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David's return didn't happen until the end of the 11/22 episode. The week of 11/15 was more preface to impact in both the R/G/D story and the Zach's death story.

I think there was about a 5,000 total viewers difference between the 3 soaps.

If AMC isn't able to do something further with what they started on that ratings week I don't know what to say. Whatever the writing was or wasn't, they put together a string of explosive moments going into this week. GH needed a butt load of special Brenda/Dante commercials to just go into 2.4 to 2.5 million territory in viewers for just a week or two so I'm not thinking an up for last weeks AMC is even a guarantee.

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LOL! You and I feel the same way except that you're so sweetly tentative about it while I will proudly state that as long as this show continues to pimp Rylee at the expense of everything else, I don't care if they cancel it tomorrow. In fact I'd have no problem walking into that studio with an eviction order and a team of repo men and telling everyone they had an hour to pack. (Except for SuLu, Vincent, Jill, Debbie, Darnell and MEK. I'd give them the day.)

I simply don't have enough loyalty towards any show to reward the level of hubris and incompetence AMC is currently guilty of.

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Crapola ratings for all shows. Not a big surprise....a 1.8 now gets you 3rd place.

GH may be the least watched show but OLTL still has the lowest HH number.

AMC finally went up in demos....I saw last week and enjoyed some of it but still thought the David return was so lame.

There really is no big difference in ratings from 3rd to 6th place...The ABC soaps have almost the same pathetic rating.

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Yeah AMC got a little bump!!! Oh & these numbers are not for the week of David's return. That week was the Rylee :jeal0002: reunion & Zach' death. :wub: :wub: :lol:

I'm hoping with Zach dead FINALLY!!!!,..... hopefully we'll move past the wretched "grieving" soon & OTHER characters will have a chance to be on!!!

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I don't track AMC but here are the monthly averages for GH and OLTL this year.

GH's November average about same as its October.

However, October was OLTL's best month since Feb sweeps and its November viewership losing ground.

GH 2010 Monthly averages:

Jan 2010 2,707,250 880,750 ----> #2

Feb 2010 2,864,500 1,000,000 ----> #1

Mar 2010 2,575,250 887,250

Apr 2010 2,666,200 878,600

May 2010 2,560,750 854,250

Jun 2010 2,397,750 789,250 ----> worst month

Jul 2010 2,538,600 806,400

Aug 2010 2,562,000 829,250

Sep 2010 2,573,400 851,000

Oct 2010 2,439,250 772,000

Nov 2010 2,426,333 794,333 ----> 10th

OLTL 2010 Monthly averages:

Jan 2010 2,489,000 708,000 --- 2nd

Feb 2010 2,599,750 772,000 --- 1st

Mar 2010 2,395,266 716,400

Apr 2010 2,326,818 662,800

May 2010 2,375,000 725,250

Jun 2010 2,300,467 665,600 ----> worst month

Jul 2010 2,358,524 653,400

Aug 2010 2,273,000 657,250

Sep 2010 2,344,750 675,250

Oct 2010 2,427,250 663,500 --3rd

Nov 2010 2,371,667 649,333* --5th

*Thru 11/19

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