‘The Bold & Beautiful’ Faces Cancellation For New CBS Soap?
Is the long-running CBS soap The Bold & The Beautiful on the chopping block to make room for a new daytime drama? Keep reading for all the details on the future of the soap opera.
The Bold & The Beautiful Kills Off Major Character
With so many spoiler sites online, it’s not easy for soap operas to shock fans with a character’s death. However, The Bold & The Beautiful did just that last week when long-time villain Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) was killed after an encounter with Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.)
Brown originated the villainous role on B&B‘s sister soap, The Young & The Restless, in 1990. The actress and character crossed over to Bold & Beautiful in 1992 but jumped back and forth between the soaps for over three decades.
Of course, soap characters are rarely actually dead, but the actress said that Sheila won’t escape death this time. The surprising decision came after two other high-profile firings – Rena Sofer and Krista Allen.
CBS Announces New Daytime Soap Opera
In 1994, NFL player OJ Simpson stood trial in a double homicide involving his ex-wife. The trial took over cable and network channels. CBS, NBC, and ABC soaps were preempted for months as the trial dragged out.
There are currently only three soap operas airing on network television and one on streaming. Days of Our Lives permanently moved from NBC to Peacock streaming in 2022. General Hospital airs on ABC. CBS has two daytime dramas and is about to get a third.
The network is partnering with the NAACP to develop a soap opera with a predominately Black cast. The Gates follows a wealthy family living in a gated community.
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Not many details about the new sudser are out so far. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy-winning soap writer Michele Val Jean will serve as both the writer and the showrunner for the new daytime drama. Val Jean previously wrote for B&B, General Hospital, and Santa Barbara.
The Bold & Beautiful Faces Cancellation?
CBS already has a packed daytime schedule. The popular game show The Price is Right airs before soaps Y&R and B&B. The talk show The Talk takes the timeslot after the sudsers. Where will the new soap opera fit into the schedule?
Rumors online speculate that The Bold & The Beautiful could be canceled after 37 years. The network recently renewed The Young & The Restless for four more seasons. B&B was previously renewed through the 2024-2025 television season.
CBS hasn’t commented on whether B&B or The Talk will be canceled to make room for the new CBS soap. What do you think? Do you think B&B could end after this season? Sound off in the comments.
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NO don’t cancel!!! It is a great show!!! I have many Mary years invested in this show!!! I love it and I am sure that there are many many more that feel the same!!!!!!
I totally agree. Why cancel a great soap opera, after many years of success, and great ratings? They should get rid of the boring talk show!
Leave the bold and the beautiful alone. Get rid of one of those awful talk shows. I’ve watched the bold and beautiful for years and years. Will not watch your new one if you cancel bold and beautiful.
Get rid of the boring talk show. after watching B&B, I shut down. I think there will be regrets getting rid of B&B
I agree. The talk is garbage and the B&B should be left alone. I do think it needs more characters and less repeating of the same storylines and love triangles. And less Sheila! Some storylines are just too ridiculous!!
Do NOT cancel B & B! Thank you
The Talk must go not B&B please. These gossip trash shows are to many.
I couldn’t have said it any better!
I agree!
Do not cancel the show can’t wait to see what’s next I like the character on the Bold and the Beautiful , so do the fans that care don’t cancel there is so much more to see , Thomas and Hope relationship Brook and Ridge ,Eric and Donna just got married what’s going to happen to Deacon now that Sheila is gone so don’t cancel pls.
Do Not Cancel
NO don’t cancel!!! It is a great show!!!
bold and the beautiful should remain on. the talk I like could be moved to 3 and take dateline off or put your new show in that timeslot. there’s too many investigative shows now.
Please please don’t cancel The Bold and the Beautiful!!!
I totally agree. Why cancel a great soap opera, after many years of success, and great ratings? They should get rid of the boring talk show!
Noooooo! Please don’t cancel B&B!
don’t cancel bold and beautiful I injoy the show please
I think B&B should be cancelled. Same storyline but different characters. They drag out plots way too long. Make room for something else.
I’ve watched Bold & Beautiful since their first episode aired. I would hate to see it cancelled. Get rid of The Dateline reruns or The Talk.
Do not cancel Bold n The Beautiful been seeing it since the first episode get rid of all those talk shows too boring full of trash
Please don’t cancel!! I would like it to be on for a hour.
No dont cancelle the Bold And the Beautifulits my favorite show
I have watched this show since day one. Please don’t cancel B&B.
please do not cancel BB!! that is my daily entertainment
I so enjoy the stories on there. please let it be.
why cancel a show that we all have been watching since the beginning for an all black soap . No offense but we like the soaps the way they are they have people of all skin colors and that is the way it is suppose to be in America not all one race.
it was said to be different diversity. Not only all black but center around a black family.
Donttcancell for all black soap put it on the Oprah network where all black shows are!! Not fair to us cancell game shows or talk shows. Please please
Please don’t cancel!! I look forward to this show everyday! Please don’t take offense but why do we have to have a show based on 1 race?? You can have more than 1 race in a show! Remember there is only 1 race and that’s the human race!!!
Please leave the BB on! Take the talk off & that other boring talk show after it! I don’t even know its name it’s so Boring!
DO NOT CANCEL!!!! The new soap doesn’t sound interesting at ALL!!!
Please don’t cancel Bold and Beautiful! I love this show! It makes my day! It’s the first soap I turn on from my dvr to watch out of GH & Y&R !
It is only a half hour show! Make it an hour show!
Or make the new show a half hour and keep b&b too
Please do not cancel B&B! It’s a terrific show and I have watched it since it started! Please keep it on! Thank you!!
Please don’t cancel Bold and the beautiful!!!
Take off The Talk. They only ever interview other CBS performers. Keep Bold and the Beautiful on. It will be refreshing to see a new soap; after all, they are what made daytime tv!
yes, leave the &B alone. add more characters to make it an hour long a day get rid of the same repeat storyline. But I love the cast and have watched since it started. But it is time to get rid of Sheila. some storyline are just too ridiculous to be believable!
please don’t cancel the bold and the beautiful! You already took away as the world turns in guiding light years ago. Why don’t you canceled the talk? I am so sick of that boring show. I always turn it off after B&B ends. Or you can get rid of one of The Morning Show hours like when does CBS morning start at midnight? We don’t need anymore news programs we get enough bad news anyway! I’m excited to see this new soap you’re talking about it sounds great.
Do not cancel B&B. It is an all time favorite. You can cancel one of the game shows or one of the investigative shows as there are too many of them on tv today. Also leave The Talk alone as it is the best talk show airing
Do not cancel the Bold and The Beautiful..please. Drop the talk show.insead.
Please don’t cancel B&B they have all colors on , and why have a new soap opera with just one color ? We are the human race
Why would you cancel a show with plenty of viewers? I, for one, will not watch a segregated show that’s all black people. And I have nothing against any one race. We were taught to care for all people. Most of the shows I watch have mixed races which is the way it should be. Cancel Judge Judy, who’s getting older, or the Talk, which has changed so much over the years, that there’s no one original person except for Sheryl. Please don’t cancel B&B or Y&R.
Please do not cancel B&B. You could make the new soap a nighttime drama.
great idea !!
OMG ! please do not let this happen !! this is my favorite. been watching since the first episode. beautiful cast and story lines… it would not hurt to cut The Talk to 1/2 hour, that way its a win win for all..
keep our bold and beautiful.
Please do not cancel Bold & Beautiful!
We have watched since beginning for Bold and Y&R there is way too many talk and reality shows on TV.
I think it is time. if they cancel B&B I will not be watching the new show. I would encourage everyone who watches to boycott THE GATES. These CBS excutivates. need to start listening to us. if we don’t watch and they can’t get the ratings it will not be us who suffer. They will loose their product indorsments.
B&B is too boring now, same old storyline. Steffy is boring, same expressions on her, never changes, Liam, Syeffy, Liam, Steffi. Enough already!
B&B is too boring now, same old storyline. Steffy is boring, same expressions on her, never changes, Liam, Syeffy, Liam, Steffi. Enough already!
If your going to cancel anything…CANCEL THE TALK…Have not watched it it since Sharon Osborne left & will never watch it again!!!
The writers of B&B are so out of touch. It will be canceled due to poor writing. I feel sorry for the actors though. They do the best they can with the sorry storyline they are given.
Please leave the bold and beautiful beautiful alone. They are a great show. I’ve been watching them for years. To me the show the talk has fizzled out after SHARON, Osborne, and some of the others have left. It’s just not a good show. Just please leave the bold and the beautiful alone, it is a shining star. Please let it keep shining.