General Hospital Discussion Group -- GH Hits New Ratings Low

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Topic: GH Hits New Ratings Low

Topic Posted by: Glen
Date Posted: Thu Aug 7 16:18:45 2008
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Per SON, GH fell to a HH rating of 2.0/6 and 2.6 million viewers for the week of July 28-Aug. 1, its lowest ever (it had an 18-49 demo of 1.2). If this is what it takes for Frons, Guza and Phelps to get the message that this show in its current form is an abject disaster, then so be it. Let the Unholy Trinity see that many viewers are, to paraphrase the film "Network", "mad as hell and not going to take it anymore".

Posted by: Poley
Date posted: Thu Aug 7 19:00:56 2008
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I don't get it. AMC and OLTL all brought in new writers. Yet, GH continues to let Guza continue his "mob madness." It never ends. Obviously, looking at the ratings, the mob is no longer the ratings grabber it once was.

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AMC & OLTL still suck!! They are still shells of their former selves, for no good reason! ABC should be putting the efforts into GH, rather than doing these 'fun' projects like Night Shift. If ABC has the $$ to put into 'Night Shift', then they should have the $$ & time to put into GH to make it the best show possible. Obviously, that isn't the case. But it wasn't the case before Guza, during the Guza/Pratt yrs or before JFP. The same was true of the pre-Frons era. These problems/issues have existed for over 25 yrs, in one form or another, & never seen by the Suits as a priority. ALL their soaps have suffered. They could change writers, directors, producers, etc., but as long as the basics remain the same so will the problems. GH lost its voice yrs ago, along w/all the other soaps on the air. No matter who owns them, soaps have been on a downward spiral for a very long time & dumping the real brains behind the heyday of soaps was one of the biggest mistakes ever. eom

Rosebud, have you been watching OLTL?? It has made remarkable strides and improvement and is better than it has been in years. OLTL's new writer has brought it back from the brink and is getting cheers from fans. It has family, fun, love, vets with real stories, etc...the things fans love. GHFan

Posted by: Raena
Date posted: Thu Aug 7 16:25:34 2008
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Ratings are more important than Emmys right?

Well, if this is the case then they need to get rid of the people who are at the foundation of this mess and hire folks who know what time it is, so to speak.

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Emmys don't mean advertising $$. I've said this before, this isn't a new problem & it has existed since long before JFP, Frons or Guza were around. It will only continue unless ABC/Disney's REAL decision makers (the ones that those in the positions JFP & Frons hold need to keep happy) have a serious change of focus. eom