CBS Daytime Shows Finish Season with Year-to-Year Growth

By: May. 30, 2014
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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, LET'S MAKE A DEAL, THE PRICE IS RIGHT and The Talk all finished the 2013-2014 season and the May sweep with year-to-year growth in viewers.

Compared to last season in viewers, LET'S MAKE A DEAL 1 was up +13% (3.03m from 2.69m), LET'S MAKE A DEAL 2 grew +12% (3.50m from 3.11m), while The Talk posted growth of +16% (2.78m from 2.40m), according to Nielsen most current ratings. The 2013-2014 season was the best season in viewers ever for LET'S MAKE A DEAL 1 LET'S MAKE A DEAL 2 and THE TALK.

Other viewer increases included THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1, which grew by +12% (5.02m from 4.48m); THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2, which was up +9% (5.81m from 5.33m); THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, which posted a +10% gain (3.89m from 3.52m); and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, which rose +8% (5.24m from 4.82m).

This season was also THE TALK's best season in women 25-54 (1.1/06, +10% from last year), while both THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 (+8%) AND THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2 (+7%) also grew in the demographic.

For 2013-2014, THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 & 2 both posted their best women 25-54 deliveries since 2009-2010. THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 also posted its largest audience for a season since 2003-2004, while THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2 posted its largest audience for a season since 2006-2007.

Additionally, The Bold and the Beautiful posted its largest audience since the 2007-2008 season, while The Young and the Restless posted its largest audience since the 2009-2010 season.

This was also the best May Sweep ever, live plus same day, in viewers for LET'S MAKE A DEAL 1, LET'S MAKE A DEAL 2 and THE TALK. LET'S MAKE A DEAL 2 and The Talk also posted their best May Sweep ever in households.

Meanwhile, THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 & 2 posted their best May Sweep viewer deliveries since 2007.

Finally, The Young and the Restless posted its best household rating and its largest audience in a May Sweep since 2011, while The Bold and the Beautiful posted its best household rating and its largest May Sweep audience since 2008.

Press Contact: David Pepose 212-975-1929 david.pepose@cbs.com



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