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Beverlee McKinsey GL run was 1984-1992. She acted only once after leaving GL, a short arc on General Hospital in 1994. Beverlee passed away May 2, 2008, a little over a year before GL ended.

1988/89 was the writer's strike delayed season and so many shows felt off. 1988 Keshia Knight Pulliam was 9 years old so she was still the cute kid. It was the following season that her cute kid days met their natural end thus we got Raven. Roseanne was the anti-Reagan era family sitcom and it's success was a sign of the times.

In the grand scheme of things Pamela Sue Martin was smart to walk away from Dynasty when she did. She probably saw the weaknesses showing in the writing. I parallel Pamela Sue Martin departure from Dynasty with Shannen Doherty departure from 90210 a decade later. I felt the cast dynamics were off on both shows after their respective departures and both shows weren't really the same after, despite Dynasty lasting 5 more seasons and reaching #1 in 1984/85, and 90210 lasting 6 more seasons.

Roseanne was a repeat on March 21, 1989. The Cosby Show was a repeat on March 23, 1989. Roseanne was the breakout hit of 1988/89 and the first show to threaten The Cosby Show dominance. 1988/89 four new episodes of Roseanne finished ahead of new episodes of The Cosby Show. These episodes were March 7, 1989: The Slice of Life, rating 27.7, #1. The Cosby Show (March 9: It Comes and It Goes, rating 25.3) was 2nd. March 14, 1989: Workin' Overtime, rating 26.1, #1. The Cosby Show (March 16: Theo's Women, rating 24.2) was 2nd. April 11, 1989: Death and Stuff, rating 25.4, #1. The Cosby Show (April 13: A Room with No View, rating 23.0) was 2nd. May 2, 1989: Let's Call it Quits (season 1 finale), rating 23.8, #1. The Cosby Show (May 4: Day of the Locusts, rating 21.7) was 2nd.

I haven't watched B&B on a regular basis in over 25 years but we are very fortunate that the best years are online for us to watch.

Crazy to think we are one year away from the 40th anniversary. Where has the time gone?

@asafi Are you currently watching or did you watch in the past (original broadcast, reruns, streaming)? Falcon Crest got spared the chopping block so many times because CBS primetime had bigger things to worry about.

Add to your list 1985/86: CBS Sunday Movie 1987/88: 48 Hours. Beauty and the Beast, Tour of Duty, Wiseguy all maybes. 1988/89: Paradise (maybe) 1989/90: Rescue 911. Top Cops (maybe)

CBS primetime in the second half of the 1980s for sure.

Hahaha, for sure. Even this decade CBS was called out for its lack of diversity.

@Chris B Going by the ratings, March 1985 there's a decline. There's also another decline March 1986.

I grew up watching TPiR and I knew about some of the backstage drama at TPiR but not all of it. Their drama makes Y&R backstage drama look tame in comparison. I got the impression from Kathleen Bradley comments that when she was hired the show was specifically looking for an African-American model more so than they were looking for a fourth model. It was also pointed out that around the time of Kathleen's hiring, CBS was getting a lot of flack for their lack of diversity ("Caucasian Broadcasting System"). Of note in that same time frame Y&R expanded their African-American cast.

I won't be missing Y&R during the March Madness break.

Jean Hackney was awful and that lead to Ben's exit story which sucked. I liked Ben/Val together. Val's love for Ben was that of a grown woman moving on with her life and Ben's love for Val made him willingly decide to raise another man's children as his own.

Sean Freeman today 🤤 It's clear he's been working out 🥰

Yes it would be. Any 1979 and 1980 episodes of Roger/Holly storylines that surface are a must watch. The marital rape until Roger's fall off the cliff in Santo Domingo set in motion so much of what we saw a decade later when Roger/Holly returned to the show.

Sophomore surprise Murder, She Wrote was pre-empted for If Tomorrow Comes. Rookie breakout The Golden Girls was a repeat on March 15. Here's what happened on the sophomore slaughterer, new hotness, and four soaps that week. The Cosby Show - Close to Home (March 13): Cliff's friend discusses problems he has encountered with his teenaged daughter. Dynasty - The Subpoenas (March 12): Bart's secret past yields triumph for Denver-Carrington, but Blake faces possible defeat in the courtroom battle with his brother, Ben. Dex rejects Amanda's affections. Alexis sabotages Caress' plans to publish a potentially damaging expose. Miami Vice - Payback (March 14): Someone shadows Crockett while he and Tubbs work with a government agent to set up a reclusive drug smuggler. Dallas - Just Deserts (March 14): Explosive events at the Martinique masquerade ball cause Angelica's disappearance, Grace's breakup with Jack, and Jack's disavowal of J.R. Knots Landing - Distant Rumblings (March 13): Abby forces Olivia to tell the truth about the marijuana found in Michael's car. Val upsets Ben by visiting Gary in the hospital. Falcon Crest - In Absentia (March 14): Angela vows to find Peter and her money. Richard learns that Jordan works for Terry and that Peter holds the mortgage on the track.

I've accepted that we'll probably never see any GL prior to 1979. I would love to see Roger/Holly storylines from MG first episode in 1976 until MZ departure in 1980.

@soapfan770 Thanks for the info. Agree. The resolution and aftermath felt like a cop out though.

Oh good. Thanks @ranger1rg

This is the first I've read of repeats for March Madness short week.

I do not want to see any Tyler Perry nonsense on BtG.

In 1994 Nicolas Coster was on As the World Turns and Jed Allan was on 90210 so the timing was off. I think JFP wanted to cast either Roscoe Born or Lane Davies as Alan but I suspect they were either not interested or not available.

Lets not forget July 16, 1993 is MZ Emmy winning episode.

Agree, Silk Press Sheila is bordering on one-dimensional and played out. We all know the shelf life of a soap opera villainess isn't that long. Trisha Mann-Grant is a find though, and she should move on to bigger and better things after finishing her initial contract.