November 9-13, 2009

[DRW50]

With all the hype GH is getting I thought the increase would be more than that.

As for Y&R, I don't think Eric and Melody returning will increase the ratings, because the ratings haven't significantly dropped without them. Nikki is barely on the show now anyway.

I didn't think DAYS would increase, since the main fallout of the reveal was this week. I wonder what next week's numbers will be.

[Toups]

Wednesday: 2.4/3,399,000 ----> great numbers for Sami learning the truth!

I hope DAYS gets a huge jump next week and for DAYS to be 2nd, B&B needs to fall - B&B cannot go up if DAYS wants #2.

And great week for OLTL with the return of Mitch.

[Toups]

Wednesday: 2.4/3,399,000 ----> great numbers for Sami learning the truth!

I hope DAYS gets a huge jump next week and for DAYS to be 2nd, B&B needs to fall - B&B cannot go up if DAYS wants #2.

And great week for OLTL with the return of Mitch.

[Juliajms]

Exactly! I don't even see GH as particularly violent. The shootouts look like little boys playing cops and robbers. That's not what a soap should be IMO, but I'll never really understand this idea that GH is the most violent show on TV. I can name at least 20 shows that have more violence, and much more realistic violence at that.

Poor ATWT. They've even promoted Jack and Carly's reunion, but for whatever reason viewers just are not tuning in.

[DRW50]

Teenage Michael being shot in the head (with Guza telling the press that Michael deserved it). Carly shot in the head by her husband after giving birth. Seemingly every other character of the past decade killed off in a violent manner. Claudia bludgeoned to death while holding a baby.

Beyond the violence, there's also the perpetual message that this is fun, cool, hot, as characters now even have sex after committing or being a part of violent crimes.

[Angela]

1.(1) Y&R: Monday: 3.6/4,990,000 (+466,000)

2.(2) B&B: Monday: 2.4/3,333,000 (+544,000)

3.(4) DAYS: Monday: 2.2/3,152,000 (+465,000)

4.(2) GH: Monday: 2.2/2,873,000 (+16,000)

5.(6) AMC: Monday: 2.1/2,814,000 (+291,000)

6.(5) OLTL: Monday: 2.0/2,673,000 (+118,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Monday: 1.8/2,487,000 (+196,000)

1.(1) Y&R: Tuesday: 3.5/4,967,000 (-23,000)

2.(2) B&B: Tuesday: 2.3/3,158,000 (-175,000)

3.(4) GH: Tuesday: 2.0/2,582,000 (-291,000)

4.(3) DAYS: Tuesday: 1.9/2,555,000 (-597,000)

5.(5) AMC: Tuesday: 1.9/2,476,000 (-338,000)

6.(6) OLTL: Tuesday: 1.9/2,397,000 (-276,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Tuesday: 1.8/2,386,000 (-101,000)

1.(1) Y&R: Wednesday: 3.8/5,022,000 (+55,000)

2.(4) DAYS: Wednesday: 2.4/3,399,000 (+844,000)

3.(2) B&B: Wednesday: 2.4/3,160,000 (+2,000)

4.(6) OLTL: Wednesday: 2.2/3,016,000 (+619,000)

5.(3) GH: Wednesday: 2.2/2,999,000 (+417,000)

6.(5) AMC: Wednesday: 2.1/2,887,000 (+411,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Wednesday: 1.9/2,471,000 (+85,000)

1.(1) Y&R: Thursday: 3.4/4,700,000 (-322,000)

2.(3) B&B: Thursday: 2.4/3,301,000 (+141,000)

3.(2) DAYS: Thursday: 2.3/3,171,000 (-228,000)

4.(6) AMC: Thursday: 2.0/2,784,000 (-103,000)

5.(5) GH: Thursday: 2.0/2,662,000 (-337,000)

6.(4) OLTL: Thursday: 1.9/2,597,000 (-419,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Thursday: 1.8/2,433,000 (-38,000)

1.(1) Y&R: Friday: 3.6/4,896,000 (+196,000)

2.(2) B&B: Friday: 2.5/3,429,000 (+128,000)

3.(3) DAYS: Friday: 2.1/2,999,000 (-172,000)

4.(5) GH: Friday: 2.1/2,910,000 (+248,000)

5.(6) OLTL: Friday: 2.0/2,737,000 (+140,000)

6.(4) AMC: Friday: 2.0/2,733,000 (-51,000)

7.(7) ATWT: Friday: 1.8/2,472,000 (+39,000)

[Juliajms]

I'm not saying violent things don't happen on the show, I'm just saying the violence we see is very micky mouse and incredibly fake. It's not portrayed in any kind of realistic way. We didn't see Claudia bludgeoned (not that I wanted to) the screen faded to black as it generally does. There was nothing realistic or graphic about any of the scenes you mentioned. I never get that visceral feeling that comes when I've seen a realistic portrayal of violence when I watch GH. That's not to say that GH isn't run by a very twisted head writer, but what we actually see doesn't add up to a hill of beans, imo.

[tgilbrea69]

ATWT ratings are pathetic. What in the hell are the writers thinking? Jack's 'I shot my brother tour' is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen in daytime.

[DRW50]

The problem is, for me, that this unrealistic level of violence just makes it even worse, because it's glorified, cleaned up, all set to a pretty music montage. Guza has done this for years. Like when he had Jason, bleeding from a shootout, go read Michael a bedtime story, holding a stuffed animal at his side to hide the bleeding. This was presented as some sort of touching gesture.

I think it's the worst of both worlds, it's very nasty, ugly stuff, yet with zero consequences.

[aMLCproduction]

If I had hair I would pull it out right now!! I just want to punch this computer screen, DAMN U Y&R. We will never get new writers with these numbers.

Rumor has it that ATWT will be renewed. IDK. They better step their game up

Also I am shocked that Days could not get into the number 2 slot in any of the demos

One more thing, It's been a long time where only one soap is below the 2.0 mark.

[DRW50]

With the full court press GH has been getting the past month, in ads and the press?

I'm just surprised GH didn't have more of an increase.

Y&R is in a holding pattern. Usually people hang on for a while and then they suddenly drop off.

[Ann_SS]

GH's 18 to 49 women demo has steadily increased since November sweeps began so the ABC must be happy. There are only so many viewers to draw from even with tons of promotion. GH is doing the best that it can with all the attention. Now GH have to do what it has never been able to do which is hold on to the viewers who came in with the sweeps.

[Raven04]

Wow, 3.4 million on Wednesday for DOOL.

[jfung79]

If it weren't for the Fort Hood memorial preemption on Tuesday (clear impact -- all soaps went down on Tuesday), ATWT's total viewers might have gone up this week too, though still probably last place among soaps for the week.

ATWT ratings are holding steady and I have faith they are gonna go up! For the most part, I'm loving what the show is doing right now. Very happy that renewal is being rumored.

[Soapsuds]

Sigh...the problem with ATWT ratings is this........ several story lines began with great promise and now have become flat. Brad's death and Katie and Jack's reaction to it were powerful acting, and then Brad became a silly ghost which ruined the story. Jack's journey of self-discovery became more about meeting old ATWT fan favorites. Jack has lost all the emotion he had when Brad passed away. Goutman and Co. never deliver when it comes to sweeps months or remotes for that matter. The writers and EP can't put one story together without part of it falling apart. Let's hope the rumors of ATWT being renewed are true because November sweeps for ATWT so far have been a dud!

Btw..the beginning of Jack's journey was just awful with Ben Franklin...ugh....talk about a fall start.