[Toups]

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week September 28 - October 2, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)


Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,964,000 (-314,000/+25,000)
2. B&B 3,261,000 (-125,000/-324,000)
3. DAYS 2,903,000 (+39,000/+397,000)
4. GH 2,635,000 (-35,000/-310,000)
5. OLTL 2,465,000 (+3,000/-29,000)
6. AMC 2,448,000 (-74,000/+67,000)
7. ATWT 2,386,000 (-168,000/-346,000)


HH
1. Y&R 3.6/13 (-.2/same)
2. B&B 2.4/8 (-.1/-.2)
3. DAYS 2.1/7 (same/+.2)
4. GH 2.0/6 (same/-.3)
5. AMC 1.9/6 (-.1/+.1)
5. OLTL 1.9/6 (same/same)
7. ATWT 1.8/6 (-.1/-.2)


Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,095,000 (-47,000/-5,000)
2. GH 918,000 (+46,000/-98,000)
3. DAYS 835,000 (-26,000/+4,000)
4. OLTL 748,000 (-24,000/-52,000)
5. AMC 669,000 (-78,000/-63,000)
6. B&B 653,000 (-21,000/-164,000)
7. ATWT 545,000 (-11,000/-185,000)


Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7/11 (same/same)
2. GH 1.4/9 (+.1/-.1)
3. DAYS 1.3/8 (same/same)
4. OLTL 1.1/7 (-.1/-.1)
5. AMC 1.0/7 (-.1/-.1)
5. B&B 1.0/6 (same/-.2) <------- ties low rating (Last time: September 21-25, 2009)
7. ATWT 0.8/5 (same/-.3)


Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. GH 51,000 (+8,000/+27,000)
2. Y&R 49,000 (+20,000/+4,000)
3. DAYS 37,000 (+6,000/+8,000)
4. B&B 35,000 (+12,000/+3,000)
5. OLTL 34,000 (+8,000/+19,000)
6. ATWT 33,000 (+9,000/+10,000)
7. AMC 12,000 (-3,000/-20,000)


Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 1.2/8 (+.1/+.2)
2. DAYS 1.0/7 (same/same)
3. GH 0.9/6 (-.1/-.2)
4. AMC 0.8/5 (same/+.1)
4. OLTL 0.8/5 (-.1/same)
6. B&B 0.6/4 (same/-.1)
7. ATWT 0.4/3 (-.1/-.2)


Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,166,000 (-131,000/+29,000)
2. B&B 701,000 (-46,000/-52,000)
3. DAYS 615,000 (+15,000/+74,000)
4. ATWT 470,000 (-70,000/-67,000)
5. AMC 450,000 (-21,000/-43,000)
6. OLTL 430,000 (+9,000/-11,000)
7. GH 415,000 (-70,000/-91,000)

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[B]Day-To-Day Ratings - HH/Total Viewers[/B]

[B]AMC[/B]
Monday: 2.1/2,696,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,423,000
Wednesday: 1.8/2,275,000
Thursday: 1.8/2,360,000
Friday: 1.9/2,485,000

[B]ATWT[/B]
Monday: 1.8/2,497,000
Tuesday: 1.6/2,179,000
Wednesday: 1.8/2,585,000
Thursday: 1.8/2,287,000
Friday: 1.8/2,382,000

[B]B&B[/B]
Monday: 2.4/3,364,000
Tuesday: 2.3/3,182,000
Wednesday: 2.4/3,185,000
Thursday: 2.4/3,260,000
Friday: 2.4/3,315,000

[B]DAYS[/B]
Monday: 2,2/3,163,000
Tuesday: 2.1/2,900,000
Wednesday: 2.1/3,004,000
Thursday: 1.9/2,532,000
Friday: 2.1/2,916,000

[B]GH[/B]
Monday: 2.2/3,013,000
Tuesday: 2.1/2,645,000
Wednesday: 2.0/2,649,000
Thursday: 1.8/2,300,000
Friday: 1.9/2,567,000

[B]OLTL[/B]
Monday: 2.0/2,756,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,453,000
Wednesday: 1.9/2,519,000
Thursday: 1.7/2,215,000
Friday: 1.8/2,380,000

[B]Y&R[/B]
Monday: 3.7/5,278,000
Tuesday: 3.7/4,978,000
Wednesday: 3.6/4,882,000
Thursday: 3.5/4,699,000
Friday: 3.6/4,982,000

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For the SEASON September 21, 2009 through October 4, 2009

HH
1. Y&R 3.7
2. B&B 2.4
3. DAYS 2.1
4. GH 2.0
5. AMC 1.9
5. OLTL 1.9
7. ATWT 1.8

Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7
2. GH 1.4
3. DAYS 1.3
4. OLTL 1.2
5. AMC 1.1
6. B&B 1.0
7. ATWT 0.8

[Lucid]

shawn Perez, on 08 :lol:October 2009 - 10:27 PM, said:

i like you're Avatar. Sons of Anarchy is my favorite show. Besides Dexter.

Btw. i hope GH goes up. the dialogue was kickass this week. Lots of swearing and great scene confrontations.

Yeah SOA is the best show on TV. Kurt Sutter is god

I can't believe DOOL was so flat, hopefully it kicks it up a notch in the next ratings report . Thanks Toups

[Ann_SS]

Argh, GH went up slightly in the 18-49 women demo. I just know that they will give credit to Spinelli and Maxie's non-nuptials. Oh well, I have been watching less and less of GH.

This post has been edited by Ann_SS: 09 October 2009 - 05:34 AM

[JackPeyton]

days went up, good for them.

hopefully they kkeep it up because this has been an amazing week and it has a very promising future right now with Carly's return as Bo & Hope fall apart, parts of the baby swap coming out every week now, the amazing younger set with Philip, Stephanie, Nathan, and Melanie, the storyline with Kate & Stefano, and the use of Maggie Horton.

[Cat]

Glad Monday's GH episode got a high ranking. I cannot stand Spixie and normally FF them but that whole show was fun and uplifting and ended with an awesome 80s song.

The rest of these ratings? Chronicle of a death foretold.

[SOAPSFOREVER]

PhoenixRising05, on 09 October 2009 - 03:03 AM, said:

Dena Higley is a non factor. It's obvious she's not influencing anything on the show right now and that has been the case since early this year. I think she is only there because Tomlin and Whitesell want to make sure Corday stays away from interfering with their plan and she agrees to stay on because she knows damn well no one else will hire her after everything that has happened. I think she is basically what she used to be...an associate head writer who they appease once in awhile by letting one of her ideas get on air.

Besides, even if she was influencing things, Days has done well enough this year and with the way the numbers are going they do stand a chance at beating B&B providing they continue to do what they are doing.

[SOAPSFOREVER]

PhoenixRising05, on 09 October 2009 - 03:03 AM, said:

Dena Higley is a non factor. It's obvious she's not influencing anything on the show right now and that has been the case since early this year. I think she is only there because Tomlin and Whitesell want to make sure Corday stays away from interfering with their plan and she agrees to stay on because she knows damn well no one else will hire her after everything that has happened. I think she is basically what she used to be...an associate head writer who they appease once in awhile by letting one of her ideas get on air.

Besides, even if she was influencing things, Days has done well enough this year and with the way the numbers are going they do stand a chance at beating B&B providing they continue to do what they are doing.

I disagree. I think DAYS has pretty much hit a ceiling. The show alienated a lot of long time viewers when the let DH and DH go. They've wooed back some, but I don't see a surge large enough to overtake B&B, unless B&B drops, which I don't see happening right now. It's on the upswing creatively, and is perhaps the best CBS soap right now. It's kicking Y&R's butt right now anyway. But if Y&R continues to tank and pulls down the CBS lineup it's possible for DAYS to slip in at #2. Very doubtful IMHO.

[JackPeyton]

SOAPSFOREVER, on 09 October 2009 - 05:25 AM, said:

I disagree. I think DAYS has pretty much hit a ceiling. The show alienated a lot of long time viewers when the let DH and DH go. They've wooed back some, but I don't see a surge large enough to overtake B&B, unless B&B drops, which I don't see happening right now. It's on the upswing creatively, and is perhaps the best CBS soap right now. It's kicking Y&R's butt right now anyway. But if Y&R continues to tank and pulls down the CBS lineup it's possible for DAYS to slip in at #2. Very doubtful IMHO.

2. B&B 3,261,000 (-125,000/-324,000)
3. DAYS 2,903,000 (+39,000/+397,000)

the show did not alienate a lot of long time fans, at leats if you look at the ratings. fact is days has been on an upswing since geeting rid of them. they are doing better now than they have in a long time and show week to week gains, very rarely falling a week and when it does it recovers.

B&B on the other hand has been bleeding out viewers. no matter how good B&B is, it depends on Y&R's ratings.

just looking at the newest ratings Days is only down from B&B 358,000 and if people loses more and days keeps gaining it will happen. Its a lot of ifs and buts, but its defiantly possible.

[JaneAusten]

Cat, on 09 October 2009 - 07:59 AM, said:

Glad Monday's GH episode got a high ranking. I cannot stand Spixie and normally FF them but that whole show was fun and uplifting and ended with an awesome 80s song.

The rest of these ratings? Chronicle of a death foretold.

I was also glad to see the rest of the week falter because the rest of the show is dreadful. I so far am disappointed in this Helena and Luke return. Maybe once Jonathan appears things will pick up. But the wedding episode was fun and they deserved the uptick.

B&B I can't believe it I am really enjoying it. Y&R not so much. It seems Y&R has pulled a GH. Shock and awe to get ratings up with Colleens death. This so reminds me of when GH killed off Alan Q and Emily Q just months later(Brad and Colleen anyone) small upticks in ratings but eventually the bottom fell out of the show. But Y&R is so dark now. I really wonder what's going to happen when EB is offscreen. I am no Victor fan but he is the center of that show. How many fans will drop off?

[aMLCproduction]

Never say never. Days is the ONLY soap to be up over last years ratings and by a huge amount. they inch up ever so slightly EACH AND EVERY WEEK. Who's ever vision this is on Day, be it Higgy's, Tomlin or Wishsell, it's paying off. I myself do think Days is viable enough to hit no.2
Remember Days has been rising ever since Marlena and John left the show.

So I wish the haters would stop hating on Days.

This post has been edited by aMLCproduction: 09 October 2009 - 08:47 AM

[JaneAusten]

aMLCproduction, on 09 October 2009 - 09:41 AM, said:

Never say never. Days is the ONLY soap to be up over last years ratings and by a huge amount. they inch up ever so slightly EACH AND EVERY WEEK. Who's ever vision this is on Day, be it Higgy's, Tomlin or Wishsell, it's paying off. I myself do think Days is viable enough to hit no.2
Remember Days has been rising ever since Marlena and John left the show.

So I wish the haters would stop hating on Days.

I don't think Days is great by any means but it's entertaining. I wish I could put my finger on what changed. Perhaps it's a matter of integrating old with young on the show and actually telling compelling stories with some smart cast returns. The only story I really can't stand is the Daniel Chloe mess. Everything else is entertaining.

[JackPeyton]

JaneAusten, on 09 October 2009 - 06:48 AM, said:

I don't think Days is great by any means but it's entertaining. I wish I could put my finger on what changed. Perhaps it's a matter of integrating old with young on the show and actually telling compelling stories with some smart cast returns. The only story I really can't stand is the Daniel Chloe mess. Everything else is entertaining.

Here what changed... well, what i noticed change anyways.

-The show finally freed itself from what was holding it back. yes i am talking Jarlena here. I loved them, i really did. But the fact was they as a couple has ran a course and there was nothing else to do. The show killed him and started to rebuild her but then gave in to the fanbase and brought him back. Once they cut them and other couples with vocal fanbases who will not allow the couples to evolve or break up and move on (Shelle, Payla, even J&J years earlier).

-They then started to build an overall story with many little, side, and sub stories. The baby swap. This involved most of the canvas. Nicole, EJ, Sami, Mia, Brady, Stefano, Will, Chad, Maggie, Roman, Caroline, Rafe, Ari, etc... and they plotted it to perfection, so far, and its still playing out without dragging out due to all the sub stories in the overall story.

-Romance! Days added a ton of romance. Sami/Rafe, Nicole/EJ, Kate/Daniel & Daniel/Chloe & Chloe/Lucas (like it or not), Bo & Hope had romance scenes, Philip & Stephanie, etc...

-They weaved in new characters without forcing them. Mia was brought in for Nicole to get a baby and they wrote her out but then brought her back to town as Will retunred and they met. They brought on her baby daddy months after us hearing about him here and there. Rafe was only with Sami for months. Ari was brought in slowly. None of these people drove story, nothing revolved around them, for months after they came on.

-use of vets. The show wasnt hit as hard by losing a slew of evts because days used the vets they had. Suddenly Caroline, Victor, Maggie, Stefano, Bo, Hope were all being used. Maggie Horton is a supporting playing in many storylines. Victor & Stefano are real characters again.

Pretty much it became a classic cliche soap opera. Affairs, Secrets, Lies, Romance, Baby swaps, etc.. and it worked.

[CarlD2]

I can see both arguments about whether DAYS will go up or not. I'm surprised when any soap goes up now. As for B&B, I think they have been so predictable and so defeating to watch for about 6-7 years now, they always manage to get rid of anything promising and keep repeating the crap. I'll be surprised if they hold it together this time.

[JimTolkien]

I take sick twisted pleasure in seeing Y&R nosedive!!! Rubbish, breeds more rubbish!! It's always the FALLOUT of the stunts that is the most important. They actually did fantastic, only losing 314,000 viewers for the week!! But nothing is being done wrong, the show and its storylines are just "dandy"!! I am more interested in seeing next week's rating to see if they bounce back somewhat.

[jcar03]

You may think that DAYS alienated the Marlena/John fans but they are the non-factor. Clearly, they aren't Nielsen viewers, there was no massive drop in ratings when they were written out. Viewership is up or holding steady and I don't miss them in the slightest.

[aMLCproduction]

Good Points jack and the rest of you who spoke on Days behalf

[Sindacco]

bellcurve, on 09 October 2009 - 08:19 AM, said:

DAYS can beat B&B.

If they get rid of Dena Higley.

And if B&B continue to suck.

[ChiTownBoi03]

Good for DAYS! I agree with the poster who said DAYS minus Higley is the way to go. I actually believe her to be the link in the chain. The stories are good, but the execution of them are *Higleyfied.* Otherwise, truly believe they can beat B&B.

[JackPeyton]

ChiTownBoi03, on 09 October 2009 - 11:33 AM, said:

Good for DAYS! I agree with the poster who said DAYS minus Higley is the way to go. I actually believe her to be the link in the chain. The stories are good, but the execution of them are *Higleyfied.* Otherwise, truly believe they can beat B&B.

nothing about anything on days is higly. you can tell. i like the woman, so if i seen anything that reminded me of her id boast about it.

but she is there for two reasons - what she did during the strike and because for some reason corday doesnt seem to mess with her when shes there.

[SOAPSFOREVER]

JackPeyton, on 09 October 2009 - 03:52 PM, said:

nothing about anything on days is higly. you can tell. i like the woman, so if i seen anything that reminded me of her id boast about it.

but she is there for two reasons - what she did during the strike and because for some reason corday doesnt seem to mess with her when shes there.

Corday will continue to keep Higley on because she stepped in during the strike, wrecked her rep with the Guild and other daytime writers to ghost write DAYS while her husband was given on air credit as a cover. It's well known in the soap industry, and it's one of the reasons Corday will always back her -- she knows where the skeletons are buried. That's why Corday doesn't mess with her. It's also why I can't get behind this show. Too much underhanded crap has been pulled by Corday (what he did to Sheffer and his team of writers during the strike being one of them) over the years. As for what's showing up on air now, it's traditional soap storytelling and that's not a bad place to go back to. Some of the other soaps should follow suit. I still don't see it leading to DAYS pulling into second place, though.

[ChiTownBoi03]

JackPeyton, on 09 October 2009 - 02:52 PM, said:

nothing about anything on days is higly. you can tell. i like the woman, so if i seen anything that reminded me of her id boast about it.

but she is there for two reasons - what she did during the strike and because for some reason corday doesnt seem to mess with her when shes there.

I disagree. I think there are still elements of Higley in the way stories are executed. Such as, the way Nicole's secret came out last week, as well as Kate's kinda-sorta comeuppance...good but not *great.* Her writing style is extremely bland, and it shoes in a lot of the scenes we get. If Whitesell actually implemented these types of scenarios himself, I believe it would play out differently.