Newsworthy Item Just Released:
"It keeps getting worse. With weaker lead-in support, day four of new ABC daytime talker The Revolution dropped to a 1.3 rating/4 share in the metered markets. Comparably, that was a loss of 28 percent from the lead-in average, with erosion from year-ago occupant One Life to Live of an extensive 43 percent. Versus its already sluggish debut on Monday, The Revolution declined by 32 percent. Also alarming yesterday, meanwhile, was immediate growth of 38 percent for lead-out General Hospital (1.8/ 6). Word of advice to ABC: don't make the same mistake with General Hospital that you made with All My Children and One Life to Live."
"Keep in mind that total viewer tallies for The Revolution should be available by next Tuesday."
Here is the four-day overnight breakdown:
The Revolution (ABC)
January 2011 time period average: 2.3/ 6
Monday 1/16/12
Lead-in: 2.3/ 6
The Revolution: 1.9/ 5
Tuesday 1/17/12
Lead-in: 1.9/ 6
The Revolution: 1.5/ 5
Wednesday 1/18/12
Lead-in: 2.0/ 6
The Revolution: 1.5/ 5
Thursday 1/19/12
Lead-in: 1.8/ 6
The Revolution: 1.3/ 4
Comments
I’m so glad to see that the OLTL fans have found others things to do instead of wasting time on the substitute. Hopefully ABC will come to their senses and revive our beloved story, if it’s not already too late. If we all keep boycotting ABC and bombard with tweets, emails, facebook and other comments, anything is possible!!
My TV hasn’t been tuned to ABC since last Friday when the final episode of OLTL aired. The show ended, I flipped to CBS, and I haven’t gone back to ABC yet. Brian Williams works for the evening news and from what I hear this season’s Bachelor has the lowest viewer ratings yet. I really thought I’d miss GMA but I’m doing quite well switching between NBC and CBS morning shows. At one time ABC used to the sports network of choice but they’ve thrown that title away as well. If I want to watch food shows, I’ll tune into the Food Network. I’m deeply saddened OLTL is no longer part of my daily routine and on the flip side neither is ABC!
I would like to know how ABC finds Tim Gunn qualified to give what The Revolution calls “life changing advice” with only a BFA in sculpture. And how Ty ‘Gary’ Pennington has the credentials to do anything at all on this show with only a diploma (whatever that means) in art. We should expect better. OLTL won countless awards and Emmys. Even Dr. Phil has a Ph. D.
This was a very difficult week for me not tuning in to OLTL. I hope that some other network will be able to pick them up. I also miss AMC.
It’s simply a shame. I will still hope and keep fighting for OLTL to come back – anywhere! I will never watch these replacement shows. It makes no sense. With millions of fans willing to even pay a separate fee for the show to continue – how can some network or company not capitalize on such a loyal audience?
I wouldn’t mind paying for OLTL on one condition.. they need to replace the show with a new Executive producer and a new head writer if they want a good storyline, Frank Valentini and Ron carlivati completely “RUINED” the show with too many teens evolving around the show and accompanied with bad writing, so I rather be without OLTL, than to have it with these two dingalings who have totally screwed up this show! Thanks to the great Frank and Ron, GH, I wish you lots of luck!
I have been a devoted fan of AMC since I was a child. Unfortunately I only began watching OLTL when they had the baby switch 8 years ago, but have been devoted ever since. I have stopped watching everything on ABC since the end of AMC (except for OLTL). I even refuse my family to watch it. I am tired of devoting time to their channel without them caring for the fans. I believe their greed will get the best of them. I truly don’t understand why they would think people need to hear useless information from others who don’t have the credentials to give advise. I believe I can decorate, dress appropriately, and probably teach a thing or two to the supposed “experts”. Shame on ABC for underestimating the intelligence of their daytime viewers.
it’s good to read that the Revulsion’s ratings are down. lets all continue not to watch the spew or revulsion, maybe ABC will get the message that we do not want their CRAP, talk shows, we want AMC, & OLTL Back Pronto. i am keeping my TV off ABC during their time, only tune in to see GH, then its bye bye ABC…..
OLTL should be restored. Never will a food show etc. replace it. I have not watched any ABC shows since it has been taken off the air.I will watch GH ig it has OLTL characters on GH but only because those characters are like family. It would not be like I like General Hospital whose story lines are the pits.All my children and One Life To Live deserved better. Oh well ABC never was accused of having good judgement in shows except GMA which I will not watch anymore either.
ABC made a huge mistake and I hope their ratings continue to sink. I have a fantasy that they will wake up and realize their errant ways and revive AMC and OLTL. I know it’s a fantasy and if it were ever to be true, I would return happily to ABC. But, I know the truth and this won’t happen and I will let go of my 40 year relationship with OLTL. Best of luck to the actors of the show…they made it memorable to me.
AMC & OLTL have been my 41 and 43 year programs. I hope ABC wake up to their afternoon lose!
I still want to come home and watch my soaps that I always DVR’d, and then it sinks in that they’re gone. I hope all these STUPID cooking shows and other reality shows that took over our soaps all FLOP!!! ABC, if you didn’t have your heads up your _ _ _ _ _ our soaps would still be on. NBC & CBS, FX and all the other stations are now my tune ins. I hope all the soap fans all over the country are sticking to their guns and doing the same.
GREAT….what else can I say.
Now how do we get GH news letters????
I still can’t believe that One Life to Live is gone after all those years and to be replaced with Revolution! The fans fought for a long time to save the show but Its obvious that they wanted to save money then give there audiance what they really want to watch. Start thinking about the viewers and their demands and stop taking off respected shows such as OLTL and replacing them with boring pointless shows. Everywhere we go we are reminded to eat better excersie we got it we chose to eat what we want so during the day we don’t need to be reminded through all channels. Bring Back ONE LIFE TO LIVE!
As most AMC and OLTL fans are doing, I do not watch the chew or revolution. In addition, I do not watch any new ABC shows. I am sure they are going to lose a lot more shows than just the soaps……. People say to me :”oh you’re cutting off your nose to spite your face”, I say I don’t miss what I don’t see…… and what I don’t see gets no revenue from their sponsors. OH WELL….
Please don’t play that stupid show when my soaps are supposed to be on,I could care less if someone is overweight . Leave the soaps on PLEASE and stop interfering with SOAPS,You.ve already loss one hour a day of our attention.are you really gonna keep doing this???????????????????
The revolution against ABC/Disney actually started the day the cancellations were announced last April. ABC/D no longer wants AMC and OLTL. They need to release the rights, because there are people who do want them. I am a proud SWAN. I Stand With Agnes Nixon. Please join us!:) https://www.facebook.com/events/282750331782353/
It’s just going to get worse, if you are a one life to live fan and gh stop watching ABC. I only watch one 5 days a week when GH is on from 3:00 to 4:00 if they don’t bring back one life to live,they need to somehow put the two shows together.
What I have been doing with my spare time since my soaps were dumped — I am watching FOXnews, CNN or ESPN or listening to the radio. Our ABC affiliate brought Millionaire back and as much as I used to enjoy it, my wound is still fresh so I watch Ellen instead. Good-bye ABC who Alienated Best Customers!
@Micheline Sorry to say those two dingalings Frank and Ron were sent over to ruin what is left of GH… Counting down till the Ship of PC is sunk!
ABC dosen’t care how anyone feels as long as they make money. ABC dosen’t care that they put out an inferior product because they just want to get richer.ABC USED to care about quality. They have no pride…. Its happening all over. Its hard to find quality products. Now its happening with our viewing programs. People are tuning in to cheaply produced shows like The Bachelor, Big Brother, Toddlers and Tiaras….I don’t get it it. ABC where is the pride?You should be ashamed of the programs you are churning out. This time you really have gone so far down that you may not get back up.40+ years we watched AMC and OLTL and not a public announcement saying “Thank you for making us #1 in Daytime”? Or thanks for being a part of The ABC Family”? So ungrateful.
Whenever I find the ratings online I copy and past them into e-mails to Iger, Lee, and Dummer. Aft that, I copy the same ratings into letters to ABC’s sponsors and tell them that these poor ratings are the result of boycott. The ratings speak for themselves! The sponsors may not have believed soap viewers prior to OLTL ending on 1-13-12, but they will now. ABC needs revenue from their sponsors to survive.
so GLAD to hear of the low ratings for the 2 new crappy shows!! abc deserves this for being so stupid and cancelling our soaps!! how long will their sponsors continue taking the hit from their mistake? NO SOAPS, NO SUPPORTING THE SPONSORS!! way to go ABC!! what more can you and disney mess up?
The fans of OLTL are rolling in the isle’s saying “WE TOLD YOU SO ABC!”. We don’t need more reality. That is why we watched OLTL.
I don’t want to disrespect any of the people on the new shows, but ABC didn’t tell you what was really going on behind the scene’s.
I do miss OLTL, but I don’t need anything else to replace it.
HUGS to all!
THE WAY I SEE IT ABC/DISNEY WANTED TO SAVE MONEY BY TAKING AMC AND OLTL OFF-WELL THEY BETTER BE SAVEN IT BECAUSE FROM WHAT I SEE THE NETWORK IS IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE BECAUSE NO ONE IS WATCHEN THEM-THE CHEW AND REVOLUTION IS A NO WATCH PPL ARE SICK OF COOKING AND REALITY SHOWS. WE THE PPL LOVED OUR FEW HOURS OF NON-REALITY WE LOVED GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE PINE VALLEY AND LANDVIEW FAMILYS-SO NOW ABC/DISNEY AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN YOUR REALITY—MOUSE IN THE HOUSE AND ABC YOU CAN BET YOUR SWEET A– YOU ARE NOT IN MY HOUSE UNLESS YOU BRING OUR STORIES BACK-ITS NO ONES FAULT IF YOU GO UNDER -YOUR GREED AND STUPIDY DID IT
I am deeply disappointed that ABC cancelled our favorite TV shows I was sad in September when AMC went off but at least I still had OLTL but now we have been robbed of our daily fantasy’s watching the soaps gave me my “ME Time” As the rest of the fans I am not supporting ABC as well I hope they cancel both shows due to poor ratings….
ABC should get a clue… this total disregard for what women want is a costly mistake. In spite of everything on FB and the message boards, as usual, ABC didn’t get the message. Now I’m confused… OY!
Since OLTL has been removed from ABC my TV has remained turned off during daytime hours… ABC has underestimated the power or Women!
The revolution sucks…too much of this crap on tv ..people want an escape with a good show..not self help or decorating..theres enough of that on cable networks…keep primetime what is says primetime..not “my” time…give me a good story anytime..look at the success of Revenge and Once Upon A time…TOO MANY REALITY SHOWS!!!!!!! HATE THEM…I want DRAMA!!!!Not opinions!!!!
We need One Life To Live Back On The Air. I refuse to watch anything that you put in this time slot. Also All My Children needs back on the air. These were the only two shows that I liked to watch on day time TV. What were you thinking taking them off the air and leaving General Hospital on? I think you made a big mistake.
The cast and the fans of One Life to Live deserve better. And ABC deserves to lose the fans of OLTL as viewers of The Revolution. These horrible reality talk shows are trendy and awful and won’t stand the test of time. I’m sure ABC dosen’t care though. They’ll just find another crummy show to replace it. The powers that be have no respect for the loyal fans or the loyal talented cast of an institution like ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
I hope ABC goes down the “Tubes” for cancelling the soaps!! I hope somehow One Life to Live and All My Children are brought back to their fans. However, I hope if it does happen that it wouldn’t be on ABC because I wouldn’t want them to have the loyal fans tuning in and boosting the ratings on their network. I’d rather see them appear on another network or cable!!!
I catch my soaps at night on soapnet, I gotta say I miss AMC and now, well I can only look forward for my favorite OLTL characters heading to Port Charles. I do believe GH is about to bust out again as one of my all time favs.
Soooo tired of hearing how much money ABC saves by airing the Spew and the Revolution. Sorry, when no one watches, how can they be money generators? Sponsors will be hard to find. Just air the infamous fireplace video if you want to save money ABC. About as cheap as those 2 flops and a helluva alot more entertaining.
Oh, I have a feeling that ABC knows exactly how big they screwed up by canceling OLTL. They know they need to justify keeping GH by bumping up its ratings and how are they attempting to do that? By bringing on the exec producer, head writer, and several of the most popular actors from OLTL! And from what I’ve just read, MORE OLTL actors could be headed over to GH, with a possible John/Natalie/Liam reunion slated for May Sweeps period. Yeah, don’t tell ME ABC isn’t aware of what a mess they’ve made. Btw, ABC, just to remind you—-The Spew and “the other that shall remain nameless” are CRAP!!! Total CRAP. Any word on whether Y&R and B&B are kicking the ABC daytime lineup in the patooties?
i am mad as hell, they took off one life to live. i named my son after liam mcbain ,we watched it every day. now we take a nap, i was so sad they took it off, i hope brian frans gets whats his .what a sob . i hope another station puts our show back, i didnt miss a day. i like to see todd and victor runite. total one life to live fan
@kelly” Aw, congratulations on the birth of your son. Liam! It is a shame that he won’t be able to grow up watching the show that gave him his name. OLTL was a family tradition in our home, too. Being without it STINKS.
IF ABCwas smart (and so far, they are proving that they are not!) they will cancel the Chew and The Revolution which are more suited for cable TV, NOT network, and re-hire all of the soap stars before they find other jobs! I feel certain, that by now, ABC knows EXACTLY what a HUGE mistake it has made! Now prove you’re not stupid as well, and rectify the situation!
I had started watching The Chew because it came on just before One life to live. But now since One life to live is cancelled I turn to ABC at 3h00 just to watch General Hospital. I will never watch The Revolution ,
Ty Pennington used to destroy houses, I don’t want to have him tell me how to take care of myself.
I received my commemorative OLTL cast photo in the mail today and teared up when I opened it and saw all my “people” together for one last time. It’s a beautiful picture, but not as beautiful as someone resurrecting the show itself. As I and many others have pointed out though—it’s probably now at the point where it’s too late to bring it back. At least exactly as it was when it ended. People are already moving on to new jobs. I’ll never forgive ABC for this mess, not even if they leave GH on the air.
The revolution has to be one of the dumbest shows and if this is the best ABC can come up with, they are in trouble, If the soaps were slacking, attention should have been put on the “whys” of it, if it meant storylines, writers, etc. I personally think soaps made a mistake in extending a storline on and on, there should be a reasonable time to end it and meanwhile have something else going on, as in Johns baby, that story went on and on, I,m not too keen on GH storyline with the Elizabeths competition, it is plain boring, Get some juicy stories, that keep us interested. ,anxious to see the next show,,the actors are all good, its the stories. but the revolution, come on..
Being a 43 year viewer of OLTL, I too am anti ABC. They were way off base by cancelling this show. I was 3 when GH came on and quit watching it in the mid 1990’s that is when that show went downhill for me and will not watch it I dont care how many OLTL characters they bring on. Dont forget they have to make room for the FAILURE Katie Couric yet! She did ok at the Today show, but everything else she has touched has failed miserably. I now spend my 2pm slot watching Maury. At least we have to find out who’s the daddy, who’s cheating. who is being faithful ect… at least it is close to a soap LOL I will not even catch a glimps of the Puke or the Revultion. I think we need to watch the shows once and list the sponsor’s then contact them and threaten to boycott thier products in the name of OLTL and for even those of you who watched AMC!
haha! the wha? my as*, i luv the names for the Revolution, the Revulsion, the Revolt…besides, it just being bad i am tired of all this “remake & redo” women,better bodies,better sex, (& i especially can’t stand that blond smily,sex-only- talking doctor(where did they find her ?), ENOUGH of these damn shows, it’s mysogynysm! how about evening fix men shows? and this is the lamest of all of them! bring back AMC & OLTL, escapism. and i also agree with the comment of too much of teen story lines, aren’t they @ school? hmmm…well, i have a chronic illness & the Revulsion does just that, makes me sicker!! i think your pockets are taking a hit ABC, noone’s watching. say bye to $$. bad move.
How long is the “revolution” going to be on the air? do they have a c ontract//JI hae not watched it (and wo’t) but i cannot even stand the advertizements (that goes for the chew also)I cannot imgine anyone watching those two shows now//// is there anything the fans of oltl can do at this point to bringour soap back. and if a miracle happened what would happen to the actors that are already signing contracts. Is GH going to offer a contract to the other three actors that will be on the show (blair, john, todd?-using their characters names)
No way will I watch ABC in the daytime hours anymore except General Hospital. These shows were another part of family and ABC can gostraight to you know where.
Yay, Soap fans!! Keep up the boycott of ABC daytime! Maybe the heads of ABC/Disney will correct their abominable decision to cancel OLTL & AMC!! If they will not bring back our beloved soaps, maybe they will relent & release the rights to OLTL & AMC so that another network can pick them up! There was the rumor that Prospect Place? was going to display these shows, but it seems this option has faded away. We may never see our soaps again, but we can still boycott ABC/Disney for their stupidity & short-sightedness for cancelling our OLTL & AMC!! POWER TO THE VIEWER!!
Revolution, the Revulsion, the Revolt and Spew are definitly the correct names for these shows. I watch GH only, although ABC was the only channel I watched prior- I no longer turn it on. I am so sick to death of reality shows – that they keep trying to jam down our throats – one more fat, self help, pregnant , teen mom, etc. is going to make me hurl. I say move GH to another channel and let ABC go down the tubes.
Tragic that it is very likely too late to ever restore OLTL at this point. This situation reminds me of what I’ve read about when CBS decided to “upgrade” it’s image and cancelled it’s hillbilly shows (”Beverly Hillbillies” “Green Acres” “Peticoat Junction”) even though they were still tops in the ratings. The diference here is the loyalty soaps create – where CBS recovered, I don’t see ABC ever being able to apologize enough or to find suitable programming to placate the fans they’ve alienated (not that they seem to even be trying to do either). As it is, I caught boring glimpses of “The Chew” while waiting for OLTL to start, but can honestly say I’ve not caught one second of “The Revolution.” Perhaps when the OLTL characters arrive on “General Hospital” that will change, but for now, ABC remains dark in my house – I now watch DVDs &/or listen to music when I’m home on a weekday.
I have not been in a good mood since One Life To Live has ended!!!! It has hit hard and is not getting easier. I have watched the soap for many years and would always manage to find time at night or on weekends to catch up. One Life to live was my time to let go and leave reality for awhile. Life is so busy and full that we need to all get away! I think ABC has made a huge mistake and should bring back our beloved One Life to Live!!!!!!!!!!!
Pam
me to its like a loss of a loved one. i thought it was only me. its winter and depressing. this only adds to the mood.i dont even watch soap net much i dont like any other soaps so why bother. that brian fronz took off two good soaps then left abc. what an idiot. may be i can adjust but i hope they save our one life to live.
I ONLY WATCHED ONE (1) SOAP, OLTL. WHEN I WORKED DAYS I WOULD CATCH IT ON SOAP NET. MY WHOLE RETIREMENT SCHEDULE REVOLVED AROUND THIS SHOW. I AM DISAPPOINTED AND WILL NOT WATCH ANY REPLACEMENT SHOW RUNNING IN THIS TIME SLOT. THANKS FOR NOTHING!
This has been the worse two weeks ever! My tv use to stay on ABC. Now I refuse to watch ABC now!!! I rather watch the Sprout channel with my toddler now. Thanks ABC!!!!!
So glad that people aren’t taking to The Revolution or The Chew. ABC has no one to blame but their greedy selves. The Revolution? Really. How bad can television get! If GH is taken off for Katie Couric, we’ll just forget about ABC shows daytime & night altogether. We will be happy to support the sponsors of B&B. There are much better things to do than watch Chew & Revolution. We record our soaps to watch at night. Too bad ABC is making such poor decisions & putting wonderful actors & crew out of work. GH had better curtail the mob phase as well. Although Anthony is pretty funny, the whole mob thing has been ruining GH for the past few years. Hope the new head writer & producer from OLTL will change that fast!
was up last night 3a.m with my son. i rember seeing that one life to live was on.i was like a blast from the past tommy mcbain aslo known as sam. loved marcy and michael that story got me hooked. after they took of passions. iuse to watch as a teen i loved tina and cord .glad to see them reunited,
Shame on you ABC. The chew and revolution will fail, and what will you replace them with? I know, PUT BACK MY SOAPS.Send Ty back to building houses, and the rest of the casts can go find a show on the FOOD CHANNEL.
I am so upset over the cancellation of OLTL, I have given up everything on ABC and just so I don’t make a mistake while flipping and land on ABC, I have switch my TV completely off until General Hospital comes on. ABCD are cowards and lousy businessmen. I sincerely hope that others will follow suite and stop watching ABC too. It’s about time the little guy makes a statement! Give us what we want or lose us! Just like BOA, Netflix, Verizon and GoDaddy. Are you listening, ABCD?
I love the revolution! It’s a well rounded program addressing issues I’m interested in. Love Tim Gunn! The entire group are great. Love that the show focuses on a real person each week. Great idea!
i will not watch the revolation. iam pissed that they took off a good soap my son was named after liam mcbain, i feel so sad that one life to live is gone i dont watch tv at 200 p.m. i am on the computer or taking a nap with my son. i feel like this is a bad dream . i hope the put it back on
OLTL had become part of my family, and I would relax to it after a long grueling day at the office, that was my ultimate escape from everyday stress, we don’t need anymore talk shows, reality shows or a cooking show overrun by constantly laughing clowns! They are totally ruining television today by all these talk shows, and worst – “reality shows” total crap in my book, who needs that?!!
Being an avid soap fan all of my life, I am saddened that abc has taken away 2 of my soaps. I missed a few years watching as I worked days, and was thrilled to find Soapnet is airing past episodes of AMC and OLTL. I record and watch them daily. But once again ABC has done it again. Soapnet will be taken from the air in March of this year and replaced with a Disney channel. What the hell is wrong with the people at ABC? I am not even going to bash the new shows because somewhere someone likes them— it’s just not me. I am slowly but surely getting rid of ABC programs from my home. As a program airs its final show or is canceled, I make sure to replace it with another network.
After OLTL aired for the last time I blocked ABC from my satellite box. Therefore ABC does not even exist for me.
BRING BACK OLTL!! The revolution?? really?? NEVER ABC NEVER!
Are you serious that you replaced soap operas with this BS? Bad, so bad!
i am going to retire. from soaps. the other soaps on t.v. suck .im gonna start reading. but when its nice out i will take my kids for a walk.i totally miss one life to live but brian fron screwed. up. i hope some one cancels on of his shows or something that he likes then he will know how we feel
one life to live i will watch a soap if one life tro live comes back but till now . i will not watch another soap .
If they think that “The Chew” will last, abc execs should think again. I’m already tuned to CBS from 12pm until 3pm. If they take off GH and replace it with Katie Couric, that will be another failure. Too many young people watch GH and no one from ages 18 to 34 will want to watch her show. SHE is boring. I don’t even watch “The View” anymore. I like “The Talk” much better….less ego and more honest chatting and more interesting subject matter. The View is too political and the opinions are so old as are the hosts (excluding Elisabeth).
In a nutshell….who wants another cooking show with boring hosts and who wants to see makeovers everyday…….more boring. I’d rather read a book.
Happy Birthday to Michael Easton….waiting for your appearance on GH. That will def boost the ratings.
What abc execs should have done was turn OLTL into a half-hour show. Honestly I do not miss AMC, the acting was getting atrocious and the story lines too repetitive.
They could have put OLTL on from 2:30pm-3pm.
If they want Couric, put her on at 4pm…who needs more abc news at that time.
Message to ABC execs….listen to your viewers, we’re the ones who make your ratings go up and down!!
I am so happy that the ratings for the revolution & the chew are down. What did they expect that we would welcome them? Not a chance. I hope Agnes Nixon sues their butts off if they don’t give her back the rights for AMC & OLTL. I have not watched ABC since my soaps went off. I dvr’d the last week of both shows and kept them. As for GH, if they don’t stop having Sonny threating everyone I will stop watching that too. There is no family story there like the others. Between 1 & 3 I watch the movie channel and any shows on ABC I watch online.
So wise up ABC, you wanted cheap shows well now you won’t have any. Can’t stand the people on The Chew so I say Screw the Chew and revolt against the revolution. BRING BACK OUR SOAPS…..