Saturday, May 31, 2008

News Brief

Nelson Branco's weekly "Suds Report"
Deidre Hall "off" DAYS! Exclusive: Cameron Mathison’s summer job… in Canada, eh! AB-See-ya: Josh Duhon, John Ingle, and Leven Rambin! Davidson back on Y&R!

Losing "The Natural" — An Appreciation of Beth Ehlers
Patrick Erwin blogs: "Beth Ehlers is on her way to ABC and ALL MY CHILDREN's Pine Valley, and they’re all damn lucky to have her. But for the second time in just a few months, P&G and CBS have made the boneheaded move of allowing someone who was woven deeply into the tapestry of a show to walk away. P&G clearly hasn’t learned from the loss of AS THE WORLD TURNS' Martha Byrne (the definitive Lily) and made the same mistake twice! They’ve let another beloved performer walk away with the audience’s heart and a big chunk of the tapestry of the show with all of the history and memories attached. This is something few recasts can ever replace, no matter how hard they try!"

PHOTOS: Cyndi Lauper on ATWT
The P&G blog posted three photos from Cyndi Lauper's July 3rd appearance on AS THE WORLD TURNS.

ATWT's Silbermann in People Magazine
"I'm sure there are haters, but I've only experienced the warmest support from the fans. I get letters from people who feel this character has really helped them."

Dorian tastes corporate high 'Life'
Dorian rocks the Buchanan Enterprises shareholders meeting next week on ONE LIFE TO LIVE by exposing Jared as a fraud and then revealing that she has taken over the company.

"It looks like it's going to be just a regular old stockholders meeting, and then we see Dorian," says Robin Strasser, who plays Dorian. "She busts in wearing one of the best hats ever worn and announces she has information that Jared is not officially a Buchanan. That means all the deals he made are null and void. Therefore, she is picking up all that loose stock, and that makes her queen for a day."

Daytime Nielsen Ratings for the week of May 19-23, 2008
From the ABC Daytime ratings press release:
* For the second straight week, ABC ranked as Daytime's No. 1 network in Women 18-49 (1.4 rating/905,000 - tied in rating).

* For the 12th week running, "General Hospital" was the week's No. 1-ranked program in Daytime in Women 18-34 (1.0 rating - tie).

* With its best performance in 13 weeks, "One Life to Live" was Daytime's No. 2-ranked program in Women 18-49 (1.5/966,000 - tied in rating- since week of 2/18/08), and also captured a Top 5 finish in Women 18-34 (No. 4T - 0.9/310,000).

* In Women 18-49, ABC owned 3 of Daytime's Top 5 programs for the 7th straight week: "General Hospital" (No. 2T, 1.5 rating/986,000), "One Life to Live" (No. 2T, 1.5 rating/966,000) and "The View" (No. 5T, 1.3 rating/872,000).

* In Women 18-34, ABC delivered 3 of Daytime's Top 5 programs for the 7th consecutive week: "General Hospital" (No. 1T, 1.0 rating/332,000), "The View" (No. 4T, 0.9 rating/312,000) and "One Life to Live" (No. 4T, 0.9 rating/310,000).

* "General Hospital" surpassed time period competitor CBS' "Guiding Light" in the 3 o'clock hour by a hefty 141% in Women 18-34 (332,000 vs. 138,000), by 64% in Women 18-49 (986,000 vs. 602,000) and by 24% in Total Viewers (2.78 million vs. 2.25 million).

Following are the Daytime Lineup averages, plus Top 5 Programs Ranks - Week of May 19, 2008:
Daytime Rank:        Total Viewers       Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s)
No. 1 CBS 3.44 million No. 1 NBC 1.4/947,000
No. 2 ABC 2.84 million No. 1 ABC 1.4/905,000
No. 2 NBC 2.84 million No. 3 CBS 1.2/763,000

Top 5 Daytime Programs in Women 18-49 (rank based on rating)

Program                    Net              Rtg/000s
The Young & the Restless CBS 1.6/1.08 million
General Hospital ABC 1.5/986,000
One Life to Live ABC 1.5/966,000
Days of Our Lives NBC 1.4/947,000
The View ABC 1.3/872,000
Bold and the Beautiful CBS 1.3/843,000


VIDEO: Daytime Emmy Submissions
Watch clips from the submitted episodes by shows and actors.

Former AW Art Director does set design for Sex and the City movie
Sex and the City production designer Jeremy Conway was responsible for all the interior looks on the show and in the film. Years ago, his "first real paying job" was as an art director for the NBC soap opera ANOTHER WORLD.

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