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On This Day December 26 1988 - The Young and the Restless Became the Number One Daytime Soap in America

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On This Day December 26 1988 - The Young and the Restless Became the Number One Daytime Soap in America.

On this day December 26 1988, The Young and the Restless officially passed General Hospital to become the number one daytime soap opera in America. The milestone marked a major shift in daytime television dominance after years of fierce competition between the two long running series.

The ratings change reflected evolving viewer tastes during the late 1980s, with audiences gravitating toward long form storytelling centered on family power struggles, romance, and corporate intrigue. The...
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