Someone needs to explain this recurring phenomenon where most soaps go down on Fridays. That's supposed to be cliff-hanger Fridays.

You know, I think Zendall Fan has a point. There are a lot of fans who are tied up exclusively in Zendall and they may drop the show once they go. On Days, people were completely burned out by John & Marlena; Patch & Kayla were essentially wallpaper. On AMC, the show revolves around Minshew and Kaye. Just like Y&R is built around Victor Newman and everybody's reaction to him. I think both shows are going to take a hit. Y&R's might be bigger than AMC's, though.

Online fans who are less than .00001 percent of the audience may be attached to couple may stop watching if they leave or breakup. However, most people who watch are offline. They watch and stop watching for a variety of reasons. I bet they don't bat an eyelid when any of these popular couples leave. We'll know for sure in a few months when Zach and Kendall and Victor and Nikki are gone.

Edited October 23, 200916 yr by Ann_SS

Someone needs to explain this recurring phenomenon where most soaps go down on Fridays. That's supposed to be cliff-hanger Fridays.

I've asked that over and over. I'd love to know that too.

Edited October 23, 200916 yr by marceline

Someone needs to explain this recurring phenomenon where most soaps go down on Fridays. That's supposed to be cliff-hanger Fridays.

I've asked that over and over. I'd love to know that too.

The audience tunes out in horror watching them fizzle out by the end of the week. Then they come back on Monday, hoping it'll get better.

Wow 4/5 days..DOOL got over 3 million viewers

AMC won't be dominated by Zach and Kendall anymore, but do people actually think that AMC is going to become a more watchable ensemble show with this move!? It will just be dominated by Ryan and Greenlee rather than Zach and Kendall.

The audience tunes out in horror watching them fizzle out by the end of the week. Then they come back on Monday, hoping it'll get better.

Oh, you just explained my viewing habit. Makes sense now.

AMC won't be dominated by Zach and Kendall anymore, but do people actually think that AMC is going to become a more watchable ensemble show with this move!? It will just be dominated by Ryan and Greenlee rather than Zach and Kendall.

No but I don't believe it will have that great an impact and I don't believe it will on Y&R with Victor leaving either. I don't for one second believe the general online fan is representative of the norm. There is such a group mentality. You have a few vocal posters and the majority seem to just follow them and ape their opinions. I don't even believe the online audience is as big as some thing because it's just the same posters for the most part posting on different message boards.

Offliners just go with the flow. I don't buy that they are as obsessed or invested as onliners. I certainly wasn't when I was offline.

And I do think AMC as overestimated Zach and Kendall. Patrick and Robin on GH supposedly their most popular couple has not done a thing for GH ratingswise in fact their PPD story actually occured during a time that ratings dropped.

If anyone would impact ratings I think it would be Victor on Y&R not even Victor and Nikki. He's an icon on that show and if anything they might lose some older viewers. But these shows don't care about the old farts anyway right?

Hopefully not too off topic, but LMAD no longer airs in my area. When GL went off the air, the Doctors moved to 3pm and LMAD was on at 10am, this week The Doctors talk show is on at 10am and 3pm now... Did CBS pull LMAD all together, or was it just certain markets?

It must just be a local affiliate issue. "Let's Make a Deal" is still airing at 3:00 p.m. here on the local CBS affiliate.

Someone needs to explain this recurring phenomenon where most soaps go down on Fridays. That's supposed to be cliff-hanger Fridays.

I've asked that over and over. I'd love to know that too.

i skip most fridays, and so do a lot of my family friends. and this is why...

mondays are better. lol. i am bust on fridays and i find that mondays usually recaps everything i need from fridays show. fridays shows dont usually deliver anyhing. it will end with say, Nicole on days being busted. But on monday ill get that same scene in the first part and the fallout. if i have to pick a day to miss it will always be friday.

Offliners just go with the flow. I don't buy that they are as obsessed or invested as onliners. I certainly wasn't when I was offline.

IA. Most people I know offline don't get caught up in couples or characters.

And I do think AMC as overestimated Zach and Kendall. Patrick and Robin on GH supposedly their most popular couple has not done a thing for GH ratingswise in fact their PPD story actually occured during a time that ratings dropped.

There is no comparison between Zach and Kendall and Robin and Patrick. GH revolves around the mob, not Robin and Patrick. Even when they have a hot story, they barely get any airtime so there is no way that they can impact the ratings either way. Besides I don't believe that couples or characters can impact the ratings in any meaningful way, period.

Edited October 23, 200916 yr by Ann_SS

Awesome! Most soaps either the same or better in total viewers year to year. More weeks like this please. The daytime soap industry isn't going down without a fight!

Someone needs to explain this recurring phenomenon where most soaps go down on Fridays. That's supposed to be cliff-hanger Fridays.

I think it's because the daily ratings we see are Live+Same Day. On Friday, people have the weekend to watch if they taped an episode, so they don't watch the episode on the same day.

Next weeks is going to be a bad week, I expect some massive falls...

Hopefully not too off topic, but LMAD no longer airs in my area. When GL went off the air, the Doctors moved to 3pm and LMAD was on at 10am, this week The Doctors talk show is on at 10am and 3pm now... Did CBS pull LMAD all together, or was it just certain markets?

LMAO ... Hope more of the local affiliates dump the show.

No but I don't believe it will have that great an impact and I don't believe it will on Y&R with Victor leaving either. I don't for one second believe the general online fan is representative of the norm. There is such a group mentality. You have a few vocal posters and the majority seem to just follow them and ape their opinions. I don't even believe the online audience is as big as some thing because it's just the same posters for the most part posting on different message boards.

I rarely post here but I find your words offensive. Are you Fronsie? I’m not an ape that can be trained by other fans or posters on line. I am able to form my own opinion.

I stopped watching soaps when AW got canceled. I had my faves yet could still enjoy the entire show. A few years later my daughter was watching AMC, and I heard TK’s voice and then saw Zach and Kendall together. They had me watching a soap again. I already knew AMC and it’s characters because I used to watch AMC off and on. I probably knew AMC better than Day’s since I can remember watching a teenage Erica. When I came back, I actually enjoyed watching the entire show. Not now though, most of the writing is nothing but crap. I have never seen a show written like this one.

When TK and AM leave, I leave. I’m thankful they are leaving so I don’t have to watch this crap. It’s my choice. I realize it won’t change the ratings when I and others stop watching because they leave. I simply won‘t and don’t care. As long as the hack is writing this show, I will not watch it again. I may tune in to see a fave leave though around Easter.