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@Franko The Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune were time slot rivals on these date ranges and times

August 11-September 5, 1975: 10:30-11 am ET. 

September 8-11, 1975: 10:30-11:30 am ET. NBC Wheel of Fortune and High Rollers.

September 15-October 31, 1975: 10:30-11 am ET. 

November 3, 1975-January 16, 1976: 10-11 am ET. NBC Celebrity Sweepstakes and Wheel of Fortune.

March 7-November 4, 1977: 10:30-11:30 am ET. NBC Hollywood Squares and Wheel of Fortune.

December 12, 1977-April 21, 1978: 10:30-11:30 am ET. NBC Hollywood Squares and Wheel of Fortune.

April 23, 1979-June 20, 1980: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC High Rollers and Wheel of Fortune.

June 23-August 1, 1980: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC David Letterman Show and Wheel of Fortune.

August 4, 1980-October 23, 1981: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC Wheel of Fortune and Password Plus.

October 26, 1981-April 23, 1982: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC Wheel of Fortune and Battlestars. Wheel of Fortune December 28, 1981 was Pat Sajak debut.

January 3-April 1, 1983: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC Wheel of Fortune and Hit Man. Wheel of Fortune December 13, 1982 was Vanna White debut. The Price is Right January 3, 1983 first playing of Plinko.

April 4, 1983-June 29, 1984: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC Wheel of Fortune and Dream House. Wheel of Fortune September 19, 1983 was syndication debut.

July 2, 1984-September 4, 1987: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC Wheel of Fortune and Scrabble.

September 7, 1987-June 30, 1989: 11 am-Noon ET. NBC Wheel of Fortune and Win, Lose, or Draw. Wheel of Fortune January 9, 1989 was Pat Sajak final NBC episode. Wheel of Fortune June 30, 1989 was NBC original run final episode.

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For context to the above

10am 

CBS Jeffersons    NBC Las Vegas Gambit   ABC Local 

10.30

CBS Alice   NBC Blockbusters   ABC Local

11 - 12

CBS Price is Right   ABC Love Boat    NBC Wheel of Fortune /Password Plus

12pm 

CBS Local   NBC Card Sharks  ABC Family feud

4pm

CBS  One Day At A Time  NBC Local   ABC Edge of Night

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Some New York ratings  from first six weeks of 80-81 season.

Interesting to see how various shows were doing in those major markets compared to nationally.

New York Sept 8-12 1980 - Oct 13-17

10-10.30

WABC Your New Day 1.4/9   1.2/8  2.0/13  1.4/10  1.5/10  1.5/10

WCBS The Jeffersons 5.0/32  4.4/30  3.8/24  4.2/29  3.9/27  3.9/25

WNBC David Letterman 2.8/17  2.3/15  2.8/18  2.4/16  3.0/21  2.9/19 

WNEW Partridge Family 3.5/20 2.2/14  2.6/19  2.5/17 2.8/19 3.3/20

WOR Romper Room 1.5/9  1.6/11  1.5/10  1.6/11  1.0/7  1.2/8

WPIX Dinah 0.7/5   0.8/5  0.9/5  0.4/3  0.6/4  0.8/5

10.30-11.00

KABC To Tell The Truth 1.7/10  1.3/9  2.7/17  1.7/12   1.5/10  1.6/11

WCBS Alice 6.0/36  4.8/33  3.9/25  4.6/32  4.8/33   4.7/30

WNBC David Letterman  2.8/17  2.3/16  2.8/15 2.3/16  3.0/21 2.5/16  

WNEW Bewitched  3.0/18  2.5/17  2.7/17  2.9/20  2,2/15  3.0/18

WOR Romper Room  1.6/10  1.8/12   1.8/12 1.5/10  1.3/9  1.6/11 

WPIX Dinah  0.5/4  0.6/5  0.7/5  0.3/2  0.4/3  0.8/5

12.30 - 1.00

WABC Ryans Hope  7.8/36  7.1/34  6.4/31  7.3/34  7.4/34 7.4/32

WCBS Search for Tomorrow  4.0/18  4.0/19 4.5/21  3.6/17  3.0/18  4.0/17

WNBC The Doctors  3.3/15  3.1/15   3.0/15  3.3/15  2.9/14  3.3/14

WNEW Cross Wits 2.4/11  3.0/14  1.6/8  2.1/10  1.7/8  2.6/11

WOR Play the % 1.9/9  1.1/5  1.9/9  2.2/10  2.2/10 2.3/9

WPIX You Bet Your Life 1,0/4  1.1/5  1.7/8  2.9/9  1.7/8 

4.00-5.00 No ratings  for 1st week

WABC Edge of Night/Movie  7.8/24 8.9/17  8.0/25 7.8/25  7.6/30 

WCBS One Day at a Time/John Davidson  4.1/13  4.5/14  4.1/13  4.6/11  5.5/16

WNBC Toni Tennille   4.6/14  4.4/14  4.9/12  4.6/11 5.5/16

WNEW Flinstones/Little Rascals  4.6/15  4.9/16  4.7/14  5.4/15  6.4/18

WOR Movie  4.1/13  4.5/14  4.8/15  3.8/11 3.4/10

WPIX Tom and Jerry/ Scooby Doo  4.8/15  4.5/14  4.6/13  4.7/14  3.3/13

 

 

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FROM THE VAULT: NON-SOAP DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST 1981 & NOVEMBER 1981:

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FROM THE VAULT: NON-SOAP DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY 1982 & MAY 1982:

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Love Boat reruns continued on ABC right up to mid 83 when Loving debuted.

I imagine that the ratings softened as the years went by but once Love Boat was gone, ABC really struggled in that 11am timeslot.

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Chicago 1.30-2pm Ist 6 weeks of 80-91 season. Wk beginning Sept 8 thru Wk ending Oct 17.

WBBM (CBS) As The World Turns 3.9/15  4.0/15  4.7/15  4.7/18  4.2/17  5.1/19

WFLD Courtship of Eddie's Father 1.8/7  2.5/13  2.1/8  2.5/10  2.7/11  3.1/11

WGN Your New Day  2.1/8  1.3/5  -- 2.7/11   2.9/12   2.1/8

WLS (ABC)One Life to Live 13.7/54  10.9/48 12.0/44  12.2/48  11.0/42  13.2/47

WMAQ (NBC) Another World 2.1/8  2.9/11  3.2/11  2.0/8  3.0/12  3.1/11

OLTL is slaying! GH would no doubt do better. Amazing numbers for ABC.

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It was often said that ABC soaps got their highest ratings in the Northeast and on the West Coast and CBS soaps got their highest ratings in the South and Midwest. Not sure where the NBC soaps fit regionally.

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I feel like Chicago itself, where I grew up, was an ABC daytime town, and possibly for local news as well. I don't necessarily have data I can point to, but just about everyone I knew who watched soaps and news watched the ABC lineup and Eyewitness News, and I vaguely recall some sort of on-air Chicago ratings recap in the early 80s where episodes of All My Children would frequently be among the top shows.

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FROM THE VAULT: NON-SOAP DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST 1982 & NOVEMBER 1982:
 
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FROM THE VAULT: NON-SOAP DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY 1983 & MAY 1983:
 
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On 6/30/2024 at 4:22 PM, JAS0N47 said:

Price Is Right 2 took over the # 1 spot the week of 2/4/80-2/8/80, which is when GL moved to 3-4PM, pushing One Day at a Time from 330-4PM to 4-430PM.

That was a pivotal week in CBS daytime history, as Y&R expanded to 1 hour and CBS rearranged the afternoon line up (ET) to Noon Local programming, 12:30 pm Search for Tomorrow, 1 pm Y&R, 2 pm As the World Turns, 3 pm Guiding Light, 4 pm One Day at a Time reruns.

8 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:
FROM THE VAULT: NON-SOAP DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY 1983 & MAY 1983:

Wheel of Fortune has blown up, and we're still four months away from the syndication debut.

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8 hours ago, kalbir said:

Wheel of Fortune has blown up, and we're still four months away from the syndication debut.

Yup, that's my takeaway, too. The lead-out shows, on the other hand, aren't as competitive.

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WOF, like "Jeopardy!," is so durable, because the concept's pretty simple: you spin the wheel, you solve the puzzle.  Add in Vanna White (who has had one of the easiest jobs ever, but who is a total fashion plate) and Pat Sajak (who has maintained his quirky sense of humor, even if his politics can be repugnant for some) and you can see why the show blew up so quickly.

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