This week's ratings are brought to you by: An Interview with Former 'GL' Head Writer Nancy Curlee

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week March 30 - April 3, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers

1. Y&R 5,134,000 (-61,000/-71,000)

2. B&B 3,325,000 (-170,000/-341,000)

3. DAYS 2,867,000 (-185,000/+44,000)

4. AMC 2,713,000 (-66,000/+300,000)

5. OLTL 2,688,000 (-80,000/+274,000)

6. GH 2,644,000 (-200,000/-198,000)

7. ATWT 2,605,000 (-125,000/-190,000)

8. GL 2,217,000 (-32,000/-89,000)

HH

1. Y&R 3.7/13 (+.1/-.1)

2. B&B 2.5/8 (same/-.2)

3. DAYS 2.2/7 (same/+.1)

4. AMC 2.0/7 (-.1/+.1)

4. OLTL 2.0/7 (same/+.1)

4. GH 2.0/6 (-.1/-.1) <-------- ties low rating

7. ATWT 1.9/7 (-.1/-.2)

8. GL 1.6/5 (same/-.1)

Women 18-49 Viewers

1. Y&R 1,086,000 (+31,000/-37,000)

2. GH 864,000 (-54,000/-143,000)

3. OLTL 853,000 (+35,000/+37,000)

4. DAYS 844,000 (-114,000/-115,000)

5. AMC 836,000 (+20,000/+73,000)

6. B&B 715,000 (+18,000/-119,000)

7. ATWT 648,000 (+24,000/-109,000)

8. GL 586,000 (+38,000/-117,000)

Women 18-49 Rating

1. Y&R 1.6/11 (same/-.1)

2. AMC 1.3/8 (+.1/+.1)

2. GH 1.3/8 (-.1/-.2)

2. OLTL 1.3/8 (+.1/+.1)

2. DAYS 1.3/8 (-.1/-.2)

6. B&B 1.1/7 (same/-.2)

7. ATWT 1.0/6 (+.1/-.1)

8. GL 0.9/5 (+.1/-.2)

Girls 12-17 Viewers

1. GH 40,000 (-6,000/+7,000)

2. Y&R 30,000 (-19,000/+8,000)

3. ATWT 27,000 (+10,000/-11,000)

4. OLTL 25,000 (-21,000/+5,000)

5. DAYS 22,000 (-26,000/-8,000)

6. GL 17,000 (-1,000/-26,000)

7. AMC 16,000 (-9,000/same)

8. B&B 14,000 (-10,000/-8,000)

Women 18-34 Rating

1. DAYS 1.1/7 (same/+.1)

1. GH 1.1/7 (same/+.1)

3. Y&R 1.0/7 (same/+.2)

3. AMC 1.0/7 (same/+.3)

3. OLTL 1.0/6 (+.1/+.2)

6. ATWT 0.7/4 (same/+.1)

7. B&B 0.6/4 (-.1/same)

7. GL 0.6/3 (+.1/+.1)

Men 18+ Viewers

1. Y&R 1,271,000 (-56,000/-130,000)

2. B&B 767,000 (-69,000/-145,000)

3. DAYS 625,000 (-43,000/+58,000)

4. ATWT 535,000 (-70,000/-137,000)

5. AMC 533,000 (-50,000/+41,000)

6. GL 461,000 (-35,000/-62,000)

7. GH 460,000 (-75,000/-56,000)

8. OLTL 479,000 (-46,000/+36,000)

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Day-To-Day Ratings - HH/Total Viewers

AMC

Monday: 2.0/2,768,000

Tuesday: 2.1/3,021,000

Wednesday: 2.0/2,706,000

Thursday: 2.0/2,646,000

Friday: 1.9/2,407,000

ATWT

Monday: 2.0/2,552,000

Tuesday: 2.0/2,549,000

Wednesday: 2.0/2,672,000

Thursday: 1.8/2,448,000

Friday: 2.0/2,803,000

B&B

Monday: 2.5/3,358,000

Tuesday: 2.4/3,104,000

Wednesday: 2.5/3,317,000

Thursday: 2.5/3,358,000

Friday: 2.6/3,487,000

DAYS

Monday: 2.1/2,635,000

Tuesday: 2.0/2,746,000

Wednesday: 2.3/3,135,000

Thursday: 2.3/2,959,000

Friday: 2.1/2,857,000

GH

Monday: 2.0/2,745,000

Tuesday: 1.9/2,563,000

Wednesday: 2.0/2,767,000

Thursday: 1.9/2,553,000

Friday: 2.0/2,591,000

GL

Monday: 1.6/2,081,000

Tuesday: 1.6/2,061,000

Wednesday: 1.8/2,387,000

Thursday: 1.7/2,344,000

Friday: 1.6/2,209,000

OLTL

Monday: 2.0/2,896,000

Tuesday: 2.0/2,915,000

Wednesday: 2.0/2,506,000

Thursday: 1.9/2,580,000

Friday: 1.9/2,484,000

Y&R

Monday: 3.8/5,431,000

Tuesday: 3.6/4,895,000

Wednesday: 3.7/5,105,000

Thursday: 3.7/5,058,000

Friday: 3.8/5,183,000

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For the SEASON September 22, 2008 through April 5, 2009

HH

1. Y&R 3.8

2. B&B 2.6

3. GH 2.2

3. DAYS 2.2

5. AMC 2.1

5. OLTL 2.1

7. ATWT 2.0

8. GL 1.6

Women 18-49 Rating

1. Y&R 1.8

2. GH 1.5

2. DAYS 1.5

4. AMC 1.3

4. OLTL 1.3

6. B&B 1.2

7. ATWT 1.1

8. GL 0.9

Edited April 15, 200916 yr by Toups

Toups, on behalf of all posters, I urge you to abstain from eating tomorrow so that you will be able to post the ratings in a timely fashion.

Toups, on behalf of all posters, I urge you to abstain from eating tomorrow so that you will be able to post the ratings in a timely fashion.

I second this request.

I can't wait to see Y&R's Friday ratings. It was probably my favorite episode of a storyline in YEARS! But it will probably get bad ratings, like every Friday episode of Y&R lately...

Word on the street is Toups will have his jaw wired shut every Thursday.

I think its gonna be a huge bore ratingswise this week.

I am sensing stagnation in all the shows from Y&R to OLTL.

Y&R- 3.6 or 3.7, last Friday was outstanding on that show but that doesn't mean anything anymore.

B&B #2, of course

Days- 2.2, no brainer

Stupid, unwatchable GH will be #4 with a 2.1

AMC will probably be back to a 2.0 or once again at 2.1

OLTL will be at a 1.9 or 2.0 (I am always expecting the bottom to fall out at OLTL for some reason, it seems to be holding the 2.0 though)

ATWT, 2.0

GL, 1.6 (Always curious what happens to a show once its cancellation has been announced, they generally fall by .1 immediately)

Last week was really Otalia heavy so I'm hoping that GL shows big gains!

Last week was really Otalia heavy so I'm hoping that GL shows big gains!

It would be awesome if GL would buck the trend and hit 1.9 or 2.0- that show has never gotten so much press either!

Please let everyone go up.

Word on the street is Toups will have his jaw wired shut every Thursday.

Good idea.

It would be hilarious if GL scores big ratings during its final month on CBS. I want them to go out with a bang!

Rakesh if ER can get big ratings on its last day like it did last thursday then I think Guiding Light should too, I hope so that would be great.

To bad ABC doesn't do the press release anymore. At least we get a good laugh at what they try to spin.

Word on the street is Toups will have his jaw wired shut every Thursday.

I think its gonna be a huge bore ratingswise this week.

I am sensing stagnation in all the shows from Y&R to OLTL.

Y&R- 3.6 or 3.7, last Friday was outstanding on that show but that doesn't mean anything anymore.

B&B #2, of course

Days- 2.2, no brainer

Stupid, unwatchable GH will be #4 with a 2.1

AMC will probably be back to a 2.0 or once again at 2.1

OLTL will be at a 1.9 or 2.0 (I am always expecting the bottom to fall out at OLTL for some reason, it seems to be holding the 2.0 though)

ATWT, 2.0

GL, 1.6 (Always curious what happens to a show once its cancellation has been announced, they generally fall by .1 immediately)

LOL. You do. I think it's logical to assume that the shows ratings would reflect the quality of the show, no matter how many times it's proven otherwise. We just can't seem to let go of the idea that a bad (or good) week will show up in the ratings. The truth is the ratings are more about trending and what airs this week doesn't impact this week's ratings that much. So I fully expect the OLTL ratings to start trending downward soon, based on what's airing these days. It just takes awhile to impact the ratings.

Here are my predictions

1. Y&R- 3.7

2. B&B

3. Days- 2.3

4 GH 2.0

4. OLTL 2.0

4. ATWT, 2.0

5. AMC 1.9

6. GL 1.6

Here are my predictions

1. Y&R- 3.7

2. B&B

3. Days- 2.3

4 GH 2.0

4. OLTL 2.0

4. ATWT, 2.0

5. AMC 1.9

6. GL 1.6

Amazing- are you the poster who always cracks me up with your AMC predictions!???

I would love to see OLTL knock AMC down (and not be ABC's lowest rated soap) but AMC is a strong #1 in alot of big markets and it seems to have stabilized (Are there a Gigi and Stacey on that show that I dont know about?)

ABC put out a sweeps ratings report. This is not for this week, just for March sweeps (which they unapologetically call Feb. sweeps here):

Fringe Ratings Report: ABC Daytime Programming

February 2009 Sweep (3/5/09-4/1/09)

ABC Wins the February Sweep Among Women 18-49

With 4.1 Million Viewers, "The View" Stands Among the Top 3-Ranking Daytime Shows in February Sweep 09, Delivering the Series' Largest February Sweep Audience Ever

ABC Delivers 4 of the Top 5-Ranking Daytime Programs

During February Sweep 09 with Target Women 18-49

"The View" ranks 1st Among Women 18-34 and 2nd Among Women 18-49 for the Sweep

"All My Children" is the Only Daytime Drama to Post Growth

Over the February Sweep 08 Among Women 18-34

ABC Daytime - February 09 Sweep (3/5/09-4/1/09)

* ABC Wins the February Sweep among Women 18-49 : ABC (#1T - 1.3 rating/868,000)

* With 4.1 million Total Viewers, "The View" ranked among daytime's Top 3 most-watched programs, garnering its largest February sweep audience ever.

* ABC held 4 of the Top 5-ranking Daytime programs in February Sweep 09 in Women 18-49: "The View" (#2 - 1.5 rating), "General Hospital" (#3T - 1.3 rating), "One Life to Live" (#5T - 1.2 rating) and "All My Children" (#5T - 1.2 rating).

* With Women 18-34, "The View" ranked 1st (1T - 1.1 rating) and 2nd with Women 18-49 (#2 - 1.5 rating) and for the February sweep.

* With Women 18-34, "All My Children" posted 4% growth over the February 2008 sweep (334,000 vs. 322,000).

Following are the Daytime Lineup ratings averages, plus Top 5 Programs Ranks - February Sweep 09:

Daytime Rank: Total Viewers Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s)

No. 1 CBS 3.61 million No. 1 NBC 1.3/879,000

No. 2 ABC 3.06 million No. 2 ABC 1.3/868,000

No. 3 NBC 2.88 million No. 3 CBS 1.1/737,000

Top 5 Daytime Programs in Women 18-49 (rank based on rating):

Program Net Rtg/000s

The Young & the Restless CBS 1.6/1.08 million

The View ABC 1.5/986,000

General Hospital ABC 1.3/881,000

Days of Our Lives NBC 1.3/879,000

One Life to Live ABC 1.2/820,000

All My Children ABC 1.2/787,000