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They probably don't get high ratings against soaps on an individual basis, but I'm sure if you add together reruns of shows like the CSIs, L&Os, and others, and put them up against soaps, they take a sizable chunk out of the soaps' ratings.

IMO, the main cause for people not watching soaps much anymore is that people are A, not at home during the daytime, and B, if they are, they're watching cable. I don't think good shows would bring the ratings up, but they'd most likely bring up the number of online views and TiVo/DVR recordings, etc.

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Well, a newsflash for ya. :P As much as it's lovely to see Bruce defend it, he'll actually have no say if someone "up there" decides to cancel it. He is overseen by at least two people: Erin Gough Wehrenberg (to whom he responds directly) and Zucker, of course.

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its one of the shows i dont watch the new episodes at all, but the reruns? always. i dont even really like the show, yet i cant not watch reruns when i see they are on. and i dont know why. i do the same whing with a few other sitcoms tho.

ha. so true.

That may be, but still... to hear ANYONE from NBC speak good about days is so unheard of now its nice. Hell, id be happy if the boy handing out mail said he liked days or something. lol. im a simple person to please! lol.

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Roger Newcomb has these new ratings for Soapnet (press release, so "spin alert"). Note the absence of GH...which appears to be tanking on both the network and the cable channel.

I'm a little surprised nothing is here about the "prized" acquisitions, like 90210, OTH, Melrose, He's Not That Into You (or whatever the thing is called) or Being Erica.

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Melrose was mercilessly plucked off the lineup in favor of more 90210 several months ago, so yeah. I'm really interested in how the daytime teen dramas do. I imagine OTH might do well with the college crowd, but if its the high schoolers they're going after, those folks are still in school. Though OTH might be expected to skew just a tad bit older than the high school demo because its original core audience is now college-aged. The OC probably does better than OTH.

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