"What has not changed and what will not change is the target audience in daytime are females, pretty much age 25 to 54, and 50-plus, " he says, noting that the former category is more desirable.

CNN: Future of daytime? More talk, less drama

Since the study didn't find any change in daytime temperatures, it looks like we don't have to ring the global warming alarm just yet.

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Those tremors of change can also be seen in the awards show that celebrates the efforts of daytime TV as the 39th annual Daytime Emmys gets ready to air Saturday on cable rather than network TV.

CNN: Future of daytime? More talk, less drama