Nielsen Ratings: 'The Bold and the Beautiful' Up in Viewers, All Soaps Down in Demos

The Live + Same Day daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the shortened week October 2-6, 2017. Versus the previous week, all four daytime soap operas were down in each of the key demographic categories. The Bold and the Beautiful (+21K) was up in total viewers.

Note: There were pre-emptions on Monday due to news/press conferences about the Las Vegas shooting.

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 4,161,000 (-173,000/-530,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3,508,000 (+21,000/-419,000)
3. General Hospital 2,505,000 (-18,000/-198,000)
4. Days of our Lives 2,088,000 (-12,000/-125,000)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 457,000 (-19,000/-152,000)
2. General Hospital 396,000 (-33,000/-56,000)
3. Days of our Lives 369,000 (-35,000/-183,000)
4. The Bold and the Beautiful 321,000 (-14,000/-65,000)

Women 18-34 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 116,000 (-17,000/-36,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 106,000 (-5,000/-39,000)
3. General Hospital 97,000 (-12,000/-21,000)
4. Days of our Lives 66,000 (-1,000/-22,000)

Women 25-54 Viewers
1. The Young and the Restless 731,000 (-11,000/-176,000)
2. The Bold and the Beautiful 611,000 (-15,000/-198,000)
3. General Hospital 586,000 (-24,000/-36,000)
4. Days of our Lives 436,000 (-5,000/-85,000)

On Pop TV, same-day repeats of CBS soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful made the cable Top 150 on Monday. For the latest Pop's soap opera ratings, visit our Pop TV Ratings Hub.

(Daytime ratings via SON)

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