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ABC Daytime (ABCD) is a programming block on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The Disney-ABC Television Group named Brian Frons the president of the newly created Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group in May 2006. The promotion elevated Frons from his position as head of ABC Daytime, a position he has served in for the past three-and-a-half years. Frons' boss is Anne Sweeney (Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney-ABC Television Group). Its main competitor is CBS Daytime.

ABC Daytime Schedule (October 2003 - Present; NOTE: All times Eastern; affiliate schedules differ)

11 am: The View (TV)
1 pm: All My Children (AMC)
2 pm: One Life to Live (OLTL)
3 pm: General Hospital (GH)

The View

Debut: August 11, 1997
Creators: Barbara Walters, Bill Geddie
Producing Team: Bill Geddie (Executive Producer), Barbara Walters, Alexandra Cohen
Directing Team: Mark Gentille
Hosts: Whoopi Goldberg (moderator), Joy Behar, Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd

All My Children

Debut: January 5, 1970
Creator: Agnes Nixon
Producing Team: Julie Hanan Carruthers (Executive Producer), Ginger Smith, Karen Johnson, Nadine Aronson, Barry Gingold, Joann Busiglio, Enza Dolce
Directing Team: Casey Childs, Joe Cutugno, Steven Williford, Conal O'Brien, Angela Tessinari, Barbara M. Simmons, Michael V. Pomarico
Head Writers: James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten
Breakdown & Script Writers: Chip Hayes, Stephen Demorest, Marla Kanelos, Kate Hall, Michelle Patrick, Amanda L. Beall, Jeff Beldner, Karen Lewis, Addie Walsh, Courtney Bugler, Joanna Cohen, Mimi Leahey, Rebecca Taylor
Casting Director: Judy Blye Wilson

Judy Blye Wilson

All My Children

Casting Director (1991-present)

One Life to Live

Casting Director (1988-1991)

Ryan's Hope

Casting Director (1981-1987)

Nominated for ten Casting Society of America Awards and four Daytime Emmys.

Mimi Leahey

All My Children - Script Editor (July 1999 - May 13, 2004)

Another World - Script Writer (1988-1998)

As The World Turns - Script Writer (January 18, 2007 - August 10, 2007)

Nominated for six Daytime Emmys and WGAs; won three WGAs.

Ginger Smith

All My Children

Producer (February 2004 - Present)
Supervising Producer (1999-2004)
Coordinating Producer (1997-1999)
Associate Producer (1996-1997)
Production Assistant (1994-1996)
Assistant to the Executive Producer (1990-1994)
Production Coordinator (1988-1990)
Production Intern (1988)

Michelle Patrick

All My Children

Breakdown Writer (November 1, 2005 - Present)
Script Writer (1990-1998)
Story Editor (1987-1990)
Script Writer (Early 80s-1987)

General Hospital

Breakdown Writer (2001 - October 14, 2005)
Script Writer (1998-2001)

Nominated for twelve Daytime Emmys, won four times; nominated for seven WGAs and won twice.

Casey Childs

All My Children

Director (1997 - Present)
Producer (February 2002 - Sept 2003; Oct 2003-February 2004)
Executive Producer (September 19, 2003 - October 24, 2003)

Another World

Director (1987 - 1992, 1997)

As the World Turns

Director (1980s)

The City

Director (1995 - 1997)

Loving

Director (1992 - 1995)

One Life to Live

Occasional Director (1995, 1996, 1997)

One Life to Live

Debut: July 15, 1968
Creators: Agnes Nixon
Producing Team: Frank Valentini (Executive Producer), Suzanne Flynn, John Tumino, Shelley Honigbaum, Jacqueline Van Belle
Directing Team: Jill Ackles, Larry Carpenter, Danielle Faraldo, Bruce S. Cooperman, Richard Manfredi, Jill Mitwell, Gary Donatelli
Head Writer: Ron Carlivati
Creative Consultant: Brian Frons
Breakdown Writers: Chris Van Etten, Shelly Altman, Janet Iacobuzio, Victor Gialanella (leaving)
Script Writers: Elizabeth Page, Aida Croal, Mark Christopher (leaving), Carolyn Culliton, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Frances Myers
Returning: Anna Cascio, Gary Tomlin
Casting Director: Julie Ann Madison

Danielle Faraldo

General Hospital

Director (August 2007- Present)

One Life To Live

Director (2003 - Present)
Associate Director (1996; 1999; 2002 - 2003)
Nominated for two Daytime Emmys (2004 & 2007)
Source: 55th DGA Awards; Filmmaker Reference; FT. Lauderdale Film Festival

Frances Myers

Friends with Dena Higley

Another World - Script Writer (1983-1990)

Days Of Our Lives - Script Editor (1999 - 2003; August 12, 2004 - September 2004) - Script Writer (1993-1999)

Guiding Light -Actress: Peggy Scott Fletcher (1965-1980)

One Life To Live - Script Writer (1992; January 6, 2005 - Present) - Occasional Script Editor (June 16, 2005 - June 23, 2005)

Larry Carpenter's credits

Janet Iacobuzio's credits

All My Children - Breakdown Writer (1993-1994; 2001-2003) - Script Writer (2000-2001)

Another World - Breakdown Writer (1994-1995) - Script Writer (1989-1992)

General Hospital - Co-Head Writer (May 1997 - December 5, 1997) - Breakdown Writer (1997; 1998)

One Life To Live - Breakdown Writer (February 24, 2005 - Present)

Sunset Beach - Script Writer (1998-December 31, 1999)

Nominated for eight Daytime Emmys and 10 WGAs.

Gary Donatelli's credits

Chris Van Etten's credits

One Life To Live - Breakdown Writer (November 8, 2006 - Present) - Occasional Breakdown Writer (August 15, 2005 - November 2006) - Continuity Supervisor (2003-2005)

Jill Ackles' credits

All My Children

Director (1996-1997; 2007)

Days of Our Lives

Director (2004)

One Life to Live

Director (2005, 2006, 2007)

Port Charles

Director (1997-2003)

The Young and The Restless

Director (March 2007- present)
Awards: Daytime Emmy: Nomination (1997; Best Directing; All My Children)
Sources: IMDB Profile; The RE Group; PC Credits

Elizabeth Page's credits

According to Soap Opera Weekly, she has a feud with Jean Passanante.

All My Children - Co-Head Writer (June 1999 - November 1999) - Script Editor (1998 - June 1999)

Another World - Co-Head Writer (February 1997 - May 1997) - Breakdown Writer (1993 - February 1997)

As the World Turns - Script Writer (2001 - July 17, 2007)

One Life To Live - Script Writer (August 31, 2007 - Present)

General Hospital

Debut: April 1, 1963
Creators: Frank Hursley & Doris Hursley
Producing Team: Jill Farren Phelps (Executive Producer), Mary O’Leary, Mercer Barrows, Michelle Henry, Deborah Genovese, Robert Guza Jr.
Directing Team: Matthew Diamond, Danielle Faraldo, Craig McNamus, William Ludel, Phideaux Xavier, Scott McKinsey, Owen Renfroe, Ron Cates, Christine R. Magarian, Penny Pengra, Peter Filmore, Dave McLoed, R. C. Cates
Head Writers: Robert Guza Jr. & Meg Bennett (3/5/07-4/15/07; 5/21/07-7/1/07; 8/27/07-10/4/07)
Associate Head Writer/Script Editor: Elizabeth Korte
Story Consultant: Brian Frons
Breakdown Writers: Jim Reitzel, Michael Conforti, Heidi Ploen, Garin Wolf, Sasha Cartullo, Nathan Fissel, David Goldschmid, Meg Bennett
Script Writers: Michele Val Jean, Mary Sue Price, Tracey Thomson, Karen Harris, Susan Wald, Elizabeth Korte
Casting Director: Mark Teschner

Possible additions aka FOR/FOM

Robert Kubilos, Kathryn Baker, Shelly Moore, Bruce Franklin Singer, Paula Cwikly, Frank South, Beth Milstein

Tracey Thomson

General Hospital

Breakdown Writer (May 18, 2007- September 17, 2007)
Script Writer (March 28, 2006 - July 13, 2006; September 11, 2006 - Present)
Script Continuity (2005 - 2006)

Mary O'Leary

A friend of FOJ.

Another World - Coordinating Producer (1995-1997)

General Hospital - Producer (January 2001 - present)

Guiding Light - Associate Producer (1993-1995) - Assistant Producer (1989-1993) - Assistant to the Producers (1986- 1989)

One Life To Live - Producer (1998 - January 2001)

Matthew Diamond

American director, producer and choreographer born in the 1950s. Nominated for an Academy Award in 1999, four Daytime Emmys, DGAs and Primetime Emmys, and won at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Directing Credits GH (2004-July 25, 2007), Camp Rock, "Desperate Housewives", "Men in Trees", "Help Me Help You", "My Boys", "Gilmore Girls", "That's So Raven", "The Pitts", "Scrubs", "The Grubbs" These Old Broads, "Daddio", "The Parkers" "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer", "The Hughleys", "Rude Awakening", "Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place", "Just Shoot Me!", Homeboys In Outer Space, The Naked Truth, Sister, Sister, Living Single, The Golden Girls, A Different World, Designing Women, Family Ties, Working Girl

Sources: IMDB Profile; The New Yorker; Oscar Nominee; PBS

William Ludel

GH

Director (1996- Present)
Nominated for at least half a dozen Daytime Emmys

Sources: IMDB Profile; Playbill Article; WT Festival; THE ANTAEUS COMPANY

Mark Teschner

Casting Society of America|Award-winning American casting director. Has been in charge of GH's casting since 1989. He has been described by Rolling Stone magazine as "an actor's casting director" and TV Guide noted his "unparalleled track record for finding top new talent." He is a former vice president of the Casting Society of America and is serving on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Casting Director Credits

General Hospital
General Hospital: Night Shift
ABC Daytime Consultant
Port Charles
The Visioner
Loving
Ryan's Hope
New Attitude
Livin' Large
Flamingo Kid
Once Again
An O'Henry Trilogy

Acclaim

1992-2003; 2005 ARTIOS Award Nominations; three wins
six Daytime Emmy noms; won twice

Source: Variety Article

Owen Renfroe

GH

Director (2003- Present)

GH: Night Shift

Director (2007-Present)

Nominated for four Daytime Emmys and three DGAs. Sources: IMDB Profile; 2006 DGA; Half Moon; UPI

David Goldschmid

General Hospital

Breakdown Writer (October 17, 2005 - Present)
Ocassional Breakdown Writer (April 28, 2005 - October 2005)
Writer's Assistant (1995-1997)
Daytime Emmy nomination (2007; Best Writing; General Hospital)

Past shows On ABC Daytime

Ratings history

ABC Daytime ratings for the American audience. Nielsen Media Research determines TV ratings for total viewers (T.V.), household (HH), share (%) and demographic ratings (D) (Demos: Teens 12-17, People 12-24, Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54, Adults 50+ etc). The TV season begins and ends every September.

Ratings: 1970-1979

1969-1970 Season (HH Ratings)

General Hospital 8.5
Dark Shadows 7.3
One Life To Live 6.7
All My Children 4.4 (Debut)

1970-1971 Season (HH Ratings: 585,000 Viewers)

4. General Hospital 9.5
15. One Life To Live 6.5
16. Dark Shadows 5.3
17. All My Children 4.8

1971-1972 Season (HH Ratings: 601,000 Viewers)

2. General Hospital 10.4
13. One Life To Live 7.3
17. All My Children 5.7

1972-1973 Season (HH Ratings: 621,000 Viewers)

3. General Hospital 9.7
7. One Life To Live 8.3
8. All My Children 8.2

1973-1974 Season (HH Ratings: 648,000 Viewers)

5.General Hospital 9.2
6.All My Children 9.1
8.One Life To Live 7.8

1974-1975 Season (HH Ratings: 662,000 Viewers)

5. All My Children 9.3
7. General Hospital 8.5
11. One Life To Live 7.4
15. Ryan's Hope (Debut)

1975-1976 Season(HH Ratings: 685,000 Viewers)

6. All My Children 8.1
10. General Hospital 7.1
11. One Life To Live 6.8
12. The Edge Of Night 6.7 (Moved from CBS to ABC December 20, 1975)
14. Ryan's Hope 5.7

1976-1977 Season (HH Ratings: 696,000 Viewers)

6. All My Children 8.2
8. Ryan's Hope 7.3
8. One Life To Live 7.3
10. General Hospital 7.0
13. The Edge Of Night 6.2

1977-1978 Season (HH Ratings: 712,000 Viewers)

3. All My Children 8.4
7. One Life To Live 7.2
8. Ryan's Hope 7.0
8. General Hospital 7.0
13. The Edge Of Night 5.2

1978-1979 Season (HH Ratings: 729,000 Viewers)

1. All My Children 9.0
2. General Hospital 8.7
6. One Life To Live 8.0
9. Ryan's Hope 7.2
13. The Edge Of Night 5.8

Ratings: 1980-1989

1979-1980 Season (HH Ratings)

1. General Hospital 9.9
2. All My Children 9.2
4. One Life To Live 8.7
9. Ryan's Hope 7.0
12. The Edge Of Night 5.3

1980-1981 Season (HH Ratings: 763,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital
2. All My Children

1981-1982 Season (HH Ratings: 799,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital 11.2
2. All My Children 9.4
3. One Life To Live 9.3
7. Ryan's Hope 6.9
11. The Edge Of Night 5.0

1982-1983 Season (HH Ratings: 815,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital 9.8
2. All My Children 9.4
3. One Life To Live 8.1
9. Ryan's Hope 5.6
11. The Edge Of Night 3.8
12. Loving (Debut)

1983-1984 Season (HH Ratings: 833,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital 10.0
2. All My Children 9.1
4. One Life To Live 8.2
10. Ryan's Hope 5.0
11. Loving 3.9
12. The Edge Of Night 3.5

1984-1985 Season (HH Ratings: 838,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital 9.1
2. All My Children 8.2
5. One Life To Live 7.3
10. Loving 4.1
11. Ryan's Hope 3.4
14. The Edge Of Night 2.6

1985-1986 Season (HH Ratings: 849,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital 9.2
3. All My Children 8.0
4. One Life To Live 7.8
10. Loving 4.2
12. Ryan's Hope 3.2

1986-1987 Season (HH Ratings: 859,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital 8.3
3. One Life To Live 7.2
4. All My Children 7.0
12. Loving 3.9
13. Ryan's Hope 2.7

1987-1988 Season (HH Ratings: 874,000 Viewers)

1. General Hospital 8.1 (#1 in viewers & households)
3. One Life To Live 7.7
3. All My Children 7.7
11. Loving 3.5
12. Ryan's Hope 2.8

1988-1989 Season (HH Ratings: 886,000 Viewers)

2. General Hospital 7.5
3. One Life To Live 7.1
4. All My Children 6.7
11. Loving 3.7
13. Ryan's Hope (**2.4**)

Ratings: 1990-1999

1989-1990 Season (HH Ratings) (1 HH rating = 921,000 Homes)

2. General Hospital 7.4
3. All My Children 6.5
4. One Life To Live 6.3
11. Loving 3.4

1990-1991 Season (HH Ratings)

2. General Hospital 6.7; 6,171,000 million viewers
3. One Life To Live 6.3; 5,802,000
4. All My Children 6.3; 5,710,000
11. Loving 3.0; 2,763,000

1991-1992 Season (HH Ratings)

2. All My Children 6.8; 6,290,000 million viewers
3. General Hospital 5.8; 5,365,000
7. One Life To Live 5.4; 4,995,000
11. Loving 2.8; 2,590,000

1992-1993 Season (HH Ratings)

2. All My Children 7.3
4. General Hospital 5.8
6. One Life To Live 5.5
11. Loving 2.8

1993-1994 Season (HH Ratings) (1 HH rating = 942,000 Homes)

2. All My Children 6.6
3. General Hospital 6.2
6. One Life To Live 5.6
10. Loving 2.7

1994-1995 Season (HH Ratings)

2. All My Children 6.1
3. General Hospital 5.6
5. One Life To Live 5.4
10. Loving 2.3

1995-1996 Season (HH Ratings)

4. All My Children 5.3
5. General Hospital 4.7
6. One Life To Live 4.6
10. Loving (**2.4**)
11. The City 2.3 (Debut)

1996-1997 Season HH Ratings

4. General Hospital 4.8
5. All My Children 4.7
7. One Life To Live 4.0
10. Port Charles 2.6 (Debut)
11. The City 2.0

1997-1998 Season HH Ratings

4. General Hospital (**4.6**)
5. All My Children 4.2
7. One Life To Live (**3.9)
10. Port Charles (**2.5)

1998-1999 Season HH Ratings

4. General Hospital (**4.3**)
5. All My Children 3.9
7. One Life To Live (**3.7**)
10. Port Charles (**2.4)

The 2000s

1999-2000 Season (HH Ratings)

4. General Hospital (**4.0**)
5. All My Children 3.9
7. One Life To Live
9. Port Charles (**2.4**)

2000-2001 Season

3. General Hospital
5. All My Children 3.4
7. One Life To Live
9. Port Charles (**2.4)

2001-2002 Season

4. General Hospital (**3.7**)
6. All My Children 3.3
7. One Life To Live
10. Port Charles

2002-2003 Season

3. General Hospital (**3.5**)
4. All My Children 3.0
6. One Life To Live
10. Port Charles

2003-2004 Season

3. General Hospital (**3.3**)
4. All My Children 2.9
6. One Life To Live
10. Port Charles

2004-2005 Season

4. General Hospital (**3.2**)
5. All My Children 2.8
6. One Life To Live

2005-2006 Season HH Ratings

3. General Hospital 2.9
6. All My Children 2.6
7. One Life To Live

2006-2007 Season HH Ratings

3. General Hospital 2.7
6. All My Children 2.4
7. One Life To Live 2.4

Latest Ratings

Week of October 1-5, 2007

(Compared To Last Week/Compared To Last Year) (Compared To 2003)

1. Y&R 5,496,000 (+132,000/+142,000) (-491,000)
2. B&B 3,708,000 (+182,000/-354,000) (-550,000)
3. GH 3,030,000 (-166,000/-43,000) (-848,000)
4. ATWT 3,022,000 (+139,000/-188,000) (-578,000)
5. OLTL 2,760,000 (-207,000/-145,000) (-742,000)
6. AMC 2,623,000 (-201,000/-222,000) (-996,000)
7. GL 2,558,000 (+194,000/-348,000) (-631,000)
8. DAYS 2,340,000 (-66,000/-653,000) (-1,306,000)

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 [[Robert Kubilos]], [[Kathryn Baker]], [[Shelly Moore]], [[Bruce Franklin Singer]], [[Paula Cwikly]], [[Frank South]], [[Beth Milstein]]