CBS Daytime

"CBS Daytime (CBSD)" is a television programming block on CBS.

Executives

CBSD's Senior Vice President is Barbara Bloom, its Vice President is Richard Mensing. Mensing was raised in Richmond, VA, has been with CBS-D since 2003, and was ABC Daytime's Creative Director from 1999-2002. [http://promomagazine.com/news/cbs_promo_081705/index.html Promo Magazine] Bloom reports to Nina Tassler, who in turn reports to Nancy Tellem, and Tellem's boss is Les Moonves. Lucy Johnson served as President of CDS-D from 1989 - 2003.

Its main competitors are ABC Daytime and NBC Daytime.

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CBS Daytime (2003 - Present; NOTE: All times Eastern (ET); **"affiliate schedules differ")

"The Early Show"

*Debut: November 2, 1999
*Hosts: Julie Chen, Harry Smith, Dave Price, Russ Mitchell, Maggie Rodriguez

"The Price Is Right"

*Debut: September 4, 1972
*Host: Drew Carey
*Announcer: Rich Fields
*Production Company: FremantleMedia/RTL Group
*Producing Team: Syd Vinnedge (executive producer), Kathy Greco (producer), Stan Blits, Sue MacIntyre, Adam Sandler (co-producers)
*Directing/Writing Team: Bart Eskander, Fred Witten (associate director)

"The Young And The Restless"

*Debut: March 26, 1973
*Contract Renewal: May 22, 2009 Fact|date=February 2008
*Creators: William J. Bell, Lee Phillip Bell
*Production Companies: Sony Pictures Television (owns the majority of "Y&R"), Bell Dramatic Serial Company, Corday Productions Inc. (owns 1% of "Y&R")
*Producing Team: Paul Rauch (EP), Maria Arena Bell, Josh Griffith, John Fisher, Anthony Morina, Josh O'Connell, Matthew J. Olson
*Directing Team: Susan Strickler, Sally McDonald, Jill Ackles, Dean LaMont, Andrew Lee, Phideaux Xavier, Jim Sayegh, Grant A. Johnson
*Head Writer: Maria Arena Bell
*Co-Head Writer: Hogan Sheffer, Scott Hamner
*Associate Head/Breakdown/Script Writers: Paula Cwikly, Marla Kanelos, Eric Freiwald, Sandra Weintraub, James Stanley, Linda Schreiber, Beth Milstein, Jay Gibson, Lisa Seidman, Thom Racina, Amanda L. Beall, Melissa Salmons
*Creative Consultant: Bill Bell Jr.
*Casting Director: [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu7e9Ww1IpAEBDxJXNyoA?p=%22Karen+Rea%22+%22casting%22&fr=yfp-t-501&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=CA Karen Rea]
*Cast: Peter Bergman, Vail Bloom, Eric Braeden, Bryton, Sharon Case, Judith Chapman, Jeanne Cooper, Doug Davidson, Eileen Davidson, Don Diamont, Chris Engen, Adrienne Frantz, Daniel Goddard, Michael Graziadei, Michael Gross, Amelia Heinle, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Christel Khalil, Christian LeBlanc, Kate Linder, Thad Luckinbill, Eva Marcille, Billy Miller, Joshua Morrow, Emily O'Brien, Nia Peeples, Greg Rikaart, Melody Thomas Scott, Kristoff St. John, Michelle Stafford, Tammin Sursok, Jess Walton

"The Bold And The Beautiful"

*Debut: March 23, 1987
*Up for renewal: April 1, 2010 Fact|date=May 2008
*Creators: William J. Bell, Lee Phillip Bell
*Production company: Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc.
*Producing team: Bradley Bell (Executive Producer), Rhonda Friedman, Ron Weaver, Cynthia J. Popp, Adam Dusevoir
*Directing team: Michael Stich, Deveney Kelly, Cynthia J. Popp, David Shaughnessy, Jennifer Howard
*Writing team: Bradley Bell (HW), Kay Alden (co-HW), Michael Minnis, Janice Ferri Esser, Elizabeth Snyder, Rex M. Best, Tracey Ann Kelly, Patrick Mulcahey, Jerry Birn, John F. Smith, Adam Dusevoir, Shannon Bradley, Lee Phillip Bell (Long Term Story Advisor)
*Story consultant: J. Birn
*Cast: Texas Battle, Brandon Beemer, Lesley-Anne Down, Susan Flannery, Jennifer Gareis, Winsor Harmon, Ashley Jones, Lesli Kay, Katherine Kelly Lang, Kyle Lowder, John McCook, Ronn Moss, Robin Riker, Heather Tom, Hunter Tylo, Jack Wagner, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood

"As The World Turns"

*Debut: April 2, 1956
*Up for renewal: July 17, 2009Fact|date=June 2008
*Production company: Procter & Gamble Productions Inc.
*Producing team: Christopher Goutman (Executive Producer), Carole Shure, Vivian Gundaker ( [http://www.rareconservation.org/programs/page.php?subsection=Rare+Radio&name=RadioSuccess_ATWT] , [http://www.trentdawson.com/articlessod100907.htm] , [http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/daytime_noms_2003-2004_e.html] , [http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=tv_prod_detail&recordID=15331] , [http://tvproduction.meetup.com/91/calendar/6252165] , [http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/castlist.php] , [http://www.theactorslife.com/business/television_shows_in_new_york.html] ), Jennifer Maloney, Jennifer Schacor
*Directing team: Habib Azar, Jennifer Pepperman, Maria Wagner, Sonia Blangiardo, Michael Eilbaum, John O'Connell, Christopher Goutman
*Writing team: Jean Passanante (Head Writer), Leah Laiman (Co-Head Writer), Lisa Connor, Cheryl Davis (playwright), Peter Brash, Susan Dansby, Courtney Simon, Richard Culliton, Lisa Kohn, David A. Levinson
*Cast: Noelle Beck, Dylan Bruce, Terri Colombino, Ewa Da Cruz, Trent Dawson, Ellen Dolan, Eileen Fulton, Meredith Hagner, Van Hansis, Don Hastings, Kathryn Hays, Mick Hazen, John Hensley, Scott Holmes, Roger Howarth, Elizabeth Hubbard, Agim Kaba, Billy Magnussen, Marie Masters, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Michael Park, Wolé Parks, Austin Peck, Julie Pinson, Jon Prescott, Marnie Schulenburg, Chauntee Schuler, Jake Silbermann, Helen Wagner, Maura West, Marie Wilson, Colleen Zenk Pinter, Kathleen Widdoes.

"Guiding Light"

*Debut: June 30, 1952
*Up for renewal: July 17, 2009 [cite news |first= |last=Elizabeth Albanese|authorlink= |coauthors=Dan J Kroll |title=Guiding Light Renewed Despite Defections, Fan Complaints |url=http://www.soapcentral.com/gl/news/2008/0505-renewed.php|work= |publisher=soapcentral.com |date=May 07, 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-15]
*Production company: Procter & Gamble Productions Inc.
*Producing team: Ellen Wheeler (Executive Producer), Alexandra Johnson, Maria Macina, Jan Conklin, Christopher Cullen, Jill Lorie Hurst, David Brandon, Janet Morrison
*Directing team: Joe Cotugno, Tracey Bryggman [http://www.dga.org/news/pr_expand.php3?488] ; [http://www.antaeus.org/antaeus/donors.html] ; [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050129005011&newsLang=en] ), Adam Resit, Jo Anne Sedwick, Brian Mertes, Matthew Lagle, Robert Scinto, Rob Decina, Ellen Wheeler
*Writing team: David Kreizman, Donna M. Swajeski, David Rupel, Tita Bell, Christopher Dunn, Charlotte Gibson, Lloyd Gold, Kimberly Hamilton, Penelope Koechl, Royal Miller, David Smilow
*Cast: Murray Bartlett, Robert Bogue, E.J. Bonilla, Mandy Bruno, Crystal Chappell, Jordan Clarke, Bradley Cole, Justin Deas, Bonnie Dennison, Frank Dicopoulos, John Driscoll, Beth Ehlers, Nicole Forester, Ricky Paull Goldin, Jessica Leccia, Robert Newman, Michael O'Leary, Ron Raines, Marcy Rylan, Lawrence Saint-Victor, Michelle Ray Smith, Gina Tognoni, Caitlin Van Zandt, Kim Zimmer.

Past series on CBS Daytime

oap operas

*"The Brighter Day" (1954-1962)
*"Capitol" (1982-1987)
*"The Clear Horizon" (1960-1962)
*"The Edge of Night" (1956-1975, then it moved to ABC)
*"The Egg and I" (1951-1952)
*"The First Hundred Years" (1950-1952)
*"Full Circle" (1960-1961)
*"Hotel Cosmopolitan" (1957-1958)
*"Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" (1967-1973)
*"Love of Life" (1951-1980)
*"Portia Faces Life" (1954-1955; it later became The Inner Flame 1955)
*"The Road of Life" (1954-1955)
*"Search For Tomorrow" (1951-1982, then it moved to NBC)
*"The Secret Storm" (1954-1974)
*"The Seeking Heart" (1954-1955)
*"Valiant Lady" (1953-1957)
*"Where The Heart Is" (1969-1973)
*"Woman with a Past" (1954)

Game shows

CBS is the last of the Big Three television networks to carry a daytime game show, "The Price Is Right". Other than "Price", CBS last had a daytime game show in 1993, when the network cancelled the second version of "Family Feud".

*"The $10,000 Pyramid" (1973-1974, then on ABC)
*"The $25,000 Pyramid" (1982-1988)
*"The Amateur's Guide to Love" (1972)
*"Beat the Clock" (1957-1958 daytime, then on ABC primetime, later syndicated, back to CBS, 1979-1980)
*"Body Language" (1984-1986)
*"Card Sharks" (1986-1989, previously on NBC, later syndicated)
*"Child's Play" (1982-1983)
*"Family Feud" (1988-1993, previously on ABC, also syndicated)
*"For Love or Money" (1958-1959)
*"Gambit" (1972-1976, then later on NBC)
*"Give-n-Take" (1975)
*"Hollywood's Talking" (1973)
*"The Joker's Wild" (1972-1975, later syndicated)
*"Match Game '73-'79" (1973-1979, previously and later on NBC, later on ABC, also syndicated)
*"Musical Chairs" (1974)
*"Now You See It" (1974-1975 and 1989)
*"Pass the Buck" (1978)
*"Password" (1961-1967, later on ABC and NBC)
*"Press Your Luck" (1983-1986)
*"Spin-Off" (1975)
*"Tattletales" (1974-1978 and 1982-1984, also syndicated)
*"Tic Tac Dough" (1978, previously on NBC, later syndicated)
*"To Tell the Truth" (1962-1968 daytime, later on NBC and syndicated)
*"Wheel of Fortune" (1989-1991, previously and later on NBC, also syndicated 1983-present )
*"Whew!" (1979-1980)

Ratings history

Main article|List of US daytime soap opera ratings (Nielsen Media Research)

Latest Ratings

"Week of April 28- May 2, 2008" (Compared To Last WK/Compared To Last YR)
*1. Y&R 5,305,000 (-28,000/-99,000)
*2. B&B 3,977,000 (+197,000/+238,000)
*3. ATWT 2,949,000 (+33,000/+105,000)
*4. GH 2,896,000 (-132,000/-642,000)
*5. DOOL 2,699,000 (-185,000/+183,000)
*6. OLTL 2,590,000 (-71,000/-486,000)
*7. AMC 2,468,000 (+2,000/-562,000)
*8. GL 2,352,000 (-22,000/-212,000)

References

External links

* [http://www.cbs.com/daytime CBS Daytime]