Ratings From the 90's

[kalbir]

B&B December 30 Brooke gives birth to Bridget.

1993 was a pivotal year w/ big events whose impact is still felt today.

Santa Barbara ends.

Guiding Light kills off Maureen Bauer.

Douglas Marland passes away.

Reilly's Days takes off.

Luke/Laura return to General Hospital.

Bill Bell passes the reigns at B&B to Bradley.

Edited February 15, 2024 by kalbir

[Khan]

I think JER once said that he had worked on every soap that still was on the air at that time except OLTL.

There was something symbolic in those events, I think.  At the same time that Bill Bell is handing over the reins to the next generation and Douglas Marland is the first of legendary soap scribes to pass away, Reilly's DAYS, for better or worse, is ushering in a new era for the genre.

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/4/93-1/8/93 & 1/11/93-1/15/93:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/18/93-1/22/93 & 1/25/93-1/29/93:

 

Edited March 24, 2024 by JAS0N47

[Janet Marlowe]

People always mention DOOL coming within .3 of Y&R with a 6.9....

But AMC did that a couple times just a few years earlier in the 8s.

Btw, it was Tad's return/coming face-to-face with Dixie 

Edited February 13, 2024 by Janet Marlowe

[kalbir]

Guiding Light this week Maureen death. Sadly GL will never be the same.

 

I had no idea that All My Children got w/in 0.3 of Y&R. So All My Children January 25-29, 1993 and Reilly Days June 23-27, 1997 both got w/in 0.3 of Y&R.

 

[Janet Marlowe]

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Edited February 13, 2024 by Janet Marlowe

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/1/93-2/5/93 & 2/8/93-2/12/93:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/15/93-2/19/93 & 2/22/93-2/26/93:

Edited March 24, 2024 by JAS0N47

[BetterForgotten]

It makes you wonder if Reilly didn’t have Curlee/Demorest, Calhoun, then JFP, and Ed Trach how GL would have turned out in the early 90’s…

Curlee once mentioned that it seemed like P&G made them a HW-ing team to play her and Demorest against Reilly. Both sides being untested as HW’s and one side would eventually out-power the other (or a “name” HW would have been hired instead). However, the 3 of them decided to outsmart the executives and band together as a team. They were all different and had their own style, but managed to stick together as a united front against TPTB.

Ultimately, Reilly (like McTavish) preferred to work alone and not be open to outside [constructive] criticisms of his work for the rest of his career. 

Edited February 12, 2024 by BetterForgotten

[kalbir]

Another week that All My Children came w/in 0.3 of Y&R.

Y&R in the 9s! Big event was Sheila return.

[BetterForgotten]

We’ll see when the rest of the 1993 and 1994 ratings are posted if this is a myth or not - but it’s been said Victor’s presumed death/Kansas storyline gave Y&R some of the highest soap ratings in the 90’s. Specifically the week Victor “returned from the dead” and was back in Genoa City.

 

[Paul Raven]

Yes I believe Y&Rs rating for those weeks  were never topped again.

Edited February 13, 2024 by Paul Raven

[JAS0N47]

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/1/93-3/5/93 & 3/8/93-3/12/93:

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FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/15/93-3/19/93 & 3/22/93-3/26/93:

Edited March 25, 2024 by JAS0N47

[Contessa Donatella]

I just posted this same story from the Locher Room chat not 2 days ago! Only I included Curlee referring to him as "Jimmy". 

[BetterForgotten]

JFP calls him “Jimmy” too and speaks of him with the same affection. I guess he was a good friend/coworker to those he knew? 

[Contessa Donatella]

They call James Harmon Brown "Jimmy" too. And, friends & colleagues of Hogan Sheffer's call him "Hogie"! 

Who knew?!!