On Monday, ABC unveiled their new daytime show, The Revolution, and the ratings were anything but revolutionary. One has to wonder if the execs are second-guessing their decision to cancel One Life to Live.
Per the ratings for Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, The Revolution debuted to a 1.9 rating. That was a drop of 21% from its lead-in which averaged a 2.4 rating. One year earlier, now-cancelled One Life to Live was averaging a 2.3 rating.
For the show’s second airing, The Revolution did even worse — dropping 16% to a 1.6 rating.
While it’s too early to tell if The Revolution will be a flop, this certainly wasn’t a positive start — especially considering Monday was a holiday and more people were home than is typical for a weekday. On the positive side for the network, new series is cheaper to produce than the soap opera that it replaced.
Created by J.D. Roth, sometime TV host and an executive producer on The Biggest Loser, The Revolution is a lifestyle talk show that shows five month personal makeovers in five days. The TV series is hosted by Ty Pennington, Tim Gunn, therapist Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, and exercise guru Harley Pasternak.
What do you think? Have you watched The Revolution? Do you think that it will be a success, even if it doesn’t perform as well as One Life to Live? Could this help save General Hospital?
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JUST BECAME THE WORST CHANNEL. GOING, GOING.. 3 OUTS GAME OVER!
ABC DOWN THE DRAIN, GONE AND NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
Will not watch either of the new shows.
BRING BACK OLTL!!!!!!!! daytime on abc is a waste of time your ratings are dropping day after day get a clue you all made a great
mistake we want our soaps. no one watch the chew or the revolution and we will not watch katie talk show.
i watched the revolution the 1’st day it aired….thinking i was going to learn something new….sorry but it was just the same old crape everyone else is talking about *******BRING BACK OLTL****** do not treat your loyal fans this way…i am so sick of hearing about wieght loss, make overs…you seen one you have seen them all…i got a health tip for you bring back oltl & chew gum
I’m watching CBS and NBC now. Young and the Restless and Bold and the Beautiful have my Tv steered very clear of ABc’s new “Daytime”. I still can’t wait to see General Hospital every day.
I can tolerate the Chew mostly because I love to cook. The ensemble of hosts have good chemistry. I have enjoyed the entertaining and cooking tips. The Revolution is really bad! No chemistry of the misfit group of hosts, cheap set and stupid topics. Bring back OLTL!!!!!!
I will NEVER watch the Chew or Revolution! My favorite soap was OLTL and that soap should definitely be back on the air! As Whoopie said (I don’t watch the View either) “pity the fool who took OLTL off the air!” I will watch General Hospital as some of our favorite characters from OLTL are going there but if they cancel GH also, I will switch channels and watch another networks’ soaps! Bad decision ABC. Shame on you!
The only REVOLTION worth talking about is the WAR..for this they took off a 43 year icon…makes you wonder who ABC is looking to please as an audience..if GH goes so do I…
I think that viewers have enough make over and cooking shows to chose from. They should have left all my children and one life to live on the air and figured out a way to cut production costs. If they take general hospital off and replace it with a talk show with Katie Couric as the guest host, then ABC can kiss daytime ratings goodbye. People like fantasy and that is what those soaps offered…..escape and a chance to live life through other characters (just like characters in a book).
I would not watch The Revolution or The Chew- lame shows! I am steadily spreading the word to others that they should not watch. My television viewing has changed drastically since AMC and OLTL were cancelled. I still watch GH, but once that is gone forget it!
I will never watch it, since they cancelled One Life To Live. I will never ever watch ABC during the hours my soaps were on
Who cares? I hope it is a major bomb!! I will not watch this or The Chew. I miss AMC and OLTL way too much!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A STUPID MOVE for ABC!!! I won’t waste time watching ABC EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
I have never watched The Revolution or The Chew,and I never will!! Stupid mistake ABC, bring our soaps back…enough with realty shows!!!
Bring back the soaps .The Chew and the Revolution
Boring. That were you thinking ABC . This is the problem with this country GREED and
how much money and bonus upper management can get .ABC you made a big mistake.