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Joshua Morrow and Steve Burton CBS Daytime announced today the launch of NOT SAFE FOR DAYTIME, an edgy new series of digital videos on its YouTube channel that highlights and promotes CBS Daytime’s popular programs. The webisodes will include inventive original skits, pop culture parodies and viral video spoofs, and feature stars from CBS Daytime’s #1 lineup, LET’S MAKE A DEAL , THE PRICE IS RIGHT , THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS , THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE TALK . “CBS Daytime has one of the most passionate and loyal audiences in television, reaching 28 million viewers each week,” said Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President, Daytime Programs and Syndicated Program Development, CBS Entertainment and CBS Television Distribution. “We wanted to thank them by creating even more content, going behind the scenes of our series and showing a side of our talent that is, well, not safe for daytime TV! This is an irreverent, fun, ‘fresh’ way to bring CBS Daytime to our viewers eve...

CBS Daytime shows notched viewer increases compared to the same week last year, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week of September 25-29, 2014. Let's Make a Deal 1 was up +8% (2.88m from 2.65m), Let's Make a Deal 2 gained +6% (3.43m from 3.22m), The Price is Right 1 was up +3% (4.65m from 4.52m), The Bold and the Beautiful gained +2% (3.64m from 3.57m) and The Talk grew +3% (2.70m from 2.62m). The Talk also tied The View in women 25-54 (1.1). The Bold and the Beautiful was also up over the previous week (3.64m from 3.43m). In other network news, The Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal will go pink to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month with themed shows on Friday, October 3 and Tuesday, October 14 respectively. The Price is Right will raise awareness for Breast Cancer on October 3 when it welcomes a studio audience full of courageous fighters, survivors and their supporters. Contestants will have the chance to win luxurious...