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The polls have closed, the votes have been counted, and the results from the Soap Opera Pulse Poll are in! Who did TV Source Magazine visitors select as their favorite soap stars for the week of August 20, 2018? We’ve got shakeups in the top 10, debuts and new names at number one!
General Hospital’s Billy Miller and Kelly Monaco topped the fan voted favorite actor & actress charts.
This is Miller’s second week at #1 and Monaco’s first. She dethrones DAYS’ Victoria Konefal, who previously held onto #1 for four consecutive weeks. Only eight votes separated #1 and #2 actress.
GH’s Drew & Sam earn their first week atop the couples charts.
18,048 total votes were cast during the voting period.
Previous week’s results: https://tvsourcemagazine.com/2018/08/soap-opera-pulse-poll-results-august-13-17-2018/
TV Source Magazine’s Soap Opera Pulse Poll results are are determined by TV Source visitors casting their votes for favorite stars and couples from Fri-Sun. The top 15 stars who received the most results are listed.
Thank you to everyone to who participated in voting. Be sure to use #TVSPulsePoll when discussing on social media.
CHART LEGEND
- “–” Did Not Chart Last Week
- “*” Denotes a tie
- “N/A” – Not Applicable
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TOP 15 SOAP ACTORS AS VOTED BY TV SOURCE MAGAZINE READERS
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ACTOR
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PREV. WEEK
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WKS ON CHART
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WEEKS AT #1
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#1 |
Billy Miller (Drew, GH) | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| #2 | Robert Scott Wilson (Ben, DAYS) | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| #3 | Galen Gering (Rafe, DAYS) | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| #4 | Michael Mealor (Kyle, Y&R) | 9 | 3 | — |
| #5 | Chandler Massey (Will, DAYS) | 5 | 4 | — |
| #6 | Jason Canela (Arturo, Y&R) | — | 2 | — |
| #7 | Steve Burton (Jason, GH) | 6 | 5 | — |
| #8 | William DeVry (Julian, GH) | 7 | 5 | — |
| #9 | Roger Howarth (Franco, GH) | 5 | 5 | — |
| #10 | Freddie Smith (Sonny, DAYS) | 4 | 5 | — |
| #11 | Ingo Rademacher (Thorne, B&B) | — | DEBUT | — |
| #12 | Bryton James (Devon, Y&R) | 8 | 4 | — |
| #13 | Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B) | 12 | 3 | — |
| #14 | Don Diamont (Bill, B&B) | 14 | 4 | — |
| #15 | Joshua Morrow (Nick, Y&R) | — | 2 | — |
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TOP 15 SOAP ACTRESSES AS VOTED BY TV SOURCE MAGAZINE READERS
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ACTRESS
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PREV. WEEK
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WKS ON CHART
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WEEKS AT #1
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#1 |
Kelly Monaco (Sam, GH) | 2 | 5 | FIRST TIME |
| #2 | Victoria Konefal (Ciara, DAYS) | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| #3 | Kristian Alfonso (Hope, DAYS) | 3 | 5 | — |
| #4 | Camryn Grimes (Mariah, Y&R) | 7 | 2 | — |
| #5 | Elizabeth Hendrickson (Margaux, GH) | 8 | 4 | |
| #6 | Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH) | 5 | 5 | — |
| #7 | Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth, GH) | 9 | 5 | — |
| #8 | Heather Tom (Katie, B&B) | 10 | 5 | — |
| #9 | Cait Fairbanks (Tessa, Y&R) | 4 | 2 | — |
| #10 | Camila Banus (Gabi, DAYS) | 9 | 5 | — |
| #11 | Deidre Hall (Marlena, DAYS) | — | 2 | — |
| #12 | Judi Evans (Adrienne, DAYS) | 12 | 2 | — |
| #13 | Melissa Ordway (Abby, Y&R) | — | 3 | — |
| #14 | Sharon Case (Sharon, Y&R) | — | DEBUT | — |
| #15 | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy, B&B) | 15 | 5 | — |
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TOP 15 SOAP COUPLES AS VOTED BY TV SOURCE MAGAZINE READERS
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COUPLES
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PREV. WEEK
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WKS ON CHART
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WEEKS AT #1
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| #1 | Drew & Sam, GH | 2 | 5 | FIRST TIME |
| #2 | Ciara & Ben, DAYS | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| #3 | Hope & Rafe, DAYS | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| #4 | Tessa & Mariah, Y&R | 4 | 3 | — |
| #5 | Will & Sonny, DAYS | 7 | 5 | — |
| #6 | John & Marlena, DAYS | — | DEBUT | — |
| #7 | Julian & Alexis, GH | 5 | 5 | — |
| #8 | Franco & Elizabeth, GH | 6 | 5 | — |
| #9 | Drew & Margaux, GH | 8 | 4 | — |
| #10 | Liam & Hope, B&B | 9 | 4 | — |
| #11 | Wyatt & Katie, B&B | 10 | 4 | — |
| #12 | Nick & Sharon, Y&R | 12 | 4 | — |
| #13 | Jason & Sam, GH | 15 | 5 | — |
| #14 | Katie & Thorne, B&B | — | DEBUT | — |
| #15 | Abby & Arturo, Y&R | — | 3 | — |
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