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[DanaMB]

Instead of having to paste ratings in every soap thread, I thought we might have one thread to paste the ratings and discuss the ups and (mostly) downs of soap ratings.

From SON:

Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week December 29, 2008 - January 2, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)


Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,385,000 (+131,000/-328,000)
2. B&B 3,781,000 (+213,000/-249,000)
3. DAYS 3,282,000 (+275,000/+180,000)
4. GH 2,865,000 (-90,000/-180,000)
5. ATWT 2,838,000 (+152,000/-394,000)
6. AMC 2,776,000 (+44,000/+83,000)
7. OLTL 2,710,000 (-59,000/same)
8. GL 2,232,000 (+175,000/-412,000)


HH
1. Y&R 3.8/11 (+.1/-.3)
2. B&B 2.7/8 (+.1/-.2)
3. DAYS 2.3/7 (+.2/same)
4. GH 2.1/6 (-.1/-.2)
5. AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.1)
5. OLTL 2.0/6 (same/-.1)
5. ATWT 2.0/6 (+.1/-.4)
8. GL 1.6/5 (+.2/-.3)


Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,127,000 (+35,000/-215,000)
2. DAYS 952,000 (+91,000/-24,000)
3. GH 905,000 (-85,000/-92,000)
4. AMC 824,000 (+61,000/+36,000)
5. B&B 797,000 (+105,000/-224,000)
6. OLTL 789,000 (-41,000/-91,000)
7. ATWT 649,000 (+30,000/-318,000)
8. GL 594,000 (+96,000/-244,000)


Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7/10 (+.1/-.3)
2. DAYS 1.4/8 (+.1/-.1)
2. GH 1.4/7 (-.1/-.1)
4. AMC 1.2/7 (same/same)
4. OLTL 1.2/6 (-.1/-.1)
4. B&B 1.2/6 (+.2/-.3)
7. ATWT 1.0/5 (+.1/-.5)
8. GL 0.9/5 (+.1/-.4)


Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. DAYS 89,000 (+24,000/+7,000)
2. OLTL 65,000 (+32,000/+13,000)
3. Y&R 49,000 (-5,000/+15,000)
3. ATWT 49,000 (+5,000/+21,000)
5. AMC 41,000 (+2,000/+26,000)
6. GH 40,000 (+12,000/-19,000)
7. B&B 39,000 (-8,000/-6,000)
8. GL 36,000 (+3,000/-7,000)


Women 18-34 Rating
1. DAYS 1.2/7 (+.1/-.1)
1. Y&R 1.2/7 (same/-.1)
3. B&B 0.8/4 (+.1/same)
4. AMC 0.7/4 (same/-.1)
4. GH 0.7/4 (-.1/-.3)
6. ATWT 0.6/3 (-.1/-.2)
6. OLTL 0.6/3 (same/-.3) <------- ties low rating
8. GL 0.5/3 (+.1/-.1)


Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,292,000 (-76,000/-172,000)
2. B&B 857,000 (-17,000/-112,000)
3. DAYS 718,000 (-19,000/+7,000)
4. ATWT 610,000 (+4,000/-86,000)
5. AMC 543,000 (-31,000/+10,000)
6. GL 526,000 (+41,000/+17,000)
7. OLTL 504,000 (-28,000/+34,000)
8. GH 484,000 (-49,000/-67,000)


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Day-To-Day Ratings - HH/Total Viewers

AMC
Monday: 2.1/3,000,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,502,000
Wednesday: 1.5/1,888,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.1/2,828,000

ATWT
Monday: 2.1/2,790,000
Tuesday: 2.0/2,851,000
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 2.1/2,874,000

B&B
Monday: 2.9/3,728,000
Tuesday: 2.6/3,694,000
Wednesday: 2.7/3,976,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.7/3,919,000

DAYS
Monday: 2.4/3,353,000
Tuesday: 2.2/3,163,000
Wednesday: 2.3/3,076,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.3/3,329,000

GH
Monday: 2.2/2,989,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,488,000
Wednesday: 1.4/2,055,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.3/3,117,000

GL
Monday: 1.7/2,212,000
Tuesday: 1.6/2,240,000
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 1.7/2,244,000

OLTL
Monday: 2.0/2,778,000
Tuesday: 1.8/2,441,000
Wednesday: 1.3/1,896,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 2.1/2,910,000

Y&R
Monday: 3.9/5,193,000
Tuesday: 3.6/5,312,000
Wednesday: 3.7/5,471,000 (did not count)
Thursday:
Friday: 4.0/5,648,000

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For the SEASON September 22, 2008 through January 4, 2009

HH
1. Y&R 3.7
2. B&B 2.6
3. GH 2.3
4. DAYS 2.1
4. OLTL 2.1
6. ATWT 2.0
6. AMC 2.0
8. GL 1.5

Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7
2. GH 1.5
3. DAYS 1.4
4. OLTL 1.3
5. B&B 1.2
5. AMC 1.2
7. ATWT 1.1
8. GL 0.9

Although I am THRILLED GH is down to 4th place and losing viewers, I can't understand how it's DOOL that is improving. Most of the viewers (at least here) can't stand how it's being written lately. My fear is this will only keep DHi employed even longer.

And despite the drop in ratings, I doubt Guza is going anywhere, which totally sucks.

Edited by DanaMB, Jan 10, 2009 @ 6:27 PM.

[steve91199]

I don't get the DAYS rise either. Maybe it's Passions viewers? I know I almost wanted to see yummy Eric Marstolf, and I didn't even watch Passions very often.

I'm glad GL is going up, slightly. The show may be hollowed out, but I still don't want them to be canceled.

I'm not sure how to feel about OLTL. I don't want RC to go, but I hope this tells them people are sick of rape = love.

AMC deserves to sink.

[DanaMB]

Yeah, I'm bummed about OLTL's ratings. I wonder if the holidays interfered or if it's backlash from the "rapemance." Either way, I don't want to see RC go.

[bpeck]

I'm thinking alot of viewers are coming back to Day to see how they send off Roman and Marlena now that DH and DH have been sacked.

I think GH's numbers will go up next week, unfortunately, when this story that Won't.Change.Port.Charles.Forever starts. Although if it follows history, those numbers won't hold because the audience will once again be thoroughly disappointed.

Honestly, is CBS going to cancel the longest running soap in history? I think they'll hold onto it as long as possible.

Edited by bpeck, Jan 11, 2009 @ 12:49 AM.

[DanaMB]

The latest ratings from SON:

Although I hate to see poor writing rewarded, I still love that DOOL is keeping GH out of 3rd place. Then again, a lost of 400,000 viewers isn't exactly rewarding.

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week January 5-9, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,330,000 (-55,000/-191,000)
2. B&B 3,704,000 (-77,000/-145,000)
3. DAYS 2,882,000 (-400,000/+44,000)
4. GH 2,756,000 (-109,000/-283,000)
5. ATWT 2,744,000 (-94,000/-294,000)
6. AMC 2,715,000 (-61,000/+73,000)
7. OLTL 2,654,000 (-56,000/-89,000)
8. GL 2,046,000 (-186,000/-513,000)


HH
1. Y&R 3.8/13 (same/-.2)
2. B&B 2.7/9 (same/-.1)
3. DAYS 2.1/7 (-.2/same)
3. GH 2.1/6 (same/-.2)
5. AMC 2.0/7 (same/-.1)
5. ATWT 2.0/7 (same/-.3)
5. OLTL 2.0/6 (same/-.1)
8. GL 1.5/5 (-.1/-.4)


Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,259,000 (+132,000/+79,000)
2. GH 949,000 (+44,000/-19,000)
3. DAYS 922,000 (-30,000/-62,000)
4. AMC 884,000 (+60,000/+72,000)
5. OLTL 846,000 (+57,000/-48,000)
6. B&B 823,000 (+26,000/-43,000)
7. ATWT 729,000 (+80,000/-105,000)
8. GL 575,000 (-19,000/-214,000)


Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.9/12 (+.2/+.1)
2. DAYS 1.4/8 (same/-.1)
2. GH 1.4/8 (same/-.1)
4. AMC 1.3/8 (+.1/+.1)
4. OLTL 1.3/8 (+.1/-.1)
6. B&B 1.2/7 (same/-.1)
7. ATWT 1.1/7 (+.1/-.2)
8. GL 0.9/5 (same/-.3)


Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. Y&R 42,000 (-7,000/-4,000)
2. ATWT 38,000 (-11,000/same)
3. OLTL 37,000 (-28,000/-9,000)
4. DAYS 36,000 (-53,000/+9,000)
5. AMC 31,000 (-10,000/-1,000)
6. GH 28,000 (-12,000/-27,000)
7. B&B 26,000 (-13,000/-6,000)
8. GL 21,000 (-15,000/-30,000)


Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 1.3/8 (+.1/+.3)
2. DAYS 1.1/6 (-.1/-.1)
3. AMC 1.0/6 (+.3/+.2)
4. GH 0.9/5 (+.2/-.1)
4. B&B 0.9/5 (+.1/+.2)
6. ATWT 0.8/5 (+.2/+.2)
7. OLTL 0.7/4 (+.1/-.1)
8. GL 0.5/3 (same/same)

Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,346,000 (+54,000/-89,000)
2. B&B 911,000 (+54,000/-31,000)
3. DAYS 664,000 (-54,000/+53,000)
4. ATWT 619,000 (+9,000/-71,000)
5. AMC 539,000 (-4,000/-25,000)
6. GH 504,000 (-22,000/-102,000)
7. OLTL 503,000 (-1,000/-48,000)
8. GL 483,000 (-43,000/-58,000)

Edited by DanaMB, Jan 16, 2009 @ 5:45 PM.

[dubbel zout]

GH ranks near the bottom for all male viewers, yet doesn't Guza crow that he's writing a soap for men?

[DanaMB]

He's out of touch with all audiences. What an idiot.

I see ATWT is close to edging out GH for 4th. After tuning back in when I found out Nuke finally had sex and caught up on this week's eps, I really hope ATWT gains viewers and pushes GH into 5th. John Lindstrom (ex-Kevin, GH) is wonderful as Craig on that show.

[AuntLori]

There've been quite a few actors from GH that have done roles on ATWT in the past few years. Sarah Brown, Kin Shriner, Wally Kurth, Julie Pinson and now Jon Lindstrom.

[rue bee]

GH ranks near the bottom for all male viewers, yet doesn't Guza crow that he's writing a soap for men?

I thought all men aspired to be a mini-mobster? What a shock! Or maybe not.

My gay male friends tend to watch ATWT (even before Nuke), AMC, OLTL, Y&R or B&B. My straight male friends (including my boyfriend) who watch soaps watch Y&R (and sometimes B&B). I don't know any men who watch GH.

[steve91199]

I'm sure Pratt watches GH. And weeps tears of joy and envy, all while figuring out who would win in a Zach/Sonny/Jason measuring contest.

Edited by steve91199, Jan 17, 2009 @ 8:26 PM.

[tam1MI]

I should point out here, not that it is needed, that DAYS is getting a ratings boost as people are tuning to see how Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall get sent off. I expect their ratings to decline after Hall & Hogestyn's last day, especially if the John/Marlena fans follow through on their threats to cease the watching the show after they are gone.

[DanaMB]

The latest ratings from SON.

I hate that GH gained viewers and OLTL is losing viewers. At least DOOL is still beating GH. Shows how much I hate GH if I'm rooting for a DHigley show.

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week January 12-16, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)


Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,423,000 (+93,000/-176,000)
2. B&B 3,735,000 (+31,000/-360,000)
3. DAYS 2,982,000 (+100,000/+19,000)
4. GH 2,867,000 (+111,000/-267,000)
5. ATWT 2,690,000 (-54,000/-417,000)
6. AMC 2,635,000 (-80,000/-92,000)
7. OLTL 2,603,000 (-51,000/-164,000)
8. GL 2,179,000 (+133,000/-307,000)


HH
1. Y&R 3.9/13 (+.1/-.2)
2. B&B 2.7/9 (same/-.2)
3. DAYS 2.1/7 (same/-.1)
3. GH 2.1/6 (same/-.4)
5. AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.2)
5. OLTL 2.0/6 (same/-.2)
5. ATWT 2.0/6 (same/-.3)
8. GL 1.6/5 (+.1/-.3)


Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,332,000 (+73,000/+125,000)
2. GH 990,000 (+41,000/-83,000)
3. DAYS 924,000 (+2,000/-92,000)
4. B&B 888,000 (+65,000/-36,000)
5. AMC 800,000 (-84,000/-112,000)
6. OLTL 798,000 (-48,000/-163,000)
7. ATWT 711,000 (-18,000/-135,000)
8. GL 600,000 (+25,000/-158,000)


Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 2.0/12 (+.1/+.2)
2. GH 1.5/9 (+.1/-.1)
3. DAYS 1.4/8 (same/-.1)
4. B&B 1.3/8 (+.1/-.1)
5. AMC 1.2/7 (-.1/-.2)
5. OLTL 1.2/7 (-.1/-.3)
7. ATWT 1.1/6 (same/-.2)
8. GL 0.9/5 (same/-.3)


Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. DAYS 44,000 (+8,000/+17,000)
2. OLTL 34,000 (-3,000/+6,000)
3. Y&R 30,000 (-12,000/-12,000)
3. AMC 30,000 (-1,000/+12,000)
5. GH 26,000 (-2,000/-26,000)
6. ATWT 13,000 (-25,000/-13,000)
7. B&B 9,000 (-17,000/-27,000)
8. GL 4,000 (-17,000/-6,000)


Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 1.5/9 (+.2/+.4)
2. DAYS 1.2/7 (+.1/same)
3. GH 1.1/6 (+.2/+.1)
4. B&B 0.9/5 (same/+.1)
4. AMC 0.9/5 (-.1/+.1)
6. OLTL 0.8/4 (+.1/same)
7. ATWT 0.7/4 (-.1/same)
8. GL 0.6/3 (+.1/same)


Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,346,000 (same/-116,000)
2. B&B 894,000 (-17,000/-109,000)
3. DAYS 721,000 (+57,000/+89,000)
4. ATWT 588,000 (-31,000/-111,000)
5. AMC 544,000 (+5,000/+10,000)
6. GH 520,000 (+16,000/-85,000)
6. OLTL 520,000 (+17,000/-38,000)
8. GL 519,000 (+36,000/-23,000)

[Caddy720]

Is it just me, or is ATWT in as much trouble as GL?

[Morrigan8472]

I don't know, ATWT seems pretty middle of the pack to me in most of the standings.

Stupid question: What does HH stand for?

[peachmangosteen]

Stupid question: What does HH stand for?

I don't know why, but I'm thinking households. Although, I don't really know what that means. I just don't get ratings.

The only soaps I'm currently watching are OLTL and ATWT. So, these ratings suck!

[Black Knight]

Yes, HH means Households. To explain using Y&R's as an example, 3.9/13, it means that 3.9% of all households were tuned into Y&R, and 13% of all households who had their TV on at the time Y&R airs were watching Y&R.

ATWT's probably a more expensive show to produce than GL is, yet their ratings in certain key demos - look at the female ones - are about the same. CBS plans to cut $150 billion in expenses this year, and frankly they already got all the low-hanging fruit in last year's budget cuts and layoffs, so it'll be interesting to see what gets cut this year. Sometimes a more popular program does get cut if it's also more expensive and the additional revenue from the higher ratings is not enough to offset the additional expense, which could be the case with ATWT. Especially given how badly advertising has fallen off in general...

[peachmangosteen]

Yes, HH means Households. To explain using Y&R's as an example, 3.9/13, it means that 3.9% of all households were tuned into Y&R, and 13% of all households who had their TV on at the time Y&R airs were watching Y&R.

Thank you! I never understood that.

You don't happen to want to explain the 'rating' thing to me (as in, Women 18-34 Rating), do you?

[Black Knight]

It's the same, peachmangosteen - just the demo is different (Women 18-34 rather than Households). You watch OLTL, so...
6. OLTL 0.8/4

The first number is the ratings, the second number the share. A "ratings point" is equal to one percent of the total number. 0.8/4 means that OLTL had .8% of all Women 18-34, or .8 of a ratings point. And of the Women 18-34 who were watching TV at the time OLTL is on, 4% of them had OLTL on. This is the "share" - 4% share of total.

I should mention that this is why the share can be more important than the ratings, sometimes. The share indicates whether a show is performing relative to the hour it's airing. For instance, noon is lunch hour, so the amount of TVs on and tuned to something is higher than during the other midday hours. ATWT/GL was brought up before, so let's look at the Household numbers for them:

5. ATWT 2.0/6
8. GL 1.6/5

Okay, so ATWT is .4 ratings point higher than GL...but GL is only 1% lower in share. This indicates to network honchos that ATWT's higher ratings might simply be due to airing in an hour that has more total listeners, not because it's truly outperforming GL.

Edited by Black Knight, Jan 24, 2009 @ 8:50 PM.

[DanaMB]

Latest ratings from SON:

I'm wondering if DOOL's gains are due to the fact that it was John and Marlena's last week. It will be interesting to see if all the threats from their fans of never watching again impacts next week's ratings.

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week January 19-23, 2009

LATEST RATINGS: DAYS up in HH and Total Viewers, ATWT up in 18-49 demos

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)


Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,217,000 (-206,000/-548,000)
2. B&B 3,581,000 (-154,000/-535,000)
3. DAYS 2,989,000 (+7,000/+80,000)
4. GH 2,771,000 (-96,000/-567,000)
5. ATWT 2,688,000 (-2,000/-521,000)
6. AMC 2,606,000 (-29,000/-193,000)
7. OLTL 2,478,000 (-125,000/-279,000)
8. GL 2,052,000 (-127,000/-630,000)


HH
1. Y&R 3.7/11 (-.2/-.4)
2. B&B 2.6/8 (-.1/-.3)
3. DAYS 2.2/7 (+.1/+.1)
4. GH 2.1/6 (same/-.5)
5. AMC 2.0/6 (same/-.2)
6. OLTL 1.9/6 (-.1/-.3) <-------- ties low rating
6. ATWT 1.9/6 (-.1/-.4)
8. GL 1.5/4 (-.1/-.5)


Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,247,000 (-85,000/+54,000)
2. GH 1,017,000 (+27,000/-138,000)
3. DAYS 908,000 (-16,000/-12,000)
4. B&B 892,000 (+4,000/-22,000)
5. OLTL 799,000 (+1,000/-155,000)
6. AMC 772,000 (-28,000/-140,000)
6. ATWT 772,000 (+61,000/-106,000)
8. GL 618,000 (+18,000/-236,000)


Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.9/11 (-.1/+.1)
2. GH 1.5/8 (same/-.3)
3. DAYS 1.4/8 (same/same)
4. B&B 1.3/7 (same/-.1)
5. OLTL 1.2/7 (same/-.2)
5. ATWT 1.2/7 (+.1/-.1)
5. AMC 1.2/6 (same/-.2)
8. GL 0.9/5 (same/-.4)


Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. DAYS 43,000 (-1,000/-15,000)
2. OLTL 41,000 (+7,000/-10,000)
3. AMC 36,000 (+6,000/-2,000)
3. GH 36,000 (+10,000/-29,000)
5. Y&R 20,000 (-10,000/-41,000)
5. ATWT 20,000 (+7,000/-39,000)
7. B&B 12,000 (+3,000/-42,000)
8. GL 7,000 (+3,000/-37,000)


Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 1.3/7 (-.2/+.2)
2. GH 1.1/6 (same/-.1)
3. DAYS 1.0/6 (-.2/-.1)
4. B&B 0.9/5 (same/+.2)
5. ATWT 0.8/5 (+.1/+.1)
5. AMC 0.8/5 (-.1/-.1)
7. OLTL 0.7/4 (-.1/-.2)
8. GL 0.6/4 (same/same)


Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,320,000 (-26,000/-249,000)
2. B&B 837,000 (-57,000/-233,000)
3. DAYS 661,000 (-60,000/-2,000)
4. ATWT 566,000 (-22,000/-185,000)
5. AMC 505,000 (-39,000/-28,000)
6. GH 433,000 (-87,000/-157,000)
7. GL 431,000 (-88,000/-184,000)
8. OLTL 418,000 (-102,000/-68,000)

Edited by DanaMB, Jan 30, 2009 @ 6:22 PM.

[dubbel zout]

If you're going to copy/paste, please link. Thank you.

Heh.

It really hurts that GH is up there in the ratings, but maybe that's because of the Event That Changes Nothing! As repetitive and stupid as they are, the sweeps stunts are well promoted. Those are the shows that win them their (inexplicable) Emmys for best soap.

Edited by dubbel zout, Feb 2, 2009 @ 2:29 PM.

[Caddy720]

I think GH has found their niche. Most soaps fans aren't going to like the show, but it has found a tone, and I doubt it will change. Even though Y&R is more diverse in their story telling, they also have a tone that is very different from most soaps, and sticking with that tone and style is one of the reasons why the show is so successful.

[DanaMB]

Ratings

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week January 26-30, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,664,000 (+447,000/-348,000)
2. B&B 3,981,000 (+400,000/-111,000)
3. DAYS 3,051,000 (+62,000/+192,000)
4. ATWT 3,023,000 (+355,000/-92,000)
5. GH 3,000,000 (+229,000/-122,000)
6. AMC 2,751,000 (+145,000/-33,000)
7. OLTL 2,583,000 (+105,000/-81,000)
8. GL 2,355,000 (+303,000/-228,000)


HH
1. Y&R 4.0/12 (+.3/-.3)
2. B&B 2.8/9 (+.2/-.2)
3. GH 2.3/7 (+.2/-.1)
4. DAYS 2.2/7 (same/same)
5. ATWT 2.1/7 (+.2/-.3)
5. AMC 2.1/6 (+.1/-.1)
7. OLTL 2.0/6 (+.1/-.2)
8. GL 1.6/5 (+.1/-.4)




Women 18-49 Viewers




Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.9/11 (same/-.1)
2. GH 1.6/9 (+.1/same)
3. DAYS 1.4/8 (same/same)
4. B&B 1.3/7 (same/same)
4. AMC 1.3/7 (+.1/-.1)
6. ATWT 1.2/7 (same/same)
6. OLTL 1.2/7 (same/-.3)
8. GL 0.9/5 (same/-.2)

[DanaMB]

Latest ratings from SON.

All soaps are down. I love that GH is in 5th for total viewers, but it's still 2nd in certain demos. *sigh*

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Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings

Ratings for the week February 2-6, 2009

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)


Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,355,000 (-309,000/-196,000)
2. B&B 3,688,000 (-293,000/-50,000)
3. DAYS 2,977,000 (-74,000/-3,000)
4. ATWT 2,879,000 (-144,000/-149,000)
5. GH 2,853,000 (-147,000/-179,000)
6. AMC 2,573,000 (-178,000/-185,000)
7. OLTL 2,476,000 (-107,000/-152,000)
8. GL 2,302,000 (-53,000/-233,000)


HH
1. Y&R 3.9/13 (-.1/-.1)
2. B&B 2.7/9 (-.1/-.1)
3. DAYS 2.1/7 (-.1/-.1)
3. ATWT 2.1/7 (same/-.2)
3. GH 2.1/7 (-.2/-.2)
6. AMC 2.0/6 (-.1/-.1)
7. OLTL 1.9/6 (-.1/-.1) <-------- ties low rating
8. GL 1.7/5 (+.1/-.2)


Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,196,000 (-33,000/-46,000)
2. GH 1,028,000 (-2,000/-25,000)
3. DAYS 927,000 (-16,000/-188,000)
4. B&B 827,000 (-28,000/-61,000)
5. AMC 788,000 (-67,000/-106,000)
6. OLTL 779,000 (-32,000/-134,000)
7. ATWT 754,000 (-13,000/-86,000)
8. GL 620,000 (+5,000/-148,000)


Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.8/11 (-.1/-.1)
2. GH 1.6/9 (same/same)
3. DAYS 1.4/8 (same/-.3)
4. B&B 1.2/8 (-.1/-.1)
4. AMC 1.2/7 (-.1/-.2)
4. OLTL 1.2/7 (same/-.2)
7. ATWT 1.1/7 (-.1/-.2)
8. GL 0.9/6 (same/-.3)


Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. GH 50,000 (+24,000/-14,000)
2. DAYS 44,000 (-26,000/+23,000)
3. OLTL 35,000 (+4,000/+15,000)
4. Y&R 29,000 (-8,000/-12,000)
5. AMC 28,000 (+2,000/+6,000)
6. ATWT 27,000 (-17,000/-3,000)
7. GL 19,000 (-7,000/-25,000)
8. B&B 18,000 (-12,000/+5,000)


Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 1.2/8 (-.1/+.1)
1. GH 1.2/7 (+.2/+.1)
3. DAYS 1.0/6 (-.1/-.3)
4. AMC 0.9/5 (-.1/-.1)
5. B&B 0.8/5 (same/+.1)
5. OLTL 0.8/5 (same/-.1)
7. ATWT 0.7/4 (-.1/same)
8. GL 0.5/3 (-.1/-.1)


Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,356,000 (-128,000/-49,000)
2. B&B 892,000 (-92,000/+23,000)
3. DAYS 661,000 (-62,000/+36,000)
4. ATWT 619,000 (-64,000/-30,000)
5. GL 524,000 (-31,000/-24,000)
6. AMC 509,000 (-49,000/-43,000)
7. GH 461,000 (-38,000/-76,000)
8. OLTL 419,000 (-38,000/-64,000)

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[steve91199]

GL was the only show to go up in household viewers. Supposedly they need a 1.8 to avoid cancellation. I don't know how true that is but 1.7 is still better than they've had in some time.

[tam1MI]

It's a sad comment on the state of soaps today that every soap but Y&R* is pulling lower ratings than ANOTHER WORLD was getting when NBC decided it was no longer viable to air. :(

* - And IIRC AW was pulling around a 3.9 when the plug was pulled.

[steve91199]

I think AW was in the high 2s when they canceled, but you're right, still higher than most soaps now.

Edited by steve91199, Feb 14, 2009 @ 1:47 AM.

[AuntLori]

I read somewhere that the demo's have improved since Jason/Liz stopped sharing scenes.

[bpeck]

For GH, the 18-34 Demo has risen since December 29....grrrr

18-34 Demo

December 29 – January 2 4. GH 0.7/4 (-.1/-.3)

January 5 – 9 4 . GH 0.9/5 (+.2/-.1)

January 12-16 3. GH 1.1/6 (+.2/+.1)

January 19-23 2. GH 1.1/6 (same/-.1)

January 26-30 3. GH 1.0/6 (-.1/same)

February 2-6 1. GH 1.2/7 (+.2/+.1)

When did the disaster that changes nothing start? It'll be interesting to see if they can keep the increase into March sweeps or if the numbers will drop again when this current storyline is over.

Edited by bpeck, Feb 14, 2009 @ 3:21 PM.

[AuntLori]

The hospital crisis started the week of January 19th with the whole roll back in time 9 hours leading up to the surgery/release of the biotoxin on January 29th.

Saw a rumor elsewhere that March sweeps is featuring the quad of Spinelli/Winnie/Jason/Sam looking for AZ, Sonny and his harem, big push of Ethan/LuLu and Nik/Rebecca with LL2 playing the benign happy couple with no story (rarely seen except when needed to prop the NEm redux.) Oh and Scrubs working to wake Redrum from his coma.

Not a single thing I'll tune in to watch on SoapNet. I don't fall into the rising 18-34 demo age bracket so I guess I'm really out of touch with what the viewers want to see.

[oval]

Not a single thing I'll tune in to watch on SoapNet. I don't fall into the rising 18-34 demo age bracket so I guess I'm really out of touch with what the viewers want to see.

I fall into that bracket, but they haven't a clue what I want to see.....I don't watch GH because of Sonny. I hesitantly watch other things...I miss the good ole' days of soaps. And, what they could be...[take a look at DisneyChannel/Degrassi]