AMC and OLTL Will Move Online!

[MontyB]

I'm glad you said this. No truer words have been spoken. IMO, AMC being successful on PP has nothing to do with Susan Lucci. As you've stated AMC has tanked with her on the show. I think we all know a by now a good story is what will bring in viewers. Though I think RH's return brought viewers back, I think the story is what's making them hang around. Hopefully, these two show will give the fans something to tune in for.

[marceline]

Seriously? I would never have guessed that. But I guess it makes sense.

[JaneAusten]

Just off topic a bit. Does anyone know how The Real Housewives repeats are doing on NBC? They marketed it as a companion piece to Days and it really doesn't appear to have benefitted Days but I was wondering how the repeats of Wives was doing. I am kind of wondering if they could be looking at these shows as a companion piece on their network.

[OLTL_fan]

Here in NY, there is no more Real Housewives repeats on NBC. Nate Berkus show got moved to 2PM after DAYS, Some NY news special at 3 then Ellen at 4.

[JaneAusten]

Interesting. I thought it was part of NBC daytimes std programming. I guess it wasn't doing well

[dragonflies]

Q&A with Susan & Walt:

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/tv/blogs/tv-buzz-blogpost.aspx?post=0e2b2e9c-71ae-474a-9cbf-e8d9b8c568ba

[EricMontreal22]

Sorry it's just that I already seem to be considered an OLTL hater, even though I watch every day and have basically since '92...

Agreed.

[John]

I would not believe the deadlone piece where Lucci i concerned

[EricMontreal22]

That makes sense, although I think Tad and Angie and Jesse, and to a tiny extent Opal do have some of that element you mentioned with the OLTL legacy characters--there's a reason Tad was on the Oprah special. Of ocurse it sounds like MEK is on the fence about re signing (though so was Michael Easton by the same rumours) and we've definitely lost Angie...

How many affiliates are even airing the Housewives repeats? The Seattle NBC certainly isn't, and never has...

[Eric83]

Only the O&O NBC affiliates were airing Housewives with Days.

[Carolyn1980]

Well, if there were no truth to it, surely Lucci would've issued a statement denying it.

And really...I can't remember Deadline being wrong about anything.

[Max]

MontyB, I really appreciate your kind words.

[dragonflies]

Housewives aires after Days where I live

[EricMontreal22]

UGH well I guess this "news" about Lucci leaving and AMC being backburnered, has spread like wildfire as intended. I got several texts today while at work from three different friends telling me that Susan Lucci officially dropped any chance of being on the show, and so the show was backburnered which means it won't happen...

Right, but they basically said that Lucci turned down the offer made to her. Not refused to consider any offer, etc (I know some will say that's just semantics and me holding out hope--so be it LOL)

I'll bite, I have no idea--which do O&O own, or how many?

[skiman12082004]

While I agree Deadline has been spot on in the past the fact no official word has come from Susan Lucci or PP leaves me with the impression that negotiations are still happening.