One Life to Live and B&B Surge; DAYS is The Biggest Loser Ratings-Wise
Several daytime soap opera executives are shooting off firecrackers this weekend over Nielsen ratings leading up to the Fourth of July holiday weekend. (Source: Soap Opera Network) ABC's All My Children gained the most total viewers for the week, adding 266,000 people. AMC added one-tenth of a ratings point in households and a whopping two-tenths of a ratings point among women 18-49. Hmm, maybe fans actually are tuning in for the Who Killed Stuart? debauchery? AMC's gains weren't enough for it to be named The Mouse House's top show of the week, however. That honor went to One Life to Live, which added 173,000 total viewers. OLTL went up one-tenth of a ratings point in households and held steady among women 18-49. The Kishtastic soap is tied for third place in households with DAYS and holds the number 3 slot outright among total viewers (Hooty Hoo!) ABC Daytime's former crown soap General Hospital added 84,000 new viewers over the week, but is still the lineup's least watched soap. GH went up one-tenth of a point in both households and women 18-49.
Over at CBS, The Bold and the Beautiful is beginning to show signs of life again. B&B added 245,000 total viewers over the previous week and went up one-tenth of a point in households. B&B held steady among women 18-49. Big Sister Sudser The Young and the Restless added 88,000 total viewers to cross back over into the five million or more viewers a week average again (Whew!). Y&R went up one-tenth of a ratings point in both households and among women 18-49.
It was even a good week for the P&G soaps ratings-wise. As The World Turns added 173,000 total viewers for the week, going up in households and among women 18-49 by one tenth of a ratings point. ATWT is just below the once unstoppable General Hospital in total viewers and households. Guiding Light added 102,000 new viewers over the week to hold steady in households. GL did add one-tenth of a ratings point among the coveted women 18-49 demo.
The biggest loser, no pun intended, this week was Days of Our Lives. After weeks of ratings success, DAYS lost a whopping 317,000 total viewers. DAYS dropped two-tenths of a ratings point among households and dropped one-tenth of a point among women 18-49. Hmm, maybe all that greasy talking Ken Corday was doing in the last issue of Soap Opera Digest made people cut off their TVs? If so, that's a shame since DAYS hasn't been better in a long time. Someone find me that muzzle...
*It should be positively noted that all the soaps are up in total viewers year to date, save for General Hospital and the P&G soaps. GH has lost more viewers year-to-date than GL or ATWT.
Ratings for the week June 29 - July 3, 2009
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,065,000 (+88,000/+269,000)
2. B&B 3,462,000 (+245,000/+175,000)
3. OLTL 2,585,000 (+173,000/+55,000)
4. AMC 2,552,000 (+266,000/+31,000)
5. DAYS 2,530,000 (-317,000/+234,000)
6. GH 2,475,000 (+84,000/-301,000)
7. ATWT 2,338,000 (+173,000/-109,000)
8. GL 1,975,000 (+102,000/-215,000)
Households
1. Y&R 3.6/11 (+.1/+.2)
2. B&B 2.4/8 (+.1/same)
3. OLTL 1.9/6 (+.1/same)
3. DAYS 1.9/6 (-.2/+.2)
5. AMC 1.8/6 (+.1/-.1)
5. GH 1.8/5 (+.1/-.3)
7. ATWT 1.7/5 (+.1/same)
8. GL 1.4/4 (same/-.2)
Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,114,000 (+45,000/+97,000)
2. DAYS 773,000 (-58,000/+129,000)
3. GH 767,000 (+16,000/-167,000)
4. OLTL 736,000 (+38,000/-42,000)
5. B&B 722,000 (+16,000/+43,000)
6. AMC 709,000 (+86,000/-42,000)
7. ATWT 529,000 (+64,000/-13,000)
8. GL 449,000 (+47,000/-125,000)
Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7/11 (+.1/+.2)
2. GH 1.2/7 (+.1/-.2)
2. DAYS 1.2/7 (-.1/+.2)
4. AMC 1.1/7 (+.2/same)
4. OLTL 1.1/7 (same/-.1)
4. B&B 1.1/7 (same/+.1)
7. ATWT 0.8/5 (+.1/same)
8. GL 0.7/4 (+.1/-.2)
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Comments
10 May 2008
7 hours 10 min
Woo hoo! Look at OLTL!
8 May 2008
1 week 3 days
AMC and B&B is horrible and people are watching these soaps? Glad that Y&R is up and GH is in sixth place. It is still terrible and their needs to be some firings like Frons, Guza and Phelps getting pink slips.
21 May 2008
6 weeks 3 days
Here's to GH continued decline in the ratings! ABC needs to FIRE Phelps and Guza pronto!
1 June 2008
13 weeks 6 days
Yeaaaaaaaa
Gh needs complete change .........
11 April 2009
12 hours 27 min
Isn't it premature to bow down to the popularity of Kish? Didn't OLTL have other stories going on last week? Rex learning about Stacey's deception? Star and Cole's attempt to gain support for their wedding? What about the build up of OLTL African-American Evans family?
As for Days decline, wasn't Days interrupted on several days because of tennis?
Also, you didn't note that Y&R scored 5 MILLION viewers! Take that haters!
3 July 2008
5 hours 35 min
In your face Y&R haters!!!
5 million viewers are great! Keep up the good work, may the 4.0 come back soon.
OLTL deserves it to be ABC highest-rated soap.
As for B&B ... I don't know from where they get their viewers. The soap got better because of Jackie and Owen but that's about it.
10 May 2008
7 hours 10 min
OLTL has been VERY good over the last few weeks. I'm not FF anything, even Stacy, because her day is coming!
10 February 2009
34 min 18 sec
Days was indeed hardly on. GH will be cancelled by March 2010.
9 June 2009
4 weeks 3 days
Kishtastic? Love it, I might have to borrow that phrase! LOL And use the Kish fansite banner? Love you Jamey!! Although, I doubt OLTL's ratings bounce is due to Kish, I think it's too early to see a reflection one way or the other.
6 July 2008
1 day 13 hours
When are the GH honchos get it into their big, thick, useless heads that viewers are disgusted with mob stories. Get rid of these dunderheaded suits who are sabotaging any chance of improvement with their attitude that viewers have to be taught to like couples, that viewers memories of show history is meaningless because viewers are meaningless. With this attitude is it any wonder the show is bleeding viewers?
I know that without GH I will have no reason to watch ABC at all. ABC doesn't care about me. Why should I be one of their viewers?
1 June 2009
2 years 21 weeks
How does B&B gain viewers with the usual fight for Ridge while Guiding Light barely goes up after the Bauer BBQ. I dont get it
28 November 2007
1 year 47 weeks
Yay OLTL!!! I am very happy they're the top-rated ABC soap.
I think GH is showing a few signs of improvement, but months of crap storylines have deservedly taken their toll on the ratings...
30 April 2009
38 weeks 6 days
Man! What the hell happened to GH? For that matter, what was up with DOOL's ratings this week? They usually been doing very good.
11 April 2009
12 hours 27 min
Look at the huge difference in ratings between Y&R and most other soaps. With the exception of the execrable B&B, most other soaps have half audiences half its sizes!
How does Brian Frons keep his job?
GH? Who cares, it's so boring?
BTW, I'm shocked that B&B's ratings have increased. The show sucks with the exception of its two supercouples Jackie/Owen's speedos and Pam/Donna.
It's so painful watching Ridge, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Grandmama (Stephanie), Cousin It (Brooke), and Lurch (Rick). Now, if only the Adams Family could take their schtick on the road out of L.A. for good.
2 April 2009
10 hours 57 min
Good for GL i'm glad people are watching the soap in its last days, the Bauer barbecue was a very good episode. I'm sad for Days thought thats the only other soap I watch I can't tell you how happy I am that OLTL is the highest rated soap on ABC suck on the GH!
30 April 2009
38 weeks 6 days
Katiebug9624
I'm glad people are watching GL also!!!!! We should watch GL while it's still on our screens bc fans like myself are for sho going to miss it when it goes in Sept and I don't want miss a thing or have any regrets.
20 August 2008
35 weeks 3 days
OLTL deserved the ratings bump. they had great stories last week, and this week was awesome too (can't wait to see the ratings). now if we could only get some good news about robin strasser! it's after 5pm!
30 March 2009
14 hours 12 min
The Y&R haters...I can't hear you...wait I think I like the silence better!
Good Job Y&R especially being up year to year!
Thanks Jamey for the post on the ratings I look forward to it each week whether they are good or bad for daytime.
22 January 2008
5 hours 28 min
sn't it premature to bow down to the popularity of Kish? D
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I wasn't referring to what's playing out on the screens Josstheguy. "Kish"
is the talk of every gay blog and has made national news, I people tune in.
22 January 2008
5 hours 28 min
Also, you didn't note that Y&R scored 5 MILLION viewers! Take that haters!
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Um, yes I did.
22 March 2009
1 year 2 days
This was Wimbledon week on DAYS, that´s usually the lowest rated week in entire year. Judging from that way the numbers are actually better than expected. Many times in past DAYS hit new all time low during Wimbledon.
8 May 2008
1 week 3 days
Jamey, do you think that if Gloria monty and Doug Marland wasn't around to save GH and soaps in the 80s, would soaps still be around now?
26 February 2009
1 day 6 hours
There are a few other good stories on OLTL (the scraps they throw at Dorian, and the Jessica/Brody relationship). Too bad most of the main stories aren't better.
AMC and GH are so terrible now they must only go up because they can't go any lower.
B&B goes up because Y&R goes up.
20 February 2009
23 weeks 6 days
I guess the "gay" storyline didn't scare off viewers. Clementine Ford isn't driving them away. Stuffed cats aren't doing the trick either. I'm curious to see if Bierdz's return has an effect on the ratings.
28 November 2008
1 year 16 weeks
I love KISH. I cannot wait until this story gets moving. I also love Christian and Layla. Both of these couples are getting me to tune in daily.
The actress that plays Layla has something very special about her and is a wonderful actress. I am so happy OLTL is finally giving her something to sink her teeth into.
Jessica/Brody perfection, ditto Marko/Langston and Bo/Nora. I do not remember OLTL having this many couples I have been rooting for in a long, long time.
10 July 2009
11 weeks 2 days
Congrats All My Children! Particularly fun to watch Erica drive Annie crazy.
23 July 2008
27 weeks 3 days
This is pretty great soap news.
The thing with B&B is that it doesn't matter what story they tell. whatever Y&R does, B&B follows suit. there is like a string attached between them. It's like a soap habit- watch Y&R, you watch B&B. Lol.
And, I just really wish that for once before it ends, GL would overtake World Turns. I mean, really. You can watch glorious vets and the Bauer BBQ, or Carly getting drunk, and trekking from one end of Oakdale to the other at lightspeed. Come on viewers!!
15 May 2008
11 hours 35 min
Why am I hearing crickets when Y&R tears asses up with the ratings?
11 April 2009
12 hours 27 min
Jillian,
You know how I feel! Go Y&R!! (Now just do something for the for the brown folks and I'm sure the rating will go even higher!!)
11 April 2009
12 hours 27 min
Bierdz return didn't scare anyone away. I'm sure that for long time viewers, having Phillip and Nina return was happy treat!
This is one thing that Y&R does better than most other soaps. They bring back actors and use their vets so well. Actors in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 80s have front burner stories. They aren't relegated to playing the doting parent or grandparent.
Katherine and Jill rule! Nina should become Genoa City's newest detective. She's fiercely intelligent, determined, and driven.