Soap Opera Ratings for the 2016-17 Season (updated 9/26/17)

Once upon a time, there were lots of soap operas on the networks’ daytime schedules. Most were cancelled over the years and only four remain — The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), Days of Our Lives (NBC), General Hospital (ABC), and The Young and the Restless (CBS). How long will these four survive? That will likely have a lot to do with the ratings. Stay tuned.

Note: Each network measures its own programming’s success separately. Still, it’s fun to see how the four remaining soap operas rank against each other.

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Season-to-date averages are compared to previous season averages. Raw data courtesy Soap Opera Network.

What do you think? Are you surprised by any of the ratings? Which shows should be doing better? Which one do you think will be cancelled next?