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Ratings Comparison of Last Five Cancelled Soaps

Find out how the the last five canceled daytime soap operas fared in the Nielsen ratings during their final weeks on television, including "One Life to Live."

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Ratings Comparison of Last Five Cancelled Soaps

Find out how the the last five canceled daytime soap operas fared in the Nielsen ratings during their final weeks on television, including "One Life to Live."
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THE NUMBERS

Here is a comparison of the last five cancelled soap operas and how they performed in the ratings during their final week on television.

Show / Final WeekTotal ViewersHouseholdsW18-49 RatingW18-49
Viewers
Final Episode
(Total Viewers)
One Life To Live
January 9-13, 2012
3,120,000 (+407,000)2.3/7
(+.3)
1.2/7
(+.2)
784,000 (+148,000)3,848,000
All My Children
September 19-23, 2011
2,990,000 (+499,000)2.3/7
(+.4)
1.1/7
(+.3)
689,000 (+157,000)3,475,000
As The World Turns
September 13-17, 2010
2,593,000 (+18,000)1.9/7
(same)
0.9/6
(same)
610,000 (-10,000)2,846,000
Guiding Light
September 14-18, 2009
2,602,000 (+512,000)1.9/6
(+.4)
1.0/6
(+.3)
637,000 (+152,000)2,975,000
Passions
September 3-7, 2007
1,645,000 (-22,000)1.3/4
(same)
1.0/6
(same)
629,000 (-29,000)1,681,000
Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day)

Note #1: Comparisons are to the show’s penultimate week.

Note #2:  Passions’ numbers are for the final NBC broadcast, not DirectTV.

Note #3: Figures in parenthesis refer to changes from the prior week.


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