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Leslie kinda looks like Gospel singer Yolanda Adam, lol

Yep, it’s been that way since the very first episode. Ashley’s super pristine and amazing at everything she does thing is also giving me bad flashbacks to the worst writing Cricket often got on Y&R.

Ashley bores the sh!t out of me. I think the only thing that would make me care about that character (and her equally dull ass boyfriend) at this point is a brutal murder.

Networks still make most of their revenue from advertising/commercials that happens during live broadcasting for these shows. That’s a fact. BTG and GH are network soaps first and foremost. Depending on what streaming tier you have, that revenue stream is still very limited on the streaming platforms. Not saying streaming is irrelevant, but all streaming platforms are struggling with with monetizing that offering to an extent as that business model is totally dependent on subscriptions. Unless they can prove GH or BTG is driving subscriptions to Hulu and Paramount+, those daily views mean very little. People are watching - but are these shows growing subscribers to those platforms or is it the same people watching it every day?

Contract actors typically have 12-13 week cycles anyway; they’d have to wait that out regardless.

It will likely drop with the promotion wearing off and people going back to normal viewing habits. But as long as it does better than The Talk, continues to out-rate GH (or remain very competitive with GH), it should be fine and a very good sign.

Corley (amongst others) were likely the true saviours for Sheffer’s early ATWT stint before the bottom fell off. It was really the day to day writing and dialogue that made some of that material work. Many of those staff writers had worked for McTavish and Broderick at AMC previously.

https://youtube.com/shorts/-gkWNF-NIm8?si=CybVXWCB1FTx6Zxn

You can make the argument no one cares anymore, and we need to see this stick over time (valid and true). But make no mistake, this is embarrassing for GH with BTG coming out right out the “gate” like this.

It’s astonishing that the first new daytime soap opera in 25 years managed to significantly beat out GH - its legacy timeslot competitor in most markets. That’s no small feat, and true, more impressive will be holding on to that lead but this initial success should be celebrated. People can claim GH has Hulu all you want - but GH (like all the other daytime soaps except Days) is first and foremost a broadcast soap opera who garners most of its revenue for the network from ad dollars spent during its live broadcast TV airing.

Per @Errol ‘Beyond The Gates’ Splashes In Debut, ‘The Young And The Restless’ & ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Hit Season Highs Among Key Demos

That’s pretty significant, hope they keep it up and kick GH’s ass consistently. Too bad they’re surrounded by other trash soaps on that CBS Daytime lineup.

Me to anyone who defends these no talent hussies:

Wow. Will this send a message to ABC that GH needs help, or does no one care anymore? Probably the latter as @Vee has said before, lol I guess it has to become a trend, but they’re well on their way. How ironic that MVJ’s show is besting GH - the show she cut her teeth at and that ultimately took her talents for granted.

She wants him to f.uck her so bad.

Awful, but expected, I guess.

Should we be concerned demos were not made available for BTG? But it stands to reason if Y&R and B&B had great weeks (assume TRIP did too as I think it was their 10K episode week as well) that BTG did well in its debut week.

With so many characters already kissing her ass and enabling her toxic behavior, Dani didn’t need a random BFF to do the same that looks a good 10 years older than her.

I know the interactions were brief, but I don’t see any friendship rapport or chemistry between McClain and Mosley. Pamela just seems like a quickly created character for Cady to keep her SAG insurance. Meh so far on her. I would have much rather she’d be a friend of Anita’s or something.

Me if Dani continues to be on 5 days a week:

RIP Yes - she was the last person to produce RH, and moved back to AMC after that stint. In fact, she spent most of the 80’s at RH. @EricMontreal22 - Hal Corley outlasted FMB/LB at ATWT. He continued well into Hogan Sheffer’s stint, leaving at like 2002 or so.

Upcoming Chelsea and Dani scene:

Obviously another man to throw at chemistry killer Joss.

I just don’t care about any scenes involving Ashley or any characters in her orbit.

They should be blaming Martin and whatever crime he committed that Anita and Vernon are so desperate to cover up.