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So you have to wonder what's next for Sharon and Rey, unless Josh plans to replay the Adam/Sharon attraction again? Surely not. All they've done recently is talk about the trip to Miami. Same with Lilly/Billy and Nick/Phyllis. There is nothing happening there. Devon is a sounding board for Amanda. Faith/Moses is hardly played. Jack is now the supportive grandpa. At least having Stitch back provides some interest in the Abby story. Josh needs to get some conflict happening for those couples and have them doing something. Get Imani and Nate happening. I'm a bit behind but puzzled by Ashland getting this terminal illness, especially where he just got the news and immediately told Victoria who was 'a bit 'too bad, so sad'. Really this should have been played for more drama. Ashland is a character with such potential and his involvement with Victoria is a new dynamic and they are killing him off? Same with Kyle/Tara/Summer. Kyle has been too quick to embrace fatherhood. Summer has been cast as the victim where she should be a bit stronger in her actions. Perfect chance to deal with Jack's crap parenting. Jack should have reflected on his history and wonder if Kyle is ready for this. Traci would be the perfect sounding board for her brothers. Josh's execution and pacing can be so frustrating.

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Ep #1311 Tape date Monday May 13 1978 Air date Tuesday May 23 1978 Cast Kay Liz Snapper Casey Nikki Derek Paul (under 5) Doug Davidson's first episode

When you look at Eileen as Ashley in her early days and compare her to Ordway's Abby the contrast is clear. Maybe Stitch is returning to reunite with Abby and they leave GC...

Ep # 2310 Tape date Thurs April 8 1982 Air date Fri April 16 1982 Only 8 days ahead! Cast Lorie Aaron Patty Jack John Lucas Sally Snapper Chuckie Joe Chris Nikki Kay Alison Earle Kevin Stan Maid (Esther) Extras Kate Linder's first episode. At that time she was not given a name. At some point, the story goes, Jeanne Cooper just threw in the name Esther. The Aaron character was in scenes with Lorie and Lucas. Does anyone know more?

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And Summer's scheming could backfire and create problems between her and Kyle.

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Did Michel Gregory choose to leave or did Gloria Monty want to recast?

He does have some connections to the current cast and could provide complications for Abby and Victoria. Maybe hook up with Sally? Anyway it all comes down to a well structured story...

I think Lana was the victim of the arrival of Marland/Monty . She was introduced in 77 before Marland arrived and gone a few months into his run.

Feb 78 ABC -TV, which has been steadily ganing ground in daytime ratings against long time leader CBS -TV, appears to have edged into the number one position with a string of wins since the first of the year, The most recent Nielsen standings show ABC with an 8.2 average for the two weeks ending Feb. 3, with CBS pulling a 7.9 and NBC -TV a 6.6. A number of factors have probably contributed to the turnover. ABC's recent gains in TV affiliates and the resulting improved clearances haven't hurt. All three networks lost daytime viewers with the drops in homes using television over the last year, but ABC lost less than its competitors. According to ABC's figures, its HUT levels in the fourth quarter of 1977 were 3% off what they were for the same period in 1976, while CBS was off 13% and NBC 14 %. Probably most importantly, ABC has made a number of changes in its daytime schedule in the last year, with the goal of establishing a solid block of soap operas in the afternoon All My Children was expanded from 30 minutes to an hour last April, and General Hospital and One Life to Live both expanded from 45 minutes to an hour Jan. 16. ABC is convinced the strategy has worked, and the numbers don't contradict that view.

I'm not sure about the last years but in the late 70's and early 80's, many of the affiliates that ran Edge at 4pm after GH did well in the ratings.

ABC's Edge of Night will have final broadcast Friday, Dec. 28. Daytime serial drama airs 4 -4:30 (NYT) and is produced and owned by Procter & Gamble Productions. It has been on television for 28 years. ABC said it is "exploring other programing alternatives" and hopes to return to full complement of 11 daytime half -hours by end of 1985. (Network didn't specify it would seek to fill 4 -4:30 slot or schedule half -hour in other daypart.) Until that time, ABC said it would hand over period to affiliates. Edge of Night has steadily been falling in daytime ratings over past several years. During first quarter of 1984, Edge of Night averaged 3.5 rating and 10 share compared to 5.5/16 for comparable period in 1980. During recent third quarter, series slipped to average 2.7/9 and in October was cleared by 106 of ABC's 214 affiliates, representing 62% coverage. Edge of Night premiered on CBS April 2, 1956, then moved to ABC on Dec. 1, 1975. Sources say that without Edge of Night on schedule weighting down daytime household ratings averages, ABC could boost daytime averages three to four tenths of rating point (CBS's season to date daytime lead has been five tenths of rating point). However, critics say it's hocus -pocus because getting rid of Edge of Night does not necessarily boost ratings of programs in rest of daytime schedule

July 85 ABC has been picking up strength in daytime ratings. Out of past seven weeks, ABC has placed first in daytime five weeks, tied one week and lost one week. Since week of Jan. 20, 1984, up until seven weeks ago, ABC has been second to CBS in daytime household ratings every week. For week ended July 12, ABC averaged 6.4 rating and 22 share, compared to 6.1/22 for CBS and 5.0/18 for NBC. During second quarter of this year, ABC Averaged 2/10 of rating point behind CBS, compared to gap of 9/10 of rating point in daytime ratings for comparable period year ago. (However, daytime averages for second quarter 1985 exclude 4 -4:30 p.m. period where ABC dropped Edge of Night last year and where affiliates must now run local programing.) Lewis H. Erlicht, president, ABC Entertainment, said newfound strength is attributable in part to gains made in 11 a.m. -noon (NYT) block where ABC dropped Family Feud on June 17 and replaced it with All -Star Blitz, which it shifted from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Then ABC filled 11 -11:30 a.m. slot with Angie, prime time series on ABC in late '70's. But Erlicht said real momentum behind improved daytime numbers is coming from 1 -4 p.m. block of serial dramas led by General Hospital, All My Children and One Life To Live. "Last summer we weren't strong enough in our [daytime serial] storylines and characters," Erlicht acknowledged, "but we've started to get hot stories and characters and we're going to once again be dominant" he predicted. Erlicht said that 11:30 -noon period would be filled with "comedy" sometime this fall, but declined to identify show. But Hollywood sources speculated likely candidate will be all new episodes of Love American Style, "daycom" that Paramount Television has received 13 -week order from ABC for delivery in latter part of second quarter.

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I think its a pity that Paul is no longer a part of the show. But obviously there has to be more to the story. Other recurring characters still get to be seen so ...maybe Doug is at fault somehow but someone higher up made the decision that Paul no longer appear. Eric Braeden went to bat for him last time but not a peep from anyone this time round.

Lisa had been acting on soaps almost 20 years at that point so she knew what she was doing in the genre.

Well someone like Susan, who grew up in a different era and had to spend most of her working life in the closet (there were no out actresses in the 60's, 70's etc probably has a different mindset about revealing anything personal and understandably so. Susan's daughter lived in Australia at one point. Did she ever mention having a daughter? The first I knew was when Bold was taping in Oz and in an interview she said it was a chance to spend time with her daughter who was studying there. Back to Y&R no to Kevin or Michael discovering they are bi. The lack of sets and extras continues to drag the show down. This daytimes #1 soap FGS. Slick Jones lists GH's cast additions and every week there are 5 or 6 u/5's or day players listed. Are the other shows down to such limited sets? In the past few weeks all we've seen are 1.Abbott living room 2. Crimson Lights 3.Society 4. Gross Phantom 5. Chancellor Park 6. Chelsea's room 7. Victoria's office 8. Adam's office 9. The hotel'suite' several characters use. 10. Billy/Lily apartment Crimson Lights must have Genoa City's cleanest tables as the lone employee is continually wiping them for non existent customers. And the directors keep using wide shots that show empty restaurants.

August 85 A worried Maggie returned to Salem after Melissa phoned her

Feb sweeps daytime ratings 10am-4pm 84 v 83 1984 CBS 7.6 ABC 7.1 NBC 5.3 1983 CBS 6.9 ABC 7.5 NBC 4.6 NBC must have been cheered about their improvement and hoping Santa Barbara would further help. ABC's decline may have been attributed to Loving and the various 11am shows failing to make an impact.

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Bette did an interview with SOD in the early 80's about her soap watching. I recall she praised Kathryn Hays.

I think Scruples was in the planning stages in 83 as it was scrapped in favor of Santa Barbara.