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. 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 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
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
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
2001–2002 Season
2002–2003 Season
2003–2004 Season
2004–2005 Season
2005–2006 Season
2006–2007 Season
2007–2008 Season
2008–2009 Season
2000s Rankings: #1: "The Young and the Restless"; #2: "The Bold and the Beautiful"; #3: "General Hospital"
2010s.
2009–2010 Season
2010–2011 Season
2011–2012 Season
2012–2013 Season
2013–2014 Season
2014–2015 Season
2015–2016 Season
2016–2017 Season
2017–2018 Season
2018–2019 Season
2020s.
2019–2020 Season
2020–2021 Season
2021–2022 Season
2022–2023 Season
2023–2024 Season
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