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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.

@DRW50 Thank you for the tag. 1970s P&G shows are rare so promos/clips/episodes are a treat.

B&B was the last successful new daytime drama to launch plus it became the most watched American daytime drama in the world, so I can see why it would get a documentary.

The All New Dating Game premiered September 15, 1986 and The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime ended May 22, 1987 so that narrows the date range down.

You're welcome @chrisml and @TEdgeofNight.

Nielsen Ratings: Weekly Charts: 1996 The weeks Another World finished ahead of Guiding Light: July 29-August 2, 1996 September 9-13, 1996 tied September 16-20, 1996 tied September 30-October 4, 1996

Sadly the timeline didn't work. Chris Bernau departure May 1988. Michael Zaslow return January 1989. Chris Bernau passed away June 1989. GL had two show-defining villains with MZ Roger and CB Alan and those that got to see 1977-1980 Roger vs. Alan were most fortunate.

Angela/Jacqueline on-screen rivalry was made even more epic by Jane Wyman alleged beef with Lana Turner. Quite the contrasts in the Golden Age Hollywood trio that had short arcs on CBS soaps in the 1980s. Lana Turner and her alleged diva demands at Falcon Crest. Ava Gardner keeping it real by saying she took part on Knots Landing for money thus not being in any position to throw diva demands. I haven't come across any accounts of Dorothy McGuire throwing diva demands at Y&R, but if she did, believe me we would have known about it. Angela was all about preserving her family's legacy.

Chris Bernau passed away in 1989, so it's possible that he was HIV positive in 1984. Back in the 1980s HIV was considered a death sentence so five years seems like it could be the life expectancy for someone that was HIV positive.

When you get to episode 12, there will be an epic scene. My reaction to that was "hell yes I am here for it".

I remember a Bill Bell interview where he said that he regretted not signing Tom Selleck to a contract. Tom Selleck Y&R run was 1974 to 1975. Magnum, P.I. started in 1980. Somehow I can't picture Tom Selleck on Y&R past a standard three year initial contract.

@Alan Thank you for the scans.

David W. Duclon Dead: 'Punky Brewster' & 'Silver Spoons' Creator

General Hospital started the supercouple trend but Days took it to a whole other level.