The Bold And The Beautiful Spoilers: CBS To Celebrate 7,000th Episode

CBS will be celebrating the 7,000th episode of its longest running soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful," this Friday, Jan. 23. This is one of the biggest milestones for the network and it is much anticipated by fans. The episode will feature a documentary of how the soap was created, the changes throughout the decades, the main cast, guest stars and many more.

Angelica McDaniel, senior vice president of Daytime CBS Entertainment, said in a statement the "7,000 episodes of television is an incredible achievement, and one we are tremendously proud of. This milestone is a testament to the impact of Bill and Lee Bell on the genre, the passion and creativity of Brad Bell, his staff and crew and the unwavering support of our loyal fans."

Bradley P. Bell, executive producer and head writer for the soap, said: "The Bold and the Beautiful—7,000 continuous episodes of television and going strong! What a milestone. Much gratitude to our incredibly loyal fans around the world and to Angelica McDaniel and CBS for allowing us our freedom of expression for over 27 years."

The production team is truly very thankful for the loyal fans the soap has gained around the world.

To celebrate the milestone, the cast members will have a live Twitter chat. Meanwhile, here are some spoilers for the episodes this week:

Ridge will ask Caroline to end her marriage with Rick, but the woman is not quite ready. After the way Rick has treated her, Ridge thinks that she should choose him instead.

Brooke is about to return from Italy. She will be surprised to find out how Ridge has been involved with issues between Rick and Caroline.

Meanwhile, now that Maya has reunited with her sister, she will also find out about the divorce papers drawn up by Rick. Elsewhere, specifically at Spencer Publications, Bill will be putting his loved ones in charge of the business.

"The Bold and the Beautiful" airs from Mondays to Fridays at 1:30 p.m. on CBS.