Ratings for the week November 17-21, 2008
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year) All Live+SD
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,080,000 (+204,000/-384,000)
2. B&B 3,571,000 (+90,000/-259,000)
3. GH 2,819,000 (-70,000/-491,000)
4. DAYS 2,698,000 (+28,000/+137,000)
5. OLTL 2,680,000 (-232,000/-149,000)
6. ATWT 2,655,000 (+120,000/-273,000)
7. AMC 2,590,000 (-93,000/-95,000)
8. GL 1,985,000 (+35,000/-588,000)
HH
1. Y&R 3.7/13 (+.1/-.3)
2. B&B 2.6/9 (+.1/-.2)
3. GH 2.2/7 (same/-.4)
4. OLTL 2.1/7 (-.1/-.2)
5. AMC 2.0/7 (-.1/-.1)
5. DAYS 2.0/7 (same/same)
5. ATWT 2.0/7 (+.1/-.2)
8. GL 1.5/5 (+.1/-.4)
Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,162,000 (+92,000/+17,000)
2. GH 909,000 (-84,000/-209,000)
3. OLTL 830,000 (-136,000/-90,000)
4. DAYS 820,000 (-11,000/-14,000)
5. B&B 814,000 (-5,000/-29,000)
6. AMC 758,000 (-101,000/-53,000)
7. ATWT 646,000 (-2,000/-88,000)
8. GL 505,000 (+14,000/-185,000)
Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.8/11 (+.2/+.1)
2. GH 1.4/8 (-.1/-.3)
3. OLTL 1.3/8 (-.2/-.1)
4. DAYS 1.2/8 (-.1/-.1)
4. B&B 1.2/8 (same/-.1)
6. AMC 1.1/7 (-.2/-.1)
7. ATWT 1.0/6 (same/-.1)
8. GL 0.8/5 (+.1/-.2)
Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. Y&R 54,000 (-4,000/same)
2. ATWT 44,000 (+7,000/+4,000)
3. OLTL 43,000 (+7,000/-9,000)
4. DAYS 41,000 (+10,000/-8,000)
4. AMC 41,000 (+9,000/+3,000)
6. GH 39,000 (+15,000/-14,000)
7. GL 34,000 (+16,000/-40,000)
7. B&B 34,000 (-10,000/-5,000)
Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 1.1/7 (+.2/+.3)
2. GH 1.0/6 (-.1/-.1)
2. DAYS 1.0/6 (-.1/-.1)
4. AMC 0.7/5 (-.2/-.1)
4. OLTL 0.7/5 (-.2/-.1)
4. B&B 0.7/5 (same/+.3)
7. ATWT 0.6/4 (same/+.1)
8. GL 0.5/3 (+.1/+.1)
Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,305,000 (+131,000/-89,000)
2. B&B 842,000 (+87,000/-43,000)
3. ATWT 590,000 (+71,000/-27,000)
4. DAYS 581,000 (-60,000/+34,000)
5. AMC 508,000 (-22,000/-74,000)
6. GL 482,000 (+24,000/-54,000)
7. GH 478,000 (-9,000/-169,000)
8. OLTL 465,000 (-70,000/-122,000)
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Day-To-Day Ratings – HH/Total Viewers
AMC
Monday: 2.1/2,667,000
Tuesday: 2.0/2,649,000
Wednesday: 2.0/2,542,000
Thursday: 2.0/2,560,000
Friday: 1.9/2,532,000
ATWT
Monday: 2.0/2,495,000
Tuesday: 2.0/2,576,000
Wednesday: 2.0/2,775,000
Thursday: 1.9/2,708,000
Friday: 1.9/2,721,000
B&B
Monday: 2.8/3,712,000
Tuesday: 2.6/3,320,000
Wednesday: 2.8/3,899,000
Thursday: 2.5/3,456,000
Friday: 2.5/3,469,000
DAYS
Monday: 2.2/2,987,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,608,000
Wednesday: 2.0/2,667,000
Thursday: 2.0/2,710,000
Friday: 1.9/2,517,000
GH
Monday: 2.2/2,760,000
Tuesday: 2.2/2,860,000
Wednesday: 2.1/2,777,000
Thursday: 2.1/2,683,000
Friday: 2.2/3,016,000
GL
Monday: 1.5/1,912,000
Tuesday: 1.4/1,964,000
Wednesday: 1.5/2,009,000
Thursday: 1.5/1,975,000
Friday: 1.5/2,064,000
OLTL
Monday: 2.1/2,713,000
Tuesday: 2.1/2,755,000
Wednesday: 2.0/2,610,000
Thursday: 2.0/2,619,000
Friday: 2.0/2,705,000
Y&R
Monday: 3.7/4,922,000
Tuesday: 3.8/4,977,000
Wednesday: 3.8/5,315,000
Thursday: 3.6/5,128,000
Friday: 3.6/5,060,000
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For the SEASON September 22, 2008 through November 23, 2008
HH
1. Y&R 3.6
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
Source: Soap Opera Network
Y&R = The Young & The Restless, B&B = The Bold and the Beautiful, GH = General Hospital, DAYS = Days of Our Lives, ATWT = As The World Turns, OLTL = One Life to Live, AMC = All My Children, GL = Guiding Light.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
AMC lost this 20 year viewer forever with it’s way too “in your face” story-line about gay-lovers, Bianca and Reece. It’s the reason I rounded up as many friends as I could and personally drove them to the polls to vote YES on Prop 8, to keep marriage between a man and a woman. I am NOT a mormon. Just an American fed up with political correctness and the rapid disintegration our country’s morals and culture.
JBJM: Did you vote to take away anyone else’s legal rights back on Election Day, or just gay people’s?
I’m hoping somebody can help me answer this. Considering these are programs aired during the day (during the Summer kids are home), feature heavy content not suitable for children. Why don’t we ever hear the PTC, ADA, AFA, and every other religious nut for the safety of kids raise a fuss about these shows? Boycotts. Protesters. Broadcast stations are all about ratings (add nausea). I already know that Procter & Gamble are so far up the these religious reich’s rectums. So, what makes these popular shows so different from the ballyhooing outcry of the Jesus-money loving clan members who attack evening shows? What do we get to see on soap operas? Infidelity, un-wed parents, birth control issues, betrayal, current gay story lines which (is an in thing now) would be a big no-no during prime time. These fanatics don’t pay attention to what’s on in the day time? What about extremely young children who don’t go to pre-school or daycare? What about their precious eyes and ears? Why the attack only on prime time? Advertisers heavily rely on capturing consumers. Especially, housewives and whatnot. Or is it only about making a buck and not watching out for the young impressionable ones?
Bill? Robert? Anybody? Can you explain?
Buzz off jbjm. The Bianca storyline has been going on for years and if you’re just figuring out that she’s gay now, I’m surprised that you manage to turn on a television. and the Bianca storyline is what made you vote yes on 8? How sad. So gullible.
To answer your question Tracy, it’s probably because few people bother to watch soaps anymore. The religious nutbags tend to go after shows that are “hot,” so to speak, and the soaps definitely are not.
Good news this week – no series lows! That’s the first in a long time.