CBS Television Network.(LOS ANGELES) — CBS’ daytime drama The Young and the Restless will start rolling out new episodes August 10, the network announced on Monday.
It joins its CBS companion soap The Bold and the Beautiful, which began airing originals on July 20, ABC’s General Hospital, which returned with original episodes on Monday, and NBC’s Days Of Our Lives, which has has been airing first-run episodes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
In January, The Young and the Restless, now in its 47th season, was renewed for four more years, taking it through 2024.
ABC/Craig Sjodin — John Fleenor(LOS ANGELES) — Just as production was ramping up for the new season of The Bachelorette that starred Clare Crawley, a major shakeup is reportedly underway.
Entertainment Tonight reports that Crawley, who is the oldest Bachelorette in series’ history, managed to find love just weeks into filming and no longer needs to complete her romantic journey. Instead of cutting her season short, however, producers are rolling out with a backup plan.
Multiple sources say Tayshia Adams will be brought on to continue handing out roses to the eligible suitors after Crawley’s departure. Adding fuel to the fire was Crawley herself, who liked — and quickly unliked — a tweet that stated Adams was replacing her.
ET asserts that Crawley left on great terms with the show that developed a habit of taking fans on wild rides over the past few seasons, from windmills to competitors having secret girlfriends.
On top of having two different Bachelorettes in one season, fans area already gearing up for another major difference as competitors won’t be whisked across the globe in order to win the final rose.
Instead, the Bachelorettes and their 42 suitors will remain in Palm Springs, California.
Adams appeared as a contestant during Colton Underwood’s season of The Bachelor. She went on to compete on Bachelor in Paradise, but didn’t find her true love in the end.
She now stands to become the franchise’s second Black Bachelorette, following Rachel Lindsay.
The Bachelorette is set to air Tuesdays this fall on ABC.
Randy Holmes/Walt Disney Television via Getty Image(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s upcoming season and amid an internal investigation into alleged misconduct and racial prejudice on set, the show’s producers on Monday addressed staff accounts of the claims uncovered in a Buzzfeed report last month, according to Variety.
As more and more allegations surface, questions are mounting as to how much of an effect they’ll have on the lucrative talk show.
“What makes it difficult, with the kind of crisis this is…it’s not an acute problem,” Andrew Moesel, senior VP of issues and crisis management for Ketchum, the show’s producers, tells the industry trade. “It’s more a challenge to her entire brand ethos, which is as a friendly, relatable person next door, which is really the way that viewers perceive her and her value as an entertainer.”
Following the claims, DeGeneres issued an email to her staff, obtained by ABC News, in which she wrote, “As we’ve grown exponentially, I’ve not been able to stay on top of everything and relied on others to do their jobs as they knew I’d want them done.”
“Clearly some didn’t. That will now change and I’m committed to ensuring this does not happen again.”
Entertainment publicist Danny Deraney thinks it’ll take a lot more repair the damage.
“[Ellen] has an image problem that clearly is going to need some work to salvage any kind of momentum that she has earned over this time or any kind of positive reputation that she has,” he tells Variety, adding, “it starts by offering a better apology and taking ownership of what she’s done, and really being better.”
The new season of Ellen is set to premiere on September 9, while the DeGeneres-hosted, Game of Games on NBC, is headed back into production the week of August 24.
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Exciting things are in the works for Hannah Brown. The 25-year-old opened up about her emotional journey that started in 2019 when she agreed to compete on The Bachelor.
“Today feels really symbolic for me. As I get ready to move into a new home, I realize that I am starting a new chapter and closing another,” Brown penned on Saturday, who remarked that it was nice transition for her because “I’m usually rushing to the next chapter before I finish the one before!”
Although she didn’t disclose what she has cooking up, the Dancing with the Stars champ hinted it was enough to make her look back at how much her life has changed since she was swept up in a whirlwind of new experiences last year.
“I took a trip down memory lane this morning, looking at footage and personal journals from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, and couldn’t help but feel a little proud of how much I’ve evolved since then,” She expressed, sharing a video recording she made after she watched the first few episodes of The Bachelor where she fretted over how people perceived her and her faith.
“Oh sweet baby Han didn’t know then it was just the start of all the crazy mess she’d get into,” Brown cracked. “I’ve had lots of highs and a lot of lows, and although I would prefer some things to have gone differently, I wouldn’t change a single thing.”
Once Colton Underwood’s season of The Bachelor ended, Brown found herself in the starring role of The Bachelorette but her season ended with her calling off her engagement to Jeff Wyatt.
She then competed on DWTS, where she and partner Alan Bersten took home the Mirrorball Trophy.
“Cheers, to new beginnings y’all,” she concluded her post.
Natalie Seery/HBO (NEW YORK) — On the critically-acclaimed HBO drama series, I May Destroy You, Paapa Essiedu gets to work alongside his longtime friend and collaborator Michaela Coel, who also happens to be his boss.
Essiedu tells ABC Audio that thankfully there’s no egos involved when it comes to Coel, who he says is always open to support new ideas.
“I think that Michaela is good. She’s humble with it. And…not precious,” he says. “So like, she’s up for taking the ideas. She’s like a sponge. She absorbs it. And she’s very eager to say yes to someone offering something up.”
However, even with their close friendship, that dates back to drama school, Essiedu admits Coel is definitely not a pushover when it comes to getting down to business.
“But… I don’t think… because I was friends with her, I actually got any more allowances than anybody else,” he says.
In fact, because of their friendship, Essiedu notes that he’s even a bit reluctant to offer his input when it comes to his character Kwame.
“And also, I didn’t want to kind of push it that way… because I think it hurts more if your friend tells you, ‘No, you can’t do that.’ You know? Rather than like it’s just like some person that you’re working with. So like, we keep it kind of professional to an extent.”
Still, Essiedu says it’s hard not to let their real-life camaraderie reflect on set.
“We’re playing friends in the show. So obviously [it’s] going to mirror what we’re like in real life,” he says.
“[But, Coel] is just like the most incredible collaborator, the most talented… person I ever worked with,” he adds.
I May Destroy You airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
CBS Television Network.(LOS ANGELES) — CBS’ daytime drama The Young and the Restless will start rolling out new episodes August 10, the network announced on Monday. 
