DC reports OLTL is ABC's most profitable soap

[JONNYSBRO]

http://daytimeconfidential.com/2009/03/wil...again-this-week

ABC Daytime crown jewel General Hospital is starting to look a little more like Cubic Zirconia these days. Early ratings reports for Monday didn't look good for the soap. Insiders are predicting GH could once again be the least watched ABC soap in total households for the week, which doesn't make the network's top brass very happy.

"More money is spent to produce and promote General Hospital than the other two soap operas combined, yet AMC and OLTL are starting to consistently beat GH is the ratings," says a source. "People are paying attention."

Reportedly, ABC's long-time stepchild One Life to Live is the most "cost-effective" soap opera on ABC's daytime lineup, and currently the only Mouse House sudser operating under budget. Wow,and to think they've managed this without benefit of CGI!

"One Life to Live operating so effeciently it makes up for All My Children's overages," the source continues. "No one knows what the heck is going on with GH. For the amount of money the network shells out on this show, the numbers aren't good."

My source has said the same thing OLTL last year for 2008 came in not over budget or on budget but UNDER BUDGET. GH is a financial disaster with a budget that you can take OLTL/AMC put it combined. A bloodbath will begin on GH. Frank Valentini/Ron Carlivati really are producing a great looking show and unlike GL you cannot tell it is doing it so cost effective. It is ABC's most profitable soap right now. Once the red headed step child of ABC daytime could be ABC's last soap. AMC is having to borrow from OLTL's budget to stop their bleeding. GH is becoming the least watched ABC soap. You have to give it to Frank Valentini/RC they are producing a soap on a shoestring budget but not losing the quality(like GL did).

[Vee]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Charlie Murphy!!

In all seriousness, who can't tell GH is a money hole? "Let's hire Sarah Brown and not let her play Carly. She'll be this whore who shoots a child in the brains. It can't fail to work out!"

[Y&RWorldTurner]

AMC borrowing money from OLTL? why do I NOT believe this? It sounds stupid.

[JONNYSBRO]

AMC had to take massive paycuts in November to stay on the air. Their vets are very costly. OLTL does not have expensive vets. Only Slezak commands an expensive salary while the other vets have all taken paycuts. Frank Valentini is also producing the soap at a very fast pace. They were so ahead by the time March came in, they had already taped almost till the beginning of May that the show went dark for 3 weeks. OLTL has alot of buzz as well. AMC is a dead crashing bore and no buzz and GH is a financial disaster. OLTL once the red headed stepchild could be ABC's last soap LMAO. Frons is very very happy with Valentini/Carlivati, he almost has to do nothing with OLTL. The soap is coming in UNDER BUDGET.

[UKBoi]

Maybe things will finally change at GH...and I dont mean axing that talented stable of actors they have! FIRE GUZA! FIRE PHELPS! TELL FRONS TO BUTT THE F*** OUT! HELL, FIRE FRONS!

[Vee]

Ah beg to diffa. Everything else checks out.

[UKBoi]

This whole producing too far ahead thing worries me slightly. It could lead to it being like Port Charles and therefore not being able to respond to changes in stories that viewers weren't feeling.

[rangethatrover]

Johnnysbro, You have said this for the year I have been here, so this was no suprise to me. I never doubted you! Valentini may not be a visionary, but he keeps his show looking moderately expensive, nicely lit, and seems to have tons of money for casting.

[JONNYSBRO]

Frons will not get fired because the View is having it's highest ratings ever and Soapnet is reaching big highs and plus OLTL is turning good profit. His three reasons he stays employed. The View though is a huge reason.

Also Valentini has been with OLTL since 1985, he was Paul Rauch's assistant aka his bitch LOL. Valentini knows all these vets so well, he can get them to return at reasonable rates not high rates. The soap has not lost it's production quality unlike GL. The shows budget is nowhere near as high as GH and it is getting higher viewers LMAO.

[brimike]

Frons? NOT involved in OLTL? ROFLMAO!!!

Yeah, that's a good one...

[rangethatrover]

Yes. Stacey reeks of Frons, as does McBain. Whenever I see Stacey I can see Frons in my mind, with a big old bottle of K-Y in his hand.

[JONNYSBRO]

Stacy is very Frons but she is the most talked about character on the net. She is hated, despised, liked, loved, abhorred and all these fans have a big reaction about her. She is a train wreck you cannot stop talking about. November though was OLTL's big month, the rapemance reveal brought it's highest ratings all year and turning in exciting TV for fans. November changed everything.

[Angela]

GH is very boring. I can barely get through writing the spoilers, and it's not because it's bad as much as it's boring. You know what they could use: Pratt, lol /cleverly tries to get rid of current AMC headwriter.

Well hopefully with GH falling and the issues that come with GL's cancellation (and where that leaves his line-up) Frons runs into some long overdue trouble.

[rangethatrover]

I LOVED November on OLTL. Damn that was good tv. But for people who hate Marty, or the "rapemance" as they call it, well, they probably felt differently

[Leia]

I didn't realize it was possible to come in under budget. Kudos to OL