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Days of Our Lives: 1997: Full Preemptions:

1/1/97 Gator Bowl (1230-406PM)
1/20/97 NBC News: Inaugural (11AM-2PM)
7/3/97 Wimbledon Tennis (1-5PM)
7/4/97 Wimbledon Tennis (12-5PM)
11/27/97 (Local Fill for NFL Game: 405-718PM)
12/25/97 (Local Fill for NBA Game: 259-533PM)

Days of Our Lives: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 

9/1/97 (rated as special)

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All My Children: 1997: Full Preemptions:
 
1/1/97 Florida Citrus Bowl (1-459PM)
5/26/97 Indianapolis 500 (11AM-138PM) & Caryl & Marilyn Special (138-241PM)
5/27/97 Indianapolis 500 (12-319PM)
11/28/97 College Football Special 1 (11AM-219PM)
12/25/97 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-331PM)
 
All My Children: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings:

1/20/97 104-2PM (56 minutes)
6/2/97 1-130PM (30 minutes); 130-2 PBO (88 percent affs)
9/5/97 109-2PM (45 minutes); (6 minute preemption during episode)
10/27/97 1-125 & 144-2PM (41 minutes); 125-144 PBO (87 percent affs)
11/10/97 147-2PM (13 minutes); 1-147 PBO (87 percent affs)
11/27/97 (rated as special)

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Another World: 1997: Full Preemptions:

1/1/97 Gator Bowl (1230-406PM)
1/20/97 (Local Fill for NBC News: Inaugural: 11AM-2PM)
6/6/97 Sunset Beach (2-3PM)
7/3/97 Wimbledon Tennis (1-5PM)
7/4/97 Wimbledon Tennis (12-5PM)
11/27/97 Leeza Special (2-3PM)
12/25/97 (Local Fill: 2-230PM) & NBA Showtime (230-259PM) & NBA Game (259-533PM)

Another World: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 

3/7/97 (rated as breakout)
6/2/97 2-226 & 258-3PM (28 minutes); 226-258 PBO (88 percent affs)
9/1/97 (rated as special)
9/5/97 2-216 & 226-3PM (50 minutes); 216-226 PBO (86 percent affs)
11/10/97 244-3PM (16 minutes); 2-244 PBO (87 percent affs)
11/21/97 2-203 & 213-3PM (50 minutes); 203-213 PBO (88 percent affs)

As the World Turns: 1997: Full Preemptions:

1/1/97 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl (130-531PM)
3/7/97 Unrated special report (2-3PM)
3/13/97 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-244PM) & NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (244-518PM)
3/14/97 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-242PM) & NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (242-530PM)
9/1/97 US Open 2 (111-601PM)
9/5/97 US Open 2 (137-630PM)
11/27/97 Crayola Kids (130-230PM) & Olympic Winterfest: Nagano: Ice Wars (230-4PM)
11/28/97 CBS Soap Break (2-230PM) & College Football Pregame (230-240PM) & College Football (240-639PM)
12/25/97 CBS Sports Special: Tiger and Friends (2-4PM)
12/31/97 Norwest Sun Bowl (2-547PM)

As the World Turns: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 

2/10/97 2-236PM (36 minutes); 236-3 PBO (84 percent affs)
7/24/97 (52 minutes); (8 minute preemption during episode)
11/10/97 2-258PM (58 minutes)
11/14/97 (51 minutes); (9 minute preemption during episode)

Bold and the Beautiful: 1997: Full Preemptions:

1/1/97 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl (130-531PM)
1/20/97 CBS Soap Break II (130-2PM)
3/13/97 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-244PM)
3/14/97 NCAA Basketball 1: Various Teams (1210-242PM)
9/1/97 US Open 2 (111-601PM)
9/5/97 US Open Bonus (118-137PM) & US Open 2 (137-630PM)
11/27/97 Crayola Kids (130-230PM) 
12/25/97 (Note: Classic episode per Soap Opera Weekly, but rated as regular episode)

Bold and the Beautiful: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 

6/2/97 (rated as breakout)
11/10/97 140-2PM (20 minutes); 130-140 PBO (84 percent affs)
12/25/97 (Note: Classic episode per Soap Opera Weekly, but rated as regular episode)
12/31/97 (rated as breakout)

The City: 1997: Full Preemptions:

1/1/97 Tournament of Roses Parade (11AM-1PM)
1/20/97 Inauguration '97 (11AM-104PM)

The City: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 

(None)

A Daytime to Remember: 1997: Full Preemptions:

5/27/97 Indianapolis 500 (12-319PM)

A Daytime to Remember: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 

5/26/97 Special airing: 241-312PM (31 minutes)

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Nielsen has an episode of BB airing on 12/25/97 from 130-2PM. 95 percent of the country got it. If it's a repeat episode (like CBS lists Y&R Classics in Nielsen), it's not denoted as such. It's also not listed as a "special" or "breakout" episode, so it counts towards the regular ratings.

BoldKara, whatever dates are not on the preemptions lists that I post, it means an episode aired that day.

The CBS schedule for 12/25/97 is this:

Young and the Restless (1230-130PM; 95 percent of affiliates)

Bold and the Beautiful (130-2PM; 95 percent of affiliates)

CBS Sports Special: Tiger and Friends (2-4PM; 100 percent of affiliates)

The Soap Opera Weekly ratings do mention they are both classic episodes, but they were not listed that way on Nielsen, so I wouldn't have known!

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I've added a note to the 1997 BB preemptions list about this. I will add the same note to the 1997 YR list when I post it. Historians of other soaps, you need to contact me if you know of any of these circumstances for your soaps (when a repeat is aired, but Nielsen lists it as a regular episode). Those can be added to each soap's preemptions list if you have any to let me know about!

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General Hospital: 1997: Full Preemptions:
 
1/1/97 Florida Citrus Bowl (1-459PM)
11/28/97 College Football Special 2 (230-6PM)
12/25/97 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-331PM) & Jeep Aloha Bowl (331-714PM)
 
General Hospital: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings:
 
5/26/97 Special time airing: 312-412PM
5/27/97 319-4PM (41 minutes)
6/2/97 3-330PM (30 minutes)
6/13/97 3-317 & 340-4PM (37 minutes); 317-340 PBO (84 percent affs)
9/1/97 (rated as breakout)
10/27/97 (41 minutes); (19 minute preemption during episode)
11/10/97 347-4PM (13 minutes)
11/27/97 (rated as special)
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Guiding Light: 1997: Full Preemptions:

1/1/97 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl (130-531PM)
3/13/97 NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (244-518PM)
3/14/97 NCAA Basketball 2: Various Teams (242-530PM)
9/1/97 US Open 2 (111-601PM)
9/5/97 US Open 2 (137-630PM)
11/27/97 Olympic Winterfest: Nagano: Ice Wars (230-4PM)
11/28/97 College Football (240-639PM)
12/25/97 CBS Sports Special: Tiger and Friends (2-4PM)
12/31/97 Norwest Sun Bowl (2-547PM)

Guiding Light: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings: 

6/2/97 3-327PM (27 minutes); 327-4 PBO (39 percent affs)
11/10/97 341-4PM (19 minutes); 3-341 PBO (41 percent affs)

One Life to Live: 1997: Full Preemptions:

1/1/97 Florida Citrus Bowl (1-459PM)
3/7/97 Unrated special report (2-3PM)
5/26/97 Caryl & Marilyn Special (138-241PM) & A Daytime to Remember (241-312PM)
5/27/97 Indianapolis 500 (12-319PM)
11/28/97 College Football Special 1 (11AM-219PM) & College Football Postgame (219-230PM) & College Football Special 2 (230-6PM)
12/25/97 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-331PM)

One Life to Live: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings:

9/1/97 (rated as breakout)
11/10/97 2-258PM (58 minutes)
11/14/97 (52 minutes); (8 minute preemption during episode)
11/27/97 (rated as special)

Port Charles: 1997: Full Preemptions:

11/28/97 College Football Special 1 (11AM-219PM)
12/25/97 Kelly Blue-Gray Football (12-331PM)

Port Charles: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings:

6/1/97 Primetime special: 9-11PM
9/1/97 (rated as breakout)
11/27/97 (rated as special)

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Sunset Beach: 1997: Full Preemptions:
 
1/20/97 NBC News: Inaugural (11AM-2PM)
6/30/97 Wimbledon Tennis (10AM-1PM)
7/1/97 Wimbledon Tennis (10AM-12PM)
7/2/97 Wimbledon Tennis (10AM-1PM)
7/3/97 (Local Fill for Wimbledon Tennis: 1-5PM)
7/4/97 (Local Fill for Wimbledon Tennis: 12-5PM)
11/27/97 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (9AM-12PM)
12/25/97 (Local Fill for NBA Game: 259-533PM)
 
Sunset Beach: 1997: Partial Preemptions & Special Airings:
 
6/2/97 11-1135 & 1158-12PM (37 minutes); 1135-1158 PBO (85 percent affs)
6/6/97 Special time airing: 2-3PM
9/1/97 (rated as special)
11/10/97 1114-12PM (46 minutes); 11-1114 PBO (87 percent affs)
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Soap Central says GL did not air on 12/26/97 either. Presumably another classic episode. Tricky! I don't think CBS started the classic airings til the mid-90s though, so the preemptions from Nielsen from the 80s through early 90s should all be good.

 

For GL 12/31/97 I am surprised it's listed as a preemption. There's no Soap Central recap due to some kind of website glitch (there's nothing listed at all) but there is an episode with that date on YouTube (no commercials so can't verify the date is correct) plus an episode dated 1/2/98 that picks up directly from it (but no usenet or Soap Central recaps for either day). And then an episode dated Monday, 1/5/98 that does match the Soap Central recap, implying that the previous dates were also correct (they have the full months of December and January). Bit of a mystery there.

 

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