Administrator Toups Posted October 10, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 10, 2020 Ratings for the week September 28 - October 2, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 I see GH took a hit due to the preemptions. Y&R seems to be stabilizing at its new normal. Let’s see what the cooler weather brings as we approach the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pdm1974 Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 Honestly, why these ratings aren't great, the soaps are actually pulling in higher numbers than a lot of primetime shows now. So, the soaps may stick around longer just for lack of anything to replace them with that would have higher ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 Yeah, the question isn’t, “What’s the future of soaps?” It’s “What’s the future of broadcast/linear television?” It’s just sad that we’ll probably see more adjustments and downgrades that’ll make these remaining shows even less appealing to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 Linear ratings will obviously matter less and other profit streams will become more important. In all honesty, I think that's why DAYS has probably been able to hang on for so long - not only do they make it on a shoe-string budget, but it's also been stated as the most popular show on the NBC app (no idea how it does on Peacock). It's why I always think that B&B will be the last show standing with it being sold into so many markets, plus them utilising past seasons still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 Exactly. I don't believe that the decline in the quality of soaps is the only reason the ratings are down. Of course, the ratings are gonna drop when there are so many different ways for fans to watch at their own convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 Look at Grey's Anatomy - it gets around 6 million viewers and somewhere between 1.0-1.5 in the 18-49 demographic in the usual overnights - including 35 day viewing numbers + digital, it actually grows into 16 million viewers and 6-6.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic. People are still watching, they just aren't watching it in traditional ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pdm1974 Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 It'd be interesting to know what the streaming numbers for soaps are at this point. I feel like the online versions of AMC and OLTL were just maybe 5 years before their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 I don't even get the notion that AMC / OLTL did that badly when it came to viewers, just that Prospect Park were such a mess and they hadn't really figured out funding beyond 40 episodes and ended up screwing up contracts like the one they had with FX Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 Sure. These shows may stick around for a while, longer than we may have expected 5-10 years ago, but I think the whole TV model is under review, so daytime doesn’t stand out as much. It might be the least of their worries, as the soaps are somewhat stable. Scripted shows in broadcast and cable primetime, especially new ones, aren’t popping like they used to. I am happy that soaps will keep a lot of people employed, but the blandness we see will probably get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucaslesann23 Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Yep same.i belive days attracts people to the nbc app and they have said its the number one show. I go to abc website and it shows GH as popular when i go to watch. + they are on hulu too. Cbs all access i imagine is no different. And when you add the live+7s the ratings went up. I think soaps do well in Canada too, atleast days and YR. Global promotes the heck out of them. Edited October 10, 2020 by Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 Oh qualitywise I think it'll get worse before it gets better. Still, I sort of hope that eventually online streamers will get interested in the daily soap format - in Sweden DAYS has switched to online only and is releasing five episodes on Mondays every week. It seems like an obvious way to get people "addicted" to your streaming service and visit it frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucaslesann23 Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 I think Brad bell already said when bold gets cancelled its moving online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted October 11, 2020 Members Share Posted October 11, 2020 For decades, Y&R has been in the Top 20 most watched shows in Canada, daytime, primetime, news, whatever. It's timeslot on Global (right before the evening news) is a big part of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fevuh Posted October 13, 2020 Members Share Posted October 13, 2020 For the past few years hopefully Canada has been watching a completely different set of Y&R episodes than we are seeing. Although I quit, I see bits and pieces and don't see anything happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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