Sandy Point (Soap Opera)

Print logo of the current logo of Sandy Point. Used since may 2023

### Distributor

Sandy point state park network 1952-presentScreen gems 1953-1974, Warner bros television 1955-1968/ 1982-2020, Columbia pictures television 1974-1999, Tristar pictures television 1986-1988/ 1991-1999/2015-2018, Columbia Tristar television 1994-1996 /1999-2002, Sony pictures television 2002-present

### Written by

Delia Fiallo (1969-2009)Inés Rodena (1981-1984), Arturo Moya Gray (1985-2006)

### Language

English

Sandy Point is the first original series and only original soap opera of Sandy Point State Park Network. It was first transmitted on the same day as when the network was launched on may 5, and was the first show to air on the network. Before the network was originally launched episodes began recording 3 months in advance.

As of 1980 the series airs 7 times a week, which is never a thing in an average soap opera where it airs 5 times a week.

Sandy Point became the second oldest soap behind "Guiding Light", in 2010 as the oldest television soap opera in production and the oldest tv series on the network. Since 2010 it became the longest running television program in television history and the television program with the most episodes in television history. Sandy Point has been broadcasting for 72 years as of may 2023.

## History

The Series used to be a daytime sitcom show that aired Mondays-Fridays at 11 am for 1 hour. During the mid 1960s the show suffered a loss of viewership as most of the situations weren't funny. As a result in 1968 SPSPN changed the genre of the show from a sitcom to a soap opera with a hint of comedy. it also began using scripts from telenovelas such a those from Delia Fiallo: "El Angel Perverso", "Cristal", "La señorita Elena", "Tu mundo y el mio", "Maria Teresa", "Peregrina", "Maria del Mar", and "La Heredera". From Inés Rodena "La Usurpadora", and Arturo Moya Grau "Colorina". At this time Sandy Point became the first soap opera to broadcast for one hour.

In 1976 Sandy Point now aired on the weekends at 1pm/ 12MD being the only soap opera to do so. in 1980 Weekend broadcast of the soap opera was cancelled and moved to Fridays airing at 1 pm for 1 hour and at 4:30pm for 30 minutes. the 4:30pm show was turned into a special edition series.

1982 was a huge year for the soap opera as it had killed one of their main character, causing the soap opera to get rid of their comedic theme definitely. It began showcasing many dark themes such as: Suicide, Drugs, Alcoholism, Aids, Racism, Corruption, etc.. In June the soap opera Between 1982 and 1983 a spin off was produces named "Point Lookout", however this spin off did not work as it was a massive flop. In the summer of 1987 a spin off/ continuation of the soap opera titled "Sandy Point @ Night" which continues the story of the daytime soap opera but during the night most of it being darker than the daytime ones. it airs every summer at 11pm for 30 minutes, later 1 hour. Since 1987 Sandy Point has gain a high viewership becoming one of the most viewed and successful soap opera.

In 1994 during the FIFA World Cup, Sandy Point produced special episodes based on the World cup with many guest celebrities appearing in these episodes. They also did it to the winter and summer Olympics. That same year and ever since, Sandy Point had become the most watched soap opera being in first place as of 2023. In 1998 SPSPN planned to rename the soap opera as "Sandy Point State Park" but it did not went well for the public as most of the plot does not take place on the state park, so the idea never went through.

In 2002 Sandy Point had changed their theme again but this time with the action genre, this involved with spies, Kidnapping, and the Police and was a bit more violent than the previous themes. For the first time Sandy Point had moved their time slot up 1 hour airing at 12MD temporarily ending the telenovela broadcast of that time slot. In 2005 due to high ratings, Sandy Point moved up an hour now and currently airing at 1pm, moving the Friday 1pm show to 2pm. In order for Sandy Point to be impactful SPSPN made an agreement with Marvel to use one of their characters as an antagonist.

In 2008 the Soap opera added the mystery genre to their storyline. The next year in 2009 SPSPN created another spin off of the soap opera called "Sandy Point: Supernatural" which was a 13 episode weekly series. It was Cancelled due to financial issues. Footage from the series were recycled in 2013 when it introduced the sci-fi genre on the soap opera. This made Sandy Point as the only soap opera to contain sci-fi and supernatural storylines. in 2019 it was announced that Sandy Point would be collaborating with Marvel and DC and a pilot episode for the storyline was produced. Yet in April it was announced that it was cancelled due to disagreements with the companies and actors refusing to participate due to the longevity of the storyline. So as a last minute idea SPSPN decided to make a crossover storyline with another original series that involved in the "X" franchise.

In March 2020 due to the global pandemic, SPSPN suspended recordings other their show until further notice. Sandy Point resumed recordings in late August with new episodes released on November 9.

## Storylines

*since 1982 Sandy Point has had many storylines, and some overlapping each other. there are some storylines that were very sensitive back then such as abortions, aids, etc..*

1968 new family in town

1969: perverse angel (based on the telenovela "Lucecita" by Delia Fiallo

1974: Perverse Angel 2 (based on the original story script "El Angel Perveso" by Delia Fiallo

1976: the big wedding

1981: the usurper (based on the telenovela "La Usurpadora" by Inés Rodena)

1982: murder mystery, Death, drug addiction, before the sea (based on "Maria del Mar" by Delia Fiallo but before the story begins)

1983: drug addiction, alcoholism, abundance/luxury (based on "Tu Mundo Y El Mio" by Delia Fiallo)

1984: alcoholism, suicide attempt, abundance/luxury (based on "Tu Mundo Y El Mio" by Delia Fiallo), prostitute (based on "La Colorina" by Arturo Moya Grau)

1985: intimacy, aids, abundance/luxury (based on "Tu Mundo Y El Mio" by Delia Fiallo), single mother (based on "La Colorina" by Arturo Moya Grau)

1986: single mother (based on "La Colorina" by Arturo Moya Grau), rape, abortion, teacher (based on "La Señorita Elena" by Delia Fiallo)

1987: teacher (based on "La Señorita Elena" by Delia Fiallo), drug addiction 2, artificial conception, fanatic religious (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo)

1988: Surrogacy, fanatic religious (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo),stolen baby (based on "Peregrina" by Delia FIallo but before the story begins)

1989: racism, corruption ,fanatic religious (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo)

1990: racism, false accusation, deportation

1991: loss, depression ,circus baby (based on "Peregrina" by Delia FIallo but before the story begins), single mother 2 (based on "La Colorina" by Arturo Moya Grau)

1992: single mother 2 (based on "La Colorina" by Arturo Moya Grau), harassment, sexism, transgender, bloody wedding (Based on "La Heredera" by Delia Fiallo)

1993: transgender, incest, rape 2, flower girl (based on "Maria Teresa" by Delia Fiallo)

1994: extortion, flower girl (based on "Maria Teresa" by Delia Fiallo)

1995: flower girl (based on "Maria Teresa" by Delia Fiallo), blackmail ,wrestling

1996: wrestle, antisemitism, fashion career (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo)

1997: fashion career (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo), mental health, antisemitism

1998: company greed, the sea (based on "Maria del Mar" by Delia Fiallo)

1999: The sea (based on "Maria del Mar" by Delia Fiallo) ,coming out, oppression

2000: protest, cancer

2001: cancer, poverty, prostitution, obsession

2002: prostitution, kidnapping, police force, obsession

2003: sex trafficking, international, bounty hunter

2004: terrorism, spies, bounty hunter

2005: forced prostitution, organization, punisher, bounty hunter domestic violence, drug trafficking, reencounter (based on "La Colorina" by Arturo Moya Grau)

2006: reencounter (based on "La Colorina" by Arturo Moya Grau), domestic violence, punisher, spies, hackers, drug trafficking, bounty hunter

2007: drug trafficking, mysterious murder II, missing daughter (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo), circus woman (based on "Peregrina" by Delia FIallo but before the story begins), bounty hunter

2008: mysterious murder II, unknown murderer, missing daughter (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo), circus woman (based on "Peregrina" by Delia FIallo but before the story begins), bounty hunter

2009: kidnapping, rape 3, reconciliation (based on "Cristal" by Delia Fiallo), circus woman (based on "Peregrina" by Delia FIallo but before the story begins), bounty hunter

2010: hidden cult, death threats, competing families, bounty hunter

2011: competing families, unknown caller, cyber threats, bounty hunter

2012: hidden memories, unknown figure in the sky, bounty hunter

2013: strange object, superpowers, bounty hunter

2014: outsiders

2015: invaders, voyage in space

2016: military vs the outsiders

2017: attack, sociopath

2018: sociopath, brainwash

2019: celestial planet (crossover) 《replacement for cancelled superhero storyline》

2021: abduction, ransom, cyberpunk

2022: brainwash 2, superpowers 2, parallel universes, cyberpunk

2023: parallel universes, cyberpunk

## Ratings

the following list shows the Nielson ratings and ratings of Sandy Point starting in its transition to soap opera in 1968 to present, along with other daytime soap operas.

**1968–1969 Season**

* 1. ***As the World Turns* 13.8**
* 2. *Search for Tomorrow* 10.7
* 3. *Another World* 10.5
* 4. *The Edge of Night* 9.5
* 5. *Love of Life* 9.3
* 5. *The Doctors* 9.3
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 9.3
* 8. *Love Is a Many Splendored Thing* 9.0
* 9. *The Guiding Light* 8.9
* 10. *General Hospital* 8.8
* 11. *Sandy Point* 8.4
* 11. *Dark Shadows* 8.4
* 12. *The Secret Storm* 7.8
* 13. *One Life to Live* 6.4
* 14. *Hidden Faces* 3.3 (Debut/Final Season)

1960s Rankings: #1: *As the World Turns*; #2: *The Guiding Light*; #3: *Search for Tomorrow*

### 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. *The Guiding Light* 9.8
* 5. *Another World* 9.6
* 6. *Love Is a Many Splendored Thing* 9.5
* 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: September 8, 1969)
* 14. *One Life to Live* 6.7
* 15. *Somerset* (spin-off of *Another World*) 5.7 (Debut: March 30, 1970)
* 16. *Bright Promise* 5.2 (Debut: September 29, 1969)
* 17. *All My Children* 4.4 (Debut: January 5, 1970)
* 18. *A World Apart* 2.8 (Debut: March 30, 1970)
* 19. *The Best of Everything* 1.8 (Debut: March 30, 1970/Final Season; ended September 25, 1970)

**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* 9.5/32 share
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 9.5/32 share
* 6. *General Hospital* 9.5/31 share
* 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. *Where the Heart Is* 7.0/27 share
* 13. *Somerset* 7.0/22 share
* 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; ended June 25, 1971)

**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* 8.8
* 8. *The Guiding Light* 8.6
* 9. *Love Is a Many Splendored Thing* 8.0
* 10. *Love of Life* 7.4
* 11. *Return to Peyton Place* 7.4 (Debut: April 3, 1972)
* 12. *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 (Final Season; ended March 31, 1972)
* 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* 9.7/33 share
* 4. *General Hospital* 9.7/31 share
* 5. *The Doctors* 9.3
* 6. *Search for Tomorrow* 8.6
* 7. *One Life to Live* 8.3
* 8. *All My Children* 8.2/28 share
* 9. *The Guiding Light* 8.2/27 share
* 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; ended March 23, 1973)
* 17. *The Young and the Restless* 5.0 (Debut: March 26, 1973)

**1973–1974 Season**

* 1. ***As the World Turns* 9.7/33 share**
* 2. ***Another World* 9.7/32 share**
* 2. ***Days of Our Lives* 9.7/32 share**
* 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; ended January 4, 1974)
* 12. *How to Survive a Marriage* 6.4 (Debut: January 7, 1974)
* 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* 8.5/29 share
* 8. *General Hospital* 8.5/27 share
* 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; ended April 17, 1975)

**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* 8.1/31 share
* 7. *Guiding Light* 8.1/30 share
* 8. *The Doctors* 7.3
* 9. *Love of Life* 7.3
* 10. *General Hospital* 7.2
* 11. *One Life to Live* 7.1
* 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: July 7, 1975)

**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* 7.3/27 share
* 9. *One Life to Live* 7.3/26 share
* 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; ended December 31, 1976)
* 15. *Lovers and Friends* 2.9 (Debut: January 3, 1977/Final Season; ended May 6, 1977)

**1977–1978 Season**

* 1. ***As the World Turns* 8.6/31 share**
* 2. ***Another World* 8.6/28 share**
* 3. *All My Children* 8.4/31 share
* 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* 7.0/28 share
* 9. *General Hospital* 7.0/23 share
* 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: December 6, 1977)

**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
* 12. *The Edge of Night* 5.8
* 14. *For Richer, For Poorer* 2.1 (Final Season; ended September 29, 1978)

1970s Rankings: #1: *As the World Turns*; #2: *Another World*; #3: *Days of Our Lives*

### 1980s

**1979–1980 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 9.9**
* 2. *All My Children* 9.2
* 3. *The Young and the Restless* 8.8
* 4. *One Life to Live* 8.7
* 5. *Guiding Light* 8.3
* 6. *As the World Turns* 7.9
* 7. *Search for Tomorrow* 7.6
* 8. *Another World* 7.1
* 9. *Ryan's Hope* 7.0
* 10. *Days of Our Lives* 6.6
* 11. *The Doctors* 6.1
* 12. *The Edge of Night* 5.3
* 13. *Love of Life* 3.5 (Final Season; ended February 1, 1980)

**1980–1981 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 11.4**
* 2. *All My Children* 9.1/33 share
* 3. *One Life to Live* 9.1/32 share
* 4. *Guiding Light* 8.2
* 5. *As the World Turns* 7.9
* 6. *The Young and the Restless* 7.8
* 7. *Ryan's Hope* 6.7
* 8. *Search for Tomorrow* 6.3
* 9. *Days of Our Lives* 5.6
* 10. *Another World* 5.1
* 11. *The Edge of Night* 5.0
* 12. *The Doctors* 3.8
* 12.*Texas* (spin-off of *Another World*) 3.8 (Debuted August 4, 1980)

**1981–1982 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 11.2**
* 2. *All My Children* 9.4
* 3. *One Life to Live* 9.3
* 4. *Guiding Light* 8.0
* 5. *The Young and the Restless* 7.4
* 5. *As the World Turns* 7.4
* 7. *Ryan's Hope* 6.9
* 8. *Search for Tomorrow* 6.8 (CBS, ended March 26, 1982)
* 9. *Capitol* 5.8 (Debuted March 29, 1982)
* 10. *Days of Our Lives* 5.5
* 11. *The Edge Of Night* 5.0
* 12. *Another World* 4.7
* 13. *Texas* 3.6
* 14. *Search for Tomorrow* 3.4 (NBC, debuted March 29, 1982)
* 15. *The Doctors* 3.3

**1982–1983 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 9.8**
* 2. *All My Children* 9.4
* 3. *One Life to Live* 9.1
* 4. *The Young and the Restless* 8.0
* 5. *As the World Turns* 7.6
* 6. *Guiding Light* 7.4
* 7. *Capitol* 6.0
* 8. *Days of Our Lives* 5.7
* 9. *Ryan's Hope* 5.6
* 10. *Another World* 4.8
* 11. *The Edge of Night* 3.8
* 12. *Texas* 2.7 (Final Season; ended December 31, 1982)
* 12. *Search for Tomorrow* 2.7
* 14. *The Doctors* 1.6 (Final Season; ended December 31, 1982)

**1983–1984 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 10.0**
* 2. *All My Children* 9.1
* 3. *The Young and the Restless* 8.8
* 4. *One Life to Live* 8.2
* 5. *Guiding Light* 8.1
* 6. *As the World Turns* 7.9
* 7. *Days of Our Lives* 7.1
* 8. *Capitol* 6.4
* 9. *Another World* 5.6
* 10. *Ryan's Hope* 5.0
* 11. *Loving* 3.9 (Debuted June 26, 1983)
* 12. *The Edge of Night* 3.5
* 13. *Search for Tomorrow* 3.2
* 14. *Santa Barbara* 3.1 (Debuted July 30, 1984)

**1984–1985 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 9.1**
* 2. *All My Children* 8.2
* 3. *The Young and the Restless* 8.1
* 4. *Guiding Light* 7.5
* 5. *One Life to Live* 7.3
* 6. *Days of Our Lives* 7.1
* 6. *As the World Turns* 7.1
* 8. *Capitol* 5.8
* 9. *Another World* 5.5
* 10. *Loving* 4.1
* 11. *Ryan's Hope* 3.4
* 11. *Santa Barbara* 3.4
* 13. *Search for Tomorrow* 3.3
* 14. *The Edge of Night* 2.6 (Final Season; ended December 28, 1984)

**1985–1986 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 9.2**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 8.3
* 3. *All My Children* 8.0
* 4. *One Life to Live* 7.8
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 7.2
* 6. *Guiding Light* 6.8
* 7. *As the World Turns* 6.7
* 8. *Capitol* 5.1
* 8. *Another World* 5.1
* 10. *Loving* 4.2
* 10. *Santa Barbara* 4.2
* 12. *Ryan's Hope* 3.2
* 13. *Search for Tomorrow* 2.9

**1986–1987 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 8.3**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 8.0
* 3. *One Life to Live* 7.2
* 4. *All My Children* 7.0
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 7.0
* 4. *As the World Turns* 7.0
* 7. *Guiding Light* 6.3 (Overall 50th Anniversary Season, Radio and Television)
* 8. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 5.6 (Debuted March 23, 1987)
* 9. *Capitol* 5.2 (Final Season; ended March 20, 1987)
* 10. *Another World* 5.1
* 11. *Santa Barbara* 4.2
* 12. *Loving* 3.9
* 13. *Ryan's Hope* 2.7
* 14. *Search for Tomorrow* 2.5 (Final Season; ended December 26, 1986)

**1987–1988 Season**

* 1. ***General Hospital* 8.7**
* 1. ***The Young and the Restless* 8.7**
* 3. *All My Children* 7.7
* 3. *One Life to Live* 7.7
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 7.1
* 6. *As the World Turns* 6.6
* 7. *Guiding Light* 6.2
* 8. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 5.4
* 9. *Another World* 5.1
* 10. *Santa Barbara* 4.9
* 11. *Loving* 3.5
* 12. *Ryan's Hope* 2.8

**1988–1989 Season**

* 1. ***The Young and the Restless* 8.1**
* 2. *General Hospital* 7.5
* 3. *One Life to Live* 6.9
* 4. *All My Children* 6.7 (1:30-2:00 PM: 6.9)
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 6.5 (1:30-2:00 PM: 6.7)
* 6. *As the World Turns* 6.4
* 7. *Guiding Light* 6.2
* 8. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 5.7
* 9. *Another World* 5.0
* 10. *Santa Barbara* 4.8
* 11. *Loving* 3.7
* 12. *Generations* 2.7 (Debuted March 27, 1989)
* 13. *Ryan's Hope* 2.4 (Final Season; ended January 13, 1989)

1980s Rankings: #1: *General Hospital*; #2: *All My Children*; #3: *The Young and the Restless*, #4: *One Life to Live*

### 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* 6.3
* 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; ended January 25, 1991)

**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 15, 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
* 7. *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; ended November 10, 1995, replaced by spin-off *The City*)
* 11. *The City* (spin-off of *Loving*) 2.2 (Debuted November 13, 1995)

**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. *Guiding Light* 4.0
* 7. *One Life to Live* 4.0
* 9. *Another World* 3.1
* 10. *Port Charles* (spin-off of *General Hospital*) 2.6 (First Season; debuted June 2, 1997, primetime pilot aired June 1, 1997)
* 11. *The City* 2.0 (Final Season; ended March 28, 1997)
* 12. *Sunset Beach* 1.8 (First Season; debuted January 6, 1997)

**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
* 7. *One Life To Live* 4.0
* 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. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 4.8
* 3. *Days of Our Lives* 4.7
* 4. *General Hospital* 4.4
* 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* 2.4 (Final Season; ended June 25, 1999)
* 10. *Port Charles* 2.2
* 11. *Passions* 1.9 (First Season; debuted July 5, 1999)
* 12. *Sunset Beach* 1.7

1990s Rankings: #1: *Sandy Point*; #2: *The Young and the Restless*; #3: *All My Children*

### 2000s

**1999–2000 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.2**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 6.8
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 5.1
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 4.2
* 5. *General Hospital* 4.0
* 6. *All My Children* 3.9
* 7. *As the World Turns* 3.8
* 8. *One Life to Live* 3.7
* 9. *Guiding Light* 3.6
* 10. *Port Charles* 2.4
* 11. *Passions* 2.2
* 12. *Sunset Beach* 1.4 (Final Season)

**2000–2001 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.2**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 5.8
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 4.4
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 3.8
* 5. *General Hospital* 3.7
* 5. *One Life To Live* 3.7
* 6. *As The World Turns* 3.6
* 7. *All My Children* 3.4
* 7. *Guiding Light* 3.4
* 9. *Passions* 2.2
* 10. *Port Charles* 1.9

**2001–2002 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.3**
* *2. The Young and the Restless* 5.0
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 3.9
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 3.6
* 5. *General Hospital* 3.4
* 6. *As the World Turns* 3.3
* 6. *All My Children* 3.3
* 7. *One Life to Live* 3.2
* 8. *Guiding Light* 3.0 (50th Anniversary Season — Television only)
* 9. *Passions* 2.1
* 10. *Port Charles* 1.8

**2002–2003 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.3 (50th Anniversary Season)**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 4.7
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 3.7
* 4. *General Hospital* 3.5
* 5. *As The World Turns* 3.1
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 3.1
* 7. *All My Children* 3.0
* 7. *One Life To Live* 3.0
* 8. *Guiding Light* 2.6
* 9. *Passions* 2.0
* 10. *Port Charles* 1.7 (Final Season)

**2003–2004 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.4**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 4.4
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 3.3
* 4. *General Hospital* 3.2
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 3.1
* 6. *All My Children* 2.9
* 6. *As the World Turns* 2.9
* 8. *One Life to Live* 2.8
* 9. *Guiding Light* 2.4
* 10. *Passions* 2.0

**2004–2005 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point*** **8.5**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 4.2
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 3.2
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.9
* 5. *All My Children* 2.8
* 6. *One Life To Live* 2.7
* 6. *As the World Turns* 2.7
* 6. *Days of Our Lives* 2.7
* 9. *Guiding Light* 2.3
* 10. *Passions* 1.9

**2005–2006 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.6**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 4.2
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 3.2
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.7
* 5. *As the World Turns* 2.6 (50th Anniversary Season)
* 5. *One Life to Live* 2.6
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 2.6
* 5. *All My Children* 2.6
* 9. *Guiding Light* 2.2
* 10. *Passions* 1.6

**2006–2007 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.7**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 4.2
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 3.0
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.7
* 5. *All My Children* 2.4
* 5. *One Life to Live* 2.4
* 7. *As The World Turns* 2.3
* 7. *Days of Our Lives* 2.3
* 9. *Guiding Light* 2.1
* 10. *Passions* 1.5 (Second-to-last season; moved to The 101 Network)

**2007–2008 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.8**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.9
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.8
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.4
* 5. *As The World Turns* 2.2
* 6. *One Life To Live* 2.1
* 6. *All My Children* 2.1
* 6. *Days of Our Lives* 2.1
* 7. *Guiding Light* 1.8

**2008–2009 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.9**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.7
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.6
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 2.2
* 5. *General Hospital* 2.1
* 6. *All My Children* 2.0
* 6. *One Life to Live* 2.0
* 8. *As the World Turns* 1.9
* 9. *Guiding Light* 1.6 (Final Season)

2000s Rankings: #1: *Sandy Point*; #2: *The Young and the Restless*; #3: *The Bold and the Beautiful*

### 2010s

**2009–2010 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point*** **9.0**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.7
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.4
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 2.2
* 5. *General Hospital* 2.1
* 6. *All My Children* 2.0
* 7. *One Life to Live* 1.9
* 8. *As the World Turns* 1.8 (Final Season)

**2010–2011 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 9.1**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.6
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.2
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.1
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 2.0
* 6. *One Life to Live* 2.0
* 7. *All My Children* 1.9 (Final Season)

**2011–2012 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 9.2**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.5
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.4
* 4. *One Life to Live* 2.1 (Final Season)
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 2.0
* 6. *General Hospital* 2.0

**2012–2013 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 9.3 (60th Anniversary Season)**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.6 (40th Anniversary Season)
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.6
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.2 (50th Anniversary Season)
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 2.1

**2013–2014 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 9.4**
* ***The Young and the Restless* 3.4**
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.6
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.2
* 5. *All My Children* 2.1 (TOLN Debut/Final Season)
* 6. *One Life To Live* 2.0 (TOLN Debut/Final Season)
* 7. *Days of Our Lives* 1.9

**2014–2015 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point*** **9.5**
* 2*. The Young and the Restless* 3.5
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.7
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.1
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 1.8

**2015–2016 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point*** **9.6**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.4
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.7
* 4. *General Hospital* 2.1
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 1.8 (50th Anniversary Season)

**2016–2017 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 9.7**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 3.2
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.6 (30th Anniversary Season)
* 4. *General Hospital* 1.9
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 1.6

**2017–2018 Season**

* 1. **Sandy Point** **9.8**
* 2. The Young and the Restless 3.1 (45th Anniversary Season)
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.5
* 4. *General Hospital* 1.8 (55th Anniversary Season)
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 1.6

**2018–2019 Season**

* 1. **Sandy Point 9.9**
* 2. The Young and the Restless 3.0
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.4
* 4. *General Hospital* 1.7
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 1.6

### 2020s

**2019–2020 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point*** **10.0**
* 2. The Young and the Restless 2.6
* 2. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.2
* 3. *General Hospital* 1.6
* 4. *Days of Our Lives* 1.4

**2020–2021 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point*** **8.8**
* 2. The Young and the Restless 2.3
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.0
* 4. *General Hospital* 1.5
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 1.2

**2021–2022 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point* 8.8**
* 2. The Young and the Restless 2.3
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.0 (35th Anniversary Season)
* 4. *General Hospital* 1.5
* 5. *Days of Our Lives* 1.2 (Final season on NBC; moved to Peacock)

**2022–2023 Season**

* 1. ***Sandy Point*** **8.9 (70th Anniversary Season)**
* 2. *The Young and the Restless* 2.2 (50th Anniversary Season)
* 3. *The Bold and the Beautiful* 2.0
* 4. *General Hospital* 1.4 (60th Anniversary Season)

## International

Sandy Point has been broadcasted in 15 countries such as:

* Canada since 1971 on CBC
* United Kingdom since 1976 on Channel 4
* Italy as "vita brutale" since 1982 on Rete 4
* Portugal as "Foster" since 1985 on RTP 1, RTP Memória
* Brazil as "a vida como um carrossel" since 1985 on Rede Globo
* France as "Le secret caché" since 1987 on Canal+
* Japan since 1976 on NHK (障害物の世界 English: "A World of Obstacles")
* South Korea since 1977 on KBS 1, SBS (두 가족 English: "Two Families", later as 울퉁불퉁 한 길 English: "Bumpy Road"
* China since 1978 on CCTV-1 (沒完沒了 English: "Never-ending")
* Mexico as "la ciudad en la playa" since 1971 on Canal 2 (1971-1990), Galavision/ Gala tv/ Nueve (1990-present)
* Germany since 1995 as "die Stadt" ("The City") later as ("Kopfgeldjäger") and finally as "Außenseiter" ("Outsiders")
* Hungary since 1989 on tv2 as "sötét napok" ("Dark Days")
* Russia from 1998 until 2014 on Russia-1. revived in 2019 on TV3 until 2022 definitely as "раскаленный докрасна" ("Red Hot")
* Ukraine since 1998 on 1+1 as "життя з викликами" ("Life With Challenges")
* Vietnam since 2003 on VTV3 as "không lối thoát" ("No Exit")