Ratings: 'The Young and the Restless' Hits Season-to-Date High

The daytime ratings are in for the week of November 17-21, 2014. The Young and the Restless averaged 5.06 million viewers, up +4% in viewers and growing +5% in women 25-54 (2.0/12) and +8% in women 18-49 (1.3/09). The Bold and the Beautiful averaged 3.74 million viewers, up +1% in viewers and ranking as its second-largest audience of the season.

Below is a breakdown of the daytime soap opera Nielsen ratings by category:

Total Viewers (versus previous week/versus same week last year)
1. The Young and the Restless 5,056,000 (+211,000/+438,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3,738,000 (+47,000/+34,000)
3. General Hospital 3,097,000 (+23,000/+320,000)
4. Days of our Lives 2,482,000 (+71,000/-140,000)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 858,000 (+59,000/+7,000)
2. General Hospital 637,000 (+28,000/-107,000)
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 628,000 (-8,000/-50,000)
4. Days of our Lives 542,000 (+38,000/-77,000)

Women 18-34 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 247,000 (+40,000/+22,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 199,000 (+15,000/+21,000)
3. General Hospital 171,000 (-6,000/-54,000)
4. Days of our Lives 123,000 (+8,000/-101,000)

Women 25-54 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 1,206,000 (+70,000/+70,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 901,000 (+1,000/+35,000)
3. General Hospital 878,000 (same/-126,000)
4. Days of our Lives 687,000 (+57,000/-39,000)

(via Serial Scoop and SON)