4 hours ago, Manny said:

Looking forward to seeing how premiere of Loving fared against other soaps that week in 1983!  

It had a two hour premiere in primetime on a Sunday night. It just cracked the top 30 against mostly repeats I'm assuming since it was in late June. I'm wondering how that translated to its first week in daytime. 

20 minutes ago, GLATWT88 said:

It had a two hour premiere in primetime on a Sunday night. It just cracked the top 30 against mostly repeats I'm assuming since it was in late June. I'm wondering how that translated to its first week in daytime. 

I didn't remember the 2 hour movie. It posted a 13.3 rating and beat all the Primetime soaps that were in reruns.

1 minute ago, Soapsuds said:

I didn't remember the 2 hour movie. It posted a 13.3 rating and beat all the Primetime soaps that were in reruns.

That's a decent start. I doubt it will mean much in daytime numbers. 

Also, interesting to see a repeat of Trapper John at the very top. 

12 minutes ago, GLATWT88 said:

That's a decent start. I doubt it will mean much in daytime numbers. 

Also, interesting to see a repeat of Trapper John at the very top. 

Trapper John and The Jefferson's were Loving direct competition that night. NBC had the movie Evita which finished last in its timeslot with a 12.0 ranking 33rd for the week.

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

Trapper John and The Jefferson's were Loving direct competition that night. NBC had the movie Evita which finished last in its timeslot with a 12.0 ranking 33rd for the week.

I was going to provide the quarterly hour ratings for that matchup, but 6/20-6/26/83 is a fast national week, so those are not available.

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/7/83-2/11/83 & 2/14/83-2/18/83:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/21/83-2/25/83 & 2/28/83-3/4/83:

ATWT at #3!!  

Days finally showing some life.

1 hour ago, JAS0N47 said:

I was going to provide the quarterly hour ratings for that matchup, but 6/20-6/26/83 is a fast national week, so those are not available.

That's too bad. Would've been nice to see.

5 hours ago, robbwolff said:

She claimed so in an email to Eddie Drueding on the Another World Home Page, and Eddie shared the email on the site back in January 2006. I always doubted her claim. In the same email, she also claimed that Guiding Light continued to use her bible for nine months after she was fired and credited her as head writer during that period. She was defintely removed from the credits by late February/early March 1983.

Is that what she said Chris Schemering was going to correct in a new edition but then he died?

About James Stenbeck, 

Anthony John Herrera played the role of James Stenbeck first from February 1, 1980 to October 31, 1983, so his introduction was as you'd seen or heard. 

 

Days moving up. Supercouple era must have started.

Ryan's Hope slipping. No match for Y&R.

Y&R about to be cemented in the Top 3.

GL Gail Kobe and Pamela Long arrived in February 1983. We'll see their impact soon.

2 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Trapper John and The Jefferson's were Loving direct competition that night. NBC had the movie Evita which finished last in its timeslot with a 12.0 ranking 33rd for the week.

 

1 hour ago, JAS0N47 said:

I was going to provide the quarterly hour ratings for that matchup, but 6/20-6/26/83 is a fast national week, so those are not available.

Thanks for all the insights into ratings history. I love looking back with an analytical lens.

On the latest ratings, ATWT is showing growth after trailing in the previous years. And Days almost hitting 7s! 

4 minutes ago, GLATWT88 said:

 

On the latest ratings, ATWT is showing growth after trailing in the previous years. 

James terrorizing Barbara with Gunnar her savior and the Steve/Betsy/Craig triangle featured in this month and in March.

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6 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

ATWT at #3!!  

Days finally showing some life.

That's too bad. Would've been nice to see.

That may be one of the reasons ABC didn't mind showing Loving in primetime. It was one of the 4 weeks per year that didn't count toward any yearly averages, such as the ABC Sunday Night Movie package, which is what it officially aired as. I did notice that the Loving timeslot was only from 9 to 1050PM.

3 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

James terrorizing Barbara with Gunnar her savior and the Steve/Betsy/Craig triangle featured in this month and in March.

I watched the clip you posted. Some good stuff. I am curious what the numbers for Betsy and Steve's wedding in May 84 will turn out to be. I know there's the much repeated 20 million, but there's also much doubt surrounding that figure. 

19 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Anthony John Herrera played the role of James Stenbeck first from February 1, 1980 to October 31, 1983, so his introduction was as you'd seen or heard. 

That intro date seems to be the most reported.

1980 was CBS's year of the villain.

February 1, 1980 As the World Turns introduces James Stenbeck as their new villain.

February 8, 1980 Y&R introduces Victor Newman as their new villain.

April 1, 1980 GL Roger fall off the cliff in Santo Domingo.

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15 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

That may be one of the reasons ABC didn't mind showing Loving in primetime. It was one of the 4 weeks per year that didn't count toward any yearly averages, such as the ABC Sunday Night Movie package, which is what it officially aired as. I did notice that the Loving timeslot was only from 9 to 1050PM.

If I remember correctly, after the movie ended at 10:50 p.m., the last 10 minutes featured Dorothy Lyman from All My Children giving a preview of Loving.