Wednesday, April 3, 2013

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Same-Day Repeats Moving To TVGN, Leaving SOAPnet This Summer

TVGN today announced that it will become the exclusive basic cable home for the #1 daytime drama, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (Y&R). The acquisition of the top-rated daytime franchise from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) marks the first TVGN programming announcement as part of the new CBS Corporation/Lionsgate partnership.

Beginning this summer, Y&R will move from SOAPnet, where it has already been a basic cable ratings success, to TVGN, keeping the 7 p.m. ET/PT time slot where it has built a loyal fan base, and will appear day-and-date with its broadcast on CBS. One of the most popular franchises in daytime television history, Y&R recently celebrated 40 years on the air on CBS, where it has dominated the ratings in daytime.

Currently, Y&R is the #1 daytime drama on network television among total viewers and key demos, including women 18-49 and 25-54. It has also been Soapnet’s #1 series for five consecutive years, delivering a significant audience share among women 18-49 and 25-54—two key demos for TVGN.

Y&R, which is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company in association with Sony Pictures Television, has been the #1-rated daytime drama for more than 24 years. It has received 119 Daytime Emmy Awards, more than any other daytime drama, and 412 Emmy nominations. The show is broadcast weekdays (12:30-1:30 p.m. ET; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon PT) on CBS.

Y&R revolves around the rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Chancellor, Baldwin and Winters families. When THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS premiered in 1973, it revolutionized the daytime drama. It continues to set the standard with strong characters, socially conscious storylines, romance and sensuality.

8 comments:

  1. When is TV Guide going to remove the scrolling grid.

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  2. I have to admit I haven't paid attention to TVGN in quite a while, but just turned it on and there is no schedule grid.

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  3. That's good news if the schedule grid is gone. Otherwise, it would have to be a cliffhanger episode of Y&R for me to put up with grid at the bottom of the screen.

    In the past, that scrolling grid always distracted me too much to enjoy whatever show TV Guide channel was airing.

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  4. I hope CBS adds some "classic" daytime drams like "Love of Life" and "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light" to the TVGN line-up.

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  5. I just checked TVGN on our cable network, and GRID!!! I won't watch it if that darn scrolling grid is running through the ENTIRE episode :(

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  6. If they get rid of the grid, I'll watch. If they don't I won't. I don't know why Roger says there isn't a grid, when I'm looking right at it and it's the only channel that is TVGN available.

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  7. Marsha, we don't have a grid on TVGN on Verizon Fios in NYC. Someone on Twitter said they also have it, but as of April TVGN re-branded and I thought that was a thing of the past for everyone.

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  8. Thanks for letting me know. I thought maybe there was two. But, unfortunately here we have the grid. This is with Comcast television.

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