And here are those ratings from ABC just in a prettier format...

Daytime TV Ratings: December 17-21

(compared to last week/compared to last year)

Women 18-49 Rating

1. The Young & the Restless 1.7 (-.3/-.2)

2. General Hospital 1.5 (+.1/-.4)

3. Days of Our Lives 1.3 (-.1/-.5)

4. All My Children 1.2 (+.1/-.3)

4. As the World Turns 1.2 (same/+.1)

4. Bold & the Beautiful 1.2 (-.2/-.1)

4. One Life to Live 1.2 (same/-.4) [ties low rating]

8. Guiding Light

Georgie Jones' death and funeral was on General Hospital that week. Kristina Wagner (Felicia Jones, Georgie's mother) returned. I wonder if the viewers tuned in for this? I guess we'll find out in the next week or two.

i'm even happier DOOL took let another hit. lost veiwers already? the highest ratings DOOL is pulling is 2.1? that's bad.

Ummm.....okay......LOL What does DAYS have to do with my comments about GH? Are you using that elementary school tactic: since you bashed my show, I'll bash your show. Well, I have to admit, you have succeeded. It felt like I was (to quote Bon Jovi) shot through the heart.

Georgie Jones' death and funeral was on General Hospital that week. Kristina Wagner (Felicia Jones, Georgie's mother) returned. I wonder if the viewers tuned in for this? I guess we'll find out in the next week or two.

nope. GH usual ratings are suppose to be 2.5/6..some veiwers probably tuned out 3 weeks ago because Xmas weekend...now there slowly tuning back in.

So, here are both sets of ratings we know so far with their changed from last week & last year...

(compared to last week/compared to last year)

Household Rating

1. The Young and the Restless 4.1 (-.1/-.2)

2. The Bold and the Beautiful 2.8 (-.2/-.3)

3. As the World Turns 2.3 (-.1/-.1)

3. General Hospital 2.3 (+.1/-.4)

5. All My Children 2.0 (same/-.4)

5. Days of our Lives 2.0 (-.1/-.6)

5. One Life to Live 2.0 (same/-.5) [ties low rating]

8. Guiding Light 1.9 (-.1/-.3)

Women 18-49 Rating

1. The Young & the Restless 1.7 (-.3/-.2)

2. General Hospital 1.5 (+.1/-.4)

3. Days of Our Lives 1.3 (-.1/-.5)

4. All My Children 1.2 (+.1/-.3)

4. As the World Turns 1.2 (same/+.1)

4. Bold & the Beautiful 1.2 (-.2/-.1)

4. One Life to Live 1.2 (same/-.4) [ties low rating]

8. Guiding Light

Reflection of the Viewership/Household Ratings Trend every Ten Years since 1956-1957 (credit to the authors of SON Community who keeps data on the ratings):

**Number of Viewers per Rating Points

1956-1957--349,000 per point

1966-1967--538,000 per point

1976-1977--696,000 per point

1986-1987--859,000 per point

1996-1997--959,000 per point

2006-2007--1,128,000 per point

GUIDING LIGHT (Debut 6/30/52)

1956-1957--3,978,000 viewers; Household Ratings 11.4 ranked #1 out of 7 soaps

1966-1967--5,810,400 viewers; Household Ratings 10.8 ranked #3 out of 14 soaps

1976-1977--6,194,400 viewers; Household Ratings 8.9 ranked #3 out of 15 soaps

1986-1987--5,411,700 viewers; Household Ratings 6.3 ranked #7 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--3,836,000 viewers; Household Ratings 4.0 ranked #9 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--2,481,600 viewers; Household Ratings 2.2 ranked #8 out of 9 soaps

AS THE WORLD TURNS (Debut 4/2/56)

1956-1957--2,931,000 viewers; Household Ratings 8.4 ranked #7 out of 7 soaps

1966-1967--6,832,600 viewers; Household Ratings 12.7 ranked #1 out of 14 soaps

1976-1977--6,890,400 viewers; Household Ratings 9.9 ranked #1 out of 15 soaps

1986-1987--6,013,000 viewers; Household Ratings 7.0 ranked #4 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--4,219,600 viewers; Household Ratings 4.4 ranked #7 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--2,707,200 viewers; Household Ratings 2.4 ranked #5 out of 9 soaps

GENERAL HOSPITAL (Debut 4/1/63)

1966-1967--3,766,000 viewers; Household Ratings 7.0 ranked #9 out of 14 soaps

1976-1977--4,872,000 viewers; Household Ratings 7.0 ranked #10 out of 15 soaps

1986-1987--7,129,700 viewers; Household Ratings 8.3 ranked #1 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--4,603,200 viewers; Household Ratings 4.8 ranked #4 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--3,045,600 viewers; Household Ratings 2.7 ranked #3 out of 9 soaps

DAYS OF OUR LIVES (Debut 11/8/65)

1966-1967--3,712,200 viewers; Household Ratings 6.9 ranked #10 out of 14 soaps

1976-1977--5,428,800 viewers; Household Ratings 7.8 ranked #7 out of 15 soaps

1986-1987--6,013,000 viewers; Household Ratings 7.0 ranked #4 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--5,562,200 viewers; Household Ratings 5.8 ranked #2 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--2,707,200 viewers; Household Ratings 2.4 ranked #5 out of 9 soaps

ONE LIFE TO LIVE (Debut 7/15/68)

1976-1977--5,289,600 viewers; Household Ratings 7.3 ranked #8 out of 15 soaps

1986-1987--6,184,800 viewers; Household Ratings 7.2 ranked #3 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--3,836,000 viewers; Household Ratings 4.0 ranked #8 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--2,707,200 viewers; Household Ratings 2.4 ranked #5 out of 9 soaps

ALL MY CHILDREN (Debut 1/5/70)

1976-1977--5,707,200 viewers; Household Ratings 8.2 ranked #6 out of 15 soaps

1986-1987--6,013,000 viewers; Household Ratings 7.0 ranked #4 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--4,507,300 viewers; Household Ratings 4.7 ranked #5 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--2,820,000 viewers; Household Ratings 2.5 ranked #4 out of 9 soaps

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (Debut 3/26/73)

1976-1977--6,055,200 viewers; Household Ratings 8.7 ranked #4 out of 15 soaps

1986-1987--6,872,000 viewers; Household Ratings 8.0 ranked #2 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--6,808,000 viewers; Household Ratings 7.1 ranked #1 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--4,850,400 viewers; Household Ratings 4.3 ranked #1 out of 9 soaps

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (Debut 3/23/87)

1986-1987--4,810,400 viewers; Household Ratings 5.6 ranked #8 out of 15 soaps

1996-1997--4,795,000 viewers; Household Ratings 5.0 ranked #3 out of 12 soaps

2006-2007--3,496,800 viewers; Household Ratings 3.1 ranked #2 out of 9 soaps

PASSIONS (Debut 7/5/99)

2006-2007--1,692,000 viewers; Household Ratings 1.5 ranked #9 out of 9 soaps

Wouldn't the total viewers be more than just the household rating times the # of households per ratings point? That would give you the total # of households but not the total # of viewers.

For example:

1966-1967--6,832,600 viewers; Household Ratings 12.7 ranked #1 out of 14 soaps

I thought ATWT had more viewers than this back then. I could buy 6.8 million households.

Wouldn't the total viewers be more than just the household rating times the # of households per ratings point? That would give you the total # of households but not the total # of viewers.

You're correct, Roger. You can't just take the HH ratings times the HH ratings point to calculate the Total Viewers.

Ummm.....okay......LOL What does DAYS have to do with my comments about GH? Are you using that elementary school tactic: since you bashed my show, I'll bash your show. Well, I have to admit, you have succeeded. It felt like I was (to quote Bon Jovi) shot through the heart.

You Days fans are annoying sometimes. You can dismiss other shows but when we critize Days you can't take it

Ummm.....okay......LOL What does DAYS have to do with my comments about GH? Are you using that elementary school tactic: since you bashed my show, I'll bash your show. Well, I have to admit, you have succeeded.

Don't feel bad. Hasn't Days been going down since the President of the network said it probably wouldn't be renewed in 2009? Anyway, GH was at 2.2 last week, so it's not like they are really out performing Days by much at all. Even though I think GH sucks right now I can't take joy in the shows downfall. I don't want to see it off the air, I just want to see a new writer get a chance.

Edited January 2, 200818 yr by Juliajms

You Days fans are annoying sometimes. You can dismiss other shows but when we critize Days you can't take it

I think what may be the conflict is when people, who admit they don't watch the show at all, say that it sucks and desevres the ratinsg it gets.

As far as I'm concerned, bash the show all you want. But, at least watch it somewhat so you know what is going on beofre you do it.

Don't feel bad. Hasn't Days been going down since the President of the network said it probably wouldn't be renewed in 2009? Anyway, GH was at 2.2 last week, so it's not like they are really out performing Days by much at all. Even though I think GH sucks right now I can't take joy in the shows downfall. I don't want to see it off the air, I just want to see a new writer get a chance.

ok wait a minute. are you actually comparing DOOL to GH? what is this..GH is out performing DOOL in every aspect of the show. not only is DOOL...well dull. but the cheesiness of every single character on the show is not appealing..it's what makes GH cool. the soap is none cheesy. not to mention we have badasses that make Stefano look like Santa clause...compared to GH villains. and the characters..GH dominates DOOL.

Edited January 2, 200818 yr by shawn Perez

You Days fans are annoying sometimes. You can dismiss other shows but when we critize Days you can't take it

Go ahead and criticize a show based on its own merits, but when someone does it based on retaliation, it's just childish.

Oh, and I am a GH fan. I watch every episode.

You Days fans are annoying sometimes. You can dismiss other shows but when we critize Days you can't take it

It's not just DAYS fans. It's some soap fans in general. God forbid you think a show is bad/sucks/could be better, you're automatically deemed a basher/hater/fan of one of the lower rated soaps because you're jealous that "our" soap is "better". It's ridiculous.

One can say they don't like GH because of what's going on. You're then labeled "anti-couple/character/actor" and accused of never being able to say anything positive about the show. You hope the ratings are low because in theory, that would signify a change. You're then mocked and taunted when the ratings aren't low like you hoped. It's like that on many boards, especially SON. You can think what you want of a show, without taking anything away from someone else, but there are some who aren't mature enough to understand that. All you have to do is go back and read some of the comments in this thread to see what I'm talking about.

ok wait a minute. are you actually comparing DOOL to GH? what is this..GH is out performing DOOL in every aspect of the show. not only is DOOL...well dull. but the cheesiness of every single character on the show is not appealing..it's what makes GH cool. the soap is none cheesy. not to mention we have badasses that make Stefano look like Santa clause...compared to GH villains. and the characters..GH dominates DOOL.

Lol......see what I mean?

I don't want to see it off the air, I just want to see a new writer get a chance.

I agree. The only way I can see Bob Guza get fired is if the ratings tank even further, like GH placing 5th or 6th in demos, and that is why I'm rooting for GH to tank. I want a new HW.

Lol......see what I mean?

LOL Ryan!!