First off, it's not stupid. When you have been fan of a show for 20+ years, and a hack comes along and destroys your show, you would pray for the show to fall low too. In theory, if the show falls low enough, there would be a regime change.

Just because Y&R loses viewers, it doesn't mean the other CBS soaps will. Y&R has fallen before while the other CBS soaps have held steady.

Unfortunately, ATWT has been falling in the ratings and yet no change in HW.

I think it's very stupid to say that.

IF YR drops, all CBS soaps will drop too.

Now when a soap losts viewers, he never regains them after ( days... ) ; and what do you have to win if YR got a 3.6 next week?

I like rooting against LML - the woman who has destroyed Y&R.

If Y&R keeps falling, CBS/SONY will make changes. A lot of people want LML out and low ratings is the only way for that to happen ...... or we hope LML clashes with Barbara Bloom and Steve Kent over creative differences.

Unfortunately, ATWT has been falling in the ratings and yet no change in HW.

I agree, ATWT has been falling all year and JP's contract has come and gone and no changes, so I don't know why people think if Y&R falls hard that LML will be gone for, also Y&R is the bread and butter of the soap biz, it fails they all fail, so hoping for Y&R to fall like a ton of bricks does not help any show. I don't like what has happened to the show either, but I sure don't hope the ratings tank beyond repair just to prove a point that CBS does not care about.

Edited August 9, 200718 yr by winterguy125

Yea thanks a bunch Toups. Like Soapsuds. I could have sworn they dropped below a 3.9 too. Maybe not. It seems funny all the all time lows are 2007 WAKE UPBLOOM

Thanks for the info. Hmm I thought they had gone below 3.9. I can see Y&R dropping below a 3.9 soon. The show is a total mess. Interesting how 2 of its lows come from LML as HW.

Edited August 9, 200718 yr by aMLCproduction

I guess Cady's return to ATWT did zero for the ratings. I am so sick of changes not being made on these soaps. It's unbelievable that the people in charge actually think these numbers are acceptable!

Edited August 9, 200718 yr by Soapsuds

And if I was in charge of ATWT you bet your bottom dollar Jean P. would have been fired long time ago!

For all the complaining about Days, they are only .4 behind 2nd place now. It goes to show you that soaps are in trouble. I am just happy Days is holding steady, although it should've went up. Last week was very good. With all the soaps going down, I think the highest Days is going to reach is 2.2-2.3 unless a miracle happens. It's sad but all the soaps are tumbling and people say that no one will want Days with it's numbers but look at the rest of daytime. Days is right in the mix now.

Truly sad. I am glad Y&R went down but I don't want it taking B&B with it. B&B has improved quite a bit and I am glad AMC and OLTL are holding tough. I want them to pass GH soon. They are clearly better right now IMO.

Sad week for all. Usually, we see some gains in summer but instead things are getting worse.

I like rooting against LML - the woman who has destroyed Y&R.

If Y&R keeps falling, CBS/SONY will make changes. A lot of people want LML out and low ratings is the only way for that to happen ...... or we hope LML clashes with Barbara Bloom and Steve Kent over creative differences.

2 years ago a lot of people wants Jack Smith and JER be fired but finally...it's worst now in ratings.

A new headwriter won't change anything in my opinion but at least maybe fans will be happy to watch their show.

CBS/Sony don't care about HH but care about the numbers of viewers rather.

Ratings before, YR had been watch by 5,5 millions and it wasn't that bad ( and a 4.0 ratings )

I like rooting against LML - the woman who has destroyed Y&R.

If Y&R keeps falling, CBS/SONY will make changes. A lot of people want LML out and low ratings is the only way for that to happen ...... or we hope LML clashes with Barbara Bloom and Steve Kent over creative differences.

I HAVE to believe this. It really is the only way. And better it happens now and they make changes before November sweeps when it will start affecting budget even more.

Even IF LML gets ousted from Y&R I think it's pretty optimistic to think the new writer will be better. I'm not one to take that on faith, considering not long ago people were celebrating Jack Smith being gone. Now things are even worse and they easily could be worse again with a regime change.

Wow. After hoping for months, Y&R finally drops below 4.0. Lets hoep that CBS does something about it and gets LML out of that position as Executive Producer and Head Writer. She has too much power right now. No one can intervene and tell her that her stories suck because she pretty much controls everything. Now, I'm not saying that she needs to be given one or the other. I think the bitch needs to be gone from Y&R totally. Take her ass back to primetime if CBS wants her so bad. It's obvious she was more successful there and not in daytime. Their hopes and dreams of a primetime writer have went to hell and back. Get her out of there!

As for a replacement, it's going to be hard to find someone, espcially if they're going to look from inside. All of the writers on board at Y&R were brought in by LML. That can't be a good thing. No one on the show has history with the show. If they do decide to bring on a new writer, it needs to be someone from Y&R's past, someone that worked under the great Bill Bell. That writer can come along and fire all of LML's roadies, and bring back some of the great writers that made Y&R the show to watch. I believe that's the only way to really successfully bring this show back to what it once was.

Even IF LML gets ousted from Y&R I think it's pretty optimistic to think the new writer will be better. I'm not one to take that on faith, considering not long ago people were celebrating Jack Smith being gone. Now things are even worse and they easily could be worse again with a regime change.

Dena Higley is available.

Dena Higley is available.

BLASPHEMY!!!! Lol, can you imagine the crack writing team of Dena Higley & Megan McTavish?

BLASPHEMY!!!! Lol, can you imagine the crack writing team of Dena Higley & Megan McTavish?

Sadly, from what I've read of LML's spoilers I'm not sure it would be a whole lot worse.

I think Mctavish wouldn't be that bad, Higley on the other hand, NOOOOOOOO!!