List of American daytime soap opera ratings

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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.

Contents

1950s

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

1960s

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

1970s

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

1980s

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

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010s

2009–2010 Season [14]

2010–2011 Season [15]

2011–2012 Season [16] [17]

2012–2013 Season [18]

2013–2014 Season [19] [20]

2014–2015 Season [21]

2015–2016 Season [22]

2016–2017 Season [23]

2017–2018 Season

2018–2019 Season

2020s

2019–2020 Season [24]

2020–2021 Season [25]

2021–2022 Season [26]

2022–2023 Season [27]

2023–2024 Season [28]

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