“General Hospital” marked new season highs in Women 18-49 and Total Viewers during the week of January 5-9, 2026, and again crossed the 2 million viewer mark.
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“The Young and the Restless” cast members Eric Braeden, Peter Bergman and Bryton James, among others, are crossing over to “Beyond the Gates” for a multi-episode story arc.
“Beyond the Gates,” “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” received Writers Guild Awards nominations on Tuesday in the Daytime Drama category.
“General Hospital” crosses 2 million viewer mark, ties “The Bold and the Beautiful” for No. 2 among soaps in Women 18-49 during the week of December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” topped “The Young and the Restless” to rank No. 1 among soaps in Women 18-49 during Q4 2025 and the week of December 22-26, 2025.
“The View” flourished during the week of December 15-19, 2025. Meanwhile, “Beyond the Gates” set a new low in the Women 18-49 demo.
Find out how the daytime soaps performed among Total Viewers, Households, Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 rating during the week of January 5-9, 2026.
Find out how the daytime soaps performed among Total Viewers, Households, Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 rating during the week of December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Daytime special “Beyond the Gates: Inside Fairmont Crest” to air in place of an original episode of the daytime drama series on Monday, January 19.
“The closing of this chapter is bittersweet,” says exiting “Days of our Lives” actor Carson Boatman, following news of his being let go alongside three other co-stars.





















