B&B August 2023 Discussion Thread

[ranger1rg]

I think one can act like an adult at a daughter's birthday party without smiling at a spouse you just cheated on and decided to divorce. It's ridiculous.

[dragonflies]

Damn Loser is an expert gas lighter, Steffy rejected his loser ass so he gas light's Hope to keep his options open

I knew Thomas would get hurt in all of this, tis why I wanted him away from Hope cause Liam/Hope are Bell's Brooke/Ridge next generation and Thomas will be collateral damage 

Hey Ridge STHU YOU and DUMBASS Bill are the reason why Sheila is free to begin with

[I Am A Swede]

What's ridiculous about it? Hope has obviously moved on and harbours no ill will towards Liam, and a birthday party for your daughter is supposedly a happy occasion so it's only natural that she would smile.

[Fevuh]

You win. Thus far! 

[soapfan770]

Liam is such a loser…

With B&B downtrending in ratings and a coupled along with a recent complete ratings collapse in Australia you have to wonder if Thudley and Minnis actually care about this show anymore or just waiting to be cancelled by CBS next year.

[AbcNbc247]

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Maybe a drunken night together leads to something…

And it would be something different for B&B

[dragonflies]

I have people who repeatedly tell me he doesn't care about ratings cause he doesn't need the $$
I can't imagine at all that CBS is happy with these ratings, losing over 400K since a year ago

No "thus far" Finn isn't the cheating or man whore type, but keep trying 

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[boldau]

Completely incorrect. Bold is number 1 week on week (trailing 7 days) on 10play and has been for some time. 10’s broadcast remains steady. 

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[Slutty Shauna Fan]

Though 10 is bumping it from its timeslot for the return of Neighbours to an earlier slot. They have also been screwing around with its repeat airings in the mornings in the last year.

@boldau do you have the figures from last year to compare? Still the ratings seem decent and I'm sure 10 has bigger issues to worry about like how their primetime is a mess and how the network is consistently fourth in the ratings.

Edited August 20, 2023 by Slutty Shauna Fan

[sheilaforever]

As an outsider, I would assume that TEN feels they NEED B&B as a catalyst for the Neighbors return and therefore as lead-in...

[Slutty Shauna Fan]

No it was specifically stated they wanted Neighbours for their lead into news as 5PM. Which does make sense as when the Neighbours finale aired on the main network it did fantastic numbers. 

[boldau]

Yes, correct. 10 envisage that Neighbours *could* be a good lead-in to the 5pm news, however time will tell. In saying that, Bold before Neighbours may give it a solid prop - a decent soap hour!

However, there has been some noise over the move which takes effect 18 September, which will likely increase once people realise the change has happened. Bold has been a great lead-in to 10’s 5pm news since February 1996 (when Bold moved from 1pm to 4.30pm). Bold’s new 4pm timeslot may fail given that Fridays episode will air at 4.30pm. Neighbours will not air on Friday’s (worldwide output will be Mon-Thurs only). The inconsist timeslot may damage Bolds brand on 10. More info here if you wish to read.

10 shuffled their mornings in January this year (to shorten Studio 10 which was failing). The Bold replay moved from 7.30am to 9.30am. Bold gets more eyeballs at 9.30am - mums/dads have done school drop off, Today show etc. has finished.

Edited August 21, 2023 by boldau

[boldau]

Same week last year / this year for 10play (trailing 7 days). Episodes stream same pace as CBS.  

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Edited August 21, 2023 by boldau

[soapfan770]

Thank you for clarifying @boldau and @Slutty Shauna Fan the Australia situation. It appears I was misled in one of the FB groups I’m in that people in Australia had abandoned the show in droves. Maybe they meant people were just disappointed by recent stories idk. 
 

It’s hard not to watch a total train wreck sometimes lol. 

[ranger1rg]

This show is so embarrassing.

Just imagine everyone in town has nothing to do but talk about relationships -- OTHER people's relationships -- and who should be with whom.

Just imagine someone like sl_ut Brooke Logan (of all people) dispensing relationship and marriage advice to her daughter or to ANYONE. Ditto who_re Ridge.

Just imagine a simp of a woman like Hope who screws Thomas with mad lust one day and the next says "Oops."

The truth is, even if we remove Liam from this show, it's still GARBAGE.