FIRST EPISODE : September 8, 2026 (S40 E1/Episode 9860)
LAST EPISODE :
NUMBER OF EPISODES :
DATES OF TAPING :
Episode 9897 was taped on September 22, 2026 and aired on October 29, 2026
MAIN CHARACTERS ON SCREEN
Katherine “Katie” Elizabeth Logan
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS ON SCREEN
Here are the two top 10 lists for The Bold and the Beautiful, based on the cast listed by CBS in September 2026. Characters are ranked by their first appearance on this show; actors are ranked by their own first appearance, even if they left and later returned. (www.cbs.com)
Longest-running characters
| Rank | Character | First appearance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Forrester | 1987 |
| 2 | Brooke Logan | 1987 |
| 3 | Ridge Forrester | 1987 |
| 4 | Katie Logan | 1987 |
| 5 | Donna Logan | 1987 |
| 6 | Taylor Hayes | 1990 |
| 7 | Sheila Carter | 1992 |
| 8 | Steffy Forrester | 1999 |
| 9 | Deacon Sharpe | 2000 |
| 10 | Zende Forrester Dominguez | 2001 |
Sheila first appeared on The Young and the Restless in 1990, but did not cross over to The Bold and the Beautiful until 1992. Steffy first appeared as a baby in 1999, years before Jacqueline MacInnes Wood took over the role. (www.paramountpressexpress.com)
Longest-serving actors
| Rank | Actor | Current role | First appearance on the show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McCook | Eric Forrester | 1987 |
| 2 | Katherine Kelly Lang | Brooke Logan | 1987 |
| 3 | Kimberlin Brown | Sheila Carter | 1992 |
| 4 | Sean Kanan | Deacon Sharpe | 2000 |
| 5 | Jennifer Gareis | Donna Logan | 2006 |
| 6 | Alley Mills | Pamela Douglas | 2006 |
| 7 | Heather Tom | Katie Logan | 2007 |
| 8 | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood | Steffy Forrester | 2008 |
| 9 | Don Diamont | Bill Spencer Jr. | 2009 |
| 10 | Scott Clifton | Liam Spencer | 2010 |
John McCook and Katherine Kelly Lang are the two current cast members who have been with the show since its March 23, 1987 premiere. Ridge, Katie and Donna also date back to the show’s first year, but their current portrayers joined later. (www.paramountpressexpress.com)
PREGNANCIES/BIRTHS
In September 2026, Steffy learns that she is pregnant with Carter’s baby after a one night stand.
WEDDINGS
DIVORCES
DEPARTURES
RETURNS
DEATHS
RECASTS
WEEK 1 : SEPTEMBER 7-11, 2026 : Darcy Dylan, Miss Dylan’s mother (Kelly Sullivan). She showed up and learned that Dylan’s been keeping many secrets from her, including her been homeless, living with Will, and dating him. Katie got in Dylan’s face about the secrets and vowed not to let her ruin Will’s life. Meanwhile, Carter and Steffy agreed to keep their drunken tryst a secret but then locked the door at Forrester to discuss it, prompting Daphne to find them and confront them. Nothing came of it.
WEEK 2 : SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2026 : Darcy Dylan defended Missy, with Katie and while Will stuck with dating Dylan, Katie went to Electra to ask her not to give up on Will. Meanwhile, Steffy took a pregnancy test and it confirmed she’s pregnant. She told Carter and said they couldn’t keep it a secret.
WEEK 3 : SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2026 : Carter came up with the soapiest, messiest plan to hide that he and Steffy cheated on their spouses. He wanted Steffy to fake becoming a surrogate for him and Daphne. When Steffy refused, Carter manipulated Daphne into asking Steffy to do it, knowing perfectly well she’s already pregnant with his child.
WEEK 4 : SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 02, 2026 : Katie and Will had it out over Dylan again and Will felt like his mother was being just like Stephanie. Meanwhile, he and Dylan were spending a lot of nights together. Carter coerced Steffy into telling Daphne she’d consider being a surrogate for her, that she only needed to discuss it with Finn first. Once she did, Finn was against it but then soon left for a conference out of town. While that was going down, Deacon was confiding in Sheila about his marriage, something Taylor wasn’t exactly happy to hear. By the end of the week, Katie and Hope decided to try to steal Zende from Forrester.
WEEK 5: OCTOBER 05-09, 2026 : Will confided in Wyatt. Daphne was upset that she didn’t get to be there for the “transfer,” but was happy Steffy was her surrogate. Eric and Ridge supported Electra’s new line. Electra overheard Dylan trying to get Zende to leave FC for Logan and snitched on her to Eric and Ridge. Then, she told Electra that she’s going to be fired. Zende faced Eric and Ridge and talked about how they play favorites, and then quit Forrester.
WEEK 6 : OCTOBER 12-16, 2026 : Zende reconsidered his future at Forrester Creations and gave Ridge a firm ultimatum: Dylan must be allowed to stay. Ridge refused and Zende went over to Logan, to accept their offer. Brooke was livid and confronted her sister, Katie. Meanwhile, Will revealed he is in love with Dylan, and Steffy panicked when Finn announced his early return home and struggled with whether to confess the truth about what she had done.
WEEK 7 : October 19-23, 2026 : Steffy shocked Finn when she admitted she had gone ahead with the fertility procedure against his wishes, and so he did a pregnancy test and confirmed she was pregnant. Of course, we already knew. Brooke felt increasingly disconnected from Katie as their rivalry intensified, and she went to Bill to try to get him to “talk sense” into her sister. Donna questioned if she used her wiles to get him over on her side and she denied it was like that. He tried and Katie questioned him as her hostility toward Brooke grew.
WEEK 8 : October 26-30, 2026 : Dylan refused a job from Logan, knowing she wasn’t wanted there, after reading some articles Katie had written that trashed Forrester Creations. Brooke went to Bill for help in getting Katie back on her side. Katie found out her sister and Bill had been texting and that Bill texted her a stallion emoji. Wyatt met and flirted with Darcy, and Eric and Ridge worried about Forrester.
