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The following is a list of television Nielsen Ratings and rankings for American daytime soap operas from 1952 to the present, as compiled by Nielsen Media Research.^[1] The numbers provided represent the percentage of TV households in the United States watching that particular show in a year.^[1] Before 1996, the season average included only ratings from late September through mid-April. Since 1996, the numbers represent full-year ratings, from September through September.

[edit] 1950s

1952-1953 Season^[2]

1. Search for Tomorrow 16.1
2. Love of Life 15.1
3. Hawkins Falls 13.7
4. The Guiding Light 11.3

1953-1954 Season^[2]

1. Search for Tomorrow 15.8
2. The Guiding Light 14.4
3. Love of Life 14.0
4. Valiant Lady 10.2

1954-1955 Season^[2]

1. Search for Tomorrow 15.2
2. The Guiding Light 14.6
3. Love of Life 13.1
4. Valiant Lady 10.5
5. The Secret Storm 8.5
6. The Brighter Day 8.4

1955-1956 Season^[2]

1. Search for Tomorrow 13.1
2. The Guiding Light 13.0
3. Love of Life 10.9
4. The Brighter Day 10.5
5. The Secret Storm 10.2
6. Valiant Lady 9.2

1956-1957 Season^[2]

1. The Guiding Light 11.4
2. Search for Tomorrow 11.0
3. The Secret Storm 10.0
4. The Edge of Night 9.7
5. The Brighter Day 9.2
6. Love of Life 9.1
7. As the World Turns 8.4

1957-1958 Season^[2]

1. The Guiding Light 10.1
2. Search for Tomorrow 9.8
2. The Secret Storm 9.7
4. The Edge of Night 9.7
5. The Brighter Day 9.3
6. As the World Turns 8.4

1958-1959 Season^[2]

1. As the World Turns 9.8
1. Search for Tomorrow 9.8
3. The Guiding Light 9.7
4. The Secret Storm 8.6
4. The Edge of Night 8.6
6. The Brighter Day 8.2

[edit] 1960s

1959-1960 Season

1960-1961 Season

1. As the World Turns 10.4
2. The Edge of Night 9.4
2. The Guiding Light 9.4
2. Search for Tomorrow 9.4
5. The Secret Storm 9.1
6. The Brighter Day 7.9
7. Love of Life 7.5
8. Young Dr. Malone 6.6
9. From These Roots 5.9 (Debut)
10. The Clear Horizon 4.8

1961-1962 Season

1. As the World Turns 11.9
2. The Guiding Light 10.1
3. Search for Tomorrow 9.5
4. The Edge of Night 8.2
5. The Secret Storm 7.6
6. Love of Life 7.4
7. The Brighter Day 6.9
8. Young Dr.Malone 6.1
9. Our Five Daughters 5.9 (Debut)
10. From These Roots 5.6
11. The Clear Horizon 3.2

1962-1963 Season

1. As the World Turns 13.7
2. The Guiding Light 11.7
3. Search for Tomorrow 10.6
4. The Edge of Night 9.5
5. The Secret Storm 9.0
6. Love of Life 8.6
7. Our Five Daughters 5.5
7. Young Dr. Malone 5.5
9. General Hospital 3.9 (Debut)
10. The Brighter Day 3.7
11. The Doctors 3.4 (Debut)
12. Ben Jerrod 2.4 (Debut)

1963-1964 Season

1. As the World Turns 15.4
2. The Guiding Light 14.2
3. Search for Tomorrow 11.0
4. The Edge of Night 10.5
5. Love of Life 10.3
6. The Secret Storm 9.2
7. General Hospital 5.4
8. The Doctors 3.4
9. Another World (** 3.3**) (Debut)

1964-1965 Season

1. As the World Turns 14.5
2. The Guiding Light 12.2
2. Search for Tomorrow 12.2
4. The Secret Storm 11.5
5. Love of Life 10.6
6. The Edge of Night 10.4
7. General Hospital 8.0
8. The Doctors 7.5
9. Another World 6.8
10. Moment of Truth 5.0 (Debut)
11. The Young Marrieds 4.4 (Debut)
12. Flame In The Wind 2.8 (Debut)

1965-1966 Season

1. As the World Turns 13.9
2. The Guiding Light 11.2
3. Search for Tomorrow 11.0
4. The Secret Storm 10.9
5. Love of Life 10.3
6. The Edge of Night 9.9
7. General Hospital 7.3
8. Another World 6.9
9. The Doctors 6.6
10. Days of our Lives 5.3 (Debut)
11. The Young Marrieds 4.7
12. Moment of Truth 4.3
13. Dark Shadows 4.1 (Debut)
13. Morning Star 4.1 (Debut)
13. Paradise Bay 4.1 (Debut)
16. The Nurses 3.9 (Debut)
16. Never Too Young 3.9 (Debut)

1966-1967 Season

1. As the World Turns 12.7
2. The Edge of Night 10.9
3. The Guiding Light 10.8
4. Search for Tomorrow 10.7
4. The Secret Storm 10.7
6. Love of Life 9.5
7. Another World 9.0
8. The Doctors 7.6
9. General Hospital 7.0
10. Days of our Lives 6.9
11. The Nurses 4.6
12. Dark Shadows 4.3
13. A Time For Us 4.0 (Debut)

1967-1968 Season

1. As the World Turns 13.6
2. Another World 10.2
3. The Guiding Light 10.0
4. Search for Tomorrow 9.9
5. The Doctors 9.7
6. The Edge of Night 9.4
6. The Secret Storm 9.4
8. Love of Life 9.2
9. General Hospital 8.8
10. Days of our Lives 8.7
11. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 7.9 (Debut)
12. Dark Shadows 7.3
13. One Life to Live 4.3 (Debut)

1968-1969 Season

1. As the World Turns 13.8
2. Search for Tomorrow 10.7
3. Another World 10.5
4. The Edge of Night 9.5
5. Love of Life 9.3
5. The Doctors 9.3
5. Days of our Lives 9.3
8. Love is a Many Splendored Thing 9.0
9. The Guiding Light 8.9
10. General Hospital 8.8
11. Dark Shadows 8.4
12. The Secret Storm 7.8
13. One Life to Live 5.4
14. Hidden Faces 3.3 (Debut)
1960s Rankings: #1: As the World Turns; #2: The Guiding Light; #3: Search for Tomorrow

[edit] 1970s

1969-1970 Season (HH Ratings)

1. As the World Turns 13.6
2. The Edge of Night 10.8
3. Search for Tomorrow 10.0
4. The Guiding Light 9.9
5. Another World 9.6
6. Love is a Many Splendored Thing 9.5
7. Days of our Lives 8.8
8. The Doctors 8.6
9. The Secret Storm 8.6
10. General Hospital 8.5
11. Love of Life 8.0
12. Dark Shadows 7.3
13. Where the Heart Is 7.0 (Debut)
14. One Life to Live 6.7
15. Somerset 5.7 (Debut)
16. Bright Promise 5.2 (Debut)
17. All My Children 4.4 (Debut)
18. A World Apart 2.8 (Debut)
19. The Best of Everything 1.8 (Debut)

1970-1971 Season

1. As the World Turns 12.4
2. The Edge of Night 10.1
3. The Guiding Light 9.7
4. Another World 9.5
4. Days of our Lives 9.5
4. General Hospital 9.5
7. The Doctors 9.4
8. Search for Tomorrow 9.3
9. Love is a Many Splendored Thing 9.2
10. The Secret Storm 8.0
11. Love of Life 7.9
12. Somerset 7.0
12. Where the Heart Is 7.0
14. Bright Promise 6.8
15. One Life to Live 6.5
16. Dark Shadows 5.3
17. All My Children 4.8
18. A World Apart 3.4

1971-1972 Season

1. As the World Turns 11.1
2. General Hospital 10.4
3. Days of our Lives 9.9
4. The Edge of Night 9.5
5. The Doctors 9.3
6. Another World 9.1
7. Search for Tomorrow 8.6
7. The Guiding Light 8.6
9. Love is a Many Splendored Thing 8.0
10. Love of Life 7.4
11. Return to Peyton Place 7.4 (Debut)
12. The Secret Storm 7.4
13. One Life to Live 7.3
14. Somerset 6.5
15. Where the Heart Is 6.3
16. Bright Promise 6.1
17. All My Children 5.7

1972-1973 Season

1. As the World Turns 10.6
2. Days of our Lives 9.9
3. Another World 9.7
3. General Hospital 9.7
5. The Doctors 9.3
6. Search for Tomorrow 8.6
7. One Life to Live 8.3
8. All My Children 8.2
8. The Guiding Light 8.2
10. The Edge of Night 7.9
11. The Secret Storm 7.3
12. Love of Life 7.2
13. Return to Peyton Place 7.2
14. Love is a Many Splendored Thing 7.1
15. Somerset 6.8
16. Where the Heart Is 6.4
17. The Young and the Restless 5.0 (Debut)

1973-1974 Season

1.As the World Turns 9.7 (#1 in viewers)
1.Days of our Lives 9.7
1.Another World 9.7
4.The Doctors 9.5
5.General Hospital 9.2
6.All My Children 9.1
7.The Guiding Light 8.1
8.One Life to Live 7.8
9.Search for Tomorrow 7.7
10.The Edge of Night 7.4
11.Return to Peyton Place 7.0
12.How to Survive a Marriage 6.4 (Debut)
13.The Young and the Restless 6.2
14.Somerset 6.1
15.Love of Life 6.0
16.The Secret Storm 5.8

1974-1975 Season

1. As the World Turns 10.8
2. Another World 9.7
2. Days of our Lives 9.7
4. Search for Tomorrow 9.4
5. All My Children 9.3
6. The Doctors 9.0
7. Guiding Light 8.5
7. General Hospital 8.5
9. The Young and the Restless 8.4
10. The Edge of Night 7.6
11. One Life to Live 7.4
12. Love of Life 7.0
13. Somerset 6.0
14. How to Survive a Marriage 5.7

1975-1976 Season

1. As the World Turns 9.4
2. Another World 8.9
3. The Young and the Restless 8.6
4. Search for Tomorrow 8.3
4. Days of our Lives 8.3
6. All My Children 8.1
6. Guiding Light 8.1
8. The Doctors 7.3
9. Love of Life 7.2
10. General Hospital 7.1
11. One Life to Live 6.8
12. The Edge of Night 6.7 (Final CBS episode was November 28, 1975; moved to ABC on December 1, 1975)
13. Somerset 5.9
14. Ryan's Hope 5.7 (Debut)

1976-1977 Season

1. As the World Turns 9.9
2. Another World 9.0
3. Guiding Light 8.9
4. The Young and the Restless 8.7
5. Search for Tomorrow 8.6
6. All My Children 8.2
7. Days of our Lives 7.8
8. Ryan's Hope 7.3
8. One Life to Live 7.3
10. General Hospital 7.0
11. The Doctors 6.9
12. Love of Life 6.3
13. The Edge of Night 6.2
14. Somerset 5.2
15. Lovers and Friends 2.9 (Debut)

1977-1978 Season

1. As the World Turns 8.6 (#1 in viewers)
1. Another World 8.6
3. All My Children 8.4
4. Guiding Light 8.0
5. The Young and the Restless 7.8
6. Search for Tomorrow 7.5
7. One Life to Live 7.2
8. Ryan's Hope 7.0
8. General Hospital 7.0
10. Days of our Lives 6.9
11. The Doctors 6.5
12. Love of Life 6.0
13. The Edge of Night 5.2
14. For Richer, For Poorer 3.9 (Debut)

1978-1979 Season HH Ratings

1. All My Children 9.0
2. General Hospital 8.7
3. The Young and the Restless 8.6
4. As the World Turns 8.2
5. Guiding Light 8.1
6. One Life to Live 8.0
7. Search for Tomorrow 7.6
8. Another World 7.5
9. Ryan's Hope 7.2
10. Days of our Lives 6.8
11. The Doctors 6.3
12. Love of Life 5.8
13. The Edge of Night 5.8
14. For Richer, For Poorer 2.1

1970s rankings: #1: As the World Turns; #2: Another World; #3: The Guiding Light

[edit] 1980s

1979-1980 Season (HH Ratings)

1980-1981 Season

1. General Hospital 11.4
2. All My Children 9.1
3. One Life to Live 9.1
4. Guiding Light 8.2
5. As the World Turns 7.9
6. The Young and the Restless 7.8
7. Ryan's Hope 6.7
8. Search for Tomorrow 6.3
9. Days of our Lives 5.6
10. Another World 5.1
11. The Edge of Night 5.0
12. The Doctors 3.8
13. Texas 3.8 (Debut)

1981-1982 Season

1. General Hospital 11.2 (1981: November 16-17: 30 million viewers; Nov. 16-20 HH: 16.0)
2. All My Children 9.4 (November 16-20, 1981 HH: 10.2)
3. One Life to Live 9.3 (November 16-20, 1981 HH: 10.2)
4. Guiding Light 8.0
5. The Young and the Restless 7.4
6. As the World Turns 7.4
7. Ryan's Hope 6.9
8. Search for Tomorrow (final CBS run on March 26, 1982) 6.8
9. Capitol 5.8 (Debut)
10. Days of our Lives 5.5
11. The Edge Of Night 5.0
12. Another World 4.7
13. Texas 3.6
14. Search for Tomorrow (Begins NBC run on March 29, 1982) 3.4
15. The Doctors 3.3

1982-1983 Season

1. General Hospital 9.8
2. All My Children 9.4
3. One Life to Live 8.1
4. The Young and the Restless 8.0
5. As the World Turns 7.6
6. Guiding Light 7.4
7. Capitol 6.0
8. Days of our Lives 5.7
9. Ryan's Hope 5.6
10. Another World 4.8
11. The Edge of Night 3.8
12. Texas 2.7
12. Search for Tomorrow 2.7
14. The Doctors 1.6

1983-1984 Season

1. General Hospital 10.0
2. All My Children 9.1
3. The Young and the Restless 8.8
4. One Life to Live 8.2
5. Guiding Light 8.1
6. As the World Turns 7.9
7. Days of our Lives 7.1
8. Capitol 6.4
9. Another World 5.6
10. Ryan's Hope 5.0
11. Loving 3.9 (Debut)
12. The Edge of Night 3.5
13. Search for Tomorrow 3.2

1984-1985 Season

1. General Hospital 9.1
2. All My Children 8.2
3. The Young and the Restless 8.1
4. Guiding Light 7.5
5. One Life to Live 7.3
6. Days of our Lives 7.1
6. As the World Turns 7.1
8. Capitol 5.8
9. Another World 5.5
10. Loving 4.1
11. Ryan's Hope 3.4
11. Santa Barbara 3.4 (Debut)
13. Search for Tomorrow 3.3
14. The Edge of Night 2.6 (ended run on December 28, 1984)

1985-1986 Season

1. General Hospital 9.2
2. The Young and the Restless 8.3
3. All My Children 8.0
4. One Life to Live 7.8
5. Days of our Lives 7.2
6. Guiding Light 6.8
7. As the World Turns 6.7
8. Capitol 5.1
8. Another World 5.1
10. Loving 4.2
11. Santa Barbara 4.2
12. Ryan's Hope 3.2
13. Search for Tomorrow 2.9

1986-1987 Season

1. General Hospital 8.3
2. The Young and the Restless 8.0
3. One Life to Live 7.2
4. All My Children 7.0
4. Days of our Lives 7.0
4. As the World Turns 7.0
7. Guiding Light 6.3
8. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.6 (Debut)
9. Capitol 5.2
10. Another World 5.1
11. Santa Barbara 4.2
12. Loving 3.9
13. Ryan's Hope 2.7
14. Search for Tomorrow 2.5 (Cancelled by NBC December 26, 1986)

1987-1988 Season

1. General Hospital 8.1 (#1 in viewers)
2. The Young and the Restless 8.1 (#2 in viewers)
3. One Life to Live 7.7
3. All My Children 7.7
5. Days of our Lives 7.1
6. As the World Turns 6.6
7. Guiding Light 6.2
8. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.4
9. Another World 5.1
10. Santa Barbara 4.9
11. Loving 3.5
12. Ryan's Hope 2.8

1988-1989 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 8.1
2. General Hospital 7.5
3. One Life to Live 7.1
4. All My Children 6.7
5. Days of our Lives 6.5
6. As the World Turns 6.4
7. Guiding Light 6.2
8. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.7
9. Another World 5.0
10. Santa Barbara 4.8
11. Loving 3.7
12. Generations 2.7 (Debut)
13. Ryan's Hope 2.4

1980s rankings: #1: General Hospital; #2:All My Children; #3: One Life to Live

[edit] 1990s

1989-1990 Season (1 HH rating = 921,000 Households)

1. The Young and the Restless 8.0 (7.368 million households)
2. General Hospital 7.4 (6.815 million)
3. All My Children 6.5 (5.986 million)
4. One Life to Live 6.3
5. As the World Turns 5.8
6. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.7
7. Days of our Lives 5.4
8. Guiding Light 5.4
9. Another World 4.0
10. Santa Barbara 3.7
11. Loving 3.4
12. Generations 2.6 (2.394 million)

1990-91 Season

1991-1992 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 8.2
2. All My Children 6.8
3. General Hospital 5.8
4. As the World Turns 5.7
5. Guiding Light 5.6
6. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.5
7. One Life to Live 5.4
8. Days of our Lives 5.4
9. Another World 4.1
10. Santa Barbara 3.1
11. Loving 2.8

1992-1993 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 8.4
2. All My Children 7.3
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.9
4. General Hospital 5.8
5. As the World Turns 5.7
6. One Life to Live 5.5
7. Guiding Light 5.4
8. Days of our Lives 4.9
9. Another World 3.2
10. Santa Barbara 3.1
11. Loving 2.8

1993-1994 Season (1 HH rating = 942,000 Homes)

1. The Young and the Restless 8.6 (8.101 million households)
2. All My Children 6.6
3. General Hospital 6.2
4. The Bold and the Beautiful 6.1
5. As the World Turns 5.8
6. One Life to Live 5.6
6. Days of our Lives 5.6
8. Guiding Light 5.4
9. Another World 3.5
10. Loving 2.7

1994-1995 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 7.5 (7.065 million)
2. All My Children 6.1
3. General Hospital 5.6
4. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.5
5. One Life to Live 5.4
6. Days of our Lives 5.3
7. As the World Turns 5.1
8. Guiding Light 4.4
9. Another World 3.1
10. Loving 2.3

1995-1996 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 7.7
2. Days of our Lives 5.8
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.4
4. All My Children 5.3
5. General Hospital 4.7
6. One Life to Live 4.6
7. As the World Turns 4.4
8. Guiding Light 4.0
9. Another World 3.1
10. Loving 2.4
11. The City 2.3 (Debut)

1996-1997 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 7.1
2. Days of our Lives 5.8
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.0
4. General Hospital 4.8
5. All My Children 4.7
6. As the World Turns 4.4
7. One Life to Live 4.0
7. Guiding Light 4.0
9. Another World 3.1
10. Port Charles 2.6 (Debut)
11. The City 2.0
12. Sunset Beach 1.8 (Debut)

1997-1998 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 7.0
2. Days of our Lives 5.9
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.9
4. General Hospital 4.7
5. All My Children 4.2
6. As the World Turns 4.1
7. One Life to Live 3.9
8. Guiding Light 3.8
9. Another World 3.1
10. Port Charles 2.6
11. Sunset Beach 1.9

1998-1999 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 6.9
2. Days of our Lives 5.8
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.7
4. General Hospital 4.6
5. All My Children 3.9
6. As the World Turns 3.8
7. One Life to Live 3.7
8. Guiding Light 3.5
9. Another World 3.0
10. Port Charles 2.4
11. Sunset Beach 2.3
12. Passions 2.2 (Debut)

Number 1 in the 1990s: The Young And The Restless; #2: All My Children; #3: General Hospital

[edit] 2000-present

1999-2000 Season

2000-2001 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 6.7
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.6
3. General Hospital 3.8
4. Days of our Lives 3.6
5. All My Children 3.4
6. As the World Turns 3.3
7. One Life to Live 3.2
8. Guiding Light 3.1
9. Port Charles 2.4
10. Passions 2.3

2001-2002 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 6.3
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.5
3. Days of our Lives 3.9
4. General Hospital 3.7
5. As the World Turns 3.5
6. All My Children 3.3
7. One Life to Live 3.2
8. Guiding Light 3.1
9. Passions 2.3
10. Port Charles 2.3

2002-2003 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 6.1
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.4
3. General Hospital 3.5
4. All My Children 3.1
5. Days of our Lives 3.0
5. One Life to Live 3.0
7. As the World Turns 2.9
8. Guiding Light 2.8
9. Passions 2.1
10. Port Charles 2.0

2003-2004 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 5.8
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.3
3. General Hospital 3.3
4. All My Children 2.9
5. Days of our Lives 2.8
6. One Life to Live 2.7
6. As the World Turns 2.7
8. Guiding Light 2.6
9. Passions 2.0
10. Port Charles 1.9

2004-2005 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 5.5
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.2
3. Days of our Lives 3.3
4. General Hospital 3.2
5. All My Children 2.8
6. One Life to Live 2.7
7. As the World Turns 2.6
8. Guiding Light 2.5
9. Passions 2.0

2005-2006 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 5.2
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3.4
3. General Hospital 2.9
4. Days of our Lives 2.8
5. As the World Turns 2.7
6. All My Children 2.6
7. One Life to Live 2.5
8. Guiding Light 2.4
9. Passions 1.9

2006-2007 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 4.2
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 2.8
3. General Hospital 2.6
4. One Life to Live 2.4
5. All My Children 2.3
6. Days of our Lives 2.2
7. As the World Turns 2.1
8. Guiding Light 2.0
9. Passions 1.7

2007-2008 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 4.0
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 2.8
3. As the World Turns 2.4
4. General Hospital 2.3
5. Days of our Lives 2.2
6. One Life to Live 2.1
7. All My Children 2.0
8. Guiding Light 1.8

2008-2009 Season

1. The Young and the Restless 3.7
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 2.6
3. Days of our Lives 2.2
4. General Hospital 2.1
5. All My Children 2.0
5. One Life to Live 2.0
7. As the World Turns 1.9
8. Guiding Light 1.6

2009-2010 Season November 13, 2009

1. Y&R 4,915,000 (+81,000/+39,000)
2. B&B 3,276,000 (+134,000/-205,000)
3. DAYS 3,055,000 (+189,000/+385,000)
4. GH 2,818,000 (+36,000/-71,000)
5. AMC 2,753,000 (+177,000/+70,000)
6. OLTL 2,692,000 (+242,000/-220,000)
7. ATWT 2,452,000 (-96,000/-83,000)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "Part VI: Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. HarperPaperbacks. pp. 625-642. ISBN 006-101157-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Waggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". Soap Opera Encyclopedia. pp. 626-628.

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[Encyc-0] Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "Part VI: Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. HarperPaperbacks. pp. 625-642. ISBN 006-101157-6.

[1950s_Nielsen-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Waggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". Soap Opera Encyclopedia. pp. 626-628.

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