THE NUMBERS
How did the American soaps perform during the week of November 19-23, 2018?
Listed below is a breakdown of how “The Bold and the Beautiful” (B&B) on CBS, “Days of our Lives” (DAYS) on NBC, “General Hospital” (GH) on ABC and “The Young and the Restless” (Y&R) on CBS performed, from highest to lowest, in the all-important ratings categories.
Note #1: This particular week included pre-emptions due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. All four soaps are based on a three-day average (Monday through Wednesday). “GH” is coded as a special for its Thursday repeat airing and “Y&R” is coded as a special for its Friday original episode.
Note #2: Please do not copy and paste the entire ratings data elsewhere, especially without credit. Thank you.
Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings; increases are reflected in blue.
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
Total Viewers
1. Y&R. Y&R 4,213,000 (+22,000 / -330,000)
2. B&B 3,333,000 (+14,000 / -358,000)
3. GH 2,329,000 (-14,000 / -476,000)
4. DAYS 2,226,000 (+26,000 / -153,000)
Households
1. Y&R 3.00/10 (-.05 / -.17)
2. B&B 2.38/8 (-.06 / -.20)
3. GH 1.69/6 (-.04 / -.30)
4. DAYS 1.58/5 (-.03 / -.09)
Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 393,000 (-31,000 / -52,000)
2. GH 353,000 (-11,000 / -99,000)
3. DAYS 331,000 (-3,000 / -48,000)
4. B&B 319,000 (-33,000 / -38,000)
Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 0.61 (-.04 / -.08)
2. GH 0.54 (-.02 / -.16) <—— ties low **
3. DAYS 0.51 (same / -.07)
4. B&B 0.49 (-.05 / -.06) <—— ties low **
** Rounded to 0.5
Women 18-34 Viewers
1. Y&R 123,000 (+3,000 / +3,000)
2. B&B 97,000 (+2,000 / -12,000)
3. GH 74,000 (-8,000 / -42,000)
4. DAYS 68,000 (+8,000 / -15,000)
Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 0.35 (+.01 / same)
2. B&B 0.28 (+.01 / -.04)
3. GH 0.21 ( -.03 / -.12) <—— ties low (11th straight week) **
4. DAYS 0.20 (+.03 / -.04)
** Rounded to 0.2
Women 24-54 Viewers
1. Y&R 614,000 (-11,000 / -152,000)
2. B&B 515,000 (+1,000 / -104,000)
3. GH 497,000 (-13,000 / -148,000)
4. DAYS 451,000 (-1,000 / -55,000)
Women 25-54 Rating
1. Y&R 1.00 (-.02 / -.25)
2. B&B 0.84 (same / -.17)
3. GH 0.81 (-.02 / -.24)
4. DAYS 0.74 (same / -.09)
Day-To-Day Ratings – HH/Total Viewers
B&B
Monday: 2.47/3,437,000
Tuesday: 2.40/3,320,000
Wednesday: 2.27/3,242,000
DAYS
Monday: 1.60 6 2,190,000
Tuesday: 1.61/2,266,000
Wednesday: 1.55/2,221,000
GH
Monday: 1.70/2,288,000
Tuesday: 1.75/ 2,409,000
Wednesday: 1.63/2,291,000
Thursday: 0.53/777,000 (repeat airing of 11/27/00 episode)*
Y&R
Monday: 3.12/4,355,000
Tuesday: 3.02/4,189,000
Wednesday: 2.86/4,096,000
Friday: 2.59/3,777,000 (original episode coded as special)*
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