[Toups]

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week December 29, 2008 - January 2, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)


Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,385,000 (+131,000/-328,000)
2. B&B 3,781,000 (+213,000/-249,000)
3. DAYS 3,282,000 (+275,000/+180,000)
4. GH 2,865,000 (-90,000/-180,000)
5. ATWT 2,838,000 (+152,000/-394,000)
6. AMC 2,776,000 (+44,000/+83,000)
7. OLTL 2,710,000 (-59,000/same)
8. GL 2,232,000 (+175,000/-412,000)


HH
1. Y&R 3.8/11 (+.1/-.3)
2. B&B 2.7/8 (+.1/-.2)
3. DAYS 2.3/7 (+.2/same)
4. GH 2.1/6 (-.1/-.2)
5. AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.1)
5. OLTL 2.0/6 (same/-.1)
5. ATWT 2.0/6 (+.1/-.4)
8. GL 1.6/5 (+.2/-.3)


Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,127,000 (+35,000/-215,000)
2. DAYS 952,000 (+91,000/-24,000)
3. GH 905,000 (-85,000/-92,000)
4. AMC 824,000 (+61,000/+36,000)
5. B&B 797,000 (+105,000/-224,000)
6. OLTL 789,000 (-41,000/-91,000)
7. ATWT 649,000 (+30,000/-318,000)
8. GL 594,000 (+96,000/-244,000)


Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7/10 (+.1/-.3)
2. DAYS 1.4/8 (+.1/-.1)
2. GH 1.4/7 (-.1/-.1)
4. AMC 1.2/7 (same/same)
4. OLTL 1.2/6 (-.1/-.1)
4. B&B 1.2/6 (+.2/-.3)
7. ATWT 1.0/5 (+.1/-.5)
8. GL 0.9/5 (+.1/-.4)


Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. DAYS 89,000 (+24,000/+7,000)
2. OLTL 65,000 (+32,000/+13,000)
3. Y&R 49,000 (-5,000/+15,000)
3. ATWT 49,000 (+5,000/+21,000)
5. AMC 41,000 (+2,000/+26,000)
6. GH 40,000 (+12,000/-19,000)
7. B&B 39,000 (-8,000/-6,000)
8. GL 36,000 (+3,000/-7,000)


Women 18-34 Rating
1. DAYS 1.2/7 (+.1/-.1)
1. Y&R 1.2/7 (same/-.1)
3. B&B 0.8/4 (+.1/same)
4. AMC 0.7/4 (same/-.1)
4. GH 0.7/4 (-.1/-.3)
6. ATWT 0.6/3 (-.1/-.2)
6. OLTL 0.6/3 (same/-.3) <------- ties low rating
8. GL 0.5/3 (+.1/-.1)


Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,292,000 (-76,000/-172,000)
2. B&B 857,000 (-17,000/-112,000)
3. DAYS 718,000 (-19,000/+7,000)
4. ATWT 610,000 (+4,000/-86,000)
5. AMC 543,000 (-31,000/+10,000)
6. GL 526,000 (+41,000/+17,000)
7. OLTL 504,000 (-28,000/+34,000)
8. GH 484,000 (-49,000/-67,000)


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Day-To-Day Ratings - HH/Total Viewers

AMC
Monday: 2.1/3,000,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,502,000
Wednesday: 1.5/1,888,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.1/2,828,000

ATWT
Monday: 2.1/2,790,000
Tuesday: 2.0/2,851,000
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 2.1/2,874,000

B&B
Monday: 2.9/3,728,000
Tuesday: 2.6/3,694,000
Wednesday: 2.7/3,976,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.7/3,919,000

DAYS
Monday: 2.4/3,353,000
Tuesday: 2.2/3,163,000
Wednesday: 2.3/3,076,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.3/3,329,000

GH
Monday: 2.2/2,989,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,488,000
Wednesday: 1.4/2,055,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.3/3,117,000

GL
Monday: 1.7/2,212,000
Tuesday: 1.6/2,240,000
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 1.7/2,244,000

OLTL
Monday: 2.0/2,778,000
Tuesday: 1.8/2,441,000
Wednesday: 1.3/1,896,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.1/2,910,000

Y&R
Monday: 3.9/5,193,000
Tuesday: 3.6/5,312,000
Wednesday: 3.7/5,471,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 4.0/5,648,000

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For the SEASON September 22, 2008 through January 4, 2009

HH
1. Y&R 3.7
2. B&B 2.6
3. GH 2.3
4. DAYS 2.1
4. OLTL 2.1
6. ATWT 2.0
6. AMC 2.0
8. GL 1.5

Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7
2. GH 1.5
3. DAYS 1.4
4. OLTL 1.3
5. B&B 1.2
5. AMC 1.2
7. ATWT 1.1
8. GL 0.9

This post has been edited by Toups: 10 January 2009 - 01:51 AM

[rangethatrover]

So nice seeing a 4.0 for Y&R on Friday!!

My other show got a 0.6 in the 18-34's just above GL- PATHETIC. All of its demos are PATHETIC. Its viewership numbers are, you guessed it- pathetic.
Once again, That Valentini must be the budgeting MASTER for OLTL to be making any money for ABC. Not one good demo, other than teen girls.

But Soapsuds you certainly are enjoying the gawd of soap's failure, I am sure! Well with his ratings, We will probably be getting Jean Passasante has our new headwriter soon.

Days must be somewhat watchable! My god its the only show with significant ratings bursts. Its crazy. I have to assume that Dena's writing is not that bad? It actually makes me ill that her writing is bringing in the viewers- but so be it. She's doing something right.

When I look at GH and OLTL- I really do believe that ABC is just waiting for all of their shows to die.

And I am actually glad to see GL hit 1.6- I feel bad for those poor actors freezing their asses off.

[SteveFrame]

The only one of Frons' shows that I feel deserves bad ratings right now is GH. I just cannot watch it. It is also the only one that has not made any changes.

Both AMC and OLTL have gotten better with their balance and changed many other things about the shows such as stories not being about the same damn people. GH has not done that.

GH is still not stablilzing their ratings either. AMC and OLTL are. Them staying stagnant as I said is a good sign.

I am enjoying both shows more than I have in a long time. They are not perfect and still need some work but compared to a year ago AMC esp. is miles better.

I wish I could say the same for GH and ATWT.

[jfung79]

GL has been at a 1.6 for three out of the last four weeks now, I think. The 1.4 last week looks like an anomaly. I am relieved and excited. Things can only get better with Phillip's return.

[Ruxton Hills]

But Soapsuds you certainly are enjoying the gawd of soap's failure, I am sure! Well with his ratings, We will probably be getting Jean Passasante has our new headwriter soon.

Yup!

And you can have Jean Pissy.

Days must be somewhat watchable! My god its the only show with significant ratings bursts. Its crazy. I have to assume that Dena's writing is not that bad? It actually makes me ill that her writing is bringing in the viewers- but so be it. She's doing something right.

The only story I have noticed is Nicole's story and the baby. I dont get why Samantha is at that place hiding. And I love seeing Eric Martsolf on the show. Thats all I know. But since it isnt my show I am enjoying it for what it is.

And I am actually glad to see GL hit 1.6- I feel bad for those poor actors freezing their asses off.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

GL has been at a 1.6 for three out of the last four weeks now, I think. The 1.4 last week looks like an anomaly. I am relieved and excited. Things can only get better with Phillip's return.

Yeah, I see at least ONE DAY at a 1.7.

[Ruxton Hills]

GL has been at a 1.6 for three out of the last four weeks now, I think. The 1.4 last week looks like an anomaly. I am relieved and excited. Things can only get better with Phillip's return.

Well, they need a 1.9 or so to stay alive. Phillip's return might get them up there and challenging the rest of the soap linup. It is possible considering the have a 1.6 without him.

[Ruxton Hills]

Yeah, I see at least ONE DAY at a 1.7.

You are so evil Alvin.

[Zendall Fan]

I think it's possible GL could go up with GA's return.

Yes IMO stagnant ratings are ALWAYS bad. It means not drawing in NEW viewers. Sure it's important to keep the ones you have, but it's also important to bring in new viewers as well. When nothing is doing that, that is bad. Where would tv shows be if they didn't bring in new viewers every week? Cancellation heaven.

[rangethatrover]

I feel like Y&R and OLTL are my two kids.

Y&R is my popular and well behaved kid who gets good grades and has lots of friends.

OLTL is my crazy kid who does terribly in school, is totally gothed out, quit the baseball team to listen to deathmetal and smokes pot. But I still love him, maybe even a little more than the perfect one. But I am starting to want to get prepared for his/her inevitable demise.

[SteveFrame]

I think it's possible GL could go up with GA's return.

Yes IMO stagnant ratings are ALWAYS bad. It means not drawing in NEW viewers. Sure it's important to keep the ones you have, but it's also important to bring in new viewers as well. When nothing is doing that, that is bad. Where would tv shows be if they didn't bring in new viewers every week? Cancellation heaven.

I would agree at any other time in the history of soaps, but in this climate esp in the last year when ratings have been plummeting for most of the soaps - stagnant ratings are not a bad thing.

And that is not spin.

You better believe when Days quit bleeding and went stagnant at 2.0 for a couple of months there Days wasn't saying it was a bad thing. They were happy.

AMC and OLTL have both been bleeding for awhile now. So being stagnant is not a bad thing right now. Back in the late 1976/1977 when GH was about to be cancelled Gloria Monty had to stop the bleeding that was happening on GH then. She did. She stagnated and stabilized the ratings first and then and only then did they go up.

As to AMC it wasn't exactly stagnant this week. Yes they kept the same number of households, but they attracted bigger households giving them a bigger set of viewers.

Everyone had to to realize that in this climate a show is not going to attract new viewers every week. IN this climate of fewer people watching soaps and television as a whole that is just not going to happen. Plus these soaps did not get into the positions they are in now overnight and with that they are not going to go up overnight either.

Trying to look at one or two weeks ratings and judge it or a writer as a failure is not logical. It is looking at the overall. Right now Pratt has the ratings stabilized and that is a good thing - just like it was for Days.

Days stabilized and they are now slowly building back their audience. If Pratt continues to do what he is doing and continues to build trust in the viewers who have come back then he can do the same. And there are many of us who have come back and enjoying the show.

[Ann_SS]

GH is putting all its eggs in this big upcoming sweeps event that lasts 6 weeks. It usually gets a bump during these sweep stunts if they are well advertised so we'll see if the ratings respond in any meaningful way.

[SteveFrame]

History of AMC's ratings over the last year picking up with B&E's first official week after they were out for the strike:

Jan 28 - Feb 1: AMC 2.2/7 (same/-.4) ---- B&E started officially on Jan 31st
Feb 4-8: AMC 2.1/7 (-.1/-.6)
Feb 11-15: AMC 2.1/7 (same/-.7)
FEb 18-22: AMC 2.2/7 (+.1/-.5)
Feb 25-29: AMC 2.0/7 (-.2/-.6)
Mar 3-7: AMC 2.0/7 (same/-.5)
Mar 10-14: AMC 2.0/7 (same/-.5)
Mar 17-21: AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.4)
Mar 24-28: AMC 1.9/6 (-.1/-.4) <------ ties low rating
Mar 31-Apr 4: AMC 1.9/6 (same/-.5) <-------- ties low rating
Apr 7-11: AMC 2.0/7 (+.1/-.4)
Apr 14-18: AMC 1.9/7 (-.1/-.5) <--------- ties low rating
Apr 21-25: AMC 2.0/7 (+.1/-.5)
Apr 28-May 2: AMC 2.0/7 (same/-.4)
May 5-9: AMC 1.9/7 (-.1/-.6) <------- ties low rating
May 12-16: AMC 2.0/7 (+.1/-.5)
May 19-23: AMC 2.0/7 (same/-.4)
May 26-30: AMC 2.1/7 (+.1/-.3)
Jun 2-6: AMC 2.2/7 (+.1/-.1)
Jun 9-13: AMC 2.0/6 (-.2/-.3)
Jun 16-20: AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.3)
Jun 23-27: AMC 1.9/6 (-.1/-.3) <-------- ties low rating
Jun 30-Jul 4: AMC 1.9/6 (same/-.3) <------- ties low rating
Jul 7-11: AMC 2.0/6 (+.1/-.3)
Jul 14-18: AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.3)
July 21-25: AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.4)
July 28-Aug 1: AMC 1.9/6 (-.1/-.5) <-------- ties low rating
Aug 4-8: AMC 1.9/6 (same/-.4) <--------- ties low rating
Aug 11-15: AMC 1.8/6 (-.1/-.4) <--------- new low rating
Aug 18-22: AMC 1.8/6 (same/-.5) <-------- ties low rating

Charles Pratt stars August 27th:

Aug 25-29: AMC 1.9/6 (+.1/-.3)
Sep 1-5: AMC 1.9/7 (same/-.4)
Sep 8-12: AMC 1.9/6 (same/-.3)
Sep 15-19: AMC 1.9/7 (same/-.3)
Sep 22-26: AMC 1.8/6 (-.1/-.5) <-------- ties low rating
Sep 29-Oct 3: AMC 1.8/6 (same/-.4) <-------- ties low rating
Oct 6-10: AMC 1.9/6 (+.1/-.3)
Oct 13-17: AMC 1.9/7 (same/-.2)
Oct 20-24: AMC 2.1/7 (+.2/+.1)
Oct 27-31: AMC 2.0/7 (-.1/+.1)
Nov 3-7: AMC 2.0/7 (same/same)
Nov 10-14: AMC 2.1/7 (+.1/+.1)
Nov 17-21: AMC 2.0/7 (-.1/-.1)
Nov 24-28: AMC 2.0/7 (same/-.1)
Dec 1-5: AMC 1.9/7 (-.1/-.1)
Dec 8-12: AMC 2.0/6 (+.1/same)
Dec 15-19: AMC 2.1/7 (+.1/+.1)
Dec 22-26: AMC 2.0/6 (-.1/-.1)

When you look at this Pratt has broken the trend of tie the low rating taht was a very common thing under B&E.

And if you want to talk about stagnant ratings, Pratt has only had 4 weeks taht the ratings stagnanted the same and that was early. The rest of the time he has stayed the same only 2 weeks in a row.

If you look at B&E they were the ones who were stagnant more often, and at the end just bled the show down from 2.2 all the way to 1.8.

So even though some of you are wanting Pratt to fail ABC is actually looking at the ratings under so far as very good esp. when they are compared to B&E's dismal ratings at the end.

This post has been edited by SteveFrame: 10 January 2009 - 06:05 AM

[Zendall Fan]

Shows need NEW viewers to grow and thrive. That's how shows build an audience. The same viewers every week isn't likely to keep a show on the air, new viewers tuning in every week, and staying tuned in is what shows are about.

[SteveFrame]

Also on B&E's last week they had 2,355,000 viewers.

Compared to this last week Pratt has brought the show up to 2,776,000

So he has increased viewers too not only more than a year ago but more than it was in August when he took over.

[rhinohide]

Me thinks the Y&R 4.0 projections were premature.

I'm just glad that OLTL held at 2.0. There seems to at least be a bandaid on the severed artery. Keep Marty and Todd front and center (because TSJ and SH are the bestest talent evah? And they have the most wonderfullest chemistry?). The Marty hour will eventually drive the show into the ground. Not because SH isn't talented, or Marty isn't an intriguing and strong character, or because the story isn't well written and executed, but because no single character should be at the center of the universe because there are a lot of diverse viewers and not all of them are going to be interested in this particular story. It's becoming the story that ate Llanview.

OLTL has become extremely unbalanced again. RC needs to reel it back in, and get over his own personal fascination with this story, and remember there are just as many people who are disgusted by it as are fascinated and compelled by it. And he needs to tie the Montez story to the rest of the canvas.

And John McBain sucks!

[Errol]

More Ratings results, including sneak peek into the median age of daytime viewers for the week:
http://www.soapopera...29-edition.html

[Toups]

Sorry about the font size at the top. Apparently, people can't read small fonts so I thought I'd make it bigger.

[Errol]

My eyes, my eyes, lol.

I like this new data Toups . I like knowing the median age's for the soaps and what they got in the demos on any given day.

[Angela]

History of AMC's ratings over the last year picking up with B&E's first week:

B&E started in July 2007. Not Jan 2008. Their first 19

7/9/07.........5.....2.3.....07.....5) 1.3/09.....6) 2,839,000
7/16/07.......5.....2.3.....07.....5) 1.4/09.....5) 2,917,000 (+78,000) - First Stunt/Crash
7/23/07.......5.....2.4.....08...*4) 1.5/10.....5) 3,101,000 (+184,000)
7/30/07.... *4.....2.4.....08...*3) 1.5/10.....4) 3,092,000
8/6/07.......*4.....2.3.....07.....5) 1.2/08.....6) 2,831,000
8/13/07.......5.....2.2.....07.....5) 1.2/08.....6) 2,811,000
8/20/07.......5.....2.3.....07...*4) 1.4/09.....5) 3,020,000
8/27/07.......5.....2.2.....07...*4) 1.4/10.....5) 2,875,000
9/3/07.........5.....2.3.....08...*3) 1.5/10.....5) 2,904,000
9/10/07.....*5.....2.2.....08.....4) 1.4/09.....6) 2,792,000
9/17/07.....*5.....2.2.....08.....4) 1.4/09.....6) 2,802,000
9/24/07.......5.....2.3.....08...*4) 1.3/08.....6) 2,824,000
10/1/07.....*5.....2.2.....08...*4) 1.3/09.....6) 2,623,000
10/8/07.......6.....2.2.....08...*3) 1.3/09.....6) 2,757,000
10/15/07.....6.....2.1.....07...*5) 1.3/09.....6) 2,678,000
10/22/07...*7.....2.0.....07...*6) 1.2/08.....8) 2,536,000
10/29/07...*6.....1.9.....07.....8) 1.0/07.....7) 2,421,000
11/5/07.......6.....2.0.....07...*6) 1.2/08.....8) 2,480,000
11/12/07...*6.....2.0.....07...*6) 1.2/08.....8) 2,607,000


8/25/08.....*4.....1.9.....06.....6) 1.1/07.....7) 2,355,000
9/1/08.......*6.....1.9.....07...*3) 1.2/08.....6) 2,510,000
9/8/08.......*6.....1.9.....06...*4) 1.2/07.....7) 2,465,000
9/15/08.......6.....1.9.....06.....5) 1.2/07.....6) 2,530,000
9/22/08.......7.....1.8.....06...*5) 1.1/07.....7) 2,343,000
9/29/08.......7.....1.8.....06...*6) 1.1/07.....7) 2,381,000
10/6/08.....*4.....1.9.....06...*6) 1.1/07.....7) 2,430,000
10/13/08...*6.....1.9.....07.....5) 1.1/07.....7) 2,506,000 (+76,000) - First Stunt/Tornado
10/20/08...*3.....2.1.....07...*3) 1.3/07...*3) 2,743,000 (+237,000)
10/27/08...*4.....2.0.....07.....5) 1.2/07.....6) 2,581,000
11/3/08.....*4.....2.0.....07.....6) 1.2/07.....6) 2,664,000
11/10/08.....5.....2.1.....07...*4) 1.3/08.....5) 2,683,000
11/17/08...*5.....2.0.....07.....6) 1.1/07.....7) 2,590,000
11/24/08...*5.....2.0.....07...*3) 1.2/07.....6) 2,758,000
12/1/08.......7.....1.9.....07...*5) 1.2/07.....7) 2,541,000
12/8/08.....*5.....2.0.....06...*5) 1.2/07.....6) 2,567,000
12/15/08...*4.....2.1.....07...*5) 1.2/07.....6) 2,690,000
12/22/08...*5.....2.0.....06.....5) 1.2/07.....6) 2,732,000
12/29/08...*5.....2.0.....06...*4) 1.2/07.....6) 2,776,000

Holiday Bumps of AMC Past:

12/18/06...*6.....2.4.....08.....5) 1.5/09.....7) 3,077,000
12/25/06...*5.....2.5.....07.....5) 1.5/08.....6) 3,322,000 (+245,000)

12/17/07...*5.....2.0.....07...*4) 1.2/08.....7) 2,466,000
12/24/07...*5.....2.1.....06...*5) 1.3/07.....6) 2,835,000 (+369,000)

12/15/08...*4.....2.1.....07...*5) 1.2/07.....6) 2,690,000
12/22/08...*5.....2.0.....06.....5) 1.2/07.....6) 2,732,000 (+42,000)
12/29/08...*5.....2.0.....06...*4) 1.2/07.....6) 2,776,000 (+44,000)

DAILY RANK FOR LAST WEEK

1.(1) Y&R: Monday, 12/29: 3.9/5,193,000 (-65,000)
2.(2) B&B: Monday, 12/29: 2.9/3,728,000 (+114,000)
3.(5) DAYS: Monday, 12/29: 2.4/3,353,000 (+502,000)
4.(4) AMC: Monday, 12/29: 2.1/3,000,000 (+115,000)
5.(3) GH: Monday, 12/29: 2.2/2,989,000 (+63,000)
6.(6) ATWT: Monday, 12/29: 2.1/2,790,000 (-30,000)
7.(7) OLTL: Monday, 12/29: 2.0/2,778,000 (+18,000)
8.(8) GL: Monday, 12/29: 1.7/2,212,000 (-5,000)

1.(1) Y&R: Tuesday, 12/30: 3.6/5,312,000 (+119,000)
2.(2) B&B: Tuesday, 12/30: 2.6/3,694,000 (-34,000)
3.(3) DAYS: Tuesday, 12/30: 2.2/3,163,000 (-190,000)
4.(6) ATWT: Tuesday, 12/30: 2.0/2,851,000 (+61,000)
5.(4) AMC: Tuesday, 12/30: 1.9/2,502,000 (-498,000)
6.(5) GH: Tuesday, 12/30: 1.9/2,488,000 (-501,000)
7.(7) OLTL: Tuesday, 12/30: 1.8/2,441,000 (-337,000)
8.(8) GL: Tuesday, 12/30: 1.6/2,240,000 (+28,000)

*.(1) Y&R: Wednesday, 12/31: 3.7/5,471,000 (DNC; New) (+159,000)
*.(2) B&B: Wednesday, 12/31: 2.7/3,976,000 (DNC; New) (+282,000)
*.(3) DAYS: Wednesday, 12/31: 2.3/3,076,000 (DNC; New) (-87,000)
*.(6) GH: Wednesday, 12/31: 1.4/2,055,000 (Repeat, DNC)
*.(7) OLTL: Wednesday, 12/31: 1.3/1,896,000 (Repeat, DNC)
*.(5) AMC: Wednesday, 12/31: 1.5/1,888,000 (Repeat, DNC)
*.(4) ATWT: Wednesday, 12/31: No Episode
*.(8) GL: Wednesday, 12/31: No Episode

1.(*) Y&R: Friday, 1/2: 4.0/5,648,000 (+177,000)
2.(*) B&B: Friday, 1/2: 2.7/3,919,000 (-57,000)
3.(*) DAYS: Friday, 1/2: 2.3/3,329,000 (+253,000)
4.(*) GH: Friday, 1/2: 2.3/3,117,000 (+629,000)
5.(*) OLTL: Friday, 1/2: 2.1/2,910,000 (+469,000)
6.(*) ATWT: Friday, 1/2: 2.1/2,874,000 (+23,000)
7.(*) AMC: Friday, 1/2: 2.1/2,828,000 (+326,000)
8.(*) GL: Friday, 1/2: 1.7/2,244,000 (+4,000)

[SteveFrame]

I'm sorry Angela I meant for that to be their start after they were off awhile for the strike. I was just trying to do 2008 when things really started going more and more downhill for B&E.