The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Soap of the Week" poll for July 8-12, 2013. NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES was voted the favorite daily soap opera of our readers for the ninth week in a row. The OnLine Network's ONE LIFE TO LIVE was second followed by ABC's GENERAL HOSPITAL. TOLN's ALL MY CHILDREN finished fourth. 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 | 176 |
| 2 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE (TOLN) | 2 | 123 |
| 3 | GENERAL HOSPITAL (ABC) | 3 | 100 |
| 4 | ALL MY CHILDREN (TOLN) | 4 | 41 |
| 5 | THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (CBS) | 6 | 88 |
| 6 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (CBS) | 5 | 25 |
In our Favorite Couple poll, Sonny and Will from DAYS OF OUR LIVES remained in the No. 1 spot for the 36th week in a row. Several couples made their first appearances in our poll this week.
| RANK | COUPLE | LAST WEEK | TOP 3 | ||
| 1 | Sonny & Will, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 1 | 50 | ||
| 2 | John & Marlena, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 3 | 82 | ||
| 3 |
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Todd & Blair, ONE LIFE TO LIVE | 4 | 35 | ||
| 5 | Liam & Hope, BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | - | 0 | ||
| 6 | Dylan & Chelsea, YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS | - | 0 | ||
| 7 | Bo & Nora, ONE LIFE TO LIVE | - | 5 | ||
| 8 | Sam & Silas, GENERAL HOSPITAL | - | 0 | ||
| 9 | Zach & Kendall, ALL MY CHILDREN | - | 0 | ||
| 10 | Wyatt & Hope, BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | - | 0 |
DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Drake Hogestyn was voted Favorite Actor of our readers for the week.
| RANK | ACTOR | LAST WEEK | TOP 3 |
| 1 | Drake Hogestyn, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 2 | 64 |
| 2 | Roger Howarth, OLTL/GH | 5 | 40 |
| 3 |
Freddie Smith, DAYS OF OUR LIVES
| 3 | 37 |
| 4 | Chandler Massey, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | James Scott, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Peter Bergman, YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS | - | 0 |
| 7 | Galen Gering, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | Jerry verDorn, ONE LIFE TO LIVE | - | 0 |
| 9 | Scott Clifton, BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | - | 0 |
| 10 | Joshua Morrow, YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS | 10 | 0 |
DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Alison Sweeney was voted Favorite Actress of the week for the second week in a row.
| RANK | ACTRESS | LAST WEEK | TOP 3 |
| 1 | Alison Sweeney, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Deidre Hall, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 2 | 67 |
| 3 | Kassie DePaiva, ONE LIFE TO LIVE | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Judi Evans, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Kim Matula, BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | - | 0 |
| 6 | Eileen Davidson, DAYS OF OUR LIVES | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Kirsten Storms, GENERAL HOSPITAL | - | 0 |
| 8 | Maura West, GENERAL HOSPITAL | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Kelly Monaco, GENERAL HOSPITAL | - | 0 |
| 10 | Alicia Minshew, ALL MY CHILDREN | - | 0 |
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