After a two-year COVID-dictated hiatus, the Daytime Emmy's are back on prime time. The 49th annual awards are slated to air on CBS on Friday, June 24, at 8 p.m. The show will be beamed from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. As of now, there are no details on the format, the hosts or the presenters. The E network is working out the details with the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which is in charge of the event. Adam Sharp, the head NATAS honcho, was thrilled. When he came aboard three years ago, he had big plans for the Emmys. That has not changed. We will keep you posted.

Also back is Roger Howarth (Austin/Franco on "General Hospital"). The character has been off screen. Howarth is glad to be back. Like the good soap vet he is (having appeared in "One Life to Live" and "As The World Turns"), he is not revealing what is going to happen but promises it will be explosive.

Also back is Valentin on "General Hospital." He brought a pal with him who looks like a caterpillar. In fact, it is the world's worst moustache. It makes him look like a porno star. Forget the face fringe. We will take him back anyway we can.

Another fan favorite is coming back to daytime. Greg Vaughan (Eric on "Days of Our Lives") was wearing a priestly collar. Nicole was crushed. She got over the heartbreak of her ex returning to the priesthood and is engaged to Rafe. Eric and Nicole have been star-crossed lovers since they were teens. Torn between two lovers. Vaughn teased a family emergency will impact Eric's visit. Really, tune in tomorrow. Also, Sarah and Xander fans, Gwen will cause much trouble in about-to-be paradise.

Bradley Bell, executive producer and head writer on "The Bold and the Beautiful," promised viewers a game-changing storyline. It was dead on arrival. It appears he killed off a fan favorite. Finn (Tanner Novlan) was a true soap opera hero. A handsome doctor who had a sad birth past but overcame it and married Steffy, the queen of the show.

Fans seem pretty bummed. This may be a story, the show cannot survive. It will not be canceled, but dwindling ratings do not make a network happy.

Some soaps had plots that really killed a soap. Dixie died on "All My Children" from eating a poisoned pancake. The ratings slipped and never climbed back.

"Ryan's Hope" had Delia kidnapped by a gorilla who took her to Central Park. "Search For Tomorrow" had Stu's loving wife Ellie run off with the cook. "The Doctors" was decimated when a hurricane ripped through town. It was set in a land-locked state. Tornado, OK. Hurricane, not so much. "Guiding Light" cloned Reva. All these stories had the same issue: They made viewers feel stupid. Drama viewers can get angry, frustrated, upset. Stupid is always a mistake. Yes, the devil on "Days of our Lives" is over the top — but it is fun. Viewers accept fun.

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