1950s
1950–1951 Season
- 1. Hawkins Falls 13.7
- 2. The First Hundred Years 10.5
- 3. Miss Susan
1951–1952 Season
- 1. Search for Tomorrow” 14.1
- 2. Love Of Life 13.9
- 3. Hawkins Falls 13.7
- 4. The Guiding Light 9.2
- 5. The First Hundred Years 7.1
- 6. The Egg and I
- 7. Fairmeadows USA
- 8. Miss Susan
1952–1953 Season
- 1. Search for Tomorrow 16.1 (Debuted in 1951)
- 2. Love of Life 15.1 (Debuted in 1951)
- 3. Hawkins Falls 13.7 (Debuted on daytime in 1951; debuted on primetime the previous year)
- 4. The Guiding Light 11.3 (TV Debut; had been on radio since 1937)
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 10.2 (Debut: October 12, 1953)
- 6. The Secret Storm 8.1
- 7. Woman With a Past
- 8. Portia Faces Life
- 9. The Bennetts
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 (Debut: February 1, 1954)
- 5. Modern Romances 8.5
- 6. The Brighter Day 8.4 (Debut: January 4, 1954)
- 7. The Brighter Day 8.4
- 8. Hawkins Falls 7.7
- 8. One Man’s Family 7.1
- 9. Concerning Miss Marlowe 7.0
- 10. First Love 6.8
- 11. Way of the World
- 12. Portia Faces Life
- 13. The Seeking Heart
- 14. The Road of Life
- 15. Three Steps to Heaven
- 16. Golden Windows
- 17. The Greatest Gift
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
- 10. Way of the World
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 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 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
- 6. The Brighter Day 9.3
- 7. The Edge Of Night 9.0
- 8. From These Roots 9.0
- 9. Modern Romances 8.1
- 10. Love of Life 7.9
- 11. Kitty Foyle
- 12. Hotel Cosmopolitan
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 (TV Debut: December 29, 1958; had been on radio since 1939)
- 11. Today is Ours
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