The original post: /r/television by /u/trover2345325 on 2024-12-31 08:38:01.

I know that CBS upcoming Daytime soap Beyond the gates is the new soap in America, 17 years since the cancelation of the last new daytime soap Passions and daytime soap lovers hope that this will be a daytime soap renaissance but after looking at the promo I begin to think that Beyond the gates will have fewer seasons and will likely be cancelled in about few months or years for few reasons.

  • The premise is so campy (for a soap opera)
  • Real life have wealth inequality and people don’t like the rich
  • The acting feels silly (for a soap opera)
  • And it’s not realistic and grounded.

I know that Beyond the gates will attract soap opera viewers including their relatives, but it might not attract new viewers as most prefer Grounded drama and realistic shows and even reality shows (even though they are trash), most viewers in the current generation are not interested in daytime soaps anymore, especially that cable is on the verge of extinction and people headed for streaming, and I know that Days of our lives a daytime soap airs on streaming now and is still ongoing, but it likely won’t last.

If Beyond the gates won’t attract new viewers and won’t increase TV ratings in about few months and won’t renew for more seasons, then this will cause CBS to make a hard decision to cancel Beyond the gates and realize that Daytime soaps are extinct and people don’t watch them anymore that they will one day cancel The Young and the Restless and the Bold and the beautiful making CBS the first top network without daytime soaps and NBC and even abc will cancel their remaining daytime soaps like General Hospital and the Young and the Restless even Days of Our lives eventhough the latter is now streaming. If that happens, then this could be a sign that Daytime soaps are extinct in America and people don’t watch them anymore.

If Beyond the Gates should be ongoing, then the show could have been a primetime drama series like Grey’s Anatomy which is still ongoing, be grounded and realistic and will air on streaming only if the show must survive and adjust to the changing times.

And that’s my perspective on why I think Beyond the gates will run for a few seasons and will be cancelled very soon.