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RATINGS: It’s All About The Bold and the Beautiful!
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The ratings are out for the final week of May Sweeps – May 18th-22nd – and it was CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful as suspected that came out as the daytime drama series with the biggest gains, and in fact, the only soap to gain total viewers for the ratings week! In addition, B&B was up in total viewers in the key women demos 18-49 and 18-34.
The story of Maya Avant (Karla Mosley) being revealed as a transgender woman, and the fallout it has on her career and her love life, and that of the career of her boyfriend, Rick Forrester (Jacob Young), and his struggle to hold on to the CEO position at Forrester Creations was top-notch story.
In addition, how Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) and his Spencer publications is using Maya’s very personal story and turning into sensationalism to hurt Rick, and to sell magazines and drive traffic to their online platforms, really caught viewers attention.
And in the case of Monday’s news of Caitlyn Jenner appearing for the first time and on the cover of Vanity Fair and tweeting an emotional message: “I’m so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can’t wait for you to get to know her/me,” the story on B&B couldn’t be more relevant and current.
B&B came close to almost 4 million total viewers for the ratings week. The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Days of our Lives all ended up in the minus column for total viewers for the rating period, with GH slightly down with -2,000.
So, what do you think about the performance of The Bold and the Beautiful and the timeliness of this storyline and its twists and turns? Comment below!
The writing of this story has been stupendous…add the superb acting chops of Jacob Yound and Kara Moseley and you have a recipe for excellence.
The Bold & The Beautiful is the ONLY soap that is being solidly written these days. It’s actually believable and I look forward to watching it. I’ve turn Y&R off until CBS & Sony come to their senses and dump the horror duo of Phleps & Pratt. They have made that show unwatchable. DAYS is on such a downward spiral, that it is doubtful that it will ever recover. As far as GH goes, it’s a convoluted mess. It has a better shot at re-gaining its footing, but it better get on track fast. The daytime soap genre is faltering, except for B&B.
please tune in to DAYS , August, 2015… when the new writing team for DAYS premieres
it’s the 50th anniversary
shows shift change and deserve that chance to premiere their work
hi Patrick..
I am going to tune in and check it out 🙂
DO tune in..too much online that the 50th into 2016 is the last year if numbers remain so low. Don’t be moaning and crying if you suddenly find DAYS off the NBC schedule as of next September. It doesn’t even need to happen at all if people just tune in..DVR..get others to do it and push the ratings up whether it’s your favorite or not. How many favorites can you have out of 4..ALL..how would the landscape look with just 3..BLEAK…WATCH WATCH WATCH!!!!
strong week for B&B. they are the best soap right now
Kudos to B&B!
But this is what I find ridiculous about the show: it’s a half-hour show, and yet they continue wasting precious moments of airtime with exterior (some new) shots of Los Angeles. It seems they are adding increasingly more time to these exterior shots. We get it! The action takes place in Los Angeles. It just seems like unnecessary padding to me…
I agree totally, but it helps to know when to stop when FF through the commercials
Hi Lynda: Well, that’s one benefit…
I HAVE OFTEN THOUGHT THE SAME…WE GET IT!!!!!
Hi Judy: Great minds think alike…
This story, at it’s heart, is a love story– whether these two people can overcome their issues and stay together– yes, the issues are a bit different than most couples go through, but that doesn’t change the heart of the story. There are two ways to approach soaps, the campy plot driven way, or the character driven way, where the characters are the star, not the action. B&B right now is the only soap left that hasn’t dipped its hand into the campy style. The transgender story could have been told in a campy way, but they wrote it beautifully simple and real– and I think that style still has a place and by the ratings it seems like a lot of others think so too.
I am also really liking the corporate take over story line of this week. It too is being written really well, delving into the history of the family and what makes a Forrester a Forrester– blood or love— It is nice to see Brad actually writing something other than another lame love triangle– please do not start it up again with Steffy, Liam, Ivy and Wyatt–okay. PS. I like to see Caroline have to be joint CEO with Rick, as part of some compromise to this take over business.
I believe Y&R +400,000 viewers same week over last year.
Yes. Up almost a half million viewers over a year ago.
I don’t like Pratt but am surprised that it wasn’t mentioned.
It has been amazing. Jacob and Karla have kept me running to the television every afternoon for the next episode. Rays is clearly the new IT couple.
nice response
i’m excited for Jacob Young… I LOVED his work on AMC
I am thrilled that Karla work is being acknowledged… what a tough storyline
posts have already lauded her for an emmy nomination and “deserved” win
dang! I loved and hated Jacob Young’ work on AMC as JR…. so this intrigues me… as he never accepted his romance with Marissa.. was over… she left him.. and started a romance with Bianca… YES …. : loved this
so the angst and turmoil… for Rick Forrester is frontburner
I’m excited for both actors, and would like to see both win an Emmy next year. Great love story for them.
B&B was up in total viewers in the key women demos 18-49 and 18-34.
We have had the similar ‘ups’ for Y&R and GH and even Days..
It all depends what the doggie in the window is to get them to come and look..
Seems a transgender was the winning ticket/the doggie .. lol
I once tried tried to watch B&B and its people especially the women were too phony/plastic.. lol..
Happy for the B&B fans..
i agree with… whatever it takes to “lure” in viewers
at the end of the day
my days… continues the tradition of relationships… family… love…
familial ties bonds and tribulations
being a Salem’ite
Salute
Patrick !
you do so love your soap!
I like seeing that 🙂
hope it has a loooong run !
Proof that great writing and storytelling will bring on the ratings. B&B has been killing it this year especially with the Maya and Rick storyline. Well done B&B!
surprise, surprise…. young and the restless lost viewers!? nooo……..
you mean fake jack having heart to hearts with genoas finest when the viewers know he s a fake isnt touching?
real jack realizing cuckoo kelly who was once torn and full of grief but suddenly over the top looney and dead isnt exciting?
nikki off the wagon after she desperatly forces neil to an aaa meeting and consquently kils christines baby but doesnt learn her lesson again, isnt must see tv?
sharon pathetic again for another of nicks relative not romantic enough?
victor not evil enough with no ounce of remorse?
wow… that was fast, the viewers are already over pratts fill the plot holes with characters no matter if it makes no nsense at all.
i hope jfp s contract doesnt get renewd and that pratt runs out of material , not like that would stop him from recycking past plots or writing crap anyways!
oh shucks
3 points
#1. “… sharon pathetic again “… this has to be the all time biggest fan outcry
#2. “… viewers are already over pratts fill the plot holes ” he fills them with dung
#3. “… he s a fake isnt touching ” Peter Bergman… has been reduced… wow that’s spiral
I will forever lament, stronghold, and soapbox… “I cant’ stand what has happened to #1”
There are just too many twists and turns over at Y&R now. It becomes difficult to follow and after you start to not care about the characters who are already not acting like themselves. Well, this is where I am finding myself these days, and it gives me a headache to watch.
B&B is great right now, I just hope we’re not slipping into a Liam Steffy Ivy nightmare triangle.
Yeah, it’s happening. Lol
It’s a shame Days didn’t do better. Hopefully these great stories by these stupendous writers will deliver more eyeballs.
The only problem I have with this story is how Maya and Rick have been so God awful to everyone and now suddenly were supposed to root for them.
Who said you have to feel sorry for them? Examine why Rick has been awful to them. Did Caroline, Ridge and Ivy do anything to him? To Maya?
What’s to examine, they were horrible to everyone. I don’t feel sorry for them, I cant root for them because they are hideous human beings. Little Ricky is his mother’s son through and through.
Rob, I totally agree with you. Also, because Rick has been such an incredible jerk to everyone (as you say), I was fully expecting him to reject Maya once the truth was revealed. BTW, if someone shoots a gun in my presence and/or is condescending to me, I don’t root for him!
I haven’t always enjoyed Brad Bell’s writing, but I think he’s doing a good job with this story. The transgender reveal has happened and it’s now taking a small backseat to the corporate maneuvers with a lot of different pieces to the story: Bill publishing the news about Maya; Steffy’s return and how that impacts Liam, Ivy and Wyatt; Ridge and Eric’s past issues; Ridge and Rick’s past issues; what it means to be loyal and to be family; and Maya and Rick’s love story. I also have to give credit where it’s due to Thorsten Kaye for giving some depth to the corporate storyline. In a lot of ways, he’s leading the cast and IMO is more comfortable as Ridge in this story than I’ve seen him be since he started. He’s doing a great job.
While the storyline on Rick and Maya is attention getting, what happens when the gimmick gets old? This is merely a trend. It’s not necessarily revealing storytelling. I give kudos to B&B for being adventurous. I think the Bell production/writing team has strength but it hardly makes up for the lousy stories they told prior to this. They may have gained audiences but audiences are fickle. They tend to tune out when they get bored. DAYS is solid evidence of that. And all the bitching and moaning about Y&R is doing nothing. Ratings keep climbing and the Pratt/Phelps regime keeps it together. I wish that instead of moaning online they actually stopped watching the show and made the Sony execs take notice.
I LOVE B &B!!! Wonderful acting. I’m 59 and have watched B &B and Y & R since the beginning!! But B &B is the best it’s ever been. All characters are
at their peak!! Now don’t let Ally kill Steffy. Get her some help! I miss Michael Muhney but the new Adam is doing his best.
Breaking News
Steve Kent Reportedly OUT as Sony Pictures Television VP in Charge of DAYS and Y&R
On Friday, reports surfaced that Steve Kent, Senior Executive Vice President of Programming at Sony Pictures Television, is no longer with the company and overseeing the Sony soap operas, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless.
According to Soap Opera Digest, a set side source reported that Kent’s last day was last Friday, April 12th, which was one day after what would have been his final appearance in his Sony VP role at the Days of our Lives 15,000th episode on set celebration.
During that ceremony, Kent gave a brief speech giving kudos to DAYS for its incredible milestone. Days is a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and Corday Productions, while Y&R is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company in association with Sony Pictures Television.
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Kent started his soap opera career as a producer for CBS’ defunct Capitol and then as the supervising producer of NBC’s Santa Barbara from1984 to 1993.
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At Sony, before his role overseeing the soaps, Kent was Senior Executive Vice President of International Productions for Sony Pictures Television International department.
If reports are true, the question becomes who has taken over his position, and would oversee DAYS and Y&R from the Sony side? Share your thoughts on this developing story via the comment section below.
Breaking News
(WATCH) 2024 Daytime Emmy Nominations Special Live!
After exciting morning for your favorite daytime stars when they were revealed to be nominees for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards comes tonight 10th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special.
Beginning at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT, several of the nominees will talk with Michael Fairman on their reactions to the news they have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy, share what scenes they submitted that landed in the top five or six in their respective performer acting categories and much more.
Scheduled to appear are: Days of our Lives nominees, Tamara Braun (Ava), Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Linsey Godfrey (Sarah), The Young and the Restless nominees: Allison Lanier (Summer), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Courtney Hope (Sally), Bryton James (Devon), The Bold and the Beautiful’s John McCook (Eric), General Hospital nominees, Finola Hughes (Anna) and Alley Mills (Heather), and The Bay’s Mike Manning (Caleb).
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The 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ on Friday night, June 7th and emanating, once again this year from the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
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For a full list of this year’s nominations click here.
Now, watch below as the stars chat it up as we celebrate their Daytime Emmy Nominations. If you have a potential question you might want posed to any of our guests, drop it in the comment section below and we just might ask it on air.
Breaking News
51st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations: CBS Soaps Score Most, Eric Braeden, Dick Van Dyke, Guy Pearce Receive Nods
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) have officially announced on Friday, the full list of nominees for the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
While Thursday brought with it four reveals of the nominees in the Outstanding Daytime Drama, Talk Show Host, Lead Actor and Actress categories (as presented by various entertainment news programs), today’s nominations include all the other categories not previously announced.
The Daytime Emmy Awards telecast is set to be presented live on Friday night, June 7, at 8 PM EDT /delayed PT, on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. This will mark the 18th time that CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmys.
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In addition, The Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 8 at t9 PM ET/6 PM PT and streamed on The Emmys apps and at watch.TheEmmys.tv. The ceremonies will take place at the Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles.
Television icon, Dick Van Dyke has received his first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Guest Performer category for his touching portrayal of Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s Days of our Lives. The nomination makes Van Dyke the oldest Daytime Emmy nominee in history at 98-years-old. In addition, motion picture and TV star, Guy Pearce, is also nominated as Guest Performer for his longtime role as Mike Young in the reboot of Neighbours.
Speaking of Neighbours, the Australian soap opera also received its first ever Daytime Emmy nomination for Daytime Drama Series now that its a revival can be streamed on Amazon Freevee. In addition, The Young and the Restless iconic, Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) received his first Daytime Emmy nomination in more than 20 years in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category.
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In the Daytime Drama series categories, CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless each scored 12 nominations more than any other show. Leading the acting nominations was B&B, who landed 7 performers in the various categories, a first in its 37-year history.
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS expressed, “We are happy to once again honor the creative talent both in front of and behind the camera of America’s favorite Daytime programs. We look forward to celebrating the icons who enliven the days of audiences across the country.”
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Brent Stanton, Head of Daytime, NATAS added, “Producing the Daytime Emmys is a labor of love for all of us at NATAS. The huge popularity of these shows continues to be must-see viewing for their fans.” NATAS also revealed that Lifetime Achievement Honorees, Hosts, Presenters, and Silver and Gold Circle honorees will be revealed at a later date.
The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in television programming honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.
The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be produced once again by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI). Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie executive produces from ATI.
Congratulations to all the men and women in front of the camera and behind the scenes for their recognition as we take a look at who will be going for gold come June. Here are the nominees below starting with the Daytime Drama Categories.
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OUTSTANDING DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Neighbours
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Tamara Braun, Days of our Lives
Finola Hughes, General Hospital
Katherine Kelly Lang, The Bold and the Beautiful
Annika Noelle, The Bold and the Beautiful
Michelle Stafford, The Young and the Restless
Cynthia Watros, General Hospital
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OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Eric Braeden, The Young and the Restless
Scott Clifton, The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye, The Bold and the Beautiful
Eric Martsolf, Days of our Lives
John McCook, The Bold and the Beautiful
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Jennifer Gareis, The Bold and the Beautiful
Linsey Godfrey, Days of our Lives
Courtney Hope, The Young and the Restless
Allison Lanier, The Young and the Restless
Emily O’Brien, Days of our Lives
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Robert Gossett, General Hospital
Bryton James, The Young and the Restless
Wally Kurth, Days of our Lives
A Martinez, The Bay
Mike Manning, The Bay
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OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Linden Ashby, The Young and the Restless
Ashley Jones, The Bold and the Beautiful
Alley Mills, General Hospital
Guy Pearce, Neighbours
Dick Van Dyke, Days of our Lives
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION
General Hospital
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
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OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
The Kelly Clarkson Show
OUTSTANDING CASTING
African Queens: Njinga
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Start Up
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN
African Queens: Njinga
The Drew Barrymore Show
General Hospital
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING
African Queens: Njinga
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
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OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING AND MAKEUP
African Queens: Njinga
The Drew Barrymore Show
Sherri
The View
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“Shine” General Hospital
“Unexpected Truth”Unexpected
“We’re Home” Reconnecting Roots
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME TALK SERIES
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall
Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts
The View
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OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
OUTSTANDING CULINARY SERIES
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Family Dinner
Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays
Valerie’s Home Cooking
What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel
OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM
Hot Bench
Judy Justice
Justice For The People with Judge Milian
The People’s Court
We The People with Judge Lauren Lake
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES HOST
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Live with Kelly and Mark
Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, Sheryl Underwood, The Talk
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
OUTSTANDING CULINARY HOST
Lidia Bastianich, 25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
Valerie Bertinelli, Valerie’s Home Cooking
Eduardo Garcia, Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia
Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Cooks
Sophia Roe, Counter Space
Buddy Valastro, Legends of the Fork
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PERSONALITY – DAILY
Frank Caprio, Caught in Providence
Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner , Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Will Marfuggi, Rachel Smith, Entertainment Tonight
Deborah Norville, Steven Fabian, Lisa Guerrero, Ann Mercogliano, Jim Moret, Les Trent. Inside Edition
Robert Hernandez, Star Jones, Divorce Court
Judge Judy Sheindlin, Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose, Judy Justice
What do you think about the nominations for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards? Who do you think deserved to get in that did? Who do you think got snubbed? Who are you happiest to see receive a nomination? Let us know via the comment section below.
Make sure to be with us live starting tonight Friday, April 19th at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the Michael Fairman Channel’s 10th anniversary edition of its Daytime Emmy Nomination Special 2024, featuring some of the just announced daytime drama nominees.
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