YAY, DAYS! I knew it would get a big bump that week. It was the only week I could really say as a whole was consistently gratifying and amazing all around since...forever.

5.(4) ATWT 2.5/09 (SAME)

Kind of disappointed they didnt go up.

ABC

ALL MY CHILDREN

MONDAY 2.5

TUESDAY 2.6

WEDNESDAY 2.5

THURSDAY 2.4

FRIDAY 2.3

I guess JR's life in the balance helped out AMC's ratings. But ratings went down at the end of the week.

GENERAL HOSPITAL

MONDAY 2.7

TUESDAY 2.9

WEDNESDAY 2.7

THURSDAY 2.9

FRIDAY 2.7

So Luke and Laura's wedding didnt hit a 3.0 on Thursday. Not good news for GH. I suspect GH's numbers well fall big in two weeks after Laura is gone.ONE LIFE TO LIVE

MONDAY 2.6

TUESDAY 2.7

WEDNESDAY 2.6

These ratings puzzle me. What did OLTL have to make it get higher numbers. I saw it and didnt see anything to warrant these numbers.

ATWT had a great first part of the week but the rest of the week was bad. I am glad though that they didnt get any 2.3 or 2.4's in the ratings.

Marah's first airdate. Although she was on of all of 3 seconds. I guess their numbers went down after Reva's story came to an end.

That I definitely don't agree with, I think Kim Zimmer is great, but tends to overact alot. I think overall AMC has some of the best actors/actresses in daytime

AMC talent pool has absolutely dwindled in the past few years and NO WAY do they have the best actors in daytime.

Sure they have some true greats (Michael E. Knight, Cady McClean, Eden Riegel, David Canary) but they also have LOADS of stinkers and sorry but GL cast beats AMC in almost every area of acting imaginable!

Both shows may not be at their best at the moment, but at least GL still has it's acting talent going, AMC can barely even get good performances from their actors anymore.

AMC is the worst show on the air at the moment (yes even worse than PASSIONS) and horrible ratings will ONLY result in a turnaround with this show.

Well that was a one-stand alone episode that was nothing more than AMC's stand-alone episode with everyone wanted Tad and the mail thing or OLTL's episode with everyone changing roles, etc.

Everyone keeps throwing that episode out there but it was a fantasy episode, and had nothing to do with regular storylines. I would definitely take it over Josh being Erica's child anyday.

Yeah, thankfully the comic-book episode was only 1 episode. A lot of us were afraid that they'd turn it into a storyline, but that hasn't happened yet, so for now, it was just one blip in what has been IMO a relatively good year for GL.

I think GL has really good acting. They make the bad writing actually decent.

A part of me thought that GH would do better, but I'm really not that surprised by their ratings.

AMC talent pool has absolutely dwindled in the past few years and NO WAY do they have the best actors in daytime.

Sure they have some true greats (Michael E. Knight, Cady McClean, Eden Riegel, David Canary) but they also have LOADS of stinkers and sorry but GL cast beats AMC in almost every area of acting imaginable!

Both shows may not be at their best at the moment, but at least GL still has it's acting talent going, AMC can barely even get good performances from their actors anymore.

AMC is the worst show on the air at the moment (yes even worse than PASSIONS) and horrible ratings will ONLY result in a turnaround with this show.

I honestly believe ABCD is pursuing a "slash-and-burn" policy with both AMC and OLTL.

Seriously, can we compare the state of AMC now to the state of ATWT in 1996? The similarities are there judging from the consensus about quality et al.

I honestly believe ABCD is pursuing a "slash-and-burn" policy with both AMC and OLTL.

Seriously, can we compare the state of AMC now to the state of ATWT in 1996? The similarities are there judging from the consensus about quality et al.

So what happened at ATWT in 1996 -- for the uninformed like me.

Are the sweeps numbers sufficient to give ABCD their reprieve ? Will the affillates be satisfied with a .1 increase and the status quo from last year? If things are supposed to improve within 5 months I'm not seeing anything that gives me hope for OLTL. ES's comments suggest they are continuing to circle the drain.

So what happened at ATWT in 1996 -- for the uninformed like me.

Stephen Black and Henry Stern happened. The show turned dark and very gloomy.

So what happened at ATWT in 1996 -- for the uninformed like me.

It's been discussed elsewhere, but in a nutshell: Valente and the writing team of Black and Stern proceded to thrash the show with bad writing, bad casting, new characters people couldn't care about, etc.

Judging by the ratings, responses from fans and critics alike, and the fact that P&G took action late in the year by replacing Fitts with MADD, and Valente with FMB- that one year quickly went down in infamy. You had some people say that at the time, ATWT had become the worst of the soaps on air and even the worst show on TV. Whether that was the case or not, we can say that they were frighteningly prophetic of what was to come on soaps generally in the new Millennium.

Now how is that relevant for AMC? With the slash-and-burn policy being practiced, I hear some people say that the show's cast atm is one of the most wooden on TV generally. I think that judging from how many fans and critics feel, and the fact that AMC's ratings have taken a huge dive over the past 2 years (a loss of 1 ratings point or thereabouts IS a big deal considering its value these days), some legitimite comparisons can be drawn. I'm more saying that the same things that were said about ATWT 10 years ago are being repeated for AMC right now.

Thanks for the information. It does sound like history is repeating itself at both AMC and OLTL. I still argue that AMC is in better shape than OLTL, that may be my bias that I can still stand to sit through an episode of AMC where I find OLTL an absolute disaster.

Well I'm simply glad that DAYS went up. Not by .1 but by .2. I just wonder where are those same people who were making a big fuss about DAYS going down last week are?

Found this on the ABCmedianet site while looking for something else. I guess I'll find out if it's okay to share...

Fringe Ratings Report: ABC Daytime Programming

Week of November 13 – November 19, 2006

ABC’S FULL AND DRAMA LINEUPS RANK NO. 1 FOR THE WEEK AND FOR THE SEASON AMONG WOMEN 18-49

BOTH ABC’S FULL AND DRAMA LINEUPS SHOW GROWTH WEEK TO WEEK AMONG WOMEN 18-34, FEMALE TEENS AND TOTAL VIEWERS

THE VIEW POSTED MORE GROWTH THAN ANY OTHER DAYTIME PROGRAM VERSUS THE SAME WEEK LAST YEAR AMONG WOMEN 25-54, WOMEN 18-49, WOMEN 18-34, FEMALE TEENS AND TOTAL VIEWERS FOR THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT WEEK, “THE VIEW” RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE

DAYTIME PROGRAMS AMONG WOMEN 18-49

THE WEEK OF LUKE AND LAURA’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY, “GENERAL HOSPITAL”

RANKED NO. 1 FOR THE WEEK AMONG WOMEN 18-49* GENERAL HOSPITAL IS UP WEEK TO WEEK IN WOMEN 18-49, WOMEN 18-34, TOTAL VIEWERS AND FEMALE TEENS “GENERAL HOSPITAL” OUTPERFORMED ITS TIME PERIOD COMPETITOR, CBS’ “GUIDING LIGHT,” BY 61% AMONG WOMEN 18-49 FOR THE WEEK “ONE LIFE TO LIVE” OUTPERFORMED ITS TIME PERIOD COMPETITOR, CBS’ “AS THE WORLD TURNS,” BY 26% AMONG WOMEN 18-49

ABC WINS THE COMMON 1-3PM LIVE TIME PERIOD (THE ONLY TWO HOURS NBC PROGRAMS) FOR THE WEEK, BEATING NBC BY 1% AMONG WOMEN 18-49 Week of November 13 – November 19, 2006

ABC’s daytime Drama lineup was No. 1 for the week among Women 18-49, with a

1.6 rating and a 10 share, delivering 1 million Women 18-49 for the week of November 13, 2006. The lineup outperformed NBC by 8% and CBS by 13% among Women 18-49. ABC’S daytime Drama showed week-to-week growth among Women 18-34, Female Teens and Total Viewers.

ABC’s full daytime schedule was No. 1 among Women 18-49, with a 1.6 rating and

an 10 share, delivering an average audience of 1.1 million Women 18-49. The lineup outperformed NBC by 9% and CBS by 19% among Women 18-49. ABC’s full daytime schedule showed week-to-week growth among Women 18-34, Female Teens and Total Viewers. In the 1-3pm live time period (the only two hours NBC programs), ABC was No. 1 for the week, outperforming NBC by 1%.

ABC had three of the top five shows among Women 18-49:

• “The View” was the No. 4*-ranked program of the week (tied with “One Life to Live”),with a 1.6 rating and a 12 share, delivering an average audience of 1.1 million Women 18-49. The talker is up 28% versus the same week last year (the most growth of any daytime program) and up 6% versus the prior week. It beat the combined half-hours of “the Price is Right” by 46%, “As the World Turns” by 32%, “Guiding Light” by 43% and“Passions” by 27% among Women 18-49. Among Women 18-34, “The View” was up 29% vs. the same week last year and up 1% vs. the prior week. Among Female Teens, “The View” was up 81% versus the same week last year and up 38% versus the prior week. Among Total Viewers, “The View” delivered 1.2 rating and a 9 share, with 3.3 million Total Viewers for the week. The talker was up 8% versus the same week last year and up 2% versus the prior week.

• “General Hospital” was the No. 1-ranked program of the week (tied with “Young and the

Restless”),* with a 1.8 rating and an 11 share, delivering 1.2 million Women 18-49. Additionally, “General Hospital” outdelivered “Days of Our Lives” by 11% and its time period rival, “Guiding Light,” by 61% for the week among Women 18-49. “GH” was up 1% among Women 18-49 versus the prior week. Among Female Teens, “GH” was up 33% versus last week, and among Women 18-34 the drama was up 8% from the prior week. Among Total Viewers, “GH” is up 4% week to week, with a 1.2 rating and a 7 share, delivering 3.4 million Total Viewers.

• “One Life to Live” was the No.4-ranked program of the week (tied with “The View”), with a 1.6 rating and a 10 share, delivering 1 million Women 18-49. “OLTL” outperformed time period competitors “As the World Turns” by 26% and “Passions” by 22% for the week. Among Women 18-34, “OLTL” was up 4%, and among Female Teens it was up 31% vs. the prior week. Among Total Viewers the drama was up 1% vs.

the prior week.

• “All My Children” was the No. 6*-ranked program, with a 1.4 rating a 9 share, delivering

906,000 Women 18-49.

Among Women 18-34, the drama was up 12% week to week.

Among Female Teens, “AMC” was up 100% week to week and 71% versus the same

week last year. Among Total Viewers, “AMC” was up 1% week to week.

Season to date, ABC Daytime’s drama lineup ranks No. 1, with a 1.6 rating and an 11 share, delivering 1.1 million Women 18-49 – outperforming CBS by 14% and NBC by 10% in actuals. In the full lineup, ABC Daytime is No. 1, with a 1.6 rating and an 11 share,delivering 1.1 million Women 18-49. The full lineup is outperforming CBS by 18% and NBC by 9% in actuals.

Following are the Daytime drama and full Daytime ratings averages for the week:

DAYTIME DRAMAS: TOTAL VIEWERS WOMEN 18-49

No. 1 CBS 4,002,000 No. 1 ABC 1.6/10

No. 2 ABC 3,163,000 No. 2 NBC 1.5/9

No. 3 NBC 2,523,000 No. 3 CBS 1.4/9

FULL DAYTIME: TOTAL VIEWERS WOMEN 18-49

No. 1 CBS 4,274,000 No. 1 ABC 1.6/10

No. 2 ABC 3,192,000 No. 2 NBC 1.5/9

No. 3 NBC 2,523,000 No. 2 CBS 1.3/9

* All information is based on Live data.Wednesday (11/15/06):

*Please note that Seattle (1.549%) had a major power outage, therefore all daytimeprogramming was excluded on Wednesday in the weekly averages.

*”The View” was interrupted in Milwaukee (0.793%) due to coverage of a special report.

ABC Media Relations

And just for general purposes: SUCK it, Fronsie, McTravesty and JHC!

General Hospital and Days were the big winners this week. General Hospital did very well with the return of Luke and Laura and Days had a very good week too.

A 2.9 rating for GH is very good, and it reflects on average about a half a million viewers for those two days. DOOL picked up viewers. In addition, soaps gained last week. AMC and OLTL didn't deserve to gain, but they did.

Luke and Laura remain a huge draw and no matter who the wedding was about -- and I agree it was about everyone but Luke and Laura -- the two of them still brought in the crowd. Unfortunately, ABCD never learns.

Here's hoping that NBC learns. Steve and Kayla, Sammi and Lucas, Bo and Hope, John and Marlena and FAMILIES bring home the bacon.

Everyone keeps throwing that episode out there but it was a fantasy episode, and had nothing to do with regular storylines. I would definitely take it over Josh being Erica's child anyday.

Exactly. And the comment about ABC's Fan February episodes were exactly the same thing. If Harley and Gus ever make a reference to Harley's brief superhero powers, then I'll be proven wrong, but I highly doubt that'll ever happen.

As for GL's talent, I can only think of one weak link (Michele Ray Smith as Ava).

As for GL's talent, I can only think of one weak link (Michele Ray Smith as Ava).

And even she's not that bad

GH's ratings weren't higher because all of the publicity noted prominently that Laura's return was only temporary, and all of the lapsed GH viewers who tuned in for Robert, Anna, and Holly's returns weren't going to be fooled into expecting a plausible storyline for another "legacy" character. Unfortunately those fans missed a well-done storyline, but Guza/Phelps/Frons are now reaping what they have sown. Crap on your fans enough times and eventually they'll just tune you out. Literally.

Whoever pointed out how great the classic GH episodes on Soapnet were was right: back then the show had a great ensemble, actors with chemistry (hello, Slick Jones!), multi-generational families interacting with one another, and most importantly any number of interesting, plausible storylines that often touched on one another. And how great was it to see David Lewis in action as Edward Quartermaine again?! (nothing against John Ingle, who I think is great too in his own right)