November 8–14, 2026
The act never stopped.
Michael Damian — in October he asked his fans to request his new single on the radio, the old way, a phone call to the station. They answered, and they voted it to No. 15 on the chart that counts fan votes. The chart story nobody else told: the fans did it.
November 1–7, 2026
The show ended. The band didn’t.
William Lipton — GH’s Cameron Webber was a working musician at six, then a casting call picked him out of 5,000 to front a band that was supposed to be fake. 2026 tried to take it all away, twice.
October 25–31, 2026 — Halloween Special
Haunted Highways.
Route 666, Skinwalker Ranch, La Llorona, and phantom truckers — four true stories from the dark side of the American road.
October 23, 2026
She came to start trouble.
Kandi Burruss — the Grammy-winning writer behind ‘No Scrubs’ — walked into Fairmont Crest as Kalista Kilroy and turned Dani Dupree’s big night into payback.
October 22, 2026
The face is familiar. The role is a secret.
Sofia Mattsson — GH’s Sasha Gilmore — is filming at Days of Our Lives in a role the show won’t name. She debuts in Salem early 2027.
October 18–24, 2026
The voice that soaps sent to number one.
James Ingram hung up on Quincy Jones, won two Grammys, and watched GH turn ‘Baby, Come to Me’ into a number one.
October 17, 2026
Who is Jude?
Wil Traval debuted as ‘Jude’ with no name in the credits. Steve Burton’s podcast leak says it’s a recast — is Jude really Jerry Jacks?
October 11–17, 2026
The man who put soaps in primetime.
Aaron Spelling. 218 shows. 3,000 hours of television. The man who took the soap opera out of the afternoon.
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