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@YRfan23 Thanks for the additional mentions.

Y&R mentions in SOD Best and Worst from 1983-1998 1983: Best True-to-Life Storylines 1984: Best Weddings, Best Rock Video, Most Contemporary Storylines, Most True-to-Life Story, Thumbs Down! 1985: Best Breakups, Best Storyline, Most Tasteless Episode 1986: Best Wedding, Best Reconciliation, Best Love Triangle, Best Daytime Show 1987: Best Love Triangle, Best Recasting, Best Make Believe Illness, Worst Fantasy, Best Confessions, Most Intriguing Characters 1988: Best Wacko (Daytime), Best Partners in Crime, Most Intriguing Characters, Gimme a Break 1989: Best Enemies (Daytime), Best Mystery, Best Tease, Most Over-Exposed Heroine 1990: Most Shocking Twist, Worst Dual Role, Best New Character, Most Annoying Character, Most Disappointing Show 1991: Biggest Waste of Talent, Worst Daytime Villain, Best Constructed Show 1992: Best Triangle, Best Husband, Best Crossover 1993: Best Tearjerker, Best Story, Best New Female Character 1994: Best Breakup, Best Blind Person, Most Dramatic Story, Worst Mother, Best Housekeeper, Least Realistic Couple, Most Ruined Character 1995: Most Tortured Love Story, Best Catfight (Daytime), Best Wacko (Daytime), Best Husband, Worst Husband, Dumbest Male Character 1996: Best Daytime Couple, Best Daytime Vixen, Best Mystery, Dumbest Female Character, Best Affairs, Best Shows 1997: Best Triangle, Worst Marriage, Best Recast, Dumbest Male 1998: Best Reunion, Most Boring Marriages, Best Trend, Best Feud, Most Surprising Couple, Best Daytime Show 1983-1990 are posted here Classic Soap Opera Digest News on Tumblr - #Best & Worst 1985 is incomplete on Tumblr but the write ups (text only) are posted here Voldemort Best & Worst -- 1985 - Daytime Royalty (daytimeroyaltyonline.com) I couldn't find the many of the 1991-1998 write ups but I got the lists from 1-7-92 Soap Opera Digest THE BEST & WORST of 1991 | Soap Opera World , 12-22-92 Soap Opera Digest THE BEST & WORST of 1992 | Soap Opera World , 1-4-94 Soap Opera Digest The BEST & WORST of 1993 | Soap Opera World , Voldemort - Best and Worst of 1994 - Daytime Royalty (daytimeroyaltyonline.com) , Voldemort Best & Worst -- 1995 - Daytime Royalty (daytimeroyaltyonline.com) , 12-31-96 Soap Opera Digest BEST & WORST of 1996 | Soap Opera World , 12-30-97 Soap Opera Digest BEST & WORST of 1997-JUDI EVANS | Soap Opera World , Voldemort Best & Worst -- 1998 - Daytime Royalty (daytimeroyaltyonline.com)

That week on Dallas, episode The Gathering Storm: Jock threatens to sell Ewing Oil if Miss Ellie divorces him; Lucy's career puts her marriage in jeopardy; Cliff learns of the Asian coup. 1980/81 Dallas was at its peak and it was a killer show. 18 out of 23 episodes finished #1 and the remaining 5 episodes finished 2nd.

B&B mentions in SOD Best and Worst during the Bill Bell years 1987: Best Daytime Casting 1988: Worst Love Triangle, Best Enemies 1989: Best New Character, Best Imposters 1990: Most Daring Storyline, Best Scene-Stealer, Worst Death Scene, Worst Widower 1991: No mentions 1992: Worst Heroine, Nastiest Character, Best Crossover, Best Wedding, Most Shocking Twist 1993: Best Triangle, Hottest Love Scenes The write ups for 1987-1990 are posted here Classic Soap Opera Digest News on Tumblr - #Best & Worst I couldn't find the 1992 and 1993 write ups anywhere but I got the lists from 12-22-92 Soap Opera Digest THE BEST & WORST of 1992 | Soap Opera World and 1-4-94 Soap Opera Digest The BEST & WORST of 1993 | Soap Opera World

@Errol Thank you for the reply.

What a mess.

1984/85 the primetime soaps pulled out all the stops to out-do each other. That could have also played a part in why they all tanked the following season.

I would guess the episodes that were split were those that ran for 90 minutes or two hours during their original broadcast. Oprah went national in Fall 1986 and that changed the network affiliate syndication game. I remember Dallas reruns on The Nashville Network around 1996, 1997 but I don't recall them rerunning Knots Landing in that same time. I think it was TNT that reran Knots Landing in the 1990s.

Did primetime soap reruns have success in syndication before the growth of cable? Somehow I can't picture a CBS affiliate airing reruns of Dallas/Knots Landing/Falcon Crest at 4 pm opposite an ABC or NBC affiliate airing Oprah. Plus with syndication episodes are cut for more commercials so key portions of the storylines or pivotal character moments could be missing.

It was all excitement for the 50th anniversary. Now its back to regularly scheduled garbage time.

So you think Paul hasn't been relevant since 1991?

Complete with 1999 opening credits hair toss 🤣 JW rocked the s--- outta that big-ass hair in the 1990s. She had the female equivalent of a Lion King mane.

Bradley denying us a Victor/Stephanie scene during the Jabot/Newman crossover was all the proof I needed that he did not inherit his father's talent. If Bill Bell wrote the Jabot/Newman crossover we most definitely would have gotten a Victor/Stephanie scene.

@wonderwoman1951 Thank you for the information.

I never thought Paul/Christine was a popular pairing. I think Bill Bell put Paul/Christine in each other's orbit during the housing discrimination storyline because Michael Damian was on the way out. Eww. Besides, Nikki and Phyllis would go apes---.

With the news of Elizabeth Hubbard passing away, is there any new information on other As the World Turns veteran actors? AFAIK Don Hastings, Eileen Fulton, Larry Bryggman, Marie Masters are still with us.

I know it sounds morbid, but I think the next few years are going to be rough. Many of the long-time cast members of past and present soaps are up there in years. As the World Turns had a large number of older veteran actors right up until the end.

1985/86 the season primetime soaps tanked due to several factors. Sitcoms made a comeback: 1985/86 The Cosby Show became #1 and it pulled up the rest of the NBC Thursday sitcoms Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court. Over on ABC, Who's the Boss took off. The breakout hit of 1985/86 was The Golden Girls. Counter-programming: Miami Vice blew up in 1985/86 and weakened Falcon Crest. Weak/weakening lead-ins: Despite The Dukes of Hazzard ratings collapse from 1982/83 to final season 1984/85, CBS left it at Friday 8 pm. I guess the thought process was Dallas is still CBS's biggest hit scripted show and both Dallas and The Dukes of Hazzard appealed to male audiences. Fall 1985, The Twilight Zone became Dallas's new lead-in but it didn't work. The weak lead-in trickled down to Dallas and then to Falcon Crest. CBS Thursday had a hit lineup with Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, Knots Landing but then Fall 1984 The Cosby Show came along and after the Super Bowl it blew up. Magnum, P.I. got weakened by The Cosby Show in 1984/85 and was effectively over in 1985/86. Simon & Simon got clobbered by Cheers in 1985/86. The weakening of the lead-ins trickled down to Knots Landing. Business end: 1985 ABC sold to Capital Cities and that same year Brandon Stoddard became president of ABC. I have a feeling Brandon Stoddard was not a fan of Aaron Spelling and wanted the Spelling shows gone from ABC. Changing times: Looking back as an adult at major historical events during 1985/86 (AIDS crisis, Space Shuttle Challenger, Chernobyl), those were signs that times were changing. 1985/86 Murder, She Wrote became the highest-rated drama series. I think shows like Murder, She Wrote and the big hit sitcoms provided comfort at a time when the world around us was changing so much.

RIP Elizabeth Hubbard and thank you for your contributions to daytime television.

1984/85 season was divided in two. Pre-Super Bowl, Dallas/Dynasty battle. Up to Super Bowl week, Dallas had 6 episodes finish #1 and Dynasty had 5 episodes finish #1. In that same time, The Cosby Show only #1 episode was the pilot. On a win-loss basis, the records up to Super Bowl week were Dallas vs. new episodes of The Cosby Show 13-0, Dynasty vs. new episodes of The Cosby Show 11-2, and Dallas vs. Dynasty 7-7. Post-Super Bowl, The Cosby Show blows up. After Super Bowl week, The Cosby Show had 8 episodes finish #1 in the week of their original broadcast. In that same time, Dallas had 3 episodes finish #1 and Dynasty did not have an episode finish #1. On a win-loss basis, the post-Super Bowl records were new episodes of The Cosby Show vs. Dynasty 8-0, new episodes of The Cosby Show vs. Dallas 8-1, Dynasty vs. Dallas 7-5. In the end, Dynasty moved up from 3rd to #1, Dallas dropped from #1 to 2nd, and The Cosby Show was the breakout hit of the season finishing 3rd.

Susan Walters is nearly 60 years old and she doesn't look over-surgeried or over-injected. We've had Melissa Ordway for 10 years and she's another one we're probably stuck with until Y&R ends.

Blu-ray or streaming?

In my mind a Victor/Stephanie scene would be like watching two gladiators facing off and sizing each other up, one recognizing the other as someone not to mess with. Stephanie would not dare to bitch slap Victor.

The big three sporting events (Super Bowl, World Series, Olympics) played a part in the final finishes of the networks that broadcast them. 1979/80 - ABC had the World Series and Winter Olympics. CBS had the Super Bowl. CBS moved up from 2nd to #1 and ABC dropped from #1 to 2nd. NBC had the broadcasting rights to the 1980 Summer Olympics but the coverage was reduced due to the US boycott. 1980/81 - NBC had the World Series and Super Bowl but was still 3rd. 1981/82 - ABC had the World Series. CBS had the Super Bowl. CBS was #1 and ABC was 2nd. 1982/83 - NBC had the World Series and Super Bowl but was still 3rd. 1983/84 - ABC had the World Series, Winter Olympics, and Summer Olympics. CBS had the Super Bowl. CBS was #1 and ABC was 2nd. 1984/85 - NBC had the World Series. ABC had the Super Bowl. NBC moved up from 3rd to 2nd. ABC dropped from 2nd to 3rd. 1985/86 - ABC had the World Series. NBC had the Super Bowl. NBC moved up from 2nd to #1. ABC was still 3rd. 1986/87 - NBC had the World Series. CBS had the Super Bowl. NBC was #1 and CBS was 2nd. 1987/88 - ABC had the World Series, Super Bowl, and Winter Olympics. ABC moved up from 3rd to 2nd. 1988/89 - NBC had the Summer Olympics, World Series, and Super Bowl. NBC was #1. 1989/90 - ABC had the World Series. CBS had the Super Bowl. ABC was 2nd and CBS was 3rd.

NBC also had 1988 Summer Olympics, which were held that September.