List of US daytime soap opera ratings

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. The numbers provided represent the percentage of TV households in the United States watching that particular show in a year. 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

1951–1952 Season

1952–1953 Season

1953–1954 Season

1954–1955 Season

1955–1956 Season

1956–1957 Season

1957–1958 Season

1958–1959 Season

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: The Guiding Light

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: 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

1998–1999 Season

1990s Rankings: #1: The Young and the Restless; #2: All My Children; #3: General Hospital

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