For the first time ever, Soap Opera Network is releasing the individual Live+Same Day versus Live+7 Days (delayed viewing) ratings performance numbers for “General Hospital.”
These numbers compare the show’s reported performance shown in our regular weekly ratings reports versus the show’s performance season-to-date when factoring in delayed viewing.
In this report, we’ll be showing you how the show has performed thus far during the 2020-2021 television season in the categories of Total Viewers, Women 18-49 Viewers and Women 25-54 Viewers. We’ll also present how the show has performed in Men 18+ Viewers and Adults 18-49 Rating.
Note: Season-to-date figures are known in the industry as “most current,” meaning the numbers are intermixed with final delayed viewing (Live+7) figures and Live+SD numbers that have not yet been finalized. This means the latter two weeks shown at the bottom of each category only includes the Live+SD numbers. Additionally, averages are based on each week’s total number unrounded up/down. Differences reflect an increase between the averages of Live+SD and Live+7. All numbers are tallied by The Nielsen Company.
General Hospital / Total Viewers
| Network | Week of | Live+SD Viewers in millions | Live+7 Viewers in millions | Live+7 Change in thousands | Live+7 Change in percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 09/21/2020 | 2,068 | 2,383 | +315 | +15% |
| ABC | 09/28/2020 | 1,666 | 1,867 | +201 | +12% |
| ABC | 10/05/2020 | 2,026 | 2,359 | +333 | +16% |
| ABC | 10/12/2020 | 1,920 | 2,226 | +306 | +16% |
| ABC | 10/19/2020 | 1,976 | 2,315 | +339 | +17% |
| ABC | 10/26/2020 | 2,054 | 2,382 | +328 | 16% |
| ABC | 11/02/2020 | 2,125 | 2,439 | +314 | +15% |
| ABC | 11/09/2020 | 2,109 | 2,429 | +320 | +15% |
| ABC | 11/16/2020 | 2,032 | 2,302 | +270 | +13% |
| ABC | 11/23/2020 | 2,139 | 2,398 | +259 | +12% |
| ABC | 11/30/2020 | 2,244 | 2,501 | +257 | +11% |
| ABC | 12/07/2020 | 2,185 | 2,475 | +290 | +13% |
| ABC | 12/14/2020 | 2,179 | 2,466 | +287 | +13% |
| ABC | 12/21/2020* | 2,175 | 2,175* | NC | NC |
| ABC | 12/28/2020* | 2,241 | 2,241* | NC | NC |
| AVERAGE | 2,084 | 2,359 | |||
| DIFFERENCE | +275 | +13% |
General Hospital / Women 18-49 Viewers
| Network | Week of | Live+SD Viewers in thousands | Live+7 Viewers in thousands | Live+7 Change in thousands | Live+7 Change in percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 09/21/2020 | 254 | 305 | +51 | +20% |
| ABC | 09/28/2020 | 189 | 218 | +29 | +15% |
| ABC | 10/05/2020 | 243 | 303 | +60 | +25% |
| ABC | 10/12/2020 | 226 | 278 | +52 | +23% |
| ABC | 10/19/2020 | 225 | 279 | +54 | +24% |
| ABC | 10/26/2020 | 230 | 269 | +39 | +17% |
| ABC | 11/02/2020 | 246 | 305 | +59 | +24% |
| ABC | 11/09/2020 | 237 | 300 | +63 | +27% |
| ABC | 11/16/2020 | 214 | 261 | +47 | +22% |
| ABC | 11/23/2020 | 265 | 304 | +39 | +15% |
| ABC | 11/30/2020 | 241 | 284 | +43 | +18% |
| ABC | 12/07/2020 | 264 | 316 | +52 | +20% |
| ABC | 12/14/2020 | 234 | 273 | +39 | +17% |
| ABC | 12/21/2020* | 252 | 252* | NC | NC |
| ABC | 12/28/2020* | 275 | 275* | NC | NC |
| AVERAGE | 240 | 285 | |||
| DIFFERENCE | +45 | +19% |
General Hospital / Women 25-54 Viewers
| Network | Week of | Live+SD Viewers in thousands | Live+7 Viewers in thousands | Live+7 Change in thousands | Live+7 Change in percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 09/21/2020 | 387 | 465 | +78 | +20% |
| ABC | 09/28/2020 | 284 | 336 | +52 | +18% |
| ABC | 10/05/2020 | 348 | 442 | +94 | +27% |
| ABC | 10/12/2020 | 343 | 422 | +79 | +23% |
| ABC | 10/19/2020 | 356 | 438 | +82 | +23% |
| ABC | 10/26/2020 | 347 | 412 | +65 | +19% |
| ABC | 11/02/2020 | 367 | 449 | +82 | +22% |
| ABC | 11/09/2020 | 366 | 446 | +80 | +22% |
| ABC | 11/16/2020 | 316 | 391 | +75 | +24% |
| ABC | 11/23/2020 | 376 | 438 | +62 | +16% |
| ABC | 11/30/2020 | 391 | 458 | +67 | +17% |
| ABC | 12/07/2020 | 368 | 446 | +78 | +21% |
| ABC | 12/14/2020 | 351 | 407 | +56 | +16% |
| ABC | 12/21/2020* | 357 | 357* | NC | NC |
| ABC | 12/28/2020* | 380 | 380* | NC | NC |
| AVERAGE | 357 | 426 | |||
| DIFFERENCE | +69 | +18% |
General Hospital / Men 18+ Viewers
| Network | Week of | Live+SD Viewers in thousands | Live+7 Viewers in thousands | Live+7 Change in thousands | Live+7 Change in percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 09/21/2020 | 470 | 533 | +63 | +13% |
| ABC | 09/28/2020 | 425 | 476 | +51 | +12% |
| ABC | 10/05/2020 | 461 | 524 | +63 | +14% |
| ABC | 10/12/2020 | 421 | 476 | +55 | +13% |
| ABC | 10/19/2020 | 445 | 515 | +70 | +16% |
| ABC | 10/26/2020 | 464 | 532 | +68 | +15% |
| ABC | 11/02/2020 | 489 | 553 | +64 | +13% |
| ABC | 11/09/2020 | 490 | 554 | +64 | +13% |
| ABC | 11/16/2020 | 477 | 530 | +53 | +11% |
| ABC | 11/23/2020 | 472 | 529 | +57 | +12% |
| ABC | 11/30/2020 | 505 | 563 | +58 | +11% |
| ABC | 12/07/2020 | 486 | 548 | +62 | +13% |
| ABC | 12/14/2020 | 526 | 599 | +73 | +14% |
| ABC | 12/21/2020* | 501 | 501* | NC | NC |
| ABC | 12/28/2020* | 527 | 527* | NC | NC |
| AVERAGE | 478 | 535 | |||
| DIFFERENCE | +57 | +12% |
General Hospital / Adults 18-49 Rating
| Network | Week of | Live+SD Rating | Live+7 Rating | Live+7 Change in rating | Live+7 Change in percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 09/21/2020 | 0.29 | 0.34 | +0.05 | +17% |
| ABC | 09/28/2020 | 0.23 | 0.26 | +0.03 | +13% |
| ABC | 10/05/2020 | 0.27 | 0.33 | +0.06 | +22% |
| ABC | 10/12/2020 | 0.24 | 0.29 | +0.05 | +21% |
| ABC | 10/19/2020 | 0.25 | 0.30 | +0.05 | +20% |
| ABC | 10/26/2020 | 0.26 | 0.29 | +0.03 | +12% |
| ABC | 11/02/2020 | 0.28 | 0.34 | +0.06 | +21% |
| ABC | 11/09/2020 | 0.27 | 0.33 | +0.06 | +22% |
| ABC | 11/16/2020 | 0.25 | 0.29 | +0.04 | +16% |
| ABC | 11/23/2020 | 0.29 | 0.33 | +0.04 | +14% |
| ABC | 11/30/2020 | 0.27 | 0.32 | +0.05 | +19% |
| ABC | 12/07/2020 | 0.29 | 0.34 | +0.05 | +17% |
| ABC | 12/14/2020 | 0.28 | 0.32 | +0.04 | +14% |
| ABC | 12/21/2020* | 0.28 | 0.28* | NC | NC |
| ABC | 12/28/2020* | 0.31 | 0.31* | NC | NC |
| AVERAGE | 0.27 | 0.31 | |||
| DIFFERENCE | +0.04 | +15% |