Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie on Days of our Lives.
1996: Days' John & Kristen learned she had lost their baby.
2001: As the World Turns' Carly was rescued from quicksand.
2009: One Life to Live's Clint refused to be on reality television.

"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...

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie Simmons in Days of our Lives. In the episode, amnesiac Mickey Horton (John Clarke) stumbled onto Maggie's farm. Rogers, a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for her work on Days. She is the longest running cast member still on contract the show today (Susan Seaforth Hayes and Bill Hayes debuted on Days before Rogers and still recur--and apparently with a little more frequency this fall).

In a 2011 interview with We Love Soaps, Rogers spoke about winning the Emmy, and how the process changes have made a big difference in who wins the awards these days.

"When I won my Emmy in 1979, all the producers and directors were allowed to vote for the categories because technically the producers and most of the directors see everybody's work," she explained. "I think the minute they limited it for actors just voting for actors, it got to be a very political system. That's not really what it's all about. It's about the work, what's being put up on the screen."

1976: On Another World, Clarice Hobson, pregnant with Robert Delaney's (Nicholas Coster) baby, was threatened by Robert's estranged wife, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey), who ordered her to leave town. While trying to flee her boarding house, Clarice went into labor. End credits rolled during her hospital labor. The unmarried Clarice delivered a son, Cory, on August 23.

Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie on Days of our Lives.
1996: Days' John & Kristen learned she had lost their baby.
2001: As the World Turns' Carly was rescued from quicksand.
2009: One Life to Live's Clint refused to be on reality television.

"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...

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie Simmons in Days of our Lives. In the episode, amnesiac Mickey Horton (John Clarke) stumbled onto Maggie's farm. Rogers, a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for her work on Days. She is the longest running cast member still on contract the show today (Susan Seaforth Hayes and Bill Hayes debuted on Days before Rogers and still recur--and apparently with a little more frequency this fall).

In a 2011 interview with We Love Soaps, Rogers spoke about winning the Emmy, and how the process changes have made a big difference in who wins the awards these days.

"When I won my Emmy in 1979, all the producers and directors were allowed to vote for the categories because technically the producers and most of the directors see everybody's work," she explained. "I think the minute they limited it for actors just voting for actors, it got to be a very political system. That's not really what it's all about. It's about the work, what's being put up on the screen."

1976: On Another World, Clarice Hobson, pregnant with Robert Delaney's (Nicholas Coster) baby, was threatened by Robert's estranged wife, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey), who ordered her to leave town. While trying to flee her boarding house, Clarice went into labor. End credits rolled during her hospital labor. The unmarried Clarice delivered a son, Cory, on August 23.

Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie on Days of our Lives.
1996: Days' John & Kristen learned she had lost their baby.
2001: As the World Turns' Carly was rescued from quicksand.
2009: One Life to Live's Clint refused to be on reality television.

"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...

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie Simmons in Days of our Lives. In the episode, amnesiac Mickey Horton (John Clarke) stumbled onto Maggie's farm. Rogers, a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for her work on Days. She is the longest running cast member still on contract the show today (Susan Seaforth Hayes and Bill Hayes debuted on Days before Rogers and still recur--and apparently with a little more frequency this fall).

In a 2011 interview with We Love Soaps, Rogers spoke about winning the Emmy, and how the process changes have made a big difference in who wins the awards these days.

"When I won my Emmy in 1979, all the producers and directors were allowed to vote for the categories because technically the producers and most of the directors see everybody's work," she explained. "I think the minute they limited it for actors just voting for actors, it got to be a very political system. That's not really what it's all about. It's about the work, what's being put up on the screen."

1976: On Another World, Clarice Hobson, pregnant with Robert Delaney's (Nicholas Coster) baby, was threatened by Robert's estranged wife, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey), who ordered her to leave town. While trying to flee her boarding house, Clarice went into labor. End credits rolled during her hospital labor. The unmarried Clarice delivered a son, Cory, on August 23.

Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie on Days of our Lives.
1996: Days' John & Kristen learned she had lost their baby.
2001: As the World Turns' Carly was rescued from quicksand.
2009: One Life to Live's Clint refused to be on reality television.

"If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree."
― Michael Crichton

"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...

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie Simmons in Days of our Lives. In the episode, amnesiac Mickey Horton (John Clarke) stumbled onto Maggie's farm. Rogers, a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for her work on Days. She is the longest running cast member still on contract the show today (Susan Seaforth Hayes and Bill Hayes debuted on Days before Rogers and still recur--and apparently with a little more frequency this fall).

In a 2011 interview with We Love Soaps, Rogers spoke about winning the Emmy, and how the process changes have made a big difference in who wins the awards these days.

"When I won my Emmy in 1979, all the producers and directors were allowed to vote for the categories because technically the producers and most of the directors see everybody's work," she explained. "I think the minute they limited it for actors just voting for actors, it got to be a very political system. That's not really what it's all about. It's about the work, what's being put up on the screen."

1976: On Another World, Clarice Hobson, pregnant with Robert Delaney's (Nicholas Coster) baby, was threatened by Robert's estranged wife, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey), who ordered her to leave town. While trying to flee her boarding house, Clarice went into labor. End credits rolled during her hospital labor. The unmarried Clarice delivered a son, Cory, on August 23.

'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers (April 18-22, 2016)

Dylan moves Nikki in, and she clashes with Sharon.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless during the week of April 18-22, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, April 18
Jack (Peter Bergman) and Phyllis (Gina Tognoni) must make a decision about their marriage; Luca (Miles Gaston Villanueva) and Summer (Hunter King) have sex; Victoria (Amelia Heinle) is firm when she visits Victor (Eric Braeden); Victor isn't interested in the "psychobabble" from Dr. Meredith Gates (Alicia Coppola).

'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers (April 11-15, 2016)

Phyllis forces Summer to lie to Leslie.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless during the week of April 11-15, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, April 11
Michael (Christian LeBlanc) delivers a subpoena to Jack (Peter Bergman); Adam (Justin Hartley) seeks Dylan's (Steve Burton) help; Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) marginalizes Sage (Kelly Sullivan); Victor (Eric Braeden) tells Ian (Ray Wise) that he's as strong as ever, despite his attack.

'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers (April 4-8, 2016)

Community and The Odd Couple star Yvette Nicole Brown appears
as a reporter on April 4.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless during the week of April 4-8, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, April 4
Victor (Eric Braeden) engages a new opponent in jail, Ian Ward (Ray Wise); Sharon (Sharon Case) has a memory; Dylan (Steve Burton) pursues a lead; Phyllis (Gina Tognoni) fights to keep peace between Jack (Peter Bergman) and Billy (Jason Thompson); Sage (Kelly Sullivan) suggests an open adoption; Victoria (Amelia Heinle) makes Michael (Christian LeBlanc).

NEWS: Jason Cook, Ray Wise, Alicia Leigh Willis, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Grant Show, Emilie De Ravin

Jason Cook in Dark Awakening.

Days of our Lives star Jason Cook discusses new horror film, Dark Awakening
"Being a horror fan, my favorite horror film is The Shining by Stanley Kubrick," Cooks reveals. "Jack Nicholson in that film...it's a very famous performance. He plays two sides, he goes crazy sort of like the Jekyll and Hyde story, and that's what attracted me to do this film. It's a very scary story about a man who was in an accident when he was young. When he was a child, he was the worst child ever. It's about a man who relapses and gets in touch with his evil side as an adult."

As for his November return to Days of of our Lives as Shawn Douglas Brady, Cook says, "I just did the 50th anniversary, so I returned for about 2 months. 50 years is a long time to be on television."

Grant Show joins ABC's The Family
The Ryan's Hope alum and Devious Maids star will play the governor of Maine on the Joan Allen drama about a politician’s young son who comes back after being presumed dead.

EastEnders' producers promise a "climactic" Christmas for Bobby Beale
[SPOILER ALERT] Dominic Treadwell-Collins has revealed that this year's Christmas episodes will focus on the Beales and the climax of the Lucy storyline.

"As we build towards a climactic, gut-wrenching Christmas for the Beales, Bobby will be going in a different direction," he told The Sun. "It becomes: 'Is Bobby evil? Have Jane and Ian done the wrong thing in covering it up? Is there something more tortured about Bobby?' It's going to get bigger than the golf club and the brick."

One Life to Live alum Laurence Fishburne to play Nelson Mandela in BET's Madiba miniseries
The six-hour miniseries will be based on two of the South African icon’s books and will focus on Mandela during the early 1960s political activist period of his life, before he was sent to prison. Madiba will be produced by Mandela’s grandson, Kweku Mandela.

CBS is remaking MacGyver
CBS is remaking the ABC Richard Dean Anderson series with the help of Henry Winkler and director James Wan. MacGyver, which debuted 30 years ago this week, is the latest ‘80s TV action-adventure TV show to be rebooted. Just last week, it was announced that The A-Team would be remade, and a new Hart to Hart is on the way as well.

CBS renews Zoo
After being this summer’s most-watched broadcast drama, CBS has picked up a second season of the TV drama based on James Patterson novel. Season 2 will air next summer.

All My Children and Buffy alum Sarah Michelle Gellar will play a villain on Star Wars Rebels
Gellar is joining husband Freddie Prinze Jr. on the Disney XD series, not as a princess but as a crafty villain called the Seventh Sister Inquisitor.

ABC Family cancels Chasing Life after twp seasons
Created by Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz, the cancer-themed coming-of-age drama that debuted in June 2014 starred Italia Ricci, who tweeted confirmation of the show’s cancellation on Friday.

Quantico receives a big boost from delayed viewing
The ABC drama premiere's total viewership has soared from about 7 million to 12 million thanks to DVR and streaming viewers. That puts it at No. 2 among freshman shows, behind Blindspot.

Once Upon a Time's Emilie De Ravin is pregnant
The former Lost star announced that she’s expecting with her boyfriend on Twitter.

Homeland continues its renaissance in Season 5
"This is the second season that the show has been Brody-less, and it continues to enjoy its freedom,” says Richard Lawson. "Carrie is a great invention of a character, and setting her loose in new systems has yielded compelling results. Homeland is sleeker, leaner as a straight-up spy show, rather than tangling with all the emotional operatics the Carrie/Brody pas de deux necessitated. Carrie works best as a lone Jeanne d’Arc, a solitary Cassandra, propelled by her feverish visions into the dark.”

Alicia Leigh Willis stars in Dangerous Company.

General Hospital alum Alicia Leigh Willis desribes her character in the TV movie Dangerous Company
“My character owns a multi-million dollar clothing company and she is on top of everything,” Willis teases of the film, which next airs on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET/PT on LMN. “She’s got her ‘you-know-what’ together, always has, but slowly she starts to slip in terms of losing her memory. Her mother passed away from Alzheimer’s and she is diagnosed as having early-onset dementia, and slowly her world starts to fall apart. But, there are twists and turns ahead for her that you won’t believe! It was a heavy role, but very rewarding. Rick Ravanello, who plays my husband in the film, is just amazing! We had a great time working together.”

The Young and the Restless star Ray Wise on "Chelsea 2.0"
“[The writers] wrote all the great lines for me,” he said of his recent episodes. “I have some great speeches, some outrageous stuff. The lines that they write for me are gold.”

That includes one of the most head-scratching moments, in which Ian Ward is shown working away at his computer as he performs an ominous tune. (Lyrics include: “Chelsea 2.0, be careful what you sow: misery and woe.”)

It was one of the funnier moments amidst all the drama, threats and romance this season. And it’s in part because of Wise’s comfortability on set and the freedom he’s given to pursue his character’s oddball nature.

“[The producers played a little piece of classical music to try to get me into the right rhythm, tone and atmosphere, and then it just came out of my head,” he said of the genius little ditty. “It all seemed to jive. It was one of those inspirational moments.”

Marc Baylis returning to Coronation Street
[SPOILER ALERT] After spending over a year behind bars for the murder of Michelle Keegan's character Tina McIntyre, Rob Donovan is back and sending out visiting orders for a number of the soap's biggest characters.

'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers (September 28-October 2, 2015)

"I made a big mistake."

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on The Young and the Restless during the week of September 28th.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, September 28
Marisa (Sofia Pernas) fills Noah (Robert Adamson) in on what happened with Victor (Eric Braeden), Jack (Peter Bergman) and Marco; Victor tells Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Abby (Melissa Ordway) that he's trying to have the Abbotts arrested; Dylan (Steve Burton) finds out something about Hilary (Mishael Morgan).

'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers (September 21-25, 2015)

Sharon runs into Patty (Stacy Haiduk).

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on The Young and the Restless during the week of September 21st. A war with Victor is reignited, and the fallout is just beginning.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, September 21
Sharon (Sharon Case) runs into Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk); Ian (Ray Wise) talks to Adam (Justin Hartley) about the art of revenge.

NEWS: Ray Wise, Stacy Haiduk, Colleen Bell, Chaley Rose, Ellen Pompeo, Debbi Morgan, Judith Light

Ray Wise returned to Y&R on Friday when it was revealed Ian Ward is
behind the Paragon Project, in cahoots with Adam Newman.

Ray Wise happy to be back on The Young and the Restless as Ian Ward, who is out for revenge
"He’s the ultimate confidence man. He can do anything. And he wants revenge. He’s been slapped or punched by pretty much everybody in Genoa City. He can’t move on with his life because he still has scores to settle. He and Adam will really have the whole town in turmoil. It will be major…monumental! The viewers are going to be quite surprised by the scope of the havoc Ian and Adam will raise."

Stacy Haiduk excited to be returning to The Young and the Restless as Patty Williams
“I was with my daughter in New York and I got the email from my agent,” she recalls of getting news that the show wanted her to return. "I responded right away with ‘Yay?, followed by 20 exclamation points. I was thrilled. I knew that playing Patty is going to be fun. It always is.” Haiduk has already started taping and is excited to see what will happen with her character. “There are really no limits on what you can do with Patty. It really depends on the mood. Is she in a good place or a bad mood? She’s very unpredictable, but she never intends to hurt anyone. In the past, she’s been manipulated by the wrong people. It will be interesting to see if that happens again.”

Former The Bold and the Beautiful producer speaks for U.S. in Hungary's migrant crisis
As Hungary prevents hundreds of migrants and refugees from boarding westbound trains, the top U.S. diplomat in the country might not have the most useful background: Colleen Bell, the U.S. ambassador to Hungary, is a former producer of The Bold and the Beautiful.

Bell now finds herself on the frontlines of the biggest refugee crisis in the past 25 years shows the risks of naming those with little relevant experience to the ambassador's office.

Dynasty actress Emma Samms has written new drama for BBC Radio Gloucestershire
The GH alum has written Visitors for BBC Radio Gloucestershire. The daily program will explore the theme of a missing person, and Samms did her research before writing the story.

"I was lucky enough speak to a senior policeman here who let me pick his brains about the procedural aspects of a missing person case.

Samms stars in the drama along with The Bill's Lisa Maxwell and Dead Ringers' Jon Culshaw.

Nashville bringing back Chaley Rose as Zoey
Former ZAG member Zoey Dalton will appear in at least one episode this season.

Ellen Pompeo is offended when people say Grey’s Anatomy can't continue without McDreamy
"It’s like, Annalise Keating carries the show, Olivia Pope carries the show,” she says of her Shondaland counterparts on How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal. “But somehow, Meredith Grey needs someone. Why can’t I just be the lead of the show the way Annalise and Olivia can? Why can’t I be on that poster by myself?”

Scott Porter joins Robert Kirkman’s Outcast
The Friday Night Lights and Hart of Dixie alum will play a former jock on Cinemax’s exorcism drama. Porter also briefly played Casey Hughes on As the World Turns.

Game of Thrones casts UnREAL's Freddie Stroma as Samwell Tarly’s brother
Freddie Stroma, who played the bachelor on Lifetime's summer drama about life behind the scenes on a show like The Bachelor, is joining Season 6 as Dickon Tarly.

TNT makes entire season of Public Moralsavailable for Labor Day Weekend binge viewing
All 10 episodes of the Ed Burns drama, which premiered last week, will be available for streaming through Monday.

Debbi Morgan reveals all in one-woman show "The Monkey on My Back"
Actress Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angie Hubbard on All My Children) dazzled an audience of 200 at Detroit’s N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art on Sunday performing excerpts from her autobiographical one-woman show, “The Monkey on My Back.”

Morgan talked a lot about her four husbands, especially “husband number two.” Although she didn’t name him, his identity was soon revealed. “Husband number two was not very handsome, but had a great personality ... It turns out, he had been in prison for robbing a bank and committing manslaughter. I learned that from a news magazine.” With that, she held up a copy of People with actor Charles S. Dutton on the cover.

One Life to Live alum Judith Light has always wanted to make a difference
"When I met my manager, Herb Hamsher, in 1979, I’d been teetering on leaving the business. I was doing One Life to Live, and I thought, 'What difference is my life making?' I told Herb, 'If I ever get any notoriety, I need to find a way to make a difference.' Certainly, he and his partner, Jonathan, have guided my career in a remarkable way. Whether I’m involved with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS while doing a play or working with Project Angel Food when I’m shooting in Los Angeles, it’s always been about where I can do the most good."

Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie on Days of our Lives.
1996: Days' John & Kristen learned she had lost their baby.
2001: As the World Turns' Carly was rescued from quicksand.
2009: One Life to Live's Clint refused to be on reality television.

"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...

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie Simmons in Days of our Lives. In the episode, amnesiac Mickey Horton (John Clarke) stumbled onto Maggie's farm. Rogers, a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for her work on Days. She is the longest running cast member still on contract the show today (Susan Seaforth Hayes and Bill Hayes debuted on Days before Rogers and still recur--and apparently with a little more frequency this fall).

In a 2011 interview with We Love Soaps, Rogers spoke about winning the Emmy, and how the process changes have made a big difference in who wins the awards these days.

"When I won my Emmy in 1979, all the producers and directors were allowed to vote for the categories because technically the producers and most of the directors see everybody's work," she explained. "I think the minute they limited it for actors just voting for actors, it got to be a very political system. That's not really what it's all about. It's about the work, what's being put up on the screen."

1976: On Another World, Clarice Hobson, pregnant with Robert Delaney's (Nicholas Coster) baby, was threatened by Robert's estranged wife, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey), who ordered her to leave town. While trying to flee her boarding house, Clarice went into labor. End credits rolled during her hospital labor. The unmarried Clarice delivered a son, Cory, on August 23.

'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers (September 1-5, 2014)

Phyllis opened her eyes on Friday's Y&R.

Check out day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on The Young and the Restless during the week of September 1st.

Note: The show only airs three days during the week due to tennis pre-emptions.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, September 1
Y&R is pre-empted due to CBS coverage of 2014 U.S. Open Tennis.

Tuesday, September 2
Sharon's (Sharon Case) confesses to Mariah (Camryn Grimes) that she's her biological mother; Jack (Peter Bergman) and Kelly (Cady McClain) advance their relationship; Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Ian (Ray Wise) face off.

Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie on Days of our Lives.
1996: General Hospital's Robin & Jason were happy in Montauk.
1987: John Reid was left at the altar on Ryan's Hope.
2001: As the World Turns' Jack rescued Carly from quicksand.

"To believe what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"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...

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie Simmons in Days of our Lives. Amnesiac Mickey Horton (John Clarke) stumbled onto Maggie's farm.

1976: On Another World, Clarice Hobson, pregnant with Robert Delaney's (Nicholas Coster) baby, was threatened by Robert's estranged wife, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey), who ordered her to leave town. While trying to flee her boarding house, Clarice went into labor. End credits rolled during her hospital labor. The unmarried Clarice delivered a son, Cory, on August 23.

NEWS: Jill Farren Phelps on 'Young and the Restless' Ian-Mariah Twist, Naya Rivera Not Fired From 'Glee'

'The Young and the Restless' Chief Jill Farren Phelps on the Shocking Ian-Mariah Twist
"Ray is a very busy actor — but we have great story coming up for him. June is going to be huge and very crazy. We'll keep Ian in town, initially, with the Mariah connection and the history of their relationship, but there's a much bigger picture to be revealed."

"As soon as Tyler even mentioned there was a Mariah, the writers knew it would be Fake Cassie. She is going to be a huge threat to the Abby-Tyler relationship, which we know really needed some help. Mariah will also continue to have enormous involvement in the Sharon-Nick story and, obviously, her relationship with Ian is going to be big when it's finally discovered by other people. She's a wild girl, not a good girl like Cassie, and that will impact the whole Newman family."

ABC to Air Isaiah Washington's Final ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Episode Ahead of His Return
And to get fans ready for his return to the small screen, ABC will relive his dramatic departure by replaying the May 2007 episode “Didn’t We Almost Have It All.” It will air in the 8 o’clock slot preceding a new episode, “We are Never Getting Back Together.” (ABC had originally planned an encore of last week’s episode to air Thursday at 8, but decided to go back in the time machine instead.)

Naya Rivera hasn’t been fired from 'Glee,' but she was written out of the season finale'
Rivera’s future won’t be decided until June, reports E!, but she was originally supposed to be in the season finale. “(Naya) isn't fired and her not being in the finale has nothing to do with Lea,” a Glee source tells E!. "I don't know where these stories are coming from, but they are not true."

'Almost Human' canceled by Fox
The robot cop drama will not return for a second season.

Twenty Years Later, Investigation Discovery Revisits America's Most Controversial Trial in Exclusive Film 'OJ: Trial of the Century'
The film follows the real-life soap opera that was the Simpson case as it played out like an episodic work of dramatic fiction.

'Big Ass Spider!' Premieres on Syfy April 19, Stars Greg Grunberg, Ray Wise, Clare Kramer, Lin Shaye and Lombardo Boyar

Y&R's Ray Wise stars in Big Ass Spider!, premiering April 19 on Syfy.

Look out, Los Angeles - one big ass spider is coming your way. Continuing its tradition of presenting cult classic movies, Syfy will premiere Big Ass Spider! on Saturday, April 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

In Big Ass Spider!, starring Greg Grunberg (HEROES), a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and terrorizes Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists - and one clever exterminator - to kill the creature before the city is destroyed. The movie also stars Ray Wise (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Clare Kramer, Lin Shaye and Lombardo Boyar. The movie is a production of Epic Pictures.

Watch the trailer below:

Chipotle's FARMED AND DANGEROUS Series Premieres on Hulu, Stars Ray Wise

Ray Wise's credits include LOVE OF LIFE, TWIN PEAKS, and his
current role on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.

The U.S. Chipotle Mexican Grill chain began dishing up online comedy Monday, announcing its four-episode series, FARMED AND DANGEROUS. The show stars Ray Wise (Ian Ward, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) as Buck Marshall, who works for the firm IFIB representing "major food production companies," Chipotle said on its website.

Chipotle said the four-episode event on Hulu to raise awareness about genetically modified farming.

"The answer comes down to the fact that at Chipotle, we're dedicated to raising awareness about alternatives to factory farming," the company said on its website. "FARMED AND DANGEROUS addresses issues we feel strongly about, and we hope viewers come away with a smile as well as questions about where our food comes from."

Ray Wise On His New Y&R Character: 'He Certainly Hopes To Reestablish A Relationship With The Beautiful Nikki'

Ray Wise started his career on daytime drama LOVE OF LIFE. He returns
to CBS this month to play Ian Ward in THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.

TV Guide Magazine's Michael Logan spoke with actor Ray Wise in a new interview about his upcoming role on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, Ian Ward, the New World Commune cult leader that impregnated Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) with Dylan (Steve Burton) decades ago. Ian shows up at Nikki's doorstep on January 23rd with an agenda.

[SPOILER ALERT]

"I can't reveal his big secret reason for coming to town — what he really wants — but he certainly hopes to reestablish a relationship with the beautiful Nikki," Wise teases.

Ray Wise Joins THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Ray Wise started his career on CBS daytime drama LOVE OF LIFE.
He returns to the network to play Ian Ward in THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS.

Ray Wise is joining the cast of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS in the recurring role of former cult leader Ian Ward, according to TVLine.

Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) met Ward during her time at the New World Commune some 30 years ago, and wound up pregnant with Dylan (Steve Burton).

Wise begins shooting on Friday, December 13th, with his debuted currently scheduled for January 23.

Wise's many soap roles include Jamie Rawlins in the CBS daytime soap opera LOVE OF LIFE (where he got his TV start), Hal Rummley in DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Blair Sullivan in DALLAS, Spiros Koralis in THE COLBYS and Leland Palmer in TWIN PEAKS

Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie on DAYS. 1996: GH's
Robin & Jason were happy in Montauk.  1987: John Reid was
left at the altar on RYAN'S HOPE. 2001: Jack rescued Carly
from quicksand on ATWT.

"Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times."
-Machiavelli

"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...

1973: Suzanne Rogers debuted as Maggie Simmons in DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Amnesiac Mickey Horton (John Clarke) stumbled onto Maggie's farm.

1974: On ANOTHER WORLD, Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) told Steve (George Reinholt) she was freeing him from their marriage.

1979: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Paige (Margaret Colin) encountered a masked man with a gun.