According toShowbiz Cheat Sheet, soaps use a variety of techniques to make shooting them more efficient and cost-effective.

For instance, lighting an entire set can help each take be longer.

Read on to find out just how many shows the cast and crew film each week.

The cast of The Bold and the Beautiful celebrates 30 years.

Interestingly, when it came to the beginning of “B&B,” they did things differently.

Actresses Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Katherine Kelly Lang, Heather Tom, Alley Mills and Executive Producer Lee Phillip Bell (c) pose for a photo at ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ live script read and panel at The Paley Center for Media