I wonder if pre-emptying GH on March 11 for Nancy Reagan’s funeral affected the lower week’s ratings for GH…it had one less day?

GH is in big trouble and struggling..
Jean & Shelly are not the correct writers for GH ..
GH’s trademark is high drama, intense drama, suspenseful mysteries..
And I being one of GH’s most enthusiastic fans, well I no longer enjoy GH..

It is not just me… I work with many GH fans, some even men..
We see each other in break etc and of course we always mention our GH, and only one, just one likes this horribly dull stale GH..

GH has always been out of the tradition soap box..
GH was unique because it was not as the other soaps..
It was a huge mistake to kill the soul of GH and trash it down to below average everyday soap as the others..

GH needs to be GH, once again ..

The uneventful couples having long conversation that go nowhere, the lackluster love in the afternoon has been a fail and very lame.
There has not been one great notable story of intense intrigue in 6 months, not one.

(( I need to write Guza and beg him to un-retire and save GH, give GH it’s soul back and once a month put me on the edge from wondering whodunit or who’s going to be the next one thrown into pile of drama and the adventure of finding the way out , in one piece.

General Hospital

GH is really boring, so I get it. They bring Dr. SexyPecs on board, but only show him sporadically. When will TIIC get that no one cares about Spermy, his b*** and his spawn?

Days too gloomy=John’s father a snooze…he reminds me of an old nestuke figurine i once owned-lol-the writers didnt have to make him evil…Marlena and the baby kidnapped…John and Paul kidnapped…too much murder and kidnapping…Ciara drunk-they could use that scene in acting school for bad acting…Summer story doesnt work for me-Maggie already has two daughters they could had written for…Days has some good moments but not enough…GH has too many bad characters running free and that Lomax/Olivia storyline is horrible-poorly written-still too much mob…best part is more focus on the hospital…both of these soap ok but if i miss an episode i really havent missed a thing….Y&R stays focused on its two core families-the Newmans and Abbots and has been that way for over 30 years-thats why it remains number one plus not so much gloominess, not any mob, and keeps its vets front and center!

The rating system needs an overhaul b/c I follow a lot of soap chats and GH was rocking it with Sonny n Carly

IMO, Y&R is good soap right now. B&B should take a hint that this triangle storyline with Baby Forrester is the kind of soapy conflict that could generate story for alot of characters and shake things up. Seeing happy families where nothing happens except for more smiles and kisses and handshakes is dull. Let the secret of the baby’s parentage come out and create arguments, passion, anger, and changes. There needs to be more rivalries, more risk, more fear, more challenges. Even if B&B ultimately decides that Ridge will be the father, the fact that he’s keeping the possibility that Thomas is the dad should cause alot of ripples, and if Caroline could break with Ridge and say that Thomas should know that he could be the father, it would be alot more interesting than the smilefest we have going on now.

As for Days, the current crop of stories are terrible. I never wanted to see Maggie have yet another surprise child, and Summer is a drip so far. The fact that Days ignores the children whom we know actually exist, like Sarah and Melissa, offends me. Then we have the silliness of John needing to find his father, and while Tobin Bell is a good actor and seems to be a nice guy (from Twitter), his casting is not the biggest “get” I could think of. Ciara’s rape was unnecessary. She’s dealing with losing loved ones, including her dad, her step-father was a killer, and her mom is keeping secret that she killed a man in cold blood, and Ciara knows something is up with her mom. Her cousin Joey just killed someone, while her uncle has been arrested for the crime. Why add sexual assault to the mix? It’s too much, and alot of it isn’t remotely believable.

not surprised about DAYS low numbers. the show is too dark

With GH it seems that TPTB hint about great storylines, even show small teasers that make you really want to watch the show. You tune in and it just falls flat. We continue to bring back the veteran actors like Michael Easton and Wally Kurth because they know that fans will tune in for their favorites. Yet we also keep casting for new people. New people who aren’t even really on enough to gain a good fan following. I know many will say that if you don’t like the show stop watching, but I think it is really hard to give up on a show after you have been watching it for so long. I really hope that TPTB see these trends and try to really look at these things seriously. I really don’t think we need another “CHEW” type story brought back. It will be interesting to see what Michael Easton does for ratings over time. I am not talking about just his premiere week. I think they need to gain viewers and keep them if they want to feel like something is going right.

In the last few years with all the casting we have seen little of really great acting and more of models who want to be actors . Models who can’t find the truth or emotion in their character if it bit them in the ass. In 2014 they cast Robb Derringer who is a really great actor, but with the whole recast bullshit they basically killed any chance Sloane would of ever had in PC. I still find it funny that he has more history now on PC, than he did when he was alive. Anthony Montgomery is also a really great actor, who doesn’t get a lot of air time, but also has a lot of acting experience. Lastly Matt Cohen is a really great actor, but again he has lots of acting experience and took this role so that he could go home to his family everyday. See the trend here. I think even if the storylines sucked we would be happy to tune in for some really great acting. Lately some of these characters just seem like filler.

Correction ” before having a seizure”

GH has no romance or adventure. That was its claim to fame. Now its claim to fame is mob, mob and more mob. Right now the only thing that I can think of that would make me watch again is Robert Scorpio. As for DAYS, it’s doing better in the romance department, they had a nice wedding for Chad&Abby .. I was pleasantly surprised, because I thought for sure Ben would ruin it all! DAYS is making use of its vets and giving them storylines. Bored with Summer, though.

The rise in viewers for “Y & R” was quite meager (66K) but still manages to be the only soap down compared to last year. It’s about time, but viewers are slowly catching on to HW Chuck Pratt’s lame, plot-driven stories and the demos speak for themselves.

It’s not going to get any better until a change is made….

Watching General Hospital, my sentimental favorite, is like watching a ferris wheel when it gets stuck and the people on it are left dangling but going nowhere. It pains me to see great actors like Michelle Stafford and Billy Miller trapped in silly or boring roles with no compelling story. The sublime actresses in the breastfeeding story had their characters written as irrational airheads – hardly a fitting backdrop to a serious women’s issue. The magazine story is as inane as it is pointless. I was embarrassed to be watching this. GH has the best cast in daytime. It’s sometimes painful watching them try to make something out of terrible material. The writing is awful, especially the dialogue. I continue to watch out of loyalty and habit but I am not enjoying it very much. Long live GH!

G.H. HAS WAY TOO MANY NEW CHARACTERS.TIME TO GET RID OF VALERIE,AVA,JULIAN,NINA,ALSO JASON.HE WAS GREAT ON Y&R,SO BORING ON G.H.Y&R HAS ALMOST 2 MILLION MORE VIEWERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY ACTOR THAT HAVE BEN ON THE SHOW FOR YEARS.THEY KEEP THEM FRONT AND CENTER.G.H. NEEDS TO BRING BACK CHARACTERS THAT HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH THE SHOW.

I started back watching GH about 3 months ago (after a 4-month hiatus due to total boredom for much longer than that), but now I find myself FF’ing through the show. I like the recent action for the Quartermaines (Tracy, Monica, Dillon, and Jason in the crypt—also looking forward to Ned’s return) and the reading of Helena Cassadine’s will.

Since when did soaps become about happily ever after. Why are the younger characters getting married and having babies. Why are characters not mad at the person who did something bad to them, Instead they are patting them on the head and telling what a great person they are.

So GH is down from last week and up from last year. Ah, whatever, I cannot wait to see GH’s numbers starting on March 21st when ME returns. Everyone is foaming at the mouth over Silas 2.0 so lets see if he has drawing power!

I have been watching the last four soaps for a number of years and I cannot recall a time when all four were this dismal at the same time. Usually one soap is in the zone, but right now all of them are at best mediocre and at worse just plain bad. I love soaps, I really do, but the quality of stories on all four right now is enough to force even me, a rabid fan that would watch paint dry if were on a good soap, to admit defeat and say daytime drama should be cancel if none of the four can even make an attempt on putting on a decent show.

The only bright spot for me last week was when Quinn pushed Deacon over the cliff– didn’t see that coming, the twist being that was her plan all along when I was convinced she was going to kill Liam. But those bright spots have been few and far between of late– and it really saddens me to say all four deserve the numbers they are getting.

And Days should continue to fall. The show is an absolute trainwreck. Characters go missing for weeks, if not forever a la Eve. Roman who is supposed to be the police comish is now covering up 2 murders committed by his relatives. The teen set continues to struggle with acting in basic scenes let alone the high drama stuff that has been sent their way. And in what reality did Maggie have 35 yo Summer when she was 17? That would make Maggie 52!! I think Days needs a new EP with a last name that isn’t Corday.

I love Ava and am tired or Sonny but swear there is chemistry there and would love to see that played out. I waited forever to hear Helena’s will and it was snoozefest city. I miss Ron Carlivati’s writing. When he went to Ryan’s bar in New York, and there was Delia- it was such a thrill beyond words to me. Things seemed to move at a faster pace, I don’t know but I find myself tuning in less often as opposed to every day I was excited to watch. I wish for a new soap and hope perhaps someone will figure a way to revive the genre.

I miss Ron’s writing; I still don’t he was fired. I agree that Days is awful ; maybe Ron will go there. I didn’t expect what happened to Deacon either; that was a surprise! Days ‘ teens are terrible; I kind of like Theo, thou. He seems to be playing his role better than the others. The producers should have left the younger kids. I agree about John and his father’s story; very dull. I already miss Stefano. where is Andre? I agree about Roman also. I consider him as an untrustworthy cop. Where are the writers who have new ideas? I know that someone can write ,the same as the ones who are writing Gotham, Super Girl, Empire, Blackish, Scandal, Get Away with Murder, Sleepy Hollow, Flash, etc. These shows are well written.

Y&R is and has been number one. Doesnt any of these shows examine why? I will save you the time. The Newmans and the Abbotts. Plain and simple. Mostly everything revolves around these two core families. We love or love to hate both of these families. Keep them strong in numbers and expose their weaknesses. Its that simple. GH was mentioned more than any other soap here. It has fans and fans express what they want. NONE of the writers will pacify us. We have asked for the Quartermaines back for years. ONE core family! No, they wont do it it! Why? I would sign Wally Kurth to a lifetime contract! Find him a sweet wife and make them the new staples of the family. We loved Edward and Lila but they have been gone for years. The other family, although they wouldnt be a rival family against the Q’s, is the Scorpios. Sign Tristan to a lifetime contract, we have Anna, recast Robin and bring back Emma and Jason Thompson. He is lost at Y&R. He is not a bust there because he is a good actor but he is out of place there. Billy Abbott should have been shelved until Billy Miller ever agreed to return. Thats another story and they are #1 so I dont need to roll over that now. GH has the Anna story, Kristina and Tracy stories. Its something positive but the rest of the show is rubbish and thats why they spend too much time swimming at the bottom of the ratings pool!

Out of curiosity I checked the ratings of some of the nighttime shows such as Belle mentioned….some of which I watch and like. I know it’s not “scientific” but let’s just say the average is around 4 Million. So is Y&R.

I also wonder if daytime soap writing pays as much as nighttime, isn’t seen as a career builder for aspiring, talented writers, and if industry-wise, soaps have been saddled with “soaps being a dying genre”…even though if you watch carefully, or not so carefully, nighttime drama has a lot of the same daytime drama elements?

Why do the soap daytime ratings have to be held to higher standards, especially since many people are working or doing other daytime things? Do they measure the evening replays that viewers watch because they are not at home?

Also, stats show that over 50’s control about 75% of income and make many new buying choices (and not just meds…Ugh)…yet they are not part of the preferred demo, and are in audience numbers which greatly contribute to keeping soaps on the air. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for interesting stories for all ages. It keeps us all current and well rounded. it’s just that there seems like a lot of disrespect for daytime, and those not in the preferred demos when it comes to ratings.

Wish the networks would would invest in more quality soap and daytime for NOW, along with an eye on the future.

I hope Days is seeing this and realizing that a MAJOR overhaul is needed. Most of the stories are bad, the teens are a mess and not in a good way. This whole John-Yo Ling storyline is so stupid and boring. I’m bored with Eddie as an assassin too. Winterthorne Academy needs to be relegated to the past.

We need new writers and some recasts (Ciara).

Give more story to Justin and Adrienne, Doug and Julie. Give us characters to care about. Give us more romance. Give us more light than dark! Give us our old Days back please.

I have taken advice from some fellow posters that if all I was going to do was complain about the good old days of soaps. Quit Watching!!! I have I read updates and just shake my head got use to it now I have more time for me and my family work etc. I do miss the way they use to write them but I think now they have just gotten lazy no fresh ideas just the same old same old. Also no doubt in my mind if Jeanne Cooper had not got ill and passed away JFP would have written her out.

Are ratings still determined by Nielson and based on the homes their monitors are in? I question the accuracy of this. I cut the cable cord a couple of years ago after spending a lot on it for years. I did love Soapnet. I never watched Ryan’s Hope from the start nor Knott’s Landing or Falcon Crest and they would run two episodes of each and I was hooked in totally. On Antenna tv I get like 20 channels and one network just runs old game shows– I would love to see another network run old soaps if possible-would anyone besides me watch? I still need to see last couple years of Knott’s.

Both of my shows, GH and DAYS, turning me off big time ! Days has become way too dark and dull. Likewise, GH has evolved into a snooze fest. Missing Ron Carlivati’s writing. Only thing I hoping for is romance between new BFFs Franco and Liz–two amazing talents who emit sparks. Roger is why I ever watched GH in the first place and am so furious at how he is given crumbs most of the time. Looking for a new coupling since the neglect of his relationship with Nina has managed to squelch their passion!
Bring back Carlivati!
Also, the SORASing to create story lines for too many untalented teens is a disappointment for me as a middle-aged viewer. Finally, my favorite actor Bryan R Dattilo (Lucas) has vanished along with his sweet romance with Adrienne (Judi Evans).

The answer to why GH is failing is simple – It’s terrible right now,Shelly and Jean need to go!

FINALLY! BB Ridge is going to get his just reward for all the people he has screwed over! Thanks to Brooke’s discussion with Rick I know he will figure out the Thomas is the father of Douglas not Ridge! He will probably blackmail him into giving up the CEO position for silence! Ha Ha Ha! But I can’t wait for Thomas to demand shared custody of Douglas thanks to Rick!

I will never forgive Ridge for the way he abused Brooke, Taylor etc! So despite the fact that the Liam storyline drove/drives me to turn off the TV, I’m watching again to see Ridge get his just reward! I still miss Ron Moss. He made jerk behavior more tolerable LOL! I also hate Sasha! She has been trashy from the beginning; and I hate the stereotype BB is showing with this character. Now, How weak is Zende? Really Sad! Nicole did some fabulous acting today–wow! Also, will Hope return to help find Liam and is Deacon really dead? Really good stories ahead! Must be the new director’s vision!

Finally! Liam has been found! Where the hell is Deacon! Looks like an annulment for Steffy and Wyatt! Nut house for Quinn! Come on B & B don’t drag it out any longer!