1 hour 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 agree and like @Khanhan think 94 is still decent. 

 

@Gray Bunny Beth's last week also scored a 5.7, although that was only good enough to get GL a 6th place finish instead of Top 5 a few weeks earlier. So I guess, Beth's claim that GL was scoring a 5.7 when she left wasn't wrong. 

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/6/93-12/10/93 & 12/13/93-12/17/93:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/20/93-12/24/93 & 12/27/93-12/31/93:

That wraps 1993. Some more years expected soon!

51 minutes ago, GLATWT88 said:

I agree and like @Khanhan think 94 is still decent. 

 

@Gray Bunny Beth's last week also scored a 5.7, although that was only good enough to get GL a 6th place finish instead of Top 5 a few weeks earlier. So I guess, Beth's claim that GL was scoring a 5.7 when she left wasn't wrong. 

Thanks for the info and clarification

20 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/6/93-12/10/93 & 12/13/93-12/17/93:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/20/93-12/24/93 & 12/27/93-12/31/93:

That wraps 1993. Some more years expected soon!

Sigh... always love seeing that last week of the year when everyone's off work/school. 

What to watch for in 1994.

Y&R reaches 9s.

Bradley first full year at B&B.

Reilly Days continues to gain.

General Hospital continues to gain.

Nancy Curlee leaves Guiding Light writing team.

Douglas Marland material finished at As the World Turns.

OJ.

Fall 1994, CBS loses NFL broadcasting rights, leading to the loss of several established affiliates in major media markets. I'm pretty sure this also impacts CBS daytime ratings in the aftermath of OJ.

2 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

Sigh... always love seeing that last week of the year when everyone's off work/school. 

Here's the demos for that week to hold you over until 1994 is ready!

Days holding strong (for the season) at # 1 in VCR share, with a 1.1, just beating AMC & YR's 1.0.

Edited February 23, 20241 yr by JAS0N47

3 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

Here's the demos for that week to hold you over until 1994 is ready!

Thank you for your continued work

I looked at these and am surprised the numbers for male watchers weren't higher, particularly for Y&R, whom I had once heard had around 1 million male viewers during their heydays such as this time period. 

1 minute ago, Gray Bunny said:

Thank you for your continued work

I looked at these and am surprised the numbers for male watchers weren't higher, particularly for Y&R, whom I had once heard had around 1 million male viewers during their heydays such as this time period. 

You're welcome! As others have discussed here in the past, we are still confused by what the demos actually mean. Don't really know how to interpret them. If you base it on demos like you do the other numbers, then it looks like lower-rated shows are performing much better than higher-rated shows at times, so it's all confusing, to me at least.

4 hours ago, kalbir said:

What to watch for in 1994.

Y&R reaches 9s.

Bradley first full year at B&B.

Reilly Days continues to gain.

General Hospital continues to gain.

Nancy Curlee leaves Guiding Light writing team.

Douglas Marland material finished at As the World Turns.

OJ.

Fall 1994, CBS loses NFL broadcasting rights, leading to the loss of several established affiliates in major media markets. I'm pretty sure this also impacts CBS daytime ratings in the aftermath of OJ.

It's so sad to witness GL's fall after starting out so well - creatively, if not in the ratings - at the start of the decade.  It really does lend credence to the theory that JFP coasted on Robert Calhoun's vision for the show for much of her reign there.

16 minutes ago, Khan said:

JFP coasted on Robert Calhoun's vision

It also helped JFP first year that ABC big three were tanking at various times during that year and Days was a mess.

11 hours ago, JAS0N47 said:

 

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 12/20/93-12/24/93 & 12/27/93-12/31/93:

That wraps 1993. Some more years expected soon!

The last big holiday bump for soaps.  Sigh....

WEEKLY CHARTS: WEEK OF 12/27/93-1/2/94

 

Edited February 24, 20241 yr by JAS0N47

32 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

WEEKLY CHARTS: WEEK OF 12/27/93-1/2/94

 

Thank you for all your hard work @JAS0N47

I am so fascinated by all the ratings and the demos. Are you still going to work on the 1970s too?

2 hours ago, JoeCool said:

Thank you for all your hard work @JAS0N47

I am so fascinated by all the ratings and the demos. Are you still going to work on the 1970s too?

I think 1976/1977 might be coming in the next few months, so let's hope that is the case! 

31 minutes ago, JAS0N47 said:

I think 1976/1977 might be coming in the next few months, so let's hope that is the case! 

Thank you again ! @JAS0N47