ABC delivered 4 of the week's Top-5 ranking programs in Daytime in Women 18-34: "General Hospital" (#1T - 1.0 rating/349,000), "The View" (#3T - 0.9 rating/308,000), "One Life to Live" (#5T - 0.8 rating/271,000) and "All My Children" (#5T - 0.8 rating/257,000).
"General Hospital" delivered another dominant win over time period opponent CBS's "Guiding Light" (3:00 - 4:00 p.m.), surpassing the drama this week by 30% in Women 18-49 (1.03 million vs. 792,000), by 66% in Women 18-34 (349,000 vs. 210,000) and by 9% in Total Viewers (2.82 million vs. 2.58 million).
DAYTIME RANK:
TOTAL VIEWERS WOMEN 18-49 (RTG/000S)
No. 1 CBS 4.01 million No. 1 CBS 1.4/945,000
No. 2 ABC 2.85 million No. 2 ABC 1.3/885,000
No. 3 NBC 2.84 million No. 2 NBC 1.3/850,000
TOP 5 DAYTIME PROGRAMS IN WOMEN 18-49 (rank based on rating)
Program Net Rtg/000s
The Young & the Restless CBS 1.9 /1.26 million
General Hospital ABC 1.6/1.03 million
Bold and the Beautiful CBS 1.5/969,000
As the World Turns CBS 1.4/901,000
The View ABC 1.3/889,000
Days of Our Lives NBC 1.3/850,000
The Price is Right 1/2 CBS 1.3/820,000
Two dozen daytime Emmy divas!
This year, there are more divas in the running for best actress at the Daytime Emmys than ever. That's because a new rule permits each of the nine soap operas to advance up to three contenders -- instead of the usual two -- to the pre-noms list. At that point all finalists are judged by fellow actors based upon their selection of two sample episodes from the past TV season.
The new GUIDING LIGHT is not working
TV Squad's Allison Waldman writes: "On February 29, 2008, a new era began for GUIDING LIGHT. Daytime television's longest running serial drama -- 71 years old this year -- burst out of the confines of a New York studio to begin shooting on location and on the fly in makeshift, portable sets and real places. The idea on paper was not only exciting, it seemed revolutionary. If they succeeded, Guiding Light could truly be a 'guiding light' to the rest of the soap industry. Sad to say, I don't like it."
AMC casts Angie's daughter
Yaya Dacosta from AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is coming to ALL MY CHILDREN. The model-actress hyphenate has been cast as Cassandra Foster, the daughter of Dr. Angie Hubbard (Debbi Morgan). She first airs on April 25. Many will remember Yayaas the runner-up of Season 3 of America's Next Top Model. Despite not taking the prize, she's enjoyed a successful modeling career, including campaigns for Sephora, Garnier Fructis and Olay. Acting gigs followed, such as a starring role in the film Take the Lead with Antonio Banderas.
Yaya's character, Cassandra, was adopted by Angie and her ex-husband, Jacob. Cassandra made her debut on ABC's The City. In that soap's final episode, Angie and Jacob (played by Darnell Williams, who currently plays Jesse on AMC) found an abandoned Cassandra and brought her home with them.
Cassandra's all grown up now, and she arrives in Pine Valley to meet her mother's first (and current) husband, Jesse. Don't expect the family reunion to be all roses, though: Cassandra will be pulled into the sinister plan Rob (David Rasche) has for Jesse.
AMC's Havins to DAYS rumors false
Soap Opera Digest confirms that online rumors claiming popular starlet Alexa Havins (ex-Babe, AMC) is in talks with DAYS are false. Word on the Web is that she would join the show as a NASCAR groupie ex of Max who gave birth to his love child. "Not true," says a DAYS rep.
Leven Rambin to Record Fergie-esque Album for Izzy Gold
Izzy Gold, who is a Renaissance man by the definitions of contemporary young Manhattan society (T-shirt designer, D.J., and dear friend to Ally Hilfiger) has added another feather to his cap: Izzy Gold Records. The fledgling record label is working with three tentpole artists who will be familiar to the types of people who are familiar with the rest of Mr. Gold's social oeuvre. One is the 18-year-old protosocialite and former ALL MY CHILDREN actress, Leven Rambin. The second is party-chronicler Patrick McMullan’s son, Liam McMullan. The third is Mr. Gold himself.
76ers coach Maurice Cheeks is a Y&R fan
Cheeks enjoyed himself after Thursday's practice. He shot a few jumpers, joked with reporters and impressed with his knowledge of the key plot points in THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. That would be the daytime drama, of course, not his 20-something nucleus.
First footballers’ wives, now hockey wives
Outsports' Cyd Zeigler writes about SoapNet's acquisition of MVP: "I find it a little strange that, if they wanted to highlight a sport in their new series, they’d settle on hockey. Sure, hockey players can be super hot. But they also skate around with masks and bulky padding on (not exactly titilating) and the sport isn’t exactly the most popular in the U.S. Now calm down, I’m not dissing hockey, it’s just odd to me that they’d choose it for this show (though the Toronto-based production company is probably a clue). Alas, I’ll definitely tune in to see how it is."
Proudly made in Australia: Paul Leyden
CANAL ROAD is a medical and legal centre where Spencer McKay (Paul Leyden from AS THE WORLD TURNS) works as a psychiatrist trying to improve the lives of others and find some meaning following the death of his wife and child. Surrounded by caring colleagues and with clients who seem as concerned for him as he is for them, he's a nice guy making the best of a ruined life and desperate to find just who was behind their brutal murders.
"CANAL ROAD crosses a lot of genres in that there's a strong suspense and thriller theme going through it with Spencer's investigations, but at the same time it's a medical drama and about relationships as well," said Diana Glenn, who plays Dr Olivia Bates, head of the centre.
"And that's what I think makes it so interesting because there's so much going on that will keep people watching to see how things develop."
Canal Road will also be a hotbed of romance, she said. "It's quite a sexy show; there's a lot of something I'd never heard of before I read this script, - 'URS' or unresolved sexual tension.
Will fans in illegally download FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS this fall?
FNL fans who don't subscribe to DirecTV are expected to turn to BitTorrent rather than wait until Season 3 is broadcast on NBC in 2009.
Former DAYS writer Tom Casiello squashes a couple of rumors
1) He's not suing DAYS OF OUR LIVES
2) The project he's working on right now is not a long story for DAYS.
Ex-Y&R star O'Hurley hosts new CBS show while Josh Morrow juggles
Former THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS actor John O'Hurley will host CBS' SECRET TALENTS OF THE STARS premiering April 8th. CBS has also added two more stars for upcoming episodes. Jo Dee Messina -- a country singer, they say -- will demonstrate her gifts with urban dancing, while Joshua Morrow from Y&R will juggle. Both Messina and Morrow will make their first appearances on the Tuesday, April 15 episode.
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