However, the three other soaps are doing what they can to extend their stash of new episodes. According to Yahoo Entertainment, the show was about to film the Halloween episode when the coronavirus pandemic struck. Days of Our Lives Has Episodes Through Octoberĭue to budget concerns, DOOL films six months in advance. That means GH, B&B and Y&R are short on new episodes. Most soaps only film a few weeks in advance. Yahoo Entertainment reports that the stockpile of new episodes will run out by the end of May, maybe earlier. The bad news is the supply of new episodes is drying up. The good news is ratings for all four soaps are through the roof right now. Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold & the Beautiful and The Young & the Restless. There are only four soap operas still on the air in 2020. What does that mean for soap fans? Report: Soaps Are Running Out of New Episodes Production on NBC, CBS and ABC is on hold until further notice. But anything that was set to film after that is temporarily scrapped.ĭaytime soap operas are no exception. In short, anything that was filmed before March is good to go. Most professional sports are suspended for the remainder of the year, as well. Summer shows, such as The Bachelorette, have delayed filming or cancelled the season entirely.

Instead, they used the last episode they had filmed in place of a real season finale. Shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order:SVU didn’t give fans a true season finale. The coronavirus has upended the schedule of many primetime shows. They don’t have any way to film new episodes for the time being. Soap operas only have a limited number of new episodes to air. Many people are teleworking or unemployed due to their employers deemed as “non-essential.” During the unprecedented free time, more people are tuning into daytime soap operas for escape and entertainment. It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to ‘normal’ life.

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