Wednesday, July 14, 2010

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS … ABC SOAPS CUT SHOWS

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS … 

ABC SOAPS CUT SHOWS

ABC DAYTIME TV

The daytime community is reeling  after news began to circulate that ABC Daytime is seriously toying with the idea of cutting their order of scripted, new episodes by 20 shows per year, per soap.

"In a cost-cutting measure, ABC wants to replace as many as 20 episodes a year with 'classic episodes' of the three ABC soap operas," says a source. "These new, classic episodes would highlight current couples the network wants to promote."

In addition to the six holiday episodes a year where classic episodes are already aired, this would bring the total of annual re-airings of ABC Daytime soaps to 26. If it happens, this move would alter the guarantees ABC has to pay its actors, writers, directors, producers, etc.

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