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Y&R's 50th anniversary episodes were decent considering the show is in budget mode.

@Paul Raven 1982/83 Knots Landing finished 20th and Hill Street Blues finished 21st, and Knots Landing would out-rate Hill Street Blues in the seasonal ratings for the remainder of Hill Street Blues run. 1982/83 was also Cheers first season and as we all know, it didn't take off until The Cosby Show came along and pulled up the rest of the NBC Thursday comedy block.

B&B hit a lull from when Bradley took over in 1993 until late 1994. All of Bradley's storylines culminated during the first half of 1995 then second half of 1995 the tanking started. I will forever maintain that it was the huge rise of time slot rival Reilly's Days from 1993-1997 that shook up both Y&R and B&B.

EB is a fighter, he'll beat this.

The London concert and ball was July 1981. It was timed to cash in on the Charles/Diana royal wedding hype. JLB's blue gown was worn by MTS in a Victor/Nikki promo photo shoot around 1983 or 1984.

The issue is Y&R post-Bill Bell. ED's 1999 return saw a coldness and hardness added to Ashley that wasn't really there before. That might have been due to Bill Bell no longer writing or a change in ED's acting style from her time on Days. Bill Bell recognized that ED's acting style didn't lend itself to allow him to write original recipe Ashley as a heroine in the vein of Chris Brooks and Leslie before her and Caroline and Christine after her, so original recipe Ashley was written as the confident goal-oriented Abbott daughter on track to a successful business career. ED's acting style also made it difficult for Bill Bell to write a viable love interest for Ashley, that's why the pairings with Brian, Eric, Marc tanked. 1984-1988 Ashley/Victor storylines worked because Bill Bell saw that EB was a match for ED's acting style.

@Soapsuds Knots Landing 1982/83 season high was the Dallas crossover episode from October 29, 1982 and it was also the highest rated episode of the series.

@Soapsuds 1983 American Music Awards were held January 17 so you posted the week ending January 23. No Magnum, P.I. on January 20, 1983; that date CBS aired new 2 hour Simon & Simon and a CBS Reports documentary. No Dallas on January 21, 1983; that date CBS aired new The Dukes of Hazzard, Knots Landing, Falcon Crest. January 23, 1983 was the series premiere of The A-Team.

The Cosby Show season 2 premiere picks up where it left off the previous season with a #1 finish. Murder, She Wrote season 2 premiere also picks up where it left off the previous season with a second weekly win over Dallas. The new hotness Miami Vice about to blow up. Murder, She Wrote got their first weekly win over Dynasty. The tide is shifting on Fridays with Miami Vice finishing ahead of Falcon Crest season 5 premiere. Two weeks into the season and it's pretty clear Dallas and Dynasty were no longer battling for #1, they were jockeying for position in the Top 10.

It was Sally/Jack/Stephanie.

In the early 1980s CBS was successful in replacing their aging dramas and dramas with short runs that showed little to no growth with new dramas that would become hits. Thursday line up The Waltons, Hawaii Five-O, Barnaby Jones gave way to the eventual new Thursday line up Magnum, P.I.; Simon & Simon, Knots Landing. The Incredible Hulk gave way to new Friday drama Falcon Crest. Lou Grant gave way to new Monday drama Cagney & Lacey.

@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.