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2 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/7/91-1/11/91 & 1/14/91-1/18/91:

2 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/21/91-1/25/91 & 1/28/91-2/1/91:

B&B January 8 Eric and Brooke get married. The wedding episode was rebroadcast as a holiday classic in the 2000s. The honeymoon episode was rebroadcast in 2020.

Also on B&B Stephanie has a stroke while preparing for a trip and she ends up on the Los Angeles streets.

Guiding Light HW change from Pamela Long to Nancy Curlee. Three cast departures: Kassie DePaiva, Robert Newman, Michael O'Leary.

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2 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/7/91-1/11/91 & 1/14/91-1/18/91:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/21/91-1/25/91 & 1/28/91-2/1/91:

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Due to the war, only 71 affiliates aired the full final episode of Generations.

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Also for those who keep track, @TEdgeofNight confirmed that the Guiding Light 1/22/91 breakout episode was a rebroadcast of the 1/21 episode (the full episode having been aired between both days).

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1 hour ago, BoldRestless said:

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Also for those who keep track, @TEdgeofNight confirmed that the Guiding Light 1/22/91 breakout episode was a rebroadcast of the 1/21 episode (the full episode having been aired between both days).

Thanks for the daily ratings checks and the reminder. I will add that GL preemption in the 1990's list. Isn't it the following day though?  Monday 1/21 aired the first 28 minutes (so I guess that episode counted as airing). It's Tuesday 1/22 that aired a portion of the episode from 3-330 and the Wed. 1/23 aired a portion from 339-4.  So, I believe the 1/22 episode aired over two days (1/22 and 1/23), making 1/22 the "preempted" day.

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7 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

Thanks for the daily ratings checks and the reminder. I will add that GL preemption in the 1990's list. Isn't it the following day though?  Monday 1/21 aired the first 28 minutes (so I guess that episode counted as airing). It's Tuesday 1/22 that aired a portion of the episode from 3-330 and the Wed. 1/23 aired a portion from 339-4.  So, I believe the 1/22 episode aired over two days (1/22 and 1/23), making 1/22 the "preempted" day.

You're welcome!

I am counting 1/22 as the preempted day but @TEdgeofNight's helpful information only mentioned 1/22 being a repeat of 1/21, so I'm assuming 1/23 was a new airing that just got partially preempted.

 

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/4/91-2/8/91 & 2/11/91-2/15/91:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/18/91-2/22/91 & 2/25/91-3/1/91:

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I know we soap fans scoff when industry insiders blame viewer erosion on cable, internet, etc. but I do wonder what the percentages of households buying cable was like between 1988 to 1990. 

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18 hours ago, kalbir said:

B&B January 8 Eric and Brooke get married. The wedding episode was rebroadcast as a holiday classic in the 2000s. The honeymoon episode was rebroadcast in 2020.

Also on B&B Stephanie has a stroke while preparing for a trip and she ends up on the Los Angeles streets.

Guiding Light HW change from Pamela Long to Nancy Curlee. Three cast departures: Kassie DePaiva, Robert Newman, Michael O'Leary.

Also the debut of "Hold Onto Love" as GL's new theme and opening sequence. Plenty of changes were taking place on GL at the time, ushering in the new era of the 90s and leaving 80s era GL behind. 

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2 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/4/91-2/8/91 & 2/11/91-2/15/91:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/18/91-2/22/91 & 2/25/91-3/1/91:

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2/4/91-2/8/91:
B&B you have 5.5, SOW has 5.8

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ATWT:

The walls are closing in on Tonio.

Coming:

Tonio tries to escape capture and shoots Bob.

The residents of Oakdale gather at the hospital as Bob fights for his life. The show ties for #3 with AMC during this time.

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1 hour ago, Franko said:

Monty 2.0 is now very much a thing, and the audience ain't feelin' it.

Currently, they are! They're back up in the 7's!  GH must really crash and burn in '91, similar to DAYS in '89. 

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4 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

Currently, they are! They're back up in the 7's!  GH must really crash and burn in '91, similar to DAYS in '89. 

They definitely do, you'll see how bad it get by summertime, when they start to fall to the middle of the pack. I think the combination of Monty's failure, Rauch's OLTL tanking causing issues as their lead-in, and a resurgent GL under Curlee really combine to torpedo GH's fortunes.

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8 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/4/91-2/8/91 & 2/11/91-2/15/91:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/18/91-2/22/91 & 2/25/91-3/1/91:

Y&R February 5 Sheila has a miscarriage.

Y&R February 14 we saw during the classics. Kristoff St. John (RIP) debut.

Guiding Light Phillip and Beth get married. Grant Aleksander and Beth Chamberlin departure.

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Just now, kalbir said:

Y&R February 5 Sheila has a miscarriage.

Y&R February 14 we saw during the classics. Kristoff St. John (RIP) debut.

Guiding Light Phillip and Beth get married. Grant Aleksander and Beth Chamberlin departure.

JEEZ Curlee really did clean house FAST upon her arrival!

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