Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings: 'Days of our Lives' & 'The Young and the Restless' Up in Total Viewers

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for August 21-25, 2017. Versus the previous week, Days of our Lives (+117K) and The Young and the Restless (+197K) were both up in total viewership versus the previous week. Meanwhile, The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital hit new record lows among female viewers ages 18-49.

Check out a breakdown below 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 4,363,000 (+197,000/-306,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3,414,000 (-50,000/-317,000)
3. General Hospital 2,301,000 (-68,000/-221,000)
4. Days of our Lives 2,131,000 (+117,000/-18,000)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 460,000 (-38,000/-168,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 350,000 (-56,000/-198,000)
3. General Hospital 347,000 (-20,000/-67,000)
4. Days of our Lives 337,000 (+34,000/-68,000)

Women 18-34 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 112,000 (-27,000/-39,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 91,000 (-29,000/-59,000)
3. General Hospital 77,000 (-17,000/-32,000)
4. Days of our Lives 53,000 (same/-55,000)

Women 25-54 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 745,000 (+5,000/-171,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 581,000 (-33,000/-212,000)
3. General Hospital 505,000 (-40,000/-90,000)
4. Days of our Lives 449,000 (+49,000/-79,000)

On Pop TV, same-day repeats of CBS soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful did not make the cable Top 150 during the week. For the latest Pop's soap opera ratings, visit our Pop TV Ratings Hub.

(Daytime ratings via SON)

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