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JC wrote negatively about ES and brought up the beef w/ MTS. I don't recall her saying anything negative about any other producer or cast member.

JC memoirs Not Young Still Restless she writes negatively about some people. VR memoirs The Women Who Raised Me from what I remember did not really delve into her time on Y&R. VR "novels" Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva and The Young and the Ruthless: Back in the Bubbles its pretty clear who some of the characters are based on.

1996/97 CBS moves Touched by Angel from Saturday 9 pm to Sunday 8 pm, where it pretty much inherited the Murder, She Wrote audience. `TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL' HAS PUT CBS EXECUTIVES IN RATINGS HEAVEN Touched by an Angel becoming a Top 10 show was a rare bright spot in that 1994-2000 CBS primetime mess era.

Hahaha, dead. I still remember when Sharon threw Nikki's past in her face "you started on a pole and ended in a bottle". We saw Nikki go from climbing the pole to the OG ho turned housewife then snooty lady of the manor and now messy matriarch/grande dame.

100% this. Murder, She Wrote deserved to have a proper final season farewell on Angela Lansbury's terms after all she did for CBS primetime. Sadly Les Moonves denied us this. In a way Angela did call everyone out through the episodes that shaded both Friends and CBS. Angela did not give a f--- about being elegant and classy with her shade. She was hurt and rightfully so and I don't blame her for reacting the way she did. It was difficult to watch when Angela tore up and it made me sad and angry.

I was not expecting the Tide shot though 🤣 Silk Press Sheila was so checking for Andre. I'm like "damn girl you ready to risk it all for that man".

Oh how I wish Angela Lansbury would have called out Les Moonves and put him on blast.

I got the impression Andre was opening up to Dani about his feelings, that's why I thought he was about to admit he was in love with her. Dani has no idea that what's good for her is right in front of her face. Tomorrow we might get a love scene set to an R&B slow jam.

Was Andre about to use the L word with Dani?

Larsa "my ex is publicly bashing me". I wonder if she knew about Marcus posting on IG "she's back where she belongs" with a street emoji.

May 21, 1990 was CBS Monday comedy finale night. Major Dad season 1 finale, Newhart series finale, Murphy Brown season 2 finale, Designing Women season 4 finale. The comedies that were in the 1989/90 Top 10 had their season finales earlier. April 23-29, 1990: Empty Nest April 30-May 6, 1990: The Cosby Show, A Different World, Cheers, The Golden Girls May 7-13, 1990: Roseanne May 14-20, 1990: The Wonder Years

I knew that

Chance aged normally from 1988-2001 but I think he was aged a bit with his 2009 return as a war veteran and police detective.

Nikki is now a messy matriarch/grande dame and her styling reflects that. For age 69, MTS looks pretty good.

Pre-TGIF, ABC most successful 1980s Friday 8 pm comedy I'd say was Webster. Full House wasn't a hit its first two seasons but it started showing growth in its third season which overlapped with the launch of TGIF. Funny thing is, Full House became a Top 10 show with the 1991/92 move to Tuesday.

1995 CBS was sold to Westinghouse and Les Moonves arrived at CBS. I pointed out 1995/96 Murder, She Wrote as sabotage in the Tank Jobs and Sabotage thread.

When I watched 1999 Daytime Emmys in real time, I was like "Daytime Emmys will never top this" and that's exactly what happened (at least IMO).

1980/81 Dallas was a killer show. 18/23 episodes finished #1 and the remaining five finished 2nd.

Going by ratings, I'd say 1982. June 8, 1981 to October 5, 1984 Ryan's Hope time slot rival was Y&R. Ryan's Hope was competitive vs. Y&R until June 1982. Remainder of 1982 Ryan's Hope falls and Y&R rebounds from their post-expansion slump. 1983 Y&R blew up and we know the rest.

Y&R: 10% good, 90% garbage time BtG: 90% good, 10% garbage time

Like I've said before, if there was any character that defined GL's final 25 years, it was Reva.

Andre not really a playboy, more like popular with the ladies. Oh yes, be still my heart. Booty call hookups have turned into love.

@soapfan770 1989/90 CBS also ended Newhart, Beauty and the Beast, and Tour of Duty, but I guess at the time the article was written those endings might not have been known. 1989/90 CBS primetime had so many one season and done shows. The fall shows that returned were Major Dad and Rescue 911, and the midseason/summer shows that returned were Bagdad Café, Northern Exposure, and Top Cops.

Julianne Moore has always spoken positively of her time on As the World Turns. She also had the good fortune of being on that show during the Calhoun/Marland era when it was at its creative peak. Hard to believe that April 2 was 40 years since Julianne Moore first As the World Turns episode.

It cannot be emphasized enough that Angela Lansbury carried CBS primetime on her back through some pretty awful years from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Les Moonves will forever be on my s--- list for the sabotage of Murder, She Wrote. He is the reason Angela cried on 60 Minutes. There's a special place in hell for him for that alone. 100% this.