Wow. I could have sworn that Ram and Liason sex would have pushed the ratings UP for GH!

I'd be happy that Guza etc., are getting ass-whupped in the ratings -- but you just know Frons is going to rationalize this as "the audience wants more Mob."

The Liason sex technically wasn't till this past Monday, so it might affect the upcoming ratings.

I love ATWT beating the ABC Soaps

The way we are going to get people to tune into our show and stayed tuned in is to go to a format where the stories are characters are more random than usual. By tuning into the opening Act of the, you are able to see who is going to be shown for the day. Since the Cordays back Y&R as well as Days, they should begin to use some common sense and show more than the same old faces for the whole show. With them dragging the stroylines the way they are, they would be easier to follow if more than the same people are shown for the whole day.

I know what you mean.

Scene 1: Mimi whining about losing Shawn

Scene 2: Hope whining to Patrick about Bo losing her trust

Scene 3: EJ telling Sami she needs to come clean with Austin

Scene 4: Mysterious Gloved Hand lurking

*Opening Sequence

Who can blame S&K fans for tuning out after seeing this?

Toups,

If you would, please post the ratings for the week of August 22nd - August 26th of 2005.

Toda!

Nevermind, love I found them on the board! This is why I love this board! All the information I need is here, there ain't no need to venture anywhere else!

Passions deserves to fall fall fall in ratings as long as they insist on keeping Whitney stuck with Chad (who audiences were told was her brother for the first 6 years of the show). That is a lot to ask of fans. You tease fans with how great life can be for Whitney and her new man.. you tease fans with the prospect of Whitney being free from the thug with no ambition.. you show Whitney falling in love with someone new, fantasizing about the guy.. then bamb! It is confirmed that the loser is her brother and she gets turned on by the prospect of bedding him. A tsunami comes along and she's spread eagle for him in his dirty little studio. What young female in her right mind would say oooh ooh I want to see more?

Consider it karma for the show. It has never rebounded from the ridiculous tsunami crap that ruined most of the stories. It will go down to 1.0 by the end of the year. Deservingly so. You can only spit on fans' faces so many times. It doesn't matter how well the other stories are doing. As long as Whitney-Chad live, the show will continue dying. It's karma.

Actually my dear, Chad and Whitney are together because of the FANS. JER said that in his interview last month. Even he was shocked that the majority of fans wanted them together, so he gave them what they wanted.

Here are the weekly ratings from the last 3 years based on the second week of August. The ratings points for all soaps flucuate, but the shares (except GH down from 10 to 7) are holding steady.

PSNS

2004: 1.9/5

2005: 1.8/5

2006: 1.5/5

B&B:

2004: 3.1/10

2005: 3.3/10

2006: 3.1/10

Y&R

2004: 4.1/14

2005: 4.2/14

2006: 4.3/14

ATWT:

2004: 2.7/8

2005: 2.6/8

2006: 2.5/8

DAYS

2004: 3.0/9

2005: 2.6/8

2006: 2.6/8

AMC:

2004: 2.8/9

2005: 2.4/8

2006: 2.5/8

GL:

2004: 2.3/7

2005: 2.3/7

2006: 2.2/6

OLTL

2004: 2.4/8

2005: 2.6/8

2006: 2.3/7

GH:

2004: 3.2/10

2005: 2.7/8

2006: 2.5/7

Here are the weekly ratings from the last 3 years based on the second week of August. The ratings points for all soaps flucuate, but the shares (except GH down from 10 to 7) are holding steady.

PSNS

2004: 1.9/5

2005: 1.8/5

2006: 1.5/5

B&B:

2004: 3.1/10

2005: 3.3/10

2006: 3.1/10

Y&R

2004: 4.1/14

2005: 4.2/14

2006: 4.3/14

ATWT:

2004: 2.7/8

2005: 2.6/8

2006: 2.5/8

DAYS

2004: 3.0/9

2005: 2.6/8

2006: 2.6/8

AMC:

2004: 2.8/9

2005: 2.4/8

2006: 2.5/8

GL:

2004: 2.3/7

2005: 2.3/7

2006: 2.2/6

OLTL

2004: 2.4/8

2005: 2.6/8

2006: 2.3/7

GH:

2004: 3.2/10

2005: 2.7/8

2006: 2.5/7

Rick,

Smooches, honeylamb!

These are exactly what I need!

AMC:

2004: 2.8/9

2005: 2.4/8

2006: 2.5/8

OLTL

2004: 2.4/8

2005: 2.6/8

2006: 2.3/7

GH:

2004: 3.2/10

2005: 2.7/8

2006: 2.5/7

Wow... AMC was doing a lot better summer of 04... they really slid down... OLTL was awful until DH took over, then it got very good for a bit (evidenced in the ratings climb) but then went right back to what didn't work under the previous HW- focus on newbies and 'star couples' and not focusing on characters folks care about. Funny how the ratings jumped when they focused on core families and characters and plunge when that is ignored... on AMC and OLTL. This makes me think it's not really the HWs but higher ups at ABC.

GH has really taken a plunge, eh? I only tuned in briefly to see Robert back, and Anna... but the overall mob stories don't hold me there, so I didn't stay. I don't know most of those people anymore.

Actually my dear, Chad and Whitney are together because of the FANS. JER said that in his interview last month. Even he was shocked that the majority of fans wanted them together, so he gave them what they wanted.

I find that very difficult to believe. If he cared so much about the fans, Shuis (who has one of the biggest fanbases on the show) would've been married by now and raising their son together. This is nonsense!!

JER is all for torturing couples and characters, perhaps more than any other soap writer.

I really don't know if Matt, Austin, and Christie leaving will cause DAYS' ratings to sink. We forget not everyone has Internet access and reads soap mags. There are still people still spoiler free, and watch or tape not knowing what we know. There are also people that watch soaps for all stories and all characters, not just a select few. That's what REALLY matters.

JER is all for torturing couples and characters, perhaps more than any other soap writer.

I really don't know if Matt, Austin, and Christie leaving will cause DAYS' ratings to sink. We forget not everyone has Internet access and reads soap mags. There are still people still spoiler free, and watch or tape not knowing what we know. There are also people that watch soaps for all stories and all characters, not just a select few. That's what REALLY matters.

I agree Bree but even those online or that are in the know with spoilers still mostly watch for stories and the show itself. The ratings for Days reflect that, especially the last few weeks where Days has done really well while other shows have fallen apart. Good writing and good stories=good ratings so certain couples or characters leaving is not enough to kill ratings. Now if there is a mass exodus of popular characters then maybe there is trouble but it has only been a few so I don't see an issue right now.

ugh, Foucalt, shut the BLEEP up!

LOL The truth hurts, doesn't it?

Ask TC actor if Passions is better.

Ask Ivy actress if Passions is better.

Ask Sam actor if Passions is better.

Ask Whitney actress if Passions is better.

And that's only for starters.

I won't even go into how Amelia Marshall, a veteran of soaps such as Guiding Light, was completely WASTED.

The ratings will be at 1.0 by the end of the year. Nobody likes to have their chains jerked for no reason.

Actually my dear, Chad and Whitney are together because of the FANS. JER said that in his interview last month. Even he was shocked that the majority of fans wanted them together, so he gave them what they wanted.

If you believe Reilly, then I have a pot of land to sell you. lol What fans? The ones who are still watching and increasing the ratings? lol So Reilly would give the oh so many Incest fans what they wanted and not do the same for the many Ethan and Theresa fans? Or the Luis and Sheridan fans? lol Yeah, right. lol

1.0 by the end of the year.

2004: 1.9/5

2005: 1.8/5

2006: 1.5/5

The ratings point may be down, but Passions hasn't lost any of it's audience share in 3 years