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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 6/26/89-6/30/89 & 7/3/89-7/7/89: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 7/10/89-7/14/89 & 7/17/89-7/21/89:

64 Confirmed Full Preemptions of BB: March 1987-July 1993: (64 TOTAL) 7/7/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/8/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/9/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/10/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/14/87 Young and the Restless (1-2PM) 7/15/87 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/17/87 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/23/87 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/29/87 Iran Contra Hearings 26 (1230-630PM) 8/3/87 (Local Fill for local news after Iran Contra Hearings 27, 9AM-122PM & $25,000 Pyramid 122-130PM) 9/7/87 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/11/87 US Open Tennis (11AM-302PM) 11/26/87 J.T. (130-230PM) 11/27/87 A Thanksgiving Treasure (1230-2PM) 12/8/87 Unrated Summit Signing Ceremony (unknown timings) 12/25/87 NBA on CBS (12-230PM) 12/31/87 As the World Turns (130-230PM) 1/1/88 Cotton Bowl (130-504PM) 2/15/88 NBA on CBS (130-4PM) 9/5/88 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/9/88 US Open Tennis 2 (123-4PM) 11/24/88 NFL Football (1230-311PM) 11/25/88 Care Bears Movie II (1230-2PM) 12/26/88 Movie Special: Quarterback Princess (1230-2PM) 1/2/89 Cotton Bowl (130-445PM) 1/20/89 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 2/20/89 NBA on CBS (130-4PM) 9/4/89 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/8/89 US Open Tennis 2 (112-547PM) 11/23/89 Dink the Little Dinosaur (130-2PM) 11/24/89 Garfield & Friends (130-2PM) 12/25/89 Homecoming (1230-230PM) 1/1/90 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-516PM) 2/19/90 NBA on CBS (130-408PM) 9/3/90 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/7/90 US Open Tennis (1236-530PM) 11/22/90 H.R. Pufnstuf (130-2PM) 11/23/90 A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1230-230PM) 12/25/90 Homecoming: Christmas Story (1230-230PM) 1/1/91 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-519PM) 1/9/91 Unrated CBS Special Report- Geneva (unknown timings) 1/17/91 War in the Gulf 3 (10AM-4PM) 1/30/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 36 (unknown timings) 2/15/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 39 (unknown timings) 2/27/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 59 (unknown timings) 3/14/91 NCAA Basketball 1 (12-235PM) 3/15/91 NCAA Basketball 1 (12-235PM) 9/2/91 US Open Tennis (1230-7PM) 9/6/91 (Local Fill for US Open Tennis) 10/11/91 (Local Fill for Thomas Senate Hearings) 11/28/91 NFL Football (1234-340PM) 12/25/91 Movie: Homecoming (1-3PM) 1/1/92 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-530PM) 2/17/92 XVI Winter Olympics (1-6PM) 3/19/92 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-238PM) 3/20/92 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-240PM) 9/7/92 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/11/92 US Open Tennis (1230-5PM) 11/26/92 Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet (130-2PM) 12/25/92 House Without a Christmas Tree (1230-2PM) 1/1/93 Blockbuster Bowl (130-506PM) 1/20/93 Family Feud Special (130-2PM) 3/18/93 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-237PM) 3/19/93 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-225PM) **4/19/93 Unrated special report (130-210PM) (Note: May not have aired anywhere but might have been skipped to not mess up a YR crossover that same week, so officially being put on the partial preemption list)

Update on "Days" airing 2/27/91... This episode did air, at least in parts of the country, but is not listed at all in Nielsen. I checked my original records from 1991, and the 2/28/91 scene log has a note on the top, the copy from an announcer voiceover stating a few of the storylines that aired on the 2/27/91 episode. Also, a "Days" fan actually posted the 2/27/91 episode summary on that date in the old rec.arts soap message board. (I never actually got to see this episode in 1991, not until many years later once I started filling in the missing episodes for my collection). This looks to be the only error I have found in Nielsen in regards to the "Days" telecasts from 1978-1999. "Days" should be listed as a breakout on 2/27/91 (listing the small amount of affiliates that got it that day), but is not. The Nielsen books many times have paper inserts with updates from what is printed in the book, saying that the information arrived too late from the network to be included in the printed book. So, that is my best guess as to why this is missing from Nielsen. If there is a paper insert for this "Days" episode, I have not seen it. I have changed this episode from the "full preemption" to "partial preemption" list.

4/19/93 CBS confirmed to air: CBS Morning News 630-7AM CBS This Morning I 730-8AM CBS This Morning II 830-9AM Family Feud 1 10-1030AM Family Feud 2 1030-11AM Price Is Right 1 11-1130AM Price Is Right 2 1130-12PM Young and the Restless 1230-130PM As the World Turns 210-3PM Guiding Light 3-4PM CBS Evening News 630-7PM Evening Shade 8-830PM Bob 830-9PM Murphy Brown 9-930PM Love & War 930-10PM Northern Exposure 10-11PM CBS News Special: Waco 1130-1206AM Crimetime After Primetime 1206-106AM CBS Late Night II 106-205AM Up to the Minute 2-4AM If you are saying there was continuity needed for a crossover on YR, then that seems the most likely. They just skipped the BB episode that was supposed to air on 4/19/93 completely? Is there any record of someone on REC.ARTS getting an episode on 4/19/93? Or did people just finally see that episode once the BB episode aired at some point in Europe for the first time? Then on 4/20/93, only 6 minutes of BB is rated as having aired. So, were they stuck skipping TWO episodes in a row in order to keep things in line with YR?

I checked that REC.ARTS site, and here's the proof that the Days episode aired at least SOME place on 2/27/91, however there is no mention of it airing at all in the Nielsen book that week. So, that's the first time I've seen something like that happen. I can only guess they accidentally forgot to list the "breakout" information for the 2/27/91 episode. The Nielsen books will, sometimes, have an additional paper insert which lists data that Nielsen says has arrived from the network too late to be included in the printed book, so my only guess is that is what happened. Being this is the same date of the possible "airing" of BB, maybe that happened to BB too? It actually aired some place on 2/27/91, but is not mentioned at all in the Nielsen book just like Days was not?? Well, I go over a year without a post and then twice in one week!!! What is the world coming to! I talked to Vickie, and since she was supposed to do the update for this episode and did not get it because of the briefing, she asked me to do it. Roman is at Victor's looking for Johnny. He runs into IzzyB who is wrapped in a towel on her way to the sauna. He tells her he's there on business looking for Johnny to ask him about the motorcycle he saw at the refinery. IzzyB says she thought that the case was solved. Roman says that there are some loose ends he doesn't understand. IzzyB says that she thinks he's dragging the case out as an excuse to see Whitney. Roman tells her he's getting tired of telling her that nothing is going on and she's tired of him denying that there is. He tells her she's acting like a jealous girlfriend and she says that he's with her because she reminds him of Marlena. Eve is in a motel room down in Miami. She has a man faking a passport for her. Frankie is pounding on Carly's door. He's leaving for Miami to get Eve. Frankie asks Carly if she's OK. She says she's worried about something. Why doesn't she call Bo? She says no. He asks her who else she's got and up walks Victor. Frankie and Carly go out in the hall and Frankie gives her the phone number of a guy who will help her out if she needs it (Guess who????). Carly goes back in. Victor has brought her a gift. It's a gown especially made for her for their date tonight. She kisses (just a peck) him to thank him and says she's looking forward to the evening. Julie runs into Bo at the hospital and they talk about the ballet. Julie tells Bo that Carly is going with Victor. Lawrance comes up and wants to confirm his and Julie's date for the ballet. Julie says she wouldn't miss it and is looking forward to it. Bo wants to know what's going on. Julie says "I love Sleeping Beauty" and Bo says "You also hate Lawrance Allamain". He tells her she's playing a dangerous game. She tells him that he shouldn't stand back and watch Victor get closer to Carly and that he may miss his only chance with her if he doesn't tell her how he feels. (I wish they would stop pushing these two on us!!!!!! I just can't stand it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) There's a knock on Eve's motel room door. Eve opens it expecting to find the fake passport guy, but it's Frankie. He tells her she's only making things worse. Everybody will think she really did kill Nick if she leaves. She says she's going to South America. He asks her "what if I've got evidence to clear you". He tells her that Tanner admitted that he lied and about the train. There's a knock on the door and it's the police. Frankie answers the door looking like he just got out of bed. The police are looking for a guy who forges passports. Eve is out on the ledge. After the police leave, Frankie goes to the window and Eve is gone!!! Frankie is pissed, but then Eve walks thru the door. She went down the fire escape in case they searched for her. He tried to convince her to come back to Salem telling her he wouldn't let anything happen to her. She agrees to go. Mickey runs into Maggie at the hospital. He tells her that he can't go to the ballet with her because he has to work on Eve's case. He gives her the tickets and tells her to go with someone else and to not wait up for him, it will be an all-nighter. Maggie walks into the Dr.'s lounge where Neil is sleeping. They kiss and Maggie says they have to be careful. She asks him to go to the ballet with her. Lawrance is in the lab talking to Jordan when Carly walks in. Lawrance claims that he wants to donate money and Carly tells him that Shane has made it very clear that his money is not welcome and that he should come nowhere near the lab. He says she's mighty testy today, does it have anything to do with Bo? No, it has nothing to do with Bo, but has everything to do with you!!! She tells him to leave. She asks Jordan what he wanted - he said nothing and rushes off to a meeting. Carly goes to the Dr.'s lounge and undresses, and her locker won't open. (GIVE ME A BREAK!!!) Of course, Bo has to come and fix it. She has to get ready and Bo says "For your big date with Victor?" She replies "We're just good friends". She's real testy, and Bo wants to know what's bothering her - "talk to me Princess" (GAG, GAG). Emmy walks in (YEA!!!) and wants to know where Shaun Douglass is as she's got some cookies to give him. Bo tells her he'll see her later and she leaves. Carly wants to know if they're only friends and Bo says yes. She doesn't want to talk anymore now, so Bo leaves. She takes the piece of paper with the phone number on it out of her pocket. Roman is standing at the mantel looking at a picture of himself and Marlena. Whitney walks in and asks if he had a rough day. He tells her that he got into it again with IzzyB. She had a lousy day too, why don't they turn it around together, treat ourselves to a nice dinner. Roman asks her if she's going to cook, she says she doesn't cook and Roman says "It must come with the profession, I never knew a shrink that could cook". She says she'll prepare a nice relaxing eveing for them. IzzyB runs into Alice at the Sand Dollar and joins her. Alice asks her what's wrong (lot of that going around today!). IzzyB asks her if she knew Marlena. She want's to know how Roman could love her, being she's so different and all they do is fight all the time. Alice tells her that they can't leave things the way they are or neither of them will ever be happy. Neil and Maggie are at the Sand Dollar for the pre-ballet party. Maggie feels funny to be out in public with him. Julie and Lawrance show up. Maggie explains why she's with Neil. Lawrance goes to get a drink and Maggie and Neil want to know why she's with Lawrance. Julie says "He had an extra ticket, just like you, darling". As she walks away, Maggie wonders if she suspects. Lawrance then pumps Julie as to whether Mickey has said anything about Eve's case. Julie just tells him to stop pumping for info. Maggie and Neil decide to leave and go back to his place. Julie looks at them knowingly as they leave. Carly and Victor arrive at the Sand Dollar. There are some hard glances going on between Victor, Lawrance, Julie and Carly. Lawrance even looks jealous. Lawrance comments that they're not the only odd couple here. Julie replies "It seems we've started a trend". (She was in fine form today. I really like her character!). The four begin to talk. Lawrance tells Victor he has wonderful taste, and Vic says he owes it all to Carly. The couples part and as Vic and Carly are walking away, Lawrance tells Carly not to trip on Vic's cane. Victor tells Carly not to worry as he won't let anyone hurt her again. Julie and Lawrance observe how chummy Vic and Carly are getting and Lawrance tells Julie that she didn't come to spy on him, she came to spy on Victor. Victor says he knows what Julie is up to with Lawrance and she's going to get hurt. Bo calls his answering machine, Carly left a message asking for help to get some information on Jordan Bishop. She does not leave her name or number, but Bo recognizes her voice. Bo has Alice over to the boat. He asks her to help his mom out with Shaun Douglass as he's going out of town for a few days to check on Jordan Bishop. He can't stand by and do nothing if someone is in trouble. Alice tells him he fights for the people he loves and one of those people is Carly. Whitney has served Roman Chinese take-out food. He seems relaxed. They read their fortune cookies. His: "Past may come back to repeat itself" Hers: "Fate brings you the one of your dreams". Roman drops something on the floor and bends over to pick it up. He grabs his back and says "I must have reactivated and old falling off the cliff injury". (What a riot!!). Whitney tells him to take off his shirt and she'll walk on his back. He says no, she says, try it you might like it. As his shirt comes off, the doorbell rings and of course IzzyB is at the door. She says she came to apologize, that she never meant to hurt him. She says that it's none of her business who he's seeing and why, he says that's right. That said, she leaves, misunderstanding the entire episode. Whitney comes back in and asks if everything is OK and he says no. Back at the Sand Dollar, Victor makes the announcement that he's under- writing the cost of the night's ballet and donating the proceeds to the Riverfront Clean-up Project. Bo has walked in during this announcement. Carly accepts the money. Bo leaves in disgust. Lawrance looks pissed. Victor takes Carly home (what happened to the ballet???) and she goes into her apartment and looks at a framed picture that Shaun Douglass drew of her rescueing him. That's it!! Enjoy. Sophie

The weird thing is, on 2/27/91, Days is listed as not airing at all, so I would normally list that as a full preemption on the Nielsen list, but I have an episode listed for that date on my episode guide! Now, it's a real mystery for me. I'll have to research more and see what's up. I have to go to my 1991 Days binder and check what is in there. 2/25/91-3/1/91 Preemptions: AMC FULL: 2/27/91 Gulf War Day 43- 1PM AMC PARTIAL: 3/1/91 (30 minutes) AW PARTIAL: 2/27/91 2:15PM (45 minutes) ATWT PARTIAL: 2/27/91 2:23PM (37 minutes) BB FULL: 2/27/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 59 (unknown timings) DAYS FULL: 2/27/91 Unrated NBC News: America at War (unknown timings) **Not listed as preemption on my site? (Will research more) DAYS PARTIAL: 3/1/91 1:28PM (32 minutes); 1-128 PBO (87 affs) GH PARTIAL: 2/26/91 3:34PM (26 minutes) GL FULL: 2/26/91 War in the Gulf 58 (3-4PM) LOV PARTIAL: 3/1/91 (14 minutes) OLTL PARTIAL: 2/27/91 2:08PM (52 minutes) SANTA PARTIAL: 2/26/91 3:30PM (30 minutes); 3-330 PBO (75 affs) YR PARTIAL: 2/27/91 (30mins); 1-130 PBO (121 affs) 3/1/91 (15mins); 1245-115 PBO (134 affs)

And...BB did not air on Wed. 2/27. So, if those two NBA preemptions in March 1991 are correct, then the Episode #s for BB do not line up as of July 1993. One of the "full preemptions" had to have been skipped, or two episodes at one point were edited into one, or they accidentally skipped an episode #? The mystery begins...

Final teaser before I find out about the BB preemption or not for 2/27: It is at least not a regular rated episode... And...it did not air on Wed. 2/27. So, if those two NBA preemptions in March 1991 are correct, then the Episode #s for BB do not line up as of July 1993. One of the "full preemptions" had to have been skipped, or two episodes at one point were edited into one, or they accidentally skipped an episode #? The mystery begins...

Week of 2/18/91-2/22/91 Preemptions: AMC PARTIAL: 2/22/91 1:07PM (53 minutes) LOV PARTIAL: 2/22/91 (16 minutes) SANTA FULL: 2/18/91 NBA Showtime (3-321PM) & NBA Basketball (321-540PM) YR PARTIAL: 2/22/91 1230-1246 & 103-130PM (43 minutes); 1246-103 PBO (137 affs) Final teaser before I find out about the BB preemption or not for 2/27: It is at least not a regular rated episode...

64 Confirmed Full Preemptions of BB: March 1987-July 1993: (64 TOTAL) 7/7/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/8/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/9/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/10/87 The Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/14/87 Young and the Restless (1-2PM) 7/15/87 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/17/87 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/23/87 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 7/29/87 Iran Contra Hearings 26 (1230-630PM) 8/3/87 (Local Fill for local news after Iran Contra Hearings 27, 9AM-122PM & $25,000 Pyramid 122-130PM) 9/7/87 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/11/87 US Open Tennis (11AM-302PM) 11/26/87 J.T. (130-230PM) 11/27/87 A Thanksgiving Treasure (1230-2PM) 12/8/87 Unrated Summit Signing Ceremony (unknown timings) 12/25/87 NBA on CBS (12-230PM) 12/31/87 As the World Turns (130-230PM) 1/1/88 Cotton Bowl (130-504PM) 2/15/88 NBA on CBS (130-4PM) 9/5/88 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/9/88 US Open Tennis 2 (123-4PM) 11/24/88 NFL Football (1230-311PM) 11/25/88 Care Bears Movie II (1230-2PM) 12/26/88 Movie Special: Quarterback Princess (1230-2PM) 1/2/89 Cotton Bowl (130-445PM) 1/20/89 Price Is Right 2 (130-2PM) 2/20/89 NBA on CBS (130-4PM) 9/4/89 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/8/89 US Open Tennis 2 (112-547PM) 11/23/89 Dink the Little Dinosaur (130-2PM) 11/24/89 Garfield & Friends (130-2PM) 12/25/89 Homecoming (1230-230PM) 1/1/90 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-516PM) 2/19/90 NBA on CBS (130-408PM) 9/3/90 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/7/90 US Open Tennis (1236-530PM) 11/22/90 H.R. Pufnstuf (130-2PM) 11/23/90 A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1230-230PM) 12/25/90 Homecoming: Christmas Story (1230-230PM) 1/1/91 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-519PM) 1/9/91 Unrated CBS Special Report- Geneva (unknown timings) 1/17/91 War in the Gulf 3 (10AM-4PM) 1/30/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 36 (unknown timings) 2/15/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 39 (unknown timings) 2/27/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 59 (unknown timings) 3/14/91 NCAA Basketball 1 (12-235PM) 3/15/91 NCAA Basketball 1 (12-235PM) 9/2/91 US Open Tennis (1230-7PM) 9/6/91 (Local Fill for US Open Tennis) 10/11/91 (Local Fill for Thomas Senate Hearings) 11/28/91 NFL Football (1234-340PM) 12/25/91 Movie: Homecoming (1-3PM) 1/1/92 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-530PM) 2/17/92 XVI Winter Olympics (1-6PM) 3/19/92 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-238PM) 3/20/92 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-240PM) 9/7/92 US Open Tennis (1230-6PM) 9/11/92 US Open Tennis (1230-5PM) 11/26/92 Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet (130-2PM) 12/25/92 House Without a Christmas Tree (1230-2PM) 1/1/93 Blockbuster Bowl (130-506PM) 1/20/93 Family Feud Special (130-2PM) 3/18/93 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-237PM) 3/19/93 NCAA Basketball: Various Teams (1210-225PM) **4/19/93 Unrated special report (130-210PM) (Note: May not have aired anywhere but might have been skipped to not mess up a YR crossover that same week, so officially being put on the partial preemption list) I re-checked the Nielsen data, and on 2/21/92, the Winter Olympics aired from 11AM-130PM, so then BB aired at its regular time of 130PM.

Week of 2/11/91-2/15/91 Preemptions: AMC PARTIAL: 2/15/91 (18 minutes; breakout; 204 affs) AW PARTIAL: 2/15/91 2:03PM (57 minutes) BB FULL: 2/15/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 39 (unknown timings) DAYS PARTIAL: 2/15/91 30 minutes); 130-2 PBO (84 affs) OLTL PARTIAL: 2/15/91 2:03PM (57 minutes)

Thanks! The week of 2/4/91-2/8/91 had no preemptions for any soap.

I just wanted to get those math problems done so now we know exactly what's up with all of the 4 current soaps! So any "A" episodes would fall into the "Full Preemptions: 414 preemptions (includes classic episodes & specially-numbered episodes)" category. Fans of BB, YR, GH, I've provided the full preemptions for 1979-1999 and now I've done the math problems to confirm exactly how many preemptions (or in special cases, insert/A or classic episodes) in total each of your soaps has had. So that's as far as I can help out in regards to the other soaps. Now, it's up to historians to use these numbers and confirm which of the "full preemptions" was actually an insert ("A") episode or a classic repeat episode. I'm sure some of you have already done that research, but I hope my Nielsen preemptions confirmation has helped your episode guides some!!

And for "Days" fans, here's why the #s don't add up (at first glance)! DAYS (as of 11/3/23): Possible Airdates: 15130 airdates Aired: 14719 regular episodes (but two of these aired in primetime due to OJ Simpson trial), so only 14717 episodes have aired in the daytime Full Preemptions: 413 preemptions So, even though Days is at # 14719, since two of those episodes aired in primetime, that puts the #s at this to make the math problem correct! 15130 possible airdates Minus 14717 daytime episodes Equals 413 full preemptions Another fun fact: These two things actually equal each other out: 5364A aired on 11/27/86. Due to a preemption and the soon-to-air primetime special Winter Heat, Days had to edit 7208 and 7209 into one episode. So the insert episode (5364A) at first added one extra Days episode to the math problem, but then the editing of two episodes (7208/7209) into one episode brought the math problem back to how it is above!

Thanks, so this is now the correct list for BB: BB (as of 11/3/23): Possible Airdates: 9555 airdates Aired: 9141 regular episodes Full Preemptions: 414 preemptions (includes classic episodes & specially-numbered episodes) The Nielsen books have those (sometimes the networks start at a different date, like I mentioned happened in September 1990). So, I can eventually help out with those for 1978-1999, but too busy now with the other stuff!

With the new numbers provided from a fan, here are the corrected numbers for expected preemptions/special episodes (classics or specially-numbered episodes): BB (as of 11/3/23): Possible Airdates: 9555 airdates Aired: 9141 regular episodes Full Preemptions: 414 preemptions (includes classic episodes & specially-numbered episodes) GH (as of 11/3/23): Possible Airdates: 15810 airdates Aired: 15335 regular episodes Full Preemptions: 475 preemptions (includes classic episodes & specially-numbered episodes) YR (as of 11/3/23): Possible Airdates: 13205 airdates Aired: 12739 regular episodes Full Preemptions: 466 preemptions (includes classic episodes & specially-numbered episodes)

UPDATE ABOVE: January 1991 preemptions are now fully listed! Working on February now.

HAPPY RETIREMENT, CAROLYN CULLITON & RICHARD CULLITON! Long-time "Days" script writers Carolyn Culliton & Richard Culliton were removed from the credits today. The husband and wife duo retired together in April 2023. Carolyn's final "Days" script aired on October 20, and Richard's last script aired on November 2. The duo wrote the dialogue for 1,260 "Days" scripts since 2008. Happy retirement, Carolyn & Richard!

Days has had a few "A" insert episodes through the years as well. It does get complicated. I know it took awhile to get everything together on the Days episode guide when I compiled that many years ago!

JANUARY 1991 & FEBRUARY 1991 PREEMPTIONS: AMC FULL: 1/17/91 Gulf War Day 2 (11AM-4PM) 1/30/91 Unrated Gulf War Day 15- 1PM (unknown timings) 2/27/91 Unrated Gulf War Day 43- 1PM (unknown timings) AMC PARTIAL: 1/9/91 (37 minutes) 1/18/91 (43 minutes) 1/22/91 1-140 & 147-2PM (53mins) 1/23/91 1:35PM (25mins); 1-135 PBO (198 affs) 1/25/91 1:09PM (51mins) 2/15/91 (18 minutes; breakout; 204 affs) 2/22/91 1:07PM (53 minutes) 3/1/91 (30 minutes) AW FULL: 1/9/91 Unrated NBC News Special Report (unknown timings) 1/17/91 Tom Brokaw Special (12-5PM) 1/23/91 Unrated NBC News: America at War 23 (unknown timings) AW PARTIAL: 1/18/91 209-232 & 254-3PM (29 minutes) 232-254 PBO (167 affs) 1/21/91 2:27PM (33mins); 2-227 PBO (173 affs) 1/22/91 2-215 & 226-252PM (41mins) 1/30/91 2:10PM (50 minutes) 2/15/91 2:03PM (57 minutes) 2/27/91 2:15PM (45 minutes) ATWT FULL: 1/9/91 Unrated CBS Special Report- Geneva (unknown timings) 1/17/91 War in the Gulf 3 (10AM-4PM) 1/23/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 29 (unknown timings) ATWT PARTIAL: 1/18/91 212-232PM (20 minutes); 232-3 PBO (190 affs) 2/27/91 2:23PM (37 minutes) BB FULL: 1/9/91 Unrated CBS Special Report- Geneva (unknown timings) 1/17/91 War in the Gulf 3 (10AM-4PM) 1/30/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 36 (unknown timings) 2/15/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 39 (unknown timings) 2/27/91 Unrated War in the Gulf 59 (unknown timings) BB PARTIAL: 1/18/91 (13 minutes) DAYS FULL: 1/9/91 (Due to only 30 minutes airing, episode re-aired the next day) 1/17/91 Tom Brokaw Special (12-5PM) DAYS PARTIAL: 1/9/91 (30 minutes) (rated as breakout) (146 affiliates) **Episode re-aired the next day 1/23/91 (58 minutes) 1/30/91 (rated as breakout) 2/15/91 (30 minutes); 130-2 PBO (84 affs) 2/27/91 (Episode is not listed at all in Nielsen book, but did air in parts of the country) (should be listed as a breakout, with low # of affiliates) 3/1/91 1:28PM (32 minutes); 1-128 PBO (87 affs) GH FULL: 1/9/91 Unrated ABC Special Report-1:37PM (unknown timings) 1/17/91 Gulf War Day 2 (11AM-4PM) GH PARTIAL: 1/21/91 (29mins) 1/22/91 (25mins) 1/23/91 3:35PM (25mins) 1/24/91 3-331 & 345-4PM (46mins) 1/25/91 3:30PM (30mins) 2/26/91 3:34PM (26 minutes) GEN FULL: 1/17/91 Tom Brokaw Special (12-5PM) 1/18/91 Unrated Tom Brokaw 12PM (unknown timings) GEN PARTIAL: 1/9/91 (30 minutes) (149 affiliates) (rated as breakout) 1/25/91 1230-1237 & 1256-1PM (11mins); 1237-1256 PBO (71 affs) GL FULL: 1/9/91 Unrated CBS Special Report- Geneva (unknown timings) 1/17/91 War in the Gulf 3 (10AM-4PM) 2/26/91 War in the Gulf 58 (3-4PM) GL PARTIAL: 1/21/91 (28mins) 1/22/91 3-314 & 321-329 (22mins) (rated as breakout;184affs 1/23/91 3:39PM (21mins) 1/25/91 3-304 & 329-4PM (35mins); LOV FULL: 1/17/91 Gulf War Day 2 (11AM-4PM) 1/18/91 Unrated Gulf War Day 3-12PM (unknown timings) LOV PARTIAL: 2/22/91 (16 minutes) 3/1/91 (14 minutes) OLTL FULL: 1/9/91 Unrated ABC Special Report-1:37PM (unknown timings) 1/17/91 Gulf War Day 2 (11AM-4PM) 1/23/91 Unrated Gulf War Day 8- 2PM (unknown timings) OLTL PARTIAL: 1/18/91 210-232PM (22 minutes); 232-3 PBO (196 affs) 1/21/91 2:15PM (45mins); 2-215 PBO (199 affs); 1/22/91 215-238 & 248-3PM (35mins); 2-215 PBO (199 affs) 1/30/91 2:07PM (53 minutes) 2/15/91 2:03PM (57 minutes) 2/27/91 2:08PM (52 minutes) SANTA FULL: 1/14/91 Soap Opera Awards (3-5PM) 1/17/91 Tom Brokaw Special (12-5PM) 2/18/91 NBA Showtime (3-321PM) & NBA Basketball (321-540PM) SANTA PARTIAL: 1/9/91 (rated as breakout) (37 affiliates) 1/18/91 (rated as breakout) 1/21/91 (31mins) 1/22/91 306-324PM (18mins); 339-4 PBO (68 affs) 1/23/91 3:31PM (29mins); 301-331 PBO (76 affs) 1/25/91 3:34PM (26mins) 2/26/91 3:30PM (30 minutes); 3-330 PBO (75 affs) YR FULL: 1/17/91 War in the Gulf 3 (10AM-4PM) YR PARTIAL: 1/30/91 (30 minutes); 1-130 PBO (71 affs) 2/22/91 1230-1246 & 103-130PM (43 minutes); 1246-103 PBO (137 affs) 2/27/91 (30mins); 1-130 PBO (121 affs) 3/1/91 (15mins); 1245-115 PBO (134 affs)

Time to tackle the two months of war coverage, January & February 1991, and lock down the official list of preemptions!

BB (as of November 5, 2023): Possible Airdates: 9555 airdates Aired: 9176 episodes Full Preemptions: 379 preemptions

Thanks, so the answers are this (as of November 5, 2023): BB: Possible Airdates: 9555 airdates Aired: 9176 episodes Full Preemptions: 379 preemptions GH: Possible Airdates: 15810 airdates Aired: 15400 episodes Full Preemptions: 410 preemptions YR: Possible Airdates: 13205 airdates Aired: 12739 episodes Full Preemptions: 466 preemptions

A simple question to help easily figure out how many full preemptions each of the current soaps have had. What Episode # was it for BB, GH and YR on Friday, November 3, 2023??

NOVEMBER 1990-DECEMBER 1990 PREEMPTIONS: Here are the list of preemptions for November 1990 through January 4, 1991: AMC FULL: 12/25/90 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-330PM) 1/1/91 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-130PM) & Florida Citrus Bowl (130-504PM) AW FULL: 11/22/90 NFL Game (1230-337PM) 1/1/91 Hall of Fame Game (1-433PM) AW PARTIAL: 11/8/90 2-202 & 231-3PM (31 minutes); 202-231 PBO (175 affs) 12/25/90 (rated as breakout) ATWT FULL: 11/22/90 Lidsville (2-230PM) & Secret World of Very Young (230-330PM) 11/23/90 A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1230-230PM) & College Football Today (230-235PM) & College Football (235-609PM) 12/25/90 Homecoming: Christmas Story (1230-230PM) & Price Is Right Special (230-3PM) 12/31/90 Family Feud Special (2-230PM) & John Hancock Bowl (230-608PM) 1/1/91 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-519PM) ATWT PARTIAL: 11/8/90 2-202 & 235-3PM (27 minutes); 202-235 PBO (186 affs) BB FULL: 11/22/90 H.R. Pufnstuf (130-2PM) 11/23/90 A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1230-230PM) 12/25/90 Homecoming: Christmas Story (1230-230PM) 1/1/91 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-519PM) DAYS FULL: 11/22/90 NFL Game (1230-337PM) 1/1/91 Hall of Fame Game (1-433PM) DAYS PARTIAL: 12/25/90 (rated as brekaout) GH FULL: 12/25/90 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-330PM) & Aloha Bowl (330-7PM) 1/1/91 Florida Citrus Bowl (130-504PM) GH PARTIAL: 1/4/91 3-336 & 355-4PM (41 minutes) GEN FULL: 11/22/90 NFL Game (1230-337PM) 1/1/91 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-1PM) GEN PARTIAL: 12/25/90 (rated as breakout) GL FULL: 11/22/90 Secret World of Very Young (230-330PM) & NFL Today (330-4PM) 11/23/90 College Football (235-609PM) 12/25/90 Olympic Winterfest (3-5PM) 12/31/90 John Hancock Bowl (230-608PM) 1/1/91 Mobil Cotton Bowl (130-519PM) GL PARTIAL: 1/4/91 3-335 & 354-4PM (41 minutes) LOV FULL: 12/25/90 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-330PM) 1/1/91 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-130PM) OLTL FULL: 12/25/90 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-330PM) 1/1/91 Florida Citrus Bowl (130-504PM) OLTL PARTIAL: 11/8/90 2-202 & 233-3PM (29 minutes); 202-233 PBO (196 affs) 12/14/90 2-229 & 249-3PM (40 minutes) SANTA FULL: 11/22/90 NFL Game (1230-337PM) & NFL Post (337-4PM) 12/25/90 NBA Showtime (3-322PM) & NBA Basketball (322-603PM) 1/1/91 Hall of Fame Game (1-433PM) SANTA PARTIAL: 1/4/91 3-335 & 355-4PM (40 minutes); 335-355 PBO (77 affs) YR FULL: 11/22/90 Day Things Went Sour (1230-1PM) & Land of the Lost (1-130PM) 11/23/90 A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1230-230PM) 12/25/90 Homecoming: Christmas Story (1230-230PM) 1/1/91 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-130PM)