May 29 - June 2, 2006

[Toups]

Ratings for the week May 29 - June 2, 2006

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers

1. Y&R 5,690,000 (+161,000/+163,000)

2. B&B 4,157,000 (+128,000/+58,000)

3. OLTL 3,634,000 (+422,000/-287,000)

4. AMC 3,472,000 (+226,000/-9,000)

5. GH 3,398,000 (-29,000/-187,000)

6. DAYS 3,275,000 (+251,000/+144,000)

7. ATWT 3,239,000 (+175,000/-270,000)

8. GL 2,868,000 (+177,000/-283,000)

9. PSNS 1,914,000 (+272,000/-351,000)

HH

1. Y&R 4.4 (+.1/+.2)

2. B&B 3.2/10 (same/same)

3. OLTL 2.8/9 (+.2/+.1)

4. AMC 2.7/8 (+.1/same)

4. GH 2.7/8 (-.1/-.1)

6. DAYS 2.6/9 (+.1/+.1)

7. ATWT 2.5/8 (+.1/-.2)

8. GL 2.1/6 (same/-.3) <-------------- ties low rating / new low share

9. PSNS 1.6/5 (+.2/-.1)

Women 18-49 Viewers

1. Y&R 1,521,000 (+101,000/+52,000)

2. DAYS 1,271,000 (+170,000/+176,000)

3. OLTL 1,252,000 (+99,000/-15,000)

4. GH 1,188,000 (-118,000/-144,000)

5. AMC 1,170,000 (+23,000/-55,000)

6. B&B 1,069,000 (+124,000/-54,000)

7. ATWT 875,000 (+70,000/-48,000)

8. GL 859,000 (+57,000/-78,000)

9. PSNS 849,000 (+126,000/-22,000)

Women 18-49 Rating

1. Y&R 2.3/14 (+.1/+.1)

2. DAYS 1.9/12 (+.2/+.2)

2. OLTL 1.9/11 (+.1/same)

4. AMC 1.8/11 (+.1/-.1)

4. GH 1.8/11 (-.2/-.2)

6. B&B 1.6/10 (+.2/-.1)

7. PSNS 1.3/8 (+.2/same)

7. ATWT 1.3/8 (+.1/-.1)

7. GL 1.3/8 (+.1/-.1)

Girls 12-17 Viewers

1. DAYS 96,000 (+19,000/+20,000)

2. PSNS 85,000 (same/-51,000)

3. OLTL 73,000 (+28,000/-34,000)

4. GH 65,000 (+10,000/-72,000)

5. AMC 57,000 (+22,000/-44,000)

6. Y&R 35,000 (+10,000/-54,000)

7. GL 33,000 (+30,000/-13,000)

8. ATWT 29,000 (+15,000/-44,000)

9. B&B 20,000 (+10,000/-50,000)

Women 18-34 Rating

1. DAYS 1.9/12 (+.3/+.1)

1. Y&R 1.9/12 (+.3/+.7)

3. GH 1.5/9 (-.1/+.4)

3. OLTL 1.5/9 (+.1/+.3)

5. B&B 1.3/8 (+.2/+.3)

5. PSNS 1.3/8 (+.2/-.4)

5. AMC 1.3/8 (same/+.1)

8. ATWT 1.1/7 (+.2/+.2)

8. GL 1.1/7 (+.1/+.1)

Men 18+ Viewers

1. Y&R 1,304,000 (+1,000/+63,000)

2. B&B 959,000 (-31,000/+179,000)

3. ATWT 693,000 (-6,000/+128,000)

4. AMC 670,000 (+106,000/+48,000)

5. DAYS 626,000 (+95,000/+44,000)

6. GL 624,000 (+70,000/+99,000)

7. OLTL 600,000 (+112,000/+101,000)

8. GH 587,000 (+90,000/-10,000)

9. PSNS 346,000 (+107,000/-93,000)

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Day-To-Day Ratings - HH/Total Viewers

AMC

Monday: 2.8/3,698,000

Tuesday: 2.7/3,420,000

Wednesday: 2.8/3,676,000

Thursday: 2.6/3,416,000

Friday: 2.5/3,151,000

ATWT

Monday: 2.3/3,008,000

Tuesday: 2.5/3,137,000

Wednesday: 2.6/3,313,000

Thursday: 2.5/3,324,000

Friday: 2.6/3,415,000

B&B

Monday: 3.1/4,121,000

Tuesday: 3.4/4,269,000

Wednesday: 3.2/4,137,000

Thursday: 3.1/4,052,000

Friday: 3.3/4,205,000

DAYS

Monday: 2.3/3,058,000 (not counted)

Tuesday: 2.8/3,393,000

Wednesday: 2.6/3,411,000

Thursday: 2.5/3,119,000

Friday: 2.5/3,175,000

GH

Monday: 2.6/3,304,000

Tuesday: 2.8/3,531,000

Wednesday: 2.7/3,498,000

Thursday: 2.6/3,371,000

Friday: 2.5/3,285,000

GL

Monday: 2.1/2,798,000

Tuesday: 2.1/2,910,000

Wednesday: 2.3/2,882,000

Thursday: 2.1/2,853,000

Friday: 2.2/2,897,000

OLTL

Monday: 2.9/3,776,000

Tuesday: 2.9/3,776,000

Wednesday: 3.0/3,974,000

Thursday: 2.6/3,538,000

Friday: 2.4/3,107,000

PSNS

Monday: 1.2/1,560,000 (not counted)

Tuesday: 1.6/1,930,000

Wednesday: 1.6/2,098,000

Thursday: 1.5/1,860,000

Friday: 1.5/1,769,000

Y&R

Monday: 4.3/5,859,000

Tuesday: 4.6/5,846,000

Wednesday: 4.4/5,728,000

Thursday: 4.3/5,523,000

Friday: 4.1/5,492,000

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For the SEASON September 19, 2005 through June 4, 2006

Total Viewers

1. Y&R 5,519,000

2. B&B 4,334,000

3. GH 3,464,000

4. ATWT 3,356,000

5. DAYS 3,261,000

6. AMC 3,247,000

7. OLTL 3,178,000

8. GL 2,805,000

9. PSNS 2,115,000

HH

1. Y&R 4.2

2. B&B 3.3

3. GH 2.8

4. ATWT 2.6

4. AMC 2.6

4. DAYS 2.6

4. OLTL 2.6

8. GL 2.3

9. PSNS 1.7

Women 18-49 Viewers

1. Y&R 1,361,000

2. GH 1,278,000

3. DAYS 1,226,000

4. OLTL 1,183 ,000

5. AMC 1,180,000

6. B&B 1,057,000

7. PSNS 892,000

8. ATWT 871,000

9. GL 811,000

Women 18-49 Rating

1. Y&R 2.1

2. GH 2.0

3. DAYS 1.9

4. OLTL 1.8

4. AMC 1.8

6. B&B 1.6

7. PSNS 1.4

8. ATWT 1.3

9. GL 1.2

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NBC Ratings Report

ABC Ratings Report

June 8, 2006

Fringe Ratings Report: ABC Daytime Programming

Week of May 29 – June 2, 2006

ABC’S DRAMA LINEUP RANKS NO. 1 FOR THE 73RD STRAIGHT WEEK,

ITS LONGEST WINNING STREAK SINCE THE ONE ENDING JUNE 2000,

AND REMAINS NO. 1 SEASON TO DATE AMONG WOMEN 18-49

ABC’S FULL LINEUP IS NO. 1 FOR THE 10TH STRAIGHT WEEK AND

SEASON TO DATE AMONG WOMEN 18-49

ABC HAS THREE OF THE TOP FIVE SHOWS FOR THE WEEK IN WOMEN 18-49

ABC’S FULL LINEUP POSTS GAINS VERSUS THE PRIOR WEEK IN ALL KEY DEMOS:

WOMEN 18-49, WOMEN 18-34 AND FEMALE TEENS

“THE VIEW” POSTS ITS BEST NUMBERS IN EIGHT WEEKS AMONG WOMEN 18-49

AND BEST IN OVER A YEAR AMONG WOMEN 18-34

“ONE LIFE TO LIVE” DELIVERS ITS BEST NUMBERS SINCE JANUARY AMONG WOMEN 18-34

“GENERAL HOSPITAL” OUTPERFORMED ITS TIME PERIOD COMPETITOR,

CBS’ “GUIDING LIGHT,” BY 37% AMONG WOMEN 18-49 FOR THE WEEK

AND BY 62% SEASON TO DATE

“ONE LIFE TO LIVE” OUTPERFORMED ITS TIME PERIOD COMPETITOR,

CBS’ “AS THE WORLD TURNS,” BY 44% AMONG WOMEN 18-49

FOR THE WEEK AND BY 37% SEASON TO DATE

ABC WINS THE COMMON 1-3PM LIVE TIME PERIOD (THE ONLY TWO HOURS NBC PROGRAMS) FOR THE 31ST STRAIGHT WEEK, BEATING NBC BY 19% FOR THE WEEK AMONG WOMEN 18-49

Week of May 29 – June 2, 2006

ABC’s Daytime drama lineup was No. 1 for the 73rd straight week among Women 18-49, ABC’s longest winning streak since the one ending June 2000, with a 1.8 rating and an 11 share, delivering 1.2 million Women 18-49 for the week of May 29, 2006. The lineup outperformed CBS by 12% and NBC by 17% among Women 18-49. Among Women 18-34, the lineup was up 1% versus the prior week and 19% versus last year. Among Female Teens, it was up 45% versus the prior week.

ABC’s full Daytime schedule was No. 1 for the 10th straight week among Women 18-49, with a 1.7 rating and a 10 share, delivering an average audience of 1.1 million Women 18-49. ABC outperformed CBS by 10% and NBC by 11% in actuals among Women 18-49, and was up 1% versus the prior week. Among Women 18-34, the lineup was up 5% versus the prior week and 17% versus last year. Among Female Teens, it was up 43% versus the prior week. In the 1-3pm live time period (the only two hours NBC programs), ABC was No. 1 for the 31st straight week, with a 1.8 rating and an 11 share – delivering 1.2 million Women 18-49 and outperforming NBC by 19%.

ABC had three of the top five shows among Women 18-49:

· “The View” had a 1.5 rating and a 10 share, delivering an average audience of 950,000 Women 18-49. “The View” beat the combined half-hours of “The Price is Right” by 6%, “As the World Turns” by 10%, “Guiding Light” by 13% and “Passions” by 14%. The talker was up 4% versus the prior week among Women 18-49, posting its best numbers in eight weeks. Among Women 18-34, it was up 22% versus the prior week and 10% versus last year, posting its best numbers in over one year. Among Female Teens, it was up 47% versus the prior week and 22% versus last year, posting its best numbers in seven weeks.

· “One Life to Live” was the No. 2-ranked program of the week (tying its best ranking of the season), with a 1.9 rating and an 11 share, delivering 1.2 million Women 18-49. “OLTL” outperformed time period competitors “As the World Turns” by 44% and “Passions” by 49% for the week. For the season, the drama is outperforming “As the World Turns” by 37% and “Passions” by 33% among Women 18-49. Additionally, “OLTL” beat “Days of Our Lives” by 4% among Women 18-49. The drama was up 8% versus the prior week among Women 18-49. Among Women 18-34, the drama was up 8% versus the prior week and 26% versus last year to post its best numbers in 20 weeks. In Female Teens, the drama was up 64% versus the prior week, posting its best numbers in 22 weeks.

· “General Hospital” was the No. 3*-ranked program, with a 1.8 rating (* tied with “All My Children” and “Days of Our Lives”), delivering 1.2 million Women 18-49. “General Hospital” outdelivered its time period rival, “Guiding Light,” by 37% for the week and is outdelivering the drama by 62% season to date among Women 18-49. Among Women 18-34, the drama was up 25% vs last year. In Female Teens the drama was up 17% vs the prior week, posting its best numbers in six weeks.

· “All My Children” was the No. 3*-ranked program, with a 1.8 rating and an 11 share (* tied with “General Hospital” and “Days of Our Lives”), delivering 1.2 million Women 18-49. The drama was up 2% versus the prior week among Women 18-49. Among Women 18-34, the drama was up 1% versus the prior week and 8% versus last year. Among Female Teens, the drama was up 63% versus the prior week, posting its best numbers in six weeks.

Season to date, ABC Daytime’s drama lineup ranks No. 1, with a 1.9 rating and an 11 share, delivering 1.2 million Women 18-49 – outperforming CBS by 20% and NBC by 17% in actuals. In the full lineup, ABC Daytime is No. 1, with a 1.7 rating and an 11 share, delivering 1.1 million Women 18-49, outperforming CBS by 16% and NBC by 9% in actuals.

Following are the Daytime drama and full Daytime ratings averages for the week:

DAYTIME DRAMAS: TOTAL VIEWERS WOMEN 18-49

No. 1 CBS 3,930,000 No. 1 ABC 1.8/11

No. 2 ABC 3,480,000 No. 2 CBS 1.6/10

No. 3 NBC 2,530,000 NBC 1.6/10

FULL DAYTIME: TOTAL VIEWERS WOMEN 18-49

No. 1 CBS 4,260,000 No. 1 ABC 1.7/10

No. 2 ABC 3,400,000 No. 2 CBS 1.6/10

No. 3 NBC 2,530,000 NBC 1.6/10

*All information is based on Live data.

CBS Ratings Report

[Angela]

From LsKtreet at the ABC Boards, fixed up a tiny bit by me (last week rankings/drops/rises). Okay Monday didn't count (thanks LsK) for the NBC soaps, so thus the problem I initially found is void, let me go fix that.

HOUSEHOLD

1.(1) Y&R 4.4 (+.1)

2.(2) B&B 3.2 (SAME)

3.(4) OLTL 2.8 (+.2)

4.(4) AMC 2.7 (+.1)

4.(3) GH 2.7 (-.1)

6.(6) DOOL 2.6 (+.1)

7.(7) ATWT 2.5 (+.1)

8.(8) GL 2.1 (SAME)

9.(9) PASSIONS 1.6 (+.2)

Women 18-49

1.(1) Y&R 2.3 (+.1)

2.(4) DOOL 1.9 (+.2)

2.(3) OLTL 1.9 (+.1)

4.(4) AMC 1.8 (+.1)

4.(2) GH 1.8 (-.2)

6.(6) B&B 1.6 (+.2)

7.(9) PASS 1.3 (+.2)

7.(7) ATWT 1.3 (+.1)

7.(7) GL 1.3 (+.1)

Women 18-34

1.(1) DOOL 1.9 (+.3)

1.(1) Y&R 1.9 (+.3)

3.(1) GH 1.5 (-.1)

3.(4) OLTL 1.5 (+.1)

5.(5) AMC 1.3 (SAME)

5.(7) B&B 1.3 (+.3)

5.(6) PASS 1.3 (+.2)

8.(9) ATWT 1.1 (+.2)

8.(8) GL 1.1 (+.1)

DAILY RATINGS

AMC

Monday 2.8

Tuesday 2.7

Wednesday 2.8

Thursday 2.6

Friday 2.5

GH

Monday 2.6

Tuesday 2.8

Wednesday 2.7

Thursday 2.6

Friday 2.5

Avg. = 2.64

OLTL

Monday 2.9

Tuesday 2.9

Wednesday 3.0

Thursday 2.6

Friday 2.4

ATWT

Monday 2.3

Tuesday 2.5

Wednesday 2.6

Thursday 2.5

Friday 2.6

B&B

Monday 3.1

Tuesday 3.4

Wednesday 3.2

Thursday 3.1

Friday 3.3

GL

Monday 2.1

Tuesday 2.1

Wednesday 2.3

Thursday 2.1

Friday 2.1

Y&R

Monday 4.3

Tuesday 4.6

Wednesday 4.4

Thursday 4.3

Friday 4.1

Avg. = 4.34

DOOL

Monday 2.3

Tuesday 2.8

Wedensday 2.6

Thursday 2.5

Friday 2.5

PASS

Monday 1.2

Tuesday 1.6

Wednesday 1.6

Thursday 1.5

Friday 1.5

[anita30]

Anita, I edited, since I beat you to the punch by (let me check) 2 minutes - Rug

[darraholic]

Wow a 3.0 for OLTL on Weds. Good job for them.

[dtchicago]

HUGE CONGRAT TO OLTL for a 3rd place finish and beating the other ABC shows. It is well deserved! You know something has got to be right when GH goes down, AMC goes up a little, and OLTL jumps over both of them! I love it

[PhoenixRising05]

Wow great for Days and Passions!!1

I guess people tuned in for the Vendetta reveal to be disappointed. Days was good last week so totally deserved. I am so happy they went up since with the impending returns and exciting spoilers they could be going up consistently over the next few weeks.

Really, though, all these numbers suck for the soaps.

[Ponz]

2.8 for Days on the Tuesday.

I guess the new writer must have penned that episode.

[Ms. Walsh]

nice to see ATWT rebounding. The show's a lot better now.

LOL at GH slipping. That's what it gets for a dreadful sweeps.

[Cheap21]

wow, go OLTL. The show was amazing early last week and they deserve the numbers. Didnt expect to see GH last place for the ABC soaps. When was the last time that BOTH AMC and OLTL beat it? The only day it beat AMC was o Tuesday. I wonder what the actual household numbers are. I bet Frons isnt liking this one bit

[Chanel]

Go OLTL!! They totally deserve that jump!!!! It was a great week for them.

[chrishntr]

WTG OLTL!!!!

[Lskreet]

Here are the Daytime Insights

Please note NBC's Monday programs were coded as specials for the Memorial Day holiday and are not included in the weekly averages. CBS and ABC programs were coded as regulars.

ABC led the week in women 18-49 rating (1.7), followed by NBC/CBS (1.6). Note NBC was ahead of CBS in women 18-49 impressions (1,060,000 for NBC vs. 1,041,000 for CBS). NBC was 1st in women 18-34 (1.6), topping ABC (1.4) and CBS (1.3). ABC was #1 in women 25-54 rating (2.1), ahead of CBS (1.9) and NBC (1.7). Compared to the prior 36 weeks of the season, NBC was down -0.2 in women 18-34, flat in women 18-49, and up +0.1 in women 25-54. NBC earned its best women 25-54 rating in eight weeks (when it also posted a 1.7 in the demo). DAYS OF OUR LIVES delivered an eight week high women 25-54 rating (when it also posted a 2.1 in the demo). CBS was up +0.1 in all key women demos versus the past 36 weeks. CBS achieved its best women 18-34 rating in twelve weeks (when it also posted a 1.3 in the demo), its best women 18-49 rating in nine weeks (when it also posted a 1.6 in the demo), and its best women 25-54 rating in fourteen weeks. BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL delivered its best women 18-34 rating in eleven weeks (when it also posted a 1.3 in the demo). YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS matched prior season high ratings in women 18-34/18-49 and posted a new season high in women 25-54. ABC was up +0.1 in women 18-34 and flat in women 18-49/25-54 versus its 36-week averages. GENERAL HOSPITAL fell to its lowest women 18-49 rating in nine weeks (when it also posted a 1.8 in the demo). However, ONE LIFE TO LIVE earned its best women 25-54 rating since the week of 2/13/06 (when it also posted a 2.3 in the demo). In women 18-49, DAYS OF OUR LIVES (1.9) ranked #2 (tied with ONE LIFE TO LIVE), up from #4 last week. PASSIONS (1.3) ranked #9 in women 18-49 (tied with AS THE WORLD TURNS and GUIDING LIGHT), up from #11 last week. Among women 18-34, DAYS (1.9) was #1, ranking first in the demo for the 557th week out of 564 weeks that it aired. PASSIONS (1.3) ranked 6th in women 18-34 rating (tied with BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and ALL MY CHILDREN). For women 25-54, DAYS (2.1) ranked #5. PASSIONS (1.3) ranked #12 in women 25-54 rating. DAYS and PASSIONS rank #1 and #2 in women 18-34 for the STD.

For the season to date, in women 18-34, NBC (1.7) is down -0.5 with ABC (1.3) down -0.1 and CBS (1.2) flat versus the comparable period last year. In women 18-49, NBC (1.6) is down -0.3, while CBS (1.5) is down -0.1 and ABC (1.7) is down -0.2. For women 25-54, NBC (1.6) and ABC (2.1) are down -0.2, with CBS (1.8) down -0.1. For 2q06 to date, in women 18-34, NBC (1.6) is down -0.4, with CBS (1.2) up +0.1 and ABC (1.3) flat versus the comparable period last year. In women 18-49, NBC (1.6) is down -0.1, CBS (1.5) is flat, and ABC (1.7) is down -0.2. For women 25-54, NBC (1.6) is flat, CBS (1.8) is down -0.1, and ABC (2.0) is down -0.3.

Effective with data for 12/26/05, daytime insights will be based on Live+Same Day Ratings. Averages for intervals which span this date are based on a combination of pre-DVR data, Live + 7, and Live+Same Day. DVR sample as of 6/4/06: 514 homes (6.3% of sample)

[SteveFrame]

I am glad OLTL did so well. On the downside if they hadn't gone back to the regular junk they have producing for the majority of the year, they might have gotten a 3.0 for the week.

When are Higley and Valenti going to learn what the fans want. It is clearly not the junk they put out after Todd's story and what they have been giving us this week.

[Angela]

OLTL is actually still pretty good this week too, I wonder if they can keep the momentum.

Whoa, to both OLTL and AMC to a lesser extent making GH their bitch! I don't even remember the last time this happened.

[Toadstool]

OLTL picked up a bit yesterday with some forward movement but I'm not sure if the improvement was more about who wasn't on. I'll admit next week's spoilers look interesting.

Someone else might know for sure, but it seems to me the last time OLTL beat GH was last year with Daniel's story.