17 hours ago, kalbir said:

@Janet Marlowe 1993 Reilly Days takes off and it would blow up in the aftermath of OJ. 1993-1997 Reilly Days was IMO daytime's biggest shake up since ABC huge rise and domination some 15 years earlier.

The difference though is that the DAYS resurgence was a singular event that didn’t impact the rest of the NBC Daytime lineup or the lineup of other networks. In retrospect, it also fizzled pretty quickly, as by ‘98, DAYS was no longer a safe #2. 
 

I do think they deserve credit for being the only soap to rise in the aftermath of OJ,  but in retrospect, it very much feels like a fluke success. With ABC, you can at least say they dominated an entire (for the most part) decade. 

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/8/93-11/12/93 & 11/15/93-11/19/93:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/22/93-11/26/93 & 11/29/93-12/3/93:

Edited February 22, 20241 yr by JAS0N47

11 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/8/93-11/12/93 & 11/15/93-11/19/93:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 11/22/93-11/26/93 & 11/29/93-12/3/93:

Huge jump for B&B for the Sheila/Lauren/Scott Catalina stuff. 

Yes, GH was benefitting from Luke & Laura returning.

AMC viewers were getting sick of poor Brooke being put through the wringer for Tad & Dixie. These were the first cracks showing in McTavish's writing in the ratings.

AMC was still strong in the 18-49 Demo (usually #1).

Edited February 22, 20241 yr by Janet Marlowe

17 minutes ago, Janet Marlowe said:

Yes, GH was benefitting from Luke & Laura returning.

AMC viewers were getting sick of poor Brooke being put through the wringer for Tad & Dixie. These were the first cracks showing in McTavish's writing in the ratings.

AMC was still strong in the 18-49 Demo (usually #1).

GH & AMC both also benefited from some DAYS fans who left & didn't look back because of Demonic Possession 1.0. 

On 2/19/2024 at 1:41 PM, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 8/16/93-8/20/93 & 8/23/93-8/27/93:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 8/30/93-9/3/93 & 9/6/93-9/10/93:

I think this is the last time GL gets a top 5 finish in the 90s until the clone storyline in 1998. 

24 minutes ago, GLATWT88 said:

I think this is the last time GL gets a top 5 finish in the 90s until the clone storyline in 1998. 

Was this week in 1993 when Beth Ehlers left GL the first time?  I distinctly remember an interview with her in Digest when she returned and they mentioned how when she left the show was "flying high" with a 5.7 rating but nowadays hovers around a 4.0, and I always thought a 5.7 seemed higher than usual for GL in the '93 era, save for the post-Christmas/winter snow storm highs of January/February. 

5 hours ago, Janet Marlowe said:

AMC viewers were getting sick of poor Brooke being put through the wringer for Tad & Dixie. These were the first cracks showing in McTavish's writing in the ratings.

I'd love to know the point when even Felicia Minei Behr could no longer deny Megan McTavish's shortcomings as a HW, because I've often had the sense that the women parted on somewhat sour terms.

4 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

Was this week in 1993 when Beth Ehlers left GL the first time?  I distinctly remember an interview with her in Digest when she returned and they mentioned how when she left the show was "flying high" with a 5.7 rating but nowadays hovers around a 4.0, and I always thought a 5.7 seemed higher than usual for GL in the '93 era, save for the post-Christmas/winter snow storm highs of January/February. 

Pretty sure Beth's last airdate is at the end of the month. From what I gathered on YouTube, this is the week Bridget crashes Dylan and Julie's wedding. 

5 hours ago, Khan said:

I'd love to know the point when even Felicia Minei Behr could no longer deny Megan McTavish's shortcomings as a HW, because I've often had the sense that the women parted on somewhat sour terms.

When she wrote Janet hiring an actor named Justin, who looked iidentical to Will Cortlandt... with "makeup"... to torment Dixie.

One actor played Justin sans "Will makeup", and James Patrick Stuart played Justin with "Will makeup."

I read somewhere FMB hated that plot... but Megan got her way.

McTavish didn't last long after that (although, neither did FMB).

Edited February 23, 20241 yr by Janet Marlowe

12 hours ago, GLATWT88 said:

Pretty sure Beth's last airdate is at the end of the month. From what I gathered on YouTube, this is the week Bridget crashes Dylan and Julie's wedding. 

GL was still very good material wise, about to fall, and this is one time where you could see the ratings linking up with the quality. JFP can't blame O.J.

 

 

9 hours ago, Janet Marlowe said:

When she wrote Janet hiring an actor named Justin, who looked iidentical to Will Cortlandt... with "makeup"... to torment Dixie.

One actor played Justin sans "Will makeup", and James Patrick Stuart played Justin with "Will makeup."

I read somewhere FMB hated that plot... but Megan got her way.

McTavish didn't last long after that (although, neither did FMB).

I hated that plot, too, lol.  To me, it was confusing and lacked real purpose (other than to show, once again, that Janet was a total nutcase).

41 minutes ago, Mitch64 said:

GL was still very good material wise, about to fall, and this is one time where you could see the ratings linking up with the quality. JFP can't blame O.J.

 

 

I watched a few episodes from Spring of 93 to fall 93, it was still good. 

To me, GL was still pretty good through most of '93 and '94, but, indeed, the cracks were beginning to show.  By '95, in fact, I thought the show was in real trouble.  So, of course, what does P&G do to fix the situation?  They hire Megan McTavish, lol.

2 minutes ago, Khan said:

To me, GL was still pretty good through most of '93 and '94, but, indeed, the cracks were beginning to show.  By '95, in fact, I thought the show was in real trouble.  So, of course, what does P&G do to fix the situation?  They hire Megan McTavish, lol.

McTavish...."You think your quality and ratings are down now..hold my beer!" and got us near cancellation. Which brings up another ratings question..does one specific actor or character ever impact the ratings. This is when they brought back Reva and the ratings continued to tumble and I could never understand why they thought Reva/Zimmer were such a draw that she would eat the entire show.