6 minutes ago, TEdgeofNight said:

The numbers are embarrassing, yes, but this will probably still be more profitable to NBC, which is the bottom line. There was an article in one of the trades recently that detailed the advertising dollars between Days and GMA3 and GMA3 brought in millions of dollars more in advertising revenue than Days. News and talk are cheap to produce. Soaps aren't. The more soaps cut budgets, the more they suffer in quality and viewers tune out. I dislike Carlivati as much as the next guy, but he can't tell a coherent story because he can only use actors so many times per week because of guarantees.

This is the new reality. NBC already had this show on their streaming channel so why not get a 2 for 1 and broadcast it on their flagship network. No extra cost to them and in the long run, more profitable than Days. That's the bottom line. Decision makers at the networks care about profits, not ratings. News, talk and game show shows are more profitable than soaps, unfortunately. Why else would The Talk still be on!?!?!!! It is a sad reality. 

You'd think the affiliates would not have been so upset if this was turning that heavy of a profit.

7 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

You'd think the affiliates would not have been so upset if this was turning that heavy of a profit.

I have no idea what you're trying to say. Explain more.

@Errol Do BB have guarantees? I wouldn't excuse Ron's horrible writing because of it. BB did a somewhat decent major story with A  B C D beats with even a remote.