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Ratings Daytime Daytime Broadcast Ratings For The Week Of April 20-24, 2026

Daytime Broadcast Ratings For The Week Of April 20-24, 2026

"The Bold and the Beautiful" ranks No. 1 among soaps season-to-date in Women 18-49
By Errol LewisMay 19, 2026 6:01 PM No Comments
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  • “Let’s Make a Deal,” “TODAY 3rd Hour” and “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” saw the largest week-to-week and year-over-year gains among Total Viewers.
  • “The Bold and the Beautiful” was No. 1 among soaps in Women 18-49.

During the week of April 20-24, 2026, “The Bold and the Beautiful” ranked No. 1 among soaps in Women 18-49 for the 19th time in 31 weeks, with the half-hour daytime drama series continuing to lead season-to-date among soaps in the key sales demographic, topping “The Young and the Restless” (0.23 rating vs. 0.22 rating).

For the week, most daytime broadcast shows saw week-to-week gains in both Women 18-49 and Women 25-54, while others saw minor drops. Ditto for year-over-year comparisons. Both half hours of “Let’s Make a Deal” and “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” saw week-to-week and year-over-year demographic growth, and, along with “TODAY 3rd Hour,” they also saw significant year-over-year gains among Total Viewers.

“The Bold and the Beautiful” was up +0.01 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.25 rating vs. 0.24 rating), and up +0.05 among Women 25-54 (0.38 rating vs. 0.33 rating). Compared to the same week last year, the soap opera was up +110,000 viewers (2.757 million vs. 2.647 million) and was also up +89,000 viewers compared to the same week in 2024.

“The Young and the Restless” was flat week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.42 rating), and gained +116,000 viewers compared to the same week last year (3.123 million vs. 3.007 million).

The second half-hour of “Let’s Make a Deal” was up +0.04 week-to-week and year-over-year among Women 18-49, and was up +0.06 and +0.02, respectively, among Women 25-54. Compared to the same week last year, the second half-hour was up an impressive +311,000 viewers (2.616 million vs. 2.305 million). As for the first half-hour, the game show was up +0.03 week-to-week and +0.04 year-over-year among Women 18-49, and up +0.04 week-to-week and +0.03 year-over-year, respectively, among Women 25-54. In Total Viewers, the program was up +283,000 year-over-year (2.228 million vs. 1.945 million).

“TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” continues to outperform “TODAY with Jenna & Friends,” both demographically and among Total Viewers. The fourth hour of the “TODAY” branded programming block was up +0.02 week-to-week and +0.04 year-over-year (vs. “TODAY with Jenna & Friends”) among Women 18-49 and up +0.02 both week-to-week and year-over-year among Women 25-54. With 1.483 million viewers tuning in, the news program was up +155,000 week-to-week and +310,000 year-over-year. Meanwhile, “TODAY 3rd Hour” was up +0.02 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.27 rating vs. 0.25 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.43 rating vs. 0.41 rating). The news program was up +104,000 viewers week-to-week and up +358,000 year-over-year.

Despite attracting fewer than two million viewers for the third consecutive week, “General Hospital” did see week-to-week gains among Women 25-54 (up +0.02) and Total Viewers (+7,000), marking year-over-year gains of +180,000 viewers, which was the largest across the four network soap operas. Further, the series was up +25,000 viewers compared to its performance during the same week in 2024.

“Beyond the Gates” was up +0.04 week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.26 rating vs. 0.22 rating), and marked its seventh consecutive week of year-over-year gains among Total Viewers (+70,000). Compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, “The Talk,” in 2024, the recently renewed soap opera was up an astonishing +390,000 viewers, proving CBS was correct in handing the series a two-season pickup.

Wrap-Up

What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of April 20-24, 2026, in Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons.

Note*: Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, Nielsen ratings are based on the Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel model, with figures during the comparable week in 2025 based on the former Live+Same Day Panel-only model (2024-2025 season).

This Week vs. 2025 comparisons for “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” and “GMA3” are based on the prior performances of their predecessors, “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” and “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” respectively.

Week of April 20-24, 2026 Rankers

Women 18-49 Rating

Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.400.370.36
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.350.320.36
3. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.270.230.23
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.270.250.28
5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.250.240.28
6. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.240.210.20
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.240.260.27
8. The View (ABC)0.220.240.21
— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.220.200.18*
10. General Hospital (ABC)0.160.170.17
11. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.150.150.19
12. GMA3 (ABC)0.140.140.13*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)0.140.150.12
Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – April 20-24, 2026

Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.40.40.4
— The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.40.30.4
3. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.30.20.2
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.30.30.3
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.30.20.3
6. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.20.20.2
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.20.30.3
— The View (ABC)0.20.20.2
— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.20.20.2*
— General Hospital (ABC)0.20.20.2
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.20.20.2
12. GMA3 (ABC)0.10.10.1*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)0.10.20.1
Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – April 20-24, 2026

Women 25-54 Rating

Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.570.530.59
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.510.480.57
3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.430.410.44
4. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.420.420.49
5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.380.330.49
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.380.320.36
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.340.300.31
8. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.320.300.30*
9. The View (ABC)0.300.330.30
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.260.220.35
11. General Hospital (ABC)0.230.210.28
12. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.200.220.21
13. GMA3 (ABC)0.180.200.20*
Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – April 20-24, 2026

Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.60.50.6
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.50.50.6
3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.40.40.4
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.40.40.5
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.40.30.5
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.40.30.4
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.30.30.3
— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.30.30.3*
— The View (ABC)0.30.30.3
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.30.20.4
11. General Hospital (ABC)0.20.20.3
— NBC News Daily (NBC)0.20.20.2
— GMA3 (ABC)0.20.20.2*
Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – April 20-24, 2026

Households

Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)2.72.62.4
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)2.42.32.2
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2.02.02.0
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.81.81.7
5. The View (ABC)1.61.71.6
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.61.61.4
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.41.31.2
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.41.31.1
9. General Hospital (ABC)1.31.31.2
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.11.11.1
11. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.90.90.8*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)0.90.80.7
— GMA3 (ABC)0.90.80.8*
Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – April 20-24, 2026

Total Viewers (In Millions)

Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)4,2944,2894,032
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)3,7973,7973,589
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)3,1233,1263,007
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,7572,7592,647
5. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,6162,6182,305
6. The View (ABC)2,4942,5452,391
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,2282,2621,945
8. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)2,0761,9721,718
9. General Hospital (ABC)1,9771,9701,797
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,6131,6611,543
11. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)1,4831,3281,173*
12. GMA3 (ABC)1,3411,3261,239*
13. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,3071,2641,089
Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) – April 20-24, 2026

The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen. Ratings are the percentage of U.S. TV viewers who tuned in to a specific program.

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

P = PremiereR = RepeatS = Special
NR = Not Rated / Not RankedN/A = Not Available* denotes further information

Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)

  • Nielsen reported no preemptions or schedule changes during the week of April 20-24, 2026.
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