Members Faulkner Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 It’s crazy that he wasn’t even on Thursday, and yet he dominated the show. Everything else, as BetterForgotten mentioned, is treading water. Josh must have had a mandate to turn things around quickly with renewal on the horizon, and that was the rabbit he had in his hat. For such a “dynamic” character, Adam makes for enervating viewing, especially with all these snoozeworthy characters (Kevin, Chloe, Chelsea, Stafford’s Phyllis) returning alongside him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 300 Park Lane Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) My thoughts: 1) Too many changes in such a short time over at Y&R, need to flush the stories out with transition despite of regime change. Should’ve build on the death of Neil Winters by returning key characters Drucilla, Olivia and other Winters family members. Switcheroo of Gina/Michelle, new Adam and return of Chelsea & Kevin are a bit too much. Focus on core characters during transition: Victor, Nikki, Sharon, Nick, Tracey, Jack, etc. and capture lead in of Price Is Right. 2) GH, with the loss of The Chew or even the daytime lineup AMC & OLTL isn’t helping lead in the ratings for GH. The Strahan & Sara show is horrendous and killing the buzz of any ratings between The View and GH. Focus more on central core families (characters) of the Webber, Quartermaine, Ashford, Jones, Scorpio and Spencer. 3) B&B, where do I start here? I think the retirement of Susan Flannery, the failure in writing for return of Spectra and the overkill of Hope/Liam/Steffy/Baby are nosediving B&B. Give us people we care about: Brooke, Eric, Ridge (Ronn Moss), Katie, Quinn, Rick, Maya, the Avant family and any plots to do with beauty & fashion world. No excuse for falling ratings with a rich lead in of Y&R. 4) DAYS, virtually has no lead in or anything around this show in daytime. It’s a wasteland in the afternoon on NBC (used to have Generations, Search for Tomorrow, Santa Barbara, Passions, Sunset Beach and Another World) with syndication and informercials. DAYS history is rich but abused and butchered over the years, too many newbies and give us legendary characters: Marlena, John, Kayla, Jennifer, Jack, Hope, Patch, Maggie, Julie, Doug, Shane, Kimberly, Abe, Roman, etc. Time to say goodbye to 12-14 months taping in advance, Rafe, Gabi, Stefan, Nicole/Kristen, Kate, Rex, Brady, Ben, Claire, etc. Edited July 5, 2019 by 300 Park Lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) I guess no one wanted to see Adam, Stafford’s Phyllis, and Chelsea “come home” on Y&R as that obnoxious CBS promo put it. Please register in order to view this content Edited July 5, 2019 by BetterForgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EllenP Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 honestly why would anyone watch Y&R live if you can pay like $7 a month for CBS all access commercial free? It is so much better than slogging through the show when it airs or ff-ing thru commercials. Someone else said it before me, but Y&R is always listed as one of the most popular shows on the CBS app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) And AMC and OLTL were often tops for Hulu. There's clearly an audience for streaming a soap opera. I mean ... watching five episodes a week ... binge in one sitting ... soaps are the perfect "binge fest" type show ... unless I happen to be home and able to watch live, I usually save up several episodes at a time (if not at times, a months worth ... lol) ... I mean, an "hour long" episode is really 39 minutes .... (two hour shows like Good Morning America are really only like 65 minutes of actual content) Edited July 5, 2019 by KMan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 At the end of the day, it’s ad supported dollars keeping these particular shows on the air. Streaming figures mean little as they aren’t paying the show’s licensing fees or production costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) True, but it is taken into account, at least in terms of primetime shows, who often have streaming deals that provide revenue. Unless I'm wrong about how streaming works. (Of course, DAYS on the NBC app isn't the same as a deal for it airing on say Hulu) Facts are, ratings suck. Primetime ratings suck. Most shows considered "hits" now would have been laughed at and cancelled just 5-10 years ago (unless your a niche sitcom on NBC that will never get high ratings. They seem immune because they're "critical darlings") Edited July 5, 2019 by KMan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) And boring Chelsea isn't reflected yet in those ratings. There really isn't anything going on storyline wise. It's just Adam's return. Edited July 5, 2019 by Soapsuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted July 5, 2019 Members Share Posted July 5, 2019 Yep, it's "The Adam and The Rest of Us" again. Everyone else circles the drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JIMMYSSIS Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 Josh has only been aound for 3 months and the changes have been terrific. he is still building foundations . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 A foundation of bad ratings and repeating trash he already wrote in 2013... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) Please register in order to view this content Edited July 9, 2019 by Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 Even Rose Nylund could figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 It’s crazy, there’s like 4 of these accounts now. And he keeps using those weird avatars basically to tell us it’s him. It’s very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) No, it's very sad, and very, very dull. Edited July 9, 2019 by Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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