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Were there any bright spots in the final 15 years? Some have said Annie psycho turn late 1996-early 1998 was, considering it lead to Cynthia Watros pulling off the biggest upset in Daytime Emmy history.

Thank you for the link. The interview was good.

Dark Shadows ended nearly 55 years ago yet it is probably the only daytime soap opera that will live on forever thanks to cable, DVD, streaming.

Aaron Spelling shows are very much products of their time and they haven't aged well.

I only caught the tail end of Michelle Forbes GL run, but did anyone BITD think she would have the post GL career that she did? She's been working steadily for the better part of the last 35 years, and in some pretty big hits too.

Aaron Spelling hit factory best showings during the 1980s. 1980/81: 5. The Love Boat, 17. Fantasy Island, 23. Hart to Hart 1981/82: 14. The Love Boat, 15. Hart to Hart, 19. Dynasty, 28. T.J. Hooker (first season), 30. Fantasy Island 1982/83: 5. Dynasty, 9. The Love Boat, 17. Hart to Hart 1983/84: 3. Dynasty, 9. Hotel (first season), 17. The Love Boat 1984/85: 1. Dynasty, 12. Hotel 1985/86: 7. Dynasty, 22. Hotel 1986/87: 24. Dynasty

Was Kyle a replacement for Josh? If I have the timeline right, Robert Newman departed 1984 and returned 1986, and Larkin Malloy arrived 1984 and departed 1987.

Well it was the 1980s. So many in Hollywood were indulging back then.

For an NBA nepo baby, Marcus Jordan is such a waste of space. https://sports.yahoo.com/marcus-jordan-michael-jordans-son-arrested-on-dui-cocaine-possession-charges-140327283.html Perhaps Larsa dodged a bullet here.

100% this. Plenty of examples in these threads https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/65429-1980s-trends/ https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/65814-1990s-trends/

EB 45th anniversary February 8, so I wonder if Monday February 10 will be a special anniversary episode.

@Soapsuds 1984/85 was the best and most pivotal television season of the 1980s. Pre-Super Bowl was Dallas vs. Dynasty, post-Super Bowl The Cosby Show blew up and Murder, She Wrote would shock the world.

40 years ago. Week of January 28-February 3, 1985. The Cosby Show finishes ahead of Dallas for the first time. This week was also The Cosby Show's third finish ahead of Dynasty. Here's what happened on the soaps and two rookie hits that week. The Cosby Show - Jitterbug Break (episode 16, January 31): Denise's friends show off the latest break-dancing steps while Cliff's buddies demonstrate the jitterbug. Dynasty - Triangles (January 30): Blake refuses to include Krystle on a business trip. Alexis wants in on Blake's South China Sea oil deal. Dominique turns to Blake instead of Brady when her company is threatened. Amanda moves into the mansion. Dallas - Legacy of Hate (February 1): Jamie and Cliff sue the Ewing clan for their share of Ewing Oil. Bobby and JR have a fist fight. Sue Ellen rallies around her husband's battle to save Ewing Oil. Knots Landing - Lead Me to the Altar (January 31): Joshua's ego is getting really big. Joshua tells Cathy she needs to mend her ways and sing in church, not in a bar, and he breaks up with her. Murder, She Wrote - Murder to a Jazz Beat (episode 13, February 3): A talk-show host and a cab driver help Jessica solve the murder of a New Orleans jazz musician. Falcon Crest - The Showdown (February 1): Chase's investigation endangers Gustav's plans. Lorraine learns that she's pregnant. Mary Giannini tells about her husband's murder.

NBC never really recovered in daytime from their ratings drop in the second half of the 1970s. The only highlights you could say NBC had in daytime in the 1980s and 1990s were supercouple Days but even that collapsed at the end, Santa Barbara Emmy/SOD awards run but that didn't translate into ratings, and Reilly Days which shook up daytime at a level not seen since ABC's huge rise and domination some 15 years earlier.

The P&G shows were effectively over in the aftermath of OJ. The ABC shows were effectively over with the sale of ABC to Disney.

Dynasty is very much a product of the Reagan era and to me it was the epitome of Reagan era excess and greed. It's quite telling that it's run began just before Reagan took office and ended shortly after Reagan left office.

Shemar Moore and his baby mama have broken up. Shemar Moore and Girlfriend Jesiree Dizon Split

With a 1973 episode surfacing, do we dare hope that there's Dobsons-era material about to show up?

In the grand scheme of things Pamela Sue Martin was smart to walk away when she did. She probably saw the weaknesses showing in the writing.

We saw in the 1980s and 1990s Ratings threads that Days had a ratings drop in the last year and a half of the supercouple era (Spring 1989 to Fall 1990). Lots of factors in play I think: viewers getting tired of the supercouple and action/adventure trends, head writer change from Leah Laiman to Anne Howard Bailey then Richard J. Allen and Anne Schoettle, lead-in change from Scrabble to Generations, time slot rival Y&R being #1 by a large margin, time slot rival B&B showing growth.

Hahaha yes, so true!

@BoldKara @Maxim AFAIK no Greek recordings of B&B's first three years have surfaced online. I remember seeing Italian recordings of B&B's first three years and the background music was changed.

James Reilly work as part of that great GL early 1990s writing team is such a contrast to his work at Days. James Reilly worked fine as part of the GL writing team but AFAIK he was left to his own devices at Days, and we saw what happened from 1993-1997. Yes Days recovered in the ratings, but daytime was shaken at a level not seen since ABC's huge rise and domination some 15 years earlier.

Thanks @JAS0N47 for compiling these. I'm interested in CBS coverage of NBA regular season and playoffs.

Angela Lansbury had a presence that radiated comfort and warmth, and that's why to this day she has a fanbase of all walks of life. Angela's career ranged from Golden Age Hollywood to Broadway to television, but for me and many of my generation (1980s kids/1990s teens) her two signature roles will always be Jessica Fletcher and Mrs. Potts.