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<blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 391516" data-attributes="member: 19949">Since CBS airs Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday, the weekly ratings average for the soaps has declined with Tuesday and Wednesday as the weakest days of the week. The loss compared to other days is around 10 to 15 percent. Champions League starts live at 2 p.m. eastern time, which would preempt the soaps in other time zones, but are they? Is a station allowed to decide whether to air the Champions League or soaps or is it forced by CBS to air the live program (Champions League)?If the Champions League starts at 12 p.m. or 11 a.m. (depending on the time zone), what does that mean for the soaps? Do they air after the game? I don&#039;t have the impression that they are preempted by all stations, otherwise Tuesday and Wednesday would be significantly weaker in ratings. Why does CBS risk losing viewers if the two soaps are preempted on two days for weeks in certain markets? Of course there is the option of watching the soaps online, but mostly the (often older soap) viewers who watch their show live don&#039;t necessarily search for it online.Since Jordan threw Seth in front of a car on a Tuesday and he died, it would have been a shame if viewers in certain markets didn&#039;t see the whole thing, including Nikki&#039;s reaction to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Monzo, post: 391516, member: 19949"] Since CBS airs Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday, the weekly ratings average for the soaps has declined with Tuesday and Wednesday as the weakest days of the week. The loss compared to other days is around 10 to 15 percent. Champions League starts live at 2 p.m. eastern time, which would preempt the soaps in other time zones, but are they? Is a station allowed to decide whether to air the Champions League or soaps or is it forced by CBS to air the live program (Champions League)? If the Champions League starts at 12 p.m. or 11 a.m. (depending on the time zone), what does that mean for the soaps? Do they air after the game? I don't have the impression that they are preempted by all stations, otherwise Tuesday and Wednesday would be significantly weaker in ratings. Why does CBS risk losing viewers if the two soaps are preempted on two days for weeks in certain markets? Of course there is the option of watching the soaps online, but mostly the (often older soap) viewers who watch their show live don't necessarily search for it online. Since Jordan threw Seth in front of a car on a Tuesday and he died, it would have been a shame if viewers in certain markets didn't see the whole thing, including Nikki's reaction to it. [/QUOTE]

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