1 hour ago, JAS0N47 said:

1978-1989 at the moment. Earlier years to come at a later date.

Excellent! That's wonderful. Thanks again! That would be 1976, If I recall correctly. 

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/23/81-11/27/81 & 11/30/81-12/4/81:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/7/81-12/11/81 & 12/14/81-12/18/81:

2 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Excellent! That's wonderful. Thanks again! That would be 1976, If I recall correctly. 

10/1/76.

14 hours ago, GLATWT88 said:

I was like 🤭

Off topic but the reporter in that first clip had an unbelievably sad life and tragic death.

I wish we had demos regularly available back then.

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

I wish we had demos regularly available back then.

All of the demos (the demo average of the 2-week Nielsen time frame in each book) are available, so any specific demos needed prior to 1991 will be available. 

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

I wish we had demos regularly available back then.

General Hospital Demos for Luke/Laura Wedding

 

1981-1982 TV Season Demos (38 telecasts as of 11/20/81):

12.0 rating/39 share/9,780,000 viewers

TOTAL: 1298

 

LADY OF HOUSE: 791

WORKING WOMAN: 192

TOTAL WOMEN: 857

18-34: 437

18-49: 613

25-54: 461

35-64: 292

55+: 213

 

TOTAL MEN: 185

18-34: 88

18-49: 119

25-54: 83

35-64: 64

55+: 55

 

TOTAL TEENS (12-17): 160

TEEN GIRLS: 120

TEEN BOYS: 40

 

TOTAL KIDS (2-11): 96

2-5: 38

6-11: 58

 

11/9/81-11/20/81 Demos (10 episode average, includes Luke/Laura wedding episode):

13.3 rating/42 share/10,840,000 viewers

TOTAL: 1342

 

LADY OF HOUSE: 767

WORKING WOMAN: 179

TOTAL WOMEN: 835

18-34: 411

18-49: 611

25-54: 460

35-64: 303

55+: 206

 

TOTAL MEN: 208

18-34: 104

18-49: 140

25-54: 93

35-64: 70

55+: 60

 

TOTAL TEENS (12-17): 189

TEEN GIRLS: 144

TEEN BOYS: 45

 

TOTAL KIDS (2-11): 110

2-5: 38

6-11: 72

2 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/23/81-11/27/81 & 11/30/81-12/4/81:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/7/81-12/11/81 & 12/14/81-12/18/81:

10/1/76.

Really great weeks for Guiding Light. It hadn't reached the 8s since March. It came close a few weeks with a 7.9, but it also had some really low 7s and a few 6s between then - wonder what was going on those months. 

15 hours ago, Broderick said:

We weren't thinking at all.  I remember explaining it to a friend who had just started watching.  "He raped her, so then of course she fell in love with him."  "Oh, ok!  She LIKED IT, huh!  Cool!"  

Still a better explanation than Pat Falken Smith's 😂😂😂

1 hour ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Still a better explanation than Pat Falken Smith's 😂😂😂

What would that be? She disagreed with Gloria Monty calling it a seduction but she didn't want to give up her job over it so she lied & went along with it. 

10 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

What would that be? She disagreed with Gloria Monty calling it a seduction but she didn't want to give up her job over it so she lied & went along with it. 

Something about how Laura had been a virgin, so she got confused and called it rape. It was in an old SOD article posted somewhere on here.

1 hour ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Something about how Laura had been a virgin, so she got confused and called it rape. It was in an old SOD article posted somewhere on here.

Yes, I recall that now! So totally lame. I had forgotten that line. And, she, of course, would not have been a virgin. She & Scotty had been married awhile. Were we supposed to think they'd taken vows of chastity?!! 

6 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Something about how Laura had been a virgin, so she got confused and called it rape. It was in an old SOD article posted somewhere on here.

Oh yikes 😬 I get it was a different time and fortunately we've come a long way in regards to such issues, but that explanation is the worst. 

I'm not even against Luke and Laura getting married. I totally understand the craze and it was definitely a moment in TV history and quite a special one. Real life issues, dilemmas, problematic scenarios are what soaps are all about. Where it went wrong is the treatment of the rape as not a rape.

Edited August 13, 20232 yr by GLATWT88

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS (FAST NATIONALS): WEEK OF 12/21/81-12/25/81:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/28/81-1/1/82 & 1/4/82-1/8/82:

10 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS (FAST NATIONALS): WEEK OF 12/21/81-12/25/81:

Y&R Victor and Nikki Christmas at the ranch where we first learned the backstory of Victor's childhood.

10 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/28/81-1/1/82 & 1/4/82-1/8/82:

Y&R Victor and Nikki New Year at the ranch that we've seen in flashbacks numerous times over the years.

1982 had Y&R big cast change, Search for Tomorrow CBS run comes to an end, GL Douglas Marland leaves as HW. There's going to be lots of movement in the ratings this year.

Edited August 13, 20232 yr by kalbir

Nice holiday bump for soaps.

AW can't even get a ratings bump during the holidays.

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/11/82-1/15/82 & 1/18/82-1/22/82:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/25/82-1/29/82 & 2/1/82-2/5/82:

 

17 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

AW can't even get a ratings bump during the holidays.

81-82 was the time AW really hit bottom