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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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!