Ratings Report for the Week of February 8-12, 2016
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“The Young and the Restless” premiered March 26, 1973 on CBS.
The series airs weekdays on CBS. Anytime on Paramunt+.
CBS Daytime is showing across the board ratings growth compared to one week prior and the same week last year, according to newly released Nielsen Media Research ratings data for the week of February 8-12, 2016. The network held the top six programs in Total Viewers and the top four in both Women 25-54 and Women 18-49, the key sales demos that determine ad rates for daytime programs. The network remains the industry leader throughout the February Sweeps ratings period that began Thursday, February 4.
“Good Morning America” is set to reveal the new “Dancing with the Stars” cast live on Tuesday, March 8, between 7 am and 9 am, on ABC. Over the years the competition series has featured an array of daytime stars, most memorably first season champ Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall, “General Hospital”). Might a soap star past or present be in the mix this time around?
“The Young and the Restless” alum Elizabeth Hendrickson (ex-Chloe Mitchell; ex-Maggie Stone, “All My Children”) has launched web series “30 Days Max.” Billed as “a quirky unromantic comedy,” it stars Hendrickson as a 30-something woman who begrudgingly resorts to a month of online dating to try and mend her broken heart. Will Max uphold the deal that she makes with herself by swiping right? Or is this new way of meeting men all wrong?
First, there was “Grease Live!” Now, Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) and other stars of “The Young and the Restless” are bringing “Genoa City Live!” to NYCB Theatre in Westbury, New York. The fan tribute event is taking place on Sunday, February 21.
Actress Angell Conwell is returning to CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” next month as Leslie Michaelson, reports Soap Opera Digest. According to the publication, Conwell’s character is being called to Genoa City to help someone in need of her legal expertise on the Monday, March 14 episode of the soap.
On today’s edition of CBS’ “The Talk,” “The Young and the Restless” star Jason Thompson (Billy Abbott) appeared for the first time on the daytime talk show. After welcoming him to the CBS family, the co-hosts asked the actor about working on the soap opera and how things have gone so far him, including how easy it was to be “sleeping” in bed while his castmates cried over the possible loss of his character. The actor also shared where he hides his lines when necessary.
Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters) has reached a milestone — his 25th year anniversary on “The Young and the Restless.” In honor of the special occasion, a gathering was held on the show’s CBS sound stage, last Friday. Cast, crew, “Y&R” co-creator Lee Phillip Bell and the actor’s daughters, Paris and Lola, were all on hand to celebrate the talented actor.
A familiar face to fans of “The Young and the Restless” and “General Hospital” guests on “The Talk” on Monday, February 15. Daytime vet Jason Thompson (Billy Abbott, “Y&R;” ex-Patrick Drake, “GH”) stops by the CBS talk show for a chat with hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood.
“The Young and the Restless” celebrates Valentine’s Day, this week, with hot hookups a proposal and a stunning pregnancy.
Lachlan Buchanan (Kyle Abbott, “The Young and the Restless”) will portray Navy Petty Officer James Muldoon, who witnesses a crime and comes to the aid of someone in need in the Tuesday, March 1 episode of “NCIS,” titled “After Hours.”
According to Daytime Confidential, contract talks between “General Hospital” and one of its leading ladies has reportedly hit a snag. Rebecca Herbst, who has been with the show since 1997 as Elizabeth Webber, might even be headed to NBC’s “Days of our Lives” should talks between the soap and the actress lead to her exiting the daytime drama series.
Ratings Report for the Week of February 1-5, 2016
Here’s what’s coming up on “The Young and the Restless” the week of February 15 to 19, 2016.
Mckenna Grace, the 9-year-old who has played Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon’s (Sharon Case) daughter Faith Newman on “The Young and the Restless,” is co-starring in Amityville: The Awakening. The feature film is scheduled for release on April 1.
Ratings Report for the Week of January 25-29, 2016
Here’s what’s coming up on “The Young and the Restless” the week of February 8 to 12, 2016:
The story of Billy Hayes and his daring escape from a Turkish prison and eventual return to a country that had blocked him from re-entry for more than 30 years is the center of “Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey” the feature-length documentary directed by veteran daytime writer Sally Sussman Morina (“The Young and the Restless,” “Another World,” “Days of our Lives,” “Generations”). The documentary will make its U.S. debut during “The 31st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival” next week.
MTV has decided not to move forward with a third season of its original scripted series “Finding Carter,” which featured former “Guiding Light” and “The Young and the Restless” actress Cynthia Watros in a starring role.
If you love seeing some of your favorite stars from “The Young and the Restless” on CBS Daytime, you might be interested in a bonus appearance when some of them appear in episodes of other CBS programs, including in the days and weeks ahead.