Last Week's Daytime Nielsen Ratings

From the ABC Daytime Ratings release for the week of June 2-6, 2008: * ABC clinched its fourth consecutive victory as Daytime's No. 1 network in Women 18-49 (1.4 rating/909,000), defeating key competitors NBC and CBS by a sizeable 17% (vs. 1.2 rating apiece). * In Women 18-34, ABC was home to Daytime's Top 3 programs with "General Hospital," "One Life to Live" and "The View" stacked at No. 1 with 1.0 ratings apiece. * For the second straight week, "One Life to Live" was Daytime's No. 2-ranked program in Women 18-49 (1.5 rating/966,000), surpassing time period rival CBS' "As the World Turns" by a sizeable 36% (1.1 rating/715,000). * In Women 18-49, all ABC programs ranked among Daytime's Top 5, marking the second straight week the network has owned 4 the Top 5, and the 9th straight week the net has owned at least 3 of the Top 5: "General Hospital" (No. 2T, 1.5 rating/1.01 million), "One Life to Live" (No. 2T, 1.5 rating/966,000), "All My Children" (No. 4T, 1.3 rating/832,000) and "The View" (No. 4T, 1.3 rating/831,000). * In Women 18-34, ABC delivered Daytime's Top 3 programs, marking the 9th consecutive week the network has placed 3 among the Top 5: "General Hospital" (No. 1T, 1.0 rating/349,000), "One Life to Live" (No. 1T, 1.0 rating/337,000) and "The View" (No. 1T, 1.0 rating/320,000). * Continuing its dominance of Daytime's 3 o'clock hour, "General Hospital" overshadowed time period competitor CBS' "Guiding Light" by a robust 148% in Women 18-34 (349,000 vs. 141,000), by 61% in Women 18-49 (1.01 million vs. 627,000) and by 32% in Total Viewers (2.93 million vs. 2.22 million). Following are the Daytime Lineup averages, plus Top 5 Programs Ranks - Week of June 2, 2008:Daytime Rank: Total Viewers Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s) No. 1 CBS 3.51 million No. 1 ABC 1.4/909,000 No. 2 ABC 2.97 million No. 1 NBC 1.2/781,000 No. 3 NBC 2.40 million No. 3 CBS 1.2/776,000 Top 5 Daytime Programs in Women 18-49 (rank based on rating)Program Net Rtg/000s The Young & the Restless CBS 1.7/1.10 million General Hospital ABC 1.5/1.01 million One Life to Live ABC 1.5/966,000 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 1.3/845,000 All My Children ABC 1.3/832,000

NY Pre-Daytime Emmy Party

Several New York soap stars attended Marcia Tovsky's 19th Annual Pre-Daytime Emmy Awards Party held at Nikki Midtown last night including Ewa Da Cruz, Kristen Alderson, BethAnn Bonner and Melissa Claire Egan. 1 Other stars in attendance included Ilene Kristen, Van Hansis, Colin Egglesfield, Amanda Baker, Jason Tam, Brittany Underwood, Brandon Buddy, Marnie Schulenberg, Billy Magnussen, Dylan Bruce, Caitlin Van Zandt, John Driscoll, Bonnie Dennison, Bree Williamson, Trent Dawson, Marie Wilson, Billy Miller, Jon Prescott, January LaVoy, Kevin Spirtas, Jessica Leccia, Yaya DaCosta, Sterling Sulieman and Brianne Moncrief.

Y&R: Katy Perry Behind the Scenes

Go behind the scenes with music artist Katy Perry as she guest stars on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, airing on Thursday, June 12th.

DAYS: Anatomy of a Love Scene

1 EASTENDERS' summer of red hot plots EASTENDERS bosses are apparently promising viewers a summer of red hot plots. The residents of Albert Square are going to be rocked by a series of dramas and romances, according to the Daily Star. A source told the paper: "Fans won't know what has hit them with these plots." Max Branning - played by Jake Wood - apparently returns to Walford after daughter Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald) sends him a text pretending to be from his wife Tanya begging him to come home. But when he arrives he finds Tanya (Jo Joyner) is happily in a relationship with his brother Jack (Scott Maslen). Max is furious and plots revenge, which could prove dangerous for Jack, who has managed to hide the real reason he left the police. Meanwhile, pregnant Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) is trying her best to avoid Sean Slater (Rob Kazinsky) but he follows her on her family holiday and makes it clear he wants to be there as the father of his baby. Roxy's sister Ronnie (Samantha Janus) is stunned when their father Archie (Larry Lamb) turns up. And it seems Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) is set to find love again with Max Branning's saucy sister Suzy (Maggie O'Neill). BLOG UPDATE: Sara A. Bibel Bibel interviewed Y&R stars Jeanne Cooper, Kate Linder, Christian LeBlanc, Tracey Bregman, Nia Peeples and Tammin Sursok at Monday's Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy celebration. INTERVIEW: AMC's Rebecca Budig answers questions from fans "I DO love working with Thorsten. We have a nice thing there, but I think the powers that be really love Kendall and Zach as a couple and are resistant to break them up. We shall see." Ex-EASTENDER Shaun heads to THE BILL? Former EASTENDER Shaun Williamson is apparently set to guest star on THE BILL. It seems the actor will play gang leader Dave Monks, who comes under scrutiny during an international drugs smuggling investigation. The actor told The Sun: "I had forgotten about the long days and how hard the actors and crew work on a continuing drama. But everyone has been fantastic to work with." DVRs lifting network TV? Copy that The growing popularity of digital video recorders is brightening the picture for network TV, which has been buffeted by steady erosion to cable. Only 23% of TV homes owned a DVR in May, Nielsen says. But that's nearly double the 12.4% average for the 2006-07 season. And because DVR users watch more TV than others, their impact on ratings is magnified. "People with DVRs have the capability of watching this stuff whenever they want," says ABC's Larry Hyams, adding that the most-recorded shows have ratings 40% higher in DVR homes. Problem is, until recently, networks haven't profited from procrastinators. In a compromise, they can now charge advertisers for delayed viewership, but only within three days. DVR users also can more easily skip commercials. AUDIO: Kate Linder Interview On Tuesday's episode of Daytime Confidential Luke and Mike visited with THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS star Kate Linder about her twenty six year career on the number one rated soap. ARMY WIVES Musters Record Audience The second-season premiere of ARMY WIVES (starring former ALL MY CHILDREN star Kim Delaney) set ratings records for Lifetime. About 4.5 million people watched the premiere Sunday night (June 8), making the episode the most-watched original series telecast in the cable channel's history. CELEBRITY CIRCUS starts tonight Look for former soap stars Antonio Sabato Jr. (GH, B&B) and Christopher Knight (AW) to be among the celebrities on tonight's 90-minute opener. 1 Is Father Kieron really sticking with HOLLYOAKS? Last week, Sharon Marshall announced on THIS MORNING that, owing to online petitions, HOLLYOAKS bosses had made the decision to keep Father Kieron Hobbs (Jake Hendriks), as opposed to killing him off as various rumours have suggested. However, a source at the Channel 4 soap's production house Lime Pictures tells me that "the fate of Kieron has yet to be determined". Daytime Emmy Goody bags Today, glotosleep.us announced that they are making their flagship product, the popular non-addictive alternative to sleeping pill, GLO to SLEEP™ masks, available to all of the nominees and media at the 2008 Daytime Emmys at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on June 18th and 19th. The top-ranked cast and crew of the THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, as well as the other nominees and media, will be receiving GLO to SLEEP™ masks, the healthy alternative to sleeping pills, which assist the wearer to achieve natural sleep without the use of electronics and are made from lightweight, hypoallergenic materials in the U.S. TV Squad Soap Report: GH gets graded "To put it bluntly, GENERAL HOSPITAL needs some intensive care. The show is suffering from post-dramatic stress disorder, not traumatic, dramatic."

OLTL: Tina and Marty are back!

DAYS OF OUR LIVES stars Jay Kenneth Johnson and Nadia Bjorlin reveal the ins and outs of making a love scene work.

ABC Daytime Emmy Press Release

1 STARS ATTENDING 35TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMYS® WHAT: "The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards," hosted by Cameron Mathison ("All My Children," "Dancing with the Stars") and Sherri Shepherd ("The View") WHEN: Friday, June 20, 2008 (3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., PT) WHERE: The Kodak Theatre (6801 Hollywood Blvd. at Highland Avenue) WHO: Confirmed to attend: (subject to change): Bradford Anderson, Tyra Banks, Brandon Barash, Texas Battle, Brandon Beemer, Julie Berman, Blake Berris, Nadia Bjorlin, Nazanin Boniadi, Roscoe Born, Tamara Braun, Darin Brooks, Sarah Brown, Dylan Bruce, Rebecca Budig, Tyler Christopher, Bradley Cole, Crystal Chappell, Shawn Christian, Claire Coffee, Jason Cook, Daniel Cosgrove, Ewa de Cruz, Bryan Dattilo, Doug Davidson, Eileen Davidson, Trent Dawson, Ellen DeGeneres, Kassie DePaiva, Don Diamont, Josh Duhon, Bobbie Eakes, Michael Easton, Sonya Eddy, Beth Ehlers, Melissa Egan, Judi Evans, Mary Beth Evans, Farah Fath, Nicole Forester, Jennifer Gareis, Anthony Geary, Ricky Paul Goldin, Nancy Lee Grahn, Van Hansis, Judge Glenda Hatchett, Winsor Harmon, Susan Haskell, Richard Hearst, Carolyn Hennesy, Shelley Hennig, Jon Hensley, Rebecca Herbst, Drake Hogestyn, Finola Hughes, Thorsten Kaye, Kent King, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Leann Hunley, John Ingle, Jay Johnson, Ashley Jones, Lesli Kay, Jimmy Kimmel, Maeve Kinkead, Lauren Koslow, Jennifer Landon, John-Paul Lavoisier, Jessica Leccia, Kyle Lowder and Susan Lucci. Also attending: Stephen Macht, Billy Magnussen, Cameron Mathison, Peggy McCay, Kimberly McCullough, Rachel Melvin, Alicia Minshew, Debbi Morgan, Robert Newman, Stephen Nichols, Minae Noji, Tom Pelphrey, Thaao Penglis, Regis Philbin, Jon Prescott, Peter Reckell, Robin Riker, Kristen Renton, Jim Reynolds, Sebastian Roche, Suzanne Rogers, Marcy Rylan, Judge Judy Sheindlin, Marnie Schulenburg, Chauntee Schuler, James Scott, Melody Thomas Scott, Sherri Shepherd, Jake Silbermann, Tina Sloan, Cornelius Smith, Jesse Lee Soffer, Kirsten Storms, Alison Sweeney, Heather Tom, Gina Tognoni, Aiden Turner, Jack Wagner, Barbara Walters, Megan Ward, Maura West, Darnell Williams, Montel Williams, Marie Wilson, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Laura Wright, John J. York, Judge David Young, Kim Zimmer, Arianne Zucker, among others. SCHEDULE: 1:00 p.m. Media arrives on the Daytime Emmy Red Carpet 3:00 p.m. Kodak Theatre press rooms (levels 1 and 5) officially open; check-in outside of theater on level 5 (next to the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom) 3:05 p.m. Red Carpet officially opens 4:30 p.m. Red Carpet officially closes 5:00 p.m. 35th Annual Daytime Emmys broadcast begins 7:00 p.m. 35th Annual Daytime Emmys broadcast ends

Daytime Emmy Nominee Reception

1 Tracey E. Bregman, Emily O'Brien, Nadia Bjorlin and Alison Sweeney were among the attendees at The Academy Of TV Arts & Sciences presents The Daytime Emmy Nominee Reception at the Warner Music Building in Burbank on Monday. Other attendees included Judi Evans, Christian LeBlanc, Jeanne Cooper, Thaao Penghlis, Texas Battle, Kate Linder, Leann Hunley, McKenzie Westmore, Brandon Beemer, Tracy Ross, Tammin Sursok, Tamara Braun, Robin Riker, Raya Meddine, Rachel Melvin, Patrika Darbo and Nia Peeples. 1 1 1 1

InTurn Season 3 Episode 17: The Winner is Revealed.

Justin, Nell and Michael return to the AS THE WORLD TURNS studio where Chris Goutman announces the newest INTURN to join the cast.

CMA Music Festival

Former GL and OLTL actress Hayden Panettiere in Glamour "It’s great to be single. It’s great to have boyfriends. Or girlfriends. There are occasions when you kiss your best friend growing up, having fun and goofing about. Like perfecting your technique." Axed CORRIE star will return to old job CORONATION STREET star Matthew Crompton has decided to return to his old job as a builder after being axed from the show. The actor will film his final scenes as bookie Dan Mason on the ITV1 soap later this year. He was told that he was being dropped from the programme in April as part of a huge cast clear-out. "It won't worry me. I had a good laugh on the building site and the people I was working with were fantastic," Crompton told the Sunday Mirror. "Everyone's got to work and pay the rent. Between acting jobs I'd rather get out and do other things than sit on the dole." DAYS OF OUR LIVES Weekly Preview AUDIO: Tom Casiell Interview On their latest podcast, Daytime Confidential's Luke and Jamey visit with Tom Casiello, veteran soap scribe turned blogger, about his career in the daytime industry. BLOG UPDATE: Sara A. Bibel "Recasts are one of the more frustrating aspects of being a soap fan. After years of getting to know every nuance of an actor’s portrayal of a character, suddenly the audience is asked to expect a new face in the role. It’s a convention that doesn’t exist in primetime." AUDIO: The Nuke Fancast Episode #2 This week's show featured a hilarious recap of last week's Nuke story AS THE WORLD TURNS and a live call-in from the Tammy Rubin Rice softball game from yours truly and others. 1 Y&R's Braeden at 57th annual Sun Fun Festival Fans formed a line in front of a tent for Eric Braeden, who has played wealthy villain Victor Newman on soap-opera classic THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS since 1980. "I don't think he's really bad. He's just misunderstood," said Marilyn Barnhardt, who left her Concord, N.C., home at 4 a.m. to secure the first spot. A copy of CBS Soaps in Depth magazine sat on the ground between her and her husband, both daily viewers and Braeden fans for the past six years. "I love him. He's the main character." Tea Time With Kate Linder and Friends Join Y&R's Kate Linder as she host the 10th Annual Afternoon Tea in Vancouver benefiting the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Christian Leblanc (Michael) and Emily O'Brien (Jana) will join Kate on Saturday, July 12 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown, Vancouver BC, Canada. High tea will be followed by a question and answer session, raffle, live auction, exclusive THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS merchandise and an autograph session with Kate, Christian and Emily. High Tea is presented by Global TV, Alaska Airlines, Black Press, Clear FM, KlasAct Communications and the Blanche MacDonald Centre. Tickets cost $60.00 US in advance, or are available by calling (604) 683-2873. IMAGINARY BITCHES: Imaginary Sex (Episode 6)