My Daytime Trauma

I’m Jealous That ‘DAYS’ Gets Holiday Movie

December 15, 2021

Ratings

‘Days of Our Lives’ is having its moment and could be saving the genre as we know it. This soap opera blogger and die-hard ‘General Hospital’ fan couldn’t be happier- or more jealous. I have to say this: I would not have bet in a million years that ‘Days Of Our Lives” would be in…
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After Being Axed, Anti-Vaxx Jax Hits Back

December 13, 2021

Ratings

At ABC Anti-vax Jax strikes back
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Soap Stars Chad Duell & Courtney Hope Call it Quits?

December 12, 2021

After just six weeks, it appears that Chad Duell and Courtney Hope have ended their marriage.
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Daily Soap Opera Ratings: 11/26

December 12, 2021

Ratings

The Ratings for Every Episode, Every Soap Ranked
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Latest soap Opera Ratings ’21-’22 Season-To-Date

December 8, 2021

Ratings

Check out last week’s ratings here And if you are curious about how well are doing compared to past years, I got you covered. You can check out the last seven season’s worth of soap ratings here. And if you want to see how a certain former GH cast member impacted ratings click here and…
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 11/26/2021

December 3, 2021

Ratings

Latest Soap Opera Ratings For The Week of 11/26 GH Ratings Go Up After Steve Burton is Fired.
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Kristina Wagner Brings Felicia Back to ‘General Hospital’

December 2, 2021

Kristina Wagner Returns as Felicia on General Hospital
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How are General Hospital’s Ratings? A Look Back From The Shutdown Through All of 2021

December 2, 2021

Ratings

As 2021 draws to a close, General Hospital has performed in the ratings and what the future may hold for television’s longest running series. Last year was a television year like no other, thanks to the pandemic. Like almost every other industry, the pandemic halted film and television production, and the four daytime soap operas…
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Daily Soap Opera Ratings: 11/15 to 11/19/21

November 29, 2021

Ratings

Latest daily soap opera ratings for Young and The Restless and Bold and The Beautiful on CBS, NBC’s Days of Our Lives and General Hospital on ABC. The charts include the women 18-49 and 25-54 ratings for the four soap operas for the week of 11/15/21 through 11/21/21.
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Jason & Jax Out at ‘GH’:How ABC’s Decision Was Made…

November 27, 2021

News

The truth behind Jax and Jason’t exit from GH.
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Jason Morgan & The Quartermaine Massacre

November 23, 2021

Ratings

A look at how many viewers tuned in as Jason Morgan remained front and center while his family members were killed off one by one. The Quartermaines were introduced in the late 70s, and the obscenely wealthy but equally dysfunctional family resonated with fans. The exploits of the Quartermaines were similar to series that would…
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Daily Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 11/12

November 20, 2021

Ratings

Daily Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 11/12 Welcome to the Daily Soap Opera Ratings breakdown. Thanks to the folks at Soap Opera Network and their resources, I am able to do ratings rundown that I hope you all enjoy! You can check out the full ratings analysis, including total viewers and year-to-year comparisons for this…
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Latest soap opera ratings: 11/12/2021

November 18, 2021

Ratings

Every Soap Opera Saw Viewership Climb in This Week’s Ratings This week every soap opera had a reason to celebrate, with all soaps up multiple categories. As always the raw data is courtesy of Soap Opera Network. Check them out. Oh and their message boards are dope. This week has the added bonus of a…
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The Greatest Unsolved Soap Opera Mystery NEVER TOLD…

November 18, 2021

Ratings

The greatest Unsolved Mystery of Soap Operas
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Jason Morgan & The Quartermaine Massacre

November 17, 2021

Ratings

As Jason became central to GH, the Quartemaines began to disappear and took viewers with them.
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Krista Allen has ‘Bold’ Cinemax Past

November 17, 2021

Ratings

Krista Allen joins B&B. She’s been on DAYS and Baywatch. And a lesser known sexier series.
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Jason Out!: Will ‘GH’ Ratings Be Hurting Without Steve Burton?

November 15, 2021

Ratings

Deep Dive into Jason Morgan’s Impact on The Ratings Part One. Check out last week’s ratings in total viewers here. You can see all four soaps ratings for every episode including Young & The Restless, Bold & The Beautiful and Days of Our Lives as well. Burton’s exit comes as co-star, Ingo Rademacher, was fired…
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Latest Daily Soap Opera Ratings: 11/1-11/5

November 12, 2021

Ratings

Daily Soap Opera Ratings: Women 18-49 & Women 25-54 Here’s a look at this week’s daily soap opera ratings. The weekly numbers are all we can currently see for total viewers which is unfortunate. You can see how well the soap operas performed in total viewers here. On the brightside we do have access to…
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Latest soap Opera ratings: 11/5/21

November 12, 2021

Ratings

Latest soap opera ratings for the four remaining soap operas. Week of 11/1-11/5
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Daily Soap Opera Ratings: 10/22 & 10/29

November 10, 2021

Ratings

Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Every Episode Ranked Week of 10/22/21 & 10/29/21
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Why General Hospital’s Decision to Cut Jax Loose Is No Big Deal… PT. 1

November 8, 2021

Ratings, Spoilers

The concept of Jax was kind of the bastard child of everything that made the writer’s characterizations larger than life and mid-90’s youth-obsessed, sex-soaked, MTV-influenced gobbledygook that the networks were overdosing on at the time. How else can you explain Australian-born, Alaskan-bred, sky-diving, outdoor-enthusiast, corporate-raiding, billionaire-playboy with a heart-of-gold
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General Hospital’s JAX is Out!

November 8, 2021

Ratings, Spoilers

Controversy is not new to the actor, known for clashing with fans and costars like Nancy Lee Grahn alike over the past few years. But things came to a head as a debate over the proposed private sector vaccine mandates entered the public Conversation. The mainstream press covered the resultant clashes with his costar and fans in publications like Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.
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Rumor: William Devry Tweeted From Los Angeles Yesterday…So Will the Popular Actor Return As Steve Burton and Ingo Rademacher Exit???

November 4, 2021

Ratings, Spoilers

Can William Devry fill the void left by the rumored exits of Ingo Rademacher and Steve Burton? Absolutely. But the question is will he? William Devry has been outspoken about the need for safety measures and vaccinations as part of the public health response to the pandemic. On Wednesday, the actor seemed to make a…
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Confirmed: Ingo Rademacher is out! Rumor: Steve Burton next!

November 3, 2021

Ratings, Spoilers

Steve Burton memorably left GH in 2012 under the guise of spending more time with his family in Tennessee. The actor was reportedly unhappy with the direction of storyline and the proposed reduction in screen time for Jason Morgan under head-writer Ron Carlivati at the time. Burton’s true intentions were obvious when he took a…
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Latest daily soap opera ratings Breakdown: every episode, every soap ranked week of 10/22/21

November 3, 2021

Ratings

Y&R Has Been #1 in W18-49 Since Christmas Young & The Restless was on top of the women 18-49 demographic once again- spot the soap hasn’t given up since last Christmas when it lost to GH. Fun fact: Y&R, GH and DAYS have all held first place in the last year. B&B held first in…
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/29/21

November 2, 2021

Ratings

Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/29/21. #youngandrestless is number 1 on a down week, B&B is strong in demos, #GH and #DAYS up in total audience and demographics.
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/22/2021

October 28, 2021

Ratings

Daytime Soap Opera Total Viewers (in millions) Women 25-54 Women 18-49 Young and The Restless 3.638 0.65 0.40 Bold and The Beautiful 2.982 0.55 0.32 General Hospital 2.180 0.48 0.29 Days of Our Lives 1.583 0.36 0.25 Raw data courtesy of Soap Opera Network. Young and The Restless Young and The Restless continued its (practically)…
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A Surprising Plot Twist: Daytime soaps have audiences that rival (and often beat) primetime on network television

October 28, 2021

Ratings

Ever wonder how well the four daytime dramas would fare compared to the shows of primetime?
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Daily Ratings Breakdown: Every Episode, Every Soap Week 10/15/2021

October 22, 2021

Ratings

Daily Breakdown of the Latest Soap Opera Ratings Week Of 10/15/2021
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/8/21 Daily Breakdown

October 19, 2021

Ratings

Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/8/21 Daily Breakdown. How every episode of General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Bold and The Beautiful, and Young and The Restless performed in the ratings
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Latest Soap opera Ratings: Week of 10/15

October 19, 2021

Ratings

LATEST RATINGS FOR THE SOAPS #DAYSOFOURLIVES #GENERALHOSPITAL #BOLDANDTHEBEAUTIFUL #YOUNGANDTHERESTLESS
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/8/21 Daily Breakdown

October 17, 2021

Ratings

Week #3 of the 2021-22 Season Women 18-49 This Week Last Week %LW Last Year %LY Season To Date Young and The Restless 0.41 0.42 -2% 0.39 5% 0.40 Bold and The Beautiful 0.35 0.38 -8% 0.37 -5% 0.37 General Hospital 0.31 0.38 -18% 0.37 -16% 0.37 Days of Our Lives 0.23 0.28 -18% 0.34…
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Latest Soap Ratings: Every Episode, Every Soap Ranked : 10/1/2021

October 11, 2021

Ratings

Every Episode, Every Soap Ranked: 10/1/2021 Women 25-54: Daily Breakdown Monday 9/27/21 General Hospital and Young and The restless started off the week tied for first in the demographic with a .61. Bold and The Beautiful was 3rd with a .56 and Days of Our Lives ranked last today- and every other day this week…
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Exclusive Interview With General Hospital’s Joyce Guy

October 10, 2021

Interview

An interview with General Hospital’s Joyce Guy, the actress who plays Phyllis Caulfield. #GH #generalhospital
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LATEST SOAP RATINGS: 10/1/2021

October 6, 2021

Ratings

latest soap opera ratings: 10/2/2021 DAYS GH Y&R and B&B
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Soap Opera Ratings Special Report: GH, DAYS, B&B and Y&R First Week of Season Ratings from 2011 through 2021

October 6, 2021

Soap Opera Ratings Special Report: GH, DAYS, B&B and Y&R First Week of Season Ratings from 2011 through 2021 Just two weeks ago, the 2021-22 season officially began. Here’s a look at the premiere week numbers for each of the four soap operas over the last 11 seasons.
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Latest Soap Ratings: Every Episode, Every Soap Ranked : 9/24/21

October 1, 2021

Ratings

Every Episode, Every Soap Ranked: 9/24/21 Women 18-49: One Low Rated Episode Can Ruin A Soap’s Entire Week GH had a stellar week in the Women 18-49 demographic… except for Friday’s episode. The ABC soap opera averaged a .35 rating, just behind B&B’s second place .36- and that’s only because of rounding. GH actually pulled…
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 9/24/21

September 29, 2021

Three out of the four soaps increased in total viewers from last year’s premiere week. Only one of them managed to grow in every category. Even though it’s been just one week, it’s worth noting that compared to the just-completed 2020-2021 season, all four soaps increased in total viewers season to date. GH built on…
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/8/21

September 28, 2021

Ratings

Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 10/8/21
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Season Averages For The Last Seven Years

September 24, 2021

Total Viewers For Each Season Since 2014-2015 Season Young & The Restless +/- Bold & The Beautiful +/- General Hospital +/- Days of Our Lives +/- 2014-15 4,830,000 🧐 3,720,000 🧐 2,860,000 🧐 2,400,000 🧐 2015-16 4,798,000 0% 3,697,000 0% 2,772,000 -3% 2,381,000 0% 2016-17 4,458,000 -7% 3,598,000 –3% 2,554,000 -8% 2,166,000 -9% 2017-18 4,314,000…
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Rude Recap for General Hospital 9/21/2021 : No-Friend Nina’s Never Ending Story of Nixon Falls

September 22, 2021

General Hospital (RUDE)Recap 9/21/2021 : No-Friend Nina’s Never Ending Story of Nixon Falls/ How to Throw A Wedding On a Budget KABOOOOMMMM! And we are off with a bang. Well, sort of. Brooklyn and Chase Chase, that stud of a shell of a man that he is, shows up to the Q mansion with a…
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings Week of September 17, 2021: Wedding Bliss For GH’s Ratings, Demo Miss for CBS

September 21, 2021

Final Week of 2020-2021 Televison Season Averages Included! This week marks the final week of the traditional television season which was any but traditional for the broadcast television Networks. All four soap operas were impacted by various factors coming into the season. Days of our Lives was the only soap to air new episodes through…
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General Hospital: Wild Spec & Rude Recap 🥂💍🧨💣 Edition 9/20/2021

September 20, 2021

🥂💍🧨💣🥂💍🧨💣🥂💍🧨💣🥂💍🧨💣 It only took the longest two weeks of my lifeget to this ceremony but we finally made it through 12 hours in Port Charles time to get through this wedding. And what a payoff. That was the single best non-outdoor, wedding ceremony on a budget for two adults over the age of 50, I’ve…
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The Mood of Soap Twitter in One Photo 9/20/2021

September 20, 2021

The Mood of Soap Twitter This Week In One Photo
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General Hospital Recap for September 17, 2021: #JarlyWedding

September 18, 2021

A hilarious look at one hell of a wedding on General hospital.
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Latest Ratings Week of September 10: Pre-Wedding Jitters? GH loses 169,000 Viewers From Last Week, Below 2 Million Viewers for the first time since October

September 16, 2021

Pre-Wedding Jitters? GH loses 169,000 Viewers From Last Week, Below 2 Million Viewers for the first time since October General Hospital has had everybody talking this week. That’s something, right? As I type this, Carly and Jason’s wedding is still ongoing- and no, Carly does not know Sonny’s alive yet. Many of you may not…
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Wild Speculation: 9/16/2021

September 16, 2021

So please take this for what it is. Wild Speculation Carly’s pulled off a paternity cheme in 1997… Back in 1996 to 1997, Carly had a friend who was named Lorraine Miller. Lorraine was a nurse at Mercy Hospital who was kind of like Carly in the sense that she had no morals, but unlike…
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‘General Hospital’ Deserves Some Spin-Off Love

September 14, 2021

News

After Days: Beyond Salem, the five-part limited-series unique event spin-off from Days of Our Lives premiered in the fall, all I could think about was potential spin-offs for ABC’s General Hospital. Around that time, I brainstormed some ideas with the hopes that somebody at at Disney might get inspired to make it a reality. A…
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Wild Speculation… These Are CRAZY

September 13, 2021

I don’t usually do this but here are some bonkers theories I have on the following: Carly and Jason/Nina and Sonny/Jax…and Britt Carly Loses it When Sonny Rejects His Old Life… So spoilers are suggesting that Mike will not want to be Sonny ever again. He’ll return to Port Charles, probably want to have a…
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Demon ‘DAYS’: NBC Soap Revisiting Marlena’s Demonic Possession

September 13, 2021

Looks like all hell is about to break loose on ’Days of our Lives’. What a time to be a soap fan. Just a week after the limited series dropped on NBC’s premium streaming service, Peacock, some more good news has emerged. NBC has already given DAYS fans a lot to be thankful for. After…
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GH Spinoff Idea #6: The Port Charles Guide with Lucy Coe

September 13, 2021

Based on book ‘The Travelers Guide To Port Charles: When To Go, Where To Live, Who to Love, Who To Never Ever Cross, In America’s Most Dramatic City’ By Lucy Coe. The Guide To Port Charles with Lucy Coe Weekly half-hour mockumentary series. Starring Lynn Herring as Lucy Coe The series takes viewers on an…
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GH Spinoff Idea #5: W.S.B

September 12, 2021

W.S.B. 13 one-hour episodes on Hulu/Disney Plus Spinoff Idea #5: W.S.B Starring: Caitlin Reilly as Annie Donely Anthony Montgomery as Andre Maddox Jack Wagner as Frisco Jones (voice of) Sharon Wyatt as Tiffany Donely Finola Hughes as Anna Devane/Alex Marrick Tristian Rogers as Robert Scorpio Emma Samms as Holly Sutton Charles Shaughnessy as Victor Cassidine…
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GH Spinoff Idea #4: PCPD: Making The Case

September 10, 2021

PCPD: Making The Case Starring:John J. York as Mac ScorpioPaulina Begembe as Valerie SpencerReal Andrews as Marcus TaggertHaley Pullos as Mollie DavisCarolyn Hennessy as Diane MillerKin Shriner as Scott BaldwinKent Masters as Dr. Lainey WintersMarisa Ramirez as Gia CampbellMichael E Knight as Martin Gray 13 Hour Long Episodes on Hulu/Disney Plus Think of it as…
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GH Spinoff Idea #3: Port Charles: Books of Caleb

September 10, 2021

Port Charles: Books of Caleb Starring: Michael Easton as Caleb Morley/Silas Clay/ Michae Clay And any and every ABC Daytime soap star playing whoever you can imagine. Premise: Deep beneath General Hospital lies a horrifying secret that bends time and space. A world where the stuff of nightmares is reality, a place where what we…
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Carly and Jason… Unholy Union?

September 10, 2021

I personally think the whole Jarly thing is cute, in a warped way. I know some fans think it’s an unholy union. But for those who needed this here you go: Leave a comment below.
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: Week of 9/3/2021

September 9, 2021

Overall Audience Overshadows Demographic Drops For Now How did it perform the first week of September? Pretty damn good. The soap added 115,000 viewers, up 3 percent from the 3.502 million viewers last week. Y&R hit a season-high with 3.617 million viewers- and you know that one week that each soap aired only one episode…
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GH Spin-Off Idea #2: Port Charles Invader

September 6, 2021

General Hospital spin-off idea centered on Jackie (Kim Delaney) and Kristina (Lexi Ainsworth).
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Spin-(off) Cycle: GH Spin-Off Idea #1: GH Nurse’s Station

September 6, 2021

Thanks to Days: Beyond Salem, the five-part limited-series unique event spin-off from Days of Our Lives debuting this week, all I can think about are potential spin-offs of General Hospital. I know the likelihood that any of these will become a reality, but who knows, maybe somebody at ABC/DISNEY/HULU will get inspired. Soap operas are…
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‘Bold’ and Booming in Ratings

September 1, 2021

CBS continued to have reason to celebrate as Bold, and the Beautiful continued to improve its season averages while surging versus last year. This past week, 3.047 million viewers tuned into B&B, giving the half-hour soap its second-best performance of the season after the week ending 8/6 (not counting the 3.622 million viewers who tuned…
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#NBC Looks ‘Beyond’ Same-Day Ratings for DAYS

September 1, 2021

The fans of Days of our Lives, long accustomed to fearing low ratings, with the belief it will lead to imminent cancellation, now find themselves at ease. NBC’s little soap opera that could (have a lead character become possessed by the devil and thrive post-OJ trial) has been on one of the wildest ratings rides…
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Y&R Gaining Steam, Number 1 in All Categories

September 1, 2021

Young and the Restless led all four soaps once again in total viewers, women 18-49 and women 25-54. Y&R managed to pull in 3.502 million viewers, up 60,000 viewers from the previous week. This week was the second most watched for Y&R this season just behind the 3.523 million who tuned in for the week…
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GH Ratings: Demos May Need ICU… Maybe Not?

September 1, 2021

Fans Not Happy About Peter’s Return Is there an emergency brewing on General Hospital? There is a lot to be said for ABC’s one soap opera. None of its peers are offering the twists and turns that GH does nor have they been able to keep up the pace. America’s longest running drama is able…
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Latest Soap Opera Ratings: August 27

September 1, 2021

CBS Soaps Looking Young and Bold. Is There a Crisis Brewing at GH? Steady DAYS Before ‘Salem” As the four remaining soap operas close out the 2020-2021 season, the CBS soaps continue to see positive trends across all categories. Meanwhile, General Hospital and Days of our Lives are facing demographic drops as same-day linear viewing…
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What Are The “Ratings”?

August 28, 2021

The ratings measure… What? How? Why? What are the “ratings”? How do they work? You probably have wondered how television networks make money. If you haven’t, it is perhaps because you already are familiar with what keeps all forms of entertainment from truly being awesome: advertising. Those frustrating commercials that interrupt General Hospital and any…
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