Sharon Osbourne might not hold the ladies of “The View” in particularly high regard, but the daytime TV-viewing public apparently likes them alright.
ABC’s daytime gab-fest “The View” posted a nine-month weekly high in the women 25-54 demo, and an eight-month high in the women 18-49 demo last week.
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In women 25-54, “The View” posted a 1.2 rating, with a 0.9 rating in the women 18-49 demo.
Last Thursday’s episode, which featured guest star Mario Cantone and the show’s Hot Topic Halloween, did particularly well, scoring a 1.4 in the women 25-54 demographic and a 1.1 among women 18-49.
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In total viewers, “The View” averaged 2.97 million for the week — a 3 percent uptick over the previous week.
Meanwhile, CBS’s own entry into the daytime talk arena, “The Talk,” performed well last week, averaging a 1.1 among women 25-54 and a 0.7 in the women 18-49 demo.
“The Talk” — which is co-hosted by Sharon Osbourne, who trash-talked most of “The View” hosts this week — averaged 2.75 million for the week, only slightly off from the series high of 2.8 million that the show averaged for its season premiere week this year.
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In other ABC daytime offerings, “The Chew” enjoyed its best week to date last week in total viewers, averaging 2.82 million, and in the women 25-54 demographic, where it averaged a 1.2 rating. Again, Halloween proved to be beneficial, with last Thursday’s episode was the show’s most-watched episode on record, with 3.02 million.
The network’s long-running soap opera “General Hospital” also enjoyed a strong week last week, hitting its best numbers in the women 25-54 demo since March 2011 with a 1.6 rating, and its highest total viewership — 2.91 million — since the week of Jan. 21.