Thank god for them getting rid of Reilly. He has done nothing but destroy once a good show twice now with his lucrative writing of demonic possession, killing off several veteran actors by Deidre Hall's Marlena but then having them all be alive on a tropical island etc.
Reilly's creation, the mind-blowing Passions, has also been renewed, even though it's currently pulling in 1.4-1.7 ratings and losing ground in the demos, especially it's target demo, 12-17 year old girls.
HEY, how do I KNOW all of this? Well, I workedbriefly in daytime a looong time ago, and still follow it.