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I agree. Keep 'em coming! 

It amazes me how much shows vary from week to week and month to month back then. I know I used to follow ratings back then, but it must have been such a norm that I never really noticed. Man, I wish there were that many shows and that much competition still today! The quality would have to improve for sure. Now networks just don't care. 

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Thanks for the kind words. I have TONS more to share. 
Week ending 8/23/1985

GH 9.4

Y&R 8.9

AMC 8.5

OLTL 8.2

GL and DOOL 6.9

CAP 5.4

AW 5.1

LOV 4.1

SB 3.9

RH 3.2

SFT 2.8

 

8/30/1985

GH 9.5

Y&R 8.4

AMC 8.2

OLTL 7.9

GL 6.9

DOOL 6.8

ATWT 6.2

CAP 5.3

AW 5.0

LOV 4.5

SB 3.6

RH 3.3

SFT 2.8

 

Week ending 9/6/85

GH 9.2

AMC 7.9

Y&R 7.8

OLTL 7.4

DOOL 6.3

GL 6.2

ATWT 5.8
AW 4.8

CAP 4.6

LOV 4.3

SB 4.0

RH 3.3

SFT 2.6

 

9/20/1985

GH 8.8

AMC 7.4

Y&R 7.1

OLTL 7.0

GL 6.7

DOOL 6.6

ATWT 6.0

CAP 5.0

AW 4.9

LOV 3.9

SB 3.8

RH 3.1

SFT 3.0

 

9/27/1985

GH 8.8

AMC 7.6

OLTL and Y&R 7.4

GL 6.6

DOOL 6.4

ATWT 6.3

CAP 5.2

AW 4.9

LOV 4.3

SB 3.8

RH 3.2

SFT 3.0

 

10/4/1985

GH 8.8

OLTL and Y&R  7.5

AMC 7.3

GL 6.8

ATWT 6.7

DOOL 6.4

CAP 5.0

AW 4.7

LOV 4.2

SB 3.5

RH and SFT 3.0

 

This stuff was just sitting around in my basement Collecting dust so I might as well share. 
 

 

Week ending 10/11/1985

GH 8.9

AMC 7.8

OLTL and Y&R 7.7

GL 6.4

ATWT 6.3

DOOL 5.9

CAP 4.8

AW 4.7

LOV 4.2

SB 3.5

RH 3.1

SFT 2.6

 

10/18/1985

GH 8.9

AMC and Y&R 7.6

OLTL 7.1

GL 6.4

ATWT 6.0

DOOL 5.9

CAP 4.9

AW 4.5

LOV 4.1

SB 3.2

RH 3.1

SFT 2.7

 

10/25/1985

GH 8.9

Y&R 7.7

AMC 7.6

OLTL 7.5

DOOL 6.4

GL and ATWT 6.2

CAP 5.1

AW 4.3

LOV 4.2

SB 3.4

RH 3.2

SFT 2.5

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Week ending 11/1/1985

GH 9.3

AMC 8.1

OLTL 8.0

Y&R 7.6

DOOL 6.5

GL 6.1

ATWT 5.9

CAP 4.8

AW 4.5

LOV 4.3

SB 3.5

RH3.4

SFT 2.7

 

11/8/1985

GH 8.8

AMC 8.0

Y&R 7.7

OLTL 7.5

GL and DOOL 6.6

ATWT 6.2

CAP 4.9

AW 4.6

LOV 4.2

SB 3.6

RH 3.2

SFT 2.7

 

11/15/1985

GH 9.4

Y&R 8.0

OLTL 7.6

AMC 7.4

GL 6.7

ATWT 6.5

DOOL 6.4

CAP 5.0

AW 4.8

LOV 3.9

SB 3.8

RH 3.1

SFT 2.6

 

11/22/1985

GH 9.5

AMC 8.1

OLTL 8.0

Y&R 7.6

DOOL 6.9

GL 6.8

ATWT 6.1

AW 5.1

CAP 5.0

LOV 4.4

SB 4.1

RH 3.5

SFT 3.0

 

 

 

 

 

Week ending 11/29/1985

GH 8.7

Y&R 8.0

AMC 7.5

GL 7.3

DOOL 7.2

OLTL 7.1

ATWT 6.6

AW 5.8

CAP 5.7

SB 4.8

LOV 4.3

RH 3.6

SFT 3.0

 

12/6/1985

GH 8.5

AMC and OLTL 7.4

Y&R 7.3

DOOL and GL 6.8

ATWT 6.1

CAP 5.4

AW 4.9

SB 4.2

LOV 3.8

RH 3.1

SFT 2.5

 

12/13/1985

GH 8.9

AMC 7.9

OLTL 7.6

Y&R 7.3

GL 6.9

DOOL 6.4

ATWT 6.0

CAP 4.9

AW 4.7

LOV 3.9

SB 3.8

RH 3.1

SFT 2.7

 

 

 

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Week ending 12/20/1985

GH 8.4

Y&R 7.5

AMC 7.4

OLTL 7.3

GL 6.8

DOOL 6.4

ATWT 5.8

CAP and AW 4.8

LOV 3.8

SB 3.6

RH and SFT 2.8

 

Week ending 12/27/1985 Holiday Bump for CBS
Y&R 8.9

GH 8.6

AMC 8.2

OLTL and DOOL 7.6

GL 7.5

ATWT 7.1

CAP 5.7

AW 5.4

LOV 4.8

SB 4.2

RH 3.7

SFT 2.9

 

Week ending 1/3/1986

GH 9.7

Y&R 9.4

AMC 9.0

OLTL 8.5

GL 8.2

DOOL 7.9

ATWT 7.6

CAP 6.0

AW 5.8

SB 4.8

LOV 4.6

RH 3.9

SFT 2.8

 

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Week ending 1/10/1986

GH 9.8

Y&R 9.0

AMC 8.4

OLTL 8.2

DOOL 7.5

ATWT and GL 7.4

CAP 5.8

AW 5.3

LOV 4.4

SB 4.2

RH 3.3

SFT 3.0

 

1/17/1986

GH 9.8

Y&R 8.6

OLTL 8.5

AMC 8.4

DOOL 7.3

GL 6.9

ATWT 6.7

CAP 5.3

AW 5.0

LOV and SB 4.1

RH 3.2

SFT 2.8

 

1/24/1986

GH 9.8

Y&R 9.2

AMC 9.0

OLTL 8.7

DOOL 7.8

ATWT 7.2

GL 7.0

AW 5.8

CAP 5.4

SB 4.8

LOV 4.4

RH 3.1

SFT 3.0

 

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1/31/1986

GH 9.6

AMC 8.9

Y&R 8.6

OLTL 8.5

DOOL 7.4

ATWT 7.1

GL 6.9

AW 5.8

CAP 5.5

LOV 4.5

SB 4.4

RH 3.4

SFT 3.1

 

2/7/1986

GH 9.1

Y&R and AMC 8.6

OLTL 8.2

DOOL 7.9

ATWT 7.3

GL 7.1

CAP 5.6

AW 5.3

LOV and SB 4.4

RH 3.4

SFT 2.9

 

2/14/1986

GH 10.3

AMC and Y&R 9.3

OLTL 8.8

DOOL 8.6

ATWT 7.8

GL 7.5

AW 6.0

CAP 5.7

SB 5.0

LOV 4.6

RH 3.4

SFT 3.1

 

2/21/1986

GH 10.5

AMC 9.1

Y&R 8.7

OLTL 8.5

DOOL 8.0
ATWT 7.1

GL 6.9

AW 5.5

CAP 5.3

LOV 4.6

SB 4.3

RH 3.3

SFT 3.0

 

2/28/1986

GH 9.9

AMC 8.4

Y&R 8.3

DOOL 8.0

OLTL 7.7

GL 6.9

ATWT 6.6

AW 5.4

CAP 5.1

LOV 4.6

SB 4.5

RH 3.2

SFT 3.1

 

3/7/1986

GH 9.6

Y&R 8.7

AMC and DOOL 7.9

OLTL 7.8

ATWT 6.9

GL 6.6

CAP and AW 5.2

LOV and SB 4.3

RH 3.1

SFT 3.0

 

3/14/1986

GH 9.7

Y&R 9.0

AMC 8.5

OLTL 8.1

DOOL 7.8

ATWT 7.2

GL 6.6

CAP and AW 5.2

SB 4.6

LOV 4.2

SFT 3.1

RH 3.0

 

3/21/1986

Y&R 9.4 conclusion of the Lauren/Shaun story

GH 9.1

OLTL 8.0

DOOL 7.8

AMC 7.6

ATWT 7.1

GL 6.8

AW 5.2

CAP 5.0

SB 4.6

LOV 3.7

SFT 2.9

RH 2.7

 

3/28/1986

Y&R 9.4

GH 8.6

AMC 7.6

DOOL 7.4

OLTL 7.3

ATWT 7.1

GL 6.5

CAP 5.1

AW 5.0

SB 4.2

LOV 4.0

RH 3.1

SFT 2.6

 

4/4/1986

GH 9.5

Y&R 8.7

AMC 7.9

DOOL 7.8

OLTL 7.7

ATWT 6.7

GL 6.1

AW 5.3

CAP 4.6

SB 4.3

LOV 4.1

RH 3.0

SFT 2.8

 

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Like I said, I am learning so much from these ratings.  For instance, you could look back and pinpoint almost exactly when the wheels on the Kobe/Long era of GL began to fall off.

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True story here. In early 1986, I was not enjoying GL. I wrote to Gail Kobe and told her that I was not enjoying the show.  I received a letter back from her that I thought was kind of harsh. She said that my letter was unfocused so she couldn’t take it seriously. Maybe my letter was unfocused, I truly don’t remember what I said in it, I just remember that ratings were falling and I didn’t enjoy the show anymore. A few weeks later she was fired and I remember being happy about it. To me, it was justification that others (her bosses) were unhappy with her work. I wasn’t the only one.  

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Week ending 4/11/1986

GH 8.6

Y&R 8.2

DOOL 7.7

OLTL and AMC 7.6

ATWT 6.5

GL 6.4

AW 5.2

CAP 4.5

SB 4.4

LOV 3.8

SFT 3.0

RH 2.5

 

4/18/1986

GH 9.2

Y&R and OLTL 7.9

AMC 7.7

DOOL 7.5

ATWT 6.3

GL 6.0

AW 5.4

SB 4.5 first time beating Capitol

CAP 4.4

LOV 4.3

SFT 3.1

RH 2.8

 

4/25/1986

GH 9.3

Y&R 8.3

AMC 8.0

OLTL 7.9

DOOL 7.3

ATWT 6.4

GL 6.0

AW 5.1

CAP & SB 4.6

LOV 3.7

SFT and RH 3.0

 

Week ending May 9, 1986 (missing 5/2/86)

GH 9.2

Y&R 8.4

AMC 7.3

OLTL 7.2

DOOL 7.0

ATWT 6.7

GL 6.4

CAP 5.0

AW 4.9

SB 4.2

LOV 3.6

SFT 3.1

RH 2.7

 

5/16/1986

GH 9.8

Y&R 8.3

OLTL 7.7

ANC 7.6

DOOL 7.4

ATWT 6.8

GL 6.4

AW 5.3

CAP 5.1

SB 4.4

LOV 3.7

SFT 3.1

RH 2.7

 

5/23/1986

GH 9.7

Y&R 8.6

OLTL 7.8

AMC 7.6

DOOL 7.2

ATWT 6.9

GL 6.6

CAP 5.2

AW 4.9

LOV and SB 4.1

RH 3.0

SFT 2.8

 

5/30/1986

GH 9.5

Y&R 8.5

DOOL and AMC 7.7

OLTL 7.5

ATWT 6.9

GL 6.3

AW 5.2

CAP 5.1

SB 4.2

LOV 4.1

RH 3.4

SFT 3.2

 

6/6/1986

GH 9.1

Y&R 8.5

DOOL and AMC 7.7

OLTL 7.5

ATWT 6.7

GL 6.4

AW 5.6

CAP 4.7

SB 4.2

LOV 3.9

SFT 3.2

RH 3.0

 

6/13/1986

GH 8.8

Y&R 8.5

DOOL 7.9

AMC 7.6

OLTL 7.2

ATWT and GL 6.7

AW 5.6

CAP 5.0

SB 4.0

LOV 3.8

SFT 2.9

RH 2.8

 

6/20/1986

GH 9.5

Y&R 8.8

DOOL 8.1

AMC 7.9

OLTL 7.6

ATWT 6.9

GL 6.4

AW 5.7

CAP 5.3

SB 4.7

LOV 4.1

RH 3.1

SFT 3.0

 

6/27/1986

GH 9.5

Y&R 8.8

DOOL 8

OLTL 7.9

AMC 7.8

ATWT 7

GL 6.5

AW 5.7

CAP 5.1

SB 4.5

LOV 4.4

RH 3.5

SFT 2.8

 

7/4/1986

GH 8.6

Y&R 8.5

AMC 7.9

OLTL 7.5

DOOL 7.4

ATWT 6.6

GL5.9

AW 5.7

CAP 5

SB 4.6

LOV 4.4

RH 3.3

SFT 2.7

 

7/11/1986

Y&R 9.5

GH 8.7

DOOL 8.1

ATWT 7.3

OLTL and AMC 7.2

GL 6.6

AW 6.3

CAP 5.4

SB 4.8

LOV 3.9

RH 3.1

SFT 2.7

 

7/18/1986

Y&R 9.2

GH 8.2

DOOL 7.9

ATWT 7.5

AMC 7.3

OLTL and GL 6.9

CAP and AW 5.6

SB 4.6

LOV 3.7

RH 2.9

SFT 2.5

 

7/25/1986

Y&R 9

GH 8.2

DOOL 8

OLTL and AMC 7.4

ATWT 7.3

GL 7

AW 5.8

CAP 5.6

SB 4.9
LOV 4.2

RH 3.1

SFT 2.9

 

8/1/1986

Y&R 9.9

GH 8.8

DOOL 8.4

OLTL and ATWT 8

AMC 7.6

GL 6.9

AW 6.1

CAP 5.8

SB 5

LOV 3.9

RH 3.2

SFT 2.8

 

 

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Great to see AW have a couple of 6's. I wonder what was going on the week of 7/11/86 to cause a 6.3? Isn't '86 when Tom Eplin, Ellen Wheeler, Stephen Schnetzer, Julie Osburn, Anna Stuart, and Sharon Gabet all left. I remember being devastated at the time. I loved Cass and Kathleen! 

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