The carriage dispute between Disney and cable/satellite provider DirecTV (including U-verse) has greatly impacted several ABC programs since it began on September 1, 2024, with “General Hospital,” “GMA3: What You Need to Know” and “The View” seeing some of their lowest ratings during the week of September 2-6, 2024.
Incidentally, the dispute comes exactly one year after Disney was involved in a similar disagreement with Spectrum parent Charter Communications. That dispute ran for several days (August 31 to September 11, 2023), and also put a dent in ABC’s ratings performance.
As for the current dispute with DirecTV, things don’t seem to be going too well with both parties remaining at odds, according to a recent report by Deadline.
The View
Launching its 28th season on Tuesday, September 3, “The View” (2.101 million) got off to a rocky start among Total Viewers, down -250,000 viewers compared to its final week of originals for Season 27 (week of July 29-August 2, 2024). Compared to the same week last year, the show was down -3,000 viewers.
In the key sales demographics, “The View” hit a new season premiere week low, pulling in a 0.15 rating among Women 18-49 and a 0.24 rating among Women 25-54, down -0.02 in Women 18-49 (0.17 rating) and down -0.04 in Women 25-54 (0.28 rating) from how performed during the week of July 29-August 2, 2024. Meanwhile, the show’s year-to-year performance saw an even steeper decline, dropping -0.06 among Women 18-49 (0.15 rating vs. 0.21 rating) and down -0.11 among Women 25-54 (0.24 ratings vs. 0.35 rating).
“The View” moved into a new studio and unveiled a new opening theme for Season 28.
General Hospital
Kicking off Season 62 on Tuesday, September 3, “General Hospital” (1.813 million) hit a new season premiere low among Total Viewers. Compared to its performance one week earlier, the show was down -97,000 viewers. It was down -48,000 viewers compared to its performance during the same week last year. This marks the show’s 21st consecutive week where it has averaged less than two million viewers. The streak began during the week of April 15-19, 2024.
Among Women 18-49, “General Hospital” topped its year ago performance with a 0.20 rating, up +0.02 from last year’s 0.18 rating. That said, the show was down -0.05 from its year ago 0.35 rating among Women 25-54, pulling in just a 0.30 rating this year.
The Young and the Restless / The Bold and the Beautiful
At CBS, just 162,000 viewers separated “The Young and the Restless” (2.858 million) from lead-out “The Bold and the Beautiful” (2.696 million) among Total Viewers. The week also saw “The Young and the Restless” average less than three million viewers for the eighth consecutive week, while “The Bold and the Beautiful” topped its lead-in among both unrounded Women 18-49 and unrounded Women 25-54, marking the third time in four weeks the half-hour series has done so among unrounded Women 18-49.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” was up +75,000 viewers week-to-week and up +95,000 viewers year-to-year.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” pulled in a 0.24 rating among unrounded Women 18-49 compared with the 0.22 rating pulled by “The Young and the Restless.” Among unrounded Women 25-54, “The Bold and the Beautiful” pulled in a 0.40 rating versus the 0.39 rating for “The Young and the Restless.”
Compared to how both shows performed one week earlier, “The Bold and the Beautiful” was down -0.02 among unrounded Women 18-49 and up +0.01 among unrounded Women 25-54, while “The Young and the Restless” was down -0.02 among unrounded Women 18-49 and down -0.08 among unrounded Women 25-54.
Compared to both show’s year ago performances, “The Bold and the Beautiful” was virtually on par among both demographics, while “The Young and the Restless” saw notable declines.
GMA3: What You Need to Know / NBC News Daily
The competition among the daytime news programs got much tighter this week, with “NBC News Daily” (1.179 million) topping “GMA3: What You Need to Know” (1.148 million) across the board. Compared to the show’s performance one week earlier, “NBC News Daily” was up +61,000 viewers. It was also up by +54,000 viewers year-to-year.
“NBC News Daily” saw its best viewership advantage over “GMA3” on record, topping the show by +31,000 viewers or +3%.
Wrap-Up
What follows is a breakdown of how daytime broadcast performed during the week of September 2-6, 2024 in Women 18-49, Women 25-54, Households and Total Viewers, including their performance during the comparable week last year.
A closer look at how the daytime soaps performed, including their daily performance breakdown in the demos, will be posted shortly.
Note: Only figures available to Soap Opera Network at press time are shown published below. The full ratings report, including individual show rankings, will return following the official start of the 2024-2025 broadcast television season.
Week of September 2-6, 2024 Rankers
Women 18-49 Rating
| Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Price is Right 2 (CBS) – R | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 |
| The Price is Right 1 (CBS) – R | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 |
| TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.25 |
| The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
| TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (NBC) | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| General Hospital (ABC) – P | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| The View (ABC) – P | 0.15 | 0.12* | 0.21 |
| NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 0.13 | N/A* | 0.13 |
Women 25-54 Rating
| Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Price is Right 2 (CBS) – R | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.57 |
| The Price is Right 1 (CBS) – R | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.50 |
| The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.46 |
| The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.52 |
| General Hospital (ABC) – P | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 |
| TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (NBC) | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.37 |
| The View (ABC) – P | 0.24 | 0.20* | 0.35 |
| NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 0.19 | N/A* | 0.25 |
Households
| Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| The View (ABC) – P | 1.4 | N/A* | 1.5 |
| General Hospital (ABC) – P | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 0.8 | N/A* | 0.9 |
| NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Total Viewers (In Millions)
| Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 2,858 | 2,941 | 3,077 |
| The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 2,696 | 2,621 | 2,601 |
| The View (ABC) – P | 2,101 | N/A* | 2,104 |
| General Hospital (ABC) – P | 1,813 | 1,910 | 1,861 |
| NBC News Daily (NBC) | 1,179 | 1,118 | 1,125 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 1,148 | 1,147 | 1,371 |
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 representing 1,250,000 homes as of the 2023-2024 television season.
Beginning August 31, 2020, national ratings include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Previously, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages are based on regular telecasts.
LEGEND
| R = Repeat | S = Special | P = Premiere |
| NR = Not Rated / Not Ranked | N/A = Not Available | * denotes further information |
Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)*
- On Monday, September 2, most daytime broadcast shows were corded as specials due to the Labor Day holiday. Ratings for the day are excluded from their weekly average.
- “GMA3: What You Need to Know” reportedly aired amended repeats during the week of August 26-30, 2024 according to Nielsen. However, ABC News issued a press release on Tuesday noting the show managed to rank number one among Total Viewers (opposite “The Talk” on CBS and “NBC News Daily” on NBC) for the 35th consecutive week. The ABC press release also noted that “GMA3” was up week-to-week in both Women 18-49 Viewers (83,000 vs. 79,000) and Women 25-54 Viewers (118,000 vs. 114,000). The network did not indicate “GMA3” airing repeats while also citing available figures are courtesy of Nielsen.
- “The Talk,” “Let’s Make a Deal” and “The Price is Right” each aired amended repeats. As a result, figures for each show were (mostly) unavailable and were excluded from their weekly and season averages.
- “The View” aired amended repeats the previous week which do not factor into the show’s weekly or season averages.
- Only figures available to Soap Opera Network at press time are shown published below.
- “The Young and the Restless” aired for just 53 minutes on Wednesday, September 4, per Nielsen. No reason was cited for seven-minute preemption.