WHAT TO WATCH: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

What's new in the world of soaps? Serialized scripted content is everywhere in 2012, The Year of the Soap, and we have your guide to the new episodes airing on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.  Daytime TV, primetime, broadcast, cable, web series, we've got it all.

NOTE: Daytime soap times may vary in some local markets.

(All times are ET)

12:30 p.m.		THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (CBS)
1 p.m.		DAYS OF OUR LIVES (NBC)
1:30 p.m.		THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (CBS)
3 p.m.		GENERAL HOSPITAL (ABC)
		VENICE The Series (venicetheseries.com)
8 p.m.		ONE TREE HILL (CW)
		UNA MAID EN MANHATTAN (Telemundo)
9 p.m.		THE TUDORS (BBC America)
		EL TALISMAN (Univision)
		FLOR SALVAJE (Telemundo)
10 p.m.		RELACIONES PELIGROSAS (Telemundo)
		REVENGE (ABC)
		SOUTHLAND (TNT)
		MISTRESSES (BBC America)
		LA QUE NO PODIA AMOR (Univision)

On CSI at 10 p.m. ET on CBS, Brianna Brown (ex-Lisa, GENERAL HOSPITAL), Jill Larson (ex-Opal, ALL MY CHILDREN) and Roger Bart (ex-George, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) are among the guest stars.

Former AS THE WORLD TURNS Emmy nominee guest stars on Prospect Park's ROYAL PAINS at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Remember to use #yearofthesoap on Twitter to promote your favorite serialized shows.

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PREVIEW: ABC's Wednesday Night Soap REVENGE ("Perception"); William Devane Debuts

As The Year of the Soap continues, ABC primetime soap REVENGE airs a new episode on Wednesday, February 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. William Devane (KNOTS LANDING) debuts as the Grayson patriarch in "Perception."

In an atmosphere of nervous excitement for Emily & Daniel's upcoming engagement party, things quickly start to unravel.

Victoria tries to regain the upper hand by using Conrad's own father (Devane) against him.

Jack finds himself wandering deeper into the fray.

The rug gets pulled out from under Charlotte, and even more so for Emily

Watch a preview below:

Today in Soap Opera History (February 8)

On this date in...

1955: On LOVE OF LIFE, Ben (David Lewis) warns Judith (Virginia Robinson) while Paul (Richard Coogan) gets pressure to marry Judith from her father. Watch the episode below.

Monday Night Ratings: SMASH Debuts Strong, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Up

The Monday night ratings are in and SMASH debuted big for NBC. The Year of the Soap continues!

From NBC:
Monday at 10 p.m. ET, the series premiere of SMASH (3.8/10 in 18-49, 11.4 million viewers overall) scored the highest 18-49 rating for a regular 10 p.m. drama on any broadcast network on any night of the week so far this season. SMASH delivered NBC’s top in-season 18-49 and total-viewer results in this time period since November 3, 2008 (“SNL” election special).

RESULTS: Indie Soap & Couple of the Week Poll (January 29-February 4, 2012); DEVANITY/Gina & Ani No. 1

Below are the results from the WE LOVE SOAPS TV "Indie Soap of the Week" poll for the week of January 29-February 4, 2012. DEVANITY celebrated Christmas and moved up to first place for the week. VENICE finished in second followed by GOSSIP BOY.



We also asked readers which web series couple was their favorite last week.  VENICE's Ani and Gina came out on top this week.   Check out the Top 5 below:

RANK	COUPLE	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Gina & Ani, VENICE	1	7
2	Lara & Ani, VENICE	2	5
3	Jason & Lara, DEVANITY	-	1
4	Brad & Kenzie, RIVER RIDGE	-	0
5	Jairus & Devin, GOSSIP BOY	3	1

Watch last week's indie soaps below:
- BLOOD LIES Episode 5 "Making Choices"
- DEVANITY Season 2 Episode 2
- GOSSIP BOY Episode 5 "The Mysterious Man"
- HOW I SEIZE IT Episode 43 "Gender Identity"
- HUSTLING Episode 8 "The Flow" (Season 1 Finale)
- INTERRACIAL Episode 2
- OLD DOGS & NEW TRICKS Episode 4 "Stuck in a Jam"
- ORANGE JUICE IN BISHOPS GARDEN Season 5 Episode 2 "The Audition"
- PRETTY Season 3 Episode 6
- RIVER RIDGE Episode 2 “Tell My Stories To The One’s I Love, Hide My Fears From Those I Don’t”
- SOCIAL ANXIETY Episode 1 Part 2 "Poe"
- THROWING STONES Season 2 Episodes 6 & 7
- TWO DOORS DOWN Episode 11 "Baby Blues"
- VENICE Season 3 Episode 9 (Subscription)

RESULTS: Daytime Soap & Couple of the Week Poll (January 30-Februay 3, 2012) - DAYS OF OUR LIVES/John & Marlena No. 1

Here are the results from the WE LOVE SOAPS TV Daytime Soap & Couple of the Week poll for January 30-Februay 3, 2012. DAYS OF OUR LIVES was voted as the favorite of our readers last week with GENERAL HOSPITAL coming in second.



In our latest Favorite Couple poll, John & Marlena from DAYS OF OUR LIVES remained at No. 1 for the tenth week in a row. See the full results below.  Some new couples almost made the list this week DAYS' EJ/Will, Sonny/Will, GH's Patrick/Robin, Dante/Lulu and B&B's Hope/Liam were all runners-up.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Stars Freddie Smith & Kate Mansi Appearing At WeHo Red Carpet Pooch Parade

AT&T Presents the WeHo Red Carpet Pooch Parade to celebrate the opening of the AT&T West Hollywood Store in support of PAWS/LA and the Gay Men’s Choir of Los Angeles on Saturday, February 11th noon-2 p.m. Walk the red carpet with your costumed pooch!

The event will feature a dog costume contest, prizes and giveaways – with special guest judges The Mayor of West Hollywood and DAYS OF OUR LIVES stars Kate Mansi & Freddie Smith! This event is open and free to the public. If you're in the area, check it out!

Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Daytime and primetime soap stars are everywhere this winter! Below are some of the upcoming guest appearances by soap stars on primetime shows including Ilene Kristen playing the estranged mother of a troubled young man on LAW & ORDER: SVU (an episode which features both Harry Connick Jr. and Miranda Lambert). We update this list every few days.

If you see a name missing or find out an official airdate, add it in our Comments section. Per our reader's request, we are including a key soap role from the actor's past in case you don't recognize a name (a work in progress).

FEBRUARY
  7 UNFORGETTABLE - Chris Beetem (ex-Jordan, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
  7 GLEE - Ricky Martin (ex-Miguel, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  7 JERSEY COUTURE - Alicia Minshew

CBS Celebrates Valentine's Day With Special Episodes

CBS Daytime is celebrating Valentine's Day with episodes filled with sweetness, love and lots of surprises, on THE TALK, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, LET’S MAKE A DEAL, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL on Tuesday, Feb. 14 on the CBS Television Network.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, with host Drew Carey, aims to make Valentine’s Day as romantic as ever, with help from actor Daniel Goddard of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. Prizes include a new home theater for a date night, as well as romantic trips to New York City, Venice, Italy and Paris, and a new Mazda sports car.