(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — While America gets ready for a change on Tuesday, January 20, when Senator Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America, fans of daytime drama shifted this weeks Top 10 results into anyone’s favor.
In its second week out, the SON Top 10 recorded a record 1,350 total votes. This is a 40% increase in votes over last week. Additionally, 2,579 votes were cast for 124 daytime actresses and 2,509 votes were cast for 117 daytime actors. 2,554 votes were cast for daytime’s most popular couples.
Holding onto the Top Actor title for the second week in a row, “General Hospital’s” Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) held a commanding lead over his nearest competitor, “All My Children’s” Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater). The actor had a 352% vote lead over Kaye. As one-half of two popular pairings, it’s no surprise that Burton is well worth the airtime he receives on the daytime drama series.
Jumping from 2nd place to first, “General Hospital’s” Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber) unseats co-star Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio) as Top Actress. McCullough fell to fourth place. Also on the rise, “Guiding Light’s” Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) rose from 5th to 3rd. This is the highest ranking for a non-“GH” actress. “The Young and the Restless'” Sharon Case (Sharon Newman Abbott) delivered a powerful punch as the actress jumped to 7th place from 21st last week. The actress received an 81% spike in votes week-to-week. By comparison, “One Life to Live’s” Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke) fell from 10th to 26th place week-to-week.
“General Hospital’s” Elizabeth Webber and Jason Morgan are daytime’s Top Couple for the week after placing third the week prior. Fellow “GH’ers” Maxie Jones and Damian Spinelli received a significant spike in ranking as they placed 10th. Previously they ranked just out of the Just Missed list in 23rd place. Showing the largest gain in any category, “One Life to Live’s” Natalie Buchanan and Jared Banks jump 24 spots from 33rd place to 9th. Last week’s top couple, Robin Scorpio and Patrick Drake, fell from the top to 6th. Rounding out the list was Sharon Newman Abbott and Nicholas Newman of “The Young and the Restless,” who went from 13th to 7th and “Days of our Lives” duo Sami Brady and EJ Wells who fell a notch to place 8th.
After fighting it out with “The Young and the Restless” in last week’s Top 10 chart, ABC’s “General Hospital” was able to hold a solid lead over the CBS drama series this week and claim the Top Soap title. The series held a 54% advantage over “Y&R.” “All My Children” rose a notch to place third, while “Days of our Lives” jumped from 6th to 4th.
Voting for the Week of January 12 – 16, 2009 opens Friday at 4:00 PM, ET/1:00 PM, PT. You can vote here.
Top Actresses
| TW | LW | Peak | Actresses | Â Weeks On Chart |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Â  Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber, General Hospital) |
2 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Kelly Monaco (Samantha McCall, General Hospital) | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light) | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio, General Hospital) | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady, Days of our Lives) | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Tamara Braun (Reese Williams, All My Children) | 2 |
| 7 | 21 | 7 | Sharon Case (Sharon Newman Abbott, The Young and the Restless) | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda Walsh, As The World Turns) | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan, One Life to Live) | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | Christel Khalil (Lily Winters, The Young and the Restless) | 2 |
Just Missed: 11. Maura West (Carly Snyder, As The World Turns); 12. Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery, All My Children); 13. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady, Days of our Lives); 14. Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers Newman, The Young and the Restless); 15. Megan Ward (Kate Howard, General Hospital); 16. Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones, General Hospital); 17. Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Smythe, All My Children); 18. Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless); 20. Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard, All My Children).
Top Actors
| TW | LW | Peak | Actors | Weeks On Chart |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Â  Steve Burton (Jason Morgan, General Hospital) |
2 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater, All My Children) | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake, General Hospital) | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | Bradley Cole (Jeffrey O’Neill, Guiding Light) | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Van Hansis (Luke Snyder, As The World Turns) | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital) | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Trevor St. John (Todd Manning, One Life to Live) | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | Billy Miller (Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless) | 2 |
| 9 | 28 | 9 | Jacob Young (J.R. Chandler, All My Children) | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli, General Hospital) | 1 |
Just Missed: 11. Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, The Young and the Restless); 12. James Scott (EJ Wells, Days of our Lives); 13. Michael Easton (John McBain, One Life to Live); 14. Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby, The Young and the Restless); 15. Stephen Nichols (Steve ‘Patch’ Johnson, Days of our Lives); 16. Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward, All My Children); 17. Michael Park (Jack Snyder, As The World Turns); 18. Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless); 19. Peter Reckell (Bo Brady, Days of our Lives); 20. Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless).
Top Couples
| TW | LW | Peak | Couples | Weeks On Chart |
| 1 | 3 | Â 1 | Â   Elizabeth Webber/Jason Morgan (General Hospital) |
2 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Samantha McCall/Jason Morgan (General Hospital) | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Luke Snyder/Noah Mayer (As The World Turns) | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | Reve Shayne Lewis/Jeffrey O’Neill (Guiding Light) | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Bianca Montgomery/Reese Williams (All My Children) | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Robin Scorpio/Patrick Drake (General Hospital) | 2 |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | Sharon Newman/Nicholas Newman (The Young and the Restless) | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | Sami Brady/EJ Wells (Days of our Lives) | 2 |
| 9 | 33 | 9 | Natalia Buchanan/Jared Banks (One Life to Live) | 1 |
| 10 | 23 | 10 | Maxie Jones/Damian Spinelli (General Hospital) | 1 |
Just Missed: 11. Kate Howard/Sonny Corinthos (General Hospital); 12. Angie Hubbard/Jessie Hubbard (All My Children); 13. Phyllis Summers Newman/Nicholas Newman (The Young and the Restless); 14. Jessica Buchanan/Brody Lovett (One Life to Live), Kayla Brady/Steve ‘Patch’ Johnson (Days of our Lives); 16. Carly Snyder/Jack Snyder (As The World Turns), Lily Winters/Billy Abbott (The Young and the Restless), Lily Winters/Cane Ashby (The Young and the Restless); 19. Gigi Morasco/Rex Balsom (One Life to Live); 20. Hope Brady/Bo Brady (Days of our Lives).
Top Soaps
| TW | LW |
Peak |
Soaps |
Weeks On Chart |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Â  General Hospital (ABC/SOAPnet) |
2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
The Young and the Restless (CBS/SOAPnet) | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | All My Children (ABC/SOAPnet) | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | 4 |
Days of our Lives (NBC/SOAPnet) | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | As The World Turns (CBS/CBS.com) | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | One Life to Live (ABC/SOAPnet) | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Guiding Light (CBS/CBS.com) | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS/CBS.com) | 2 |
Eligibility: In order for an actor or actress to be eligible for the SONÂ Top 10, the actor or actress must be on-air during the week covering the voting period. If they do not appear on screen during this period, their votes are not included in final Top 10 Rankings. This includes their eligibilty in the couples category. Couples do not need to be on-screen together, however, to be eligible.
Discussion: Top 10 Results: Week of January 5-9, 2009
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- All My Children
- One Life to Live
- The Young and the Restless
- Days of our Lives
- General Hospital
- As The World Turns
- Guiding Light
