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Week Featured the Return of CBS Daytime Veteran and "Criminal Minds" Star

Shemar Moore

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, featuring the return of CBS Daytime veteran and CRIMINAL MINDS star Shemar Moore for two episodes, delivered its largest weekly audience and best women 18-49 rating since March, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sept. 14.

        THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS averaged 4.70 million viewers (up +3% from the prior week), 1.3/09 in women 18-49 (up +8%) and 2.0/13 in women 25-54 (up +5%).  It was THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS’ best viewer and women 18-49 deliveries since the week ending March 28.

Moore, who appeared as series regular on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS for 11 years (1994-2002 and 2004-2005), reprised his role as the charismatic Malcolm Winters, a portrayal that earned him a Daytime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2000.

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