Rinna at DANCING WITH THE STARS Coffee Chat

1 Marissa Jaret Winokur, Lisa Rinna (ex-Billie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Samantha Harris, Karina Smirnoff, Hillary Atkin, and Laila Ali attended The Women in Film Entertainment Forum with members from DANCING WITH THE STARS held at The Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday in Los Angeles.

TV Guide Canada's Weekly "Nelson Ratings"

1 The latest "Nelson Ratings" from TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco are now available. In addition to reviewing the week in soaps, naming his top-rated actors, and providing next week’s viewing cheat-sheet, Branco makes November sweeps fearless predictions.

Scripts & Scruples - Wilcox, Arnold and Hopkins

1 SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES has featured a number of guest stars lately. That continues on Monday's episode. Mark Arnold (ex-Rob, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Joe, SANTA BARBARA; ex-Steve, RITUALS; ex-Gavin, THE EDGE OF NIGHT) debuts as Robert Tucker, Bobby's very religious and uptight father from Erie, Pennsylvania. Robert is in New York visiting his son, but does he have an ulterior motive for being in town? Meanwhile, Gerald Hopkins (ex-A.J., GENERAL HOSPITAL) continues his role as Richard Gamage, Stacey's father. On Monday's show, he reveals the real reason he wanted her to visit him in jail. Also on Monday's episode, Lisa Wilcox (ex-Kay, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Ellen, KNOTS LANDING) debuts as Rosalyn Gamage, Stacey's mother. When it rains, it pours for Stacey. Recent guest stars have included Anna Holbrook (ex-Sharlene, ANOTHER WORLD), Kale Browne (ex-Michael, ANOTHER WORLD), Tristan Rogers (Robert, NIGHT SHIFT) and Jill Larson (Opal, ALL MY CHILDREN). Listen to Monday's episode: Up next: Sean Kanan (ex-Deacon, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, ex-A.J., GENERAL HOSPITAL) debuts as Pierre, a man involved with Rosalyn.

Daytime Nielsen Ratings For Week of Oct. 20-24, 2008

From the NBC ratings release: For the week of October 20-24, NBC's "Days of our Lives" delivered its biggest women 18-49 rating in nearly five months and its highest women 18-34 rating in eight months. "Days of our Lives" (1.4 rating, 8 share among women 18-49, 1.2/7 among women 18-34) finished #3 in the women 18-49 category for the week and ranked #1 in the valuable women 18-34 demo. This is the third week in a row "Days" has finished #1 or tied for #1 in the valuable women 18-34 category. "Days" scored its highest women 18-49 rating since the week of May 26-30 and its highest women 18-34 rating since February 18-22. Season to date, "Days" is tied for #3 in the women 18-49 race and tied for #1 among women 18-34. Ratings reflect "live plus same day" data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of "live plus seven day" data except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day." From the ABC ratings release: * As the tornado catastrophe struck Pine Valley, "All My Children" enjoyed a whirlwind week, hitting an 8-month high (since week of 2/25/08) in Total Viewers (2.74 million) and Women 18-34 (316,000 - since week of 2/25/08, and a 5-month high in Women 18-49 (866,000 - since week of 5/26/08). * In Women 18-34, all ABC programs positioned among Daytime's Top 5: "The View" (No. 2 - 354,000/1.0 rating), "All My Children" (No. 3T - 316,000/0.9 rating), "General Hospital" (No. 4T - 296,000/0.9 rating) and "One Life to Live" (No. 4T - 289,000/0.9 rating). * In Women 18-49, ABC was home to 3 of Daytime's Top 5 programs with "The View" (No. 2 - 967,000/1.5 rating), "All My Children" (No. 4T - 866,000/1.3 rating) and "General Hospital" (No. 4T - 862,000/1.3 rating). * This week ranked as "The View's" most-watched week in the show's history in Total Viewers (4.24 million), and its top-rated week in Women 18-49 in nine months (967,000 - since week of 1/28/08). * In Total Viewers, Monday's show (4.43 million), featuring a "Day of Hot Topics," and Wednesday's episode (4.408 million), featuring Bill O'Reilly and Monique Coleman, rank among "The View's" Top 10 most-watched telecasts in the show's history. * For the second consecutive week, "The View" was Daytime's No. 2 program in Women 18-49 (967,000), and placed No. 3 in Total Viewers for the seventh straight week (4.24 million). * Season to date, "The View" exceeds year-ago levels by an impressive 12% in Total Viewers (3.97 million vs. 3.54 million). * For the eighth consecutive week, "The View" (No. 3 - 4.24 million) placed among Daytime's Top 5 most-watched programs in Total Viewers. In Women 18-49 (No. 2 - 967,000/1.5 rating), this week marked "The View's" fifth straight week ranking among the week's Top 3 shows. Daytime Rank: Total Viewers Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s) No. 1 CBS 3.53 million No. 1 NBC 1.4/933,000 No. 2 ABC 3.06 million No. 2 ABC 1.3/878,000 No. 3 NBC 2.99 million No. 3 CBS 1.1/757,000 Top 5 Daytime Programs in Women 18-49 (rank based on rating):Program Net Rtg/000s The Young & the Restless CBS 1.6/1.05 million The View ABC 1.5/967,000 Days of Our Lives NBC 1.4/933,000 All My Children ABC 1.2/866,000 General Hospital ABC 1.2/862,000 Source: NTI, Live + Same Day, Current Week of 10/20/08; "The View" season to date: 9/22/08-10/24/08. All ranks are based on rating unless otherwise noted; program percent changes based on 000s.)

Ilene Kristen At The Triad

1 The fabulous Ilene Kristen (Roxy, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) performed at The Triad last night. She is absolutely one of the best entertainers I've ever seen. She knows how to work a crowd and keep people engaged during the entire set. If you have never seen Ilene perform and have the chance, don't miss it. Some of the highlights included the dedication of her song "Flesh and Blood" to her late father, her closing jam session and the wonderful duet on YouTube sensation "Takin' it Back with Barack Jack!" with Will Gallison.

PREVIEW: Tonight's DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

1 "There's Always a Woman" - "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," on ABC's DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, Sunday, November (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET). Gaby is over the moon when Carlos' client makes them an offer they can't refuse, but a startling discovery leaves her second guessing; Lynette grows suspicious that Tom is cheating on her; and after breaking up with Jackson, Susan tries to surprise him, only to find the surprise is on her. Meanwhile, the bond between Bree and Katherine grows, and Mrs. McCluskey enlists the help of her sister to dig up dirt on Dave. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES stars Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge, Eva Longoria Parker as Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge, Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair, Neal McDonough as Dave, Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van De Kamp, Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young, James Denton as Mike Delfino, Charlie Carver as Porter Scavo, Max Carver as Preston Scavo, Joshua Moore as Parker Scavo and Kendall Applegate as Penny Scavo. Guest stars include Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. McCluskey, Gale Harold as Jackson, Gail O'Grady as Anne Schilling, Frances Conroy as Virginia Hildebrand and Lily Tomlin as Roberta. "There's Always a Woman" was directed by Matthew Diamond and written by John Paul Bullock III.

PREVIEW: Tonight's BROTHERS & SISTERS

1 "Bakersfield" - Nora goes on a quest to learn more about William's son and also to beat Holly to the punch, while Kitty and Robert wait for a birth mother, on BROTHERS & SISTERS, Sunday, November 2 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. BROTHERS & SISTERS stars Dave Annable as Justin Walker, Maxwell Perry Cotton as Cooper Whedon, Kerris Lilla Dorsey as Paige, Sally Field as Nora Holden, Calista Flockhart as Kitty Walker, Balthazar Getty as Thomas Walker, Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Whedon, Luke Macfarlane as Scotty Wandell, Rob Lowe as Senator Robert McCallister, Sarah Jane Morris as Julia Walker, Matthew Rhys as Kevin Walker, Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden, Emily VanCamp as Rebecca Harper and Patricia Wettig as Holly Harper. Guest starring are David Andrews as George Lafferty, Eric Christian Olsen as Kyle DeWitt, Will McCormack as Ethan Tavis, Holly Maples as the moderator and Chase Kim as the waiter. "Bakersfield" was written by Molly Newman and Peter Calloway and directed by Gloria Muzio.

Soap Opera Digest Cover: Eric Braeden AGAIN

1 Two weeks after I ranted about Y&R's Eric Braeden being on the cover of Soap Opera Digest so much, he's back on the cover once again. This makes his seventh cover out of the last seventeen issues (that's 41% of the time). I personally love Braeden and have since my pre-teen soap watching days, but come on, give someone else a chance. Digest needs to think outside the box. It just seems like the shows, the print press and the networks are all so scared about dwindling ratings or subscriptions that no chances are being taken anymore. It probably took 30 ROCK a while to find a non-Braeden cover to use on last night's episode. UPDATE: Read Patrick Erwin's The Mustache Strikes Again

Tamblyn At The Doubt Premiere

1 Former GENERAL HOSPITAL star Amber Tamblyn arrived for the opening night of the 2008 AFI Fest at Arclight in an Audi last night in Los Angeles. After walking the red carpet, she watched the Miramax Films premiere presentation of Doubt, which has been mentioned in Oscar circles. Stars Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman are also receiving very strong Oscar buzz as well.