CBS Sports coverage of the UEFA Champions League Soccer games during the week of April 28-May 2, 2025 took a toll on the bulk of the network’s daytime lineup, Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings data shows.
After CBS’ parent company, Paramount Global, renewed its UEFA rights deal in 2022, the network is scheduled to air UEFA Champions League Soccer games through at least 2030, with the package valued at $1.5 billion over the life of the six-year contract, more than two and a half times that of the prior 2020-2024 deal.
Starting in February 2022, the network’s broadcast of the games has interrupted its daytime lineup, resulting in full network or market-by-market preemptions.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” (2.397 million) and the first half-hour of “The Price is Right” (3.347 million) saw the largest week-to-week drops across daytime broadcast among Total Viewers, down -250,000 and -242,000, respectively. The second half-hour of “The Price is Right” (3.817 million) also saw a significant drop among Total Viewers, down -215,000 week-to-week and down -342,000 viewers compared to the same week last year.
Demographically, “The Young and the Restless” (2.844 million) and “The Bold and the Beautiful” performed within range of their season-to-date averages. The two soaps were preempted in the Mountain and Pacific time zones on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 due to CBS’ UEFA Champions League Soccer coverage.
“Beyond the Gates” (1.488 million), which was preempted on both days and aired only three episodes as a result, marked a new low among Total Viewers, Women 18-49 (0.18 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.30 rating). The show was up year-over-year compared to the performance of former time slot holder “The Talk” in Women 18-49 (0.18 rating vs. 0.16 rating), Women 25-54 (0.30 rating vs. 0.26 rating), Households (1.0 rating vs. 0.8 rating) and Total Viewers (1.488 million vs. 1.242 million).
That said, CBS aired UEFA Champions League Soccer on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 and Wednesday, May 1, 2024, which resulted in the network’s daytime lineup being either preempted, amended, or broken out. As a result, year-over-year comparisons are based on UEFA coverage in 2025 vs. 2024.
“General Hospital” (1.770 million), “GMA3: What You Need to Know” (1.261 million) and “NBC News Daily” (1.127 million) were the only daytime broadcast shows to see week-to-week gains among Women 18-49, with “General Hospital” and “NBC News Daily” also seeing week-to-week gains among Women 25-54.
Compared to the same week last year, “The View” (2.329 million) and “GMA3” saw gains among Women 18-49, while the daytime talk show and “NBC News Daily” saw year-over-year growth among Women 25-54.
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“TODAY 3rd Hour” (1.633 million) and “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” (1.139 million) both hit new series lows among Total Viewers and Households. Both shows performed within range of their season-to-date averages demographically, with “TODAY 3rd Hour” ranking among the top five in the key sales demographics used to sell ads for daytime television.
Wrap-Up
What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of April 28-May 2, 2025 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including a week-to-week and year-over-year performance comparison.
Note*: The year ago performance for “Beyond the Gates” is compared to “The Talk.” Ditto for “TODAY with Jenna & Friends,” which is compared with “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.”
Week of April 28-May 2, 2025 Rankers
Women 18-49 Rating
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.41 |
| 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| 3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| 4. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| 5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.25 |
| 6. General Hospital (ABC) | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.20 |
| 7. The View (ABC) | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| 8. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.16* |
| 9. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| – TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.22* |
| 11. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.23 |
| 12. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| – NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
Women 25-54 Rating
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.61 |
| 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.55 |
| 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.48 |
| 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.44 |
| – TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.43 |
| 6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.40 |
| – Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.26* |
| – General Hospital (ABC) | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.33 |
| 9. The View (ABC) | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.25 |
| 10. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.34* |
| 11. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.38 |
| 12. NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.23 |
| 13. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
Households
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| – The View (ABC) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| – General Hospital (ABC) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 9. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 10. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8* |
| 11. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| – NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 13. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9* |
Total Viewers (In Millions)
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) | 3,817 | 4,032 | 4,159 |
| 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) | 3,347 | 3,589 | 3,569 |
| 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 2,844 | 3,007 | 2,992 |
| 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 2,397 | 2,647 | 2,638 |
| 5. The View (ABC) | 2,329 | 2,391 | 2,161 |
| 6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) | 2,143 | 2,305 | 2,372 |
| 7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) | 1,883 | 1,945 | 2,033 |
| 8. General Hospital (ABC) | 1,770 | 1,797 | 1,889 |
| 9. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 1,633 | 1,718 | 1,835 |
| 10. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 1,488 | 1,543 | 1,242* |
| 11. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) | 1,261 | 1,239 | 1,247 |
| 12. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) | 1,139 | 1,173 | 1,299* |
| 13. NBC News Daily (NBC) | 1,127 | 1,089 | 1,054 |
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.
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.
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| P = Premiere | R = Repeat | S = Special |
| NR = Not Rated / Not Ranked | N/A = Not Available | * denotes further information |
Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)*
- “Beyond the Gates” was fully preempted on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Thursday and Friday).
- “Let’s Make a Deal” was fully preempted on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Thursday and Friday).
- “The Bold and the Beautiful” was preempted in the Mountain and Pacific time zones on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show’s weekly average is based on five days (Monday through Friday).
- “The Young and the Restless” was preempted in the Mountain and Pacific time zones on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show’s weekly average is based on five days (Monday through Friday).