Comments on: Soap Opera Ratings, October 5-9, 2009

By: misterB

misterB — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:39:17 +0000

Haven’t you guys heard Eric Braeden is not leaving Y&R. He and sony came to an agreement with his contract. For those of you who don’t like ATWT last week was the beginning of a whole new world. The ratings will increase.

By: caren cummins

caren cummins — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:01:42 +0000

I wonder about that myself when Eric Braeden leaves YR we will have to see how well the ratings go I hope they go really down I am so very agry about Having Eric Braeden leave. to me he makes the show. and do any body out there know who the heck is this tucker?

By: Arroyo

Arroyo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:45:11 +0000

I’ve been watching Days since 1989… and boy ol’ boy, is this show fast pace…. Rating are continuing to increse and on the verge of becoming the #2 Daytime drama, they are really pulling out all the stops, and really living up to one of there old slogans… Miss a DAYS miss A LOT!! Keep up the good work Days!

By: Rob R

Rob R — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:16:55 +0000

This is the best week for DAYS in a long time. The story is great now, and it makes total sense that the ratings would surge. Undoubtedly, some Guiding Light fans found their girl Chrystal Chappell in her new (old) home.

By: ohiogirl

ohiogirl — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:28:55 +0000

I would keep Alison Sweeney and James Scott happy, NBC. Biggest Loser is your most successful PM show, with Sweeney at the helm, and no doubt James Scott could go anywhere with his looks and talent. Someone surely will snatch him up. This daytime duo could also be your best bet night time.

By: ohiogirl

ohiogirl — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:23:08 +0000

…REAL HOUSEWIVES has all the characteristics of a cheap hour-filler, bought off a second rate cable channel with no writers to pay…in other words, we’re using this purchase to scare soap workers into taking paycuts with the stupid threat of extinction…unless NBC is afraid their money-maker Days will jump ship for more lucrative waters at CBS where the Columbia Broadcasting Company that produces Days’, also produces Y&R. What a genius move for CBS that would be…Y&R and DAYS on one network! It would blow the competition out of the water, especially with the 3rd, B&B. CBS would rule daytime for years to come and shutout ABC and NBC. NBC doesn’t deserve Days anymore with the continual threats of cancellation. No wonder they’re struggling with such idiotic programming ploys at the helm, both daytime and nightime.

By: Chuck Collins

Chuck Collins — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:36:24 +0000

“The Real Housewives franchise has all of the characteristics of a daytime hit: strong characters, terrific story-telling and escapism,” said Barry Wallach, president, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution.

The same was easily said of another far-more compelling former NBCU syndicated program, “Starting Over”, and it was first-run. Yet it’s gone.

By: Ronnie K

Ronnie K — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:02:31 +0000

lilkunta, here is the link for the real housewives NBC Fall 2010
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3i315cab872fc4f436302149e5ad3cb3a3

By: jrt

jrt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:35:02 +0000

I can see Days moving to ABC when its contract with NBC expires

By: Chuck Collins

Chuck Collins — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:52:42 +0000

No soap is going anywhere before the end of 2010 except for AMC and OLTL physically moving. The DAYS are not numbered and the WORLD won’t stop turning. LIFE will BOLDly go on.

Doesn’t matter where the “Housewives” are. Reality reruns do not do well, i.e. Fox Reality.

By: Bad Robot

Bad Robot — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:42:43 +0000

As The Stomach Turns will be the next to fall.

Within 5 years there will be maybe 4 soaps left. Within 10 years it will be down to 3.

Eventually they may have change their daily model and air weekly instead of daily to lower production costs.

By: BF

BF — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:21:03 +0000

ATWT is NOT dead. A GL alum is joining the cast soon and let’s see how that turns out. I wouldn’t be surprised if the ratings go up and Y&R’s ratings start to decline after Eric Braeden’s final episode airs. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Kim Zimmer joins the cast of ATWT. She’d be a great addition, my mom likes her.

By: Will

Will — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:06:48 +0000

Looks like Days is ready to pull back into the number two spot. They have over a half a million more viewers then this time last year and pulled another 100,000 last week. BRAVA!

Networks need to stop saying they might cancel this soap or that soap. Thats what drives people away. Why watch a ship sink? I mean They pretty much flat out said ATWT is dead and the rating have now sealed the deal it’s in the basement with no hope.

By: David D

David D — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:13:39 +0000

I am very curious. How well do two long term talk show “Maury Povich” and “Jerry Springer” do? Any chance they will survive?

By: BF

BF — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:36:50 +0000

Listen, no matter how ATWT does, CBS will want to continue to keep the show. It’s not going anywhere.

By: don

don — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:54:48 +0000

no the lowest rated now is atwt dead last in women 18-49 and in hh oltl is second to last in hh and like 5th or 6th with women 18-49 those two are the next to get the ax i heard cbs say a fate with atwt could happen in december for the eye to drop it thank god now abc to postpone hidef for ltl one life to leave imho haha and as the stomach turns haha they perform bad which i love days is what i care about so take that and i am also so glad gl is gone for good 57 years to long on tv and 15 years to long on the radio but no more good bye to that joke of a so called soap

By: don

don — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:44:56 +0000

yes days arrived on november 8 1965 y&r in march 73 so days rocks my favorite storyline is marlena possessed another is princess gina dena higley needs to go gothic supernaturnal like jer did in the 90s for the show im loving days a faithful days watcher since 1985 and with these ratings the sand will continue to flow for many years to come

By: ohiogirl

ohiogirl — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:11:29 +0000

If NBC were to drop Days for ‘Housewives’ there would be mass chaos…not to mention, Days’ viewers will either tune out of daytime altogether, or switch to a soap on another channel. The only way it would make sense would be to make Days a primetime soap. With Allison Sweeney hosting their top rated show on Tuesday nights, they may want to tap into her popularity, as well as James Scott’s. After all, Heros is a prime time continuing drama, and Days has decades of viewers to draw to the evening. screen Most people have watched it at one time or another.It’s been on longer than Y&R by almost 10 years.

By: lilkunta

lilkunta — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:53:12 +0000

Ronnie
Where did you read that? nbc currently aire today show all morning long. So is today being reduced for Housewives franchise?

& y is that show being rerun? Those who dont have cable watch it online or at their friends house. It dont need to be rerun!
Just like somehow that stupid show hill is being rerun/syndicated on cw.

| Ronnie K says: October 17, 2009 at 7:04 am
In Fall of 010 NBC’s daytime schedule will be full of “The House Wives Of” Atlanta,New jersey and where ever else,episodes. They aquired syndication…I wonder what this will mean for DOOL.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:50:55 +0000

now that guiding light is gone…one life to love is the least rated soap thats really sad

By: Gypsy898

Gypsy898 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:54:27 +0000

I wonder what will happen when Eric Braden (Victor) leaves Y&R, he’s been there for 30 years, a lot of fans are angry about it. I wonder how it will impact the ratings?

By: BF

BF — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:04:04 +0000

Even though I’m not a daytime drama fan, but it’s good news for my mom that ATWT went up 31,000 last week! ATWT is the only show she still watches. GL is gone (she didn’t watch in it’s last year onair)and she hasn’t watched Y&R or B&B in 10 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if ATWT’s ratings resurge (if DAYS could do it, why can’t ATWT?)

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:34:53 +0000

What are the ratings for The Price is Right?

By: Ronnie K

Ronnie K — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:04:55 +0000

In Fall of 010 NBC’s daytime schedule will be full of “The House Wives Of” Atlanta,New jersey and where ever else,episodes. They aquired syndication…I wonder what this will mean for DOOL.

By: Adrián

Adrián — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:42:58 +0000

Is there any website that publishes Tyra’s ratings in the CW?

By: Erah

Erah — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:14:14 +0000

I’ve always wondered about the total 18-49 and total 18-34 (ie including men) are these ever reported? makes me wonder whether some of these shows do better in the demo than some CW shows. I mean AMC’s women 18-49 is 1.1, add the male demo in and it’s doing better than Melrose Place 0.83 , Smallville 0.93 ,90210 1.03 , and on par with Gossip Girl 1.10 , One Tree Hill 1.10 , and tick less than Supernatural 1.20

By: Toony

Toony — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:56:31 +0000

Those LMAD numbers are better than I thought they would be. Mind you ATWT ain’t much of a lead-in.