The daytime soaps are the latest television properties to shut down filming in face of the coronavirus. This has soap fans wondering just how long their soaps will remain on the air before episodes run out.
Days of Our Lives is the last of the soaps to announced a shutdown, per Deadline. The soap was already on a planned two-week hiatus, but now that hiatus has been extended. Fans of that series have nothing to worry about though. Days has enough episodes for the soap to continue airing on NBC through October.
As for General Hospital, Young and the Restless, and The Bold and the Beautiful, those soaps have a lot fewer episodes in the can. TV Line reported that the ABC soap has enough episodes already taped to keep the series on the air through the end of May.
As for the two CBS soaps, they have enough episodes to last four to six weeks. That means they will run out of episodes in early May.
At this time, the shut down is for at least two weeks. Those behind the soaps are monitoring reports so, a specific date to resume to production is up in the air.
What do you think? Are you a daytime soap fan? What will you watch if they are taken off the air?
We want our soaps on general hospital
I just want to know when we can expect new episodes of General Hospital Y&R and B&B. There surely is some idea but they are not letting us know what to expect.
I’m 80 and have watched gh since it’s first day .please show some of the first episodes.
I think many watchers would get a kick seeing how it all started. I know I would enjoy it.
Have enjoyed GH for many, many years along with Y&R. At my age , hoping to see more new shows.
Please never cancel the soaps. I’ve been watching Y&R. B&B and GH since they started on TV. I live for my soaps. I want them to come back on with the new episodes.
I can’t stand the thought of loosing any more soaps it is so nice to get a break from reality yard r and b and b are my favorite please don’t get rid of them
So disappointed y&r and bb are not airing. I understand but 8 will miss my time with their families. I have watched both since inspection.
Tried of seeing only half of General Hospital. My favorite soap!! I do believe
I’m one of the oldest watching this soap. I started with Mike and Sarah Carr.
Please bring back All My Children from the very beginning. It was a good soap and new viewers would especially like it. They had good story lines and the characters were terrific.
What a great idea and one life to live as well. I would watch both of those shows all over again
My dream would be: Days starts airing from 1982 starting with the Salem Strangler and just keep it going from there…….and GH starts airing in 1980 and keep it going. I’d watch every day. The magic is gone for me soaps are just not the same.
Great idea! I’d definitely watch those. 80s soaps were the best!