Members 28yrsDaysFan Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 WTG GL!! If GL can tie formerly big time soaps, then there is still hipe for days to rise again into the #2 spot, and hopefully the #1 spot! ** crossing fingers**. There definitely has to be hope in Passions future for when NBCD decided to get rid of Sunset Beach when it was one of the better soaps on NBC at it's low point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David V Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 The problem affecting most soaps in recent times has been a decided lack of stability in the ratings, which Days has only found in the last couple of months. Days would usually experience a surge for a week or two, then what do you know they ended up hitting all-time lows just this year and even that proved to be short-lived. They've recovered and improved, which is a good thing to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 I was wondering how long it would be before GL started beating AMC I love it, especially if this is what it takes to get rid of the hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaysForever Posted September 17, 2006 Members Share Posted September 17, 2006 I doubt that, too. Stupid Frons. Does anyone know why SOW and SOD's ratings' are not the same as ours? It confuses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted September 17, 2006 Members Share Posted September 17, 2006 LOL. I noticed that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angela Posted September 17, 2006 Members Share Posted September 17, 2006 Since May because the magazines have been reporting Just Live ratings, while SON/Lsk have been reporting Live+SD (which all of TV is counting these days). Now what the heck happened with the 8/28 mag ratings I don't know - they had some lower, some higher - which is bizarre being it should always be the same or lower since the mags are counting Just Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David V Posted September 18, 2006 Members Share Posted September 18, 2006 Last time GL was above AMC and OLTL? I believe that for a couple of weeks in 2001, GL got up to 4th behind Y&R, B&B and ATWT- that's right, CBS had a lock on the top four. Even during the clone storyline of 1998, Guiding Light attracted decent ratings and were in 5th, pretty close to GH at the time. Of course, 1998 was the year AMC and OLTL took a big dive in the ratings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irish secra Posted September 18, 2006 Members Share Posted September 18, 2006 AMC started bleeding when they decided to film shows using that shaking camera technique. So, if the awful stories don't make you ill, the shaky cameras make you want to throw up. I swear I haven't watched more than 10 minutes of AMC at a sitting since this new filming technique started. And judging by the ratings, I can't be the only way who has bailed on this show. AMC - Get a new headwriter and go back to the old way of taping a show so your fans don't want to hurl during a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reddi Posted September 18, 2006 Members Share Posted September 18, 2006 AMC and ABCd have been making some seriously bad decisions recently. They still don't seem to 'get' that soap viewers tune in for. The disconnect is unbelievable, and I think they need to reevaluate their focus group systems if they think this is what viewers want. ABCd is earning their ratings. Except the wonderful 9/11 show, AMC has been pretty awful. OLTL is a bit better, but still suffers from a similar malady (think the writing is not bad, but the direction and focus on certain characters is not always good), and GH I tried to tune back into when Robert and Anna reappeared, but I couldn't stick with it. I'm going to give Guiding Light a try.... I hear word of mouth good things about it, and 10am is a good time to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toadstool Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 According to Brian Frons, we viewers need to be trained. If I thought tuning in to GL would help move it past the ABC soaps, I'd do it. BTW my older brother now works for Neilsen Canada as a systems analyst. I don't know what he can adequately or even legally answer but there's no harm in asking. fire away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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