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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/16/78-10/20/78 & 10/23/78-10/27/78:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/10/80-3/14/80 & 3/17/80-3/21/80:

You're welcome! I mainly wanted the "Days" ratings, but it's nice to also be able to provide the other soap ratings as well, and the extra unexpected benefit is also getting all of the full preemption data for all of the soaps! I didn't even remember when typing it today that you were on the lookout for a YR preemption at some point during this time in 1978. So the mystery is finally solved!

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/2/78-10/6/78 & 10/9/78-10/13/78:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/25/80-2/29/80 & 3/3/80-3/7/80:

In regards to the 1977-1978 TV season ratings, since I see they differ from the ones posted at Wiki, what accounts for the difference? Are the ones at Wiki only for September-April/May and not counting the summer months? If so, what week in 1978 should I post the "season" averages for. Something around late April/early May? UPDATE: Okay, I just read the Wiki page again and it states it is only the September-April ratings. Unfortunately, that is the one issue (late April 1978) that I do not have, so we won't be able to compare the ratings for the 1977-1978 season to see how they do. But at least now we know that there will be "full season" (October-September) ratings for 1978, 1979 and 1980 available for the first time online. Hopefully Nielsen doesn't make that same mistake in September 1979 with the CBS soaps.

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 9/18/78-9/22/78 & 9/25/78-9/29/78: FROM THE VAULT: 1977-1978 TV SEASON DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: Due to Nielsen's error, I used the most recent season averages (ending 9/15/78) for the 5 CBS soaps, but they do not include the final two weeks of the season (9/18/78-9/29/78).

SONJA ALARR, WIFE OF "DAYS" PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ALBERT ALARR, WRITES TODAY'S EPISODE... Sonja Alarr, the wife of long-time "Days" producer/director Albert Alarr, was listed as the script writer of today's "Days" episode. She also wrote a few "Days" episodes in 2018.

It would be helpful if Days could have a "breakout" in the 1978-1980 ratings, since I can confirm Days never aired a repeat during that time frame. In these cases in 1978, there were not news interruptions, just a much smaller amount of affiliates airing the shows that day.

As far as I know, all breakout means is the network tells Nielsen it does not want that episode counted as part of the weekly/yearly averages, since those breakout episodes (airing on much smaller amount of affiliates) would bring down the overall weekly/yearly averages. It does not mean it is a repeat. What I had said earlier about the YR 9/4/78 is that I could not confirm whether it was a new episode or a repeat just on the basis of it being a breakout.

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/11/80-2/15/80 & 2/18/80-2/22/80:

1979-1980 TV Season Demos (as of January 13, 1980) Second chart is ranked by Male Viewers. "Days" is # 1 while YR is actually all the way at the bottom (just above Love of Life)

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 9/4/78-9/8/78 & 9/11/78-9/15/78:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/28/80-2/1/80 & 2/4/80-2/8/80:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/14/80-1/18/80 & 1/21/80-1/25/80:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 7/31/78-8/4/78 & 8/7/78-8/11/78: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 8/14/78-8/18/78 & 8/21/78-8/25/78:

I think that's CBS' choice, since the second half gets a bigger rating than the first half.

I posted these two on my website awhile back. They are from the Nielsen reports I happened to find in a box of Days things a long time ago. Daytime network ratings for the week of 6/10/85-6/14/85 Rank. Series Network..Rating/Share 1. The Price Is Right 2 CBS..9.2/35 *. General Hospital ABC..9.2/29 3. All My Children ABC..8.8/28 4. The Young and the Restless CBS..8.3/29 5. One Life to Live ABC..7.8/26 6. Wheel of Fortune NBC..7.3/28 7. The Price Is Right 1 CBS..7.1/27 *. Days of Our Lives NBC..7.1/23 *. Guiding Light CBS..7.1/23 10. As the World Turns CBS..6.4/21 11. Another World NBC..5.7/19 12. The $25,000 Pyramid CBS..5.3/21 *. Capitol CBS..5.3/18 14. Scrabble NBC..5.2/20 15. Press Your Luck CBS..5.0/19 16. Sale of the Century NBC..4.9/19 17. Loving ABC..4.4/15 18. The Facts of Life NBC..4.0/16 19. Super Password NBC..3.8/14 *. Santa Barbara NBC..3.8/12 21. Search for Tomorrow NBC..3.4/12 22. Ryan's Hope ABC..3.0/11 23. Family Feud ABC..2.6/10 24. All-Star Blitz ABC..2.5/10 25. Body Langauge CBS..2.2/07 Daytime network ratings for the week of 6/17/85-6/21/85 Rank. Series Network..Rating/Share 1. The Price Is Right 2 CBS..9.4/36 2. General Hospital ABC..9.2/30 3. All My Children ABC..8.7/28 4. One Life to Live ABC..7.8/27 5. The Young and the Restless CBS..7.7/27 6. Wheel of Fortune NBC..7.3/29 7. The Price Is Right 1 CBS..7.1/28 8. Days of Our Lives NBC..6.6/21 *. Guiding Light CBS..6.6/22 10. As the World Turns CBS..6.5/21 11. Sale of the Century NBC..5.7/22 12. Capitol CBS..5.5/19 13. Another World NBC..5.2/18 *. Scrabble NBC..5.2/20 15. The $25,000 Pyramid CBS..5.1/20 16. Press Your Luck CBS..4.7/18 17. The Facts of Life NBC..4.5/18 18. Loving ABC..4.3/15 19. Super Password NBC..3.9/14 20. Santa Barbara NBC..3.5/11 21. Ryan's Hope ABC..3.2/12 *. Search for Tomorrow NBC..3.2/11 23. Angie ABC..3.0/12 24. All-Star Blitz ABC..2.9/11 25. Body Language CBS..2.1/07

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/31/79-1/4/80 & 1/7/80-1/11/80: In order not to make 1980's fans wait for me to finish posting 1978 and 1979 ratings, I will start rotating and posting 1980 Nielsen ratings too! 1980 is the first year that is fully complete, so all 52 weeks will be posted.

Thanks, don't know how I missed that when I looked for it. Maybe I will do the first one from the 1980's now.

I was thinking of maybe rotating and doing 1978 sometimes and 1980 sometimes, so fans of early 80's could start discussing the ratings, but I don't see a thread like this for early 80's ratings. So, should a thread be started for that, or did I miss it somewhere?

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 7/17/78-7/21/78 & 7/24/78-7/28/78:

You're welcome. Each week is fun to put together, sort of like a puzzle. The main ratings data is in one section, the affiliates data is another section, and the preemptions data is another section, so that's why it takes me a bit to type up each one, as I fill in all of the puzzle pieces! I think I have some time this weekend, so I am planning to post the other July weeks in a few minutes. And maybe I can get done with August at least by tomorrow. It all depends on time, but I will do my best to at least post one chart each day!!

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 7/3/78-7/7/78 & 7/10/78-7/14/78: Days got to # 2 the week of 7/3/78-7/7/78: 3193...7/3/78: Cast: Bill, Julie, Doug, Greg, Robert, Don, Donna, Steve, Hope, Theresa, Dave, Anesthetist, Nurse # 1, Nurse # 2. Sets: Doug’s Place, Hospital Corridor & Nurses’ Station with Elevator, Julie’s Apartment, Don’s Hospital Room, Recovery Room, Operating Room. 3194...7/4/78: Cast: Tom, Alice, Mickey, Bill, Julie, Doug, Laura, Donna, Steve, Hope, Janice, Dora, Mrs. Price, Nurse. Sets: Laura’s Den, Horton Backyard, Hospital Corridor & Nurses’ Station, Don’s Hospital Room, Corridor Outside Laura’s Office, Laura’s Office. 3195...7/5/78: Cast: Mickey, Bob, Maggie, Neil, Linda, Chris, Janice, Joanne, Betty, Jim. Sets: Bob & Linda’s Lakehouse, Joanne’s Hospital Room, Mickey’s Inner & Outer Office, Chris’ Storefront Office. 3196...7/6/78: Cast: Tom, Alice, Bill, Maggie, Linda, Don, Marlena, Laura, Chris, Donna, Joanne, Nurse. Sets: Laura’s Bedroom, Horton Kitchen, Joanne’s Hospital Room, Laura’s Office, Operating Room Waiting Room, Chris’ Storefront Office, Don’s Hospital Room, Corridor Outside Don’s Hospital Room. 3197...7/7/78: Cast: Julie, Doug, Bob, Mike, Robert, Mary, Chris, Margo, Steve, Theresa, Dave. Sets: Mary’s Studio, Doug’s Place, Margo’s Pad, Julie’s Apartment. TUNE IN TOMORROW WEEKLY RECAP: 7/3/78-7/7/78: Doug hired a new singer, Theresa Harper, who attracted Steve's attention and made Julie jealous. Donna lost her foster home and stood vigil while Don underwent surgery for internal bleeding. Marlena freaked when she learned Don must undergo another operation because of infection complications. Alice convinced Maggie that Janice is too young to learn Joanne is her mother. Linda fumed that Chris accepted a job with Jim Bradley that would pit Chris against Bob's company in an environmental fight. Jeri agreed to care for Timmy while Trish films a European movie. Mike and Margo reconciled. Robert suspected that Theresa had stolen money from the club.

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 6/12/78-6/16/78 & 6/19/78-6/23/78: