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Daytime TV Ratings: How Many People Are Watching The Soaps Versus Last Year


There’s been no shortage of buzz surrounding General Hospital lately. If the show isn’t making noise for its Daytime Emmy win for Outstanding Drama in December, then it’s drumming…

If the show isn’t making noise for its Daytime Emmy win for Outstanding Drama in December, then it’s drumming up excitement for the return of Steve Burton as Jason Morgan this year (sorry, we still don’t know a specific date), as well as the return of Eden McCoy from a brief hiatus, and how its bringing on new showrunners to keep the drama hopping in Port Charles. While GH remains the youngest skewing daytime drama at 68.1, all three of the soaps have seen their boomer fans age up this season versus last year. So next time you want to knock soaps like GH for casting popular youngins like McCoy, consider it a worthy trade off to recruit younger viewers in exchange for keeping your stories on a little longer.

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