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‘GH’ Boasts Biggest Year-to-Year Ratings Increases Than Any Other Broadcast Daytime Drama!

“General Hospital’s” 50th Anniversary commemoration episodes have been bringing the sudser some of its highest ratings in months, and the numbers haven’t stopped soaring! According to a press release sent out by the network, the show’s recent baby and legal drama powered it to a five-month high of 2.78 million total viewers. In addition, the episodes propelled the show to its 2nd-most-watched week in five months in Women 18-49 (665,000/1.0 rating) and Women 25-54 (917,000/1.5 rating), respectively.

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‘GH’ Boasts Biggest Year-to-Year Ratings Increases Than Any Other Broadcast Daytime Drama!

“General Hospital’s” 50th Anniversary commemoration episodes have been bringing the sudser some of its highest ratings in months, and the numbers haven’t stopped soaring! According to a press release sent out by the network, the show’s recent baby and legal drama powered it to a five-month high of 2.78 million total viewers. In addition, the episodes propelled the show to its 2nd-most-watched week in five months in Women 18-49 (665,000/1.0 rating) and Women 25-54 (917,000/1.5 rating), respectively.
ABC, Inc.
ABC, Inc.

General Hospital’s” 50th Anniversary commemoration episodes have been bringing the sudser some of its highest ratings in months, and the numbers haven’t stopped soaring! According to a press release sent out by the network, the show’s recent baby and legal drama powered it to a five-month high of 2.78 million total viewers. In addition, the episodes propelled the show to its 2nd-most-watched week in five months in Women 18-49 (665,000/1.0 rating) and Women 25-54 (917,000/1.5 rating), respectively.

Using Nielsen Media Research Date, the network broke down each episode and revealed that Tuesday’s telecast — featuring complications with Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) baby and a newly-freed Franco (Roger Howarth) proclaiming his feelings for Carly (Laura Wright)  — garnered 3 million views, making it the sudser’s most watched telecast since April. Meanwhile, the reveal of Baby Connie during Wednesday’s episode brought in 1.03 million viewers, making it the 2nd-most-watched telecast in over 2 years in Women 25-54.

The numbers mean that, with only one more week to go in the 2012/13 season, “GH” is on pace to deliver its strongest season in five years in Total Viewers (2.97 million) and will be able to boast the biggest year-to-year increases of any broadcast in daytime drama (+14% – vs. 2.61 million). What’s more, the show is also the growth leader season to season in Women 18-34 (+35 – 253,000 vs. 187,000) and Women 18-49 (+7% – 769,000 vs. 718,000).

Also of note is that season to date, the ABC soap is television’s #1 broadcast program in daytime in Women 18-34, and ranks #2 in Women 18-49 and Women 25-54.


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