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March 1994 Y&R big events: April stabs Robert to death. DNA test proves Victor is not Cole's father.

GL March 1994 Nancy Curlee leaves the writing team. End of an era.

July 26, 1976 ABC expands One Life to Live and General Hospital to 45 minutes each.

The network schedules (ET) starting w/ soaps until the end of the day were

CBS: 11:30 am Love of Life, Noon Y&R, 12:30 pm Search for Tomorrow, 1 pm Local programming, 1:30 pm As the World Turns, 2:30 pm Guiding Light, 3 pm All in the Family reruns, 3:30 pm Match Game, 4 pm Tattletales

ABC: 12:30 pm All My Children, 1 pm Ryan's Hope, 1:30 pm Family Feud, 2 pm $20000 Pyramid, 2:30 pm One Life to Live, 3:15 pm General Hospital, 4 pm The Edge of Night

NBC: 1:30 pm Days, 2:30 pm The Doctors, 3 pm Another World, 4 pm Somerset

The soap time slot rivalries were

Search for Tomorrow vs. All My Children

As the World Turns vs. Days

Guiding Light vs. One Life to Live vs. The Doctors

One Life to Live/General Hospital vs. Another World

The Edge of Night vs. Somerset

Y&R so far ahead. Big events in February 1994 were Ashley and Blade get married, Christine and Danny divorce, Brad and Traci custody fight for Colleen.

On 6/3/2024 at 4:20 PM, soapfan770 said:

Alan is just gaslighting Ashley and is really Rick Bladeson with plastic surgery in the flesh 

Do not give Josh Griffith ideas :shudder

On 5/29/2024 at 10:35 AM, dragonflies said:

I'm not excited about the 30th anniversary of the Frat Party.

Re: Ron Raines, I still can't figure out how a virtual unknown actor to daytime audiences (but not to musical theater fans) was cast in such a pivotal role under JFP's watch. My feeling is JFP wanted to cast one of her friends as Alan but the friend was not interested and turned down the part.

16 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

William J. Bell.......................................7/5/66-5/6/75.................0168-2378   (2211)

16 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

Margaret DePriest & Sheri Anderson.......4/19/82-9/21/84............4171-4802     (632)

Margaret DePriest, Sheri Anderson & Thom Racina..9/24/84-10/25/84.........4803-4826      (24)

Sheri Anderson & Thom Racina...............10/26/84-11/30/84........4827-4852      (26)

Sheri Anderson, Thom Racina & Leah Laiman......12/3/84-11/10/86..........4853-5352     (500)

Thom Racina & Leah Laiman..................11/11/86-11/18/86........5353-5358         (6)

Leah Laiman.........................................11/19/86-3/14/89..........5359-5955     (597)

Anne Howard Bailey..............................3/15/89-1/19/90............5956-6175     (220)

Richard J. Allen & Anne Schoettle..........1/22/90-6/18/91............6176-6536     (361)

16 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

Sheri Anderson & James E. Reilly..........12/21/92-4/28/93..........6923-7012      (90)

James E. Reilly.....................................4/29/93-11/20/97.........7013-8172    (1160)

James E. Reilly & Sally Sussman Morina............11/21/97-12/23/97..........8173-8194      (22)

 

Days three definitive eras.

I had no idea there was so much writer turnover in the 1983-1990 supercouple era. 

31 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

 1/17/94-1/21/94

I think this was Y&R highest rated week of the 1990s. The big event this week was Cole learning Victor may be his father and the scene at the ranch in the rain where Cole tells Victoria that they may have the same father.

Y&R in the 9s!

@will81 I was going by the recaps and the earliest mention of Vanessa was June 1976. Thanks for the correct date.

Y&R June 1976 KT Stevens debut as Vanessa Prentiss. I don't know the exact date of her first episode.

54 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

2 that should've been shown the door 20 and 30 years ago!!

Hahaha, you are killing me.

51 minutes ago, Khan said:

In a way, I don't count VI, because he had been on GL before (in a different role).

VI return was the same week that JFP was first credited as EP, that's why I count him in the Friend of Jill list.

51 minutes ago, Khan said:

As I've stated many times in the past, I actually like Justin Deas and thought he was a great addition to the show.  Did the writers go overboard writing for his character?  Did the directors not do enough to rein in his excesses as an actor?  Maybe.  

That whole era from the aftermath of Maureen's death to Nancy Curlee leaving the writing team was way too much Buzz, and for me it was a chore to get through.

51 minutes ago, Khan said:

Mark Derwin is, by no means, a great actor, but he had the advantage of being there at a time when the show had a HW like Nancy Curlee.  So, I guess he was smart to leave when he did, before the wheels fell off the wagon, lol.

I didn't think much of Mark Derwin's acting when he was on Y&R, so I was surprised that he became so popular on GL. Remember 1993 SOD Awards he got Hottest Male Star over Antonio Sabato Jr. and was nominated for Lead Actor at the 1993 Daytime Emmys.

Just now, Khan said:

JFP hiring MW

There were four Friend of Jill incidents: Vincent Irizarry, Justin Deas, Marcy Walker, Marj Dusay. Also Mark Derwin became a Friend of Jill. I've pointed this out before but I was really surprised Alan was not recast w/ a Friend of Jill.

29 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Mmmmm lol.

Hahaha I can't believe you're checking for Joshua Morrow. I just can't get past the whole overgrown frat boy persona that's just so ridiculous at his big age.

29 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Meanwhile, I've been meaning to ask...silly story though it is....how you been liking Victor?

Yeah the story is silly but EB is keeping the show going. I'm not getting the sense that he's phoning it in and riding out his contract just to collect the checks.

@JAS0N47 Thank you for the info re 1976 pre-emptions. 

Looking back in this thread, that means 1977 was the first year CBS had pre-emptions for US Open tennis.

Also from this thread, Christmas 1979 was the first CBS pre-emption for an NBA game. CBS last pre-emption for an NBA game was Memorial Day 1990.

GL's 1980s revolving door of HWs

December 1979: Douglas Marland

October 1982: Pat Falken Smith

November 1982: L. Virginia Browne

February 1983: Richard Culliton and Pamela Long

September 1983: Pamela Long

January 1986: Jeff Ryder

February 1986: Jeff Ryder and Mary Ryan Munisteri

September 1986: Mary Ryan Munisteri and Ellen Barrett

October 1986: Joseph Manetta

November 1986: Joseph Manetta and Sheri Anderson

July 1987: Pamela Long

January 1991: Nancy Curlee

As the World Turns also had a revolving door of HWs in the first half of the 1980s

December 1979: Jerome and Bridget Dobson

April 1981: Paul Roberts

August 1981: Tom King and K.C. Collier

January 1982: Jerome and Bridget Dobson

May 1983: Carolyn Franz and John Saffron

December 1983: John Saffron and Tom King

April 1984: Tom King and Millee Taggart

November 1984: Cynthia Benjamin and Susan Bedsow Horgan

February 1985: Susan Bedsow Horgan

September 1985-March 1993: Douglas Marland

On 5/27/2024 at 6:33 PM, Matt said:

Dinah Shore was big in the 70s

5 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

What about Dinah Shore? "See the USA, in your Chevrolet." 

I was not aware of Dinah Shore talk show. Thank you.

So the main 1970s talk shows were Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Donahue, Dinah Shore. Dinah Shore ended in 1980, Mike Douglas ended in 1981, Merv Griffin ended in 1986, and Donahue ended in 1996.

Oddly enough, Merv Griffin last episode was Friday September 5, 1986 and the following Monday (September 8, 1986) Oprah went national.

I noticed ABC had no pre-emptions in February for Innsbruck Winter Olympics and CBS had no pre-emptions in April and May for NBA playoffs. We might see ABC pre-emptions in July for Montreal Summer Olympics and CBS pre-emptions in September for US Open tennis.

On 5/27/2024 at 7:19 AM, P.J. said:

William Roerick is obviously not well. Larry Gates' appearances have dwindled, and they and Vince Williams die in the next couple of years.

They all passed relatively close to each other: William Roerick in November 1995. Larry Gates in December 1996. Vince Williams in January 1997.

With Bad Boys: Ride or Die a week away, I was reminded of the first Bad Boys soundtrack

B&B has been a lost cause for the last 20-25 years. We all know Bradley did not inherit his father's talent. If we're keeping it real here, it should have ended with Susan Flannery retirement.

2 anniversaries this month: Bryton James 20th and Joshua Morrow 30th.

1976 recaps in this thread starting on page 18

I don't blame Tonya Lee Williams for not wanting to come back to Y&R after the way she was unceremoniously dumped in 2005. 

I am getting a Summer 1984 vibe from this