Ratings from the 80's

[Soapsuds]

GL at #2. I wonder what was happening at the time??

ATWT rebounding nicely. The February 2 episode is available on YouTube.

Edited August 13, 2023 by Soapsuds

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/8/82-2/12/82 & 2/15/82-2/19/82:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/22/82-2/26/82 & 3/1/82-3/5/82:

[Soapsuds]

ATWT rebounding from the 6's and back to 7's and 8's in HH numbers.

[kalbir]

Big changes coming up on CBS: Y&R EP change from John Conboy to H. Wesley Kenney, Search for Tomorrow ends, Capitol premieres.

Edited August 14, 2023 by kalbir

[will81]

Wes Kenney was on Y&R from at least Jan 1982. We have the Feb 1st episode and he's there already. 

[Soapsuds]

I still can't believe CBS let SFT go for awful Capital.

[kalbir]

@Soapsuds Capitol was a time filler/placeholder until Bill Bell had a second show ready.

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/8/82-3/12/82 & 3/15/82-3/19/82:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/22/82-3/26/82 & 3/29/82-4/2/82:

[YRfan23]

you are on a role!  

[JAS0N47]

Thanks!

All the time frames are at a different point in the prep period:

1980-1981 is fully posted.

1982 is fully done and ready to post.

1983-1985 charts need to be sorted & cropped.

1986 is being typed up, with 1987 to type up next.

So, all in all, things are moving along smoothly with the ratings!

[YRfan23]

I'm excited to see the rest of those years!!

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 I think 1986 is another year we kind of weren't sure with Y&R preemptions for January, so it will be great to see. 

[kalbir]

Capitol first week pretty much inheriting Search for Tomorrow CBS audience.

P&G probably realized early on what a mistake it was angering CBS to the point that they dropped Search for Tomorrow since the move to NBC turned out to be an epic failure.

It's so funny that Search for Tomorrow NBC run would end three months before Capitol ended. 

[JAS0N47]

I just looked at the January 1986 charts. YR preempted twice that month:

1/27/86-1/31/86    Young and the Restless    CBS    8.6    27    206    99    Preempted Tuesday- CBS News Special Report/Friday- Memorial Service: Challenger

[will81]

Awesome, I had thought that was the case but could never confirm the Jan 31 pre-emption. Thank you for this

Is it definitely Jan 27??? As I thought it was Jan 28 for the Challenger explosion. That's interesting if it was Jan 27

Edited August 15, 2023 by will81

[YRfan23]

You are amazing!!

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 Thanks my friend!