Ratings from the 80's

[beebs]

It's interesting to see the growth, though weird that it doesn't reflect as strongly in the overall numbers for the year. Y&R's growth has been slow and steady from 81-82 where they were 5th with 7.4, to 83-84 where they're now solidly 3rd with 8.6, and by season's end, they're consistently topping AMC for #2! I Have to hand it to Bell for collecting everything together so expertly after such a steep slump not two years prior.

GL's upward movement is also impressive, though it's hardly ticked upward vs. GH since January '84, which does surprise me considering the popularity of the first PKL era within the fandom. 

[JAS0N47]

 

Here you go!

 

5/7/84-5/11/84:

DAYS: 6,290,000

AMC: 6,200,000

 

5/28/84-6/1/84:

GL: 6,700,000

GH: 6,620,000

 

6/4/84-6/8/84:

GL: 6,620,000
GH: 6,370,000

 

6/11/84-6/15/84:

GL: 6,790,000

GH: 6,700,000

[kalbir]

1986 Y&R moves past All My Children for #2. 1984 through the first half of 1986 I'd say is Y&R's 1980s peak.

[GLATWT88]

Looks like only the ABC soaps went down (aside from GH), but they were coming off an unsustainable high IMO. 

DAYS has definitely had an incredible shift.

[TEdgeofNight]

Thank Jason. Very much appreciated. 

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/15/84-10/19/84 & 10/22/84-10/26/84:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/29/84-11/2/84 & 11/5/84-11/9/84:

[AbcNbc247]

Happy birthday Samantha Gene and Eric Roman

A little surprised that the aftermath of the plane crash didn’t make Days rise a little more 

[Soapsuds]

ATWT either #4 or #5.

OLTL slipping again to #7. The Olympics bump was gone.

[JAS0N47]

Weekly Nielsen Ratings Update: Labor Day 1978-May 1992:

Labor Day 1978-January 1990 (the time frame prior to Soap Opera Weekly's full weekly ratings, coverage which began on 1/15/90):

 

Missing Weeks:
1978...1

1981...1

1987...7

1989...3

1990...1

TOTAL WEEKS MISSING FULL DATA...13 WEEKS

 

September 1989-May 1992: (Soap Opera Weekly weeks missing full demos/affiliates/coverage/preemptions):

1989...3

1990...7

1991...3

TOTAL WEEKS MISSING FULL DEMOS/ETC...13 WEEKS

 

We should be getting an update on the 1987-1991 weeks in the next month or so, so there's still a chance most of the weeks missing above will be coming before the end of the year!

Edited September 4, 2023 by JAS0N47

[BoldRestless]

Amazing work

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[kalbir]

Y&R tied for #1!

Putting Victor in the Abbott orbit is paying off.

Edited September 4, 2023 by kalbir

[kalbir]

October 8, 1984: ABC moves Ryan's Hope to noon ET and Loving to 12:30 pm ET.

[JoeCool]

ABC's Folly. Should Have moved AMC to 12:30PM to 1:30PM ET and put Loving at 1:30PM ET to 2PM.

Should have canceled Ryan's Hope in 1984. 9 years of subpar ratings was enough.

[kalbir]

@JoeCool CBS's June 8, 1981 move of Y&R to 12:30 pm ET lead to it becoming a killer show that destroyed every soap in its path: Ryan's Hope, Loving, The City, Port Charles on ABC. The Doctors, Search for Tomorrow, Generations on NBC.

[JoeCool]

Understood. I don't think it would have killed All My Children. Maybe beat it not kill. Don't underestimate AMC. CBS moved Restless to 12:30PM to give it chance to beat AMC because head to head competition was intense.

Edited September 4, 2023 by JoeCool