Need To Know
- “NBC News Daily” attracted its second-largest audience of the season.
- Repeats of “The Price is Right” continue to perform well, on par with originals.
- “The View” saw the largest week-to-week gain among Total Viewers.
Repeat broadcasts of “The Price is Right” and the fast-growing “NBC News Daily” were the biggest gainers year-over-year among Total Viewers during the week of July 13-17, 2026, which also marked the official countdown to the end of the 2025-2026 television season with just nine weeks remaining.
Retitled “Price 2” and “Price 1,” respectively, the long-running CBS game show concluded Season 54 during the week of June 29 – July 3, 2026, but its repeats continue to perform on par with originals, with the second half-hour averaging 4.443 million viewers, up +19,000 week-to-week (vs. 4.424 million) and +666,000 year-over-year (vs. 3.777 million), the largest year-over-year gain across daytime broadcast. The first half-hour averaged 3.816 million viewers, up +28,000 week-to-week (vs. 3.788 million) and +511,000 year-over-year (vs. 3.305 million). In the key demos, the second half-hour is up +0.04 both week-to-week and year-over-year among Women 18-49 (0.43 rating vs. 0.39 rating), while the first half was up +0.02 week-to-week (0.35 rating vs. 0.33 rating) and even with its year-ago performance.
In Women 25-54, the second half-hour was up +0.01 week-to-week (0.59 rating vs. 0.58 rating) and up +0.04 year-over-year (0.59 rating vs. 0.55 rating). With its 0.50 rating, the first half-hour was flat week-to-week and compared to the same week last year.
NBC News Daily Ratings
With 1.627 million viewers tuning in, “NBC News Daily” attracted its second largest audience of the season, and one of its most watched weeks on record. The news program, which kicks off its fifth season in September, was just 23,000 viewers below the comparable performance of “Days of our Lives” during the same week in 2022 (1.627 million vs. 1.650 million), and saw a year-over-year gain of +540,000 viewers (1.627 million vs. 1.087 million) and one of few programs to see week-to-week growth, up +45,000 (1.627 million vs. 1.582 million). Just 31,000 viewers separated the “NBC News Daily” from “Beyond the Gates” (1.658 million), one of the smallest gaps ever between the two shows.
Among Women 18-49, the program was up +0.02 week-to-week (0.17 rating vs. 0.15 rating), topping “General Hospital” (0.16 rating), “Beyond the Gates” (0.15 rating) and “GMA3” (0.14 rating). Meanwhile, among Women 25-54 (0.24 rating), the broadcast tied “General Hospital” and “Beyond the Gates,” and was up +0.03 year-over-year (0.24 rating vs. 0.21 rating).
With its best performance ever during the recently concluded second quarter, “NBC News Daily” has emerged as the fastest-growing daytime program this season across all key ratings categories.
The Bold and the Beautiful Ratings
Among the four network soaps, “The Bold and the Beautiful” saw the smallest drop in Total Viewers, down 2,000 week-to-week (2.886 million vs. 2.888 million), had the largest year-over-year gain, up +296,000 (2.886 million vs. 2.590 million), and attracted more viewers this week than it had during the comparable week in 2024, up +263,000 (2.886 million vs. 2.623 million). Demographically, the half-hour soap was virtually on par with its performance one week earlier (0.22 rating vs. 0.23 rating), year-over-year (0.22 rating vs. 0.23) and compared to the same week in 2024 (0.22 rating vs. 0.23 rating).
Beyond the Gates Ratings
“Beyond the Gates” had the second smallest drop across the network soaps, down 3,000 week-to-week (1.658 million vs. 1.661 million), but marked a year-over-year gain of +139,000 (1.658 million vs. 1.519 million). Including the week of repeats, this marks the show’s 19th consecutive week of year-over-year gains among Total Viewers with a streak that began during the week of March 9-13, 2026.
The Young and the Restless Ratings
“The Young and the Restless” averaged more than three million viewers for the 25th consecutive week (a streak that began during the week of January 26-30, 2026), though it was down 32,000 viewers week-to-week (3.220 million vs. 3.252 million). Compared to the same week last year, the long-running soap opera was up +250,000 viewers (3.220 million vs. 2.970 million) and was also up +225,000 compared to the same week in 2024 (vs. 2.995 million), and up +84,000 over 2023 (vs. 3.136 million).
General Hospital Ratings
“General Hospital” averaged more than two million viewers for the second consecutive week, though down 30,000 from its week-ago performance (2.022 vs. 2.052 million). The long-running series was the only soap to see gains among Women 25-54, up +0.02 week-to-week (0.24 rating vs. 0.22 rating).
On Hulu, “General Hospital” ranked among the top five shows every day on the streaming service’s Top 15 Today TV chart during the week of July 12-18, 2026, according to The TV Ratings Guide, placing first on Wednesday, July 15 and Thursday, July 16 with episodes that dropped after its ABC broadcast. The show ranked second on Tuesday, July 14 and Friday, July 17, and placed third on Saturday, July 18. It ranked fifth on Sunday, July 12 and Monday, July 13.
Wrap-Up
What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of July 13-17, 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” are based on the prior performances of its predecessor, “TODAY with Jenna & Friends.”
Week #43 – July 13-17, 2026 Rankers
Women 18-49 Rating
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2025* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Price 2 (CBS) – R | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| 2. Price 1 (CBS) – R | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.35 |
| 3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| 4. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC) | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| 5. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| — The View (ABC) | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| 7. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| 8. NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| 9. General Hospital (ABC) | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| 10. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.20 |
| 11. GMA3 (ABC) | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 2 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 1 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2025* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Price 2 (CBS) – R | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| — Price 1 (CBS) – R | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| — TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 5. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| — The View (ABC) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| — The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| — NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| — General Hospital (ABC) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| — Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 11. GMA3 (ABC) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 2 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 1 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
Women 25-54 Rating
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2025* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Price 2 (CBS) – R | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.55 |
| 2. Price 1 (CBS) – R | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| 4. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.44 |
| 5. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC) | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.26 |
| 6. The View (ABC) | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| 7. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.38 |
| 8. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.32 |
| — NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.21 |
| — General Hospital (ABC) | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.28 |
| 11. GMA3 (ABC) | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 2 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 1 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2025* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Price 2 (CBS) – R | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 2. Price 1 (CBS) – R | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| — The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 5. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| — The View (ABC) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| — The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 8. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| — NBC News Daily (NBC) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| — General Hospital (ABC) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| — GMA3 (ABC) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 2 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
| NR. Let’s Make Deal 1 (CBS) – R | NR | NR | NR |
Households
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2025* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Price 2 (CBS) – R | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 2. Price 1 (CBS) – R | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 5. The View (ABC) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 6. Let’s Make Deal 2 (CBS) – R | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 7. Let’s Make Deal 1 (CBS) – R | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 8. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| — General Hospital (ABC) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 10. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 11. NBC News Daily (NBC) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 12. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| — GMA3 (ABC) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Total Viewers (In Millions)
| Rank / Show / Network | This Week | Last Week | 2025* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Price 2 (CBS) – R | 4,443 | 4,424 | 3,777 |
| 2. Price 1 (CBS) – R | 3,816 | 3,788 | 3,305 |
| 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) | 3,220 | 3,252 | 2,970 |
| 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) | 2,886 | 2,888 | 2,590 |
| 5. Let’s Make Deal 2 (CBS) – R | 2,606 | 2,666 | 2,254 |
| 6. The View (ABC) | 2,572 | 2,466 | 2,220 |
| 7. Let’s Make Deal 1 (CBS) – R | 2,225 | 2,249 | 1,859 |
| 8. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) | 2,035 | 1,978 | 1,623 |
| 9. General Hospital (ABC) | 2,022 | 2,052 | 1,966 |
| 10. Beyond the Gates (CBS) | 1,658 | 1,661 | 1,519 |
| 11. NBC News Daily (NBC) | 1,627 | 1,582 | 1,087 |
| 12. GMA3 (ABC) | 1,476 | 1,507 | 1,149 |
| 13. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC) | 1,417 | 1,434 | 1,134 |
LEGEND
| P = Premiere | R = Repeat | S = Special |
| NR = Not Rated / Not Ranked | N/A = Not Available | * denotes further information |
About Nielsen Ratings
Rating: Estimated percentage of U.S. TV viewers (demographics, households, etc.) tuned in to a specific television program during an average minute.
Methods: As of September 22, 2025, 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.
Shift: 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.
Preemptions/Schedule Changes
- “Let’s Make a Deal” aired amended repeats all week and during the same week last year, with the program officially retitled to “Let’s Make Deal 2” for its second half-hour and “Let’s Make Deal 1” for its first half-hour, and, as a result, its reported Households and Total Viewers do not factor into the game show’s weekly or season averages. The available data is for information purposes only.
- “The Price is Right” aired amended repeats all week and during the same week last year, with the program officially retitled to “Price 2” for its second half-hour and “Price 1” for its first half-hour, and, as a result, its reported performance among Women 18-49, Women 25-54, Households and Total Viewers do not factor into the game show’s weekly or season averages. The available data is for information purposes only.