Another holiday means another time for soap fans to wonder whether General Hospital, Young and Restless, Bold and Beautiful, Beyond the Gates, and Days of Our Lives are going to be on as usual, or if they will be preempted or airing encore episodes on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. We here at Soap Opera Digest don’t want anyone to miss a single episode of the drama, so here’s a detailed rundown of what will be airing on Wednesday, December 31, and Thursday, January 1.

Will Beyond the Gates be on over New Year’s?

BTG will be preempted nationally on New Year’s Eve so that CBS Sports can broadcast the Sun Bowl featuring the Arizona State Sun Devils at Duke Blue Devils. But fans will want to make sure to tune in on New Year’s Day for an all-new episode where Nicole (Daphnee Duplaix) delivers some heartbreaking news and Dani (Karla Mosley) once again takes Bill’s (Timon Kyle Durrett) attention from Hayley (Marquita Goings).

Will Bold and Beautiful be on over New Year’s?

B&B will be new on Wednesday, with an episode featuring an angry face-off between Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Bill (Don Diamont), Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) casting blame, and Katie (Heather Tom) getting emotional. Then, on Thursday, CBS will air the July 3, 2025, episode where Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) frantically tried to stop Luna (Lisa Yamada) from doing something desperate, even as the psycho held Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) at gunpoint.

Will Days of Our Lives be on over New Year’s?

Because it streams on Peacock and isn’t subject to preemptions, DAYS will be airing brand-new episodes on the holidays, and fans can watch them anytime at their own convenience. And with the DiMeras facing a difficult decision, Leo (Greg Rikaart) turning to Marlena (Deidre Hall) before his wedding, and Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) and Gwen (Emily O’Brien) finding common ground, and more, fans won’t want to miss any of the drama.

Will General Hospital be on over New Year’s?

GH will be airing reruns on both Wednesday and Thursday this week. On New Year’s Eve, viewers can tune in to see the December 27, 2024, episode where Lulu (Alexa Havins) reunited with Charlotte (then-Scarlett Fernandez) in Prague, Laura (Genie Francis) and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) learned surprising news about the Cassadine fortune, Anna (Finola Hughes) confronted a newly back-in-town Emma (Braedyn Bruner), and more. Then, as previously reported, ABC will be rebroadcasting the late Anthony Geary’s final episode as Luke Spencer, which originally aired on July 27, 2015, in lieu of its regularly scheduled Thursday programming.

Will Young and Restless be on over New Year’s?

Y&R will be airing a brand-new episode on Wednesday, with Cane (Billy Flynn) making an effort for Lily (Christel Khalil), Adam (Mark Grossman) and Sally (Courtney Hope) hashing things out, and more. Then, on Thursday, CBS will offer an encore presentation of the September 10, 1998, show, where Jill (Jess Walton) interrupted Katherine’s (Jeanne Cooper) big party to make a shocking announcement to her and her guests, Victor (Eric Braeden) plotted to destroy Michael (Christian J. LeBlanc), and more.

Make sure to mark your calendars so that you don’t miss a single all-new episode of your favorite soaps, and make a note of any encore shows that you’d like to watch or re-watch. And once the new year begins, the drama will pick up on Friday, January 2, from wherever it left off. Which means a whole new year of drama, romance, and excitement will begin!