Daytime Nielsen Ratings Week of May 11-15, 2009

From Soap Opera Network:
Total Viewers (Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
1. Y&R 4,995,000 (-176,000/-71,000)
2. B&B 3,288,000 (-72,000/-581,000)
3. DAYS 2,705,000 (-31,000/-208,000)
4. GH 2,558,000 (+113,000/-395,000)
5. AMC 2,555,000 (+96,000/-15,000)
6. OLTL 2,495,000 (+56,000/-216,000)
7. ATWT 2,471,000 (-37,000/-340,000)
8. GL 2,044,000 (+26,000/-333,000)

Household Rating (Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
1. Y&R 3.6/13 (-.2/same)
2. B&B 2.5/9 (same/-.2)
3. DAYS 2.0/7 (-.1/-.1)
3. AMC 2.0/7 (+.1/same)
5. GH 1.9/7 (same/-.4)
5. OLTL 1.9/7 (same/-.2)
5. ATWT 1.9/7 (+.1/-.1)
8. GL 1.5/5 (same/-.2)

From the ABC Daytime ratings release:
* ABC ranked as Daytime's No. 1 network in Women 18-49 for the second straight week (1.3 rating/869,000), gaining an impressive 10% week to week (787,000).

* During a week of pop music sensation "The Pussycat Dolls," prom and murder and baby reveals, ONE LIFE TO LIVE surged a hefty 14% over last week in Women 18-49 (858,000 vs. 751,000). This week ranked as ONE LIFE TO LIVE's most-watched week in 6 months - since week of 11/10/08. In Women 18-34, gaining a solid 12% week to week (335,000 vs. 299,000), this week qualified as the show's most-watched week in nearly a year - since week of 6/2/08.

* In Women 18-49, GENERAL HOSPITAL delivered its largest audience in 13 weeks - since week of 2/9/09 -- increasing by a significant 13% over last week (915,000 vs. 807,000), the week beloved character Michael finally woke up form a coma, while ALL MY CHILDREN hit a 6-week high in the key demo - since week of 3/30/09 -- also up by 13% week to week (835,000 vs. 738,000).

* In Women 18-49, all ABC shows ranked among Daytime's Top 5: GENERAL HOSPITAL (No. 2 - 1.4 rating/915,000), THE VIEW (No. 3T - 1.3 rating/869,000), ONE LIFE TO LIVE (No. 3T - 1.3 rating/858,000) and ALL MY CHILDREN (No. 3T - 1.3 rating/835,000).

* In Women 18-34, GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.0 rating/338,000), ONE LIFE TO LIVE (1.0 rating/335,000) and ALL MY CHILDREN (1.0 rating/329,000) landed tied at No. 2 this week among all Daytime programs.