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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I have been a loyal ABC soap fan for over 40 years, started in high school, I no longer watch ABC daytime, except for GH. I agree with Linda, if I want to watch cooking and how-to shows I go right to those specific channels. I’m not ashamed to say I love my soaps, and I let everyone know it. ABC execs you’ve made a big error, bring back our soaps!!!!
YOU JUST DON’T GET IT– in this day and age of DVR’s and VCR’s people watch Daytime TV when ever they want. Nielson rating’s are a joke they are not truly giving you an accurate account of who is watching what at what time. 2.4 is one hell of a lot better than 0 and that is what is going to happen because we are fed up with daytime execs who don’t ask us what we want. 2 hours of cutesy TV is boring and dull and not worth turning on. = 0. ABC you made a Big Big Big… Read more »
The Revolution is horrible. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and watched two episodes. Tell us something we don’t know!!!! It’s all old information rehashed and repurposed to make us feel better about ourselves by telling us everything we are doing wrong. The gigantic MACY’s logo for the “fashion” segment is sickening. We don’t need more clothes made in China and third world countries. The OB/GYN is heard to listen. She seems a bit on the dull snobbish side to me, just my opinion. Ty is cute in his man-boy way but I can only listen to him… Read more »
Personally, ABC made a huge mistake by cancelling All My Children and One Life to Live. ABC was once my favorite station for soaps, news programs and other primetime shows. Now I am choosing to boycott all things ABC! And what I have found out is that CBS, NBC and FOX are much better all the way around. I personally hope they (ABC) wind up in bankruptcy.
It seems harsh to wish them bankruptcy but they brought this on themselves! Boycott all things Disney and ABC!
I have no use for another show of this kind. The Today Show and The View are enough. I now watch the Soaps on CBS. It may be mindless TV to some but it’s a source of entertainment for me. I have enough reality in my life and no use for more reality type shows. ABC made a huge mistake ending All My Children and One Life to Live.
I mean really? Does the abc network really think that people willing to be a loyal fan of a program for over 44yrs would really except this crap they are trying to sell us? Are we all such big losers that all we get is self help shows? Is this what abc is trying to tell us? We are all losers? I am not a loser, and I do not need their advise! Well let me tell them this, I have not only quit watching daytime abc, but night time abc also, and I am writing to the companies that… Read more »
Bring back OLTL and I’ll start watching ABC again.
ABC is PERMANENTLY off the air in this house because of their cancellation of OLTL. Why would they even think of taking it off the air for a program which is the same thing as so many others, and in the genre of ENTIRE networks????? Are you kidding???
Either put OLTL back on the air, or I will never watch this network again… and I am not the only person I know who feels that way.
I will never watch The Chew or The Revolution. As a matter of fact, since they cancelled All My Children and One Life to Live, I wont watch anything on ABC except General Hospital. I have watched these 3 soaps for 33 yrs and if ABC doesnt respect their long term viewers than I hope the network fails. They could have put these soaps on at a different time or released them to another network. ABC apparently doesnt care about long time viewers but just a quick buck!
I have no desire to watch a show telling me how to live my life. I do not need to see yet another wasted timeslot on tv dedicated to trying to force us all to eat what the government wants us to eat or do what the government thinks we should do for exercise. ABC you are being lead down a very bad path and your ratings are showing it. The Chew is no better. Why would I watch yet another talk show with idiots on it who have no idea what they are doing except that its what the… Read more »
I will not watch ABC after the cancellation of AMC and OLTL the whole station blows now and I hate General Hospital but however the characters from OLTL are coming to the show so I guess i will just have to watch n see how it goes but Cancelling those two long time running shows are gonna be the end of ABC just watch…….(my grandmother is 86, and only watched those 2 soaps, the whole time it aired) now she tells me theres nothing good on T.V anymore……… WE ALL MISS ALL MY CHILDREN AND ONE LIFE TO LIVE PLEASE… Read more »
I no longer watch abc since they took off OLTL
I have watched “All My Children & One Life To Live” since the beginning…I am heartbroken that they took off these two wonderful shows which made my day complete…I hope General Hospital keeps on going…I have watched “Revolution” & I am not impressed with the show at all…I turn my TV to another station & will not watch “Revolution”. I am not a fan of Ty’s, he should stick to houses. I agree with the person that said “Gays” should not tell us woman what to wear…Their are too many shows on that include “Gay” people. Do the networks have… Read more »
The loyal fans have spoken- the ratings for these new shows will continue to drop, because “”WE”” DO NOT WANT THEM !!!! Can you get it through your thick heads. We want our soaps back..
Terrible shows that replaced AMC and OLTL! I refuse to watch them, actually the only ABC show I watch daytime now is General Hospital. I hope The Chew and The Revolution ratings are so bad, they have to tank the shows!! Bring back our beloved soaps ABC. Terrible decision!!!!! You lost me to other networks and I had spent 50+ years watching ABC exclusively, but NO MORE!! Hope the execs at ABC get cancelled!! See how it feels to lose your job after years of faithful service!!!! I hate ABC now!!!