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The following is a list of television Nielsen ratings and rankings for American daytime soap operas from 1950 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] 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.
1950–1951 Season [2]
1951–1952 Season [2]
1952–1953 Season [2]
1953–1954 Season [2]
1954–1955 Season [2]
1955–1956 Season [2]
1956–1957 Season [2]
1957–1958 Season [2]
1958–1959 Season [2]
1950s Rankings: #1: Search for Tomorrow; #2: The Guiding Light; #3: Love of Life
1959–1960 Season
1960–1961 Season
1961–1962 Season
1962–1963 Season
1963–1964 Season
1964–1965 Season
1965–1966 Season
1966–1967 Season
1967–1968 Season
1968–1969 Season
1960s Rankings: #1: As the World Turns; #2: The Guiding Light; #3: Search for Tomorrow
1969–1970 Season
1970–1971 Season
1971–1972 Season
1972–1973 Season
1973–1974 Season
1974–1975 Season
1975–1976 Season
1976–1977 Season
1977–1978 Season
1978–1979 Season
1970s Rankings: #1: As the World Turns; #2: Another World; #3: Days of Our Lives
1979–1980 Season
1980–1981 Season
1981–1982 Season
1982–1983 Season
1983–1984 Season
1984–1985 Season
1985–1986 Season
1986–1987 Season
1987–1988 Season
1988–1989 Season
1980s Rankings: #1: General Hospital; #2: All My Children; #3: The Young and the Restless, #4: One Life to Live
1989–1990 Season
1990–1991 Season
1991–1992 Season
1992–1993 Season
1993–1994 Season
1994–1995 Season
1995–1996 Season
1996–1997 Season
1997–1998 Season [3]
1998–1999 Season
1990s Rankings: #1: The Young and the Restless; #2: All My Children; #3: General Hospital
1999–2000 Season
2000–2001 Season [4]
2001–2002 Season [5]
2002–2003 Season [6]
2003–2004 Season [8]
2004–2005 Season [9]
2005–2006 Season [10]
2006–2007 Season [11]
2007–2008 Season [12]
2008–2009 Season [13]
2000s Rankings: #1: The Young and the Restless; #2: The Bold and the Beautiful; #3: General Hospital
2009–2010 Season [14]
2010–2011 Season [15]
2012–2013 Season [18]
2014–2015 Season [21]
2015–2016 Season [22]
2016–2017 Season [23]
2017–2018 Season
2018–2019 Season
2019–2020 Season [24]
2020–2021 Season [25]
2021–2022 Season [26]
2022–2023 Season [27]
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