Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Daytime and primetime soap stars are everywhere in 2012: The Year of the Soap! Below are some of the upcoming guest appearances by soap stars on primetime shows. We update this list every few days.

MARCH
20 NCIS - William Russ (ex-Tucker, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
20 NCIS: LOS ANGELES - Dan Lauria (ex-Gus, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
20 SWITCHED AT BIRTH - Corbin Bernsen (Todd, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
21 HOT IN CLEVELAND - Maree Cheatham (ex-Marie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
21 CSI - Nadia Bjorlin (ex-Chloe, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Christopher Knight (ex-Leigh, ANOTHER WORLD)
22 THE SECRET CIRCLE - Joe Lando (ex-Jake, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
22 AWAKE - Brianna Brown (ex-Lisa, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
23 SUPERNATURAL - Mark Pellegrino (ex-Jacob, LOST)
23 FAIRLY LEGAL - John Brotherton (ex-Jared, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
25 CSI: MIAMI - Richard Burgi (ex-Chad, ANOTHER WORLD)
25 ARMY WIVES - Susan Lucci (ex-Erica, ALL MY CHILDREN)
27 NCIS - Eden Riegel (ex-Bianca, ALL MY CHILDREN)
29 PERSON OF INTEREST - Sarah Wynter (ex-Catherine, THE CITY)
29 THE MENTALIST - Jay Acovone (ex-Joe, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
30 CSI: NEW YORK - Spencer Grammer (ex-Lucy, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
30 BLUE BLOODS - Benton Greene (ex-Derek, AS THE WORLD TURNS)

APRIL
  1 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Sean Kanan (Deacon, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
  2 CASTLE - Charles Shaughnessy (Elliot, THE BAY)
  2 BODY OF PROOF - Luke Perry (ex-Ned, LOVING)
  4 HAPPY ENDINGS - Brian Ausin Green (ex-Brian, KNOTS LANDING)
  5 SCANDAL - Liza Weil (Dr. Glass, ANYONE BUT ME) - Indie Soap Award winner!
  6 BLUE BLOODS - Orlagh Cassidy (Colleen, EMPIRE)
  6 CSI: NEW YORK - Blake Gibbons (Coleman, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  8 GCB - Eric Winter (ex-Rex, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Scott Reeves (Steven, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
15 NYC 22 - Monti Sharp (ex-David, GUIDING LIGHT)
TBD GOSSIP GIRL - David Gregory
TBD BONES - Ashley Jones
TBD LAW & ORDER: SVU - Mark Consuelos
TBD THE SECRET CIRCLE - John de Lancie

MAY
13 THE CLIENT LIST - Trevor St. John (ex-Victor, Jr, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

2012
TBD PRIVATE PRACTICE - Ashley Jones
TBD HAWAII FIVE-0 - Stacy Haiduk
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND - Steven Weber, Rick Springfield (Summer)
TBD CASTLE - Justin Hartley
TBD MELISSA & JOEY - Shawn Christian
TBD MODERN FAMILY - Bobby Cannavale
TBD SUPERNATURAL - Rachel Miner
TBD LAW & ORDER: SVU - Fisher Stevens
TBD CSI: NEW YORK - Molly Burnett, Sherri Saum
TBD HAPPILY DIVORCED - Sean Kanan
TBD THE BIG C - Tammy Blanchard

If you see a name missing or find out an official airdate, add it in our Comments section. We've included one familiar role for each actor (many of them are known for several roles).

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