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@Paul Raven Yes, the 1984-1988 Victor/Nikki/Ashley/Jack quad drove so much story in that era. Bill Bell revisiting the quad in 1990-1992 w/ the Ashley and Jack recasts didn't work in hindsight. To think that the eternal triangle was the result of two accident pairings in Victor/Nikki and Victor/Ashley.

Taylor Swift is the 7th female solo artist to reach 9 #1s on the Billboard Hot 100. The female solo artists w/ 9 or more #1s on the Billboard Hot 100 are Mariah Carey (19), Rihanna (14), Madonna (12), Whitney Houston (11), Janet Jackson (10), Katy Perry (9), Taylor Swift (9). If we do not count Elvis Presley's 11 pre-Billboard Hot 100 #1s, Taylor Swift is the 15th artist to reach 9 #1s on the Billboard Hot 100.

Reading about Nikki's early storylines as a troublemaking promiscuous girl/ho in these streets, not surprised she ended up climbing that pole three years later. Jill would break her mother's heart in pursuit of the come up. The four Ls quad is really taking off here. I think we're getting close to the big Leslie/Lorie confrontation.

Going by real time, Finn was born 15 months before Sheila arrived in Genoa City. I thought Bradley would have delved into his father's history of Sheila and have the father be John Silva. Remember in Fall 1990 there were hints that John Silva and Sheila shared a past but then Bill Bell decided not to expand further on it.

1983/84 was the low point of sitcoms it seems. All the Top 10 sitcoms from 1979/80 to 1982/83 had either ended (Flo, House Calls, Too Close for Comfort, M*A*S*H), were declining (The Jeffersons, Alice), or were about to end (Three's Company, One Day at a Time). The only bright spot for sitcoms that season was Kate & Allie, which premiered midseason and finished 8th for the season, the only sitcom to finish in the 1983/84 Top 10 and the highest rated new scripted series of the season. Kate & Allie couldn't maintain its momentum though, hovering in the teens for its second through fourth seasons, falling out of the Top 30 in its fifth season, and finishing below the Top 30 in its sixth and final season. Perhaps Kate & Allie got lost in the shuffle when sitcoms made a comeback in Fall 1985, as it was overshadowed by the big mid-1980s family sitcoms (The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Who's the Boss, Growing Pains) and workplace/friendship sitcoms (Cheers, The Golden Girls, Night Court).

We only saw Sheila pregnant twice on-screen though, Scott's child that was miscarried, and Mary Warwick.

Sheila's first Y&R episode was May 1990 and first B&B episode was May 1992. I liked her 1990-1992 Y&R storyline and 1992-1995 B&B storyline. Sheila was played out by the end of her second B&B run (1995-1998).

Thanks @FrenchFan. Nikki was quite the ho in these streets, and Jill was all about the come up. I also got the impression that Jill was alot more street smart than Nikki.

@RavenWhitney Robert Calhoun was EP until July 1991. Pamela Long was HW until December 1990. The EP/HW teams in the first half of the 1990s were Calhoun/Long June 1989 to December 1990, Calhoun/Nancy Curlee January 1991 to July 1991, JFP/Curlee July 1991 to March 1994. I don't know who the HW was for the remainder of JFP's run (March 1994 to May 1995) as I didn't watch those episodes.

CBS had an In Memoriam for Angela Lansbury after tonight's 60 Minutes.

Les Moonves treated Angela Lansbury horribly after she basically carried CBS's primetime lineup through some pretty awful times from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. IT'S THURSDAY FOR SURE FOR `MURDER, SHE WROTE' - Deseret News NO MYSTERY TO LANSBURY WHO'S KILLING THE SHOW – Chicago Tribune Low Ratings Did In Lansbury's Show but Her Character Isn't Dying - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) The View From The Top. Les Moonves 2011 Luncheon Recap – HRTS.org No wonder Murder, She Wrote took swipes at both Friends and CBS during its final season.

The three highest rated episodes of NBC's 1990s big three. Seinfeld: May 7, 1998, "The Puerto Rican Day", rating 24.8. May 14, 1998, "The Clip Show", rating 33.6, and "The Finale", rating 41.3. ER: November 9, 1995, "Hell and High Water", rating 27.8. September 25, 1997, "Ambush" (fourth season premiere), rating 28.5. May 14, 1998, "A Hole in the Heart" (fourth season finale), rating 28.8. Friends: February 1, 1996, "The One with the Prom Video", rating 21.7. February 8, 1996, "The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know", rating 21.7. January 28, 1996, "The One After the Super Bowl", rating 29.6. May 6, 2004, "The Last One", rating 29.8.

January 22, 1987 was a historic night for NBC's top three comedies. The Cosby Show: "Say Hello to a Good Buy". Rating 41.3. Highest rated episode ever. Finished 2nd for the week, behind CBS's broadcast of the Super Bowl (rating 45.8). Family Ties: "Higher Love". Rating 39.2. Highest rated episode ever. Finished 3rd for the week. Cheers: "Spellbound". Rating 30.7. Highest rated episode until the series finale May 20, 1993. Finished 5th for the week. CBS's Super Bowl post-game coverage finished 4th for the week (rating 34).

Looking back at the ratings success of Murder, She Wrote during its first 11 seasons. 1984/85: 8th. Highest rated new scripted series of the season not named The Cosby Show. The 5th highest rated drama series of the season, beaten by Dynasty (#1), Dallas (2nd), The A-Team (6th), Simon & Simon (7th). Other drama series that premiered in 1984/85: Crazy Like a Fox (10th, tied w/ Falcon Crest), Highway to Heaven (19th), Miami Vice (below the Top 30), Hunter (below the Top 30), Moonlighting (below the Top 30). 1985/86: 3rd. Highest finish ever. Highest rated drama series overall. CBS's highest rated scripted program. 1986/87: 4th. Highest rated drama series overall. CBS's highest rated scripted program. This season had an episode which finished #1 (Night of the Headless Horseman) and the highest rated episode of the series (Simon Says, Color Me Dead). A notable drama that premiered this season: L.A. Law (21st). 1987/88 to 1989/90: 9th, 8th, 13th (tied w/ Chicken Soup). Highest rated drama series overall. CBS's highest rated scripted program. 1990/91 to 1993/94: 12th, 8th, 5th, 11th. Highest rated drama series overall. A notable drama that premiered in 1993/94: NYPD Blue (18th). 1994/95: 8th (tied w/ Friends first season). CBS's highest rated scripted program. The 3rd highest rated drama series of the season, beaten by ER first season (2nd) and NYPD Blue (7th). Murder, She Wrote finished ahead of the entire runs of Highway to Heaven, Hunter, L.A. Law; and the first season of NYPD Blue. During its first 9 seasons, Murder, She Wrote finished ahead of these dramas that were in the Top 10 during the 1980s: Knots Landing (1984/85 to final season 1992/93), Falcon Crest (1984/85 to final season 1989/90), Crazy Like a Fox (entire run), Hotel (1984/85 to final season 1987/88), Magnum, P.I. (1984/85 to final season 1987/88); Cagney & Lacey (1984/85 to final season 1987/88), The Love Boat (1984/85 and final season 1985/86), The Dukes of Hazzard (final season 1984/85), Dallas (1985/86 to final season 1990/91), Dynasty (1985/86 to final season 1988/89), Miami Vice (entire run), Simon & Simon (1985/86 to final season 1988/89), The A-Team (1985/86 and final season 1986/87), Moonlighting (entire run). I don't mention anything about the 12th and final season because as we all know, CBS intentionally sabotaged it.

Two to add to flourished while following a stronger show. Touched by an Angel 1994/95: CBS initially schedules Touched by an Angel Wednesday 9 pm then moves it to Saturday 9 pm. Finishes below the Top 30. 1995/96: Remains Saturday 9 pm and finishes below the Top 30. 1996/97: Moves to Sunday 8 pm and moves up to 10th. Sunday 7 pm 60 Minutes finishes 11th. 1997/98 to 2000/01: Remains Sunday 8 pm and finishes 5th, 8th, 10th, 22nd (tied w/ Cursed/The Weber Show and NYPD Blue). Sunday 7 pm 60 Minutes finishes 8th, 7th, 8th, 15th. 2001/02: Moves to Saturday 8 pm and falls below the Top 30. 2002/03: Remains Saturday 8 pm, finishes below the Top 30, and is cancelled. The Practice 1996/97: ABC premieres The Practice midseason Tuesday 10 pm. 6 episode first season while NYPD Blue is on a hiatus. Finishes below the Top 30. 1997/98: Moves to Saturday 10 pm then Monday 10 pm. Finishes below the Top 30. 1998/99: Moves to Sunday 10 pm. Finishes below the Top 30. 1999/2000: Remains Sunday 10 pm. January 2000, Who Wants to be a Millionaire replaces cancelled Snoops Sunday 9 pm. The Practice moves up to 9th. Millionaire Sunday finishes 3rd. 2000/01: Remains Sunday 10 pm but drops to 10th. Sunday 9 pm Millionaire drops to 8th. 2001/02: Remains Sunday 10 pm. ABC replaces Sunday 9 pm Millionaire w/ Alias. The Practice drops to 23rd, tied w/ NYPD Blue. Alias finishes below the Top 30. 2002/03: Moves midseason to Monday 9 pm and falls below the Top 30. 2003/04: Moves back to Sunday 10 pm but finishes below the Top 30 and is cancelled.

Was Lauren considered a vixen BITD? I thought she was more of a spoiled brat/Daddy's little princess.

Angela Lansbury even knew about this reggae classic. Angela Lansbury Hears Chaka Demus & Pliers’ ‘Murder She Wrote’ for the First Time | Billboard – Billboard

Y&R and All My Children were head-to-head at 1 pm ET from February 4, 1980 to June 5, 1981. Y&R moved to its current time 12:30 pm ET on June 8, 1981 so the second half of Y&R was head-to-head w/ the first half of All My Children. All My Children was 2nd from 1979/80 until 1984/85. Y&R moved past All My Children for 2nd in 1985/86, and the rest is history.

AFAIK The Price is Right during the Bob Barker years had four episodes promoting Y&R: 1982 with Terry Lester and David Hasselhoff which I haven't seen anywhere. 1983 with Michael Damian and Steven Ford which was posted earlier in the thread I think. 1985 as shown above. 1992 with Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman which I haven't seen anywhere.

RIP Angela Lansbury and thank you for your contributions to the entertainment industry.

NBC was a mess in both daytime and primetime back then. As we all know, NBC didn't recover in primetime until the breakout success of The Cosby Show, but NBC remained a mess in daytime despite supercouple-era Days getting alot of hype in the soap press.

I think 1978 was the year that ABC's big three had a huge rise and the P&G shows starting tanking. What month did that take place and what lead up to that?

Eileen Davidson 1999 return as Ashley maybe fits here. She had been gone from Y&R for over 10 years and Ashley was recast twice in that time, but when ED stepped back into the role it was as though she had never left.

Samantha was the first long time (as in three or more years) character to be written out during JFP's run. IIRC she didn't even get a proper exit story, just a mention of leaving town to attend law school. JFP put Dylan in the expanded young adult set with Hart, Bridget, Kat, Julie, David. Perhaps Bridget, Kat, Julie made Samantha not necessary in JFP's vision for the show, who knows.

Yes I know Bill Bell and his crew were there for the 25th anniversary and this new regime doesn't have that same connection. It's sad for me as a long-time viewer that the 50th anniversary might not be memorable at all. We hold Bill Bell to a higher standard, but I admit that he wasn't immune to missteps.