RESULTS: Daytime Soap Best of the Week Poll (December 31, 2012-January 4, 2013) - DAYS OF OUR LIVES No. 1

The results are in from the We Love Soaps Daytime Soap Best of the Week poll for December 31, 2012-January 4, 2013. NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES was voted the favorite daytime soap opera of our readers again this week followed by ABC's GENERAL HOSPITAL and CBS' THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. See the complete list of shows below as well as the favorite couples, actors and actresses.

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	DAYS OF OUR LIVES (NBC)	1	150
2	GENERAL HOSPITAL (ABC)	2	75
4	THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (CBS)	4	23
4	THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS (CBS)	3	75
5	EL SECRETARIO (Telemundo)	7	0
6	AMOR CAUTIVO (Telemundo)	6	0
7	LOS REY (Azteca America)	5	0
8	AMORCITO CORAZÓN (Univision)	8	0

In our Favorite Couple poll, Sonny and Will from DAYS OF OUR LIVES remained in the No. 1 spot for the ninth week in a row.

RANK	COUPLE	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Sonny & Will, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	1	24
2	John & Marlena, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	2	57
3	Dani & Karen, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	-	11
4	Todd & Blair, GENERAL HOSPITAL	3	27
5	Rafe & Sami, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	5	11
6	Todd & Carly, GENERAL HOSPITAL	6	0
7	Dante & Lulu, GENERAL HOSPITAL	4	9
8	Brady & Kristen, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	-	0
9	Victor & Nikki, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS	-	0
10	Michael & Starr, GENERAL HOSPITAL	9	0

Freddie Smith of DAYS OF OUR LIVES was voted Favorite Actor of our readers for the week trading places with Drake Hogestyn.   

RANK	ACTOR	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Freddie Smith, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	2	12
2	Drake Hogestyn, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	1	41
3	Chandler Massey, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	4	8
4	Roger Howarth, GENERAL HOSPITAL	3	31
5	Galen Gering, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	6	5
6	Dominic Zamprogna, GENERAL HOSPITAL	5	4
7	Don Diamont, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	-	0
8	James Scott, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	7	5
9	Peter Bergman, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS	9	0
10	Eric Martsolf, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	-	0

DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Deidre Hall remained at No. 1 for the ninth week in a row.

RANK	ACTRESS	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Deidre Hall, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	1	41
2	Crystal Chappell, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	-	10
3	Alison Sweeney, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	3	22
4	Kassie DePaiva, GENERAL HOSPITAL	2	19
5	Eileen Davidson, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	5	3
6	Arianne Zucker, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	9	1
7	Julie Marie Berman, GENERAL HOSPITAL	4	3
8	Laura Wright, GENERAL HOSPITAL	9	1
9	Lauren Koslow, DAYS OF OUR LIVES	10	0
10	Kristen Alderson, GENERAL HOSPITA	-	0

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