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1987 what a mess with pre-emptions and Nielsen people meters.

1988 might be a mess too with the Writer's Strike.

As we all know, 1988 Y&R ties General Hospital for #1. Also in 1988, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee goes national in September, so watch the clearances of the bottom tier soaps.

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GUESS WHO??
 
The Nielsen books started reporting VCR recording shares around 1988. Which soaps had the biggest VCR recording shares in December 1988?
 
Make your guesses and I'll post the results tomorrow!
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20 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:
GUESS WHO??
 
The Nielsen books started reporting VCR recording shares around 1988. Which soaps had the biggest VCR recording shares in December 1988?
 
Make your guesses and I'll post the results tomorrow!

Days

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29 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:
GUESS WHO??
 
The Nielsen books started reporting VCR recording shares around 1988. Which soaps had the biggest VCR recording shares in December 1988?
 
Make your guesses and I'll post the results tomorrow!

Days.

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1 hour ago, kalbir said:

As we all know, 1988 Y&R ties General Hospital for #1. Also in 1988, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee goes national in September, so watch the clearances of the bottom tier soaps.

I mean, where we're standing now, at least 50 ABC stations aren't airing Ryan's Hope. More than 40 aren't airing Loving.

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1 hour ago, JAS0N47 said:
GUESS WHO??
 
The Nielsen books started reporting VCR recording shares around 1988. Which soaps had the biggest VCR recording shares in December 1988?
 
Make your guesses and I'll post the results tomorrow!

Has to be Days or GH cause y'all have like every episode from the mid-80s to now floating around.

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3 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

1988 coming! Finally!! Those are all new!! Never before seen!! Can't wait!!

I just finished typing 1988. I knew I was close to when YR started its streak, so I just googled it and it happens to be the week I just typed up!

GH was first place 12/19/88, and then YR hit # 1 on 12/26/88, a streak that continued for over 30 years:

From Hollywood Reporter in December 2018 (There were only 12 daytime dramas, not 13 as HR article states):

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Edited by JAS0N47

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3 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

I just finished typing 1988. I knew I was close to when YR started its streak, so I just googled it and it happens to be the week I just typed up!

GH was first place 12/19/88, and then YR hit # 1 on 12/26/88, a streak that continued for over 30 years:

From Hollywood Reporter in December 2018:

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Thanks! I cannot wait to see 1988 and 89!

8 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

I just finished typing 1988. I knew I was close to when YR started its streak, so I just googled it and it happens to be the week I just typed up!

GH was first place 12/19/88, and then YR hit # 1 on 12/26/88, a streak that continued for over 30 years:

From Hollywood Reporter in December 2018 (There were only 12 daytime dramas, not 13 as HR article states):

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Will you ever type up the late 1970s ratings on your website? 
I love your website. Thank you for all you do.

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14 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

I just finished typing 1988. I knew I was close to when YR started its streak, so I just googled it and it happens to be the week I just typed up!

GH was first place 12/19/88, and then YR hit # 1 on 12/26/88, a streak that continued for over 30 years:

From Hollywood Reporter in December 2018 (There were only 12 daytime dramas, not 13 as HR article states):

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Excited!!

Soap Opera Digest posted ratings in 88 but they were only placement ratings. No numbers at all. Soap Opera Digest only posted ratings every two weeks. So there was weeks missing in the ratings.

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15 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

YR hit # 1 on 12/26/88

We saw December 23, 1988 on Christmas Day 1998.

Recaps that cover the week Y&R #1 streak started

https://www.tumblr.com/classicsodyr/172412148099/the-young-the-restless-soap-opera-digest?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/classicsodyr/172589178590/the-young-the-restless-soap-opera-digest?source=share

 

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13 hours ago, JoeCool said:

Thanks! I cannot wait to see 1988 and 89!

Will you ever type up the late 1970s ratings on your website? 
I love your website. Thank you for all you do.

I'm adding 1978-1979 in the next few days. All I do is add the images that I posted here at SON to the yearly page on my site, so it doesn't take that long. I don't have to re-type anything!

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/4/88-1/8/88 & 1/11/88-1/15/88:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/18/88-1/22/88 & 1/25/88-1/29/88:

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5 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

I'm adding 1978-1979 in the next few days. All I do is add the images that I posted here at SON to the yearly page on my site, so it doesn't take that long. I don't have to re-type anything!

@JAS0N47 Thank you so much. I appreciate it.  Do you have any ratings from 1976 or 1977?

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14 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

I'm adding 1978-1979 in the next few days. All I do is add the images that I posted here at SON to the yearly page on my site, so it doesn't take that long. I don't have to re-type anything!

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/4/88-1/8/88 & 1/11/88-1/15/88:

ed6276dbea36326d37fd92697110abb8cd7ab661

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/18/88-1/22/88 & 1/25/88-1/29/88:

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Whoohoo!! Hard to believe we are at 1988 already!! :D 

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The first week numbers of the new year are insane!

ATWT:

Barbara is sent to prison where she runs into her nemesis Denise Darcy.

Hal continues to find the real killer of James.

Beau and Laura are introduced. Beau gets involved with Pam. Laura becomes infatuated with Bob.

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