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s from 1950 to the present, as compiled by

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. The numbers provided represent the percentage of TV households in the United States watching that particular show in a year. Ratings beginning with the 2013-14 television season count Live+Same Day households as opposed to Live+7 Days. 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.

1950s

1950–1951 SeasonWaggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". ''Soap Opera Encyclopedia''. pp. 626-628. * 1. ''

Hawkins Falls ''Hawkins Falls, Population 6200'' is an American television soap opera that was broadcast in the 1950s, live from Chicago. Though it was not the first original (non-radio-derived) soap opera on American TV, it was the first to be successful, run ...

'' 13.7 * 2. ''

The First Hundred Years ''The First Hundred Years'' is the first ongoing TV soap opera in the United States that began as a daytime serial, airing on CBS from December 4, 1950 until June 27, 1952. A previous daytime drama on NBC, '' These Are My Children'', aired in 19 ...

'' 10.5 * 3. ''

Miss Susan ''Miss Susan'' is a daytime drama which aired on NBC from March 12 to December 28, 1951. The main writer was William Kendall Clarke. The show, originating from Philadelphia and later retitled ''Martinsville, U.S.A.'', aired for 15 minutes at 3:0 ...

'' 9.8 1951–1952 Season * 1. ''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show fo ...

'' 14.1 * 2. ''

Love of Life ''Love of Life'' is an American soap opera televised on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation ''Search for Tomorrow'' premiered three weeks before ''Love of Life''; he created ''Th ...

'' 13.9 * 3. ''Hawkins Falls'' 13.7 (Debuted on primetime the previous year) * 4. ''

The Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' 9.2 (TV Debut: June 30, 1952; had been on radio since January 25, 1937) * 5. ''The First Hundred Years'' 7.1 * 6. '' The Egg and I'' 6.8 * 7. ''Fairmeadows USA'' 5.7 * 8. ''Miss Susan'' 4.8 1952–1953 Season * 1. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 16.1 (Current record for daytime soap ratings) * 2. ''Love of Life'' 15.1 * 3. ''Hawkins Falls'' 13.7 * 4. ''The Guiding Light'' 11.3 1953–1954 Season * 1. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 15.8 * 2. ''The Guiding Light'' 14.4 * 3. ''Love of Life'' 14.0 * 4. ''Hawkins Falls'' 11.7 * 5. ''

Valiant Lady ''Valiant Lady'' is an American soap opera which ran daily on CBS radio and television from October 12, 1953, to August 16, 1957, at 12:00 PM (EST). The show's title was taken from a 1930s radio soap opera about a young woman struggling through ...

'' 10.2 (Debut: October 12, 1953) * 6. ''The Brighter Day'' 8.4 (Debut: January 4, 1954) * 7. ''The Secret Storm'' 8.1 (Debut: February 1, 1954) * 8. ''

Woman with a Past ''Woman with a Past'' is an American daytime soap opera that aired on CBS from February 1, 1954, to July 2, 1954. The sustaining program originated at WCBS-TV and replaced ''Action in the Afternoon'' in the CBS schedule. Synopsis The soap focuse ...

'' 7.5 (Debut: February 1, 1954) * 9. '' Portia Faces Life'' 7.1 * 10. ''The Bennetts'' 6.1 1954–1955 Season * 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 * 5. ''Modern Romances'' 8.5 * 7. ''

The Brighter Day ''The Brighter Day'' is an American daytime soap opera which aired on CBS from January 4, 1954, to September 28, 1962. Originally created for NBC Radio by Irna Phillips in 1948, the radio and television versions ran simultaneously from 1954&nda ...

'' 8.4 * 8. ''Hawkins Falls'' 7.7 * 8. ''One Man’s Family'' 7.1 * 9. '' Concerning Miss Marlowe'' 7.0 * 10. ''

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'' 6.8 * 11. ''Way of the World'' 6.3 * 12. ''Portia Faces Life'' 5.9 * 13. ''The Seeking Heart'' 5.4 * 14. ''The Road of Life'' 4.7 * 15. ''Three Steps to Heaven'' 4.0 * 16. ''

Golden Windows ''Golden Windows'' is a daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1954 to April 1, 1955 from 3:15 to 3:30 PM/ET. The program was sponsored by Procter & Gamble, for Cheer. Synopsis The series tells the story of Juliet Goodwin (played by ...

'' 3.9 * 17. ''The Greatest Gift (TV series)'' 3.2 1955–1956 Season * 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 * 7. ''Modern Romances'' 9.0 * 8. ''First Love'' 6.5 * 9. ''Date with Life'' 5.9 * 10. ''Way of the World'' 5.2 1956–1957 Season * 1. ''The Guiding Light'' 11.4 * 2. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 11.0 * 3. ''The Secret Storm'' 10.0 * 4. ''

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that netwo ...

'' 9.7 (Debut: April 2, 1956) * 5. ''The Brighter Day'' 9.2 * 6. ''Love of Life'' 9.1 * 7. ''Modern Romances'' 9.0 * 8. ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...

'' 8.4 (Debut: April 2, 1956) * 9. ''Valiant Lady'' 7.0 1957–1958 Season * 1. ''The Guiding Light'' 10.1 * 2. ''As the World Turns'' 9.9 * 3. ''The Verdict is Yours'' 9.9 * 4. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 9.8 * 5. ''The Secret Storm'' 9.7 * 5. ''The Edge of Night'' 9.7 * 7. ''The Brighter Day'' 9.3 * 8. ''

From These Roots ''From These Roots'' is an American soap opera that aired from June 30, 1958, to December 29, 1961. It was created and written by Frank Provo and John Pickard. The show was seen on NBC. Storyline Actress Ann Flood starred as Elizabeth "Liz" F ...

'' 9.0 (Debut: June 30, 1958) * 9. ''Modern Romances'' 8.1 * 10. ''Love of Life'' 7.9 * 11. ''Kitty Foyle'' 5.1 * 12. ''Hotel Cosmopolitan'' 4.7 1958–1959 Season * 1. ''As the World Turns'' 9.8 * 1. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 9.8 * 3. ''The Guiding Light'' 9.7 * 4. ''The Verdict is Yours'' 8.7 * 5. ''The Secret Storm'' 8.6 * 5. ''The Edge of Night'' 8.6 * 7. ''The Brighter Day'' 8.2 * 8. ''Love of Life'' 7.5 * 9. ''From These Roots'' 7.3 * 10. ''

Young Doctor Malone ''Young Doctor Malone'' (a.k.a. ''Young Dr. Malone'') is an American soap opera, created by Irna Phillips, which had a long run on radio and television from 1939 to 1963. The producer was Betty Corday (1912–1987), who also produced ''Pepper You ...

'' 6.9 (TV Debut: December 29, 1958; had been on radio since 1939) * 11. ''Today is Ours'' 5.2 1950s Rankings: #1: ''Search for Tomorrow''; #2: ''The Guiding Light''; #3: ''Love of Life''

1960s

1959–1960 Season * 1. ''As the World Turns'' 9.9 * 2. ''The Guiding Light'' 9.6 * 3. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 9.5 * 3. ''The Edge of Night'' 9.5 * 5. ''The Secret Storm'' 8.9 * 6. ''The Verdict is Yours'' 8.6 * 7. ''The Brighter Day'' 8.2 * 8. ''Love of Life'' 8.0 * 9. ''Young Doctor Malone'' 7.0 * 10. ''From These Roots'' 6.3 * 11. ''For Better or Worse'' 5.5 1960–1961 Season * 1. ''As the World Turns'' 10.4 * 2. ''The Guiding Light'' 9.9 * 3. ''The Edge of Night'' 9.4 * 3. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 9.4 * 5. ''The Secret Storm'' 9.1 * 6. ''The Verdict is Yours'' 8.0 * 7. ''The Brighter Day'' 7.9 * 8. ''Love of Life'' 7.5 * 9. ''Young Doctor Malone'' 6.6 * 10. ''From These Roots'' 5.9 * 11. ''

The Clear Horizon ''The Clear Horizon'' is an American soap opera which ran on CBS Daytime from July 11, 1960 to March 10, 1961 and February 26 to June 15, 1962. Manya Starr created the program and was its head writer. Premise ''The Clear Horizon'' (titled ''The Ar ...

'' 4.8 (Debut: July 11, 1960; aired through March 10, 1961) * 12. ''Road to Reality'' 2.4 * 13. '' Full Circle'' 1.3 (Debut: June 27, 1960; ended March 10, 1961) 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. ''The Verdict is Yours'' 7.5 * 7. ''Love of Life'' 7.4 * 8. ''The Brighter Day'' 6.9 * 9. ''Young Doctor Malone'' 6.1 * 10. ''

Our Five Daughters ''Our Five Daughters'' is a daytime soap opera that ran on NBC from January 2 to September 28, 1962. The show was written by Leonard Stadd and directed by Paul Lammers, and aired for a half-hour, five days a week, at 3:30 PM EST, right after ' ...

'' 5.9 (Debut: January 2, 1962) * 11. ''From These Roots'' 5.6 (Final Season; ended December 29, 1961) * 12. ''The Clear Horizon'' 3.5 (Return/Final Season; aired February 26-June 11, 1962) 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 (Final Season; ended September 28, 1962) * 7. ''Young Doctor Malone'' 5.5 (Final Season; ended March 29, 1963) * 9. ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest-running American soap opera in production, and the second in American history after '' ...

'' 3.9 (Debut: April 1, 1963) * 10. ''The Brighter Day'' 3.7 (Final Season; ended September 28, 1962) * 11. '' The Doctors'' 3.4 (Debut: April 1, 1963) * 12. ''

Ben Jerrod ''Ben Jerrod'' is an American serial which ran from April 1, 1963 to June 28, 1963. The series is most notable for being the first daytime drama to be regularly televised in color. Michael M. Ryan played the show's title character. The cast also ...

'' 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: May 4, 1964) 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 ''The Young Marrieds'' is an American daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from October 5, 1964 to March 25, 1966. The program was created by James Elward and written by Elward with Frances Rickett. Authors John Pascal and Francine Pascal al ...

'' 4.4 (Debut: October 5, 1964) * 12. ''

A Flame in the Wind ''A Flame in the Wind'' (renamed ''A Time for Us'' in 1965) is an American soap opera that aired on ABC Daytime from December 28, 1964, to December 16, 1966. It was created by Raphael Hayes, co-author of the Cannes Film Festival winner '' One Pota ...

'' 2.8 (Debut: December 28, 1964; also Final Season) 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 ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' 5.3 (Debut: November 8, 1965) * 11. ''The Young Marrieds'' 4.7 (Final Season; ended March 25, 1966) * 12. ''Moment of Truth'' 4.3 (Final Season) * 13. ''

Dark Shadows ''Dark Shadows'' is an American gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinspo ...

'' 4.1 (Debut: June 27, 1966) * 13. ''

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'' 4.1 (Debut/Final Season: September 27, 1965 to July 1, 1966) * 13. '' Paradise Bay'' 4.1 (Debut/Final Season: September 27, 1965 to July 1, 1966) * 16. '' The Nurses'' 3.9 (Debut: September 27, 1965) * 16. '' Never Too Young'' 3.9 (Debut/Final Season: September 27, 1965 to June 24, 1966) * 17. ''Confidential for Women'' 3.4 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 (Final Season; ended March 31, 1967) * 12. ''Dark Shadows'' 4.3 * 13. '' A Time For Us'' 4.0 (Debut/Final Season; ended December 16, 1966) 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: September 18, 1967) * 12. ''Dark Shadows'' 7.3 * 13. ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' 5.3 (Debut: July 15, 1968) 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'' 6.4 * 14. '' Hidden Faces'' 3.3 (Debut/Final Season: December 30, 1968 to June 27, 1969) 1960s Rankings: #1: ''As the World Turns''; #2: ''The Guiding Light''; #3: ''Search for Tomorrow''

1970s

1969–1970 Season * 1. ''As the World Turns'' 13.6 * 2. ''The Edge of Night'' 10.8 * 3. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 10.0 * 4. ''The Guiding Light'' 9.8 * 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 * 8. ''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: September 8, 1969) * 14. ''One Life to Live'' 6.7 * 15. ''

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of ''Another World'') 5.7 (Debut: March 30, 1970) * 16. ''

Bright Promise ''Bright Promise'' is an American daytime soap opera that ran on NBC from September 29, 1969 to March 31, 1972. Synopsis The show revolved around students and faculty at the fictional Bancroft College, located in the community of Bancroft, somew ...

'' 5.2 (Debut: September 29, 1969) * 17. ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...

'' 4.4 (Debut: January 5, 1970) * 18. '' A World Apart'' 2.8 (Debut: March 30, 1970) * 19. '' The Best of Everything'' 1.8 (Debut: March 30, 1970/Final Season; ended September 25, 1970) 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'' 9.5/32 share * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 9.5/32 share * 6. ''General Hospital'' 9.5/31 share * 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. ''Where the Heart Is'' 7.0/27 share * 13. ''Somerset'' 7.0/22 share * 14. ''Bright Promise'' 6.8 * 15. ''One Life to Live'' 6.5 * 16. ''Dark Shadows'' 5.3 (Final Season; ended April 2, 1971) * 17. ''All My Children'' 4.8 * 18. ''A World Apart'' 3.4 (Final Season; ended June 25, 1971) 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'' 8.8 * 8. ''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 ''Return to Peyton Place'' is a 1959 novel by Grace Metalious, a sequel to her best-selling 1956 novel '' Peyton Place''. Plot summary After the phenomenal success of her first novel, Metalious hastily penned a sequel centering on the life and ...

'' 7.4 (Debut: April 3, 1972) * 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 (Final Season; ended March 31, 1972) * 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'' 9.7/33 share * 4. ''General Hospital'' 9.7/31 share * 5. ''The Doctors'' 9.3 * 6. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 8.6 * 7. ''One Life to Live'' 8.3 * 8. ''All My Children'' 8.2/28 share * 9. ''The Guiding Light'' 8.2/27 share * 10. ''The Edge of Night'' 7.9 * 11. ''The Secret Storm'' 7.3 * 12. ''Love of Life'' 7.2 * 12. ''Return to Peyton Place'' 7.2 * 14. ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'' 7.1 (Final Season; ended March 23, 1973) * 15. ''Somerset'' 6.8 * 16. ''Where the Heart Is'' 6.4 (Final Season; ended March 23, 1973) * 17. ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' 5.0 (Debut: March 26, 1973) 1973–1974 Season * 1. ''As the World Turns'' 9.7/33 share * 2. ''Another World'' 9.7/32 share * 2. ''Days of Our Lives'' 9.7/32 share * 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 (Final Season; ended January 4, 1974) * 12. ''

How to Survive a Marriage ''How to Survive a Marriage'' is an American soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 18, 1975. The serial was created by Anne Howard Bailey, with much input from then-NBC Vice President Lin Bolen. The ...

'' 6.4 (Debut: January 7, 1974) * 13. ''The Young and the Restless'' 6.2 * 14. ''Somerset'' 6.1 * 15. ''Love of Life'' 6.0 * 16. ''The Secret Storm'' 5.8 (Final Season; ended February 8, 1974) 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. ''The Guiding Light'' 8.5/29 share * 8. ''General Hospital'' 8.5/27 share * 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 (Final Season; ended April 17, 1975) 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'' 8.1/31 share * 7. ''Guiding Light'' 8.1/30 share * 8. ''The Doctors'' 7.3 * 9. ''Love of Life'' 7.3 * 10. ''General Hospital'' 7.2 * 11. ''One Life to Live'' 7.1 * 12. ''The Edge of Night'' 6.7 (moved from CBS to ABC on December 1, 1975) * 13. ''Somerset'' 5.9 * 14. ''

Ryan's Hope ''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in ...

'' 5.7 (Debut: July 7, 1975) 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'' 7.3/27 share * 9. ''One Life to Live'' 7.3/26 share * 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 (Final Season; ended December 31, 1976) * 15. ''

Lovers and Friends ''Lovers and Friends'' is an American soap opera that aired on NBC from January 3 to May 6, 1977. When the show didn't catch on immediately, NBC put the show on hiatus for seven months, and then brought it back on December 6, 1977 as a retooled s ...

'' 2.9 (Debut: January 3, 1977/Final Season; ended May 6, 1977) 1977–1978 Season * 1. ''As the World Turns'' 8.6/31 share * 2. ''Another World'' 8.6/28 share * 3. ''All My Children'' 8.4/31 share * 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'' 7.0/28 share * 9. ''General Hospital'' 7.0/23 share * 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'' (retooled ''Lovers and Friends'') 3.9 (Debut: December 6, 1977) 1978–1979 Season * 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 * 12. ''The Edge of Night'' 5.8 * 14. ''For Richer, For Poorer'' 2.1 (Final Season; ended September 29, 1978) 1970s Rankings: #1: ''As the World Turns''; #2: ''Another World''; #3: ''Days of Our Lives''

1980s

1979–1980 Season * 1. ''General Hospital'' 9.9 * 2. ''All My Children'' 9.2 * 3. ''The Young and the Restless'' 8.8 * 4. ''One Life to Live'' 8.7 * 5. ''Guiding Light'' 8.3 * 6. ''As the World Turns'' 7.9 * 7. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 7.6 * 8. ''Another World'' 7.1 * 9. ''Ryan's Hope'' 7.0 * 10. ''Days of Our Lives'' 6.6 * 11. ''The Doctors'' 6.1 * 12. ''The Edge of Night'' 5.3 * 13. ''Love of Life'' 3.5 (Final Season; ended February 1, 1980) 1980–1981 Season * 1. ''General Hospital'' 11.4 * 2. ''All My Children'' 9.1/33 share * 3. ''One Life to Live'' 9.1/32 share * 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 * 12.''

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'' (spin-off of ''Another World'') 3.8 (Debuted August 4, 1980) 1981–1982 Season * 1. ''General Hospital'' 11.2 * 2. ''All My Children'' 9.4 * 3. ''One Life to Live'' 9.3 * 4. ''Guiding Light'' 8.0 * 5. ''The Young and the Restless'' 7.4 * 5. ''As the World Turns'' 7.4 * 7. ''Ryan's Hope'' 6.9 * 8. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 6.8 (CBS, ended March 26, 1982) * 9. ''

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'' 5.8 (Debuted March 29, 1982) * 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'' 3.4 (NBC, debuted March 29, 1982) * 15. ''The Doctors'' 3.3 1982–1983 Season * 1. ''General Hospital'' 9.8 * 2. ''All My Children'' 9.4 * 3. ''One Life to Live'' 9.1 * 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 (Final Season; ended December 31, 1982) * 12. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 2.7 * 14. ''The Doctors'' 1.6 (Final Season; ended December 31, 1982) 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. ''

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'' 3.9 (Debuted June 26, 1983) * 12. ''The Edge of Night'' 3.5 * 13. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 3.2 * 14. '' Santa Barbara'' 3.1 (Debuted July 30, 1984) 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 * 13. ''Search for Tomorrow'' 3.3 * 14. ''The Edge of Night'' 2.6 (Final Season; ended 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 * 10. ''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 (Overall 50th Anniversary Season, Radio and Television) * 8. ''

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'' 5.6 (Debuted March 23, 1987) * 9. ''Capitol'' 5.2 (Final Season; ended March 20, 1987) * 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 (Final Season; ended December 26, 1986) 1987–1988 Season * 1. ''General Hospital'' 8.7 * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 8.7 * 3. ''All My Children'' 7.7 * 3. ''One Life to Live'' 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'' 6.9 * 4. ''All My Children'' 6.7 (1:30-2:00 PM: 6.9) * 5. ''Days of Our Lives'' 6.5 (1:30-2:00 PM: 6.7) * 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. ''

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'' 2.7 (Debuted March 27, 1989) * 13. ''Ryan's Hope'' 2.4 (Final Season; ended January 13, 1989) 1980s Rankings: #1: ''General Hospital''; #2: ''All My Children''; #3: ''The Young and the Restless'', #4: ''One Life to Live''

1990s

1989–1990 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 8.0 * 2. ''General Hospital'' 7.4 * 3. ''All My Children'' 6.5 * 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 * 7. ''Guiding Light'' 5.4 * 9. ''Another World'' 4.0 * 10. ''Santa Barbara'' 3.7 * 11. ''Loving'' 3.4 * 12. ''Generations'' 2.6 1990–1991 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 8.1 * 2. ''General Hospital'' 6.7 * 3. ''All My Children'' 6.3 * 4. ''As the World Turns'' 5.9 * 5. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 5.7 * 6. ''One Life to Live'' 5.3 * 7. ''Days of Our Lives'' 5.2 * 7. ''Guiding Light'' 5.2 * 9. ''Another World'' 3.8 * 10. ''Santa Barbara'' 3.2 * 11. ''Loving'' 3.0 * 12. ''Generations'' 2.4 (Final Season; ended January 25, 1991) 1991–1992 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 8.2 * 2. ''All My Children'' 6.8 * 3. ''As the World Turns'' 5.8 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 5.8 * 5. ''Guiding Light'' 5.6 * 6. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 5.5 * 7. ''One Life to Live'' 5.4 * 7. ''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'' 4.2 * 10. ''Santa Barbara'' 3.1 (Final Season; ended January 15, 1993) * 11. ''Loving'' 2.8 1993–1994 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 8.6 * 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 * 7. ''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 * 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'' 7.6 * 2. ''Days of Our Lives'' 5.8 * 3. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 5.3 * 4. ''All My Children'' 5.2 * 5. ''General Hospital'' 5.0 * 6. ''As the World Turns'' 4.5 * 6. ''One Life To Live'' 4.5 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 4.0 * 9. ''Another World'' 3.1 * 10. ''Loving'' 2.5 (Final Season; ended November 10, 1995, replaced by spin-off ''The City'') * 11. '' The City'' (

of ''Loving'') 2.2 (Debuted November 13, 1995) 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. ''Guiding Light'' 4.0 * 7. ''One Life to Live'' 4.0 * 9. ''Another World'' 3.1 * 10. ''

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'' (spin-off of ''General Hospital'') 2.6 (First Season; debuted June 2, 1997, primetime pilot aired June 1, 1997) * 11. ''The City'' 2.0 (Final Season; ended March 28, 1997) * 12. '' Sunset Beach'' 1.8 (First Season; debuted January 6, 1997) 1997–1998 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 6.8 * 2. ''Days of Our Lives'' 5.1 * 3. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 4.8 * 4. ''General Hospital'' 4.6 * 5. ''All My Children'' 4.2 * 6. ''As the World Turns'' 4.1 * 7. ''Guiding Light'' 4.0 * 7. ''One Life To Live'' 4.0 * 9. ''Another World'' 2.6 * 10. ''Port Charles'' 2.1 * 11. ''Sunset Beach'' 1.8 1998–1999 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 6.9 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 4.8 * 3. ''Days of Our Lives'' 4.7 * 4. ''General Hospital'' 4.4 * 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'' 2.4 (Final Season; ended June 25, 1999) * 10. ''Port Charles'' 2.2 * 11. ''

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'' 1.9 (First Season; debuted July 5, 1999) * 12. ''Sunset Beach'' 1.7 1990s Rankings: #1: ''The Young and the Restless''; #2: ''All My Children''; #3: ''General Hospital''

2000s

1999–2000 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 6.8 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 5.1 * 3. ''Days of Our Lives'' 4.2 * 4. ''General Hospital'' 4.0 * 5. ''All My Children'' 3.9 * 6. ''As the World Turns'' 3.8 * 7. ''One Life to Live'' 3.7 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 3.6 * 9. ''Port Charles'' 2.4 * 10. ''Passions'' 2.2 * 11. ''Sunset Beach'' 1.4 (Final Season; ended December 31, 1999) 2000–2001 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 5.8 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 4.4 * 3. ''Days of Our Lives'' 3.8 * 4. ''General Hospital'' 3.7 * 4. ''One Life To Live'' 3.7 * 5. ''As The World Turns'' 3.6 * 6. ''All My Children'' 3.4 * 6. ''Guiding Light'' 3.4 * 9. ''Passions'' 2.2 * 10. ''Port Charles'' 1.9 2001–2002 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 5.0 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 3.9 * 3. ''Days of Our Lives'' 3.6 * 4. ''General Hospital'' 3.4 * 5. ''As the World Turns'' 3.3 * 5. ''All My Children'' 3.3 * 7. ''One Life to Live'' 3.2 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 3.0 (50th Anniversary Season — Television only) * 9. ''Passions'' 2.1 * 10. ''Port Charles'' 1.8 2002–2003 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 4.7 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 3.7 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 3.5 * 4. ''As The World Turns'' 3.1 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 3.1 * 6. ''All My Children'' 3.0 * 6. ''One Life To Live'' 3.0 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 2.6 * 9. ''Passions'' 2.0 * 10. ''Port Charles'' 1.7 (Final Season; ended October 3, 2003; most affiliates stopped carrying after September 12, 2003) 2003–2004 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 4.4 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 3.3 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 3.2 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 3.1 * 5. ''All My Children'' 2.9 * 5. ''As the World Turns'' 2.9 * 7. ''One Life to Live'' 2.8 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 2.4 * 9. ''Passions'' 2.0 2004–2005 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 4.2 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 3.2 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.9 * 4. ''All My Children'' 2.8 * 5. ''One Life To Live'' 2.7 * 5. ''As the World Turns'' 2.7 * 5. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.7 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 2.3 * 9. ''Passions'' 1.9 2005–2006 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 4.2 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 3.2 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.7 * 4. ''As the World Turns'' 2.6 (50th Anniversary Season) * 4. ''One Life to Live'' 2.6 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.6 * 4. ''All My Children'' 2.6 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 2.2 * 9. ''Passions'' 1.6 2006–2007 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 4.2 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 3.0 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.7 * 4. ''All My Children'' 2.4 * 4. ''One Life to Live'' 2.4 * 6. ''As The World Turns'' 2.3 * 6. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.3 * 8. ''Guiding Light'' 2.1 * 9. ''Passions'' 1.5 (Second-to-last season; last episode broadcast on NBC on September 7, 2007; moved to

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on September 17, and ended on August 7, 2008) 2007–2008 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.9 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.8 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.4 * 4. ''As The World Turns'' 2.2 * 5. ''One Life To Live'' 2.1 * 5. ''All My Children'' 2.1 * 5. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.1 * 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 (Final Season; ended September 18, 2009) 2000s Rankings: #1: ''The Young and the Restless''; #2: ''The Bold and the Beautiful''; #3: ''General Hospital''

2010s

2009–2010 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.7 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.4 * 3. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.2 * 4. ''General Hospital'' 2.1 * 5. ''All My Children'' 2.0 * 6. ''One Life to Live'' 1.9 * 7. ''As the World Turns'' 1.8 (Final Season; ended September 17, 2010) 2010–2011 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.6 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.2 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.1 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.0 * 5. ''One Life to Live'' 2.0 * 6. ''All My Children'' 1.9 (Final Season; ended September 23, 2011) 2011–2012 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.5 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.4 * 3. ''One Life to Live'' 2.1 (Final Season; ended January 13, 2012) * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.0 * 5. ''General Hospital'' 2.0 2012–2013 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.6 (40th Anniversary Season) * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.6 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.2 (50th Anniversary Season) * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 2.1 2013–2014 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.4 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.6 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.2 * 4. ''All My Children'' 2.1 (TOLN Debut/Final Season) * 5. ''One Life To Live'' 2.0 (TOLN Debut/Final Season) * 6. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.9 2014–2015 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.5 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.7 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.1 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.8 2015–2016 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.4 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.7 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 2.1 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.8 (50th Anniversary Season) 2016–2017 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 3.2 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.6 (30th Anniversary Season) * 3. ''General Hospital'' 1.9 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.6 2017–2018 Season * 1. The Young and the Restless 3.1 (45th Anniversary Season) * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.5 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 1.8 (55th Anniversary Season) * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.6 2018–2019 Season * 1. The Young and the Restless 3.0 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.4 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 1.7 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.6

2020s

2019–2020 Season * 1. The Young and the Restless 2.6 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.2 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 1.6 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.4 2020–2021 Season * 1. The Young and the Restless 2.3 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.0 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 1.5 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.2 2021–2022 Season * 1. The Young and the Restless 2.3 * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 2.0 (35th Anniversary Season) * 3. ''General Hospital'' 1.5 * 4. ''Days of Our Lives'' 1.2 (Final season on

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September 12, 2022) 2022–2023 Season * 1. ''The Young and the Restless'' 2.2 (50th Anniversary Season) * 2. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' 1.9 * 3. ''General Hospital'' 1.5

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