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CBS DAYTIME CELEBRATES THE 2013 DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS WITH WEEK-LONG TWITTER EVENT LEADING UP TO DAYTIME'S BIGGEST NIGHT
Talent and Producers From CBS’s Daytime Emmy-Nominated Dramas and “The Talk” Will Participate in Twitter Chats Each Day During The Week of June 10
CBS Daytime will celebrate Daytime Emmy Week with actors and producers from Emmy Award-nominated THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL live tweeting during the week of June 10-14, leading up to the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, June 16. Julie Chen, co-host of Daytime Emmy Award-nominated THE TALK, will also take part in a Twitter chat on Wednesday, June 12.
Recently, CBS lead the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations with 51 nods. The #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS received 24 nominations, more than any other show. Actors from Y&R and from B&B, which received 16 nominations, along with B&B Executive Producer Brad Bell, will live tweet during the East Coast airings of their shows, take questions from fans and discuss the upcoming awards.
CBS Daytime’s entire entertainment lineup was honored, with THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL both receiving nominations for Outstanding Drama Series. THE TALK was nominated for Outstanding Talk Show, Entertainment; THE PRICE IS RIGHT and LET’S MAKE A DEAL were both nominated for Outstanding Game Show; and LET’S MAKE A DEAL host Wayne Brady was nominated for Outstanding Game Show Host.
The schedule for live tweeting, including respective Twitter handles, is as follows:
Monday, June 10
· 12:30 PM, ET/ 9:30 AM, PT: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (#YR)
o Max Ehrich (@maxehrich) and Bryton James (@BrytonEjames)
Tuesday, June 11
· 1:30 PM, ET / 10:30 AM, PT: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (#BoldandTheBeautiful)
o Heather Tom (@BBheathertom)
Wednesday, June 12
· 12:30 PM, ET/ 9:30 AM, PT: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (#YR)
o Melissa Claire Egan (@MClaireEgan) and Billy Miller (@YandR_CBS)
· 3:15 PM, ET/12:15 PM, PT THE TALK (#talklivechat)
o Julie Chen (@JulieChen)
Thursday, June 13
· 1:30 PM, ET / 10:30 AM, PT: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (#BoldandTheBeautiful)
o Executive Producer Brad Bell (@BandB_CBS)
Friday, June 14
· 12:30 PM, ET/ 9:30 AM, PT: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (#YR)
o Jessica Collins (@JessicaCollins) and Doug Davidson (@DougDavidsonYR)
CBS Daytime has been #1 in the daypart for 27 consecutive years, featuring a lineup that is a balance of dramas, game shows and talk. The Network’s daytime lineup includes television’s #1 daytime program and longest-running game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, network television's fastest-growing daytime talk show THE TALK, as well as THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and LET’S MAKE A DEAL.
CHEAT TWEET: Join @CBSDAYTIME stars 4live twitter chats Jun 10-14 leading up2 Daytime Emmys #YR #BoldandTheBeautiful #TheTalk http://bit.ly/106bMvO
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Press Contacts:
Kelli Raftery 818-655-1598 kelli.raftery@cbs.com
Cindy Marshall (Y&R, B&B) 818-655-1586 cindy.marshall@cbs.com
Erin O'Brien (The Talk) 818-655-1590 erin.obrien@cbs.com
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Kathleen Tanji (Y&R) 818-655-1543 kathleen.tanji@cbs.com
Amanda Beane (B&B) 818-655-1545 amanda.beane@cbs.com
Richard Boeth (Y&R, B&B) 212-975-7627 richard.boeth@cbs.com
Gaye Anne Bruno (The Talk) 818-655-1542 Gayeann.bruno@cbs.com
Heather Wines (The Talk) 212-975-1079 heather.wines@cbs.com
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