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On episode 1119 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The Gates and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: CBS cancels The Talk and it will end in December. The Tiffany Network then announced it picked up The Gates and the newest soap opera will premiere in January of 2025.  Who had Steve Kent leaving Sony Pictures Television on their 2024 bingo card? The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced. The DC crew reacts to big categories.  Days of Our Lives wins the WGA writing award.  The trio then dive into the onscreen storylines that stood out for them during our off-week.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1118 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Sheila is alive on The Bold and the Beautiful, thanks to a 10-toe revelation! Could B&B have trolled GH with a Clink Burn promo to promote Sheila being alive? Is Nicole getting her comeuppance with Holly's drug story on Days of Our Lives? The fallout from Holly's revelation continues. Leo Howard debuts as Tate. How did the Horton house get rebuilt so fast? Everett can't sign the divorce papers for Jada.  Anna faces off with Sonny on General Hospital. Anna wants to know who is in charge of Pikeman. Are we seeing a juicy soap rivalry in its infancy with Josslyn vs. Kristina? Why is Dex becoming a cop?  If it's a day that ends with Y, Nikki falls off the wagon on The Young and the Restless. Ashley is in trouble, but Jack is trying to stay hands off. Does Genoa City have too many companies?  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1117 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Ashleigh Brewer returns to The Bold and the Beautiful. Why is Thomas obsessed with marrying Hope? Is the Zende and Luna consent storyline offensive? The Christening dominated Days of Our Lives last week. Holly finally admits the truth. Does Eric make empathy sexy again?  General Hospital fires its sole Black breakdown writer, Shannon Peace. Valentin is revealed to be the Pikeman boss. What is his motives? Are we finally getting the sinister Valentin we were promised years and years ago? Why does Anna think Dex becoming a cop will save him. GH seems to moving a bunch of mob and police/fbi characters into place for what could be a ramped-up mob emphasis. What is Ava up to? Jordan escapes, again, on The Young and the Restless. The writing for Phyllis just isn't working. Why is she acting like a teenager? The Cricket/Danny/Phyllis storyline is a dud. Putting Phyllis back in Jack and Diane's orbit might be just as bad. What exactly is Nick doing these days? Where is Sharon? How do you fix a character like Kyle? Could they have made Lily's return storyline juicer? Ashley's storyline makes zero sense, but Eileen Davidson is making the storyline watchable.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1116 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will air on CBS on June 7. Should CBS promote The Gates at this year's Daytime Emmy Awards? Clint Howard is cast on The Bold and the Beautiful. Thomas proposes to Hope. Luna's who's the daddy story isn't really landing well. Stefan turns himself in on Days of Our Lives. Is Harris Michaels right back at where his character arc started after his return? John learns the truth about his past. Jason turns himself in on General Hospital. Who is Jason working with? It looks like Alexis may get her law license back. Why is Laura the healthcare proxy for Heather? Ashley has an alter on The Young and the Restless. Nikki, Victoria and Claire confront Jordan. Lily returns to Genoa City and finds out about Daniel and Heather. All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode #1115 of a super-sized Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr and Joshua Baldwin are joined by special guest, and old school DC co-host, Regan Cellura to count down the Top 5 Things We'd Change About General Hospital Right Now.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1114 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin react to the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines.  The DC crew celebrates the news CBS, the NAACP and P&G are developing a new soap opera from Michele Val Jean, who will be showrunner and head writer. The Gates follows the lives of a wealthy Black family residing in a elite gated community. What will the show be about and who should the show cast?  The fallout from Shelia' death continues to reverberate on The Bold and the Beautiful. Was anyone interested in Ava, Patch and John trying to rescue Tripp and Wendy from Clyde's minions? Is it time for Patch and Kayla to have an adventure instead of Patch and John's team-ups feeling like an episode of The Expendables? What is happening with Everett?  Ava has her groove back on General Hospital. Port Charles finds out Jason is alive. Luke loves that Spinelli and Maxie are getting wonderful scenes. Jordan is burning her way through Genoa City on The Young and the Restless. Why is it so hard for Josh to find compelling storylines for lead female characters like Sharon, Phyllis, Diane, Ashley and Nikki?  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1113 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin react to the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including. The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless' have their contracts extended/renewed. Is Sheila really dead on The Bold and the Beautiful? Paulina's story anchored Days of Our Lives, but what about the other storylines that aired? Holly woke up. Is Nicole really this stupid, when it comes to Holly's antics?  Should Ava take over the mob in Port Charles on General Hospital? Is Olivia Jerome really dead? Why does General Hospital insist on bringing on beloved All My Children actors in uninteresting roles? Is it time to bring back Brenda? The Young and the Restless was a struggle bus this past week. The Ashley vs. Audra scenes were painful. What happened, that Phyllis' story is talking about Danny's "sauce?" Cricket vs. Phyllis is tired. Nina is being wasted. Nikki is trapsing all over Genoa City with her bodyguard.  All this and more on episode 1113 of the Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1112 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels are joined by a returning fan favorite, Mike Jubinville, to count down their Top 5 As the World Turns characters.  Which iconic As the World Turns characters will end up on the DC crew's lists? Who might have just missed their lists? What shocking surprises will this Oakdale themed episode?  Mike also takes a moment to share his reaction to Colleen Zenk on The Young and the Restless.  All this and more on episode 1112 of the Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode #1111 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin react to the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Eric and Donna get married on The Bold and the Beautiful. Is B&B treading on dangerous ground with its Zende/Luna/RJ storyline?  Arianne Zucker files a sexual harassment lawsuit against Corday Productions, Ken Corday and Albert Alarr. Onscreen at Days of Our Lives, The Pawn story continues to escalate.  General Hospital had a very speedy funeral for Spencer. How did Trina's grief become all about Josslynn? Should Jagger and Anna have hate-sex at some point? Is Jagger Dex's daddy? Sonny searches for the mole in his organization. Nina faces off with Drew and Carly.  Why is The Young and the Restless trying so hard to make us believe Heather and Daniel were/are a thing? They have never had the epic romance that Daniel and Lily had. Is the Phyllis/Danny/Cricket storyline working for anyone? Should Y&R do a late-in-life coming out of the closet storyline with Danny? Nikki falls off the sobriety wagon.  All this and more on episode 1111 of the Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1110 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin react to the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Luna and RJ make love on The Bold and the Beautiful. The DC crew is split on this past week's episodes. Should Hope evolve into a more Brooke-like character?  Stefan and Ava have sex on Days of Our Lives. What is the history of The Pawn and how do the Kiriakis-historically-fit into The Pawn story?  Two soaps took characters to Paris last week and one of them did it better than the other.  Spencer and Trina make magic in Paris and then everything goes to hell when Esme shows up. The DC crew weighs in on the aftermath of Esme's attack and speculate about how Spencer will eventually be brought back. Avery Pohl is OUT at GH. Who had General Hospital recasting Jagger on their 2024 bingo card? Not us. It is the recast that shocked social media. Adam J. Harrington is IN as Jagger on GH. Ashley and Traci arrive in Paris on The Young and the Restless. Ashley finds out what she thought was true, isn't. Victor isn't happy about Jack being who Nikki is leaning on about her drinking. Why don't Y&R storylines actually lay the foundation for future character growth and storylines? Why do so many Y&R storylines feel like the characters are swimming in circles and don't actually move the characters forward?  All this and more on episode 1110 of the Daytime Confidential podcast! Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.