Daytime Confidential Hot 100, 2013
Join us in celebrating the 6th Annual Daytime Confidential Hot 100! Throughout 2013, Daytime Confidential has been tracking which daytime professionals our readers have been most interested in — whether positive or negative.
Each month we published the Daytime Confidential Top 20 based on your clicks of those individuals. Now we've compiled the entire year into the Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
In 2013, 29 people made their Daytime Confidential Hot 100 debut, or returned to the ranking after having fallen off the list in previous years. General Hospital'sTyler Christopher made the biggest jump in 2013, leaping 53 spots from his 2012 ranking. However, General Hospital also featured the person with the largest drop in ranking. Former GH star Lexi Ainsworth plummeted 49 spots from her 2012 ranking.
Former All My Children star Cameron Mathison was the only person to hold the exact same ranking for two years in a row. After spending two years atop the Daytime Confidential Hot 100, Kirsten Storms dropped to No. 9 in 2013 and was replaced by someone who has never ranked No. 1 on a Hot 100 countdown.
Unlike Daytime Confidential’s year-end Best and Worst lists, the Daytime Confidential Hot 100 is not chosen or ranked by Daytime Confidential’s editors. It is based solely on user clicks. The name of each current and former soap star who appears on the Daytime Confidential Hot 100 is credited to the show on which they last appeared.
No. 100: Chrishell Stause, Days of Our Lives (Return)
No. 99: Lexi Ainsworth, General Hospital (Down 49)
No. 98: Beth Ehlers, All My Children (Return)
No. 97: James Franco, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 96: Kristian Alfonso, Days of Our Lives (Down 36)
No. 95: Erin Hershey Presley, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 94: Christian LeBlanc, The Young and the Restless (Down 27)
No. 93: Kin Shriner, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 92: Nadia Bjorlin, Days of Our Lives (Down 14)
No. 91: Stuart Damon, General Hospital (Up 5)
No. 90: Finola Hughes, General Hospital (Up 9)
No. 89: Peter Bergman, The Young and the Restless (Debut)
No. 88: Melissa Reeves, Days of Our Lives (Down 27)
No. 87: Ricky Paull Goldin, The Bold and the Beautiful (Return)
No. 86: Blake Hood, The Young and the Restless (Debut)
No. 85: Stephen Nichols, The Young and the Restless (Debut)
No. 84: Joshua Morrow, The Young and the Restless (Down 11)
No. 83: Justin Hartley, Passions (Up 10)
No. 82: William deVry, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 81: Nathan Parsons, General Hospital (Down 19)
No. 80: Blake Berris, Days of Our Lives (Up 18)
No. 79: Jeff Branson, The Young and the Restless (Down 40)
No. 78: Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (Down 27)
No. 77: Laura Wright, General Hospital (Return)
No. 76: Kelly Thiebaud, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 75: Jackie Zeman, General Hospital (Down 12)
No. 74: Cameron Mathison, All My Children (Same as 2012)
No. 73: Nancy Lee Grahn, General Hospital (-30)
No. 72: James Scott, Days of Our Lives (-1)
No. 71: Scott Clifton, The Bold and the Beautiful (Up 29)
No. 70: Darin Brooks, The Bold and the Beautiful (Debut)
No. 69: Redaric Williams, The Young and the Restless (Debut)
No. 68: Jill Farren Phelps, The Young and the Restless (Debut)
No. 67: Melissa Claire Egan, The Young and the Restless (Up 24)
No. 66: Amelia Heinle, The Young and the Restless (Up 29)
No. 65: Denise Alexander, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 64: Brooklyn Rae Silzer, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 63: Alison Sweeney, Days of Our Lives (Up 13)
No. 62: Kyle Lowder, The Bold and the Beautiful (Down 14)
No. 61: Casey Deidrick, Days of Our Lives (Debut)
No. 60: Bree Williamson, One Life to Live (Down 4)
No. 59: Natalia Livingston, General Hospital (Down 13)
No. 58: Jess Walton, The Young and the Restless (Down 40)
No. 57: Eric Braeden, The Young and the Restless (Down 47)
No. 56: Thorsten Kaye, All My Children(Up 36)
No. 55: Bryan Craig, General Hospital (Debut)
N0. 54: Susan Lucci, All My Children (Return)
No. 53: Michael Graziadei, The Young and the Restless (Up 10)
No. 52: Don Diamont, The Bold and the Beautiful (Return)
No. 51: Sean Kanan, General Hospital (Down 28)
No. 50: Hartley Sawyer, The Young and the Restless (Debut)
No. 49: Kim Matula, The Bold and the Beautiful (Debut)
No. 48: Christel Khalil, The Young and the Restless (Down 27)
No. 47: Crystal Chappell, Days of Our Lives (Down 31)
No. 46: Kim Zimmer, One Life to Live (Down 19)
No. 45: Jack Wagner, General Hospital (Up 50)
No. 44: Tristan Rogers, General Hospital (Down 3)
No. 43: Katherine Kelly Lang, The Bold and the Beautiful (Down 14)
No. 42: Anthony Geary, General Hospital (Return)
No. 41: Chad Duell, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 40: Teresa Castillo, General Hospital (Debut)
No. 39: Drake Hogestyn, Days of Our Lives (Return)
No. 38: Alicia Minshew, All My Children (Down 13)
No. 37: Ingo Rademacher, General Hospital (Down 5)
No. 36: Michael Muhney, The Young and the Restless (Up 4)
No. 35: Hunter Tylo, The Bold and the Beautiful (Return)
No. 34: Maura West, General Hospital (Down 4)
No. 33: Heather Tom, The Bold and the Beautiful (Down 20)
No. 32: Chandler Massey, Days of Our Lives (Up 32)
No. 31: Maurice Benard, General Hospital (Up 26)
No. 30: Rebecca Budig, All My Children (Up 40)
No. 29: Sharon Case, The Young and the Restless (Down 18)
No. 28: Jason Thompson, General Hospital (Up 24)
No. 27: Kelly Monaco, General Hospital (Down 21)
No. 26: Victoria Rowell, The Young and the Restless (Down 9)
No. 25: Tyler Christopher, General Hospital (Return)
No. 24: Kristina Wagner, General Hospital (Up 53)
No. 23: Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (Down 18)
No. 22: Eileen Davidson, Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless (Up 37)
No. 21: Genie Francis, General Hospital (Up 7)
No. 20: Ronn Moss, The Bold and the Beautiful (Up 22)
Former The Bold and the Beautiful star Ronn Moss zoomed up 22 spots from his 2012 Daytime Confidential Hot 100 ranking at 42 to No. 20 in 2013.
No. 19: Farah Fath, One Life to Live (Down 12)
Former One Life to Live star Farah Fath dropped 12 spots in 2013 from her Daytime Confidential Hot 100 2012 ranking.
No. 18: Billy Miller, The Young and the Restless (Up 8)
Spurred by a Daytime Emmy win and some fantastic acting performances, The Young and the Restless' Billy Miller climbed eight spots in 2013.
No. 17: Brandon Barash, General Hospital (Up 20)
Former General Hospital star Brandon Barash rocketed up the Daytime Confidential Hot 100, ranking No. 17 on 2013's countdown.
No. 16: Vanessa Marcil, General Hospital (Down 1)
Former General Hospital star Vanessa Marcil slipped just one spot from No. 15 in 2012 to No. 16 on 2013's Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
No. 15: Michael E. Knight, All My Children (Up 10)
All My Children'sMichael E. Knight jumped from No. 25 on 2012's Daytime Confidential Hot 100 to No. 15 on 2013's countdown.
No. 14: Peter Reckell, Days of Our Lives (Down 10)
Former Days of Our Lives star Peter Reckell dropped 10 spots from 2012 to No. 14 on 2013's Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
No. 13: Emme Rylan, General Hospital (Down 4)
General Hospital'sEmme Rylan slipped four spots from her 2012 spot, to No. 13 in 2012.
No. 12: Rebecca Herbst, General Hospital (Up 7)
General Hospital's Rebecca Herbst jumped seven spots to No. 12.
No. 11: Kristen Alderson, General Hospital (Up 9)
General Hospital'sKristen Alderson jumped nine spots from her 2012 ranking, to No. 11 on Daytime Confidential's 2013 Hot 100 ranking.
No. 10: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, The Bold and the Beautiful (Up 23)
The Bold and the Beautiful favorite Jacqueline MacInnes Wood partied on a No. 10 on 2013's countdown.
No. 9: Kristen Storms, General Hospital (Down 8)
After spending two years as No. 1 on the Daytime Confidential Hot 100, General Hospital's Kirsten Storms fell to No. 9 in 2013.
No. 8: Michael Easton, General Hospital (Up 4)
General Hospital'sMichael Easton edged up four spots on the Daytime Confidential Hot 100 in 2013.
No. 7: Melody Thomas Scott, The Young and the Restless (Up 1)
The Young and the Restless' Melody Thomas Scott climbed from No. 8 in 2012, to No. 7 on 2013's Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
No. 6: Julie Marie Berman, General Hospital (Debut)
Former General Hospital star Julie Marie Berman had the highest-rated debut of any person on the Daytime Confidential Hot 100 at No. 6.
No. 5: Michelle Stafford, The Young and the Restless (Up 30)
Former The Young and the Restless favorite Michelle Stafford made a power move, jumping 30 spots from her 2012 ranking, to No. 5 on 2013's Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
No. 4: Kimberly McCullough, General Hospital (Down 2)
General Hospital's Kimberly McCullough returned to her Port Charles stomping grounds in 2013, but dropped two spots to No. 4 on this year's Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
No. 3: Roger Howarth, General Hospital (Up 11)
Whether portraying One Life to Live favorite Todd Manning, or General Hospital's tumor-impaired serial killer Franco, Roger Howarth was a busy man in 2013. It helped him climb 11 spots to No. 3 on 2013's Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
No. 2: Steve Burton, The Young and the Restless (Up 1)
The Young and the Restless'Steve Burton was the first Daytime Confidential Hot 100 No. 1 in 2008. This year he came within striking range of reclaiming his old throne, but fell short at No. 2 on the Daytime Confidential Hot 100.
No. 1: Jeanne Cooper, The Young and the Restless (Up 21)
The daytime genre lost a cherished member of its family with Jeanne Cooper's passing this year. Her presence, both on screen and off, is deeply missed. It is no surprise The Young and the Restless icon claimed the No. 1 spot on Daytime Confidential's Hot 100 in 2013.
2013 Daytime Confidential Hot 100 No. 1: Jeanne Cooper, The Young and the Restless
2012 Daytime Confidential Hot 100 No. 1: Kirsten Storms, General Hospital
2011 Daytime Confidential Hot 100 No. 1: Kirsten Storms, General Hospital
2010 Daytime Confidential Hot 100 No. 1: Kim Zimmer, One Life to Live
2009 Daytime Confidential Hot 100 No. 1: Crystal Chappell, Days of Our Lives
2008 Daytime Confdiential Hot 100 No. 1: Steve Burton, General Hospital
