GH's Roche Hosts Angels of East Africa Event

1 GENERAL HOSPITAL's Sebastian Roche hosted the Angels Of East Africa Celebrity Charity Event at Social Hollywood on Friday in Los Angeles. Here he is pictured with Richard Fields and Rv. Sam Childs. Angels of East Africa is a Children’s Village for orphans located in South Sudan dedicated to the rescue, restoration, and enablement of children caught in the crossfire of the rebel atrocities in the area. Founded by an unorthodox American pastor from Pennsylvania named Sam Childers, the organization has been operating for a decade, saving the lives of hundreds of children and renewing hope in a region where it had all but vanished. Specifically and most notoriously, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), led by the spiritist warlord Joseph Kony, is culpable for the heinous crimes that plague the region. The threat of attack at the orphanage is a daily reality, but Sam Childers and his team refuse to let the LRA terrorize the children they have worked so hard to rescue and protect. Children’s Village is the only orphanage in South Sudan that refuses to move or retreat amidst increased rebel attacks or incidents of war. The more than 200 children at the property found their path to shelter in many different ways. Some were brought to the property after they lost their parents to disease. Others walked hours or even days from recently attacked villages, passing out literally as they approached the orphanage gate. Most of the children, however, were rescued by the soldiers and staff from Children’s Village after witnessing the murder of their parents or being abducted by rebel groups. Every child’s story is a bit different, but a common thread binds them all; after experiencing what could only be described as hell on earth, they are eventually rescued by the soldiers and staff at Children’s Village. In a valiant effort that places even their own lives on the line, this devoted staff experiences life every day with these children in order to resurrect hope in their hearts. Sam sees Children’s Village as a mission that gives purpose to his life. He would like to see more people join that mission. "A lot of times we might help someone a little bit, but I'm talking about really saving a life. Most of us have never done that. And if the American people would only learn to really save a life, it would change their own [lives]. I know, because it has [changed] mine."

PREVIEW: Tonight's DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION

1 When The N issued a press release back in September about the new students on Season 8 of DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION, one stood out for me: Riley Stavros - Grade 12 (18-years-old): Riley seems to have it all -- he's attractive and he's the star football player. But behind his apparent charm, dry humor and self-confidence, there's a potentially angry young man who harbors a big secret. Riley feels he can beat this thing with the same kind of determination he has brought to his weight training and football playing. But when Riley meets Peter, he questions if he can he be friends with this guy or would it be wiser to back away altogether? On tonight's episode, "Man With Two Hearts," we find out more about Riley as he shares a kiss with Peter Stone (Jamie Johnston).

OLTL’s Todd and Marty: Way Beyond Merely “Disgusting”

1 Marlena De Lacroix weighs in on this week's ONE LIFE TO LIVE where Marty had sex with her former rapist, Todd. "If you care about soaps, this story is way, way beyond disgusting. And if you are still trying to figure exactly out why they are dying, come with me and have a long look at this story in the context of soap history." Read the entire blog entry here.

Conscious Living Radio with Catherine Hickland

Conscious Living Radio with Catherine Hickland the Heartbreak Kid herself will premiere on Sunday, Novmeber 9th at 8pm EST. Actress, speaker and author Catherine Hickland will be your Host and friend in her first radio show installment. Cat's new book "The 30 Day Heartbreak Cure," which is being released on December 30th, will generate the life topics of your choice, but relationship topics are featured. The only thing you have to do dear friends, is tune in. You are invited to call in with any questions about whatever is on your mind. If it's personal, you do not have to give your name. You are also invited to type in a question. This show is to learn new things about ourselves and others, and most important, to have fun and make new friends. Website: Conscious Living Radio with Catherine Hickland

Sam's Club Announces Exclusive Holiday Shopping Event

Sam's Club is offering several exclusive and one-of-a-kind holiday gifts online at samsclub.com this year that are also featured in its gift guide. For the soap fan this holiday Sam's Club and Secret(R) Flawless are offering a speaking role on AS THE WORLD TURNS in New York City and a Critics' Choice Awards Experience in Los Angeles, $13,500. For the Twilight book series fan, Sam's Club is offering a spellbinding experience to attend the Twilight World Movie Premiere in Los Angeles. This package costs $9,500 and includes an opportunity for purchaser to meet the cast, filmmakers and creators. For the race car enthusiast with a green conscious, there's the first electric super car by Hybrid Technologies, at $100,000.

Company 81 Launch Party

1 90210's Adam Gregory co-hosted Company 81's red carpet launch last night at Fred Segal Fun in Santa Monica, filled with celebs, clothing, cocktails and music. Company 81's stylish and laid back look puts a fresh spin on sporty designs -- with comfortable prices to boot. The brand's cool tees, button-downs, polos and hoodies are fashion faves of THE HILLS' Spencer Pratt, Frankie Delgado and Jason Wahler, and worn by Aaron Carter, Brendon Urie and Jason Castro. Gregory's 90210 co-star, Jessica Lowndes, was in attendance as was former ONE LIFE TO LIVE star Ty Treadway and his wife, Monica.

Daytime Nielsen Ratings For Week of Oct. 27-31, 2008

From the ABC ratings release: * For the first time in the show's 12 year history, "The View" ranked as Daytime's No. 1 program in Women 18-49 (1.5 rating/963,000 - tied on rating), and extended its streak of placing among the Top 3 programs in Total Viewers to six straight weeks (No. 3 - 4.33 million). * Driven by "The View's" record performance, ABC stood as Daytime's No. 1 network in Women 18-49 (1.3 rating/890,000 - tied on rating). * For the second consecutive week, "The View" delivered its largest Total Viewer audience in the show's history (4.33 million). * Mirroring last week's outcome, Wednesday's (4.47 million) and Monday's (4.43 million) telecasts rank among "The View's" Top 10 most-watched ever in Total Viewers. * "The View" set another record, as every telecast this week delivered more than four million Total Viewers: Monday (4.43 million), Tuesday (4.21 million), Wednesday (4.47 million), Thursday (4.15 million) and Friday (4.37 million). * Powered by record deliveries in the past two weeks, season to date "The View" widened its lead over year-ago levels to 14% in Total Viewers, or by an substantial 500,000 (4.03 million vs. 3.53 million). * In Women 18-34, all ABC programs placed among Daytime's Top 5: "General Hospital" (No. 1T - 362,000/1.1 rating), "The View" (No. 3 - 347,000/1.0 rating), "One Life to Live" (No. 5T - 284,000/0.8 rating) and "All My Children" (No. 5T - 267,000/0.8 rating). * In Women 18-49, ABC owned 3 of Daytime's Top 5 programs with "General Hospital" (No. 1T - 983,000/1.5 rating), "The View" (No. 1T - 963,000/1.5 rating), "One Life to Live" (No. 4T - 842,000/1.3 rating). Daytime Rank: Total Viewers Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s) No. 1 CBS 3.38 million No. 1 ABC 1.3/890,000 (+12,000) No. 2 ABC 3.11 million No. 1 NBC 1.3/833,000 (-100,000) No. 3 NBC 2.71 million No. 3 CBS 1.0/687,000 (-70,000) Top 5 Daytime Programs in Women 18-49 (rank based on rating):Program Net Rtg/000s The Young & the Restless CBS 1.5/987,000 (-63,000) General Hospital ABC 1.5/983,000 (+101,000) The View ABC 1.5/963,000 (-4,000) One Life to Live ABC 1.3/842,000 (+24,000) Days of Our Lives NBC 1.3/833,000 (-100,000) Source: NTI, Live + Same Day, Current Week of 10/26/08; "The View" season to date: 9/22/08-10/31/08. All ranks are based on rating unless otherwise noted; program percent changes based on 000s.)

PREVIEW: Tonight's UGLY BETTY

1 "Crush'd" - Betty works overtime to get the attention of her cute neighbor, struggling musician Jesse (guest star Val Emmich). Meanwhile, Betty's life gets even more complicated when a maxed out and suddenly homeless Amanda becomes her temporary roommate. And in other Mode developments, Marc vacillates when Cliff (guest star David Blue) wants them to move in together, on UGLY BETTYM Thursday, November 6 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. UGLY BETTY stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc, Judith Light as Claire Meade and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Rebecca Romijn is a recurring guest star as Alexis Meade. Guest starring are Grant Bowler as Connor Owens, Alec Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre, Val Emmich as Jesse and David Blue as Cliff. "Crush'd" was written by Tracy Proust & Jon Kinnally and directed by Victor Nelli Jr.

PREVIEW: Tonight's GREY'S ANATOMY

1 "Rise Up" - The Chief announces to the residents that a solo surgery will be awarded, and the news sends them into a competitive frenzy. Meanwhile Derek turns to Bailey for advice when he feels Cristina is interfering in his relationship with Meredith, and Erica discovers a shocking connection between one of her surgical residents and a longtime patient, on GREY'S ANATOMY, Thursday, November 6 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network GREY'S ANATOMY stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey and Brooke Smith as Erica Hahn. "Rise Up" was written by William Harper and directed by Joanna Kerns.