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Week ending 3/27/1987. B&B’s premiere week. ATWT moved back half an hour to 2 pm to compete head to head with OLTL and AW. OLTL had Viki going to heaven for 2 weeks and bringing back many former actors. ATWT’s big shocker was marrying John and Lucinda. AW had Crystal Gayle as a guest star. GH 8.3 Y&R 7.6 OLTL 7.2 DOOL 6.9 AMC 6.5 ATWT 6.4 B&B 5.6 GL 5.5 AW 5.1 SB 4.1 LOV 3.5 RH 2.3 4/3/1987 Y&R 8.1 GH 8.0 OLTL 7.6 DOOL 7 ATWT 6.8 AMC 6.7 GL 6 B&B 5.6 AW 5 SB 4.4 LOV 3.9 RH 2.9 4/10/1987 GH 7.9 OLTL 7.4 Y&R 7.1 ATWT 6.6 AMC 6.5 DOOL 6.4 GL 6 B&B 5.4 AW 4.7 SB 4.2 LOV 3.3 RH 2.4 4/17/1987 Y&R 7.6 GH 7.3 DOOL and OLTL 7.1 AMC 6.8 ATWT 6.6 GL 5.9 B&B 5.6 AW 4.8 SB 4.4 LOV 3.6 RH 2.5 4/24/1987 GH 7.7 Y&R 7.4 OLTL 7.3 AMC 6.9 DOOL 6.7 ATWT 6.6 GL 5.5 B&B 5.3 AW 5 SB 4.7 LOV 3.7 RH 2.6

Week ending 1/9/1987 GH 8.4 Y&R 7.9 DOOL 7.3 OLTL 7.2 ATWT and AMC 6.9 GL 6.5 CAP and AW 5.2 SB 4.5 LOV 3.8 RH 2.7 1/16/1987 GH 8.8 Y&R 8.1 OLTL 7.5 DOOL 7.1 AMC 6.9 ATWT 6.8 GL 6.5 CAP 5.3 AW 5 SB 4.5 LOV 4.2 RH 2.9 1/23/1987 GH 9.2 Y&R 9.1 OL 8.1 AMC 7.8 ATWT 7.6 DOOL 7.5 GL 6.8 CAP 5.7 AW 5.4 LOV 4.6 SB 4.5 RH 3.3 1/30/1987 Y&R 8.6 GH 8.5 ATWT 7.6 AMC 7.5 OLTL 7.4 DOOL 7.4 GL 6.8 CAP 5.7 AW 5.5 SB 4.6 LOV 4.2 RH 2.9 2/6/1987 Y&R 8.5 GH 7.9 ATWT 7.4 DOOL 6.9 GL 6.8 OLTL and AMC 6.7 CAP 5.5 AW 5.2 SB 4.2 LOV 3.9 RH 2.8 2/13/1987 Y&R 8.6 GH 8 OLTL ATWT AMC 6.9 DOOL 6.8 GL 6.4 CAP 5.2 AW 5.1 SB 4.3 LOV 4 RH 2.7 2/20/1987 GH 9.7 yes they gained1.7 Y&R 8.8 ATWT 7.9 OLTL 7.7 DOOL 7.4 AMC 7.2 GL 6.7 CAP 5.7 AW 5.6 SB 4.8 LOV 4.2 RH 3 2/27/1987 GH 8.3 Y&R 8.2 ATWT 7.6 AMC 7.3 OLTL 7.2 DOOL 7 GL 6.8 CAP 5.8 AW 5.1 SB 4.6 LOB 4.1 RH 2.9 3/6/1987 Y&R 8.2 GH 7.9 ATWT and DOOL 7.1 OLTL and AMC 6.9 GL 6.1 CAP 5.5 AW 5 SB 4.2 LOV 3.9 RH 2.7 3/13/1987 Y&R 8.2 GH 8.1 ATWT 7.5 DOOL7.2 OLTL 7.1 AMC 6.9 GL 6.1 CAP 5.5 AW 5.4 SB 4.5 LOV 4.1 RH 2.8 3/20/1987 GH 8.2 Y&R 7.8 ATWT and OLTL 7.1 DOOL and AMC 6.8 GL 6 CAP 5.6 - Final week AW 5.1 SB 4.3 LOV 3.9 RH 2.8

You’ll see. And did SB ever beat AW in the ratings?

Week ending 1/2/1987 GH 9.3 DOOL 8.9 Y&R 8.8 AMC 8 OLTL 7.9 ATWT 7.7 GL 6.4 AW 6.2 CAP 5.6 SB 5.2 LOV 4.6 RH 3.3

12/12/1986 GH 8.3 Y&R 7.4 DOOL 6.9 OLTL 6.8 ATWT 6.5 AMC 6.4 GL 5.8 AW and CAP 4.8 SB4.1 LOV 3.7 RH 2.6 SFT 2.1 12/19/1986 GH 8.4 Y&R 7.2 DOOL and OLTL 6.7 ATWT and AMC 6.4 GL 5.8 AW 5 CAP 4.8 SB 4.4 LOV 3.4 SFT 2.6 RH 2.4 12/26/1986 Holiday bump for Y&R Y&R 8.5 GH 8 DOOL 7.5 ATWT and AMC 7.1 OLTL 6.8 GL 6.4 CAP 5.4 AW 5 SB 4.4 LOV 3.9 SFT 3.3 Last week on the air RH 2.8

Week ending 8/8/1986 Y&R 9.4 GH 8.8 OLTL 8.1 AMC 7.8 DOOL 7.7 ATWT 7.6 GL 6.7 AW 5.8 CAP 5.4 SB 4.6 LOV 4.4 RH 3.2 SFT 2.5 8/15/1986 Y&R 8.7 GH 8.3 OLTL 7.9 AMC 7.6 ATWT 7.4 DOOL 7.1 GL 6.3 AW 5.5 CAP 5.4 SB 4.7 LOV 3.9 RH 3 SFT 2.4 8/22/1986 Y&R 8.7 GH 8.4 AMC 7.9 OLTL 7.8 DOOL 7.4 ATWT 7.3 GL 6.5 AW 5.5 CAP 5.1 SB 4.5 LOV 4.3 RH 3.4 SFT 2.7 8/29/1986 Y&R 8.8 GH 8.3 DOOL 8 OLTL 7.7 ATWT 7.3 AMC 7.1 GL 6.6 AW 5.4 CAP 5.1 SB 4.6 LOV 3.9 RH 3 SFT 2.7 8/5/1986 Y&R 7.9 GH 7.4 ATWT 7.1 AMC 7 OLTL and DOOL 6.9 GL 5.9 AW 5.1 CAP 5 SB 4.3 LOV 4.1 SFT 2.7 RH 2.6 9/12/1986 GH 8.2 Y&R 7.8 OLTL 7.5 AMC 7.1 DOOL 6.9 ATWT 6.7 GL 6 AW 5.1 CAP 5 SB 4.4 LOV 4 RH 2.9 SFT 2.3 9/19/1986 GH 8.3 Y&R 7.9 AMC 7.3 OLTL 7.2 DOOL 6.7 ATWT 6.3 GL 6 AW 5.2 CAP 4.7 SB 4.4 LOV 3.8 RH 2.7 SFT 2.4 9/26/1986 GH 8.3 Y&R 8.2 OLTL 7.4 AMC 7.1 DOOL 7 ATWT 6.6 GL 6.4 AW and CAP 5.1 SB 4.2 LOV 3.8 RH 2.5 SFT 2.3 10/3/1986 GH 8.2 Y&R 7.9 AMC 7.2 OLTL 7.1 DOOL 6.6 ATWT 6.3 GL 5.8 AW 5 CAP 4.6 SB 4.1 LOV 3.6 RH 2.5 SFT 2.2 10/10/1986 baseball playoffs helped ABC GH 8.5 OLTL 7.3 AMC 7.2 Y&R 7.1 DOOL 6.7 ATWT 6.4 GL 5.9 AW 5.3 CAP 4.5 SB 4.3 LOV 3.8 RH 2.7 SFT 2.3 10/17/1986 GH 8.2 Y&R 7.5 OLTL 7.2 ATWT and AMC 6.9 DOOL and GL 6.5 CAP 5.2 AW 4.7 SB 4.1 LOV 4 RH 2.6 SFT 2.3 10/24/1986 SFT was cancelled on Halloween 10/31/86! GH 8.5 Y&R 7.7 DOOL 7.2 OLTL 7 AMC 6.7 ATWT 6.6 GL 6.4 CAP and AW 5 SB 4 LOV 3.4 SFT 2.4 RH 2.3 10/31/1986 Y&R 8 GH 7.5 ATWT and AMC 7.1 OLTL 7 DOOL 6.8 GL 6.1 AW 5 CAP 4.9 SB 3.9 LOV 3.4 RH 2.7 SFT 2.3 11/7/1986 GH 8 Y&R 7.8 OLTL 7.4 AMC 7.2 ATWT 6.9 DOOL 6.8 GL 6.5 AW 5.2 CAP 5.1 SB 4.1 LOV 3.6 RH 2.8 SFT 2.6 11/14/1986 Y&R 8.7 GH 8.2 OLTL 7.5 ATWT 7.3 DOOL 7.2 AMC 7 GL 6.8 CAP 5.5 AW 5.1 SB 4.6 LOV 3.6 RH 2.7 SFT 2.5 11/21/1986 GH 8.5 Y&R 8.1 OLTL 7.2 ATWT 7 AMC 6.9 DOOL 6.8 GL 6.5 CAP and AW 4.9 SB 4.3 LOV 4.2 RH 3 SFT 2.4 11/28/1986 GH 8 Y&R 7.7 ATWT 7.3 AMC 7.1 OLTL 7 GL 6.5 DOOL 6.1 CAP 5.3 AW 4.5 LOV 4.4 SB 4.3 RH 3.3 SFT 2.8 12/5/1986 GH 8.7 Y&R 7.6 OLTL 7.2 DOOL 6.9 ATWT 6.8 AMC 6.4 GL 6.2 CAP 4.9 AW 4.7 SB 4 LOV 3.8 RH 2.4 SFT 2.3

Week ending 4/11/1986 GH 8.6 Y&R 8.2 DOOL 7.7 OLTL and AMC 7.6 ATWT 6.5 GL 6.4 AW 5.2 CAP 4.5 SB 4.4 LOV 3.8 SFT 3.0 RH 2.5 4/18/1986 GH 9.2 Y&R and OLTL 7.9 AMC 7.7 DOOL 7.5 ATWT 6.3 GL 6.0 AW 5.4 SB 4.5 first time beating Capitol CAP 4.4 LOV 4.3 SFT 3.1 RH 2.8 4/25/1986 GH 9.3 Y&R 8.3 AMC 8.0 OLTL 7.9 DOOL 7.3 ATWT 6.4 GL 6.0 AW 5.1 CAP & SB 4.6 LOV 3.7 SFT and RH 3.0 Week ending May 9, 1986 (missing 5/2/86) GH 9.2 Y&R 8.4 AMC 7.3 OLTL 7.2 DOOL 7.0 ATWT 6.7 GL 6.4 CAP 5.0 AW 4.9 SB 4.2 LOV 3.6 SFT 3.1 RH 2.7 5/16/1986 GH 9.8 Y&R 8.3 OLTL 7.7 ANC 7.6 DOOL 7.4 ATWT 6.8 GL 6.4 AW 5.3 CAP 5.1 SB 4.4 LOV 3.7 SFT 3.1 RH 2.7 5/23/1986 GH 9.7 Y&R 8.6 OLTL 7.8 AMC 7.6 DOOL 7.2 ATWT 6.9 GL 6.6 CAP 5.2 AW 4.9 LOV and SB 4.1 RH 3.0 SFT 2.8 5/30/1986 GH 9.5 Y&R 8.5 DOOL and AMC 7.7 OLTL 7.5 ATWT 6.9 GL 6.3 AW 5.2 CAP 5.1 SB 4.2 LOV 4.1 RH 3.4 SFT 3.2 6/6/1986 GH 9.1 Y&R 8.5 DOOL and AMC 7.7 OLTL 7.5 ATWT 6.7 GL 6.4 AW 5.6 CAP 4.7 SB 4.2 LOV 3.9 SFT 3.2 RH 3.0 6/13/1986 GH 8.8 Y&R 8.5 DOOL 7.9 AMC 7.6 OLTL 7.2 ATWT and GL 6.7 AW 5.6 CAP 5.0 SB 4.0 LOV 3.8 SFT 2.9 RH 2.8 6/20/1986 GH 9.5 Y&R 8.8 DOOL 8.1 AMC 7.9 OLTL 7.6 ATWT 6.9 GL 6.4 AW 5.7 CAP 5.3 SB 4.7 LOV 4.1 RH 3.1 SFT 3.0 6/27/1986 GH 9.5 Y&R 8.8 DOOL 8 OLTL 7.9 AMC 7.8 ATWT 7 GL 6.5 AW 5.7 CAP 5.1 SB 4.5 LOV 4.4 RH 3.5 SFT 2.8 7/4/1986 GH 8.6 Y&R 8.5 AMC 7.9 OLTL 7.5 DOOL 7.4 ATWT 6.6 GL5.9 AW 5.7 CAP 5 SB 4.6 LOV 4.4 RH 3.3 SFT 2.7 7/11/1986 Y&R 9.5 GH 8.7 DOOL 8.1 ATWT 7.3 OLTL and AMC 7.2 GL 6.6 AW 6.3 CAP 5.4 SB 4.8 LOV 3.9 RH 3.1 SFT 2.7 7/18/1986 Y&R 9.2 GH 8.2 DOOL 7.9 ATWT 7.5 AMC 7.3 OLTL and GL 6.9 CAP and AW 5.6 SB 4.6 LOV 3.7 RH 2.9 SFT 2.5 7/25/1986 Y&R 9 GH 8.2 DOOL 8 OLTL and AMC 7.4 ATWT 7.3 GL 7 AW 5.8 CAP 5.6 SB 4.9 LOV 4.2 RH 3.1 SFT 2.9 8/1/1986 Y&R 9.9 GH 8.8 DOOL 8.4 OLTL and ATWT 8 AMC 7.6 GL 6.9 AW 6.1 CAP 5.8 SB 5 LOV 3.9 RH 3.2 SFT 2.8

True story here. In early 1986, I was not enjoying GL. I wrote to Gail Kobe and told her that I was not enjoying the show. I received a letter back from her that I thought was kind of harsh. She said that my letter was unfocused so she couldn’t take it seriously. Maybe my letter was unfocused, I truly don’t remember what I said in it, I just remember that ratings were falling and I didn’t enjoy the show anymore. A few weeks later she was fired and I remember being happy about it. To me, it was justification that others (her bosses) were unhappy with her work. I wasn’t the only one.

1/31/1986 GH 9.6 AMC 8.9 Y&R 8.6 OLTL 8.5 DOOL 7.4 ATWT 7.1 GL 6.9 AW 5.8 CAP 5.5 LOV 4.5 SB 4.4 RH 3.4 SFT 3.1 2/7/1986 GH 9.1 Y&R and AMC 8.6 OLTL 8.2 DOOL 7.9 ATWT 7.3 GL 7.1 CAP 5.6 AW 5.3 LOV and SB 4.4 RH 3.4 SFT 2.9 2/14/1986 GH 10.3 AMC and Y&R 9.3 OLTL 8.8 DOOL 8.6 ATWT 7.8 GL 7.5 AW 6.0 CAP 5.7 SB 5.0 LOV 4.6 RH 3.4 SFT 3.1 2/21/1986 GH 10.5 AMC 9.1 Y&R 8.7 OLTL 8.5 DOOL 8.0 ATWT 7.1 GL 6.9 AW 5.5 CAP 5.3 LOV 4.6 SB 4.3 RH 3.3 SFT 3.0 2/28/1986 GH 9.9 AMC 8.4 Y&R 8.3 DOOL 8.0 OLTL 7.7 GL 6.9 ATWT 6.6 AW 5.4 CAP 5.1 LOV 4.6 SB 4.5 RH 3.2 SFT 3.1 3/7/1986 GH 9.6 Y&R 8.7 AMC and DOOL 7.9 OLTL 7.8 ATWT 6.9 GL 6.6 CAP and AW 5.2 LOV and SB 4.3 RH 3.1 SFT 3.0 3/14/1986 GH 9.7 Y&R 9.0 AMC 8.5 OLTL 8.1 DOOL 7.8 ATWT 7.2 GL 6.6 CAP and AW 5.2 SB 4.6 LOV 4.2 SFT 3.1 RH 3.0 3/21/1986 Y&R 9.4 conclusion of the Lauren/Shaun story GH 9.1 OLTL 8.0 DOOL 7.8 AMC 7.6 ATWT 7.1 GL 6.8 AW 5.2 CAP 5.0 SB 4.6 LOV 3.7 SFT 2.9 RH 2.7 3/28/1986 Y&R 9.4 GH 8.6 AMC 7.6 DOOL 7.4 OLTL 7.3 ATWT 7.1 GL 6.5 CAP 5.1 AW 5.0 SB 4.2 LOV 4.0 RH 3.1 SFT 2.6 4/4/1986 GH 9.5 Y&R 8.7 AMC 7.9 DOOL 7.8 OLTL 7.7 ATWT 6.7 GL 6.1 AW 5.3 CAP 4.6 SB 4.3 LOV 4.1 RH 3.0 SFT 2.8

Week ending 1/10/1986 GH 9.8 Y&R 9.0 AMC 8.4 OLTL 8.2 DOOL 7.5 ATWT and GL 7.4 CAP 5.8 AW 5.3 LOV 4.4 SB 4.2 RH 3.3 SFT 3.0 1/17/1986 GH 9.8 Y&R 8.6 OLTL 8.5 AMC 8.4 DOOL 7.3 GL 6.9 ATWT 6.7 CAP 5.3 AW 5.0 LOV and SB 4.1 RH 3.2 SFT 2.8 1/24/1986 GH 9.8 Y&R 9.2 AMC 9.0 OLTL 8.7 DOOL 7.8 ATWT 7.2 GL 7.0 AW 5.8 CAP 5.4 SB 4.8 LOV 4.4 RH 3.1 SFT 3.0

Week ending 12/20/1985 GH 8.4 Y&R 7.5 AMC 7.4 OLTL 7.3 GL 6.8 DOOL 6.4 ATWT 5.8 CAP and AW 4.8 LOV 3.8 SB 3.6 RH and SFT 2.8 Week ending 12/27/1985 Holiday Bump for CBS Y&R 8.9 GH 8.6 AMC 8.2 OLTL and DOOL 7.6 GL 7.5 ATWT 7.1 CAP 5.7 AW 5.4 LOV 4.8 SB 4.2 RH 3.7 SFT 2.9 Week ending 1/3/1986 GH 9.7 Y&R 9.4 AMC 9.0 OLTL 8.5 GL 8.2 DOOL 7.9 ATWT 7.6 CAP 6.0 AW 5.8 SB 4.8 LOV 4.6 RH 3.9 SFT 2.8

Week ending 11/1/1985 GH 9.3 AMC 8.1 OLTL 8.0 Y&R 7.6 DOOL 6.5 GL 6.1 ATWT 5.9 CAP 4.8 AW 4.5 LOV 4.3 SB 3.5 RH3.4 SFT 2.7 11/8/1985 GH 8.8 AMC 8.0 Y&R 7.7 OLTL 7.5 GL and DOOL 6.6 ATWT 6.2 CAP 4.9 AW 4.6 LOV 4.2 SB 3.6 RH 3.2 SFT 2.7 11/15/1985 GH 9.4 Y&R 8.0 OLTL 7.6 AMC 7.4 GL 6.7 ATWT 6.5 DOOL 6.4 CAP 5.0 AW 4.8 LOV 3.9 SB 3.8 RH 3.1 SFT 2.6 11/22/1985 GH 9.5 AMC 8.1 OLTL 8.0 Y&R 7.6 DOOL 6.9 GL 6.8 ATWT 6.1 AW 5.1 CAP 5.0 LOV 4.4 SB 4.1 RH 3.5 SFT 3.0 Week ending 11/29/1985 GH 8.7 Y&R 8.0 AMC 7.5 GL 7.3 DOOL 7.2 OLTL 7.1 ATWT 6.6 AW 5.8 CAP 5.7 SB 4.8 LOV 4.3 RH 3.6 SFT 3.0 12/6/1985 GH 8.5 AMC and OLTL 7.4 Y&R 7.3 DOOL and GL 6.8 ATWT 6.1 CAP 5.4 AW 4.9 SB 4.2 LOV 3.8 RH 3.1 SFT 2.5 12/13/1985 GH 8.9 AMC 7.9 OLTL 7.6 Y&R 7.3 GL 6.9 DOOL 6.4 ATWT 6.0 CAP 4.9 AW 4.7 LOV 3.9 SB 3.8 RH 3.1 SFT 2.7

Thanks for the kind words. I have TONS more to share. Week ending 8/23/1985 GH 9.4 Y&R 8.9 AMC 8.5 OLTL 8.2 GL and DOOL 6.9 CAP 5.4 AW 5.1 LOV 4.1 SB 3.9 RH 3.2 SFT 2.8 8/30/1985 GH 9.5 Y&R 8.4 AMC 8.2 OLTL 7.9 GL 6.9 DOOL 6.8 ATWT 6.2 CAP 5.3 AW 5.0 LOV 4.5 SB 3.6 RH 3.3 SFT 2.8 Week ending 9/6/85 GH 9.2 AMC 7.9 Y&R 7.8 OLTL 7.4 DOOL 6.3 GL 6.2 ATWT 5.8 AW 4.8 CAP 4.6 LOV 4.3 SB 4.0 RH 3.3 SFT 2.6 9/20/1985 GH 8.8 AMC 7.4 Y&R 7.1 OLTL 7.0 GL 6.7 DOOL 6.6 ATWT 6.0 CAP 5.0 AW 4.9 LOV 3.9 SB 3.8 RH 3.1 SFT 3.0 9/27/1985 GH 8.8 AMC 7.6 OLTL and Y&R 7.4 GL 6.6 DOOL 6.4 ATWT 6.3 CAP 5.2 AW 4.9 LOV 4.3 SB 3.8 RH 3.2 SFT 3.0 10/4/1985 GH 8.8 OLTL and Y&R 7.5 AMC 7.3 GL 6.8 ATWT 6.7 DOOL 6.4 CAP 5.0 AW 4.7 LOV 4.2 SB 3.5 RH and SFT 3.0 This stuff was just sitting around in my basement Collecting dust so I might as well share. Week ending 10/11/1985 GH 8.9 AMC 7.8 OLTL and Y&R 7.7 GL 6.4 ATWT 6.3 DOOL 5.9 CAP 4.8 AW 4.7 LOV 4.2 SB 3.5 RH 3.1 SFT 2.6 10/18/1985 GH 8.9 AMC and Y&R 7.6 OLTL 7.1 GL 6.4 ATWT 6.0 DOOL 5.9 CAP 4.9 AW 4.5 LOV 4.1 SB 3.2 RH 3.1 SFT 2.7 10/25/1985 GH 8.9 Y&R 7.7 AMC 7.6 OLTL 7.5 DOOL 6.4 GL and ATWT 6.2 CAP 5.1 AW 4.3 LOV 4.2 SB 3.4 RH 3.2 SFT 2.5

Week ending August 2, 1985 Daytime Emmys!! 10.3 rating GH 8.8 Y&R 8.7 AMC 8.3 OLTL 7.5 DOOL 7.1 GL 6.5 ATWT 6.1 CAP 5.2 AW 4.7 LOV 4.1 SB 3.2 SFT 3.0 RH 2.9 Week ending 8/9/1985 GH 9.3 OLTL 8.2 AMC 8.0 Y&R 7.9 DOOL 6.9 GL 6.8 ATWT 6.3 CAP 5.2 AW 5.0 LOV 4.2 SB 3.4 RH 3.2 SFT 3.1 Week ending 8/16/1985 GH 9.6 Y&R 8.9 OLTL 8.8 AMC 8.6 GL &DOOL 7.0 ATWT 6.0 AW 5.2 CAP 5.0 LOV 4.1 SB 3.8 RH/SFT both 3.1

I hope I’m not getting annoying. I have some time this afternoon and am posting ratings. 6/28/1985 GH 9.3 AMC 8.3 Y&R 7.8 OLTL 7.5 DOOL 7.1 GL 6.8 ATWT 6.2 AW 5.3 CAP 5.2 LOV 4.1 SB 3.8 SFT 3.4 RH 3.1 Week ending 7/7/1985 GH 8.4 AMC 8.2 Y&R 7.8 OLTL 7.1 DOOL 6.6 GL 6.5 ATWT 5.9 CAP 5.3 AW 4.9 LOV 4.2 RH 3.3 SB 3.2 SFT 2.9 Week ending 7/12/85 Yes, huge gains for some shows. GH 9.1 AMC 8.4 Y&R OLTL 7.6 DOOL 7.3 GL 6.6 ATWT 6.2 AW 5.5 CAP 5.4 LOV 4.1 SB 4.0 RH 3.5 SFT 3.1

Ratings for week ending 5/24/85 I think that was the Bo & Hope wedding Week. GH 8.3 AMC 7.2 DOOL & Y&R 7.0 GL 6.7 OLTL 6.4 ATWT 6.1 AW 5.3 CAP 4.9 LOV 3.8 SB 3.7 SFT 3.0 RH 2.6 Week ending 6/7/85 GH 9.4 AMC 8.6 OLTL 7.5 Y&R 7.4 DOOL 7.0 GL 6.4 ATWT 5.7 AW 5.4 CAP 4.7 LOV 4.0 SB 3.9 SFT 3.2 RH 3.0 Week ending June 14, 1985 GH 9.2 AMC 8.8 Y&R 8.3 OLTL 7.8 GL & DOOL 7.1 ATWT 6.4 AW 5.4 CAP 5.3 LOV 4.4 SB 3.8 SFT 3.4 RH 3.0

Again, partial ratings. I’m just sharing what I have. Week ending 1/25/85 GH 10.1, Y&R 8.7, next in rankings were AMC, OLTL, GL, DOOL, ATWT, CAP. Week ending 2/1/85: I don’t have the full ratings GH 9.8 AMC 9.3 Y&R 8.6 GL 8.3 OLTL 8.2 DOOL 8.0 ATWT 7.8 CAP 6.5 Week ending 3/1/85 GH 8.8 AMC 8.0 GL 7.7 Y&R 7.4 DOOL 7.4 OLTL 7.3 ATWT 6.7 AW 5.7 CAP 5.5 LOV 4.2 SB 3.8 RH 3.3 SFT 3.2 some confusion as to the following ratings are the week ending 3/8/85 or 3/15/85. I don’t know which week they are from (Partial ratings). GH 8.2 AMC 7.4 Y&R 7.3 GL 7.1 DOOL 7.0 ATWT 6.6 CAP 5.6

I don’t think that I have seen where GL ever hit #2 after that week in Nov ‘84. They were no 3 a few times in 1985 and also during the JFP years. OLTL did hit #1 for a week in 1988 at the conclusion of the faux Bo storyline but I think it may have been a tie with another show and not #1 by itself. I could be wrong on that but we’ll see when I get around to looking at 1988 ratings. That year is still in my basement. In the meantime, here is the next set of ratings info that I have. I only have rankings and not ratings for some of the soaps for the week ending 12/21/84. Rankings were GH, Y&R, GL, AMC, ATWT, DOOL, OLTL. The soaps then got a holiday boost for Dec 31 - January 4, 1985. GH 10.5 AMC 9.9 Y&R 9.3 OLTL 9.0 DOOL 8.2 GL 8.0 ATWT 7.5 AW 6.5 CAP 6.2 LOV 5.3 SFT 4.3 SB 4.2 RH 4.0

The conclusion of GL’s Barbados storyline helped the show get to #2 for the week ending 11/30/84. 1. GH 8.2 2. GL 7.8 3. Y&R 7.4 4. AMC 7.3 5. Days 7.0 6. OLTL and ATWT 6.8 8. CAP 5.8 9. AW 5.3 10. Loving 3.7 11. SB 3.0 12 RH and SFT 2.8 14. EON 2.4

For the week ending 8/26/84 the rankings of the top 8 soaps were: GH, AMC, Y&R, OLTL, GL, ATWT, DAYS, CAP Y&R was the #1 daytime show (beating The Price is Right) from Oct 29-Nov 2, 1984. Soap Rankings that week were: Y&R, GH, GL, AMC, ATWT, OLTL, CAP, DAYS, AW, LOV, RH, SFT, SB, EON Partial ratings week ending 11/18/84: GH 8.9, Y&R 8.0, AMC 7.5, ATWT 7.4, GL 7.3, DAYS 7.2, OLTL 6.8

I’m going to suspend posting the Daytime TV magazine ratings because I have a better source and have found weekly ratings pretty much from 1985 on, with a few missing weeks. But in the meantime, to confuse everyone even more, I have found that the ratings posted in Daytime TV’s March 1987 issue were the actual ratings for week of August 25-29, 1986 and the April, 1987 issue showed the ratings from October 6-10, 1986. So the magazine was several months behind - even moreso than I thought. It will be much more clearer going forward for me to post clearly defined ratings -ratings for a specific week, instead of these were in Daytime TV but I don’t know which week they represent. Look forward to sharing this stuff that was in my basement.

I’ve started to dig up more detailed ratings info from 1984. For the week of July 30 to August 3, 1984 the rankings were as follows: AMC, GH, OLTL, Y&R, GL, ATWT, Days, Capitol, AW, SB and finally SFT. I don’t have the ratings numbers, just the ranking. Loving, Ryan’s Hope and Edge were preempted because of the olympics and ABC aired 40 minute episodes of AMC, OLTL and GH from 1-3 pm.

You’ll see - in 1988 how close SB got to AW.

Just to repeat, these ratings are for the issue date of Daytime TV Magazine. Search For Tomorrow was still listed in their ratings in the April, 1987 issue even though they left the air at the end of December 1986.

Great info. Thanks!