Members kalbir Posted July 8, 2024 Members Share Posted July 8, 2024 @Gray Bunny I thought of Chicago as a Y&R/CBS city, considering the Bells were originally based there and Lee Bell had a local talk show. I got the impression that Lee Bell was a precursor of sorts to Oprah. Correct me if I'm wrong but did Lee Bell's talk show end just before Oprah went national? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 8, 2024 Members Share Posted July 8, 2024 (edited) ABC tended to (and still) dominates the big markets like NYC, LA, and Chicago. CBS's big markets tended to be in the lesser Midwest markets and South. Edited July 8, 2024 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted July 8, 2024 Members Share Posted July 8, 2024 (edited) When Y&R had the 2010 remote in New Orleans, it was reported that New Orleans was Y&R's #1 media market. I know at one time Y&R's #1 media market was St. Louis and St. Louis aired Y&R at 4 pm head-to-head w/ Oprah. Edited July 8, 2024 by kalbir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted July 8, 2024 Members Share Posted July 8, 2024 (edited) FROM THE VAULT: SATURDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAY 1980 Please register in order to view this content Edited July 13, 2024 by JAS0N47 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted July 9, 2024 Members Share Posted July 9, 2024 If ABC tends to dominate the largest markets and CBS the Midwest and South, what area(s) of the country does NBC dominate? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted July 9, 2024 Members Share Posted July 9, 2024 That I have never been able to figure out. I don't even think I've seen any article that mentions NBC daytime's strongest media markets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted July 9, 2024 Author Members Share Posted July 9, 2024 Following up on the Chicago ratings where ABC soaps were dominating. By 5.30-6pm this is how things were looking over 5 weeks Sept 15-Oct 17 1980 WBBM CBS News 11.7/25 13.1/26 12.0/25 12.1/21 11.4/23 WFLD Sanford & Son 8.7/19 9.4/19 8.8/18 7.7/16 9.1/19 WGN Welcome Back Kotter 8.7/18 8.9/18 10.2/21 9.6/20 11.6/24 WLS ABC News 8.3/18 9.0/18 7.6/16 8.8/18 8.2/17 WMAQ NBC News 7.4/16 8.2/17 7.8/17 8.4/17 8.7/18 And the pattern was repeated at 6 but at 6.30 NBC showed Family Feud which shot them to #1 in the timeslot, with CBS News moving to #2 So it looks like Chicago was a CBS news town. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted July 9, 2024 Members Share Posted July 9, 2024 FROM THE VAULT: NON-SOAP DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST 1987 & NOVEMBER 1987: Please register in order to view this content FROM THE VAULT: NON-SOAP DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY 1988 & MAY 1988: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted July 9, 2024 Members Share Posted July 9, 2024 (edited) FROM THE VAULT: SATURDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST 1980: Please register in order to view this content Edited July 13, 2024 by JAS0N47 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cabanaboy Posted July 9, 2024 Members Share Posted July 9, 2024 I would like to see more local market ratings. Good see how shows perform locally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted July 9, 2024 Members Share Posted July 9, 2024 Thanks for sharing! On a similar note, with Chicago being ABC dominant, I'd be curious to see how badly Guiding Light did up against the mighty Oprah at 9am once GL switched to the morning in 1997. Also, when DAYS was at its mid-90's height, it aired at 11am opposite Loving/The City/PC and Y&R/Local News. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted July 10, 2024 Members Share Posted July 10, 2024 CBS 10 am/10:30 am clearances dropping. Blackout came and went. $25000 Pyramid had a comeback. Family Feud replaces $25000 Pyramid in July. Scrabble clearances dropped w/ the move to 12:30 pm in September. I'm expecting Scrabble ratings to drop further as their time at 12:30 pm overlaps w/ Y&R rise to #1. ABC not a factor. What was WBBM thinking when they made that move? If it was primetime, forget tank job, that's sabotage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted July 10, 2024 Members Share Posted July 10, 2024 (edited) FROM THE VAULT: SATURDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM NOVEMBER 1980: Please register in order to view this content Edited July 13, 2024 by JAS0N47 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted July 11, 2024 Author Members Share Posted July 11, 2024 LA 3 weeks Oct 29 - Nov 17 1980 12-1pm KABC All My Children 7.7/36 7.3/34 7.9/39 KCOP Movie 2.1/10 1.2/5 1.3/6 KHJ Don Lane 0.7/3 0.3/2 0.7/4 KNBC Days Of Our Lives 4.3/19 4.2/19 4.2/21 KNXT Young and Restless 2.2/10 2.4/11 2.4/12 KTLA Bonanza 2.2/10 2.4/11 1.9/9 KTTV Movie 1.7/7 1.2/10 1.4/6 WOW @Y&R! The hour format was not liked in LA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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