Ratings: All Four Daytime Soap Operas Gain Viewers

For the week of September 29-October 3, 2014, The Young and the Restless (+24K), The Bold and the Beautiful (+79K), General Hospital (+103K) and Days of our Lives (+49K) were all up in Total Viewers versus the previous week, and the latter three outpaced the same week last year.

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 4,568,000 (+24,000/-184,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3,716,000 (+79,000/+195,000)
3. General Hospital 3,041,000 (+103,000/+310,000)
4. Days of our Lives 2,484,000 (+49,000/+58,000)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 762,000 (-23,000/-48,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 691,000 (+21,000/+15,000)
3. General Hospital 627,000 (-8,000/-91,000)
4. Days of our Lives 543,000 (+16,000/+4,000)

Women 18-34 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 212,000 (-8,000/-18,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 203,000 (same/same)
3. General Hospital 189,000 (-10,000/-74,000)
4. Days of our Lives 160,000 (+34,000/-22,000)

Women 25-54 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 1,128,000 (+6,000/+33,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 973,000 (+22,000/+68,000)
3. General Hospital 821,000 (-19,000/-100,000)
4. Days of our Lives 686,000 (+17,000/+17,000)

(via SON)

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