‘The Young And The Restless’ & ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Suspend Production Amid Coronavirus Crisis
EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ daytime dramas are the latest TV series impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In the face of a fast-escalating health crisis and new restrictions by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti aimed at slowing the epidemic, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful are stopping production.
The shutdown is effective tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, as both series are dark on Mondays. Currently, filming is suspended for the next two weeks. Both shows have about 4-6 weeks worth of episodes in the can.
The Young and the Restless is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company in association with Sony Pictures Television; The Bold and the Beautiful is produced by Bell-Phillip Television Productions. The duo joins ABC’s General Hospital, whose production was suspended at the end of last week.
The Young and the Restless was recently renewed for four more years, taking it through 2024; The Bold and the Beautiful is a year into a three-year pickup through 2022.
The Young and the Restless currently leads all other daytime dramas in viewers (4.11 million), women 25-54 (1.0) and women 18-49 (0.6). The Bold and the Beautiful has been recognized as the most-watched daytime drama in the world.
CBS ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ (B&B) spoilers finds that it was only a matter of time before this would happen. ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ spoilers indicate that there is going to be a major disruption for the Forrester, Logan, and Spencer legacy families in this fictional town of Los Angeles. And no, there’s no indication that Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) is indeed suffering from the coronavirus. But there is a strong possibility that the novel virus might have a huge impact on the hit CBS soap. Here’s what you need to know.
For many weeks now, Sally Spectra has been suffering from what many believe to be a deadly disease. But unfortunately for those who love and support her and for many viewers of the show, she has been very quiet about her disease. In fact, she’s remained so quiet that no one really knows what is going on with her.
With that said, there’s a very strong chance that both ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ and its sister soap ‘Young and the Restless’ might see their filming suspended this week to help curb the outbreak of the virus. So far, the coronavirus has sickened more than 156,800 people and over 5,760 have died. Travel is being restricted in many parts of the world with governments declaring a national emergency and urging citizens to practice social distancing and staying home.
Should the cast and crew of ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ stay home these next several weeks, fans can expect a disruption in their daily programming. As of press time, both ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Days of Our Lives’ have halted the production of their shows. We will definitely update you with more information as it comes in.
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