Soap Opera Ratings: 'The Young and the Restless' Hits 19-Week High

For the week of September 8-12, 2014, CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, which featured a two-day guest appearance by Shemar Moore, delivered its largest weekly audience and best women 18-49 rating since March 28. Y&R averaged 4.70 million viewers (up +3% from the prior week), 1.3/09 in women 18-49 (up +8%) and 2.0/13 in women 25-54 (up +5%).

Meanwhile, ABC's General Hospital performed well across the board despite moving to a new time slot (an hour later) in 8 markets. The show was up in Total Viewers (+39K), Women 18-49 (+24K), Women 18-34 (+1K) and Women 25-54 (+34K).

Check out a breakdown of the Nielsen ratings below:

Total Viewers (versus previous week/versus same week last year)
1. The Young and the Restless 4,702,000 (+135,000/+2,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3,438,000 (-10,000/-145,000)
3. General Hospital 3,003,000 (+39,000/+228,000)
4. Days of our Lives 2,500,000 (+33,000/+34,000)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 829,000 (+30,000/-26,000)
2. General Hospital 637,000 (+24,000/-28,000)
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 621,000 (+28,000/-107,000)
4. Days of our Lives 524,000 (-3,000/-81,000)

Women 18-34 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 244,000 (-7,000/-4,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 206,000 (+41,000/-21,000)
3. General Hospital 188,000 (+1,000/-34,000)
4. Days of our Lives 153,000 (+11,000/-40,000)

Women 25-54 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 1,202,000 (+71,000/+30,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 881,000 (+60,000/-76,000)
3. General Hospital 876,000 (+34,000/-41,000)
4. Days of our Lives 687,000 (-2,000/-66,000)

(via CBS and SON)

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