Thanksgiving is bringing plenty of family drama, holiday chaos, and a few scheduling shake-ups to daytime television. While the residents of Port Charles, Genoa City, and Fairmont Crest prepare for their own holiday headaches, several fan-favorite soaps are taking a break for the holiday. But not every daytime drama is going dark for the holiday.
So, which soaps are airing new episodes over Thanksgiving week, and which are getting benched for football? Here’s a breakdown of what’s airing, what’s not, and when your favorite daytime dramas will return.
Beyond the Gates
CBS’s Beyond the Gates will air just two new episodes during Thanksgiving week, on Monday, November 24, and Tuesday, November 25. The network will then rebroadcast the two-part musical event, “Articulettes Reunion,” originally aired on August 1 and 4, 2025, on Wednesday, November 26, and Thursday, November 27. The storyline reunites Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) with Sharon (Bonita Brisker) and Tracy (Maria Howell), members of the once-popular 1970s girl group the Articulettes, for their first performance together in decades.
The daytime drama will be preempted entirely on Friday, November 28, for CBS Sports coverage, with new episodes scheduled to resume Monday, December 1.
CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful will be preempted on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, as CBS airs NFL coverage of the Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions game at 1/12c. The daytime soap will also take a break on Black Friday, November 27, as CBS broadcasts the Nebraska vs. Iowa college football rivalry game at 12 pm/11c. New episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful are scheduled to resume Monday, November 30, with streaming available on Paramount+.
Days of Our Lives
Unlike network soaps that are forced to take a hiatus for holiday football, Days of Our Lives is not subject to regular TV preemptions because it streams exclusively on Peacock. Because you can stream Peacock at any time, you can seamlessly fit Salem’s holiday hijinx right into any chaotic Thanksgiving schedule so you can prep your potatoes with the Hortons. Brand-new episodes will drop on schedule on both Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday.
General Hospital
ABC will preempt General Hospital on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, as college football coverage takes over the network’s afternoon lineup. For the holiday, the storylines will build toward the Quartermaine family’s annual Thanksgiving dinner, a usual unmitigated disaster that typically ends in a pizza run.
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless will not air new episodes on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, or Black Friday, November 27. Like The Bold and the Beautiful, the daytime soap will be preempted as CBS airs live sports coverage, beginning with the Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions NFL Thanksgiving Day game. The network will also air college football coverage on Friday, November 27, in place of its regular daytime programming.
Beyond the Gates, Weekdays, CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful, Weekdays, CBS
Days of our Lives, Weekdays, Peacock
General Hospital, Weekdays, ABC
The Young and the Restless, Weekdays, CBS