Members EONGLOLTL Posted October 28, 2019 Members Share Posted October 28, 2019 I'm looking forward to all your ratings info! Thanks for the above clipping too. That finally puts to bed the "Guiding Light hit #1 in 1984" debate. I love this site! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted October 29, 2019 Members Share Posted October 29, 2019 Thanks for posting as always 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Found the ratings for the last quarter of 1981, which included the infamous Luke & Laura wedding on GH. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted October 30, 2019 Members Share Posted October 30, 2019 Even EON managed to beat the entire NBC lineup that weeks, wow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beebs Posted October 30, 2019 Members Share Posted October 30, 2019 And even then, they STILL lost more than half of their lead-in's audience. That's a HUGE drop, no surprise that they were being dropped like flies from affiliates the time, sadly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted October 30, 2019 Members Share Posted October 30, 2019 Yikes for NBC during that time... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted October 30, 2019 Members Share Posted October 30, 2019 Poor Texas never stood a chance against GH 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Warning!! I might bombard this thread in the coming weeks. Found this clipping which apparently lists the daytime ratings for the full month of May, 1982. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted October 30, 2019 Members Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Poor DOCTORS. The only shows doing worse than they were at that point were "Diff'rent Strokes" reruns. Edited October 30, 2019 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I won’t bore you with the article but first week ratings for some of the soaps that debuted in the 80’s: Loving 4.9/18 (previously discussed here), Santa Barbara 3.2/12 for its first week, Bold & Beautiful 5.6/20 and Generations 3.1/11. Generations ranked 19 out of 23 daytime shows, and last of the soaps during its first week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrisml Posted October 31, 2019 Members Share Posted October 31, 2019 I had no idea that primetime shows were shown in the afternoon. Was this the beginning of syndicating primetime shows? Are the boards safe now? I am trying to ask this in a polite way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robbwolff Posted October 31, 2019 Members Share Posted October 31, 2019 Reruns of primetime shows airing during daytime hours dates back to at least the 1950s. I believe they usually aired on the network that originally televised them. I remember watching The Brady Bunch in the mornings on ABC back in the seventies. I'm hoping the boards are safe now! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted October 31, 2019 Members Share Posted October 31, 2019 I think we're all tiptoe-ing around on that so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robbwolff Posted October 31, 2019 Members Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) What seems to be missing here is whatever replaced Texas when it moved to 11:00 Eastern in April 1982. I believe it was repeats of CHiPS. Thanks for sharing this information. It's so informative and interesting to read. Edited October 31, 2019 by robbwolff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 It has been a GREAT few days. Fingers crossed. Kinda something fun I came across from Feb 1989. I have no idea what time frame this captured but the source was Nielsen. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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