QUOTE of the WEEK

"We are not announcing the cancellation of General Hospital. It is important to look at daytime like we do at primetime — it really is about eyeballs, and we will go with the shows that have the most viewership.” —ABC President Anne Sweeney to Deadline.com on signing Katie Couric to GH’s timeslot

Translation: Our eyeballs have cataracts, which is why ABC is third in the prime-time TV lineup and why we canceled the soap with the most eyeballs: One Life.

“Sometimes they come back.” — New GH head writer Garin Wolf’s new motto, in a TV Guide interview  

Translation: Sometimes they don’t come back.

Backstage CHAOS at Y&R

DIVA Causes a Stir!

Don’t believe the desperate cries from Melody Thomas Scott on Twitter about June 3 being her last day on the No. 1 soap opera. Her Twitter account posted the following around June 7:

"Let me reiterate: I have NEVER asked for a leave of absence from the show. MTS" "Had not been told by ANYONE that that was my last scene, day, show, episode, whatever u want to call it. Time passed … I returned to work on January 7th (approx) Continued working regularly til 4/28, when I shot what turned out to be my last scene. Last Fri. [June 3] was my last air show. that was shot 5-6 weeks earlier. Of course, no one bothered to tell me that."

Fans will want to rethink their fledgling campaign to get the diva back on the show. Insiders inform Suds Report that Scott is the highest paid actor on the show — making double what Eric Braeden earns. Scott refuses to take a pay cut, which Braeden did famously last year, forcing the show not to use her for the foreseeable future and be frugal with her appearances from here on in, especially since they aired MTS heavily earlier this year in a sensational storyline that she should be thankful for.

As Suds reported a month ago, Scott has not been let go from Y&R, as she would have her fans believe, but she will be off the canvas for some time due to her high price tag.

“She’s been in negotiations with the show about this issue,” says an incensed mole.

“Mel’s been keenly aware that June 3 was her last day for a while because Y&R can no longer afford her due to her outrageous episode fee. She’s lying to her fans; it’s disgusting, really, that in these depressing economic times that she’s holding out for almost $10,000 an episode when all of us are all taking one for the team.

There’s a reason why she recently joined Twitter; it’s so obvious that she has an agenda. Her fans can barely pay their own mortgages, and she’s unashamedly enlisting them to get her own way.

"Shows are being cancelled, people on All My Children and One Life To Live are losing their jobs, and she still thinks it’s 1989. She’s going to get the show cancelled if she continues this way. Whether we like her or not, she’s important to the show, but she’s not willing to compromise. If Eric Braeden can take a pay cut, so can she. She’s making Y&R look like the villain, and that’s unfair, because she’s the one who is being selfish. Y&R wants to air her as much as possible but she’s making that impossible.”

EMMY ANNOUNCEMENT...Jane Lynch HOSTS!

Jane Lynch, whose portrayal of the acerbic cheerleader coach Sue Sylvester in Fox's "Glee" scored an Emmy award last year, will host the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 18 on Fox.

The announcement of Lynch prompts one question: Will she be appearing as herself, or will she conduct her hosting duties as Sylvester? Lynch has appeared at several events, including the opening number at last year's Emmys and the recent Fox upfronts, as Sylvester.

One clue may have come from Lynch in her acceptance statement: "I am tickled pink to be hosting the Primetime Emmys on Fox. I'm looking forward to singing, dancing and sporting my finest tracksuit."

Mark Burnett, executive producer of the awards, said Lynch was "my first -- and only -- choice as the host for this year's Primetime Emmys, and I am glad she said yes."

Current Guilty Pleasure

Vocal Powerhouse

Watch for Adele to make a BIG Grammy Splash come February 2012

38th Annual Daytime Emmys

FULL STEAM AHEAD!!!

The 38th annual Daytime Emmy Awards are just around the corner! The kudofest airs live on June 18 from Las Vegas on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.

Presenters were revealed to tvguide.com this week: Anderson Cooper, Carol Burnett, Marlee Matlin, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Nate Berkus, Rachael Ray, Dr. Travis Stork, Vanna White, Peter Marshall, Jillian Michaels, Kelly Monaco, Kimberly McCullough, Genie Francis, Galen Gering, Nadia Bjorlin, Darnell Williams, Debbi Morgan, Heather Tom and Brandon Beemer.

Hosted by Wayne Brady, the awards will treat viewers and attendees to performances by the likes of Marie Osmond, Gladys Knight, Penn and Teller, Criss Angel and the Cirque du Soleil hit Viva Elvis.

The mighty Oprah Winfrey is set to receive the TV Academy's Crystal Pillar Award, while game show kings Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek are lined up for Lifetime Achievement trophies. Suds Report has also learned that there may be a few other big surprises in the works, so make sure you watch!

If you’re expecting the Emmys to be a wake thanks to the recent cancellations of AMC and One Life though, think again. "We'll do something very special to acknowledge what's happened — something the fans are really going to love," producer David McKenzie promises. "But these soaps are still on the air and they'll both qualify for Daytime Emmys in 2012. We are not ready to say goodbye."

ATWT Final Cast Photo, May 2010, PGP

Let's pray the soaps get the recognition they deserve, unlike the abysmal so-called video 'tribute' 54-year old axed soap, As the World Turns received. If there is any justice, CBS executives  [otherwise known as the TIIC - 'the idiots in charge'] will have strokes when the cancelled soap takes home top acting honors at the televised ceremony!

This Summer is About...SHOWTIME

Laura Linney & Mary-Louise Parker RETURN in their award winning roles...

The Big C

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It's All About SHOWTIME - Monday, June 27th - 10/9c

Beyonce...Is...BACK

RUN THE WORLD you fierce woman!

This song gets you moving – hot summer HIT