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I would think supercouple era Days and Santa Barbara would have appealed to the same audience.

Y&R at #1! I think this was the start of Dorothy McGuire's arc as Cora Miler.

May 14-18, 1984 Y&R first time at #1 since 1979. A sign of things to come.

April 13, 1984 Y&R Victor and Nikki wedding.

Thanks for the video @Soapsuds Quite an entrance for Beverlee McKinsey.

Thanks @Soapsuds

IOW, clobbered by Oprah. I wonder how long the Lifetime reruns lasted and if they broadcast any episodes past the initial five seasons.

Y&R March 28, 1984 we saw during the classics. Katherine facelift reveal.

Was February 20-24, 1984 the week Beverlee McKinsey arrived?

1984 Y&R is fully cemented in the Top 3. February 1984 will have Victor rescuing Nikki from Rick Daros. I read somewhere the beach scenes were filmed in the Los Angeles area at Portuguese Bend Cove Beach.

The 1980s was the decade of the villain. So many shows introduced their show-defining villains that decade. 1980: James Stenbeck (As the World Turns), Victor Newman (Y&R) 1982: Stefano DiMera (Days) 1983: Adam Chandler (All My Children), Carl Hutchins (Another World) 1985: Victor Kiriakis (Days) If any are missing, please feel free to add to the list.

Thank you @Soapsuds We're getting into 1984, a pivotal year. Some big events to look forward to Y&R: Katherine facelift, Victor and Nikki wedding, Victor enters the Abbott orbit with the Mergeron takeover storyline. As the World Turns: Elizabeth Hubbard arrival. GL: Beverlee McKinsey arrival. Santa Barbara debut. Loving moves to 12:30 pm ET and Ryan's Hope moves to noon ET. The Edge of Night finale.

@MichaelGL GL November 1983 also was Kim Zimmer debut but I don't know the exact date.

B&B second-highest rated soap debut despite being head-to-head with the second halves of All My Children and supercouple Days. Card Sharks CBS's highest-rated game show debut. Allegedly Mark Goodson demanded CBS give Card Sharks the lead in to The Price is Right otherwise he’d take both shows to another network. Wordplay; Win, Lose, or Draw; Classic Concentration, Bargain Hunters all premiered post-Oprah, so clearances were going to be an issue. It will be interesting to see how clearances dropped post-Oprah on network game shows not named The Price is Right. Two key dates: Oprah went national September 8, 1986. CBS returned 4 pm ET to affiliates on September 29, 1986 and they were the last network to do so.

The In Memoriam segment at the next Daytime Emmys is going to hit really hard.

@Faulkner Now that Bob Barker has passed, I fully expect so many horror stories about him to be exposed soon.

Bob Barker 'The Price is Right' legendary host dies at 99 - CBS Los Angeles (cbsnews.com) Bob Barker, Longtime 'The Price Is Right' Host, Dead at 99 (people.com) It feels like the end of an era for game show fans.

Bob Barker 'The Price is Right' legendary host dies at 99 - CBS Los Angeles (cbsnews.com) Bob Barker, Longtime 'The Price Is Right' Host, Dead at 99 (people.com) Bob Barker and The Price is Right were such big parts of my life, from childhood to teen years to adult years. RIP and thank you for your contributions to television.

Remember too that CBS on the whole was a mess in the mid-1990s. Fall 1994 loss of NFL broadcasting rights which cost them several established affiliates in major media markets. 1995 sale to Westinghouse and Les Moonves arrives.

Bo/Hope wedding was week of May 20-24, 1985. I'm sure there were other big events that week but I haven't found any recaps.

@AbcNbc247 Fans of supercouple era Days that I know split that era into the Bo/Hope years (1983-1987) and the Steve/Kayla years (1987-1990). We know Steve/Kayla 1988 wedding got Days to #1 over Y&R. It will be interesting to see where Bo/Hope 1985 wedding ranks. When it comes to 1980s soap couples based on ratings impact and soap press coverage, I'd say the top five in date order were Luke/Laura, Victor/Nikki, Bo/Hope, Cruz/Eden, Steve/Kayla.

CBS had a 3 1/2 hour soap block from February 4, 1980-September 18, 2009. Which of the line ups was the favorite here? February 4, 1980-June 5, 1981: Search for Tomorrow, Y&R, As the World Turns, Guiding Light June 8, 1981-March 26, 1982: Y&R, As the World Turns, Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light March 29, 1982-March 20, 1987: Y&R, As the World Turns, Capitol, Guiding Light March 23, 1987-September 18, 2009: Y&R, B&B, As the World Turns, Guiding Light For me the March 23, 1987-September 18, 2009 line up defines CBS daytime.

MZ and MG presenting at the SOD Awards in January 1990 (their segment starts at 38:38) The 6th Annual Soap Opera Awards - Dixie Carter, Terry Lester : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive This is the earliest awards show I've seen them presenting together.

EB and MTS presenting at the SOD Awards in January 1990 (their segment starts at 1:03:08) The 6th Annual Soap Opera Awards - Dixie Carter, Terry Lester : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive EB's reaction to the cheering crowd gives me life. MTS seems annoyed by it all LOL. Hopefully the full SOD Awards from January 1989 surfaces soon.

September 8, 1983 Y&R Brenda Dickson return. Y&R transition is complete and 1984 we'll see Y&R become Y&R as we know it today.