Ratings: Holiday Bump For All Soaps; B&B Hits 9 Year High
Ratings Report for the Week of December 28, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Ratings Report for the Week of December 28, 2015 - January 1, 2016
From soap star to DC Comics character. Jeff Branson (ex-Ronan Malloy, "The Young and the Restless") has landed the recurring role of Master Jailer on CBS prime time series Supergirl.
During the week of December 28, 2015 through January 3, 2015, CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" attracted its largest weekly audience since February 2007, according to newly released Nielsen Media Research ratings data. The network's "The Young and the Restless" delivered its biggest audience since February 2015.
Here’s what’s coming up on “The Young and the Restless” the week of January 11 to 15, 2016:
It's out with the old and in with the new on January 13, when Jason Thompson debuts as Billy Abbott on “The Young and the Restless.” Thompson replaces Burgess Jenkins, who joined the soap in June 2014 replacing David Tom. But let's face it, he'll be judged by whether or not he measures up to Billy Miller's portrayal of the popular character.
A pair of former “General Hospital” stars are collaborating on a new business venture. Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky Spencer; Avery Barkley, “Nashville”) and Steve Burton (ex-Jason Morgan; Dylan McAvoy, “The Young and the Restless”) are opening Jack and Jameson's Smokehouse, a barbecue restaurant and concert venue in Franklin, Tennessee.
Ratings Report for the Week of December 21-25, 2015
Here's what's coming up on "The Young and the Restless" the week of January 4 to 8, 2016
When Jason Thompson takes over the role of Billy Abbott beginning Wednesday, January 13 on CBS' "The Young and the Restless," it'll be during an emotional time for the character as his doctors conclude he has a slim chance of survival shortly after not just one, but two misadventures that have left him in a coma and possibly paralyzed.
Nearly a year after alleged network mandates reportedly forced the four remaining daytime soaps to trim some of the fat in their casts throughout 2015, word has it that at least one soap is about to make another round of "budget-dictated" cast cuts.
With nearly 43 years of history behind its success, a fan of CBS' "The Young and the Restless" and a guest could get a chance to win an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the set of the iconic soap with actress Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) as your guide!
In the current issue of TV Guide, on newsstands now, the magazine examines the four remaining daytime soaps consisting of "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless" and how FOX's "Empire" may have influenced a push for more diversity in 2015 during love in the afternoon.
Who says daytime soaps are dead? In 2015, CBS' "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" and NBC's "Days of our Lives" all placed among 2015's top searched non-reality TV shows on Yahoo! In fact, outside of "The Walking Dead" and "Game of Thrones," all three dramas placed in the top five on the search giant's year-end list.
Ratings Report for the Week of December 14-18, 2015
After reporting how daytime stacks up when looking at the Adults 18-49 demo as used by primetime advertisers, one has to wonder what daytime looks like in the actual key sales demo of Women 18-49 when it comes to the season-to-date rankings. What's surprising is how poorly "The View" does overall, and how well "General Hospital" is actually doing when factoring in the Live+7* numbers vs. the traditionally reported Live+SD** numbers seen here on Soap Opera Network each week.
As we prepare to publish another week's worth of ratings covering the daytime soaps "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless," we felt it was worth noting the difference between daytime and primetime when it comes to demographics as part of a year-end report.