Ratings: 'General Hospital' Hits 21-Week High in Total Viewers

For the week of June 2-6, 2014, General Hospital spiked to a 21-week high in Total Viewers (3.1 million). Check out more details below and a breakdown of the ratings in the key demographics.

General Hospital ranked as the week’s #1 program in daytime among Women 18-49 (680,000/1.1 rating – tied on rating) and placed an ultra-competitive #2 in Women 25-54 (909,000/1.5 rating), rising to 8-week highs in the target demos – since week of 4/7/14.

General Hospital spiked to a 21-week high in Total Viewers (3.1 million) – since week of 1/6/14 – with the week placing among the series' Top 5 weeks in nearly 6-and-a-half years (dates back to 1/28/08).

General Hospital posted the biggest year to year gains of any program in daytime in Total Viewers (+24% – 3.1 million vs. 2.5 million) and of any daytime drama in Women 18-34 (+24% – 216,000 vs. 174,000), Women 18-49 (+22% – 680,000 vs. 557,000) and Women 25-54 (+20% – 909,000 vs. 757,000).

(via Serial Scoop)

Total Viewers (versus previous week/versus same week last year)
1. The Young and the Restless 4,319,000 (+109,000/-170,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3,534,000 (+93,000/+95,000)
3. General Hospital 3,115,000 (+234,000/+647,000)
4. Days of our Lives 2,464,000 (+83,000/+80,000)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 699,000 (+57,000/-143,000)
2. General Hospital 680,000 (+50,000/+123,000)
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 631,000 (+44,000/-59,000)
4. Days of our Lives 587,000 (+9,000/+1,000)

Women 18-34 Viewers
1. General Hospital 216,000 (+26,000/+42,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 181,000 (+33,000/+23,000)
3. The Young and the Restless 176,000 (+15,000/-54,000)
4. Days of our Lives 168,000 (+7,000/+23,000)


Women 25-54 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 1,001,000 (+25,000/-133,000)
2. General Hospital 909,000 (+89,000/+152,000)
3. The Bold and the Beautiful 863,000 (+24,000/-72,000)
4. Days of our Lives 728,000 (-36,000/+12,000)

(via SON)