Sony Pictures Television

Ratings Report for the Week of January 28 – February 1, 2013
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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,698,000 (+125,000/-251,000)
2. B&B 3,537,000 (+45,000/+116,000)
3. GH 2,847,000 (-61,000/+638,000)
4. DAYS 2,624,000 (-109,000/+245,0[00)

Households
1. Y&R 3.5/11 (+.1/-.1)
2. B&B 2.6/8 (same/+.1)
3. GH 2.1/6 (same/+.5)
4. DAYS 2.0/6 (-.1/+.2)

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During tonight’s 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner, held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles, “One Life to Live‘s” Jill Mitwell beat out “General Hospital‘s” Larry Carpenter, Scott McKinsey and William Ludel and “Days of our Live’s” director Albert Alarr in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials. Mitwell won for her direction of the episode “Between Heaven and Hell,” which aired during “OLTL’s” final week on television (week of January 9, 2012). Coincidently, the title of the episode is based on the fact that prior to its 43-year run on ABC, which began July 15, 1968, “One Life to Live” was initially titled “Between Heaven and Hell.”

Directors Guild of America

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ABC

It was on Friday, January 25, when Soap Opera Network first reported that Prospect Park‘s “All My Children” was looking to recast the role of Cassandra Foster, the adopted daughter of Angela Hubbard (Debbi Morgan), who the good doctor found abandoned in a dumpster during her run on ABC’s “The City” back in the mid-1990′s. The character returned as an 18 year-old seeking comfort from mommy dearest in 2008 as played by actress YaYa DaCosta. Since then, the production company has now officially issued a casting call for the role. According to the casting call, the role is for an African-American in her early-mid 20′s, “gorgeous with an air of sophistication.” The character spent the majority of her time in Paris, France, which has helped her become “worldly, independent and a force to be reckoned with.” The role is contract.

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Disney/ABC Television Group

Ratings Report for the Week of January 21-25, 2013

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,573,000 (-80,000/-390,000)
2. B&B 3,492,000 (-125,000/-134,000)
3. GH 2,908,000 (+108,000/+608,000)
4. DAYS 2,733,000 (-41,000/+194,000)

Households
1. Y&R 3.4/10 (same/-.2)
2. B&B 2.6/8 (same/same)
3. GH 2.1/6  (same/+.4)
3. DAYS 2.1/6 (same/+.2)

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Corday Productions/Sony Pictures Television

Ratings Report for the Week of January 14-18, 2013
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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,653,000 (+14,000/-408,000)
2. B&B 3,617,000 (+58,000/+146,000)
3. GH 2,800,000 (-56,000/+591,000)
4. DAYS 2,774,000 (+209,000/+246,000) *

* New high for GT/CW regime
* Highest since January 31-February 4, 2011

Households
1. Y&R 3.4/10 (same/-.3)
2. B&B 2.6/8 (same/+.1)
3. GH 2.1/6 (same/+.5)
3. DAYS 2.1/6 (+.2/+.2)

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Corday Productions, Inc.

In a report outlining the tremendous turnaround daytime soap operas have experienced in recent months, following five years of consistent cancellations, which found numerous soaps ending their runs starting with “Passions” in 2008, “Guiding Light” in 2009, “As The World Turns” in 2010, “All My Children” in 2011 and “One Life to Live” in 2012, Deadline is reporting that CBS and ABC are about to forgo another year of fan heartbreak. According to the sites sources, the networks are expected to continue production of “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “General Hospital” for the foreseeable future. This news would follow in line with NBC’s recent announcement that it had renewed “Days of our Lives” through the next television season (2013-2014).

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“Days of our Lives,” which recently celebrated its 12,000th episode and a surprise renewal through September 2014 from NBC, hit a 21-week high in the key sales demographic of Women 18-49. The series matched its highest rating in the measure (1.0/6) in nearly 14 months, while attracting its largest overall weekly audience in nearly two years. An average of 2.8 million viewers tuned into “DAYS” during the week of January 14-18, 2013. The series tied for third place about among all broadcast daytime series (soaps, talk, game shows) in both women 18-49 and women 18-34, where it rated a 0.6 demo point.

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NBC’s “Days of our Lives” is continuing its nationwide fan event tour this February when cast members of the series gather throughout Universal Orlando Restort in Florida, including a meet and greet with fans at the parks Universal CityWalk. Cast members scheduled to attend are John Aniston, Camila Banus, Shawn Christian, Casey Deidrick, Galen Gering, Kate Mansi, Eric Martsolf, Peggy McCay, James Scott and Arianne Zucker. The event will be held on Saturday, February 23.

Paul Drinkwater/NBC

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On its Facebook page today, NBC’s “Days of our Lives” uploaded a congratulatory card for Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) and William Horton (Chandler Massey), and Nick Fallon (Blake Berris), which revealed the sex of the baby that the town of Salem is currently fighting over.

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Thomas A. Montalto/Montalto Photos

On Tuesday, January 22, Prospect Park provided soap fans with casting, writing and production updates for its soaps “All My Children” and “One Life to Live.” While the company officially confirmed that Susie Bedsow Horgan and Thom Racina would be helming “OLTL,” the status of who’d be leading “AMC” remained unclear. Today, Soap Opera Network can confirm that former “Days of our Lives” Head Writer Marlene McPherson has been named Head Writer of Prospect Park’s online version of “All My Children.”

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