Members Franko Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 Not sure about lost viewers, but the 1988 writers strike lasted from March 7-August 7, 1988. I'd love to know when the first post-strike material was being written or started airing. Speaking of the '88 strike and GH, it's pretty clear that someone rented Fatal Attraction, because entire plot elements from that movie were repeated for Olivia/Duke/Anna. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) I don’t blame them for changing their plans lol I wonder if anything else in that storyline was re-written because of that, or was it just the location that changed Edited September 19, 2023 by AbcNbc247 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/14/85-10/18/85 & 10/21/85-10/25/85: Please register in order to view this content FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 10/28/85-11/1/85 & 11/4/85-11/8/85: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TEdgeofNight Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 Santa Barbara was the first show to list their writers after the strike. The writers were listed by the end of August and in the credits, they said Welcome Back!!!! after the writers were listed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beebs Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 Wild to see Loving so competitive at this stage, coming so close to beat AW, especially knowing how this truly is as good as it's gonna get for them. Were the stories really that strong at the time, or was it just them being buoyed by the uptick of ABCD in general? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeCool Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 Agnes Nixon returned as HW in June 1985 and the stories got stronger for a time. This probably explains the small bounce. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfave06 Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) I know what it was always low rated but what year did Santa Barbara get into its groove? Was that closer to 1988 with their claiming the Emmy’s? Edited September 19, 2023 by soapfave06 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 They won Best Show 3 consecutive years so we probably have to consider that time a "groove". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 Plus in that same era (1988-1990) Santa Barbara had a bit of a run at the SOD Awards. I don't think they ever finished higher than 10th in the annual ratings though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted September 19, 2023 Members Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) Didn't they have trouble with clearances? Nope, they don't seem in trouble that way! Edited September 19, 2023 by Donna L. Bridges more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Mason Posted September 20, 2023 Members Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) I remember reading in an article at the time that someone from the show said that the ratings were on a roll until they killed off Mary Duvall (Harley Jane Kozak) and then they never recovered. Creatively, the show was definitely firing on all cylinders for that first half of 1986, so to me at least on that level it seems plausible. She died in the July 14, 1986 episode so it'll be interesting to see soon if this winds up being true or not! Edited September 20, 2023 by Ryan Mason 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted September 20, 2023 Members Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/11/85-11/15/85 & 11/18/85-11/22/85: Please register in order to view this content FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/25/85-11/29/85 & 12/2/85-12/6/85: Edited October 8, 2023 by JAS0N47 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted September 21, 2023 Members Share Posted September 21, 2023 FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/9/85-12/13/85 & 12/16/85-12/20/85: Please register in order to view this content FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS (FAST NATIONALS): WEEK OF 12/23/85-12/27/85: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRfan23 Posted September 21, 2023 Members Share Posted September 21, 2023 Wow, the beginning of Y&Rs permanent climb to number 1 it looks like! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted September 21, 2023 Members Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) What to look forward to 1986: Y&R at its zenith during the first half of 1986 with the big storylines culminating. There will be some #1 weeks during the year and Y&R moves up to 2nd in the annual ratings. Marland era As the World Turns starts showing growth. Edited September 21, 2023 by kalbir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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