplanned interview with the news entertainment website TMZ late Wednesday. He is the first openly gay wrestler in the organization -- which is the premier professional wrestling company -- according to a tweet by WWE Executive Vice President Stephanie McMahon.

Young made the statement while at an airport baggage carrousel in Los Angeles after being asked if "a gay wrestler could be successful within the WWE."

"Absolutely. Look at me. Ya know. I'm a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I'll tell you right now, I'm gay. And I'm happy. I'm very happy," Young said in response to the question.

DEGRASSI "Honey" Preview

Season 13 of DEGRASSI continues on Thursday, August 8th at 9 p.m. ET on TeenNick.

In "Honey," Jenna and Alli prepare to spend their final days in Paris, and Alli anticipates leaving Leo. Their problems quickly become insignificant, though, when they hear the shocking news about Adam.

Check out a sneak peek video below:

DEGRASSI "Cannonball" Preview

Season 13 of DEGRASSI continues on Thursday, August 8th at 9 p.m. ET on TeenNick.

In "Cannonball," Tristan and Maya are besties for life, but can their relationship survive last week's falling out? Tristan ventures out into the city on his own, forcing Maya to do everything she can to find him.

Check out a sneak peek video below:

DEGRASSI Preview: "My Own Worst Enemy"

Season 13 of DEGRASSI continues on Thursday, July 25 at 9 p.m. ET on TeenNick.

In "My Own Worst Enemy," Drew helps a scared Clare try to break free from the hospital, and Alli starts to find romance in Paris.

Check out a sneak peek video below:

DEGRASSI Season 13 Premieres Tonight

DEGRASSI Season 13 premieres on Thursday, July 11 at 9 p.m. ET on TeenNick. Check out a promo for the show below to see what's ahead and to catch a glimpse of some new faces.

DEGRASSI Seniors Say Farewell In Hour-Long June 21 Season Finale

TeenNick's hit series DEGRASSI sends students off with style in a one-hour special season finale "Time of My Life" premiering Friday, June 21, at 9 p.m. ET. As DEGRASSI's seniors prepare to graduate, they face big choices about the future. On prom night, everyone has expectations. Fiona wants to celebrate, Marisol wants to live out her romantic dreams, and Eli wants forgiveness. Will their friendships and relationships stand the test of time -- or end before graduation?