BTG: Encore Discussion Thread

[dragonflies]

Anyone else having time changes for their shows too?

 

Someone posted on Twitter that their soaps are changing times next week. YR 1-2 BTG 2-3 and BOLD 3-3:30

 

Weird

[Tisy-Lish]

I enjoyed watching the premiere episode again, although I did not think I would.  I'm reminded how nearly flawless this episode is.  I've been watching soaps since the mid-1960's, and BTG's first episode is the best and most compelling premiere episode of a soap opera I have ever seen.  The ongoing episodes are not flawless, but even they are compelling enough to keep me tuning in.  Others may disagree, but I love it.

Edited June 30 by Tisy-Lish

[Liberty City]

Nope; mine is listing:

• Y&R: 12:30 pm
• B&B: 1:30 pm
• BTG: 2:00 pm

[dragonflies]

Maybe it's just a certain market that it's changing. I know in my market GH went from 3 pm to 2 pm and now back to 3pm lol 

[Liberty City]

Must be the market; GH never returned at 3:00 pm for me, although I wish it would have. Instead, The Jennifer Hudson Show is on at 3:00 pm.

[bongobong]

Granted, it was a weakness of the P&G shows too in that demo that helped, but it was competitive below the big 5 (YR/Days/ABC non-PC) from mid 2003- mid 2005.

[Errol]

You must be in an ABC Owned market. Those are the ones that primarily shifted the show back to its original slot before the time slot switch in 2012, following the cancellations of One Life to Live, The Revolution and Good Afternoon America.

[janea4old]

The tweeters are in Tampa.

[ranger1rg]

According to Wikipedia:

For its entire NBC run, it ranked as the No. 1 soap among girls aged 12 to 17 and women aged 18 to 24. The show also ranked at No. 2 among women aged 18 to 34, and even overtook fellow NBC soap Days of Our Lives for a short period during the 2004–05 season.

In the crucial 18-to-49 demographic, Passions usually ranked No. 7, ahead of CBS soaps As the World Turns and Guiding Light. The highest ranking Passions ever achieved in the 18-to-49 demographic was fourth place in November 2002 and once again in January 2007.^[

[dragonflies]

Central Ohio area, Columbus Affiliate 

[bongobong]

Both Bell soaps are moving in this market. Y&R is moving a half hour later to make way for an expanded noon newscast.

https://www.tvpassport.com/tv-listings/stations/cbs-wtsp-tampa-bay-fl/2549/2025-07-07

https://www.tvpassport.com/tv-listings/stations/cbs-wtsp-tampa-bay-fl/2549/2025-06-30

 

Edited June 30 by bongobong

[Errol]

Based on that schedule, Y&R will air at 1:00 p.m., with B&B moving to 3:00 p.m., sandwiching Beyond the Gates as I had said CBS should have done since day one.

[janea4old]

Seattle was
Y&R 11:00am-noon
News noon-1pm
TheTalk 1:00pm-2:00pm
B&B 2:00ppm-2:30pm

Now Seattle is the same with BTG instead of TheTalk.

Edited June 30 by janea4old

[Errol]

Are you sure? I just checked and it looks like GH airs at 2:00 p.m. ET on WSYX/ABC 6, the local ABC affiliate in the market, the same time it airs in most Eastern markets with the exception of the ABC Owned Stations. That station is owned by Sinclair.

[BoldRestless]

Someone on the reddit page was asking if they have a summer hiatus and come back in the fall. Sigh.