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 dont blame the show The Revolution, however I am glad that you have poor ratings and I will continue to urge the executives to rethink their actions! So this is to the executives of ABC! ABC you have betrayed generations of loyal, trusting fans by removing our daytime soaps I know my mother Esther Jones (RIP since 1983) who was one of those loyal fans and myself now 54 and those that were there from the start in the 1930’s when it was on radio and then in 1964 (Peyton Place) when it was Black and white TV! I… Read more »
The Revolution is probably the absolute worst show I have seen. I cannot believe ABC aired something like this. The Chew isn’t much better…. I always had ABC on starting with the news at 11 until the end of General Hospital. Now I only watch GH on this station. What a huge disappointment
My tv is NEVER on ABC during the day since they took away One Life To Live and I only DVR the few primetime programs I watch on ABC. They canceled my one and only soap that I’ve been following for over 30 years and I’m mad. Cheaper tv is NOT better tv and it certainly won’t get you more viewers. Talk shows? Who needs another stupid talk show let alone two more? Oh right, ABC has a third new one planned, too. How about keeping on the programs that will keep your viewers tuned to your channel, ABC? Dumb… Read more »
THE CHEW!!!!!!
You have hurt the Disney name by removing All My Children, One Life to Life and Extreme Makeover Home Edition from the line up. You will lose a lot of loyal veiewers over this.
I have been an ABC fan all my life. Even in primetime the shows were better. But in Daytime, I stop watching themonce One Life to Live left the airways. I have watched them and All My Children for a very very lnng time, and they had become like good friends to me. I am on disability, so I stay home a lot and now instead of spending time with my “Friends”, I try to find a movie to watch and/or take a nap. Do I think, Todd, Blair, Starr and Jophn will help save General Hospital? They certainly cannot… Read more »
I won’t even turn my television on from noon to 3pm in the afternoon. I refuse to watch ABC! I record General Hospital and hope they don’t do to them what they did to OLTL and AMC. Keep it up fans, lets show them what a huge mistake they made! B
I love the fact that these two new ABC shows are sinking faster than the Titanic!! Unfortunately for we, the millions of devoted fans of AMC and OLTL, these two shows may have been off the air for too long now. I mean, does ANYONE really think that the actors and actresses from those wonderful soap operas have been simply sitting around in the hopes of having their shows resurrected?? A few are already being seen elsewhere and I’m sure that many others already have new things in the works. So, how can they bring back any show that is… Read more »
I’m done with ABC in the afternoon. First they took off AMC and then OLTL. Didn’t seem to care about anything but the cost. Fans were never factored into the mix. Now where I live we have news for 3 hours after GH. All we need is more info. Loved a little romance and suspense in the afternoon. Guess CBS will be my new go to station.
Hope it tanks. Boycotting all ABC/Disney shows/products except GH, No intention of ever watching any ABC/Disney channels ever again accept to support the remaining soap. Have actively blocked them and am boycotting advertisers also. Bring back our soaps or sell the rights. Either way…Disney get out of the way…
I am so very tired of all the talk/reality shows. Each one is just like the other one. I have watched/enjoyed soap operas since the mid-sixties, so that very thing makes me “out of the age-bracket” advertisers want to impress. BUT, how many 18-49 yr. olds are home during the day? I only have ONE LIFE TO LIVE and don’t want all these “experts” telling me how to live it…Bye ABC
I will never watch these new shows!!! And ABC can’t redeem themselves by keeping General Hospital. While I am trying to get into GH – and I will give it a shot, especially since some of the OLTL cast will be there. BUT it is the ONLY show I will watch on ABC, I think the execs have lost their minds. I will watch your station again when you bring back All My Children and One Life to Live. What a STUPID move!!!
Bring back our Soaps! Please leave General Hospital alone..will never watch these reality shows. NBC is looking better and better.
bring back our soaps!
ABC Execs…please look in the mirror…see that big L on your forheads? It stands for LOSER! So the soaps cost you some money…they BROUGHT IN LOTS of viewers = $$$ You are now LOSING! WAKE UP & learn to LISTEN to your audience. NO ONE likes or appreciates your lack-luster decisions to cancel our SOAPS! What else has such a wonderful 30-40 year faithful ‘cult’ following?? We don’t need you to tell us how to live our ‘lifestyles’ w/boring rubbish. Bring back our SOAPS…they are like our families!
i really miss one life to live i am watching CBS talk show. refuse to watch the new show it sucks not going to make it. i also watch general hospital i truly think they will take it off to. they don’t want to pay the actors cut backs . i don’t think we will get them back. don’t understand other channel have soaps on too. young and restless is on and another. well good luck to all
DID you think about are feelings? just will say one more time will not watch the Revolution sorry don’t want to watch it that’s my chose OK. I want the show that was on that same time frame you know what is