Jump to content

Ratings from the 80's


Paul Raven

Recommended Posts

  • Members

Yes, that was the original plan. The only reason I pointed it out is that the football game aired for only 17 minutes of GL's 1-hour time slot. So the other 43 minutes, the majority of GL's preemption was actually just a black/blank screen.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 2.2k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

  • Members
 
12/25/80
Search/YR/ATWT- NBA on CBS (1230PM, 152 minutes)
GL- NBA on CBS & Blue-Gray Football Game (302PM, 185 minutes)
 
12/25/81
Search/YR/ATWT- Blue-Gray Football Game  (1230PM, 207 minutes)
GL- Blue-Gray Football Game & NBA on CBS (357PM, 125 minutes)
 
12/25/84
YR/ATWT/Capitol- Blue-Gray Football Game (1230PM, 199 minutes)
GL- Blue-Gray Football Game & NBA on CBS (349PM, 148 minutes)
 
12/25/85
YR/ATWT/Capitol- Blue-Gray Football Game (12PM, 210 minutes)
GL- Blue-Gray Football Game & NBA on CBS (330PM, 180 minutes)
 
12/25/86
YR/ATWT- NBA on CBS (12PM, 157 minutes)
Capitol- NBA on CBS & John Hancock Sun Bowl (237PM, 203 minutes)
GL- John Hancock Sun Bowl
 
Records go through November 1987
 
12/25/87
TBA
 
12/25/89
TBA
 
Memorial Day 1985- 5/27/85
YR/ATWT/Capitol- all aired
GL- NBA Championship Game 1 (3PM, 148 minutes)
 
Memorial Day 1986- 5/26/86
YR/ATWT/Capitol- all aired
GL- NBA Championship Game 1 (3PM, 150 minutes)
Edited by JAS0N47
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Sure, Will check now. I have some time this week & next week, so this would be the weeks to ask about stuff. Will be pretty busy again as we head into August. 

Work is being done at times on the weekly charts, so ratings fans, fear not!  At the moment, I want to mainly get all of the charts from 1981-1987 typed up. It's easier if I don't sort them/crop them after I do each one, so I will probably wait until they are all typed up before I go back and start sorting/cropping them, but that process is much quicker than typing them up. I already have a lot of 1982-1984 typed up, so the charts will be coming. Just have to be a little patient.

In the meantime, if you have any non-soap questions about daytime (game shows, sitcom reruns, etc...) or Saturday morning shows from 1980-1987, let me know.

 
I did a spot check each month for you:
 
Chips M-F is the title Nielsen lists it as:
 
4/26/82-4/30/82: 3.4/12; 161 affs/87 clearance; Quarterly hours: 2.9/3.1/3.6/4.1
5/3/82-5/7/82: 3.2/12; 162 affs/88 clearance; Quarterly hours: 2.9/3.0/3.4/3.6
 
5/24/82-5/28/82: 3.8/14; 164 affs/88 clearance
5/31/82-6/4/82: 3.6/12; 162 affs/88 clearance
 
6/28/82-7/2/82: 3.9/13; 160 affs/87 clearance; Preempted Friday for Wimbledon Men's Semifinal
7/5/82-7/9/82: 4.2/15; 157 affs/87 clearance
 
7/26/82-7/30/82: 4.5/15; 158 affs/86 clearance
8/2/82-8/6/82: 4.4/15; 159 affs/87 clearance
 
8/30/82-9/3/82: 4.5/16; 158 affs/86 clearance; Quarterly hours: 4.0/4.2/4.8/5.2
9/6/82-9/10/82: 4.4/16; 153 affs/84 clearance; Quarterly hours: 3.9/4.2/4.6/4.8 (Wed episode- 3-326 & 343-4PM; 43 minutes)
 
Final Nielsen Average: 89 Telecasts; 4.0/14; 3,330,000 viewers
Edited by JAS0N47
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Thanks so much. Chips ratings went up when kids got out of school. The clearances were not great but a 4.4/15 was better than Texas was doing and what Santa Barbara would achieve a couple of years later.

I'm sure that the cost of Chips reruns was a lot less than a daily 60 min soap but the demos were probably too skewed towards kids/teen males etc so NBC was not making the $$$ in advertising.

I wonder how things would have gone had NBC replayed Flamingo Road at 3pm for some of that time?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Full Demos aren't listed much in summer, and no seasonal averages for them either in summer.

But here are the last Full Demos (a 2-week average for the weeks of 7/12/82 & 7/19/82):
 
Chips M-F:
 
Total Persons: 1500
 
Lady of House: 459
Working Woman: 85
Total Women: 559
18-34: 184
18-49: 304
25-54: 228
35-64: 239
55+: 246
 
Total Men: 291
18-34: 135
18-49: 149
25-54: 104
35-64: 86
55+: 124
 
Total Teens (12-17): 320
Teen Girls: 146
 
Total Children (2-11): 330
6-11: 267
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Thanks Jason.

Can I ask about the week of Jan 3 1983 when NBC debuted a new morning lineup

10 am Facts of Life

10.30 Sale of the Century

11.00 Wheel of Fortune

11.30 Hit Man

12.00 Just Men

How did the shows fare compared to CBS and ABC competition?

Also in comparison to the previous week when NBC aired Texas and The Doctors at 11 am and 12 midday.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Those will be coming once I finish compiling the weekly charts. It takes time to do each one. First you have to type out the ratings, then go to another section to get the preemption dates. Then go to another section and figure out what preempted the show. So, while I can't do that list today, you will soon have the weekly charts listing the preemption data for all the soaps from 1980-1987. Those will be ready to be posted sometime later this year. So your gaps will be filled before 2023 ends!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

The ratings took a big drop over those 2 weeks. guess Xmas/NY was amajor factor.

The NBC changes brought immediate improvement. So sad to see that final TD rating, the lowest soap rating since Best of Everything way back in 1970 I believe. Just Men was no blockbuster but brought in better ratings than TD and I'm sure NBC hoped it would build. Wheel of Fortune/Hit Man did better than TX.

In fact, this was the beginning of NBC daytime showing some life in 83 as they tweaked the game shows (adding Dream House for Hit Man) and began to show solid improvement, helped by the fact that Loving was a ratings dud.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • I'm back! We are back! Me and my husband are finally back at our favorite hobby! How could I postpone returning to this amazing show for so long??? What was I thinking??? Another World - February 2nd, 1989 The dead will revenge the living 

      Please register in order to view this content

      Bay City better be ready, because I'm back!   At Vicky's apartment she is once again drowning in doubts and jealousy. Deep down she realizes that her dream wedding will be a farce and nothing can change that. Bridget tries to calm her down, but the heroine is determined to suffer. She is not hearing any positive thoughts. She doesn't believe Jamie will marry her. At the Cory Publishing building another farce is in process. Iris, once again pretending to be the angel of love and sisterhood... is telling Mac and Rachel some wonderful news. When Iris has good news, you really need to look out for yourself. That's when things are bad. So what are the news? Miss Devil has put Amanda up for an award! Mac is smiling from ear to ear, and Rachel is suspicious. Maybe that's the effect Iris is looking for. To once again accent on the fact that Rachel doubts and criticizes her daughter. Iris will do anything to destabilize their relationship. She is like a cancer. Back to Vicky! Jamie is at the door. Looking like a sad puppy, he has come with a surprise. No, he is not gonna leave her and her unborn... Not yet. He has bought her earrings. Sad face. How nice. NOT. Victoria, of course... manages to break one of them the moment she touches it. Bad premonition maybe? She was back in hysterics. It's not easy to trap a man into marriage. Then you have to live with someone that didn't want you in the first place.  We were introduced to a new character (to me at least she is new) - Cass's sister - Stacey. She is giving me "hidden skeletons in the closet"-vibes. Love a girl like that. Stunning actress. I like her. The highlight of the episode was the strange and creepy reveal of Evan the escort... hugging someone named Janice's grave. I remember she had an issue with Rachel... and Rachel killed her in self defense I think... It was hinted in prior episodes, but I lack the context and story. I just know that everyone at the Frame house was mad that Rachel killed the bish. But I also got the impression that this Janice was sick in the head. So Evan is now talking to her grave and telling her he is going to ruin Rachel's life basically. Oh, Evan... I liked you better as a sexy gigolo.  Overall - 10/10 - how can I rate it lower when I haven't watched in months!!!

      Please register in order to view this content

    • Once again, Marlena and Kayla were used very effectively and I couldn’t be happier.  Marlena counseling Johnny and then Chanel was the best part of today. They’re really delving into the human emotion of this storyline and I think that’s a good thing. It feels so much mature than it was before. EJ’s fear about what could happen to Johnny if he doesn’t let go of his anger could lead to some really good storylines in the future.  I also really appreciate the way that Paula/Jeanne are mixing it up and having different characters interact with each other. It was nice to see Shawn and Johnny remember that they’re cousins and share a scene together. I liked the parallel that was drawn between the two of them, and what’s going on with their fathers. I did have mixed feelings about everything with Cat though. I enjoyed Chanel warning her about EJ, mostly because it played into the way that she was written today. But I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Chad/EJ scenes. The two of them discussing Chad’s potential feelings for Cat didn’t really keep my interest.  But above all, I feel that everyone is being used more effectively and that we’re getting a better understanding of everyone as well. And that was exactly what Days needed.  
    • It's a wild story for sure, especially the final conclusion (and fireworks offcamera, like Victoria Wyndham tearing into Michael Logan).
    • @I Am A Swede @DRW50  

      Please register in order to view this content

       
    • Please register in order to view this content

         
    • I did some research and the story wrapped up with Eric,a caretaker responsible for Georgina's death who then  tried to do away with Laurie but a vision of Georgina spooked him and he smashed into a mirror, dying of glass wounds. So there was a supernatural element. I wonder if the Brody character in the credits was Eric Brody?
    • AI has it wrong. David was working as an aide at PV Hospital due to failing to save his brother's life and refusing to continue as a doctor. His true profession was revealed later. Edna had divorced him while he was in Vietnam and he had no reason to be in contact with her. He had no idea that he had a daughter.  Ruth was Ruth Martin, she was still married to Joe, not Jeff. He was not deceiving Ruth as he believed that Edna was his ex. The poisoning story happened late in his run and probably introduced when they knew Gleason was leaving. AI's interpretation of him as conniving seems to based on that short lived poisoning story and other misinformation. For most of 76 he was involved in the Ruth/Joe triangle to the point where Ruth was ready to divorce Joe and leave town. Joe had to have surgery, David operated and Ruth suddenly realized she wanted to stay with Joe despite all the problems they'd been happening. David then got involved with Christina with Jeff and then Edna as complications. And he arrived late 75 not 76.
    • Interesting that they started going into a supernatural direction with ghosts - I don't think they really did that before? I wonder if it was a response to getting put so late in the afternoon and I guess trying to appeal to that former Dark Shadows audience? 
    • That makes sense then! Is there a place where you can read more Daytime Serial Newsletters? They sound very informative. Thank you

      Please register in order to view this content

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy