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17 hours ago, Toups said:

The numbers will continue to decline on television no matter what.  I just wish we had access to more ratings data like L+3, L+7 and streaming numbers, so we can get a reasonable look at how many people are actually watching.  

Exactly. There’s 189 actual television channels playing at the same time and that’s NOT including the video streaming. I suspect the soaps reach are MUCH higher than the same-day ratings and if you look at the dismal prime time same-day ratings on TVByTheNumbers site with the L+3/L+7 figures they nearly go up by a third or double. 

Very highly UNLIKELY to be returning to Y&R, there’s 189 actual television channels out there and countless of video streaming of opportunities. Right now he’s joining the cast “Truth Be Told” via Apple TV:

AMC: Leo & Greenlee

ATWT: Jack & Carly

B&B: Brooke & Nick

DAYS: Sami & EJ

GH: Sonny & Carly (Tamara Braun)

GL: Jonathan & Tammy

OLTL: Victor Jr. & Tea

PASS: Theresa & Ethan

PC: Livvie & Caleb

Y&R: Daniel Jr. & Lily

GL’s Vanessa & Matt was great. I loved AW’s Donna & Matt.

My thoughts:

1) Too many changes in such a short time over at Y&R, need to flush the stories out with transition despite of regime change. Should’ve build on the death of Neil Winters by returning key characters Drucilla, Olivia and other Winters family members. Switcheroo of Gina/Michelle, new Adam and return of Chelsea & Kevin are a bit too much. Focus on core characters during transition: Victor, Nikki, Sharon, Nick, Tracey, Jack, etc. and capture lead in of Price Is Right.

2) GH, with the loss of The Chew or even the daytime lineup AMC & OLTL isn’t helping lead in the ratings for GH. The Strahan & Sara show is horrendous and killing the buzz of any ratings between The View and GH. Focus more on central core families (characters) of the Webber, Quartermaine, Ashford, Jones, Scorpio and Spencer. 

3) B&B, where do I start here? I think the retirement of Susan Flannery, the failure in writing for return of Spectra and the overkill of Hope/Liam/Steffy/Baby are nosediving B&B. Give us people we care about: Brooke, Eric, Ridge (Ronn Moss), Katie, Quinn, Rick, Maya, the Avant family and any plots to do with beauty & fashion world. No excuse for falling ratings with a rich lead in of Y&R.

4) DAYS, virtually has no lead in or anything around this show in daytime. It’s a wasteland in the afternoon on NBC (used to have Generations, Search for Tomorrow, Santa Barbara, Passions, Sunset Beach and Another World) with syndication and informercials. DAYS history is rich but abused and butchered over the years, too many newbies and give us legendary characters: Marlena, John, Kayla, Jennifer, Jack, Hope, Patch, Maggie, Julie, Doug, Shane, Kimberly, Abe, Roman, etc. Time to say goodbye to 12-14 months taping in advance, Rafe, Gabi, Stefan, Nicole/Kristen, Kate, Rex, Brady, Ben, Claire, etc. 

My first purchase ever.

Christine L. Tudor’s Gwyneth Alden as the serial killer toward the last months of ABC’s Loving. She was deliciously down-right creepy.

Would love to see the Live +3, Live +7 and video streaming figures for the soaps. For the past few years we’ve always watch GH via ABC app where the new episodes appear a week after original airing. If I’m home from work I’ll watch it live (few times a year).

Currently, 95% of our viewing is video streaming whereas ten years ago it was less than 2%. 

New rating methods should include social media: Twitter, FB, video streaming, DVR and etc. I believe large portions of viewership are there as oppose to same day ratings.

Long time viewer of GH, sporadically but rarely keep up with YR, BB and DAYS. Former viewer of Another World, Santa Barbara, One Life to Live, Ryan’s Hope, Port Charles, GH: Night Shift and Guiding Light.