CBS has two soap operas on the air. The Young and the Restless has the highest ratings of any of the broadcast soaps. The Bold and the Beautiful is in a distant second place. Are the ratings high enough for it to be renewed for the 2017-18 season or, could it be cancelled? Stay tuned.
Premiering on CBS on March 23rd in 1987, The Bold and the Beautiful revolves around the Forrester family and their fashion house in Los Angeles. Castmembers include Ashleigh Brewer, Darin Brooks, Dick Christie, Scott Clifton, Felisha Cooper, Don Diamont, Pierson Fodé, Linsey Godfrey, Reign Edwards, Rome Flynn, Sean Kanan, Thorsten Kaye, Katherine Kelly Lang, John McCook, Alley Mills, Karla Mosley, Lawrence Saint-Victor, Rena Sofer, Aaron D. Spears, Heather Tom, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, and Jacob Young.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available. You can see how the ratings for the four soap operas compare here.
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For comparisons: The 2015-16 season of The Bold and the Beautiful averaged a 0.85 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 3.70 million total viewers.
Raw data courtesy Soap Opera Network.
What do you think? Do you still like The Bold and the Beautiful TV series? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for additional seasons?
6/20/17 update: CBS has renewed The Bold and the Beautiful for the 2017-18 season.
The Bold and Beautiful is the best of the two soaps as some of Young and Restless plots are ridiculous…Bold and Beautiful keeps it real and exciting…Withdrawing from heroin would be easier than losing Bold and Beautiful! Please do not EVER cancel this show!
PLEASE put B&B out of it’s misery. Let it go quietly into the sunset. The story line, dialogue, and yes acting has to go.
The traditional, mostly unspoken dialectic between plausible scenarios and hyper dramatic plot lines has become a problem, which, apparently the writers can’t solve. Indeed, it’s difficult. Plausible = normal, which tends to be boring, while hyper drama = interesting but, quite often, impossible. The creative challenge is to wisely settle somewhere in between the two. The problem is that both the B&B and the Y&R are pursuing hyper drama in new and implausible ways. For instance, Bill Spencer’s merciless, criminal behavior, Steffy’s bouncing from an awakened Liam to Bad Boy Bill, Liam spending upwards of $62M to make amends, while… Read more »
So tired of Bill Spencer and Sheila story lines. Let Liam become a man and tell all, he is too soft. Or maybe the show should just call it quits.
I’ve been a long time viewer of the bold and beautiful. Have watched since the first episode over 30 years ago. I quit watching religiously this summer. I cannot stand the RJ and Coco storyline. And now, bringing Shiela back, I fast forward through the parts when she is on. It does not leave much to watch. Also, the awful, nearly pornographic love scenes lack class. Pretty soon I will not be watching it at all. The writing these days is pretty deplorable. I hope the writing gets better, because it’s a 30+ year habit that will be hard to… Read more »
Please keep Eric & Quinn together if you want to keep good ratings. There are so many ppl who watch just for that reason including me i have watched this show since day 1 i would hate to quit watching as i among so many others hate Sheila. She does not belong here she does not fit. Just about quit watching if Eric had of not torn up those divorce papers. Just wanted to let you know.
Glad they are coming back. Would love to see Eric with someone other than Quinn or Sheila. Maybe Laureen from Y&R could cross over. Also bring Grace back. Or Amber.
Please keep the shows going. I love both the Bold and Beautiful and the Young and the Restless. They make my day!
the show has possibilities, but the cast is very poor and the young male characters are very weak, they act like children, they’re like 2 yr olds, no looks no talent no voices, they’re awful (thomas, liam, waytt, rick) recast needed. the only good one is the kid playing R.J. he has a presence, which the others lack. Dump Maya, Nicole, they’re so mercenary and the characters go nowhere. Spectre Gang doesn’t work, no way do they come close to the original actors, clark garrison was phenomenal, these people don’t compare.
Love both the Bold and Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Please make my days go easier by continuing to show episodes of two of my favorite shows. Just love them.
I want the show to be renewed but Exec. Producer Brad Bell either needs to step aside as Head Writer or heed what his audience is trying to tell him. His storylines and casting decisions over the past year and a half are causing the rapid decline in ratings. He owns the show so he can’t be fired and replaced as was done with The Young and the Restless and countless other soaps over the years. He refuses to admit mistakes and he offends, alienates and angers viewers on a regular basis and refuses to take responsibility for his actions.… Read more »
love this show it should not be cancelled I know many people who love this show
love this show it makes me forget all the choes in our world
Please keep the soaps going, we have to many talk shows, judge,and cooking shows. We all need a story to follow of fantasy and drama!
Please keep the bold and the beautiful on the air. I don’t like to watch talk shows and we have enough of them. I have been a fan since the beginning and won’t know what to do if it goes off the air.