Ratings from the 80's

[JAS0N47]

I checked the rest of that fast national week, since they don't have them in nightly chart form like the usual books. Whatever aired from 1050-11PM was considered "sustaining" and did not get a rating. If it had aired in any of the other 48 weeks of "normal" ratings it would have listed that program somewhere in the book. But the fast nationals are only a few pages and just the bare minimum of info. 

Thanks for figuring out what aired for those 10 minutes, because the Nielsen book left me wondering!

Edited August 22, 2023 by JAS0N47

[robbwolff]

I had watched the movie back in 1983 and remember Dorothy's preview. Here's a video of the segment with Dorothy followed by most of the first episode of the serial.

 

[JAS0N47]

Thanks, I just checked the timings of it, and the recording cuts off a little early, but if it hadn't, it would have filled the full 10 minutes, so that's why it wasn't rated. There were no ads during it.

[Contessa Donatella]

Do you know what March 5-7, 1979 is? 2 o'clock bonanza

GL Roger rapes Holly

AW first 90 minute episode & John Randolph bites the dust

OLTL Karen Wolek on the witness stand being interrogated

Doug & Julie's first was supposedly 16 million, 1976,

Then Luke & Laura 30 million.

I'm interested in the ATWT wedding figure also. 

[kalbir]

Another big wedding: April 13, 1984 Y&R Victor and Nikki. Y&R rating that week (April 9-13, 1984) was posted earlier in the thread, 7.9/31, but I don't know where Y&R finished among the soaps that week.

[Paul Raven]

So the Primetime exposure helped get some eyeballs but viewers didn't hang around.

That 11.30 am timeslot was no help.

Loving hovered around 3.5-3.8 over the following months.

Edited August 22, 2023 by Paul Raven

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/7/83-3/11/83 & 3/14/83-3/18/83:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/21/83-3/25/83 & 3/28/83-4/1/83:

[Soapsuds]

The Barbara bull ring episodes and James vs Gunnar numbers for ATWT. 

[AbcNbc247]

I see Days is rebounding very nicely.

Cant wait to see when Bo and Hope show up 

[Broderick]

Y&R beating OLTL in three out of four weeks here.  

[TEdgeofNight]

Just FYI, Jason already posted the numbers for Steve & Betsy's wedding. They are at the bottom of page 46 of this thread.

[GLATWT88]

Thanks for pointing that out. Seems very unlikely that this 20 million figure is accurate with a 7.8/31. Unless the other days were really low rating, there's no way the week would have averaged pretty much where ATWT is currently rating for the weeks above in March 83. I wonder the source of this "fact" because it's been repeated countless times and in many publications. 

[Broderick]

I think it's one of those "old wives' tales" that's been handed down erroneously over the years.  The ratings for that week don't support viewership of "20 million" on the wedding day.  

[Soapsuds]

I'm curious what James "death" will bring to ATWT ratings later in 1983.

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 4/4/83-4/8/83 & 4/11/83-4/15/83:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS (FAST NATIONALS): WEEK OF 4/18/83-4/22/83: