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Subject: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:40 pm

Quote :: Deadline Reports on Possible Cancellation of All My Children
By Jamey Giddens on March 21, 2011

Remember when I told you ABC would be making some "major decisions"
about the future of its daytime lineup before the second quarter of
2011 (which starts at the beginning of April)? Well, it looks like
Hollywood's most powerful blog is hearing the exact same thing.
Deadline is reporting ABC is considering trimming its soap opera lineup, and that All My Children appears most vulnerable.

All My Children appears to be the most vulnerable for
cancellation, and there is speculation that it may be replaced by a a
talk show in the fall. All My Children, which is in its 41st year on
the air, recently posted two weeks of back-to-back all-time lows in the
key Women 18-49 demographic, in which it is dead last among the 6
daytime dramas on the air, drawing paltry 463,000 for the week of March
7, down 34% vs. last year. For the same week, All My Children was also
last in total viewers, averaging 2.32 million. (ABC's One Life to Live
did only marginally better with 2.36 million.) One reason for ABC to
keep its 3 daytime dramas on the air was the fact that they were
getting a second window on sibling cable channel SOAPnet. But with
SOAPnet changing its format to the preschool-centered Disney Junior
next year, Disney-ABC is clearly scaling back on its commitment to
soaps, and the daytime lineup on the broadcast network will probably be
next.

I hear ABC's One Life to Live tested better than both General Hospital and
All My Children via data from a recent, annual marketing study ABC Daytime conducts.
Could the results of the marketing study, coupled with OLTL's stellar budget
management, be helping it stay on the air?

I hate to see any soap go, but if ABC does have to make a cut, it only makes sense that it would be AMC.
While I think the Agnes Nixon creation has made a slight creative turnaround in the last six months
under current head writers David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski,
OLTL makes more sense to keep on the air from a fiscal stand and enjoys
cult fan fave status among soap viewers. Meanwhile, no one ever really
thought GH was in any immediate danger, did they? I can't wait to see
if ABC responds to Deadline's report like they always do mine...

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:59 am

Even though I don't watch AMC, I would hate to see it cancelled because it'd be another blow to the whole soap genre that OLTL is apart of. Meanwhile the old rumor of merging AMC and OLTL is once again resurfacing on the various boards and blogs.

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:23 am

Now that would be interesting to merge both of them. I don't watch AMC but I am familiar with a few of its residents.

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:38 am

Merging soaps would be THE worst idea ever.

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:39 am

Forgiveness Man wrote:: Merging soaps would be THE worst idea ever.

How about crossovers then?

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:40 am

^^^^Crossovers are fun for a story or two because they are limiting in their reach but crossovers won't really save them much money.

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:42 am

The move to LA, the one that was supposed to save costs, is what I think killed the show. AMC and GH are routinely overbudget; whereas OLTL isn't. It would be ironic to see OLTL, the show that some claim is the one ABC has little devotion to, be one of the five soaps left standing.

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:43 am

I hope your right Chris, much as people hate Frons and Valentini they have managed to keep the show up and running and on budget which is what TPTB look at these days.

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:28 pm

Chris wrote:: The move to LA, the one that was supposed to save costs, is what I think killed the show. AMC and GH are routinely overbudget; whereas OLTL isn't. It would be ironic to see OLTL, the show that some claim is the one ABC has little devotion to, be one of the five soaps left standing.

Even more ironic if it SOMEHOW outlasted GH. FORGIVENESS MAN

Unlikely given the current ratings but hey, I'd laugh my butt off. Razz

Subject: Re: OT/All My Children facing cancellation Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:22 am

I watched AMC awhile ago but lost interest in The Ryan Lavery show. Once my fav actor left, I quit, too. I won't miss AMC, but would be sorry to see yet another soap get cancelled. Loosing GL was hard, but not as hard as loosing AW. That one still hurts.

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