Television
Television: Despite the network’s woes elsewhere, a lineup dominated by soaps has helped it clean up in the ratings.
Feb. 20, 1996
Awards
Drama series “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS) “Days of Our Lives” (NBC) “One Life to Live” (TOLN.com) “The Young and the Restless” (CBS) WINNER New approaches -- Drama series “DeVanity” (www.devanity.com) “Tainted Dreams” (YouTube.com) “The Power Inside” (YouTube.com) “Venice the Series” (www.venicetheseries.com) WINNER Preschool children’s series “Dino Dan” (Nickelodeon) “The Fresh Beat Band” (Nickelodeon) “Sesame Street” (PBS) WINNER “Yo Gabba Gabba!”
May 1, 2014
TV FACTS The award-winning “Young and the Restless” tops the list of daytime serials aired between Sept. 20 and March 27.
April 1, 1994
Company Town
Colleen Bell, the U.S. ambassador to Hungary from 2014 to 2017, has been appointed director of the California Film Commission.
May 23, 2019
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June 16, 2011
When the CBS soap opera “The Bold and the Beaufiful” first came on the air, it received unfavorable criticism from some viewers.
Sept. 4, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
For Pakistani actor and filmmaker Zia Mohyeddin, a defining moment of professional despair occurred during a recent trip to northern India when he stumbled upon 16 scrawny, poorly dressed villagers crowded around a television set.
June 6, 1997
Buoyed by double-digit ratings gains in daytime, CBS said: “Let’s make a deal.”
Jan. 15, 2014
World & Nation
On May 28, the world’s most-watched daytime drama, “The Bold and The Beautiful,” will target new viewers in the United States by introducing a regular Latino character (a handsome fashion designer) as well as a long-awaited Spanish-language audio feed that will be available to nearly half the Latino homes in the country.
April 19, 2001
Audiences for daytime serials change little from week to week as viewer loyalty is very consistent.
June 4, 1993