List of US Daytime Soap Opera Ratings - 1970s

1970s

1969–1970 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 13.6
  • 2. The Edge of Night 10.8
  • 3. Search for Tomorrow 10.0
  • 4. Another World 9.6
  • 5. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 9.5
  • 6. The Guiding Light 8.9
  • 7. Days of our Lives 8.8
  • 8. The Doctors 8.6
  • 8. The Secret Storm 8.6
  • 10. General Hospital 8.5
  • 11. Love of Life 8.0
  • 12. Dark Shadows 7.3
  • 13. Where the Heart Is 7.0 (Debut)
  • 14. One Life to Live 6.7
  • 15. Somerset (spin-off of Another World) 5.7 (Debut)
  • 16. Bright Promise 5.2 (Debut)
  • 17. All My Children 4.4 (Debut)
  • 18. A World Apart 2.8 (Debut)
  • 19. The Best of Everything 1.8 (Debut/Final Season)

1970–1971 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 12.4
  • 2. The Edge of Night 10.1
  • 3. The Guiding Light 9.7
  • 4. Another World 9.5
  • 4. Days of our Lives 9.5
  • 4. General Hospital 9.5
  • 7. The Doctors 9.4
  • 8. Search for Tomorrow 9.3
  • 9. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 9.2
  • 10. The Secret Storm 8.0
  • 11. Love of Life 7.9
  • 12. Somerset 7.0
  • 12. Where the Heart Is 7.0
  • 14. Bright Promise 6.8
  • 15. One Life to Live 6.5
  • 16. Dark Shadows 5.3 (Final Season; ended April 2, 1971)
  • 17. All My Children 4.8
  • 18. A World Apart 3.4 (Final Season)

1971–1972 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 11.1
  • 2. General Hospital 10.4
  • 3. Days of our Lives 9.9
  • 4. The Edge of Night 9.5
  • 5. The Doctors 9.3
  • 6. Another World 9.1
  • 7. Search for Tomorrow 8.6
  • 7. The Guiding Light 8.6
  • 9. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 8.0
  • 10. Love of Life 7.4
  • 10. Return to Peyton Place 7.4 (Debut)
  • 10. The Secret Storm 7.4
  • 13. One Life to Live 7.3
  • 14. Somerset 6.5
  • 15. Where the Heart Is 6.3
  • 16. Bright Promise 6.1 (Debut)
  • 17. All My Children 5.7

1972–1973 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 10.6
  • 2. Days of our Lives 9.9
  • 3. Another World 9.7
  • 3. General Hospital 9.7
  • 5. The Doctors 9.3
  • 6. Search for Tomorrow 8.6
  • 7. One Life to Live 8.3
  • 8. All My Children 8.2
  • 8. The Guiding Light 8.2
  • 10. The Edge of Night 7.9
  • 11. The Secret Storm 7.3
  • 12. Love of Life 7.2
  • 12. Return to Peyton Place 7.2
  • 14. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 7.1 (Final Season; ended March 23, 1973)
  • 15. Somerset 6.8
  • 16. Where the Heart Is 6.4 (Final Season)
  • 17. The Young and the Restless 5.0 (Debut)

1973–1974 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 9.7
  • 1. Days of our Lives 9.7
  • 1. Another World 9.7
  • 4. The Doctors 9.5
  • 5. General Hospital 9.2
  • 6. All My Children 9.1
  • 7. The Guiding Light 8.1
  • 8. One Life to Live 7.8
  • 9. Search for Tomorrow 7.7
  • 10. The Edge of Night 7.4
  • 11. Return to Peyton Place 7.0 (Final Season)
  • 12. How to Survive a Marriage 6.4 (Debut)
  • 13. The Young and the Restless 6.2
  • 14. Somerset 6.1
  • 15. Love of Life 6.0
  • 16. The Secret Storm 5.8 (Final Season; ended February 8, 1974)

1974–1975 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 10.8
  • 2. Another World 9.7
  • 2. Days of our Lives 9.7
  • 4. Search for Tomorrow 9.4
  • 5. All My Children 9.3
  • 6. The Doctors 9.0
  • 7. The Guiding Light 8.5
  • 7. General Hospital 8.5
  • 9. The Young and the Restless 8.4
  • 10. The Edge of Night 7.6
  • 11. One Life to Live 7.4
  • 12. Love of Life 7.0
  • 13. Somerset 6.0
  • 14. How to Survive a Marriage 5.7 (Final Season)

1975–1976 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 9.4
  • 2. Another World 8.9
  • 3. The Young and the Restless 8.6
  • 4. Search for Tomorrow 8.3
  • 4. Days of our Lives 8.3
  • 6. All My Children 8.1
  • 6. Guiding Light 8.1
  • 8. The Doctors 7.3
  • 9. Love of Life 7.2
  • 10. General Hospital 7.1
  • 11. One Life to Live 6.8
  • 12. The Edge of Night 6.7 (moved from CBS to ABC on December 1, 1975)
  • 13. Somerset 5.9
  • 14. Ryan's Hope 5.7 (Debut)

1976–1977 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 9.9
  • 2. Another World 9.0
  • 3. Guiding Light 8.9
  • 4. The Young and the Restless 8.7
  • 5. Search for Tomorrow 8.6
  • 6. All My Children 8.2
  • 7. Days of our Lives 7.8
  • 8. Ryan's Hope 7.3
  • 8. One Life to Live 7.3
  • 10. General Hospital 7.0
  • 11. The Doctors 6.9
  • 12. Love of Life 6.3
  • 13. The Edge of Night 6.2
  • 14. Somerset 5.2 (Final Season)
  • 15. Lovers and Friends 2.9 (Debut/Final Season)

1977–1978 Season

  • 1. As the World Turns 8.6
  • 1. Another World 8.6
  • 3. All My Children 8.4
  • 4. Guiding Light 8.0
  • 5. The Young and the Restless 7.8
  • 6. Search for Tomorrow 7.5
  • 7. One Life to Live 7.2
  • 8. Ryan's Hope 7.0
  • 8. General Hospital 7.0
  • 10. Days of our Lives 6.9
  • 11. The Doctors 6.5
  • 12. Love of Life 6.0
  • 13. The Edge of Night 5.2
  • 14. For Richer, For Poorer (retooled Lovers and Friends) 3.9 (Debut)

1978–1979 Season

  • 1. All My Children 9.0
  • 2. General Hospital 8.7
  • 3. The Young and the Restless 8.6
  • 4. As the World Turns 8.2
  • 5. Guiding Light 8.1
  • 6. One Life to Live 8.0
  • 7. Search for Tomorrow 7.6
  • 8. Another World 7.5
  • 9. Ryan's Hope 7.2
  • 10. Days of our Lives 6.8
  • 11. The Doctors 6.3
  • 12. Love of Life 5.8
  • 13. The Edge of Night 5.8
  • 14. For Richer, For Poorer 2.1 (Final Season)

1970s Rankings: #1: As the World Turns; #2: Another World; #3: The Guiding Light

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