THE NUMBERS
After four consecutive weeks of declines and four consecutive weeks below two million viewers, ABC’s “General Hospital” was finally able to reverse course during the week of December 25-29, 2023 (Week 15).
For the week, the daytime drama series averaged 2.040 million viewers, increasing +125,000 viewers from its performance during the week of December 18-22, 2023 (2.040 million vs. 1.915 million). In fact, this marked the show’s best outing among Total Viewers in six weeks – since the week of November 20-24, 2023.
“The Price is Right” (4.222 million / 4.808 million) hit a new season high for both half hours among Total Viewers during the Christmas holiday. The second half-hour saw the biggest increase overall week-to-week, adding +311,000 viewers. The first half-hour added +244,000 viewers.
“The Young and the Restless” (3.406 million) attracted its second-largest audience of the season and had its best performance since the week of November 20-24, 2023, adding +165,000 viewers over the week ago period. “The Bold and the Beautiful” (2.908 million) hit a new season high among Total Viewers with an increase of +149,000 viewers compared to one week earlier. The show’s previous season high (2.888 million viewers) was also during the week of November 20-24, 2023.
“NBC News Daily” (1.248 million) also saw an uptick from its performance one week earlier, adding +16,000 viewers.
Note: The Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 demo ratings were unavailable at press time. This post will be updated when/if we receive them.
What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of December 25-29, 2023 in Women 18-49 Rating, Women 25-54 Rating, Households and Total Viewers, including a look at their comparable performance in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A closer look at the daytime soaps, including their daily performance breakdown in the demos, will be posted shortly.
Week Of December 25-29, 2023 Rankers
Households
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS) | 2.9 | 2.8 | N/A* | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS) | 2.6 | 2.5 | N/A* | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 2.2 | 2.2 | N/A* | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 1.9 | 1.8 | N/A* | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| 5. General Hospital (ABC) | 1.3 | 1.3 | N/A* | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 6. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 0.8 | 0.9 | N/A* | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 7. NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.8 | 0.8 | N/A* | 1.2* | 1.2* |
| NR. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) – R | NR | 1.7 | N/A* | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| NR. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) – R | NR | 1.4 | N/A* | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| NR. The View (ABC) – R | NR | NR | N/A* | 1.1 | N/A |
| N/A. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | N/A | N/A | N/A* | N/A | 1.8 |
| N/A. TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (NBC) | N/A | N/A | N/A* | N/A | 1.4 |
| NR. The Talk (CBS) – R | NR | NR | N/A* | 0.9 | N/A |
Total Viewers (In Millions)
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS) | 4,808 | 4,497 | N/A* | 5,065 | 5,179 |
| 2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS) | 4,222 | 3,978 | N/A* | 4,424 | 4,545 |
| 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 3,406 | 3,241 | N/A* | 3,623 | 3,415 |
| 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 2,908 | 2,759 | N/A* | 2,918 | 2,924 |
| 5. General Hospital (ABC) | 2,040 | 1,915 | N/A* | 2,241 | 2,241 |
| 6. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 1,314 | 1,323 | N/A* | 1,685 | 1,765 |
| 7. NBC News Daily (NBC) | 1,248 | 1,232 | N/A* | 1,806* | 1,741* |
| NR. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) – R | NR | 2,610 | N/A* | 3,098 | 3,137 |
| NR. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) – R | NR | 2,197 | N/A* | 2,619 | 2,655 |
| NR. The View (ABC) – R | NR | NR | N/A* | 1,585 | N/A |
| N/A. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | N/A | N/A | N/A* | N/A | 2,727 |
| N/A. TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (NBC) | N/A | N/A | N/A* | N/A | 2,018 |
| NR. The Talk (CBS) – R | NR | NR | N/A* | 1,322 | N/A |
LEGEND
| NR = Not Rated | N/A = Not Available | * denotes further information |
The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. and are courtesy of Nielsen. Household ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television, each of which represents 1,250,000 homes as of the 2023-2024 television season.
Note*: Officially, the demo ratings are sorted by the rounded figures released by Nielsen. “NBC News Daily” 2021 and 2020 figures are compared to the performance of “Days of our Lives,” which moved to Peacock exclusively beginning September 12, 2022.
“Let’s Make a Deal,” “The Talk” and “The View” aired amended repeats for the week and are excluded from the weekly rankings. Ratings for “TODAY 3rd Hour” and “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna” were unavailable at press time.
Year-to-year comparisons (2023 vs. 2022) for most daytime broadcast shows among Households and Total Viewers will be unavailable for the foreseeable future due to figures being unavailable to Soap Opera Network during that period.
Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)
Pending Updates
Women 18-49 Rating (Unrounded)*
Pending Updates
Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)
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Women 25-54 Rating (Unrounded)*
Pending Updates
Notable Preemptions/Schedule Changes:
- “The Bold and the Beautiful” was preempted on Monday, December 25, 2023 (Christmas Day) due to CBS Sports coverage of NFL Football featuring the Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs and the show aired a repeat on Friday, December 29, 2023. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Tuesday-Thursday).
- “General Hospital” did not air on Monday, December 25, 2023 (Christmas Day) due to ESPN on ABC Sports coverage of the Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets game on the East Coast and the Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers on the West Coast. The show’s weekly average is based on four days (Tuesday-Friday).
- “The Young and the Restless” was preempted on Monday, December 25, 2023 (Christmas Day) due to CBS Sports coverage of NFL Football featuring the Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs and the show aired a repeat on Friday, December 29, 2023. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Tuesday-Thursday).
- Pending Additional Updates
