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1989: PREEMPTIONS LIST: Here's a sneak peek at the preemptions from 1989 for each show. These will eventually be added into the other years to make a full preemption list for each soap. 1/2/89-1/6/89 All My Children Preempted Monday- Tournament of Roses Parade & Florida Citrus Bowl 1/16/89-1/20/89 All My Children Friday episode- 1:08PM (52 minutes) 5/29/89-6/2/89 All My Children Friday episode- 1-151 & 157-2PM (54 minutes) 6/5/89-6/9/89 All My Children Tuesday episode- 1-106 & 124-2PM (42 minutes) 7/24/89-7/28/89 All My Children Friday episode- 1-117 & 147-2PM (30 minutes) 7/31/89-8/4/89 All My Children Mon ep- 1-128 & 140-2PM (48 minutes); Tue ep- 1-149 & 155-2PM (54 minutes) 9/4/89-9/8/89 All My Children Monday episode (157 affiliates; breakout; 5.9/17; not counted in ratings) 10/16/89-10/20/89 All My Children Wed ep- 1:09PM (51 minutes); Fri ep- 1:12PM (48 minutes) 12/18/89-12/22/89 All My Children Friday episode- 1-122 & 142-2PM (40 minutes) 12/25/89-12/29/89 All My Children Preempted Monday- Kelly Blue-Gray Football 1/2/89-1/6/89 Another World Preempted Monday- Hall of Fame Game 1/16/89-1/20/89 Another World Preempted Friday- Inauguration '89 2/6/89-2/10/89 Another World Mon ep- 2:37PM (23 minutes); 2-237PM PBO (177 affs; 4.9/15) 3/6/89-3/10/89 Another World Fri ep- 2-204 & 230-3PM (34 minutes); 204-230PM PBO (176 affs; 3.7/14) 4/24/89-4/28/89 Another World Friday episode- 2-221 & 239-3PM (42 minutes) 5/1/89-5/5/89 Another World Thursday episode- 214-230PM (16 mins); 238-3PM PBO (72 affs; 1.0/4) 5/8/89-5/12/89 Another World Thursday episode- 2-203 & 224-3PM (39 minutes); 203-224PM PBO (176 affs; 3.6/14) 7/3/89-7/7/89 Another World Preempted Thu- Wimbledon Men's Quarterfinal/Fri- Wimbledon Men's Semifinal 9/4/89-9/8/89 Another World Monday episode (156 affiliates; breakout; 3.9/12; not counted in ratings) 10/2/89-10/6/89 Another World Wednesday episode (167 affiliates; breakout; 3.1/12; not counted in ratings) 10/9/89-10/13/89 Another World Monday episode (168 affiliates; breakout; 3.1/10; not counted in ratings) 11/6/89-11/10/89 Another World Thursday episode- 207-230 & 236-3PM (47 minutes) 11/20/89-11/24/89 Another World Preempted Thursday- NFL Game 12/18/89-12/22/89 Another World Wed ep- 236-241PM (5mins); Thu ep- (56mins); Fri ep- 2-230 & 238-3PM (52mins); Wed ep- 241-3 PBO (176 affs; 3.3/11) 1/2/89-1/6/89 As the World Turns Preempted Monday- Cotton Bowl 1/16/89-1/20/89 As the World Turns Preempted Friday- Presidential Inauguration '89 2/6/89-2/10/89 As the World Turns Mon ep- 2-209 & 239-3PM (30 minutes); 209-239PM PBO (186 affs; 6.4/20) 2/20/89-2/24/89 As the World Turns Preempted Monday- NBA on CBS 3/6/89-3/10/89 As the World Turns Fri ep- 2-206 & 228-3PM (38 minutes); 206-228PM PBO (176 affs; 5.4/20) 4/24/89-4/28/89 As the World Turns Mon ep- 2-205 & 213-3PM (52 minutes); Fri ep- 2-220 & 243-3PM (37 minutes) 5/1/89-5/5/89 As the World Turns Thursday episode- 211-226PM (15 minutes) 5/8/89-5/12/89 As the World Turns Thursday episode- 2-203 & 222-3PM (41 minutes); 203-222PM PBO (181 affs; 5.4/21) 5/29/89-6/2/89 As the World Turns Wednesday episode (183 affiliates; breakout; 5.5/20; not counted in ratings) 6/5/89-6/9/89 As the World Turns Tuesday episode- 2:13PM (47 minutes) 7/24/89-7/28/89 As the World Turns Tuesday episode- 2:18PM (42 minutes) 7/31/89-8/4/89 As the World Turns Tue ep- 2-214 & 220-3PM (54 minutes); Thu ep- 2-233 & 239-3PM (54 minutes) 9/4/89-9/8/89 As the World Turns Preempted Mon & Fri- US Open Tennis 10/2/89-10/6/89 As the World Turns Tuesday episode- 2-219 & 231-3PM (48 minutes) 11/20/89-11/24/89 As the World Turns Preempted Thu- Care Bears Movie II/Fri- Garfield & Friends & College Football 12/18/89-12/22/89 As the World Turns Wed ep- 234-240PM (6mins); Thu ep (55mins); Wed ep- 240-3 PBO (184 affs; 4.8/16) 12/25/89-12/29/89 As the World Turns Preempted Monday- Homecoming & Winter Sports Special 1/2/89-1/6/89 Bold and the Beautiful Preempted Monday- Cotton Bowl 1/16/89-1/20/89 Bold and the Beautiful Preempted Friday- Price Is Right 2 2/20/89-2/24/89 Bold and the Beautiful Preempted Monday- NBA on CBS 7/24/89-7/28/89 Bold and the Beautiful Friday episode- 1:45PM (15 minutes) 7/31/89-8/4/89 Bold and the Beautiful Monday episode- 1:42PM (18 minutes) 9/4/89-9/8/89 Bold and the Beautiful Preempted Mon & Fri- US Open Tennis 11/20/89-11/24/89 Bold and the Beautiful Preempted Thu- Dink the Little Dinosaur/Fri- Garfield & Friends 12/25/89-12/29/89 Bold and the Beautiful Preempted Monday- Homecoming 1/2/89-1/6/89 Days of Our Lives Preempted Monday- Hall of Fame Game 1/16/89-1/20/89 Days of Our Lives Preempted Friday- Inauguration '89 5/1/89-5/5/89 Days of Our Lives Thursday episode (50 minutes) 7/3/89-7/7/89 Days of Our Lives Preempted Friday- Wimbledon Men's Semfinal 7/24/89-7/28/89 Days of Our Lives Friday episode- 1-118 & 146-2PM (32 minutes); 118-146PM PBO (80 affs; 2.2/7) 9/4/89-9/8/89 Days of Our Lives Monday episode (157 affiliates; breakout; 4.9/14; not counted in ratings) 10/2/89-10/6/89 Days of Our Lives Wednesday episode (179 affiliates; breakout; 4.0/14; not counted in ratings) 10/16/89-10/20/89 Days of Our Lives Friday episode- 1-112 & 125-2PM (47 minutes) 11/20/89-11/24/89 Days of Our Lives Preempted Thursday- NFL Game 1/2/89-1/6/89 General Hospital Preempted Monday- Florida Citrus Bowl 1/16/89-1/20/89 General Hospital Preempted Friday- Inauguration '89 5/1/89-5/5/89 General Hospital Thursday episode- 3:06PM (54 minutes) 9/4/89-9/8/89 General Hospital Monday episode (156 affiliates; breakout; 6.0/19; not counted in ratings) 10/16/89-10/20/89 General Hospital Mon ep- 3-358PM (58 minutes); Fri ep- 3-321 & 331-4PM (50 minutes) 11/6/89-11/10/89 General Hospital Thursday episode (52 minutes) 12/18/89-12/22/89 General Hospital Wed ep- 3:16PM (44mins); Thu ep- 3:27PM (33mins); Wed ep- 3-316 PBO (198 affs; 5.9/19) 12/25/89-12/29/89 General Hospital Preempted Monday- Kelly Blue-Gray Football & Eagle Aloha Bowl 6/5/89-6/9/89 Generations Preempted Friday- French Open Tennis 7/3/89-7/7/89 Generations Preempted Friday- Wimbledon Men's Semifinal 9/4/89-9/8/89 Generations Monday episode (148 affiliates; breakout; 2.6/8; not counted in ratings) 9/11/89-9/15/89 Generations Preempted Thursday- NBC News Special: Daytime Drug 10/16/89-10/20/89 Generations Fri ep (14 minutes); Fri ep- 1244-1PM PBO (80 affs; 1.0/3) 11/20/89-11/24/89 Generations Preempted Thursday- NFL Game 12/18/89-12/22/89 Generations Preempted Wednesday- NBC Special Report; Thu ep- 12:31PM (29mins); Fri ep-1230-1235 & 1238-1PM (27mins) 1/2/89-1/6/89 Guiding Light Preempted Monday- Cotton Bowl 1/16/89-1/20/89 Guiding Light Preempted Friday- Presidential Inauguration '89 2/20/89-2/24/89 Guiding Light Preempted Monday- NBA on CBS 4/10/89-4/14/89 Guiding Light Thursday episode- 3:21PM (39 minutes) 4/17/89-4/21/89 Guiding Light Wednesday episode- 3-325 & 333-4PM (52 minutes) 5/1/89-5/5/89 Guiding Light Thursday episode- 3:12PM (48 minutes) 5/8/89-5/12/89 Guiding Light Monday episode- 3-336 & 345-4PM (51 minutes) 5/29/89-6/2/89 Guiding Light Preempted Monday- NBA Playoff Game 6/5/89-6/9/89 Guiding Light Mon ep- 3-340 & 348-4PM (52 mins); Tue ep- 3-340 & 349-4PM (51 mins); Wed ep- 3-341 & 349-4PM (52 mins) 9/4/89-9/8/89 Guiding Light Preempted Mon & Fri- US Open Tennis 10/16/89-10/20/89 Guiding Light Wed ep- 3-336 & 350-4PM (46 minutes); Fri ep- 3-312 & 334-4PM (38 minutes) 11/6/89-11/10/89 Guiding Light Thu episode (55 minutes); Fri ep- 3-313 & 319-4PM (54 minutes) 11/20/89-11/24/89 Guiding Light Preempted Thu- Care Bears Movie II & NFL Today/Fri- College Football 11/27/89-12/1/89 Guiding Light Friday episode- 3-306 & 321-4PM (45 mins); Fri ep- 306-321PM PBO (184 affs; 4.5/17) 12/18/89-12/22/89 Guiding Light Wed ep- 3:17PM (43mins); Thu ep- 3:34PM (26mins); Fri ep- 3:10PM (50mins); Wed ep- 3-317 PBO (184 affs; 4.5/15) 12/25/89-12/29/89 Guiding Light Preempted Monday- Winter Sports Special & NBA on CBS 1/2/89-1/6/89 Loving Preempted Monday- Tournament of Roses Parade 1/16/89-1/20/89 Loving Preempted Friday- Inauguration '89 5/22/89-5/26/89 Loving Wednesday episode- 1230-1240 & 1246-1PM (24 minutes) 9/4/89-9/8/89 Loving Monday episode (126 affiliates; breakout; 3.5/11; not counted in ratings) 10/2/89-10/6/89 Loving Tuesday episode- 1230-1246 & 1252-1PM (24 minutes) 10/16/89-10/20/89 Loving Wed ep (19 minutes); Fri episode (14 minutes) 12/25/89-12/29/89 Loving Preempted Monday- Kelly Blue-Gray Football 1/2/89-1/6/89 One Life to Live Preempted Monday- Florida Citrus Bowl 1/16/89-1/20/89 One Life to Live Preempted Friday- Inauguration '89 2/6/89-2/10/89 One Life to Live Mon ep- 2:39PM (21 minutes); 2-239PM PBO (197 affs; 7.1/22) 3/6/89-3/10/89 One Life to Live Fri ep- 2-204 & 229-3PM (35 minutes); 204-229PM PBO (194 affs; 5.3/20) 4/24/89-4/28/89 One Life to Live Friday episode- 2-221 & 239-3PM (42 minutes) 5/1/89-5/5/89 One Life to Live Thursday episode- 2-202 & 215-235PM (22 minutes) 5/8/89-5/12/89 One Life to Live Thursday episode- 2-203 & 225-3PM (38 minutes); 203-225PM PBO (203 affs; 5.2/20) 5/29/89-6/2/89 One Life to Live Wednesday episode (202 affiliates; breakout; 5.7/20; not counted in ratings) 7/24/89-7/28/89 One Life to Live Tuesday episode- 2-202 & 217-3PM (45 minutes) 9/4/89-9/8/89 One Life to Live Monday episode (157 affiliates; breakout; 5.5/17; not counted in ratings) 12/18/89-12/22/89 One Life to Live Wed ep- 2-201 & 236-240PM (5mins); Thu ep (55mins); Wed ep- 240-3 PBO (193 affs; 4.9/16) 12/25/89-12/29/89 One Life to Live Preempted Monday- Kelly Blue-Gray Football 1/2/89-1/6/89 Ryan's Hope Preempted Monday- Tournament of Roses Parade 1/2/89-1/6/89 Santa Barbara Preempted Monday- Hall of Fame Game 1/16/89-1/20/89 Santa Barbara Preempted Mon- Soap Opera Awards/Fri- Inauguration '89 5/1/89-5/5/89 Santa Barbara Thursday episode- 3:08PM (52 minutes) 6/5/89-6/9/89 Santa Barbara Tuesday episode- 3:06PM (54 minutes) 6/26/89-6/30/89 Santa Barbara Preempted Thursday- Daytime Emmy Awards 7/3/89-7/7/89 Santa Barbara Preempted Thu- Wimbledon Men's Quarterfinal/Fri- Wimbledon Men's Semifinal 9/4/89-9/8/89 Santa Barbara Monday episode (156 affiliates; breakout; 3.3/10; not counted in ratings) 10/2/89-10/6/89 Santa Barbara Preempted Wednesday- ALCS Game 2 10/9/89-10/13/89 Santa Barbara Preempted Monday- NLCS Game 5 10/16/89-10/20/89 Santa Barbara Friday episode- 3-312 & 334-4PM (38 minutes) 11/6/89-11/10/89 Santa Barbara Thu episode- 306-354PM (48 minutes); Fri episode- 3:07PM (53 minutes) 11/20/89-11/24/89 Santa Barbara Preempted Thursday- NFL Game 12/18/89-12/22/89 Santa Barbara Thursday episode- 3:31PM (29 minutes) 1/2/89-1/6/89 Young and the Restless Preempted Monday- Tournament of Roses Parade 1/16/89-1/20/89 Young and the Restless Preempted Friday- Presidential Inauguration '89 & Price Is Right 1 2/20/89-2/24/89 Young and the Restless Preempted Monday- Price Is Right 1 & Price Is Right 2 4/24/89-4/28/89 Young and the Restless Fri ep- 1230-1250 & 113-130PM (37 mins); 1250-113PM PBO (184 affs; 7.1/29) 5/1/89-5/5/89 Young and the Restless Thursday episode- 1230-1256PM (26 mins); 1256-130PM PBO (194 affs; 6,6/26) 7/24/89-7/28/89 Young and the Restless Tue ep- 12:48PM (42mins); Fri ep- 1230-112PM (42mins); Tue ep- 1230-1248 PBO (192 affs; 7.5/27); Fri ep- 112-130 PBO (135 affs; 4.4/15) 9/4/89-9/8/89 Young and the Restless Preempted Mon- US Open Tennis/Fri- US Open Tennis & (Local Fill: 1240-112PM) 9/11/89-9/15/89 Young and the Restless Tuesday episode- 1230-1244 & 101-130PM (43 minutes); 1244-101 PBO (119 affs; 5.8/24) 9/25/89-9/29/89 Young and the Restless Monday episode- 1-130PM (30 minutes); 1230-1 PBO (124 affs; 5.5/23) 10/16/89-10/20/89 Young and the Restless Wed ep- 1230-1249 & 107-130 (42mins); Fri ep- 1230-1241 & 123-130 (18mins); Wed ep- 1249-107 PBO (141 affs; 4.3/14); Fri ep- 1241-111 PBO (142 affs;4.2/15) 11/6/89-11/10/89 Young and the Restless Fri ep- 1230-1234 & 1250-130PM (44 mins); Fri ep- 1234-1250PM PBO (118 affs; 6.0/23) 11/20/89-11/24/89 Young and the Restless Preempted Thu & Fri- Muppet Babies I & Muppet Babies II 11/27/89-12/1/89 Young and the Restless Thursday episode- (44 minutes); Thu ep- 114-130PM PBO (138 affs; 3.7/14) 12/18/89-12/22/89 Young and the Restless Thu ep- 1230-1239 & 103-130PM (36mins); Thu ep- 1239-103 PBO (119 affs; 6.0/19) 12/25/89-12/29/89 Young and the Restless Preempted Monday- Homecoming

As the World Turns: 1998-1999: Full Preemptions: 1/1/98 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl (130-519PM) 2/16/98 XXVII Winter Olympics (1-6PM) 3/12/98 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-241PM) & NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (241-508PM) 3/13/98 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-241PM) & NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (241-516PM) 8/20/98 Unrated special report (unknown timings) 9/7/98 US Open 2 (1230-239PM) & US Open Rain Delay (239-455PM) 9/11/98 US Open Tennis (1234-6PM) 10/29/98 John Glenn Return to Space (130-237PM) & Bold and the Beautiful (237-3PM) 11/26/98 NFL Game (1235-404PM) 11/27/98 Furniture Brand International's Ice Girls (130-230PM) & College Football Special (230-613PM) 12/17/98 Unrated special report (158-3PM) 12/31/98 Norwest Sun Bowl (2-541PM) 1/19/99 Unrated special report (unknown timings) 3/11/99 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-247PM) & NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (247-520PM) 3/12/99 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-256PM) & NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (256-528PM) 9/6/99 US Open Tennis 2 (103-6PM) 9/10/99 Us Open Rain Delay (1230-4PM) 11/25/99 Ice Wars: USA vs. the World (130-3PM) 11/26/99 Ice Wars: USA vs. the World (1-230PM) & College Football Special (230-6PM) 12/31/99 Sun Bowl (2-6PM) As the World Turns: 1998-1999: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 1/21/98 220-3PM (40 minutes); 2-220 PBO (84 percent affs) 4/30/98 224-3PM (36 minutes) 7/24/98 2-215PM (15 minutes); 215-3 PBO (81 percent affs) 9/4/98 2-205 & 216-3PM (49 minutes); 205-216 PBO (82 percent affs) 10/8/98 2-259PM (59 minutes) 10/23/98 2-231PM (31 minutes); 231-3 PBO (75 percent affs) 12/11/98 2-209 & 220-3PM (49 minutes); 209-220 PBO (83 percent affs) 12/16/98 2-218PM (18 minutes); 218-3 PBO (83 percent affs) 1/8/99 2-216 & 229-3PM (47 minutes); 216-229 PBO (82 percent affs) 1/14/99 232-3PM (28 minutes) 2/12/99 (51 minutes); (9 minute preemption during episode) 3/19/99 (rated as breakout) 3/24/99 233-3PM (27 minutes) 3/25/99 (46 minutes); (14 minute preemption during episode) 5/31/99 (rated as special) 8/11/99 207-3PM (53 minutes)

I only put the Top 50 highest-rated weeks on those lists above, so 3/26/84-3/30/84 is the 50th best week of YR in the 1980's. Here are the 50 worst-rated weeks of YR in the 1980's, the worst 3 weeks all being from May 1982 (the only weeks where YR rated under a 6.0): 5/3/82-5/7/82 Young and the Restless CBS 5.6 26 199 99 5/17/82-5/21/82 Young and the Restless CBS 5.9 26 199 99 5/10/82-5/14/82 Young and the Restless CBS 5.9 28 198 99 9/7/81-9/11/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6 27 192 99 Preempted Monday- US Open Tennis 7/13/87-7/17/87 Young and the Restless CBS 6.1 22 206 98 Preempted Wed/Fri- New Card Sharks & Price Is Right 1; Mon ep- 1230-1246PM PBO (161 affs; 4.7/16); Tue- special airing 1PM 9/28/81-10/2/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.2 26 193 99 9/14/87-9/18/87 Young and the Restless CBS 6.3 25 206 96 Mon ep (185 affs; breakout; 6.2/24); Tue ep- 1231-1244 & 101-130PM (42 mins); Tue ep- 1244-101PM PBO (79 affs; 4.3/18) 10/5/81-10/9/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.3 26 192 99 Preempted Tuesday- CBS News Special Report 11/2/81-11/6/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.6 28 194 99 5/24/82-5/28/82 Young and the Restless CBS 6.7 27 199 99 6/7/82-6/11/82 Young and the Restless CBS 6.7 27 199 99 4/26/82-4/30/82 Young and the Restless CBS 6.7 28 199 99 5/31/82-6/4/82 Young and the Restless CBS 6.8 26 199 99 9/21/87-9/25/87 Young and the Restless CBS 6.8 26 209 99 10/19/81-10/23/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.8 28 195 99 3/29/82-4/2/82 Young and the Restless CBS 6.8 28 198 99 Monday episode- 1230-1257 & 103-130PM (54 minutes) 4/12/82-4/16/82 Young and the Restless CBS 6.8 28 198 99 12/5/88-12/9/88 Young and the Restless CBS 6.9 27 213 99 Wed ep- 1230-1238 & 106-108PM (10 mins); Thu ep- 1231-1247 & 1-130PM (46 mins); Wed ep- 1250-106 & 108-124PM PBO (213 affs; 3.5/14) 6/1/81-6/5/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.9 27 196 99 4/27/81-5/1/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.9 28 196 99 10/26/81-10/30/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.9 29 195 99 4/19/82-4/23/82 Young and the Restless CBS 6.9 29 198 99 9/1/80-9/5/80 Young and the Restless CBS 6.9 29 195 99 Preempted Monday- US Open Tennis 9/14/81-9/18/81 Young and the Restless CBS 6.9 30 194 99 7/20/87-7/24/87 Young and the Restless CBS 7 25 207 99 Preempted Thu- New Card Sharks & Price Is Right 1 8/31/87-9/4/87 Young and the Restless CBS 7 27 209 99 9/7/87-9/11/87 Young and the Restless CBS 7 27 209 99 Preempted Mon/Fri- US Open Tennis 10/12/87-10/16/87 Young and the Restless CBS 7 28 209 99 4/25/88-4/29/88 Young and the Restless CBS 7 28 211 99 5/18/81-5/22/81 Young and the Restless CBS 7 28 196 99 10/18/82-10/22/82 Young and the Restless CBS 7 29 202 99 10/20/80-10/24/80 Young and the Restless CBS 7 29 196 98 Thursday episode (54 minutes) 4/29/85-5/3/85 Young and the Restless CBS 7 29 208 99 5/13/85-5/17/85 Young and the Restless CBS 7 29 208 99 5/20/85-5/24/85 Young and the Restless CBS 7 29 208 99 10/4/82-10/8/82 Young and the Restless CBS 7 30 202 99 9/27/82-10/1/82 Young and the Restless CBS 7 30 202 99 8/3/87-8/7/87 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 25 208 99 Preempted Monday- Hearings & $25,000 Pyramid 3/15/82-3/19/82 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 27 195 99 5/27/85-5/31/85 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 27 208 99 8/29/88-9/2/88 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 27 216 99 12/1/80-12/5/80 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 28 196 99 5/18/87-5/22/87 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 28 209 99 Friday episode- 1-130PM (30 minutes) is a breakout (109 affs; 4.1/16; not counted in ratings) 8/31/81-9/4/81 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 28 193 99 9/16/85-9/20/85 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 28 208 99 10/25/82-10/29/82 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 29 202 99 10/6/86-10/10/86 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 29 208 99 12/6/82-12/10/82 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 29 201 99 4/6/87-4/10/87 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 29 208 99 9/8/80-9/12/80 Young and the Restless CBS 7.1 29 195 99 Monday episode (54 minutes)

Soap Operas: Top 215 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 (All weeks rating a 10.0 or higher): WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 11/16/81-11/20/81 General Hospital ABC 13.8 43 200 99 12/29/80-1/2/81 General Hospital ABC 13.6 37 198 99 Preempted Thursday- Sugar Bowl 12/26/83-12/30/83 All My Children ABC 13.2 32 205 99 12/28/81-1/1/82 General Hospital ABC 13 33 194 99 7/20/81-7/24/81 General Hospital ABC 12.9 42 200 99 8/10/81-8/14/81 General Hospital ABC 12.9 41 200 99 1/11/82-1/15/82 General Hospital ABC 12.9 35 200 99 12/26/83-12/30/83 General Hospital ABC 12.9 31 202 99 8/17/81-8/21/81 General Hospital ABC 12.8 41 200 99 11/9/81-11/13/81 General Hospital ABC 12.8 41 200 99 Tuesday special airing- 330PM 2/23/81-2/27/81 General Hospital ABC 12.8 40 198 99 11/28/83-12/2/83 General Hospital ABC 12.8 38 206 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 General Hospital ABC 12.7 34 206 99 3/2/81-3/6/81 General Hospital ABC 12.6 38 197 99 Friday special airing- 3:30PM 11/14/83-11/18/83 General Hospital ABC 12.6 37 206 99 7/13/81-7/17/81 General Hospital ABC 12.5 41 200 99 1/19/81-1/23/81 General Hospital ABC 12.4 36 196 99 Monday episode- 3-306 & 3124PM (54 minutes); Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81; Wed episode- 3-325 & 331-4PM (54 minutes) 1/4/82-1/8/82 General Hospital ABC 12.4 36 199 99 2/9/81-2/13/81 General Hospital ABC 12.3 37 198 99 8/3/81-8/7/81 General Hospital ABC 12.2 41 200 99 1/5/81-1/9/81 General Hospital ABC 12.2 37 197 99 12/12/83-12/16/83 General Hospital ABC 12.2 35 206 99 9/21/81-9/25/81 General Hospital ABC 12.1 41 200 99 3/9/81-3/13/81 General Hospital ABC 12.1 39 198 99 3/16/81-3/20/81 General Hospital ABC 12.1 37 199 99 9/14/81-9/18/81 General Hospital ABC 12 41 200 99 8/18/80-8/22/80 General Hospital ABC 12 40 195 99 7/6/81-7/10/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 41 200 99 7/14/80-7/18/80 General Hospital ABC 11.9 39 195 99 Monday episode-3-329 & 343-4PM (46 minutes) 10/5/81-10/9/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 39 190 94 Preempted Tue-ALDS Game 1/Thu-ALDS Game 4 11/30/81-12/4/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 39 200 99 1/12/81-1/16/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 36 197 99 1/16/84-1/20/84 General Hospital ABC 11.9 32 204 99 11/2/81-11/6/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 40 200 99 8/25/80-8/29/80 General Hospital ABC 11.8 39 195 99 10/12/81-10/16/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 38 198 99 1/26/81-1/30/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 36 197 99 Preempted Tuesday- White House Ceremony 2/2/81-2/6/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 35 198 99 1/2/84-1/6/84 General Hospital ABC 11.8 32 201 99 6/29/81-7/3/81 General Hospital ABC 11.7 40 200 99 11/10/80-11/14/80 General Hospital ABC 11.7 37 196 99 2/1/82-2/5/82 General Hospital ABC 11.7 35 201 99 7/27/81-7/31/81 General Hospital ABC 11.6 38 200 99 12/22/80-12/26/80 General Hospital ABC 11.6 34 195 99 Special time airing during week 1/9/84-1/13/84 General Hospital ABC 11.6 33 204 99 9/7/81-9/11/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 42 200 99 Monday episode (126 affiliates; breakout; 7.8/22; not counted in ratings) 8/31/81-9/4/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 39 200 99 10/19/81-10/23/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 38 199 99 2/16/81-2/20/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 37 198 99 12/5/83-12/9/83 General Hospital ABC 11.5 35 206 99 10/27/80-10/31/80 General Hospital ABC 11.4 39 196 99 3/23/81-3/27/81 General Hospital ABC 11.4 38 200 99 12/7/81-12/11/81 General Hospital ABC 11.4 36 200 99 12/14/81-12/18/81 General Hospital ABC 11.4 36 200 99 Thursday special airing- 3:30PM 12/21/81-12/25/81 General Hospital ABC 11.4 34 200 99 1/18/82-1/22/82 General Hospital ABC 11.4 34 200 99 Tuesday special airing- 3:30PM 10/13/80-10/17/80 General Hospital ABC 11.3 38 196 99 11/3/80-11/7/80 General Hospital ABC 11.3 38 196 99 Monday episode (54 minutes); Thursday episode- special airing: 3:30PM 6/22/81-6/26/81 General Hospital ABC 11.3 38 200 99 9/28/81-10/2/81 General Hospital ABC 11.3 38 199 99 Thursday special airing- 3:30PM 6/8/81-6/12/81 General Hospital ABC 11.3 37 200 99 1/7/80-1/11/80 General Hospital ABC 11.3 34 192 99 11/17/80-11/21/80 General Hospital ABC 11.2 36 196 99 Friday episode- 3-307 & 312-4PM (55 minutes) 11/7/83-11/11/83 General Hospital ABC 11.2 33 206 99 12/26/83-12/30/83 Young and the Restless CBS 11.2 30 200 96 7/28/80-8/1/80 General Hospital ABC 11.1 37 194 98 8/11/80-8/15/80 General Hospital ABC 11.1 37 195 99 12/8/80-12/12/80 General Hospital ABC 11.1 36 197 99 Thursday special airing- 3:30PM (due to 2-230 Reagan News Conference 1/11/82-1/15/82 All My Children ABC 11.1 32 200 99 12/29/80-1/2/81 One Life to Live ABC 11.1 32 195 99 Preempted Thursday- Sugar Bowl 12/27/82-12/31/82 All My Children ABC 11.1 31 201 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 All My Children ABC 11.1 31 208 99 12/29/80-1/2/81 All My Children ABC 11.1 30 191 98 9/15/80-9/19/80 General Hospital ABC 11 38 195 99 10/20/80-10/24/80 General Hospital ABC 11 37 196 99 Thursday episode (54 minutes) 10/26/81-10/30/81 General Hospital ABC 11 37 199 99 5/11/81-5/15/81 General Hospital ABC 11 36 200 99 Preempted Wednesday- ABC Special Report 2/8/82-2/12/82 General Hospital ABC 11 33 200 99 11/21/83-11/25/83 General Hospital ABC 11 31 204 99 Preempted Friday- NCAA Football 5/18/81-5/22/81 General Hospital ABC 10.9 38 200 99 Preempted Thursday- Daytime Emmy Awards 12/1/80-12/5/80 General Hospital ABC 10.9 36 197 99 4/5/82-4/9/82 General Hospital ABC 10.9 34 202 99 1/11/82-1/15/82 One Life to Live ABC 10.9 32 200 99 9/1/80-9/5/80 General Hospital ABC 10.8 39 194 99 Monday episode (113 affiliates; breakout; 7.7/21; not counted in ratings) 11/9/81-11/13/81 All My Children ABC 10.8 38 199 98 Friday episode- 120PM (40 minutes) 7/21/80-7/25/80 General Hospital ABC 10.8 36 195 99 5/16/83-5/20/83 General Hospital ABC 10.8 36 204 99 1/25/82-1/29/82 General Hospital ABC 10.8 33 200 99 12/31/79-1/4/80 General Hospital ABC 10.8 32 192 98 Preempted Tuesday-Sugar Bowl 1/23/84-1/27/84 General Hospital ABC 10.8 31 204 99 12/28/81-1/1/82 One Life to Live ABC 10.8 29 194 99 10/12/81-10/16/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.7 38 198 99 11/9/81-11/13/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.7 38 200 99 Tuesday special airing- 239PM (51 minutes) 7/28/80-8/1/80 All My Children ABC 10.7 37 195 98 6/14/82-6/18/82 General Hospital ABC 10.7 37 204 99 6/28/82-7/2/82 General Hospital ABC 10.7 37 203 99 8/4/80-8/8/80 General Hospital ABC 10.7 35 195 99 6/13/83-6/17/83 General Hospital ABC 10.7 35 204 99 2/15/82-2/19/82 General Hospital ABC 10.7 33 200 99 Thursday special airing- 3:30PM 10/31/83-11/4/83 General Hospital ABC 10.7 33 206 99 11/2/81-11/6/81 All My Children ABC 10.6 39 201 99 9/29/80-10/3/80 General Hospital ABC 10.6 38 196 99 1/7/80-1/11/80 Young and the Restless CBS 10.6 37 194 99 6/15/81-6/19/81 General Hospital ABC 10.6 36 200 99 Tuesday special airing- 3:30PM 6/21/82-6/25/82 General Hospital ABC 10.6 36 204 99 Partial interruptions within at least one episode 6/6/83-6/10/83 General Hospital ABC 10.6 36 204 99 6/16/80-6/20/80 General Hospital ABC 10.6 35 195 99 1/17/83-1/21/83 All My Children ABC 10.6 33 201 99 1/21/80-1/25/80 General Hospital ABC 10.6 32 193 99 12/27/82-12/31/82 General Hospital ABC 10.6 31 200 99 1/30/84-2/3/84 General Hospital ABC 10.6 31 204 99 3/17/80-3/21/80 All My Children ABC 10.5 36 194 98 8/18/80-8/22/80 All My Children ABC 10.5 36 192 98 8/11/80-8/15/80 All My Children ABC 10.5 35 194 98 1/10/83-1/14/83 General Hospital ABC 10.5 34 201 99 12/31/79-1/4/80 Young and the Restless CBS 10.5 34 186 95 Preempted Tuesday-Tournament of Roses Parade 1/14/80-1/18/80 General Hospital ABC 10.5 33 193 99 2/17/86-2/21/86 General Hospital ABC 10.5 31 207 99 12/28/81-1/1/82 All My Children ABC 10.5 28 195 98 12/31/84-1/4/85 General Hospital ABC 10.5 27 205 99 9/8/80-9/12/80 General Hospital ABC 10.4 37 195 99 7/20/81-7/24/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.4 35 199 99 1/10/83-1/14/83 All My Children ABC 10.4 34 202 99 Friday episode (36 minutes) 12/15/80-12/19/80 General Hospital ABC 10.4 34 197 99 2/11/80-2/15/80 All My Children ABC 10.4 33 195 98 12/20/82-12/24/82 All My Children ABC 10.4 33 202 98 7/30/84-8/3/84 All My Children ABC 10.4 33 203 99 Monday special airing- 201-241PM (40 minutes); Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri special airings- 2-240PM (40 minutes) 2/21/83-2/25/83 General Hospital ABC 10.4 33 203 99 3/21/83-3/25/83 General Hospital ABC 10.4 33 203 99 5/30/83-6/3/83 General Hospital ABC 10.4 33 204 99 10/24/83-10/28/83 General Hospital ABC 10.4 33 206 99 Preempted Tuesday- ABC Special Report; Wednesday episode- 3:07PM (53 minutes) 1/31/83-2/4/83 General Hospital ABC 10.4 32 202 99 8/22/83-8/26/83 General Hospital ABC 10.4 32 208 99 1/28/80-2/1/80 General Hospital ABC 10.4 31 193 99 Friday episode-3-316 & 327-4PM (49 minutes) 1/17/83-1/21/83 General Hospital ABC 10.4 31 202 99 2/27/84-3/2/84 General Hospital ABC 10.4 30 205 99 11/2/81-11/6/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.3 38 200 99 7/14/80-7/18/80 All My Children ABC 10.3 37 195 98 5/4/81-5/8/81 General Hospital ABC 10.3 36 200 99 8/3/81-8/7/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.3 36 199 99 2/2/81-2/6/81 All My Children ABC 10.3 35 195 99 9/22/80-9/26/80 General Hospital ABC 10.3 35 196 99 5/25/81-5/29/81 General Hospital ABC 10.3 35 199 99 6/1/81-6/5/81 General Hospital ABC 10.3 35 200 99 7/19/82-7/23/82 General Hospital ABC 10.3 35 204 99 2/9/81-2/13/81 All My Children ABC 10.3 34 194 99 1/4/82-1/8/82 One Life to Live ABC 10.3 34 199 99 12/22/80-12/26/80 All My Children ABC 10.3 33 193 99 Partial interruptions within at least one episode 10/17/83-10/21/83 General Hospital ABC 10.3 33 206 99 2/7/83-2/11/83 General Hospital ABC 10.3 32 203 99 7/30/84-8/3/84 General Hospital ABC 10.3 32 207 99 Monday special airing-321-4PM (39 minutes); Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri special airings- 320-4PM (40 minutes) 2/11/80-2/15/80 General Hospital ABC 10.3 31 193 99 Preempted Wednesday- Winter Olympics 1/16/84-1/20/84 All My Children ABC 10.3 29 205 99 2/10/86-2/14/86 General Hospital ABC 10.3 29 207 99 10/11/82-10/15/82 All My Children ABC 10.2 36 202 98 10/19/81-10/23/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 36 199 99 1/21/80-1/25/80 Young and the Restless CBS 10.2 36 194 99 8/18/80-8/22/80 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 35 192 98 Wednesday episode: 2-254PM (54 minutes) 7/13/81-7/17/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 35 199 99 8/10/81-8/14/81 All My Children ABC 10.2 34 201 99 1/4/82-1/8/82 All My Children ABC 10.2 34 199 98 4/20/81-4/24/81 General Hospital ABC 10.2 34 200 99 7/26/82-7/30/82 All My Children ABC 10.2 33 201 98 2/22/82-2/26/82 General Hospital ABC 10.2 33 201 99 1/24/83-1/28/83 General Hospital ABC 10.2 33 202 99 8/8/83-8/12/83 General Hospital ABC 10.2 33 205 99 10/10/83-10/14/83 General Hospital ABC 10.2 33 206 99 8/27/84-8/31/84 General Hospital ABC 10.2 33 208 99 2/9/81-2/13/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 33 197 99 12/20/82-12/24/82 General Hospital ABC 10.2 32 203 99 8/15/83-8/19/83 General Hospital ABC 10.2 32 205 99 3/24/80-3/28/80 General Hospital ABC 10.2 31 194 99 2/4/80-2/8/80 General Hospital ABC 10.2 30 193 99 2/6/84-2/10/84 General Hospital ABC 10.2 30 204 99 7/6/81-7/10/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 37 199 99 6/29/81-7/3/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 36 200 99 3/30/81-4/3/81 General Hospital ABC 10.1 36 200 99 Preempted Monday- ABC Special Report 7/12/82-7/16/82 General Hospital ABC 10.1 36 204 99 10/5/81-10/9/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 36 191 95 Preempted Tuesday- ABC Special Report 6/22/81-6/26/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 35 201 99 7/14/80-7/18/80 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 35 190 98 Friday episode-2:16PM (44 minutes) 1/5/81-1/9/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 34 195 99 1/12/81-1/16/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 34 195 99 8/3/81-8/7/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 34 200 99 Monday episode- 1-131 & 137-2PM (54 minutes) 6/23/80-6/27/80 General Hospital ABC 10.1 34 194 99 7/7/80-7/11/80 General Hospital ABC 10.1 34 194 99 3/22/82-3/26/82 General Hospital ABC 10.1 34 201 99 1/24/83-1/28/83 All My Children ABC 10.1 33 202 99 6/20/83-6/24/83 General Hospital ABC 10.1 33 204 99 2/18/80-2/22/80 All My Children ABC 10.1 32 194 98 8/15/83-8/19/83 All My Children ABC 10.1 31 203 98 11/23/81-11/27/81 General Hospital ABC 10.1 31 198 99 Preempted Friday- NCAA Football 3/12/84-3/16/84 General Hospital ABC 10.1 31 202 99 2/18/80-2/22/80 General Hospital ABC 10.1 29 192 99 1/21/85-1/25/85 General Hospital ABC 10.1 29 207 99 Preempted Monday- ABC Special Report 1/2/84-1/6/84 All My Children ABC 10.1 28 203 99 12/26/83-12/30/83 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 26 202 99 4/6/81-4/10/81 General Hospital ABC 10 36 200 99 8/4/80-8/8/80 All My Children ABC 10 35 195 98 8/25/80-8/29/80 One Life to Live ABC 10 35 193 99 6/2/80-6/6/80 General Hospital ABC 10 34 195 99 10/6/80-10/10/80 General Hospital ABC 10 34 188 94 Tuesday episode (54 minutes); Preempted Wed-ALCS1 & Fri-NLCS3 5/31/82-6/4/82 General Hospital ABC 10 34 204 99 12/13/82-12/17/82 General Hospital ABC 10 34 203 99 7/20/81-7/24/81 All My Children ABC 10 33 199 99 3/15/82-3/19/82 General Hospital ABC 10 33 198 99 8/10/81-8/14/81 One Life to Live ABC 10 33 199 99 1/19/81-1/23/81 All My Children ABC 10 32 193 98 Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81 2/15/82-2/19/82 All My Children ABC 10 32 201 99 3/8/82-3/12/82 General Hospital ABC 10 32 200 99 3/28/83-4/1/83 General Hospital ABC 10 32 203 99 6/27/83-7/1/83 General Hospital ABC 10 32 205 99 1/19/81-1/23/81 One Life to Live ABC 10 32 194 99 Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81; Wednesday episode (30 minutes) 2/20/84-2/24/84 General Hospital ABC 10 30 204 99 11/24/80-11/28/80 General Hospital ABC 10 29 194 99 Preempted Friday- NCAA Football Soap Operas: Bottom 132 Lowest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 (All weeks rating a 2.4 or lower): WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 11/8/82-11/12/82 Doctors NBC 1.4 5 128 67 8/30/82-9/3/82 Doctors NBC 1.5 6 138 69 9/20/82-9/24/82 Doctors NBC 1.5 6 130 68 10/25/82-10/29/82 Doctors NBC 1.5 6 129 67 11/15/82-11/19/82 Doctors NBC 1.5 6 127 67 10/18/82-10/22/82 Doctors NBC 1.5 7 129 67 9/27/82-10/1/82 Doctors NBC 1.6 7 127 67 11/1/82-11/5/82 Doctors NBC 1.6 7 127 67 11/29/82-12/3/82 Doctors NBC 1.6 7 128 67 10/11/82-10/15/82 Doctors NBC 1.7 7 129 67 12/6/82-12/10/82 Doctors NBC 1.7 7 128 67 Friday episode- 12:16PM (14 minutes) 12/13/82-12/17/82 Doctors NBC 1.7 7 128 67 5/3/82-5/7/82 Doctors NBC 1.7 8 139 73 12/20/82-12/24/82 Doctors NBC 1.8 6 128 67 Partial interruptions within at least one episode 12/27/82-12/31/82 Doctors NBC 1.8 6 128 67 Note: Friday is last episode of series 6/7/82-6/11/82 Doctors NBC 1.8 7 138 72 6/14/82-6/18/82 Doctors NBC 1.8 7 140 72 8/16/82-8/20/82 Doctors NBC 1.8 7 136 68 10/4/82-10/8/82 Doctors NBC 1.8 8 129 67 5/10/82-5/14/82 Doctors NBC 1.8 9 138 72 7/5/82-7/9/82 Doctors NBC 1.9 7 135 71 8/23/82-8/27/82 Doctors NBC 1.9 7 135 68 11/22/82-11/26/82 Doctors NBC 1.9 7 127 67 Thursday episode (98 affiliates; breakout; 2.5/6; not counted in ratings) 4/26/82-4/30/82 Doctors NBC 1.9 8 140 73 9/13/82-9/17/82 Doctors NBC 1.9 8 131 68 5/15/89-5/19/89 Generations NBC 1.9 8 205 98 9/19/88-9/23/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 1.9 8 147 75 5/17/82-5/21/82 Doctors NBC 1.9 9 138 72 5/3/82-5/7/82 Texas NBC 1.9 11 181 91 Thursday episode- 11-1118 & 1132-12PM (46 minutes) 6/28/82-7/2/82 Doctors NBC 2 7 136 69 8/9/82-8/13/82 Doctors NBC 2 7 136 68 9/6/82-9/10/82 Doctors NBC 2 8 135 69 11/14/88-11/18/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2 8 145 75 7/3/89-7/7/89 Generations NBC 2.1 7 194 96 Preempted Friday- Wimbledon Men's Semifinal 5/31/82-6/4/82 Doctors NBC 2.1 8 139 72 5/30/88-6/3/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 8 160 80 Monday episode- 12-1213 & 1215-1230PM (28 minutes) 6/13/88-6/17/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 8 162 81 9/12/88-9/16/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 8 155 78 11/28/88-12/2/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 8 145 74 12/8/86-12/12/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.1 8 139 71 4/12/82-4/16/82 Doctors NBC 2.1 9 143 73 4/19/82-4/23/82 Doctors NBC 2.1 9 143 73 9/5/88-9/9/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 9 157 79 Monday episode (112 affiliates; breakout; 2.3/7; not counted in ratings) 9/26/88-9/30/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 9 146 75 10/3/88-10/7/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 9 149 75 10/10/88-10/14/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 9 147 75 Preempted Monday- NLCS Game 5 12/5/88-12/9/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.1 9 145 75 Preempted Wed- ABC Special Report; Thu ep (28 affs; breakout; 0.6/3; not counted in ratings) 11/21/88-11/25/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 7 143 73 7/12/82-7/16/82 Doctors NBC 2.2 8 136 71 7/19/82-7/23/82 Doctors NBC 2.2 8 137 71 7/10/89-7/14/89 Generations NBC 2.2 8 204 97 8/28/89-9/1/89 Generations NBC 2.2 8 205 98 7/27/87-7/31/87 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 8 160 80 Thursday episode- 1205PM (25 minutes) 6/20/88-6/24/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 8 161 80 7/11/88-7/15/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 8 161 80 7/25/88-7/29/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 8 160 80 4/17/89-4/21/89 Generations NBC 2.2 9 205 98 10/17/88-10/21/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 9 147 75 10/24/88-10/28/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 9 147 75 10/31/88-11/4/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 9 146 75 5/9/83-5/13/83 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.2 9 164 81 9/29/86-10/3/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.2 9 141 73 5/2/88-5/6/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.2 10 164 81 4/26/82-4/30/82 Texas NBC 2.2 11 176 89 Friday episode- 11-1129 & 1146-12PM (43 minutes) 10/29/84-11/2/84 Edge of Night ABC 2.3 7 106 62 7/17/89-7/21/89 Generations NBC 2.3 8 205 98 7/4/88-7/8/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 8 161 80 8/8/88-8/12/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 8 159 80 8/15/88-8/19/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 8 158 80 12/19/88-12/23/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 8 145 75 7/26/82-7/30/82 Doctors NBC 2.3 9 137 71 4/10/89-4/14/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 205 98 5/1/89-5/5/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 203 97 5/8/89-5/12/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 205 98 5/22/89-5/26/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 205 98 9/11/89-9/15/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 206 98 Preempted Thursday- NBC News Special: Daytime Drug 9/25/89-9/29/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 199 98 10/2/89-10/6/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 203 96 10/9/89-10/13/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 204 98 10/20/86-10/24/86 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 166 85 3/23/87-3/27/87 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 165 81 4/4/88-4/8/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 163 80 6/6/88-6/10/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 162 81 6/27/88-7/1/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 161 80 8/22/88-8/26/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 158 80 8/29/88-9/2/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 158 79 12/12/88-12/16/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 9 144 74 9/8/86-9/12/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.3 9 142 74 Friday episode- 1230-1243 & 1249-1259PM (23 minutes) 9/22/86-9/26/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.3 9 141 74 10/6/86-10/10/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.3 9 141 73 10/13/86-10/17/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.3 9 141 73 10/27/86-10/31/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.3 9 143 73 12/1/86-12/5/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.3 9 144 74 Tuesday episode- 12:44PM (16 minutes) 3/29/82-4/2/82 Doctors NBC 2.3 10 140 72 4/24/89-4/28/89 Generations NBC 2.3 10 205 98 4/27/87-5/1/87 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 10 163 81 5/11/87-5/15/87 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 10 163 81 Monday episode- 12:06PM (24 minutes) 5/9/88-5/13/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 10 161 79 5/16/88-5/20/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 10 162 81 5/23/88-5/27/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.3 10 162 81 12/6/82-12/10/82 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.3 10 170 89 11/5/84-11/9/84 Edge of Night ABC 2.4 7 103 61 12/3/84-12/7/84 Edge of Night ABC 2.4 7 102 60 4/5/82-4/9/82 Doctors NBC 2.4 8 143 73 11/26/84-11/30/84 Edge of Night ABC 2.4 8 102 61 8/14/89-8/18/89 Generations NBC 2.4 8 205 98 8/21/89-8/25/89 Generations NBC 2.4 8 205 98 12/18/89-12/22/89 Generations NBC 2.4 8 195 96 Preempted Wednesday- NBC Special Report; Thu ep- 12:31PM (29mins); Fri ep-1230-1235 & 1238-1PM (27mins) 8/11/86-8/15/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.4 8 150 77 6/21/82-6/25/82 Doctors NBC 2.4 9 139 72 8/2/82-8/6/82 Doctors NBC 2.4 9 136 69 9/18/89-9/22/89 Generations NBC 2.4 9 206 99 11/27/89-12/1/89 Generations NBC 2.4 9 208 99 12/15/86-12/19/86 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 9 167 85 2/22/88-2/26/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 9 164 81 7/18/88-7/22/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 9 160 80 8/1/88-8/5/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 9 160 80 11/8/82-11/12/82 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.4 9 171 89 12/13/82-12/17/82 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.4 9 170 89 9/15/86-9/19/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.4 9 142 74 10/20/86-10/24/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.4 9 141 73 11/17/86-11/21/86 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.4 9 144 74 5/24/82-5/28/82 Doctors NBC 2.4 10 139 72 12/1/86-12/5/86 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 10 167 85 Preempted Tuesday- ABC Special Report 4/6/87-4/10/87 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 10 163 81 5/4/87-5/8/87 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 10 162 81 Preempted Friday- Gary Hart Withdraws-Race; Tue ep (146 affiliates; breakout; 1.8/7; not counted in ratings) 4/11/88-4/15/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 10 164 80 Wednesday episode- 12:03PM (27 minutes) 4/25/88-4/29/88 Ryan's Hope ABC 2.4 10 164 81 5/16/83-5/20/83 Search for Tomorrow NBC 2.4 10 164 82 11/29/82-12/3/82 Texas NBC 2.4 11 176 84 Wednesday episode- 11-1130 & 1148-12PM (42 minutes) 5/17/82-5/21/82 Texas NBC 2.4 13 181 91 5/10/82-5/14/82 Texas NBC 2.4 14 181 91

Generations: Top 40 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/25/89-12/29/89 Generations NBC 3.2 10 204 98 3/27/89-3/31/89 Generations NBC 3.1 11 202 97 Note: Monday is series premiere 11/20/89-11/24/89 Generations NBC 2.9 10 207 99 Preempted Thursday- NFL Game 4/3/89-4/7/89 Generations NBC 2.8 11 205 98 12/11/89-12/15/89 Generations NBC 2.8 10 208 99 10/16/89-10/20/89 Generations NBC 2.7 10 204 98 Fri ep (14 minutes); Fri ep- 1244-1PM PBO (80 affs; 1.0/3) 11/13/89-11/17/89 Generations NBC 2.7 10 208 99 6/12/89-6/16/89 Generations NBC 2.7 10 204 98 6/19/89-6/23/89 Generations NBC 2.6 9 205 98 7/24/89-7/28/89 Generations NBC 2.6 9 205 98 8/7/89-8/11/89 Generations NBC 2.6 9 205 98 10/23/89-10/27/89 Generations NBC 2.5 10 208 99 5/29/89-6/2/89 Generations NBC 2.5 10 205 98 9/4/89-9/8/89 Generations NBC 2.5 10 204 98 Monday episode (148 affiliates; breakout; 2.6/8; not counted in ratings) 10/30/89-11/3/89 Generations NBC 2.5 9 208 99 11/6/89-11/10/89 Generations NBC 2.5 9 208 99 12/4/89-12/8/89 Generations NBC 2.5 9 208 99 6/26/89-6/30/89 Generations NBC 2.5 9 204 98 6/5/89-6/9/89 Generations NBC 2.5 9 205 98 Preempted Friday- French Open Tennis 7/31/89-8/4/89 Generations NBC 2.5 9 205 98 11/27/89-12/1/89 Generations NBC 2.4 9 208 99 9/18/89-9/22/89 Generations NBC 2.4 9 206 99 12/18/89-12/22/89 Generations NBC 2.4 8 195 96 Preempted Wednesday- NBC Special Report; Thu ep- 12:31PM (29mins); Fri ep-1230-1235 & 1238-1PM (27mins) 8/14/89-8/18/89 Generations NBC 2.4 8 205 98 8/21/89-8/25/89 Generations NBC 2.4 8 205 98 4/24/89-4/28/89 Generations NBC 2.3 10 205 98 10/2/89-10/6/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 203 96 10/9/89-10/13/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 204 98 4/10/89-4/14/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 205 98 5/1/89-5/5/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 203 97 5/22/89-5/26/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 205 98 5/8/89-5/12/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 205 98 9/11/89-9/15/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 206 98 Preempted Thursday- NBC News Special: Daytime Drug 9/25/89-9/29/89 Generations NBC 2.3 9 199 98 7/17/89-7/21/89 Generations NBC 2.3 8 205 98 4/17/89-4/21/89 Generations NBC 2.2 9 205 98 7/10/89-7/14/89 Generations NBC 2.2 8 204 97 8/28/89-9/1/89 Generations NBC 2.2 8 205 98 7/3/89-7/7/89 Generations NBC 2.1 7 194 96 Preempted Friday- Wimbledon Men's Semifinal 5/15/89-5/19/89 Generations NBC 1.9 8 205 98 Guiding Light: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/28/81-1/1/82 Guiding Light CBS 9.5 27 195 99 Preempted Thu- Peach Bowl/Fri- Cotton Bowl 12/29/80-1/2/81 Guiding Light CBS 9.5 26 195 99 Preempted Thu-Cotton Bowl & Fri- Peach Bowl 1/28/80-2/1/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.4 29 190 99 12/31/79-1/4/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.4 29 189 99 Preempted Monday-Peach Bowl & Tuesday-Cotton Bowl 1/19/81-1/23/81 Guiding Light CBS 9.4 28 196 99 Monday episode- 3-312 & 320-4PM (52 minutes); Preempted Tuesday- Presidential Inauguration; Wed episode- 3-317 & 329-4PM (48 minutes) 12/26/83-12/30/83 Guiding Light CBS 9.4 24 203 99 Preempted Mon- NFL Playoff Game/Fri- Peach Bowl 2/11/80-2/15/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.3 28 189 99 2/4/80-2/8/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.3 27 191 99 1/11/82-1/15/82 Guiding Light CBS 9.3 25 198 99 3/24/80-3/28/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.2 28 191 99 2/18/80-2/22/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.2 27 192 99 12/22/80-12/26/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.2 26 193 99 Preempted Thursday- Blue-Gray Football Game 1/4/82-1/8/82 Guiding Light CBS 9.1 27 195 99 11/24/80-11/28/80 Guiding Light CBS 9.1 27 195 99 Preempted Thursday- NFL Football & Famous Classic Tales 1/21/80-1/25/80 Guiding Light CBS 9 29 190 99 1/25/82-1/29/82 Guiding Light CBS 9 27 198 99 2/20/84-2/24/84 Guiding Light CBS 9 27 203 99 1/26/81-1/30/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.9 27 195 99 Preempted Tuesday- CBS News Special Report & One Day at a Time 3/31/80-4/4/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.8 28 190 99 2/25/80-2/29/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.8 27 191 99 2/27/84-3/2/84 Guiding Light CBS 8.8 25 203 99 1/16/84-1/20/84 Guiding Light CBS 8.8 24 203 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 Guiding Light CBS 8.8 23 203 99 1/14/80-1/18/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.7 28 190 99 1/18/82-1/22/82 Guiding Light CBS 8.7 26 198 99 11/17/80-11/21/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.6 28 196 99 2/8/82-2/12/82 Guiding Light CBS 8.6 26 197 99 2/9/81-2/13/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.6 26 195 99 3/17/80-3/21/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.6 26 191 99 3/2/81-3/6/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.6 26 194 99 Friday special airing- 3:30PM 11/7/83-11/11/83 Guiding Light CBS 8.6 25 203 99 12/15/80-12/19/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 28 196 99 11/23/81-11/27/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 27 192 99 Preempted Thursday- Afternoon Playhouse & NFL Football Pregame 2/15/82-2/19/82 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 27 197 99 3/9/81-3/13/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 27 195 99 2/1/82-2/5/82 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 25 197 99 2/2/81-2/6/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 25 195 99 3/19/84-3/23/84 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 25 202 99 3/26/84-3/30/84 Guiding Light CBS 8.5 25 203 99 1/7/80-1/11/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.4 27 189 99 12/8/80-12/12/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.4 27 196 99 11/10/80-11/14/80 Guiding Light CBS 8.4 26 196 99 2/13/84-2/17/84 Guiding Light CBS 8.4 25 203 99 3/5/84-3/9/84 Guiding Light CBS 8.4 25 202 99 12/14/81-12/18/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.3 26 194 99 2/23/81-2/27/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.3 26 195 99 1/12/81-1/16/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.3 25 196 99 1/17/83-1/21/83 Guiding Light CBS 8.3 25 203 99 1/5/81-1/9/81 Guiding Light CBS 8.3 25 196 99 2/6/84-2/10/84 Guiding Light CBS 8.3 25 203 99 Love of Life: Top 5 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 1/28/80-2/1/80 Love of Life CBS 4.1 11 130 71 Note: Friday is last episode of series 1/21/80-1/25/80 Love of Life CBS 4 11 130 71 12/31/79-1/4/80 Love of Life CBS 3.9 11 127 71 Preempted Mon.-Peach Bowl, Tue.-Cotton Bowl & Thu.-Afternoon Playhouse 1/14/80-1/18/80 Love of Life CBS 3.6 11 130 71 1/7/80-1/11/80 Love of Life CBS 3.4 10 132 72 Loving: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1983-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/26/83-12/30/83 Loving ABC 5.2 15 202 97 12/31/84-1/4/85 Loving ABC 5.2 14 188 96 12/28/87-1/1/88 Loving ABC 5.1 14 176 89 Preempted Friday- Florida Citrus Bowl 6/27/83-7/1/83 Loving ABC 4.9 18 202 97 Note: Monday is series premiere 12/19/83-12/23/83 Loving ABC 4.9 16 203 97 12/24/84-12/28/84 Loving ABC 4.9 15 188 96 1/14/85-1/18/85 Loving ABC 4.8 15 187 94 1/21/85-1/25/85 Loving ABC 4.8 15 187 94 Preempted Monday- Inauguration '85 1/28/85-2/1/85 Loving ABC 4.8 15 187 94 12/23/85-12/27/85 Loving ABC 4.8 15 183 94 1/4/88-1/8/88 Loving ABC 4.8 14 176 88 1/18/88-1/22/88 Loving ABC 4.7 15 174 88 9/7/87-9/11/87 Loving ABC 4.6 18 178 89 Monday episode (128 affiliates; breakout; 4.6/13; not counted in ratings) 1/19/87-1/23/87 Loving ABC 4.6 15 183 91 1/7/85-1/11/85 Loving ABC 4.6 15 189 94 2/17/86-2/21/86 Loving ABC 4.6 15 187 94 2/24/86-2/28/86 Loving ABC 4.6 15 187 94 2/10/86-2/14/86 Loving ABC 4.6 14 187 94 12/29/86-1/2/87 Loving ABC 4.6 13 183 91 Preempted Thursday- Florida Citrus Bowl 8/17/87-8/21/87 Loving ABC 4.5 16 178 89 2/11/85-2/15/85 Loving ABC 4.5 15 188 94 2/4/85-2/8/85 Loving ABC 4.5 15 187 94 8/26/85-8/30/85 Loving ABC 4.5 15 186 94 1/27/86-1/31/86 Loving ABC 4.5 14 185 94 Preempted Tuesday- ABC Special Report/Friday- ABC Special Report 12/30/85-1/3/86 Loving ABC 4.5 14 182 92 Wednesday episode (special; 152 affs; 5.2/10) 9/21/87-9/25/87 Loving ABC 4.4 17 175 88 10/8/84-10/12/84 Loving ABC 4.4 16 187 95 11/18/85-11/22/85 Loving ABC 4.4 16 184 94 2/25/85-3/1/85 Loving ABC 4.4 16 189 95 11/9/87-11/13/87 Loving ABC 4.4 15 176 88 2/1/88-2/5/88 Loving ABC 4.4 15 176 88 6/10/85-6/14/85 Loving ABC 4.4 15 186 94 6/23/86-6/27/86 Loving ABC 4.4 15 183 93 6/30/86-7/4/86 Loving ABC 4.4 15 181 92 Preempted Friday- Liberty Weekend '86 8/4/86-8/8/86 Loving ABC 4.4 15 183 93 1/20/86-1/24/86 Loving ABC 4.4 14 186 93 1/25/88-1/29/88 Loving ABC 4.4 14 176 88 1/6/86-1/10/86 Loving ABC 4.4 14 184 92 11/24/86-11/28/86 Loving ABC 4.4 14 180 90 Preempted Tuesday- ABC Special Report 2/3/86-2/7/86 Loving ABC 4.4 14 187 94 10/12/87-10/16/87 Loving ABC 4.3 17 175 88 10/28/85-11/1/85 Loving ABC 4.3 17 185 94 11/2/87-11/6/87 Loving ABC 4.3 17 176 88 12/12/83-12/16/83 Loving ABC 4.3 17 202 97 Preempted Wednesday- Reagan Press Conference 9/14/87-9/18/87 Loving ABC 4.3 17 175 88 Tuesday episode (159 affiliates; breakout; 3.5/14; not counted in ratings) 9/2/85-9/6/85 Loving ABC 4.3 17 187 94 Monday episode (134 affiliates; breakout; 5.3/14; not counted in ratings) 10/15/84-10/19/84 Loving ABC 4.3 16 188 96 9/23/85-9/27/85 Loving ABC 4.3 16 185 92 9/28/87-10/2/87 Loving ABC 4.3 16 176 89 Thursday episode- 12:37PM (23 minutes) 3/3/86-3/7/86 Loving ABC 4.3 15 186 94 One Life to Live: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/29/80-1/2/81 One Life to Live ABC 11.1 32 195 99 Preempted Thursday- Sugar Bowl 1/11/82-1/15/82 One Life to Live ABC 10.9 32 200 99 12/28/81-1/1/82 One Life to Live ABC 10.8 29 194 99 10/12/81-10/16/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.7 38 198 99 11/9/81-11/13/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.7 38 200 99 Tuesday special airing- 239PM (51 minutes) 7/20/81-7/24/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.4 35 199 99 11/2/81-11/6/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.3 38 200 99 8/3/81-8/7/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.3 36 199 99 1/4/82-1/8/82 One Life to Live ABC 10.3 34 199 99 10/19/81-10/23/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 36 199 99 7/13/81-7/17/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 35 199 99 8/18/80-8/22/80 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 35 192 98 Wednesday episode: 2-254PM (54 minutes) 2/9/81-2/13/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.2 33 197 99 7/6/81-7/10/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 37 199 99 10/5/81-10/9/81 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 36 191 95 Preempted Tuesday- ABC Special Report 7/14/80-7/18/80 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 35 190 98 Friday episode-2:16PM (44 minutes) 12/26/83-12/30/83 One Life to Live ABC 10.1 26 202 99 8/25/80-8/29/80 One Life to Live ABC 10 35 193 99 8/10/81-8/14/81 One Life to Live ABC 10 33 199 99 1/19/81-1/23/81 One Life to Live ABC 10 32 194 99 Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81; Wednesday episode (30 minutes) 8/31/81-9/4/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.9 36 199 99 7/28/80-8/1/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.9 34 192 98 1/5/81-1/9/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.9 33 194 99 12/14/81-12/18/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.9 33 200 99 Thursday special airing- 2:43PM (47 minutes) 12/21/81-12/25/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.9 32 200 99 11/16/81-11/20/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.8 36 200 99 6/29/81-7/3/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.8 36 199 99 6/22/81-6/26/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.8 35 199 99 8/17/81-8/21/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.7 33 199 99 1/7/80-1/11/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.7 32 192 99 2/2/81-2/6/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.7 32 195 99 12/22/80-12/26/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.7 31 195 99 Partial interruptions within at least one episode 12/19/83-12/23/83 One Life to Live ABC 9.7 28 205 99 10/26/81-10/30/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.6 36 199 99 7/27/81-7/31/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.6 33 199 99 8/11/80-8/15/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.6 33 193 99 12/31/79-1/4/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.6 30 190 99 Preempted Tuesday-Sugar Bowl 10/13/80-10/17/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.5 35 194 99 Thursday episode (54 minutes) 2/23/81-2/27/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.5 33 197 99 8/4/80-8/8/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.5 33 193 99 1/12/81-1/16/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.5 31 195 99 1/18/82-1/22/82 One Life to Live ABC 9.5 31 200 99 Tuesday special airing- 2:40PM (50 minutes) 7/30/84-8/3/84 One Life to Live ABC 9.5 31 205 99 Monday special airing- 241-321PM (40 minutes); Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri special airings- 240-320PM (40 minutes) 9/21/81-9/25/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.4 35 199 99 2/16/81-2/20/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.4 33 197 99 4/7/80-4/11/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.4 33 192 99 3/17/80-3/21/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.4 32 191 99 1/16/84-1/20/84 One Life to Live ABC 9.4 28 203 99 12/7/81-12/11/81 One Life to Live ABC 9.3 33 200 99 6/16/80-6/20/80 One Life to Live ABC 9.3 33 193 99 Ryan's Hope: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/29/80-1/2/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 8.8 25 183 96 1/11/82-1/15/82 Ryan's Hope ABC 8.2 25 185 97 2/2/81-2/6/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 8.1 30 184 95 8/10/81-8/14/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.9 29 183 96 8/3/81-8/7/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.9 29 183 96 6/22/81-6/26/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.8 30 181 96 6/29/81-7/3/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.8 30 183 96 1/12/81-1/16/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.8 28 183 96 1/5/81-1/9/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.8 28 187 96 1/7/80-1/11/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.8 26 186 97 12/31/79-1/4/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.8 22 183 96 7/6/81-7/10/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.7 29 183 96 7/20/81-7/24/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.6 28 183 96 2/9/81-2/13/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.6 27 183 96 1/21/80-1/25/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.6 26 186 97 2/15/82-2/19/82 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.6 26 185 97 1/14/80-1/18/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.5 27 185 97 1/19/81-1/23/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.5 26 178 92 Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81 7/13/81-7/17/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.4 28 183 96 8/17/81-8/21/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.4 28 183 96 7/27/81-7/31/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.4 27 183 96 4/5/82-4/9/82 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.4 26 185 97 1/28/80-2/1/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.4 25 185 97 2/11/80-2/15/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.4 25 184 97 12/28/81-1/1/82 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.4 20 182 97 6/1/81-6/5/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 31 186 96 11/9/81-11/13/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 28 182 97 Thursday episode- 1230-1235 & 1244-1PM (21 minutes) 2/16/81-2/20/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 28 185 96 8/31/81-9/4/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 28 183 97 1/26/81-1/30/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 27 184 94 Preempted Tuesday- Arrival at Andrews AFB 4/7/80-4/11/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 27 185 97 1/4/82-1/8/82 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 26 184 97 3/17/80-3/21/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 26 184 97 3/31/80-4/4/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 26 185 97 8/11/80-8/15/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 26 183 96 2/1/82-2/5/82 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 25 185 97 2/18/80-2/22/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.3 25 184 97 Wednesday episode-12:40PM (20 minutes) 11/2/81-11/6/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.2 31 185 97 3/10/80-3/14/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.2 26 185 97 10/26/81-10/30/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.1 30 184 97 9/28/81-10/2/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.1 30 184 97 7/12/82-7/16/82 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.1 26 184 97 12/22/80-12/26/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.1 24 185 96 2/4/80-2/8/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7.1 24 184 97 9/15/80-9/19/80 Ryan's Hope ABC 7 30 183 96 10/19/81-10/23/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7 28 184 97 11/30/81-12/4/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7 28 185 97 3/2/81-3/6/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7 27 184 96 6/15/81-6/19/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7 27 181 96 6/8/81-6/12/81 Ryan's Hope ABC 7 27 181 96 Santa Barbara: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1984-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 1/4/88-1/8/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5.4 16 198 98 12/28/87-1/1/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5.4 15 198 98 Preempted Friday- Fiesta Bowl 1/18/88-1/22/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5.3 16 198 98 Preempted Monday- Soap Opera Awards 12/14/87-12/18/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5.2 N/A N/A N/A 5 telecasts confirmed 11/30/87-12/4/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5.2 17 198 98 1/25/88-1/29/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5.2 16 198 98 12/29/86-1/2/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5.2 15 192 96 Preempted Thursday- New Year's Day Movie 11/16/87-11/20/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5.1 17 198 98 11/9/87-11/13/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5.1 17 198 98 12/7/87-12/11/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5.1 17 198 98 1/11/88-1/15/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5.1 16 198 98 11/23/87-11/27/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5.1 16 198 98 Preempted Thursday- NFL Single 2/1/88-2/5/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5.1 16 198 98 2/8/88-2/12/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5.1 16 198 98 11/2/87-11/6/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5 17 198 98 7/27/87-7/31/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5 17 196 98 Preempted Tue/Thu/Fri- Hearings 12/21/87-12/25/87 Santa Barbara NBC 5 16 197 98 7/28/86-8/1/86 Santa Barbara NBC 5 16 197 97 2/15/88-2/19/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5 15 198 98 12/26/88-12/30/88 Santa Barbara NBC 5 14 202 97 2/10/86-2/14/86 Santa Barbara NBC 5 14 194 97 7/20/87-7/24/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.9 17 196 97 Preempted Tue- Hearings 7/21/86-7/25/86 Santa Barbara NBC 4.9 16 196 96 8/8/88-8/12/88 Santa Barbara NBC 4.9 16 197 97 10/26/87-10/30/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 16 198 98 7/7/86-7/11/86 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 16 196 97 1/2/89-1/6/89 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 15 201 97 Preempted Monday- Hall of Fame Game 1/23/89-1/27/89 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 15 201 96 2/20/89-2/24/89 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 15 202 97 3/14/88-3/18/88 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 15 198 98 1/20/86-1/24/86 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 14 193 97 11/25/85-11/29/85 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 14 191 96 Preempted Thursday- NFL Football 12/30/85-1/3/86 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 14 186 96 Preempted Wednesday- Fiesta Bowl 2/16/87-2/20/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.8 14 197 97 4/20/87-4/24/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 17 197 98 9/7/87-9/11/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 17 197 99 Monday episode (153 affiliates; breakout; 3.5/10; not counted in ratings) 3/28/88-4/1/88 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 16 198 98 8/10/87-8/14/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 16 197 98 8/22/88-8/26/88 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 16 197 97 1/30/89-2/3/89 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 15 202 97 1/9/89-1/13/89 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 15 202 97 2/22/88-2/26/88 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 15 198 98 6/16/86-6/20/86 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 15 195 97 8/11/86-8/15/86 Santa Barbara NBC 4.7 15 196 97 8/31/87-9/4/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.6 17 198 99 8/17/87-8/21/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.6 16 197 98 8/3/87-8/7/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.6 16 195 97 9/14/87-9/18/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.6 16 196 98 Preempted Tuesday- NBC News- Senate Hear 9/21/87-9/25/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.6 16 199 99 9/28/87-10/2/87 Santa Barbara NBC 4.6 16 199 99 Search for Tomorrow: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1986 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 1/21/80-1/25/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 8.9 30 189 97 1/14/80-1/18/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 8.6 31 188 97 12/31/79-1/4/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 8.6 27 183 93 Preempted Tuesday-Tournament of Roses Parade 1/7/80-1/11/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 8.5 29 189 97 1/28/80-2/1/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 8.5 28 189 97 12/28/81-1/1/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 8.4 25 186 95 Preempted Friday- Cotton Bowl 1/11/82-1/15/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 8.1 24 188 95 1/25/82-1/29/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.7 25 187 95 Thursday episode- 2:32PM (28 minutes) 12/29/80-1/2/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.7 25 184 95 Preempted Thursday- Tournament of Roses Parade 8/11/80-8/15/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.4 26 185 97 2/18/80-2/22/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.4 25 185 97 2/8/82-2/12/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.4 25 187 96 1/4/82-1/8/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.3 24 188 95 2/11/80-2/15/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.2 25 184 97 12/14/81-12/18/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.2 24 188 95 Preempted Thursday- Reagan News Conference & ATWT 2/15/82-2/19/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.2 24 187 96 Preempted Thursday- Reagan News Conference & ATWT 2/4/80-2/8/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.2 24 184 97 2/25/80-2/29/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.1 25 184 97 11/23/81-11/27/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.1 24 188 95 Preempted Thursday- Afternoon Playhouse 1/18/82-1/22/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.1 23 187 95 Preempted Tuesday- Reagan Press Conference & ATWT 2/1/82-2/5/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7.1 23 187 96 3/3/80-3/7/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7 25 183 97 1/19/81-1/23/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7 24 186 96 Monday episode- 1230-1251 & 1257-1PM (24 minutes); Preempted Tuesday- Presidential Inauguration 12/22/80-12/26/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7 24 187 96 Preempted Thursday- NBA on CBS 8/17/81-8/21/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7 24 188 97 12/21/81-12/25/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 7 22 188 95 Preempted Friday- Blue-Gray Football Game 3/24/80-3/28/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.9 25 183 97 2/22/82-2/26/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.9 24 187 96 5/26/80-5/30/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.8 27 183 97 12/7/81-12/11/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.8 24 188 95 3/10/80-3/14/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.8 24 183 97 6/2/80-6/6/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.7 26 182 97 6/16/80-6/20/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.7 25 183 97 11/30/81-12/4/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.7 24 188 95 3/8/82-3/12/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.7 24 187 96 7/20/81-7/24/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.7 23 188 97 7/27/81-7/31/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.7 23 188 97 8/10/81-8/14/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.7 22 188 97 6/15/81-6/19/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.6 25 188 97 Preempted Tuesday- Reagan Press Conference & ATWT 6/9/80-6/13/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.6 25 182 97 8/4/80-8/8/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.6 25 186 97 1/12/81-1/16/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.6 24 187 96 1/26/81-1/30/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.6 24 188 94 Preempted Tuesday- CBS News Special Report 3/1/82-3/5/82 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.6 23 185 96 3/31/80-4/4/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.6 23 182 96 11/17/80-11/21/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.5 27 187 96 12/15/80-12/19/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.5 27 188 96 4/14/80-4/18/80 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.5 27 183 97 3/9/81-3/13/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.5 26 188 96 3/16/81-3/20/81 Search for Tomorrow CBS 6.5 25 187 96 Texas: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1982 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/29/80-1/2/81 Texas NBC 6.7 17 197 98 2/2/81-2/6/81 Texas NBC 5.7 17 201 97 8/4/80-8/8/80 Texas NBC 5.5 18 201 97 Monday-series premiere 11/24/80-11/28/80 Texas NBC 5.5 16 199 98 Preempted Thursday- (Local Fill) & NFL '80 2/9/81-2/13/81 Texas NBC 5.5 16 201 97 1/26/81-1/30/81 Texas NBC 5.4 16 200 97 Tuesday episode- 3:30PM (30 minutes) 1/5/81-1/9/81 Texas NBC 5.4 16 202 98 8/11/80-8/15/80 Texas NBC 5 17 194 94 5/11/81-5/15/81 Texas NBC 5 16 192 93 Wednesday episode- 3-307 & 343-4PM (24 minutes) 1/19/81-1/23/81 Texas NBC 5 15 201 98 Preempted Tuesday- Presidential Inauguration 10/6/80-10/10/80 Texas NBC 4.9 17 199 98 4/27/81-5/1/81 Texas NBC 4.9 17 192 93 8/18/80-8/22/80 Texas NBC 4.8 16 200 97 1/12/81-1/16/81 Texas NBC 4.8 15 201 98 11/10/80-11/14/80 Texas NBC 4.8 15 200 98 4/20/81-4/24/81 Texas NBC 4.7 16 192 93 2/16/81-2/20/81 Texas NBC 4.6 15 201 97 12/22/80-12/26/80 Texas NBC 4.6 14 199 98 Preempted Friday- Fiesta Bowl 3/16/81-3/20/81 Texas NBC 4.6 14 191 93 3/2/81-3/6/81 Texas NBC 4.6 14 198 95 4/13/81-4/17/81 Texas NBC 4.5 16 193 93 Preempted Tuesday- Columbia: Shuttle Landing 9/8/80-9/12/80 Texas NBC 4.5 16 200 98 12/15/80-12/19/80 Texas NBC 4.5 15 201 98 3/23/81-3/27/81 Texas NBC 4.5 15 193 93 6/8/81-6/12/81 Texas NBC 4.5 15 191 92 9/22/80-9/26/80 Texas NBC 4.5 15 200 98 Thursday episode (55 minutes) 9/29/80-10/3/80 Texas NBC 4.4 16 200 98 10/20/80-10/24/80 Texas NBC 4.4 15 200 98 Wednesday episode (55 minutes) 5/25/81-5/29/81 Texas NBC 4.4 15 192 93 5/4/81-5/8/81 Texas NBC 4.4 15 192 93 11/17/80-11/21/80 Texas NBC 4.4 14 199 98 1/11/82-1/15/82 Texas NBC 4.4 12 183 90 10/13/80-10/17/80 Texas NBC 4.3 15 199 98 Wednesday episode (55 minutes) 5/18/81-5/22/81 Texas NBC 4.3 15 192 93 9/1/80-9/5/80 Texas NBC 4.3 15 192 96 3/9/81-3/13/81 Texas NBC 4.3 14 194 95 3/30/81-4/3/81 Texas NBC 4.2 15 194 94 Preempted Monday- NBC News Special Report 2/23/81-2/27/81 Texas NBC 4.2 13 199 95 2/1/82-2/5/82 Texas NBC 4.2 12 183 90 4/6/81-4/10/81 Texas NBC 4.1 15 192 93 11/3/80-11/7/80 Texas NBC 4.1 14 200 98 Monday episode (55 minutes) 12/1/80-12/5/80 Texas NBC 4.1 14 201 98 6/1/81-6/5/81 Texas NBC 4.1 14 191 92 6/15/81-6/19/81 Texas NBC 4.1 14 193 93 6/22/81-6/26/81 Texas NBC 4.1 14 192 93 9/15/80-9/19/80 Texas NBC 4.1 14 199 97 12/8/80-12/12/80 Texas NBC 4.1 13 201 98 1/25/82-1/29/82 Texas NBC 4.1 12 184 90 10/27/80-10/31/80 Texas NBC 4 14 200 98 Tuesday episode (55 minutes) 3/1/82-3/5/82 Texas NBC 4 13 184 90 Young and the Restless: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/26/83-12/30/83 Young and the Restless CBS 11.2 30 200 96 1/7/80-1/11/80 Young and the Restless CBS 10.6 37 194 99 12/31/79-1/4/80 Young and the Restless CBS 10.5 34 186 95 Preempted Tuesday-Tournament of Roses Parade 1/21/80-1/25/80 Young and the Restless CBS 10.2 36 194 99 6/27/83-7/1/83 Young and the Restless CBS 9.9 34 205 99 7/28/86-8/1/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.9 33 207 99 1/16/84-1/20/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.9 30 205 99 1/4/88-1/8/88 Young and the Restless CBS 9.9 30 210 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 Young and the Restless CBS 9.9 30 205 99 1/14/80-1/18/80 Young and the Restless CBS 9.7 35 194 99 1/28/80-2/1/80 Young and the Restless CBS 9.7 34 195 99 2/20/84-2/24/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.7 33 205 99 6/20/83-6/24/83 Young and the Restless CBS 9.5 34 205 99 7/7/86-7/11/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.5 33 207 99 12/27/82-12/31/82 Young and the Restless CBS 9.5 29 202 99 12/29/80-1/2/81 Young and the Restless CBS 9.5 29 194 98 Preempted Thursday- Tournament of Roses Parade 3/24/86-3/28/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 33 207 99 6/18/84-6/22/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 33 205 99 8/8/83-8/12/83 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 33 205 99 3/17/86-3/21/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 32 206 99 8/4/86-8/8/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 32 207 99 2/27/84-3/2/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 31 205 99 12/28/81-1/1/82 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 30 195 99 Preempted Friday- Tournament of Roses Parade 12/30/85-1/3/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.4 28 202 98 Preempted Wednesday- Tournament of Roses Parade & CBS News Special Report 6/13/83-6/17/83 Young and the Restless CBS 9.3 35 204 99 1/9/84-1/13/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.3 32 206 99 12/31/84-1/4/85 Young and the Restless CBS 9.3 28 206 99 Preempted Tuesday- Tournament of Roses Parade 2/10/86-2/14/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.3 28 207 99 12/28/87-1/1/88 Young and the Restless CBS 9.3 26 207 98 Preempted Friday- Tournament of Roses Parade 7/6/87-7/10/87 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 34 209 99 Preempted Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri- $25,000 Pyramid & The Price Is Right 1 3/6/89-3/10/89 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 32 216 99 7/14/86-7/18/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 32 207 99 8/21/89-8/25/89 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 32 215 99 1/23/84-1/27/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 31 204 99 7/24/89-7/28/89 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 31 215 99 Tue ep- 12:48PM (42mins); Fri ep- 1230-112PM (42mins); Tue ep- 1230-1248 PBO (192 affs; 7.5/27); Fri ep- 112-130 PBO (135 affs; 4.4/15) 1/20/86-1/24/86 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 30 207 99 12/26/88-12/30/88 Young and the Restless CBS 9.2 28 214 99 Preempted Monday- Movie Special: Quarterback Princess; Note: YR begins its 30+ year winning streak at # 1 1/2/84-1/6/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.1 33 204 99 Preempted Monday- Tournament of Roses Parade 6/25/84-6/29/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9.1 32 205 99 8/22/83-8/26/83 Young and the Restless CBS 9.1 31 205 99 1/11/88-1/15/88 Young and the Restless CBS 9.1 30 210 99 1/18/88-1/22/88 Young and the Restless CBS 9.1 29 210 99 1/19/87-1/23/87 Young and the Restless CBS 9.1 29 208 99 12/25/89-12/29/89 Young and the Restless CBS 9.1 28 216 99 Preempted Monday- Homecoming 3/12/84-3/16/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9 32 206 99 7/4/83-7/8/83 Young and the Restless CBS 9 32 203 98 2/13/84-2/17/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9 31 205 99 2/6/84-2/10/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9 31 205 99 Friday episode- 1230-1238 & 1252-130PM (46 minutes) 3/19/84-3/23/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9 31 204 98 3/26/84-3/30/84 Young and the Restless CBS 9 31 206 99

All My Children: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/26/83-12/30/83 All My Children ABC 13.2 32 205 99 1/11/82-1/15/82 All My Children ABC 11.1 32 200 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 All My Children ABC 11.1 31 208 99 12/27/82-12/31/82 All My Children ABC 11.1 31 201 99 12/29/80-1/2/81 All My Children ABC 11.1 30 191 98 11/9/81-11/13/81 All My Children ABC 10.8 38 199 98 Friday episode- 120PM (40 minutes) 7/28/80-8/1/80 All My Children ABC 10.7 37 195 98 11/2/81-11/6/81 All My Children ABC 10.6 39 201 99 1/17/83-1/21/83 All My Children ABC 10.6 33 201 99 3/17/80-3/21/80 All My Children ABC 10.5 36 194 98 8/18/80-8/22/80 All My Children ABC 10.5 36 192 98 8/11/80-8/15/80 All My Children ABC 10.5 35 194 98 12/28/81-1/1/82 All My Children ABC 10.5 28 195 98 1/10/83-1/14/83 All My Children ABC 10.4 34 202 99 Friday episode (36 minutes) 12/20/82-12/24/82 All My Children ABC 10.4 33 202 98 2/11/80-2/15/80 All My Children ABC 10.4 33 195 98 7/30/84-8/3/84 All My Children ABC 10.4 33 203 99 Monday special airing- 201-241PM (40 minutes); Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri special airings- 2-240PM (40 minutes) 7/14/80-7/18/80 All My Children ABC 10.3 37 195 98 2/2/81-2/6/81 All My Children ABC 10.3 35 195 99 2/9/81-2/13/81 All My Children ABC 10.3 34 194 99 12/22/80-12/26/80 All My Children ABC 10.3 33 193 99 Partial interruptions within at least one episode 1/16/84-1/20/84 All My Children ABC 10.3 29 205 99 10/11/82-10/15/82 All My Children ABC 10.2 36 202 98 1/4/82-1/8/82 All My Children ABC 10.2 34 199 98 8/10/81-8/14/81 All My Children ABC 10.2 34 201 99 7/26/82-7/30/82 All My Children ABC 10.2 33 201 98 6/29/81-7/3/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 36 200 99 6/22/81-6/26/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 35 201 99 1/12/81-1/16/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 34 195 99 1/5/81-1/9/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 34 195 99 8/3/81-8/7/81 All My Children ABC 10.1 34 200 99 Monday episode- 1-131 & 137-2PM (54 minutes) 1/24/83-1/28/83 All My Children ABC 10.1 33 202 99 2/18/80-2/22/80 All My Children ABC 10.1 32 194 98 8/15/83-8/19/83 All My Children ABC 10.1 31 203 98 1/2/84-1/6/84 All My Children ABC 10.1 28 203 99 8/4/80-8/8/80 All My Children ABC 10 35 195 98 7/20/81-7/24/81 All My Children ABC 10 33 199 99 1/19/81-1/23/81 All My Children ABC 10 32 193 98 Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81 2/15/82-2/19/82 All My Children ABC 10 32 201 99 8/25/80-8/29/80 All My Children ABC 9.9 36 195 98 8/31/81-9/4/81 All My Children ABC 9.9 36 201 99 1/3/83-1/7/83 All My Children ABC 9.9 33 202 99 7/19/82-7/23/82 All My Children ABC 9.9 32 202 98 8/2/82-8/6/82 All My Children ABC 9.9 32 202 99 8/9/82-8/13/82 All My Children ABC 9.9 32 202 99 1/31/83-2/4/83 All My Children ABC 9.9 31 200 98 6/27/83-7/1/83 All My Children ABC 9.9 31 204 98 12/31/79-1/4/80 All My Children ABC 9.9 27 187 97 12/31/84-1/4/85 All My Children ABC 9.9 25 206 99 10/12/81-10/16/81 All My Children ABC 9.8 35 199 99 Another World: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 3/17/80-3/21/80 Another World NBC 8.7 27 202 98 12/31/79-1/4/80 Another World NBC 8.1 22 200 98 2/18/80-2/22/80 Another World NBC 8 24 203 98 3/3/80-3/7/80 Another World NBC 7.8 25 203 98 3/10/80-3/14/80 Another World NBC 7.8 24 202 98 2/25/80-2/29/80 Another World NBC 7.6 24 203 98 2/4/80-2/8/80 Another World NBC 7.6 23 204 98 1/28/80-2/1/80 Another World NBC 7.5 23 205 98 1/21/80-1/25/80 Another World NBC 7.4 23 204 98 3/24/80-3/28/80 Another World NBC 7.4 23 202 98 2/11/80-2/15/80 Another World NBC 7.3 22 203 98 1/7/80-1/11/80 Another World NBC 7.2 22 204 98 1/14/80-1/18/80 Another World NBC 7 22 204 98 3/31/80-4/4/80 Another World NBC 6.9 22 203 98 12/26/83-12/30/83 Another World NBC 6.6 17 202 99 4/7/80-4/11/80 Another World NBC 6.5 21 201 98 Monday episode- 230-309 & 319-4PM (80 minutes) 12/31/84-1/4/85 Another World NBC 6.5 19 201 99 Preempted Tuesday- Fiesta Bowl 12/29/80-1/2/81 Another World NBC 6.5 17 201 99 4/14/80-4/18/80 Another World NBC 6.4 23 202 98 5/12/80-5/16/80 Another World NBC 6.4 23 202 98 12/24/84-12/28/84 Another World NBC 6.4 18 202 99 Tuesday episode (168 affiliates; breakout; 4.3/13; not counted in ratings) 4/28/80-5/2/80 Another World NBC 6.3 22 203 98 7/7/86-7/11/86 Another World NBC 6.3 21 206 99 5/19/80-5/23/80 Another World NBC 6.2 23 203 98 7/25/83-7/29/83 Another World NBC 6.2 21 204 99 8/22/83-8/26/83 Another World NBC 6.2 20 201 99 2/4/85-2/8/85 Another World NBC 6.2 19 202 99 12/29/86-1/2/87 Another World NBC 6.2 18 201 99 Preempted Thursday- Punky Brewster & New Year's Day Movie 5/5/80-5/9/80 Another World NBC 6.1 23 203 98 4/21/80-4/25/80 Another World NBC 6.1 22 203 98 Partial interruptions within at least one episode 6/2/80-6/6/80 Another World NBC 6.1 21 202 98 Preempted Wednesday- Daytime Emmy Awards 1/5/81-1/9/81 Another World NBC 6.1 20 207 99 6/16/86-6/20/86 Another World NBC 6.1 20 205 99 Tuesday episode- 2:31PM (29 minutes); Tue ep- 201-231 portion is a breakout (80 affs; 2.3/8; not counted in ratings) 7/28/86-8/1/86 Another World NBC 6.1 19 206 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 Another World NBC 6.1 18 201 99 1/14/85-1/18/85 Another World NBC 6 19 202 99 1/23/84-1/27/84 Another World NBC 6 19 203 99 1/18/88-1/22/88 Another World NBC 6 18 200 98 1/28/85-2/1/85 Another World NBC 6 18 202 99 2/10/86-2/14/86 Another World NBC 6 18 205 99 12/28/87-1/1/88 Another World NBC 6 17 202 98 Preempted Friday- Fiesta Bowl 10/10/83-10/14/83 Another World NBC 5.9 21 201 99 12/3/84-12/7/84 Another World NBC 5.9 20 201 99 3/26/84-3/30/84 Another World NBC 5.9 20 203 99 11/21/83-11/25/83 Another World NBC 5.9 19 200 99 Preempted Thursday- NFL Football 11/24/80-11/28/80 Another World NBC 5.9 19 205 99 Thursday episode (157 affiliates; breakout; 2.9/8; not counted in ratings) 2/13/84-2/17/84 Another World NBC 5.9 19 203 99 6/27/83-7/1/83 Another World NBC 5.9 19 204 99 Preempted Friday- Wimbledon Men's Semifinal 7/18/83-7/22/83 Another World NBC 5.9 19 204 99 1/16/84-1/20/84 Another World NBC 5.9 18 203 99 As the World Turns: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/29/80-1/2/81 As the World Turns CBS 9.5 28 194 99 Preempted Thursday- Cotton Bowl; Friday episode (169 affiliates; breakout; 8.3/24; not counted in ratings) 12/26/83-12/30/83 As the World Turns CBS 9.4 24 202 99 Preempted Monday- Capitol & NFL Playoff pregame; Friday episode (180 affiliates; breakout; 7.6/20; not counted in ratings) 1/19/81-1/23/81 As the World Turns CBS 9.2 29 194 99 Preempted Tuesday- Presidential Inauguration 1/21/80-1/25/80 As the World Turns CBS 9 30 191 99 1/28/80-2/1/80 As the World Turns CBS 9 28 191 99 1/26/81-1/30/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.9 30 194 99 Preempted Tuesday- CBS News Special Report 2/4/80-2/8/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.9 29 192 99 12/22/80-12/26/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.9 28 194 99 Preempted Thursday-NBA on CBS; Partial interruptions within at least one episode 12/28/81-1/1/82 As the World Turns CBS 8.9 26 193 96 Preempted Friday- Tournament of Roses Parade & Cotton Bowl 1/11/82-1/15/82 As the World Turns CBS 8.8 26 198 99 12/31/79-1/4/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.7 27 189 99 Preempted Tuesday-Tournament of Roses Parade & Cotton Bowl 2/27/84-3/2/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.7 27 204 99 3/2/81-3/6/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.6 29 191 98 Friday special airing- 2:36PM (54 minutes) 1/14/80-1/18/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.6 28 191 99 1/25/82-1/29/82 As the World Turns CBS 8.6 28 198 99 Thursday episode (55 minutes) 1/7/80-1/11/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.6 28 191 99 2/20/84-2/24/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.6 27 203 99 1/16/84-1/20/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.6 25 204 99 2/2/81-2/6/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.5 28 194 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 As the World Turns CBS 8.5 24 202 99 2/23/81-2/27/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.4 29 194 99 1/3/83-1/7/83 As the World Turns CBS 8.4 28 202 99 2/11/80-2/15/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.4 28 190 99 8/11/80-8/15/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.4 28 191 99 12/27/82-12/31/82 As the World Turns CBS 8.4 24 198 96 11/17/80-11/21/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.3 30 194 99 3/24/80-3/28/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.3 28 191 99 3/19/84-3/23/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.3 27 203 98 3/5/84-3/9/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.3 26 202 98 3/9/81-3/13/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 30 194 99 12/15/80-12/19/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 29 194 99 11/10/80-11/14/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 28 194 99 3/16/81-3/20/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 28 194 99 11/24/80-11/28/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 27 192 99 Preempted Thursday- NFL Football 2/18/80-2/22/80 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 27 192 99 2/21/83-2/25/83 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 27 205 99 2/9/81-2/13/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 27 194 99 1/17/83-1/21/83 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 26 204 99 2/6/84-2/10/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 26 204 99 6/18/84-6/22/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 26 204 99 6/25/84-6/29/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.2 26 204 99 11/29/82-12/3/82 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 28 202 99 8/16/82-8/20/82 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 28 203 99 10/31/83-11/4/83 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 27 201 99 2/14/83-2/18/83 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 27 205 99 8/23/82-8/27/82 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 27 203 99 1/12/81-1/16/81 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 26 194 99 1/2/84-1/6/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 26 200 98 Preempted Monday- Cotton Bowl 1/30/84-2/3/84 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 26 204 99 1/31/83-2/4/83 As the World Turns CBS 8.1 26 203 99 Bold and the Beautiful: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1987-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/28/87-1/1/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.9 19 198 94 Preempted Thu- As the World Turns/Fri- Cotton Bowl 1/4/88-1/8/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.7 19 199 94 7/24/89-7/28/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.5 21 203 93 Friday episode- 1:45PM (15 minutes) 12/25/89-12/29/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.5 19 204 94 Preempted Monday- Homecoming 7/6/87-7/10/87 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.3 22 199 94 Preempted Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri- The Price Is Right 2 1/9/89-1/13/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.3 20 200 93 3/6/89-3/10/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.3 20 202 93 8/21/89-8/25/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.3 20 203 93 6/12/89-6/16/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.2 21 204 94 6/19/89-6/23/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.2 20 204 94 7/10/89-7/14/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.2 20 204 94 7/17/89-7/21/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.2 20 204 94 7/31/89-8/4/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.2 20 203 93 Monday episode- 1:42PM (18 minutes) 12/26/88-12/30/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.2 18 200 93 Preempted Monday- Movie Special: Quarterback Princess 3/20/89-3/24/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6.1 20 205 93 1/2/89-1/6/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6 20 201 93 Preempted Monday- Cotton Bowl 8/14/89-8/18/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6 20 203 93 8/28/89-9/1/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6 20 204 93 1/16/89-1/20/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6 19 202 93 Preempted Friday- Price Is Right 2 2/6/89-2/10/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6 19 203 93 7/3/89-7/7/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6 19 203 94 8/7/89-8/11/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 6 19 203 93 12/11/89-12/15/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 20 204 94 3/27/89-3/31/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 20 204 93 1/23/89-1/27/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 19 201 93 2/13/89-2/17/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 19 203 93 2/20/89-2/24/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 19 203 93 Preempted Monday- NBA on CBS 6/22/87-6/26/87 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 19 198 94 6/26/89-6/30/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 19 204 94 12/18/89-12/22/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.9 18 203 94 9/11/89-9/15/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 21 204 94 9/18/89-9/22/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 21 203 94 4/3/89-4/7/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 20 203 93 6/29/87-7/3/87 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 20 198 94 10/16/89-10/20/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 19 204 93 2/27/89-3/3/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 19 203 93 6/15/87-6/19/87 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 19 198 94 1/25/88-1/29/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 18 197 94 2/1/88-2/5/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 18 199 94 2/8/88-2/12/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 18 198 94 1/18/88-1/22/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.8 17 198 94 4/10/89-4/14/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 21 203 93 4/17/89-4/21/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 21 203 93 5/4/87-5/8/87 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 21 198 94 Tuesday episode (170 affiliates; breakout; 5/19; not counted in ratings) 10/30/89-11/3/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 20 204 94 11/20/89-11/24/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 20 204 94 Preempted Thu- Dink the Little Dinosaur/Fri- Garfield & Friends 11/21/88-11/25/88 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 20 203 94 Preempted Thu- NFL Football/Fri- Care Bears Movie II 11/27/89-12/1/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 20 203 94 6/5/89-6/9/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 20 203 94 9/4/89-9/8/89 Bold and the Beautiful CBS 5.7 20 204 93 Preempted Mon & Fri- US Open Tennis Capitol: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1982-1987 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/26/83-12/30/83 Capitol CBS 8.4 22 191 95 Monday special airing- 1:30PM 6/11/84-6/15/84 Capitol CBS 7.5 26 196 96 1/16/84-1/20/84 Capitol CBS 7.5 23 193 96 2/27/84-3/2/84 Capitol CBS 7.2 23 193 96 12/27/82-12/31/82 Capitol CBS 7.2 22 188 93 12/19/83-12/23/83 Capitol CBS 7.2 21 194 96 6/18/84-6/22/84 Capitol CBS 7 24 196 96 1/9/84-1/13/84 Capitol CBS 6.9 22 193 96 1/17/83-1/21/83 Capitol CBS 6.8 23 193 96 2/20/84-2/24/84 Capitol CBS 6.8 23 193 96 1/23/84-1/27/84 Capitol CBS 6.8 22 193 96 6/25/84-6/29/84 Capitol CBS 6.7 23 196 96 6/27/83-7/1/83 Capitol CBS 6.7 23 194 96 2/6/84-2/10/84 Capitol CBS 6.7 22 193 96 3/19/84-3/23/84 Capitol CBS 6.7 22 192 96 7/18/83-7/22/83 Capitol CBS 6.7 22 194 96 8/20/84-8/24/84 Capitol CBS 6.7 22 196 96 8/27/84-8/31/84 Capitol CBS 6.7 22 196 96 8/23/82-8/27/82 Capitol CBS 6.6 24 194 96 3/5/84-3/9/84 Capitol CBS 6.6 22 192 95 5/28/84-6/1/84 Capitol CBS 6.6 22 193 96 Monday special airing- 1:30PM 10/29/84-11/2/84 Capitol CBS 6.5 24 197 95 7/9/84-7/13/84 Capitol CBS 6.5 23 196 96 2/13/84-2/17/84 Capitol CBS 6.5 22 193 96 3/26/84-3/30/84 Capitol CBS 6.5 22 193 96 7/11/83-7/15/83 Capitol CBS 6.5 22 194 96 7/25/83-7/29/83 Capitol CBS 6.5 22 194 96 7/4/83-7/8/83 Capitol CBS 6.5 22 192 96 1/28/85-2/1/85 Capitol CBS 6.5 20 197 95 1/3/83-1/7/83 Capitol CBS 6.4 23 192 96 1/2/84-1/6/84 Capitol CBS 6.4 22 194 96 Preempted Monday- Cotton Bowl 10/31/83-11/4/83 Capitol CBS 6.4 22 193 96 3/12/84-3/16/84 Capitol CBS 6.4 22 193 96 11/7/83-11/11/83 Capitol CBS 6.4 21 193 96 12/12/83-12/16/83 Capitol CBS 6.4 21 194 96 8/13/84-8/17/84 Capitol CBS 6.4 21 196 96 9/13/82-9/17/82 Capitol CBS 6.3 25 193 96 6/4/84-6/8/84 Capitol CBS 6.3 23 196 96 1/30/84-2/3/84 Capitol CBS 6.3 21 193 96 4/5/82-4/9/82 Capitol CBS 6.3 21 193 97 8/22/83-8/26/83 Capitol CBS 6.3 21 193 96 9/6/82-9/10/82 Capitol CBS 6.2 25 194 96 Preempted Monday/Friday- US Open Tennis 12/13/82-12/17/82 Capitol CBS 6.2 23 192 96 9/3/84-9/7/84 Capitol CBS 6.2 23 196 96 Preempted Mon/Fri- US Open Tennis 10/22/84-10/26/84 Capitol CBS 6.2 22 197 95 11/22/82-11/26/82 Capitol CBS 6.2 22 192 96 Preempted Thu-NFL Football & Fri- NCAA Football 4/16/84-4/20/84 Capitol CBS 6.2 22 193 96 4/2/84-4/6/84 Capitol CBS 6.2 22 193 96 6/13/83-6/17/83 Capitol CBS 6.2 22 194 96 8/16/82-8/20/82 Capitol CBS 6.2 22 195 96 Doctors: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1982 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 12/31/79-1/4/80 Doctors NBC 7.4 21 196 97 2/4/80-2/8/80 Doctors NBC 7 23 200 97 1/28/80-2/1/80 Doctors NBC 6.7 21 199 97 1/7/80-1/11/80 Doctors NBC 6.6 22 201 97 2/18/80-2/22/80 Doctors NBC 6.6 22 199 97 1/21/80-1/25/80 Doctors NBC 6.5 22 200 97 3/17/80-3/21/80 Doctors NBC 6.5 22 197 97 2/11/80-2/15/80 Doctors NBC 6.3 21 199 97 2/25/80-2/29/80 Doctors NBC 6.1 21 199 97 3/3/80-3/7/80 Doctors NBC 6.1 21 199 97 1/14/80-1/18/80 Doctors NBC 6.1 20 201 97 3/24/80-3/28/80 Doctors NBC 5.9 20 196 97 4/28/80-5/2/80 Doctors NBC 5.8 22 198 97 3/31/80-4/4/80 Doctors NBC 5.8 20 197 97 3/10/80-3/14/80 Doctors NBC 5.7 19 196 97 4/7/80-4/11/80 Doctors NBC 5.4 19 198 97 4/21/80-4/25/80 Doctors NBC 5.3 21 196 97 Partial interruptions within at least one episode 5/12/80-5/16/80 Doctors NBC 5.3 20 197 97 6/16/80-6/20/80 Doctors NBC 5.3 19 198 97 4/14/80-4/18/80 Doctors NBC 5.2 20 193 95 5/19/80-5/23/80 Doctors NBC 5.1 20 197 97 5/26/80-5/30/80 Doctors NBC 5.1 19 197 97 6/2/80-6/6/80 Doctors NBC 5.1 19 197 97 6/9/80-6/13/80 Doctors NBC 5.1 19 198 97 6/23/80-6/27/80 Doctors NBC 5 18 197 97 7/7/80-7/11/80 Doctors NBC 4.9 18 198 97 6/30/80-7/4/80 Doctors NBC 4.8 19 195 97 12/29/80-1/2/81 Doctors NBC 4.8 15 186 92 Preempted Thursday- Tournament of Roses Parade 7/21/80-7/25/80 Doctors NBC 4.7 17 198 97 7/28/80-8/1/80 Doctors NBC 4.6 16 199 97 8/11/80-8/15/80 Doctors NBC 4.6 16 179 86 1/5/81-1/9/81 Doctors NBC 4.5 16 187 92 2/9/81-2/13/81 Doctors NBC 4.5 16 183 90 7/14/80-7/18/80 Doctors NBC 4.5 16 191 96 Friday episode-2-203 & 218-230PM (15 minutes) 5/5/80-5/9/80 Doctors NBC 4.4 18 198 97 8/18/80-8/22/80 Doctors NBC 4.4 17 185 89 1/19/81-1/23/81 Doctors NBC 4.4 15 183 90 Preempted Tuesday- Presidential Inauguration 1/11/82-1/15/82 Doctors NBC 4.4 14 178 89 4/20/81-4/24/81 Doctors NBC 4.3 17 185 91 3/23/81-3/27/81 Doctors NBC 4.2 17 186 91 8/25/80-8/29/80 Doctors NBC 4.2 17 187 90 2/2/81-2/6/81 Doctors NBC 4.2 15 184 90 4/13/81-4/17/81 Doctors NBC 4.1 17 185 91 Preempted Tuesday- Columbia: Shuttle Landing 1/26/81-1/30/81 Doctors NBC 4.1 15 179 90 Preempted Tuesday- Hostage Arrival/Washington; Friday episode- 1230-1238 & 1250-1PM (18 minutes) 12/22/80-12/26/80 Doctors NBC 4.1 15 187 92 Preempted Friday 4/6/81-4/10/81 Doctors NBC 4 18 186 91 2/23/81-2/27/81 Doctors NBC 4 15 186 90 8/4/80-8/8/80 Doctors NBC 4 15 181 85 11/10/80-11/14/80 Doctors NBC 3.9 16 185 90 3/30/81-4/3/81 Doctors NBC 3.9 16 184 91 Edge of Night: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1984 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 1/11/82-1/15/82 Edge of Night ABC 6 16 158 82 8/10/81-8/14/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.9 20 155 82 1/7/80-1/11/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.9 17 153 83 12/31/79-1/4/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.9 17 153 82 Preempted Tuesday-Sugar Bowl 12/29/80-1/2/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.9 16 151 82 Preempted Thursday- Sugar Bowl 8/3/81-8/7/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.8 20 154 81 3/10/80-3/14/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.8 17 150 81 2/4/80-2/8/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.8 16 154 83 2/9/81-2/13/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.8 16 150 81 9/21/81-9/25/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.7 19 156 82 1/12/81-1/16/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.7 17 151 82 3/24/80-3/28/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.7 17 154 83 1/19/81-1/23/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.7 16 145 78 Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81 2/2/81-2/6/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.7 16 152 82 1/21/80-1/25/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.6 16 155 83 2/18/80-2/22/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.6 16 154 83 6/29/81-7/3/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.5 20 155 82 Preempted Monday- Reagan's Address-NAACP 7/14/80-7/18/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.5 19 154 81 Monday episode-4-409 & 425-430PM (14 minutes) 8/17/81-8/21/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.5 19 155 82 1/14/80-1/18/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.5 16 155 83 3/17/80-3/21/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.5 16 152 82 8/25/80-8/29/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 19 151 81 10/20/80-10/24/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 18 152 83 Tuesday episode (24 minutes) & Friday episode (24 minutes) 10/19/81-10/23/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 17 155 82 1/18/82-1/22/82 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 15 157 81 Preempted Tuesday (last half of General Hospital) 1/28/80-2/1/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 15 154 83 2/1/82-2/5/82 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 15 159 82 2/11/80-2/15/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 15 154 83 Preempted Wednesday- ABC Afterschool Special 2/8/82-2/12/82 Edge of Night ABC 5.4 15 159 81 9/15/80-9/19/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.3 19 149 82 Preempted Thursday- Carter News Conference 8/31/81-9/4/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.3 18 155 81 9/28/81-10/2/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.3 18 156 82 Preempted Thursday (last half of General Hospital) 11/17/80-11/21/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.3 16 152 83 1/25/82-1/29/82 Edge of Night ABC 5.3 15 157 82 1/5/81-1/9/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.3 15 150 81 12/28/81-1/1/82 Edge of Night ABC 5.3 13 152 81 4/21/80-4/25/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 19 155 83 6/22/81-6/26/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 19 154 81 9/1/80-9/5/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 19 147 80 Monday episode (94 affiliates; breakout; 3.8/10; not counted in ratings) 5/12/80-5/16/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 18 156 83 7/13/81-7/17/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 18 155 82 7/20/81-7/24/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 18 156 82 9/14/81-9/18/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 18 157 83 11/16/81-11/20/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 16 154 81 12/8/80-12/12/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 16 152 82 Preempted Thursday (last half of General Hospital) 1/4/82-1/8/82 Edge of Night ABC 5.2 15 156 80 4/28/80-5/2/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.1 18 156 83 8/11/80-8/15/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.1 18 153 82 Preempted Monday- Democratic Convention 8/18/80-8/22/80 Edge of Night ABC 5.1 18 149 81 10/5/81-10/9/81 Edge of Night ABC 5.1 17 152 79 Preempted Tue-ALDS Game 1/Wed-ALDS Game 2/Thu- ALDS Game 4 General Hospital: Top 50 Highest-Rated Weeks: 1980-1989 WEEK TITLE NETWORK RATING SHARE STATIONS % NOTES 11/16/81-11/20/81 General Hospital ABC 13.8 43 200 99 12/29/80-1/2/81 General Hospital ABC 13.6 37 198 99 Preempted Thursday- Sugar Bowl 12/28/81-1/1/82 General Hospital ABC 13 33 194 99 7/20/81-7/24/81 General Hospital ABC 12.9 42 200 99 8/10/81-8/14/81 General Hospital ABC 12.9 41 200 99 1/11/82-1/15/82 General Hospital ABC 12.9 35 200 99 12/26/83-12/30/83 General Hospital ABC 12.9 31 202 99 11/9/81-11/13/81 General Hospital ABC 12.8 41 200 99 Tuesday special airing- 330PM 8/17/81-8/21/81 General Hospital ABC 12.8 41 200 99 2/23/81-2/27/81 General Hospital ABC 12.8 40 198 99 11/28/83-12/2/83 General Hospital ABC 12.8 38 206 99 12/19/83-12/23/83 General Hospital ABC 12.7 34 206 99 3/2/81-3/6/81 General Hospital ABC 12.6 38 197 99 Friday special airing- 3:30PM 11/14/83-11/18/83 General Hospital ABC 12.6 37 206 99 7/13/81-7/17/81 General Hospital ABC 12.5 41 200 99 1/19/81-1/23/81 General Hospital ABC 12.4 36 196 99 Monday episode- 3-306 & 3124PM (54 minutes); Preempted Tuesday- Inauguration '81; Wed episode- 3-325 & 331-4PM (54 minutes) 1/4/82-1/8/82 General Hospital ABC 12.4 36 199 99 2/9/81-2/13/81 General Hospital ABC 12.3 37 198 99 8/3/81-8/7/81 General Hospital ABC 12.2 41 200 99 1/5/81-1/9/81 General Hospital ABC 12.2 37 197 99 12/12/83-12/16/83 General Hospital ABC 12.2 35 206 99 9/21/81-9/25/81 General Hospital ABC 12.1 41 200 99 3/9/81-3/13/81 General Hospital ABC 12.1 39 198 99 3/16/81-3/20/81 General Hospital ABC 12.1 37 199 99 9/14/81-9/18/81 General Hospital ABC 12 41 200 99 8/18/80-8/22/80 General Hospital ABC 12 40 195 99 7/6/81-7/10/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 41 200 99 10/5/81-10/9/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 39 190 94 Preempted Tue-ALDS Game 1/Thu-ALDS Game 4 11/30/81-12/4/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 39 200 99 7/14/80-7/18/80 General Hospital ABC 11.9 39 195 99 Monday episode-3-329 & 343-4PM (46 minutes) 1/12/81-1/16/81 General Hospital ABC 11.9 36 197 99 1/16/84-1/20/84 General Hospital ABC 11.9 32 204 99 11/2/81-11/6/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 40 200 99 8/25/80-8/29/80 General Hospital ABC 11.8 39 195 99 10/12/81-10/16/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 38 198 99 1/26/81-1/30/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 36 197 99 Preempted Tuesday- White House Ceremony 2/2/81-2/6/81 General Hospital ABC 11.8 35 198 99 1/2/84-1/6/84 General Hospital ABC 11.8 32 201 99 6/29/81-7/3/81 General Hospital ABC 11.7 40 200 99 11/10/80-11/14/80 General Hospital ABC 11.7 37 196 99 2/1/82-2/5/82 General Hospital ABC 11.7 35 201 99 7/27/81-7/31/81 General Hospital ABC 11.6 38 200 99 12/22/80-12/26/80 General Hospital ABC 11.6 34 195 99 Special time airing during week 1/9/84-1/13/84 General Hospital ABC 11.6 33 204 99 9/7/81-9/11/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 42 200 99 Monday episode (126 affiliates; breakout; 7.8/22; not counted in ratings) 8/31/81-9/4/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 39 200 99 10/19/81-10/23/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 38 199 99 2/16/81-2/20/81 General Hospital ABC 11.5 37 198 99 12/5/83-12/9/83 General Hospital ABC 11.5 35 206 99 10/27/80-10/31/80 General Hospital ABC 11.4 39 196 99

Another World: 1998-1999: Full Preemptions: 1/1/98 Gator Bowl (1230-4PM) 6/29/98 Sunset Beach (2-3PM) 6/30/98 Sunset Beach (2-3PM) 7/1/98 Sunset Beach (2-3PM) 7/2/98 Wimbledon Tennis (1-5PM) 7/3/98 Wimbledon Tennis (12-5PM) 11/26/98 NBC Thursday Afternoon Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (12-3PM) 1/1/99 Gator Bowl (1230-407PM) 1/14/99 Unrated special report (unknown timings) & Leeza Special (231-3PM) 1/19/99 Senate Trial (1-338PM) 6/4/99 Sunset Beach (2-3PM) Another World: 1998-1999: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 1/21/98 2-234 & 247-3PM (47 minutes); 234-247 PBO (83 percent affs) 1/22/98 2-228 & 240-3PM (48 minutes); 228-240 PBO (86 percent affs) 2/23/98 2-239PM (39 minutes); 239-3 PBO (83 percent affs) 4/30/98 228-3PM (32 minutes); 2-228 PBO (49 percent affs) 5/25/98 (rated as special) 8/18/98 2-235 & 246-3PM (49 minutes); 235-246 PBO (87 percent affs) 8/20/98 2-248PM (48 minutes) (rated as special) 9/7/98 (rated as special) 9/11/98 2-239PM (39 minutes) (rated as breakout) 9/16/98 2-218 & 245-3PM (33 minutes); 218-245 PBO (88 percent affs) 9/21/98 (rated as breakout) 10/8/98 216-3PM (44 minutes); 2-216 PBO (83 percent affs) 10/29/98 233-3PM (27 minutes); 2-233 PBO (51 percent affs) 11/19/98 (rated as breakout) 12/17/98 215-228PM (13 minutes/rated as breakout) & 228-3PM (32 minutes/rated as breakout) 12/18/98 (rated as breakout) 12/25/98 (rated as special) 2/12/99 2-237 & 248-3PM (49 minutes); 237-248 PBO (49 percent affs) 3/24/99 224-3PM (36 minutes); 2-224 PBO (74 percent affs) 5/31/99 (rated as special)

All My Children: 1998-1999: Full Preemptions: 1/1/98 Florida Citrus Bowl (1-430PM) 9/21/98 Unrated special report (unknown timings) & Analysis: Grand Jury Videotape (154-2PM) 11/27/98 College Football Special 1 (11AM-230PM) 12/25/98 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-330PM) 1/1/99 Florida Citrus Bowl (1-452PM) 1/14/99 Unrated special report (1-234PM) 1/19/99 Unrated special report (1-339PM) 11/26/99 College Football Special 1 (11AM-230PM) 12/31/99 ABC 2000-12:30PM (1230-418PM) All My Children: 1998-1999: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 1/21/98 1-130 & 151-2PM (39 minutes); 130-151 PBO (87 percent affs) 1/22/98 1-134 (34 minutes); 140-2 PBO (31 percent affs) 1/23/98 (37 minutes); (23 minute preemption during episode) 1/26/98 1-118 & 131-2PM (47 minutes); 118-131 PBO (33 percent affs) 2/23/98 1-139PM (39 minutes); 139-2 PBO (87 percent affs) 5/21/98 1-144 & 154-2PM (50 minutes); 144-154 PBO (33 percent affs) 7/28/98 148-150PM (2 minutes); 1-148 & 150-2 PBO (87 percent affs) 8/7/98 1-140 & 154-2PM (46 minutes); 140-154 PBO (80 percent affs) 8/20/98 1-146PM (46 minutes); 146-2 PBO (31 percent affs) 9/11/98 1-146PM (46 minutes) 9/16/98 1-119 & 142-2PM (37 minutes); 119-142 PBO (87 percent affs) 10/8/98 116-2PM (44 minutes); 1-116 PBO (87 percent affs) 10/29/98 1-129PM (29 minutes); 129-2 PBO (36 percent affs) 11/19/98 107-2PM (53 minutes) 11/26/98 (rated as special) 1/7/99 146-2PM (14 minutes) (rated as breakout) 1/27/99 137-2PM (23 minutes) 2/8/99 132-2PM (28 minutes); 1-132 PBO (33 percent affs) 2/12/99 102-2PM (58 minutes) 3/24/99 1-159PM (59 minutes) 4/1/99 (31 minutes); (29 minute preemption during episode) 9/6/99 (rated as special) 11/25/99 (rated as special)

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/10/88-10/14/88 & 10/17/88-10/21/88: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/24/88-10/28/88 & 10/31/88-11/4/88:

"DAYS" RATINGS: 1980-1989: HIGHEST-RATED WEEKS: With the 1980's ratings charts nearing completion, I went ahead and put in the November and December 1989 "Days" ratings so I could start sorting the complete decade of ratings. This is a sample of what is now available for each soap for 1980's ratings fans: Here are the top 200 highest-rated weeks for "Days of Our Lives" from 1980-1989: (Note: Weeks in red are "fast weekly" weeks and are only preliminary numbers. They do not count in the yearly averages for soaps) 1st to 50th place 51st to 100th place 101st to 150th place 151st to 200th place "DAYS" HIGHEST-RATED WEEK IN THE 1980's: Here's a look at the highest-rated week of "Days" in the 1980's, the week of 12/29/86-1/2/87, when it got an 8.9 rating:

FIRST SOAP OPERA WEEKLY CHART FROM 10/16/89 MATCHES NIELSEN BOOK EXACTLY! Here's the first confirmation that the Soap Opera Weekly charts will match exactly what is in the Nielsen books:

ABOUT TO TYPE UP THE NIELSEN VERSION OF THE FIRST-EVER SOAP WEEKLY CHART FROM 10/16/89! I just looked at the network press release charts that I posted on my site many years ago for Aug/Sep/Oct 1989. They all match exactly to the Nielsen books except for one item: The week of 9/25/89. YR is listed on the network release as 7.6/31. This must have been before the 1230-1PM portion of Monday 9/25 was classified as a breakout (only half the usual affiliates got this portion). So, taking that half hour out of YR upped its final official rating for the week to 7.8/32. I am now typing up the Nielsen book version of the first-ever Soap Opera Weekly chart of 10/16/89, so I will update you if there are any differences as to what SOW has listed.

Young and the Restless: 1998-1999: Full Preemptions: 1/1/98 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-130PM) 2/16/98 CBS Soap Break (1230-1PM) & XXVII Winter Olympics (1-6PM) 3/12/98 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-241PM) 3/13/98 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-241PM) 9/7/98 US Open 2 (1230-239PM) 9/11/98 US Open 1 (11AM-1234PM) & US Open Tennis (1234-6PM) 9/21/98 Unrated special report (unknown timings) 11/26/98 NFL Today (12-1235PM) & NFL Game (1235-404PM) 1/1/99 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-130PM) 1/14/99 CBS Soap Break (1230-1PM) & Unrated special report (unknown timings) 1/19/99 CBS Soap Break (1230-1PM) & Unrated special report (unknown timings) 3/11/99 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-247PM) 3/12/99 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-256PM) 9/6/99 US Open 1 (11AM-1233PM) & US Open Tennis Bonus (1233-103PM) & US Open Tennis 2 (103-6PM) 9/10/99 Us Open Rain Delay (1230-4PM) 11/26/99 Bold and the Beautiful (1230-1PM) & Ice Wars: USA vs. the World (1-230PM) Young and the Restless: 1998-1999: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 1/26/98 1230-110 & 126-130PM (44 minutes); 110-126 PBO (51 percent affs) 2/17/98 (48 minutes) (rated as breakout); (12 minute preemption during episode) 3/10/98 Primetime special (8-9PM) 4/30/98 1254-130PM (36 minutes); 1230-1254 PBO (84 percent affs) 8/20/98 1242-130PM (48 minutes); 1230-1242 PBO (82 percent affs) 11/19/98 106-130PM (24 minutes) (rated as breakout) 11/27/98 (rated as special) 12/18/98 1259-130PM (31 minutes); 1230-1259 PBO (76 percent affs) 1/7/99 1230-1256PM (26 minutes); 1256-130 PBO (53 percent affs) 1/27/99 1230-1PM (30 minutes); 1-130 PBO (50 percent affs) 2/12/99 1259-130PM (31 minutes) (rated as breakout) 3/24/99 103-130PM (27 minutes); 1230-103 PBO (85 percent affs) 3/25/99 1230-1245 & 1-130PM (45 minutes); 1245-1 PBO (85 percent affs) 4/1/99 1230-117PM (47 minutes); 117-130 PBO (51 percent affs) 5/31/99 (rated as special) 11/25/99 (rated as special)

🤣 The trusty California Birth Database will have to debunk that from now on: https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/eileen_m_davidson_born_1959_6838514 Name Eileen M Davidson Sex female Birthdate 06/15/1959 Birthplace Los Angeles County, California Mother's Maiden Name Burkhard

Days of Our Lives: 1998-1999: Full Preemptions: 1/1/98 Gator Bowl (1230-4PM) 7/2/98 Wimbledon Tennis (1-5PM) 7/3/98 Wimbledon Tennis (12-5PM) 9/11/98 (See note below; episode re-aired next day due to Starr Release preemption from 3-6PM ET) 9/21/98 Unrated special report (1-130PM) & Clinton Testimony 5 (130-2PM) 10/29/98 John Glenn Launch Special Report (1-233PM) 11/26/98 NBC Thursday Afternoon Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (12-3PM) 1/1/99 Gator Bowl (1230-407PM) 1/7/99 (See note below; episode re-aired next day due to unrated Senate Trial preemptions) 1/14/99 Unrated special report (unknown timings) 1/19/99 Senate Trial (1-338PM) 1/27/99 (See note below; episode re-aired next day due to unrated Senate Trial preemptions) 7/1/99 Wimbledon Tennis (1-5PM) 7/2/99 Wimbledon Tennis (12-5PM) 11/25/99 NBC Thursday Afternoon Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (12-3PM) Days of Our Lives: 1998-1999: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 1/22/98 1-130PM (30 minutes); 130-2 PBO (60 percent affs) 1/23/98 1-130 & 151-2PM (39 minutes); 130-151 PBO (60 percent affs) 5/25/98 (rated as special) 8/20/98 1-146PM (46 minutes); 146-2 PBO (80 percent affs) 9/7/98 (rated as special) 9/11/98 1-139PM (39 minutes) (rated as breakout) (78 percent affs) **Episode re-aired next day 12/11/98 1-109 & 123-2PM (46 minutes); 109-123 PBO (89 percent affs) 12/17/98 115-2PM (45 minutes); 1-115 PBO (41 percent affs) 12/18/98 (rated as breakout) 12/25/98 (rated as special) 1/7/99 130-2PM (30 minutes); 1-130 PBO (61 percent affs) **Episode re-aired next day 1/27/99 141-2PM (19 minutes); 1-141 PBO (61 percent affs) **Episode re-aired next day 4/13/99 1-144 & 155-2PM (49 minutes); 144-155 PBO (86 percent affs) 5/31/99 (rated as special) 8/11/99 1-148PM (48 minutes); 148-2 PBO (62 percent affs) 9/6/99 (rated as special)

Oh, Darlene wasn't an original cast member from March 1987? I just always figured she was.

I just checked back in here since you responded, but I checked my Soap Opera Weekly archive, which I realized might have some daily previews with dates, so here is some of what is listed for GL in Soap Weekly upcoming previews (and they match what Nielsen has; preemptions only on 12/25, 12/31 and 1/1): 12/24- Scavenger hunt 12/25- (All soaps preempted except BB & YR, which air classic Christmas episodes; matches Nielsen) 12/26- Philip sees Beth with another man; Michelle breaks Jesse's heart 12/29- Dinah goes after Vanessa 12/30- Annie and Beth ruin NYE 12/31- (no GL listed; per Nielsen preempted) 1/1- (All soaps preempted; matches Nielsen) 1/2- Dinah's actions stun Matt 1/5- Michelle and Jesse make love Young and the Restless: 1997: Full Preemptions: 1/1/97 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-130PM) 1/20/97 CBS News: Inauguration Coverage (11AM-1PM) & (Local Fill: 1-130PM) 3/13/97 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-244PM) 3/14/97 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-242PM) 9/1/97 US Open 1 (11AM-1241PM) & US Open Bonus (1241-111PM) & US Open 2 (111-601PM) 9/5/97 US Open 1 (11AM-1245PM) & US Open Bonus (1245-118PM) & US Open Bonus (118-137PM) 11/27/97 Sports Illustrated for Kids 1 (1230-1PM) & Sports Illustrated for Kids 2 (1-130PM) 12/25/97 (Note: Classic episode per Soap Opera Weekly, but rated as regular episode) Young and the Restless: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 6/30/97 1241-130PM (49 minutes); 1230-1241 PBO (78 percent affs) 12/25/97 (Note: Classic episode per Soap Opera Weekly, but rated as regular episode)

It sounds like the GL dates on Soap Central are just off by a day that week then. It did air on 12/26, and did not air on 12/31. So the 12/29 recap should be listed as 12/26; the 12/30 recap should be listed as 12/29; the 12/31 recap should be listed as 12/30; and then no episode aired (so no recap on 12/31). UPDATE: Soap Central doesn't have recaps for 12/24/97, 12/25/97, 12/26/97, 12/31/97, 1/1/98, 1/2/98. Nielsen shows that GL aired on 12/24/97 (98 percent of affiliates); 12/26/97 (98 percent of affiliates); and 1/2/98 (98 percent of affiliates), so that's three days of Soap Central that need a recap, or some of these I guess were "classic" episodes?

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 9/12/88-9/16/88 & 9/19/88-9/23/88: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 9/26/88-9/30/88 & 10/3/88-10/7/88:

Sunset Beach: 1997: Full Preemptions: 1/20/97 NBC News: Inaugural (11AM-2PM) 6/30/97 Wimbledon Tennis (10AM-1PM) 7/1/97 Wimbledon Tennis (10AM-12PM) 7/2/97 Wimbledon Tennis (10AM-1PM) 7/3/97 (Local Fill for Wimbledon Tennis: 1-5PM) 7/4/97 (Local Fill for Wimbledon Tennis: 12-5PM) 11/27/97 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (9AM-12PM) 12/25/97 (Local Fill for NBA Game: 259-533PM) Sunset Beach: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 6/2/97 11-1135 & 1158-12PM (37 minutes); 1135-1158 PBO (85 percent affs) 6/6/97 Special time airing: 2-3PM 9/1/97 (rated as special) 11/10/97 1114-12PM (46 minutes); 11-1114 PBO (87 percent affs)

Guiding Light: 1997: Full Preemptions: 1/1/97 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl (130-531PM) 3/13/97 NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (244-518PM) 3/14/97 NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (242-530PM) 9/1/97 US Open 2 (111-601PM) 9/5/97 US Open 2 (137-630PM) 11/27/97 Olympic Winterfest: Nagano: Ice Wars (230-4PM) 11/28/97 College Football (240-639PM) 12/25/97 CBS Sports Special: Tiger and Friends (2-4PM) 12/31/97 Norwest Sun Bowl (2-547PM) Guiding Light: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 6/2/97 3-327PM (27 minutes); 327-4 PBO (39 percent affs) 11/10/97 341-4PM (19 minutes); 3-341 PBO (41 percent affs) One Life to Live: 1997: Full Preemptions: 1/1/97 Florida Citrus Bowl (1-459PM) 3/7/97 Unrated special report (2-3PM) 5/26/97 Caryl & Marilyn Special (138-241PM) & A Daytime to Remember (241-312PM) 5/27/97 Indianapolis 500 (12-319PM) 11/28/97 College Football Special 1 (11AM-219PM) & College Football Postgame (219-230PM) & College Football Special 2 (230-6PM) 12/25/97 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-331PM) One Life to Live: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 9/1/97 (rated as breakout) 11/10/97 2-258PM (58 minutes) 11/14/97 (52 minutes); (8 minute preemption during episode) 11/27/97 (rated as special) Port Charles: 1997: Full Preemptions: 11/28/97 College Football Special 1 (11AM-219PM) 12/25/97 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-331PM) Port Charles: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 6/1/97 Primetime special: 9-11PM 9/1/97 (rated as breakout) 11/27/97 (rated as special)

General Hospital: 1997: Full Preemptions: 1/1/97 Florida Citrus Bowl (1-459PM) 11/28/97 College Football Special 2 (230-6PM) 12/25/97 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-331PM) & Jeep Aloha Bowl (331-714PM) General Hospital: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 5/26/97 Special time airing: 312-412PM 5/27/97 319-4PM (41 minutes) 6/2/97 3-330PM (30 minutes) 6/13/97 3-317 & 340-4PM (37 minutes); 317-340 PBO (84 percent affs) 9/1/97 (rated as breakout) 10/27/97 (41 minutes); (19 minute preemption during episode) 11/10/97 347-4PM (13 minutes) 11/27/97 (rated as special)

Nielsen has an episode of BB airing on 12/25/97 from 130-2PM. 95 percent of the country got it. If it's a repeat episode (like CBS lists Y&R Classics in Nielsen), it's not denoted as such. It's also not listed as a "special" or "breakout" episode, so it counts towards the regular ratings. BoldKara, whatever dates are not on the preemptions lists that I post, it means an episode aired that day. The CBS schedule for 12/25/97 is this: Young and the Restless (1230-130PM; 95 percent of affiliates) Bold and the Beautiful (130-2PM; 95 percent of affiliates) CBS Sports Special: Tiger and Friends (2-4PM; 100 percent of affiliates) The Soap Opera Weekly ratings do mention they are both classic episodes, but they were not listed that way on Nielsen, so I wouldn't have known! I've added a note to the 1997 BB preemptions list about this. I will add the same note to the 1997 YR list when I post it. Historians of other soaps, you need to contact me if you know of any of these circumstances for your soaps (when a repeat is aired, but Nielsen lists it as a regular episode). Those can be added to each soap's preemptions list if you have any to let me know about!

Yes, I know 3 weeks are not in SOW from October 1989, November 1989 and January 1990. I was just speaking in general terms, "pretty much" every week will be available once I post September 1989 here in a few weeks. Then a few days after that, once I post through January 1990, every week will be available from January 1979-Present except for 8/24/81!

DEIDRE HALL & LAUREN KOSLOW HIT HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL FOR ANYONE SINCE 2020...HALL TIES HER HIGHEST MONTHLY RANKING SINCE 2018...LAUREN KOSLOW TIES HER MOST EPISODES IN A MONTH SINCE 2013... Deidre Hall (Marlena) and Lauren Koslow (Kate) are the first "Days" actors to appear in 16 episodes in a month in over three years, since Lindsay Arnold (Allie) appeared in 17 episodes in July 2020. Hall last appeared in 16 episodes in August 2018. She last appeared in at least 17 episodes in a month in February 2008. Meanwhile, Lauren Koslow (Kate) last hit that mark in December 2013. Koslow last appeared in at least 17 episodes in a month in September 2010. Both actors have a chance to extend their October appearances with two more episodes airing on October 30 and October 31.