Daytime Nielsen Ratings - Week of August 4-8, 2008

From the ABC Daytime ratings release: * ABC extended its streak as Daytime's No. 1 network in key Women 18-49 to 12 straight weeks (1.2 rating/761,000 - tied on rating). * In Women 18-34, ABC was home to 3 of Daytime's Top 5 programs for the 17th week in a row: "The View" (No. 2T, 0.8 rating/270,000), "General Hospital" (No. 2T, 0.8 rating/266,000) and "One life to Live" (No. 5T, 0.7 rating/247,000). * In Women 18-49, for the 17th week running the net has ranked at least 3 shows among the upper echelon: "General Hospital" (No. 2T, 1.2 rating/823,000), "The View" (No. 2T, 1.2 rating/808,000) and "One Life to Live" (No. 4T - 1.1 rating/729,000). * Ranking among Daytime's Top 5 programs for the 16th straight week in target young women, "One Life to Live" topped CBS' "As the World Turns" (2:00 - 3:00 p.m.) head to head by 39% in Women 18-34 (247,000 vs. 178,000) and by 13% in Women 18-49 (729,000 vs. 643,000). * "General Hospital" surpassed CBS' "Guiding Light" at 3 o'clock by a solid 71% in Women 18-34 (266,000 vs. 156,000), by 36% in Women 18-49 (823,000 vs. 607,000) and by 16% in Total Viewers (2.63 million vs. 2.27 million). Following are the Daytime Lineup averages, plus Top 5 Programs Ranks - Week of July 28, 2008:Daytime Rank: Total Viewers Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s) No. 1 CBS 3.66 million No. 1 CBS 1.2/774,000 No. 2 ABC 2.72 million No. 1 ABC 1.2/761,000 No. 3 NBC 2.55 million No. 3 NBC 1.1/721,000 Top 5 Daytime Programs in Women 18-49 (rank based on rating)Program Net Rtg/000s The Young & the Restless CBS 1.8/1.20 million General Hospital ABC 1.2/823,000 The View ABC 1.2/808,000 The Bold and the Beautiful CBS 1.1/751,000 One Life to Live ABC 1.1/729,000 Days of Our Lives NBC 1.1/721,000