March 16, 2006

"THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS" IS THE TOP RATED DAYTIME DRAMA FOR THE 897TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK

"The Young and the Restless" Is First In Women 18-49 For 11th Time in 12 Weeks and First in Women 25-54 For the 46th Time in 48 Weeks

CBS Leads Daytime for the 885th Consecutive Week

CBS Daytime placed first for the 885th consecutive week with and against regular schedules. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS was also the top rated daytime drama in households for the 897th consecutive week in the week ending March 12, week 25 of the 2005-2006 television season.

The Network had the top four programs in households: #1 THE PRICE IS RIGHT, #2 THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, #3 THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 and #4 THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. CBS had five of the top 10 programs among women 18-49 and women 25-54, including THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS which was first in women 25-54 for the 46th time in 48 weeks and first in women 18-49 for the 11th time in 12 weeks and for the 38th time in the last 45 weeks.

National Nielsen summary for Daytime/Saturday Morning for the week ending March 12th:

DAYTIME

Households                      CBS     3.2/11 
(03/06-03/10)                   ABC     2.7/09 

SEASON-TO-DATE:

        Households                      CBS     3.3/11
        (9/19-03/10)                    ABC     2.6/09

The Top 12 Regularly Scheduled Programs this week:

1. THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2 CBS 4.5/17
2. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS CBS 4.1/14
3. THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 CBS 3.8/14
4. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL CBS 3.2/11
5. General Hospital ABC 2.8/09
6. All My Children ABC 2.7/09
7. The View ABC 2.7/10
8. One Life to Live ABC 2.6/09
9. AS THE WORLD TURNS CBS 2.5/08

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9.      Days of Our Lives                               NBC     2.5/08
11.     GUIDING LIGHT                           CBS     2.2/07
12.     Passions                                        NBC     1.6/05

Top 5 Daytime Programs in Viewers (In Millions)

1. THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2 CBS 6.10
2. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS CBS 5.18
3. THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 CBS 5.09 4. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL CBS 4.11
4. General Hospital ABC 3.40

Top 5 Women 25-54

1. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS CBS 2.6/16
2. General Hospital ABC 2.3/13
3. All My Children ABC 2.2/13
4. One Life to Live ABC 2.1/13
5. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL CBS 2.0/12

Top 5 Women 18-49

1. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS CBS 2.2/15
2. General Hospital ABC 2.0/12
3. All My Children ABC 1.9/12
4. One Life to Live ABC 1.9/12
5. Days of Our Lives NBC 1.8/11

MORNING NEWS:

Households              CBS     EARLY SHOW      2.4/08
(03/06-03/10)           NBC     Today                   4.8/16
                        ABC     GMA                     4.2/14

SATURDAY MORNING:
7:00 AM -12:00 Noon

        Households              CBS             0.9/03
        (03/11)                 NBC             0.9/03 
ABC             1.4/04
FOX             0.8/03
                        WB              1.0/03

        Children 2-11           CBS             1.5/07

        (03/11)                 NBC             0.3/01

                                ABC             1.4/06

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FOX             1.4/06
                                WB              1.5/07

SATURDAY MORNING:
7:00 AM -12:00 Noon

Children 2-5 CBS 2.8/12

(03/11) NBC 0.4/02

ABC             1.4/06
FOX             1.0/04 
                                WB              1.2/05

Season-to-date
7:00 AM -12:00 Noon

        Households              CBS             1.1/03
                                NBC             1.2/04 
ABC             1.4/04
FOX             0.8/02
                        WB              1.1/03

        Children 2-11           CBS             1.5/07

                                NBC             0.6/02

                                ABC             1.5/06
FOX             1.2/05
                                WB              1.6/07

Children 2-5            CBS             2.8/12

                                NBC             0.6/02

ABC             1.2/04
FOX             1.0/04 
                                WB              1.0/04

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