You summed it up beautifully.

It’s not the HUGE loss as you Y&R haters make it to be. Last year around this time was the big Billy/Adam showdown and fallout over Delia’s death which drew big numbers. No surprise Y&R is down from that this year. And it’s still #1.

Abigail, I totally agree with you and thought the same thing. The nearly 1 million viewer loss in a year was the glaring fact in this article. Not sure why the headline trumpets, “B&B close to 4 million!!!” when the detailed facts show that it, and the other three soaps, have lost a significant number of viewers in the past year.

I have watched Y&R and B&B for decades and would hate to see them cancelled. That being said, it has felt like a chore watching them in the past decade (especially Y&R) as the writing, casting, and overall focus just isn’t interesting.

CBS has hired/fired several regimes of producers and writers in the past decade. Every one of them has tried to put their own “spin” on a show that, frankly, didn’t need “spinning” — Y&R was a well run machine; all anyone had to do was keep it going, NOT change it.

This upcoming “disaster” storyline is probably going to be just that — a disaster. Y&R was never known for these types of “stunt” events and doesn’t need them. It just needs well-written, character driven plots that focus on the KNOWN characters on the show.

Someone may bash me for my less than positive comments but these numbers tell the truth —- These shows are in trouble and whatever they are doing and have been doing for the past decade is NOT working. It isn’t attracting new viewers; it is driving off long-time viewers like myself.

ohh geez rose
the characters of GH and the families are very strong..
the Corinthos family , they are legend.. The two brothers and their father Sonny and mother Carly is very deep and character driven..
The Cassadine’s are a family of many layers and also strong no matter which they go, they bring history and mystery..
GH has many characters and families that are character heavy..
everyone on GH is strongly characterised and connected to strong families..
and GH holds tight to its’ past and brings back vets that we all love to see again even if for a short time, or by mention, it is fun..

GH is not about romance, it has entangled couples of love and lust they are intriguing and some have very endearing love, but not sappy campy goo goo..
GH couples are HOT, not in the traditional box..

The Q’s have been rebuilt as much as possible without digging up graves, all things come to an end.. Michael, Ned Tracy or holding the front and soon perhaps Jason Quartermaine will return.. Q’s are Q’s..

If you want sappy campy love stories then stop watching GH— GH is ”far out stuff” and damned good far out stuff! ..suspenseful, thrilling and always entertaining and it’s a fun soap and and GH is disease free, nobody is blind, bipolar, alcoholic, Ms or PTSD or recovering drug addict none are dying from cancer every 3 years or from old age.
and nobody is crying at a gave for over a decade, regularly .. 😉
note; GH is not a bleak, not a depressing soap..

LOL —- Y&R is by far the campiest soap..
it is total campy and comedians make fun of its’ love gone wrong stuff and countless skits done of the the sappy campy recycled love couples of Y&R is commonly done .. 🙂

and– ALL soaps have gimmicks they need them.. BB had a gimmick it was much like a travel brochure and DROOL even had a stabbing!
I believe Y&R is having a big ‘gimmick crash’.. but, it will never be done with the pazazz that GH could do it 😉
GH is not for everyone so don’t punish yourself by watching.
All is well and as it should be with GH 🙂 AWESOME STUFF !!!

Long live ALL the soaps, they are loved!!

I just want you to know your post made my day today I have been going thru a lot of personal tragedies and for the first time in weeks I actually laughed out loud. The comment about Michael’s cancer was priceless. Thank you I truly needed this today! 🙂