List of US Daytime Soap Opera Ratings - 1990s

1990s

1989–1990 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 8.0
• 2. General Hospital 7.4
• 3. All My Children 6.5
• 4. One Life to Live 6.3
• 5. As the World Turns 5.8
• 6. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.7
• 7. Days of our Lives 5.4
• 7. Guiding Light 5.4
• 9. Another World 4.0
• 10. Santa Barbara 3.7
• 11. Loving 3.4
• 12. Generations 2.6

1990–1991 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 8.1
• 2. General Hospital 6.7
• 3. All My Children 6.2
• 4. As the World Turns 5.9
• 5. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.7
• 6. One Life to Live 5.3
• 7. Days of our Lives 5.2
• 7. Guiding Light 5.2
• 9. Another World 3.8
• 10. Santa Barbara 3.2
• 11. Loving 3.0
• 12. Generations 2.4 (Final Season)

1991–1992 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 8.2
• 2. All My Children 6.8
• 3. As the World Turns 5.8
• 3. General Hospital 5.8
• 5. Guiding Light 5.6
• 6. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.5
• 7. One Life to Live 5.4
• 7. Days of our Lives 5.4
• 9. Another World 4.1
• 10. Santa Barbara 3.1
• 11. Loving 2.8

1992–1993 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 8.4
• 2. All My Children 7.3
• 3. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.9
• 4. General Hospital 5.8
• 5. As the World Turns 5.7
• 6. One Life to Live 5.5
• 7. Guiding Light 5.4
• 8. Days of our Lives 4.9
• 9. Another World 4.2
• 10. Santa Barbara 3.1 (Final Season; ended January 11, 1993)
• 11. Loving 2.8

1993–1994 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 8.6
• 2. All My Children 6.6
• 3. General Hospital 6.2
• 4. The Bold and the Beautiful 6.1
• 5. As the World Turns 5.8
• 6. One Life to Live 5.6
• 6. Days of our Lives 5.6
• 8. Guiding Light 5.4
• 9. Another World 3.5
• 10. Loving 2.7

1994–1995 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 7.5
• 2. All My Children 6.1
• 3. General Hospital 5.6
• 4. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.5
• 5. One Life to Live 5.4
• 6. Days of our Lives 5.3
• 7. As the World Turns 5.1
• 8. Guiding Light 4.4
• 9. Another World 3.1
• 10. Loving 2.3

1995–1996 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 7.6
• 2. Days of our Lives 5.8
• 3. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.3
• 4. All My Children 5.2
• 5. General Hospital 5.0
• 6. As the World Turns 4.5
• 6. One Life to Live 4.5
• 8. Guiding Light 4.0
• 9. Another World 3.1
• 10. Loving 2.5 (Final Season)
• 11. The City (spin-off of Loving) 2.2 (Debut)

1996–1997 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 7.1
• 2. Days of our Lives 5.8
• 3. The Bold and the Beautiful 5.0
• 4. General Hospital 4.8
• 5. All My Children 4.7
• 6. As the World Turns 4.4
• 7. One Life to Live 4.0
• 7. Guiding Light 4.0
• 9. Another World 3.1
• 10. Port Charles (spin-off of General Hospital) 2.6 (Debut)
• 11. The City 2.0 (Final Season)
• 12. Sunset Beach 1.8 (Debut)

1997–1998 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 6.8
• 2. Days of our Lives 5.1
• 3. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.8
• 4. General Hospital 4.6
• 5. All My Children 4.2
• 6. As the World Turns 4.1
• 7. Guiding Light 4.0
• 8. One Life To Live 3.6
• 9. Another World 2.6
• 10. Port Charles 2.1
• 11. Sunset Beach 1.8

1998–1999 Season

• 1. The Young and the Restless 6.9
• 2. Days of our Lives 5.8
• 3. The Bold and the Beautiful 4.7
• 4. General Hospital 4.6
• 5. All My Children 3.9
• 6. As the World Turns 3.8
• 7. One Life to Live 3.7
• 8. Guiding Light 3.5
• 9. Another World 3.0 (Final Season; ended June 25, 1999)
• 10. Port Charles 2.4
• 11. Sunset Beach 2.3
• 12. Passions 2.2 (Debut)

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