Daytime drama ratings for the week of December 24-28, 2018. “The Young and the Restless,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Days of our Lives” and “General Hospital.”
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NBC has renewed “Days of our Lives” for a landmark 55th season. The series is the longest running series on the network.
CBS and Nielsen are still at odds, and the house “Y&R” and “B&B” is ready to jump to rival ComScore with its Rentrak measurement service readily available.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” is celebrating 8,000 episodes on Friday, January 4. So, what other accomplishments has the soap made over the years?
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 3,970,000 (-127,000/-363,000)
2. B&B 3,183,000 (-28,000/-348,000)
3. GH 2,316,000 (-121,000/-362,000)
4. DAYS 2,216,000 (+14,000/-111,000)
CBS and Nielsen have failed to reach a new contract agreement, leaving the network scrambling to come up with a solution for advertisers.
Jess Walton is set to reprise her role as Jill Foster Atkinson this week on CBS’ “The Young and the Restless.”
Verizon has reached a deal with The Walt Disney Company, halting a potential blackout of ABC, ESPN and Disney Channel programming, among others, to millions of U.S. households.
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,097,000 (+182,000/-462,000)
2. B&B 3,211,000 (+21,000/-334,000)
3. GH 2,437,000 (+130,000/-355,000)
4. DAYS 2,202,000 (+188,000/-128,000)
A dispute between Disney and Verizon could spell disaster for fans of “General Hospital,” and other ABC, ESPN and Disney Channel programs.
