Members Ann_SS Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I want to find out the source of that info also. I also want to read exactly what ratings demo is mentioned and in what context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chyti Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I admit I don't even watch soapnet do they only show repeats of soap during those primetime hours? I just found this on tvbynumbers: USA Delivers Best Second Quarter Ever on Cable Posted on 30 June 2009 by Bill Gorman via press release: USA DELIVERS BEST 2Q EVER ON CABLE 12TH Straight Quarterly Win in P18-49, P25-54 and Total Viewers Beats CW by Double Digits & Beats Broadcast in 175 primetime hours NEW YORK, NEW YORK June 30, 2009 USA won the second quarter of 2009 with cable’s highest ever 2nd quarter among P25-54 (1.47 million), P18-49 (1.37 million), total viewers (3.17 million) and households (2.37 million). This is the first time on cable any network has delivered over 3 million total viewers in a 2nd quarter. This continues USA’s streak with 12 consecutive quarterly wins among P25-54, P18-49 and total viewers among ad-supported entertainment cable. USA dunked the competition in 2Q09, as the #1 cable network over 2nd place TNT among P25-54 (+9% over #2 TNT), P18-49 (+3%), total viewers (+20%), and households (+20%), as well as securing the best household coverage rating in all of cable (2.41, +0.39 over #2 TNT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carolyn1980 Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Much of what I'm looking at is not online. Here's one link from Advertising Week, however, that mentions the 18-49 viewers: http://www.adweekmedia.com/aw/content_display/custom-reports/cableup/e3i76c769b73ce8515882454763d33f2313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Thanks for your source. I think that these statements are deliberately misleading. They do not mean that SoapNet has the highest number of 18-49 women viewers. "Frequency of viewing" means the number of times that people watch a show. SoapNet shows the soaps 5 times a week so women 18-49 watch the network 5 times a week. It does not mean that there are more viewers in this demo watching SoapNet than other networks e.g. there may only be 50,000 women in this demo watching SoapNet 5 times a week, while 1 million women watch a show like the Closer once a week on TNT. The statement about the "average minutes" does not reflect a high number of 18-49 women watching SoapNet as much as how the lenght of time that their small 18-49 women viewers watch the network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 SteveFrame, you know that even if they wanted to watch the soaps live that it is not realistic for most soap fans. People work and go to college. Even the bad economy is not providing more women viewers. Unemployment stats show that women are more likely to be keep their jobs than men. The soaps are fighting against an irreversible socio-demographic shift. There are no palatable solutions. I can't see that the day will come when television shows can be profitable through streaming them online alone. There would have to be large number of ads and even then people would likely have to pay to watch their shows online to cover production costs and licensing fees. Ultimately, the two or three soaps left will have to slash their budgets and use cheap production models to stay on the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jess Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I did watch OLTL, but only one day. I did not know any of the characters -- it was a bunch of strangers. I knew there were a lot of newbies, but it has only been a year since I tuned out. It is an entirely different cast and nothing caught my attention. It's too bad too. OLTL has mistreated and let go a lot of talent. It has a lot of good talent remaining and from the little bit I have seen and a whole bunch of what I have read, they are not using any of that talent. What I noticed this week on a lot of shows, and again, I had not watched in a long time, but there was nothing on any of the soaps that caught my attention and wanted to make me tune back in. GH has apparently turned into high school Sonny, and I was actually hoping Michael's waking up would lead to something interesting. I still watch Y&R, but mostly because there are a couple of character who I want to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Jess that's what happened with me when I tuned into Days one day last week. I didn't recognize hardly any of the characters. It's like a whole new show with the name "Days of Our Lives" tacked onto it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jess Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 You know, I tuned into Days last week, also after having not watched it in a long while. I agree with you. I didn't recognize those people, and there was one really annoying red-headed young woman who drove me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brwnsugar33 Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Is toups on vacation, does anyone know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted July 4, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted July 4, 2009 As usual, I'll post the ratings when I get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dinkydawes Posted July 4, 2009 Members Share Posted July 4, 2009 Is it odd that they are keeping ratings back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted July 4, 2009 Members Share Posted July 4, 2009 This is what I saw posted courtesy of Lskreet on another board. I have very graciously been granted permission to post them here. HH 1. Y&R 3.5 (+.1) 2. B&B 2.3 (same) 3. DOOL 2.1 (+.1) 4. OLTL 1.8 (same) <---ties low 5. AMC 1.7 (-.1) <---new low 5. GH 1.7 (-.1) <---new low 7. ATWT 1.6 <---ties low 8. GL 1.4 (+.1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brady_fan Posted July 4, 2009 Members Share Posted July 4, 2009 I'm happy for Days YEAHHHHHH.But cmon GH a new low this show is getting really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 4, 2009 Members Share Posted July 4, 2009 Glad to see Y&R go up. ABC continues to crumble in the ratings. GL , the cancelled show, is only .3 away from AMC and GH. That's too funny for words. ATWT...Goutman will never learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 4, 2009 Members Share Posted July 4, 2009 Frons is probably crapping in his pants that OLTL is beating both AMC and GH. That's what Pratt/Guza get for being about plot devices and copying each other's storylines. I cannot believe we're stuck with Pratt another year given these ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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