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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (3/19)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Bravo, Cable, FOX, NBC, Cancellations, Renewals,

Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:

• Days of Our Lives (NBC) - Season 45
• Destination Truth (Syfy) - Season 4
• iCarly (Nickelodeon) - Season 4
• Kitchen Nightmares (FOX) - Season 3
• The Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo) - Season 4

• Players (Spike) - Not officially canceled, but immediately pulled from schedule.

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

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Daytime Dish: As the World Turns Canceled by CBS

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Drama, CBS, Cancellations,

Come next September, CBS will have a new hole to fill on its daytime calendar. That’s the month As the World Turns will come to its end.

Today’s cancellation announcement comes just three months after Guiding Light officially closed up shop. World, like Light, has been on the air for over 50 years.

“We are disappointed and saddened by the news that the show is not being renewed,” exec producer Chris Goutman said. “It will certainly be a loss for all of us, and for the show’s loyal audience.”

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Genie Francis Returning to General Hospital

Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Daytime, Drama, ABC, General Hospital, Announcements, News,

Genie Francis, one half of daytime’s famed duo ‘Luke and Laura’, is returning to General Hospital, albeit briefly.

Francis will reprise her role as “Laura"on the ABC soap beginning August 26. Francis told the Associated Press the stint will be short and will deal mainly with her relationship with daughter Lulu Spencer (played by Emmy-nominated actress Julie Marie Berman). Genie Francis also indicated that she would resurrect her role as Laura on a more permanent basis if offered. “I would stay on, but General Hospital honestly doesn’t seem to want that relationship with this character at the moment. They want little short doses during sweeps periods. It’s not entirely up to me. I’m thrilled and delighted my audience stands behind me. If they didn’t, you can be sure I wouldn’t get to come back for these visits.”

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Review: Mary J. Blige On One Life To Live

Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Daytime, Drama, Music, ABC, Editorial,

If you blinked you may have missed singer Mary J. Blige‘s performance near the end of ABC’s One Life To Live today. The good news is she’ll be back on Monday, February 18. Blige and her real band performed at character Starr Manning’s (Kristen Alderson) sweet 16 birthday party. It was by far the best 2-3 minutes of the otherwise tedious cliffhanger Friday show.

Blige gave an exuberant performance of her song, “Just Fine”. It was the R&B singer’s second time performing on One Life to Live. Her first go around in Llanview was back in 2006.

Incorporating real stars into the fictional world of soap operas can come across as clunky at times (think back to Timbaland’s appearance on OLTL last year when he claimed to be a fan of fictional singer Sarah “Flash” Roberts). OLTL’s writers handled this one smoothly with a crowd of kids who were supposed to be at a nightclub party anyway. The actors and extras looked like they were having a genuinely good time. So did Mary J. She says she has been a fan of the show since she was a child.

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