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CBS DAYTIME ON A ROLL!

“The Talk” Delivers Its Most-Watched Season and May Sweep

“Let’s Make a Deal” Also Notches Its Largest Season Audience and Most-Watched

May Sweep

“The Price is Right” Posts Its Most-Watched Season Since 2001-02 and Best May Sweep Since 2003

“The Young and the Restless” Has Its Most-Watched Season Since 2008-09 and Largest May Sweep Audience Since 2010

 

CBS Daytime delivered its most-watched regular season (4.22m) since 2006-07 and most-watched May sweep (3.99m) since 2007.

 

Among the Network’s daytime lineup, THE TALK and LET’S MAKE A DEAL delivered their most-watched seasons and May sweeps ever; THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 posted its most-watched season and May sweep in over a decade while THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS had its best season and May sweep in several years.

 

THE SEASON (MOST CURRENT):

 

  • THE TALK averaged 2.79 million viewers, +3% over last year and most-watched in its six-year history.

  • LET’S MAKE A DEAL 1 (3.20m, up +3%) and LET’S MAKE A DEAL 2 (3.67m, up +2%) were both record audiences for any season. LET’S MAKE A DEAL 1 matched its best women 25-54 (0.9) and women 18-49 (0.7) ratings.

  • THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 averaged 5.09m, up +4% from last year and its most-watched season since 2001-02. THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2, daytime’s most-watched program, averaged 5.84m, up +3% from a year ago and most-watched since 2006-07.

  • THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, daytime’s most-watched drama, averaged 5.27m, up +1% from a year ago and most-watched since 2008-09.

 

MAY SWEEP (LIVE + SAME DAY):

 

  • THE TALK averaged 2.79m, up +12% from last May and its most-watched May sweep ever. THE TALK also matched its best May women 18-49 rating (0.7, up +17% from a year ago).

  • LET’S MAKE A DEAL 1 (3.03m, up +3% from last May) and LET’S MAKE A DEAL 2 (3.44m, up +1%) had their most-watched May sweep ever and their highest women 18-49 ratings—LMAD 1 (0.7, up +17%) and LMAD 2 (0.8, up +14%).

  • THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1 (4.87m, up +8%) delivered its largest May sweep audience since 2003, while THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2 (5.59m, up +8%) had its most-watched May since 2004. Both editions notched their best women 25-54 ratings since 2013.

  • THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (4.80m, up +2%) had its most-watched May since 2010.

  • THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (3.77m) was up +2% in viewers from a year ago and most-watched May since 2008.

 

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Dustin Smith 818-655-1594 dustin.smith@cbs.com

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