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These are very scary numbers for ATWT and GL. GL needs to pull out all stops to lure Jonathan and Tammy back -- I think it's the loss of those two rather than any writing problems that have led to the recent plummet. Kreizman hasn't gotten worse.

ATWT, I don't know what to say. I had thought the ratings would pick up with Maura West back, and I think the writing for Carly has been good, but I guess Jack and Katie have really dragged the show down. Also, I think these ratings would have been deserved for ATWT in December, not now -- ATWT is better now than it was then, and just needs some tweaking to foreground the vets.

As for Lynn Marie Latham, I don't watch Y&R, but that would make two soaps she's ruined, I guess. Her PC was boring and rewrote characters and killed off characters unnecessarily.

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I agree that there's something wrong, a fluke if you will, about CBS's numbers for Friday. Still, that doesn't take away from the fact that this is the year CBS's numbers are dropping fast. A couple years back it was ABC who all dropped into the 2's and could never climb back out, now it seems B&B is stuck below a 3.0 and ATWT & GL will soon be praying just for a 2.0. Sad.

But I can't say I'm surprised because I myself don't make an effort to record GL anymore. Yeah, I'll download it online later, but even so, I'll miss an episode here & there. It's just not clickin'; they're telling stories with no clear point to any of them.

But I'm glad to see DAYS's slow but steady climb back up the Nielsen ladder. It may not be skyrocketing to No. 1, but in today's climate, a one-tenth climb up each week is a success.

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Well I can tell you a lot of fans of Carly, myself included are very unhappy with the way her return has been written. The exit was bad and now the return is too. A lot more changes are needed than tweaking the vets to the foreground. Who cares if they are foreground if the stories stink and they do right now. We're seeing Lucinda but her story is an embarrassment. And I really don't believe more of the vets is gong to solve the problem. At least for me it isn't nearly so much about who is on screen as what the story is. Right now there really aren't any stories holding my attention. If I hadn't watched for so long that I do it out of habit, I'd be gone too.

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Im sure DAYS will rise a little bit more in June. Definately to 2.4, and maybe to 2.5 if they are lucky. What Im worried about is that they might do the same mistake as last year. In 2006 DAYS was on a roll and was great during May and June. Then they lost it all, and everything became boring again during July-September. They need to keep this roll through the rest of the summer as well.

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Yup... DAYS can't afford it to stop now... they have to have a really action packed summer! No dragging the storylines until sweeps... no, no... action packed all summer long! They need to keep the audience they got in the last few weeks!

As for GL and ATWT... if this doesn't bring in new writers, then I don't think CBS has any plans to keep these two soaps any longer.. cause why bring in someone new if you're going to cancel it anyway soon?

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Congratulations, Days! I'm happy the show is recovering fast...at least some good news

ATWT is hurting GL, again!. GL is bringing Jonathan and baby Sarah back and the fans have been a lot happier with the show in the last couple of weeks (for instance, the Natalia/Gus s/l is a thumbs up with the majority of fans(according to the GL boards). There is no reason why GL is doing worse now than it did a few months ago. I blame ATWT, since it is the lead -in soap in most of the markets for GL. The ATWT Cleo/Gwen messy debacle is now showing it's full face.

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Ouch!

GL is barely ahead of Passions

Viewers

8. GL 2,370,000

9. PSNS 1,978,000

Households

8. GL 1.8/5

9. PSNS 1.5/5

Both shows have a 5 share :o

And Passions tied GL in HH on Friday and was only 117,000 viewers ahead.

GL Friday: 1.6/2,111,000

PSNS Friday: 1.6/1,994,000

This will have to light a fire under TPTB over at CBS

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MONDAY, MAY 28, 2007

1.(1)Y&R: Monday: 3.9/5,460,000 (-277,000)

2.(2) B&B: Monday: 2.8/3,981,000 (+85,000)

3.(3) GH: Monday: 2.3/3,201,000 (-175,000)

4.(5) ATWT: Monday: 2.1/2,941,000 (+21,000)

5.(6) OLTL: Monday: 2.1/2,859,000 (-40,000)

6.(8) DAYS: Monday: 2.1/2,803,000 (+312,000) [Not Counted]

7.(4) AMC: Monday: 2.2/2,788,000 (-180,000)

8.(7) GL: Monday: 1.8/2,602,000 (-260,000)

9.(9) PSNS: Monday: 1.5/2,068,000 (+470,000) [Not Counted]

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007

1.(1) Y&R: Tuesday: 4.1/5,397,000 (-63,000)

3.(2) B&B: Tuesday: 2.9/3,847,000 (-134,000)

3.(3) GH: Tuesday: 2.7/3,619,000 (+418,000)

4.(7) AMC: Tuesday: 2.5/3,257,000 (+469,000)

5.(5) OLTL: Tuesday: 2.4/3,191,000 (+332,000)

6.(6) DAYS: Tuesday: 2.3/2,949,000 (+146,000)

7.(4) ATWT: Tuesday: 2.1/2,671,000 (-270,000)

8.(8) GL: Tuesday: 1.8/2,409,000 (-193,000)

9.(9) PSNS: Tuesday: 1.5/2,011,000 (-57,000)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007

1.(1) Y&R: Wednesday: 4.3/5,486,000 (+89,000)

2.(2) B&B: Wednesday: 2.9/3,794,000 (-53,000)

3.(3) GH: Wednesday: 2.7/3,640,000 (+21,000)

4.(4) AMC: Wednesday: 2.6/3,396,000 (+139,000)

5.(5) OLTL: Wednesday: 2.6/3,346,000 (+155,000)

6.(6) DAYS: Wednesday: 2.3/2,930,000 (-19,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Wednesday: 2.1/2,752,000 (+81,000)

8.(8) GL: Wednesday: 1.9/2,506,000 (+97,000)

9.(9) PSNS: Wednesday: 1.5/1,945,000 (-66,000)

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007

1.(1) Y&R: Thursday: 4.1/5,382,000 (-104,000)

2.(3) GH: Thursday: 2.7/3,680,000 (+40,000)

3.(2) B&B: Thursday: 2.8/3,564,000 (-230,000)

4.(5) OLTL: Thursday: 2.3/3,071,000 (-275,000)

5.(4) AMC: Thursday: 2.4/3,070,000 (-326,000)

6.(6) DAYS: Thursday: 2.3/3,066,000 (+136,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Thursday: 2.1/2,660,000 (-92,000)

8.(8) GL: Thursday: 1.8/2,220,000 (-286,000)

9.(9) PSNS: Thursday: 1.6/1,962,000 (17,000)

FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2007

1.(1) Y&R: Friday: 3.7/4,992,000 (-390,000)

2.(3) B&B: Friday: 2.5/3,320,000 (-244,000)

3.(2) GH: Friday: 2.6/3,148,000 (-532,000)

4.(6) DAYS: Friday: 2.3/2,777,000 (-289,000)

5.(4) OLTL: Friday: 2.3/2,752,000 (-319,000)

6.(5) AMC: Friday: 2.2/2,632,000 (-438,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Friday: 1.8/2,281,000 (-379,000)

8.(8) GL: Friday: 1.6/2,111,000 (-109,000)

9.(9) PSNS: Friday: 1.6/1,994,000 (+32,000)

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GL deserves the ratings its getting lately...its not because Tammy and Jonathan left! It's becuase GL is at a low creative standpoint and is BORING with new characters!

As a viewer for the last 20 years I have recently tuned out...and don't care to watch this show anymore! I record the shows but delete them. Why?

Because I don't care to watch characters I don't care about.....Natalia, Rafe, Ava etc...

Also, I don't want to watch a Jeffrey and Olivia pairing after a rape...

Again, Wheeler lets Kreizman have free reign and he should be fired and replaced. Kreizman does not have what it takes to tell a good story becuase he couldn't find his way out of a box! Should I remind you of the off pacing of storylines for the last 2 years and then add to that he is a surface writer and does not get to the heart and core of the story.

GL has a great history and the current regime is not using that to their advantage to tell multi generational stories. I can think of many storylines to draw upon from GLs history to tell that uses the current characters. All viewers want to see are good storylines that involve veterans and their off spring in a good story. Is that too much to ask for? I guess so!

It is time for CBS to wake up and fire Wheeler and Kreizman, but hardly unlikely since GLs emmy nominations!

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Puuuhhhhlleeeeze. It's both ATWT and GL's fault.

ATWT is at fault because they are sucking major sewage right now. MAJOR. While the show does have a few bright spots, it's not enough to even it out.

As for GL, the head writer has been with the show since 2004, and has yet to attract a audience and keep them with the show. He's the definition of a hack, and is blind as a bat when it comes to the true potential of Guiding Light. The best way to fix it all is to fire the hacks in charge and hire those who are truly capable of writing a soap (Like a hand full of us here at SON).

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