This is the funniest post I've seen in ages, and just had to bring it here. It's by DCJIm on SoapCentral regarding the recent rise in ratings.....
"If throwing Grady over a cliff can give us a 1.8 every Monday, why don't they have Grady slowly climbing back up the cliff every week, and at the end of each Monday episode, a different character can toss him back down. Heck, they can even bring back old characters and make this a running joke for the next year or so. "