Members DRW50 Posted March 6, 2011 Members Share Posted March 6, 2011 The problem with Y&R is that they will probably cut everything but what drives their ratings down. I think endless stories about Victor-is-god, the pathetic set of younger characters (since the show is afraid to write specific age groups, as that would mean Nick/Sharon/Phyllis/Victoria/etc. can't be written like 20 year olds), and killing off Cane might have caused the viewer exodus in a younger demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted March 6, 2011 Members Share Posted March 6, 2011 I know everyone here and on a lot of other boards pretty much hated Lane but they sort of had that Love of your Life/fairytale vibe I guess that probably appeals to a lot of younger girls. NOt everything on soaps needs to be cheating and ugliness and b*tchy women. Its a lot of the problem I see on a lot of soaps today is the same type of characters and the same attitudes.. I am not a Lane fan but I guess I could see the appeal to some of the younger viewers. And you need all sorts of stories and pairings on a show. BUt I still dont know about it impacting ratings. But who knows. I am not ready to say Y&R is in deep trouble. And GH only got this boost for 1 week. I guess Id have to look at the past few months to see if there has been a consistant erosion that varies from the other shows to see if there is a real issue at Y&R versus the quality that all soaps suffer from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saving ATWT Posted March 10, 2011 Members Share Posted March 10, 2011 +1 I will say that the big story with these ratings does center far more around CBS drops than it does ABC gains. GH gained in HH ratings, not big deal from a sales standpoint, and oly grabbed demos due to the Y&R drop. As for OLTL and AMC, the ratings aren't that huge. I think people got excited because, for the first time in years, we saw a slight shift in pole position. I doubt ABC can hold any of these gains for very long. The Lane stuff written above is very one point. Most soap board people have not been fans; however, Lane did great for younger demos which is exactly why SoapNet made such a big deal over the Lane wedding. Killing cane was dumb. The Lane story had the same Withering Heights edge (just dumbed down)as Marland's ATWT Lilly and Holden story. I hated that, too, but certain stories seem to work over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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