General Soap Operas

Soap Opera Ratings Race: Big News for All Shows!

Published by
Hope Campbell

The soap opera ratings race for the week ending April 21 show slight improvements for all four soaps. However, no show is at the numbers level it was at just a year ago.

The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful (BB) showed the most week-to-week improvement overall, garnering 3,611,000 viewers on average, up 165,000 from the week before, but down 140,000 from the year before.

B&B also showed the most gains with women 18-49 and 18-34.

The Young and the Restless
Sister soap The Young and the Restless (YR) maintained its perpetual number one spot, pulling in 4,455,000 viewers overall. It was up a mere 5,000 viewers from the previous week, but down a whopping 248,000 from the previous year.

Y&R also lost viewers in all four female demographics.

General Hospital
General Hospital garnered 2,467,000 viewers on average overall, up 65,000 from the week before and down a whole 318,000 from the year before.

However, GH also made gains in all four key women’s demos.

Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives (DOOL) also made gains from the previous week, but barely. It pulled in 2,052,000 viewers on average overall, up a very slight 4,000 from last week. However, it was also down 196,000 from the same time last year.

Surprisingly, DAYS was the only soap to make gains in all four female demographics.

Share your thoughts, leave a comment in the section below. For more soap opera spoilers updates and news, join the conversation on our Facebook page!

Load more...
Share
Published by
Hope Campbell
Tags: Days of our Lives The Bold and the Beautiful The Young and the Restless

Recent Posts

  • General Hospital Spoilers

General Hospital Spoilers Preview November 27: Sasha Can’t Handle Being Pregnant and Spinelli and Maxie Have a Mystery on their hands

Ric tears into Kristina, worrying Molly that she'll lose the case, while Lucky and Cyrus… Read More

39 mins ago
  • Days of Our Lives Spoilers

Days of our Lives Spoilers Preview: Slapsgiving At The Horton House

Returns to be thankful for! Read More

41 mins ago
  • news

Ryan’s Hope Alum Helen Gallagher Died At 98

Remembering Helen Gallagher: The Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, best known for her role as… Read More

8 hours ago
  • News & Rumors

Lulu And Sasha Bring Drama To Maxie’s House On November 26 General Hospital

It was a big day at Maxie's house. Read More

16 hours ago
  • News & Rumors

Days of Our Lives’ Dan Feuerriegel Reveals Unexpected Hacks for Beating the LA Weather

Dan Feuerriegel shared his vast knowledge of how to deal with the indecisive weather in… Read More

16 hours ago
  • News & Rumors

What Surprising Twist Awaits Lily On The Young and the Restless?

On Y&R, Josh Griffith hinted at a big change for Lily Winters. Read More

16 hours ago