Daytime Confidential Top 20, June 2011
No. 20: Roger Howarth, One Life to Live
In April, One Life to Live’sRoger Howarth earned a No. 3 ranking on the Daytime Confidential Top 20. In May, he slid one spot to No. 4, but in June he plummeted to No. 20 on the DC Top 20.
No. 19: Robin Strasser, One Life to Live
One Life to Live’sRobin Strasser came in at No. 13 on May’s Daytime Confidential Top 20. In June, she fell six spots to No. 19 on the DC Top 20.
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No. 18: Martha Madison, General Hospital
Former Days of Our Lives star Martha Madison filled in for Rebecca Herbst on General Hospital in June, and the appearance helped Madison hit No. 18 on the June Daytime Confidential Top 20. In May, Madison was ranked No. 50 of the stars we track each month.
No. 17: Jesse Metcalfe, Passions
Since it was announced in February Jesse Metcalfe was joining TNT’s Dallas, interest in the former Passions star has been renewed. In June, Metcalfe achieved a No. 17 ranking on the Daytime Confidential Top 20. It is the first time Metcalfe has appeared on our monthly list.
No. 16: Ted Shackelford, The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless’ Ted Shackelford has had a bit of a rollercoaster ride on the Daytime Confidential Top 20 over the past few months. In April he appeared at No. 20, while in May he rose to No. 8. This month he dropped to No. 16 on the DC Top 20.
No. 15: Mario Lopez, The Bold and the Beautiful
Extra host and former The Bold and the Beautiful and Saved by the Bell star Mario Lopez returns to the Daytime Confidential Top 20 for the first time since June 2008. At that time, he appeared at No. 12. This month he earns a spot at No. 15.
No. 14: Billy Miller, The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless’Billy Miller may have lost the Emmy to General Hospital’sJonathan Jackson, but in June he took home a spot on the Daytime Confidential Top 20 at No. 14.
No. 13: Kelly Monaco, General Hospital
General Hospital’sKelly Monaco slipped two spots from No. 11 in May to No. 13 on June’s Daytime Confidential Top 20.
No. 12: Tamara Braun, Days of Our Lives
Tamara Braun may have been let go by Days of Our Lives in June, but it appears the news helped catapult her from No. 21 in May to No. 12 on June’s Daytime Confidential Top 20.
No. 11: Marcy Rylan, The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless' Marcy Rylan climbed four spots from No. 15 to No. 11 on the Daytime Confidential Top 20 in June.
No. 10: Natalia Livingston, Days of Our Lives
Former Days of Our Lives and General Hospital star Natalia Livingston fell from No. 2 in May to No. 10 on the Daytime Confidential Top 20.
No. 9: Daniel Goddard, The Young and the Restless
Daniel Goddard’s Cane may be in the doghouse with Lily (Christel Khalil) on The Young and the Restless, but Daytime Confidential readers have kept him in the mix. Goddard dropped from No. 3 in May to No. 9 in June.
No.8: Ronn Moss, The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful’sRonn Moss makes his Daytime Confidential Top 20 debut at No. 8 in June. He is the only current B&B star to earn a spot on this month’s countdown.
No. 7: Christel Khalil, The Young and the Restless
Three-time Daytime Confidential Top 20 No. 1, Christel Khalil, climbed two spots from her May ranking at No. 9 to No. 7 in June.
No. 6: Thorsten Kaye, All My Children
One of only two male All My Children actors–David Canary being the other–to be ranked No. 1 on the Daytime Confidential Top 20, AMC’s Thorsten Kaye fell one spot from No. 5 in May to No. 6 in June.
No. 5: Crystal Chappell, Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives may have given Crystal Chappell her walking papers, but the news helped spur interest in the popular actress. She zoomed from No. 18 in May to No. 5 in June.
No. 4: Maura West, The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless'Maura West climbed two spots from No. 6 in May to No. 4 in June.
No. 3: Melody Thomas Scott, The Young and the Restless
Former Daytime Confidential Top 20 No. 1, Melody Thomas Scott, jumped from No. 17 in May to No. 3 in June. Maria Arena Bell’s “Don’t Be Worried, She Will Be Back” may have had a hand in the jump.
No. 2: Farah Fath, One Life to Live
One Life to Live killed off Farah Fath’s Gigi Morasco and the shocking storyline where Clint (Jerry verDorn) received her heart appears to have helped her return to the Daytime Confidential Top 20. The last time she appeared on the DC Top 20 was February 2010.
No. 1: Rebecca Herbst, General Hospital
In June, General Hospital’s Rebecca Herbst achieved the No. 1 Daytime Confidential ranking for the fourth time. This moves her ahead of All My Children’sAlicia Minshew and former The Young and the Restless star Victoria Rowell, who have each earned the spot three times. The only actor or actress to have earned the distinction more times is Days of Our Lives star Crystal Chappell, who leads with a total of six No. 1 rankings.
Former All My Children star Josh Duhamel just missed out on the DC Top 20 at No. 21. Days of Our Lives’Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn appeared at No. 25 and No. 26, respectively. The Young and the Restless’Genie Francis appears at No. 33. Former As the World Turns star Anthony Herrera earned a post at No. 44. One Life to Live’sTrevor St. John came in at No. 46. All My Children’sMelissa Claire Egan rounded out the Daytime Confidential Top 50 at No. 50.
The Daytime Confidential Top 20 is based on the clicks of Daytime Confidential readers as they use the website. It is tabulated at the end of each month and published during the following month.
