Good for DOOL! I was thinking about some people feeling that the multiple personality story was just Ron doing the Vicki/Nicki…Jess/Tess OLTL and Connie/Kate GH stories…but Abigail didn’t just split into a different person; she took on the identity of her friend. Very different than having multiple personalities of yourself…each “fighting” to gain control and leading different lives. Abby as Gabby is an interesting twist to his other incarnations.

As for GH? I think it’s been great. Not sure when these numbers are calculated but if they’re after Genie Francis was “demoted” that probably accounts for the huge drop in ratings. I like Genie and I like Laura…not enough to stop watching and not enough to want the show to take such a hit that it’s canceled. If there is a correlation the powers-that-be have a choice to make: if they WANT the show to continue they’ll bring her back; if they want it to fail this might just be the out they needed to justify cancellation.

WHOA !!!!!
DAYS is now only +156,000 viewers away from third place General Hospital (2,529,000 to 2,529,000,,,,

RC will bring it home!!!
GH made a huge mistake letting Ron go and by doing so that created a biggly uuuuggge competition.

Ron Carlivati is up +320,000 in viewers from last year at this time.

( GH has lost more than gained )

If RC keeps rollin on Days will be atop GH sooner than latter

(( Day’s has Bad guys, real Bad Guys for excitement and thrills))
(( seems; many don’t want to watch GH a dull boring soap of Saints ))

GH needs to go back to it’s core , it’s cornerstone, the crime families and the good/bad guys along with exciting love stories and the couples and their life and death adventures ..

GH was never a Traditional soap, it was never as the other soap it was stand alone unique.. until 2013. GH rocked, since 2013 GH has lost it’s being …

DOOL has me enthralled…yet, I am still on the fence about Abbi as Gabi….makes no sense.
Is her mental disease so far gone for her to adopt Gabi’s persona? So very different from before….then again, Abby Devereaux is Laura’s granddaughter.
I await where this story leads with anticipation….

Bull. Days is still in last place and the viewer gain are Tyler Christopher’s fans from GH. Carlivati’s story wouldn’t lead a thirsty horse to water.

DAYS is definitely benefiting from Ron’s love of the genre and his varied storytelling that is giving all the cast — including vets — airtime. The Abby/Gabby plot has a lot of potential and each episode advances story and leaves me wanting more. This is definitely the show to beat right now and I’m glad to see the ratings reflecting that.

B&B never holds my interest for long because of its repetitive brand of storytelling, plus any story that involves Liam, Wyatt, or Steffy as romantic leads has me changing the channel — I just don’t get the appeal of that trio. And whatever happend to those teens who had the twenty minute “Don’t text and drive” story last summer?

GH continues to be a Sonny-centric mess with liberal doses of daytime’s most boring triangle Jason/Sam/Drew. Out of five hours this week, I would venture to say I fast-forwarded through at least four hours of it simply because it featured Sonny, Carly, Sam, Jason, or Drew. Maura West and Michelle Stafford are the only reasons I even watch at this point.

Y&R is a complete disappointment. Mal Young has been head writer for almost six months and there doesn’t seem to be any long term story in place — actually I can’t think of anything resembling a story on the show right now, just lots of random scenes that don’t add up to anything worth investing my time in. The Chelsea exit was so out of left field and completely plot driven and after Friday’s episode I still don’t understand why Chelsea did anything she did (except that plot required her to do it because Melissa Claire Egan is leaving). A major problem with the show is its rushed pace with a lot things happening off camera that people talk about (Hilary’s insemination; Nikki’s affair with Arturo; Rainbow Gardens; Devon’s romance with Simone) and a general lack of direction for the characters. And as I asked in a previous post — if there is no story in place what is the show rushing to get to?

So B&B’s 88th wedding for Bridge wasn’t Must See TV? And the return of the Hope/Liam/Steffy triangle Part 7 isn’t riveting for fans? I wish that B&B would take some risks, real risks, with story and try to improve the show. I’m a fan of Ingo Rademacher, but he’s floundering right now, unable to get traction, without a potential love interest, and with no real purpose. B&B is in bad, bad shape.

Good for Days, and I’m hopeful GH will improve. Maybe after Y&R stops focusing on Chelsea and her exit, it can go back to compelling storytelling.

DAYS is tops at storytelling right now. RC has it hitting on so many fronts. GH continues to be hit & miss. B&B is one broken record. It is a recycling of stories & triangles. Y&R is simply awful. The Chelsea exit is insultingly poorly written, with the Jack/Ashley conflict ridiculous. The rest is a long boring slog. CBS needs to dump Mal Young. He’s terrible.

i’m gobsmacked… LOL…by being 1 fan rejoicing

this is not a stab in the dark

Ron Carlivati has given me DAYS

I just do NOT like Ron Carlivati nor his constant need to repeat DID stories . Same as what he did on every program he worked on. enough already of rehash Ron. Tyler Christopher is so dull on Days its like watching a man sleepwalking. Taking off his shirt does not make u p for the fact that he is a boring actor.

Days is the only soap i watch everyday….i will go back to GH full time once Genie is back full time…Y&R-the actors save this show….not into B&B…but if something ever interest me i will tune in!!!

I might be in a minority here, but although Days is vastly better than it was I don’t find it as good as some are saying. I am from the school that daytime drama bread and butter was and should be romance and I am finding not just Days, but all the soaps on air right now solely lacking in that department. There isn’t one couple anywhere that I am invested in–even the super couples of old have lost their magic– perhaps I am getting too old that I am missing what passes for romance nowadays, but I find without solid romance, soaps are just prime time wannabes.

Love , love , love what Ron Carlivati has been doing both to and for “DAYS OF OUR LIVES”. The drama is riveting, has been helping to keep me at the very edge of my seat, if you know what I mean.

Days of Our Lives has gone from my #4 soap to my #2 soap, and that’s due to the creative team of Ron Carlivati, Sheri Anderson and Ryan Quan. Yes, I was skeptical of Carlivati becoming head writer of the soap following his miserable reign at General Hospital and the fact I hated One Life to Live under his regime (in comparing to clips I watched on YouTube, though, I still don’t like that soap), but some time away from daytime has clearly brought some creativity back to him.

Yes, he may be repeating [some] storylines, but I definitely between having the duo of Anderson and Quan to reign him in is helping him out tremendously. I can only hope that this momentum is kept up, and that we can continue to see the ratings rise and sustain themselves, because I do believe NBC might have more faith in renewing the soap again with these ratings in comparison to what we’ve been used to seeing.

However, The Young and the Restless continues to be my #1. They are on fire and are giving me genuine entertainment for a soap opera. So, my order is:

1: Y&R
2: DAYS
3: GH
4: B&B

I usually defer to su0000 on ratings matters, but for your eye-rolling pleasure are a few visuals to give you a sense of how things are going six weeks into 2018, courtesy of Soap Opera Network. Days is definitely enjoying a renaissance under Carlivati and the momentum is clearly with them. What does this all mean? Who knows, just keep supporting your shows! And to GH, although much improved, Carlivati is eating your lunch and nipping at your heels, so pick up the pace! 2018 Total Viewers for Week Ending: | 5-Jan | 12-Jan | 19-Jan | 26-Jan | 2-Feb | 9-Feb | YTD Avg Y&R | 4,823,000 | 4,810,000 | 4,840,000 | 4,470,000 | 4,374,000 | 4,448,000 | 4,627,500 B&B | 3,943,000 | 3,935,000 | 3,912,000 | 3,664,000 | 3,591,000 | 3,617,000 | 3,777,000 GH | 2,889,000 | 2,815,000 | 2,732,000 | 2,726,000 | 2,748,000 | 2,685,000 | 2,765,833 DAYS | 2,467,000 | 2,479,000 | 2,531,000 | 2,412,000 | 2,412,000 | 2,529,000 | 2,471,667 14,122,000 | 14,039,000 | 14,015,000 | 13,272,000 | 13,125,000 | 13,279,000 | 13,642,000 2018 Total Viewers Incr/(Decr) Vs. Prior Week Ending: | 5-Jan | 12-Jan | 19-Jan | 26-Jan | 2-Feb | 9-Feb | YTD Avg DAYS | -29,000 | 12,000 | 52,000 | -119,000 | 0 | 117,000 | 5,500 GH | 136,000 | -74,000 | -83,000 | -6,000 | 22,000 | -63,000 | -11,333 B&B | 172,000 | -8,000 | -23,000 | -248,000 | -73,000 | 26,000 | -25,667 Y&R | 23,000 | -13,000 | 30,000 | -370,000 | -96,000 | 74,000 | -58,667 | 302,000 | -83,000 | -24,000 | -743,000 | -147,000 | 154,000 | -90,167 2018 Total Viewers Incr/(Decr) Vs. Prior Year: | 5-Jan | 12-Jan | 19-Jan | 26-Jan | 2-Feb | 9-Feb | YTD Avg DAYS | 76,000 | 127,000 | 238,000 | 152,000 | 163,000 | 320,000 | 179,333 GH | 71,000 | 162,000 | -32,000 | 90,000 | 29,000 | 48,000 | 61,333 B&B | -147,000 | 144,000 | 44,000 | -170,000 | -99,000 | -55,000 | -47,167 Y&R | -161,000 | 123,000 | 177,000 | -297,000 | -210,000 | -96,000 | -77,333 | -161,000 | 556,000 | 427,000 | -225,000 | -117,000 | 217,000 | 116,167

Y&R must just have so many more loyal fans? I dont see how this load of crap is STILL #1? Dina and Victor are the only good thing about the show and they are in their twilight years. I like Sharon and Mariah, thats it! Devon is so bad, Hillary has screwed over everyone on the show but somehow will survive. I know, Victor has and still does but he does it to protect his family. Who is Hillary doing it for? HER! Jill is AWOL and Jason Thompson still does nothing for me. And last but not least, Gina as Phyllis is HORRIBLE! She is so mean. That smirk of hers! Who would want to get anywhere near her? And why does she have such anger towards Chelsea? What freakin business is it of hers? I am fine with Chelsea leaving town but I had only wished she would have hit Phyllis with her car on the way out! The show is horrible and mark my words, they will hire back Michael Muhney as the shows night in shinning armor! Thats great but they better have decent writers and a competent EP in place!

Days,should be #2. I don’t watch Y&R right now,but I just don’t see them ever losing 1 spot. Viewers habits. Days has good stories and good characters. Much for young and older.

Those watching soaps have routines. Days is good enough for me to take break during the day. I did that for Guiding Light to see what Reva was up to.

See writers from GL there.