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Recaps for the week of January 28 - February 1

Author: 
Andrew Sawyer / TV Media
Chad Duell as Michael, Kristin Alderson as Starr and Sean Kanan as AJ in a scene from “General Hospital”

Chad Duell as Michael, Kristin Alderson as Starr and Sean Kanan as AJ in a scene from “General Hospital”

The Bold and the Beautiful

With Steffy out of town, Liam finds it difficult to resist Hope when they spend a lot of time together. To make matters worse, Brooke begs and pleads with Liam to dump Steffy and choose a future with Hope. Steffy returns from Paris feeling insecure about her relationship but anxious to share the news of her pregnancy. Dayzee gets into an awkward situation with Maya, while Marcus introduces the Forresters to his brother Carter. Meanwhile, Thomas decides to move to Paris after Rick is appointed president of Forrester Creations, but Taylor and Eric devise a plan to keep him in town. Pam makes her romantic intentions toward Eric known. Bill confides in Justin that his feelings are torn between Katie, his wife, and her sister Brooke.

Days of Our Lives

Jennifer ups the ante by asking Daniel to spend a romantic night with her out of town after she finds Chloe in his apartment wearing nothing but one of his shirts. Later, the couple's romantic night is ruined when Chloe calls Daniel about a Parker crisis. Nicole tries to frame Kristen by planting top secret Titan files from Brady's computer on to hers, but the plan fails and the unlikely lovers grow even closer. Meanwhile, Nick starts digging up dirt on Will after Gabi agrees with Rafe's suggestion that she postpone the wedding. After an angry confrontation with Gabi and related fight with Rafe, Sami finds comfort in EJ and they almost make love. Finished with her mother's scheming, Billie decides to quit Mad World and leave Salem.

General Hospital

When Maxie learns that Spinelli and Ellie are done for, she considers telling him the truth about her pregnancy. Later, Britt warns Lulu that there is something she really needs to know about the baby Maxie's carrying. Tracy plans her revenge against Michael and AJ and later comforts Connie while she cries in her arms. Alexis learns that her daughter was thrown in jail, and Patrick panics when Emma goes missing. It looks like Sonny may finally get through to Connie when they have it out. A mysterious visitor makes a surprising declaration to Lucy, while John finds himself caught in the middle of a heinous crime scene. Michael finds himself having to choose between Sonny and AJ.

The Young and the Restless

Billy worries that Jack will relapse and advises him not to take on too much when they discuss Jabot's new fashion line. Jack and Nikki talk about overcoming addiction and he thanks her for sticking up for him to Victor. Later, Nikki asks Victor to postpone their wedding. Carmine tells Lauren about his family after she has a blowout with Michael over Fen. As Kevin and Chloe plan to use the stolen money to pay off their debt, Adriana enlists Noah's help to investigate them and she steals the money back. Meanwhile, despite Adam's attempts to work things out, Chelsea is determined to get a divorce and asks Adam not to fight it. Tucker says goodbye to Katherine and Genoa City. Dylan McAvoy arrives and snags a job at The Underground after he introduces himself to Nick using the alias Mac.

It's a 'Smash': NBC's musical drama begins its second act

Author: 
Andrew Warren / TV Media
(left to right) Megan Hilty, Anjelica Huston, Jennifer Hudson, Jack Davenport, Debra Messing and Christian Borle in "Smash"

(left to right) Megan Hilty, Anjelica Huston, Jennifer Hudson, Jack Davenport, Debra Messing and Christian Borle in "Smash"

When the lights go down and the curtain goes up at a Broadway premiere, the members of the audience aren't the only ones sitting on the edge of their seat in anticipation.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, on Bravo

Adrienne and Paul pay Kyle and Mauricio a visit to talk about Brandi while everyone tries to move on at the restaurant. Elsewhere, Kim learns her house may be haunted and Yolanda runs into her ex-husband Mohamed.

Adrienne Maloof as seen in "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"
Adrienne Maloof as seen in "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"

Follow the 'Rules': CBS comedy returns for its seventh season

Author: 
Rebecca Potter / TV Media
The cast of "Rules of Engagement"

The cast of "Rules of Engagement"

On Monday, Feb. 4, CBS's fan-favorite "Rules of Engagement" returns for its seventh season premiere, and its renewal might come as a surprise for some.

Q: Who's the actress who played Jack's mother on "30 Rock"? She looks familiar to me, but I didn't recognize her name in the credits.

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

The actress portraying Jack's perpetually disappointed mother is Elaine Stritch, and the fact that the face is familiar while the name is not is a direct result of her career choices.

Stritch is a longtime Broadway star who, according to a gushy biography in "The New York Times," "carved out a singular niche for herself in show business as a worldly, salty, gravel-voiced dame who regularly stole shows from pretty ladies with pretty sopranos."

30 Rock, on NBC

Liz finds it difficult to adjust to life as a stay-at-home mom in this finale. Meanwhile, Jack takes a look at his own life, Kenneth the former page takes on a new position as president of NBC, and Tracy is lost without Kenneth's constant attention.

Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin star in "30 Rock"
Tina Fey stars in "30 Rock"

Q: When is HBO's "The Newsroom" coming back for Season 2?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

HBO seems to be going for news-style dependability with its scheduling, debuting the second season of "The Newsroom" in June, one year after its first-season debut -- no fancy scheduling tricks, no moving it around to change time-slot competitors (not that HBO ever worries about that).

"West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin's new political drama takes place, predictably, on the set of a fictional cable news show and features "Dumb & Dumber" (1994) star Jeff Daniels as the show's anchor.

Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials, on CBS

CBS Sports' Boomer Esiason and Aisha Tyler team up to bring viewers the most innovative and funniest ads around. The one-hour interactive special allows viewers to vote live for their favorites on Facebook and Twitter through CBS.com.

Boomer Esiason and Aisha Tyler co-host "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials"
Aisha Tyler co-hosts "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials"

The New Normal, on NBC

Life is anything but normal for single mom Goldie, who acts as a surrogate for gay couple Bryan and David. The freshman comedy explores modern family life through the eyes of Bryan, David, Goldie and Goldie's young daughter, Shania.

(from left): Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha star in "The New Normal"
Justin Bartha stars in "The New Normal"

Go On, on NBC

When Anne, Yolanda, Sonia and Fausta want to buy a wedding dress for Lauren, they enlist Owen's help. Meanwhile, despite Lauren's warning against dating fellow support group members, Ryan sets his sights on Simone, played by guest star Piper Perabo.

Tyler James Williams in "Go On"
Tyler James Williams in "Go On"
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