As longtime television viewers know, there used to be a lot more soap operas on the air. Today, only four of them remain — The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), Days of Our Lives (NBC), General Hospital (ABC), and The Young and the Restless (CBS). Their ratings are a fraction of what they used to be, even a few years ago, so it can feel like they’re on borrowed time. How long will these four survive? That will likely have a lot to do with the ratings. Stay tuned.
Note: Each network measures the success of its own programming. 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?
I think bold and beautiful is so bad. Back and forth. Stealing a baby, using a dead mother to get what you want.I can’t believe that it didn’t get canceled. I don’t watch after they had a baby stolen. Bell is nuts!
I have watched the bold & the beautiful since day 1 & they have really went downhill, but stopped a while back when they started with this baby switch story & keep dragging it out. Yeah I read from time to time to see if they have come to their senses but my friends & family & I just cannot stand to watch this anymore. As a mother who lost a baby in real life, well this make believe soap still brings up memories of the pain & to think they would let it go on this long, well there… Read more »
I’ve watch the Bold and Beautiful since it began. It is far superior than the other soaps, ie young and restless and Days. Both of which I’ve stopped watching. Fans get very vocal and go back and forth on issues but in general it’s very well done. It actually would be nicer to have more daytime drama shows and less “talk” shows. The “talk” shows seem to be fueling the country with Hate. Where the dramas seem me fuel compassion. Something to think about. I believe your static’s are off also regarding your statistics. Where are these numbers coming from.?
I’m not going to watch gen hosp anymore because they r killing off Oscar they should have left it open so he could come on once in awhile to many young ones being killed of they r making us so sad watching it we the fans made it what it is the least they could do is not kill him off nice bright Oscar who wants to remember him like this anyway thank u general for listening to us u will lose a lot of fans get that Shiloh off he’s sickening thanks as soon as oscars off we will… Read more »
Keep GH! Avid fan for over 20 years. Current story lines have been fantastic, and much more engaging. Reminds me of the story lines of the height of the shows popularity!!
I LOVE Young and the restless and General hospital!!!!! Please keep them forever!!!! RENEW GH and continue to renew it and Y&R!!!! PLEASE!!! Thx!!! K.G.
ENOUGH WITH THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL PLEASE!!!! Brooke has been married and divorced to every man on the show at LEAST twice!!! No one stays married. As soon as they say I DO, if you let them, less than a week and the marriage is falling apart. SHOCKING (NOT) . I’m not watch in this CRAP about Hope’s baby going to Steffy! They’ll blame Taylor and say she arranged it all. We KNOW the story without you even playing it out!!!! It’s to late to let the show die with ANY dignity. The ONLY reason it has any ratings… Read more »
If The Bold and Beautiful go along with the storyline about hopes baby being kidnapped and sold I’m going to quit watching it we already did this one on The Young and the Restless it’s been played leave it alone do not do that storyline again you’re going to lose a lot of you
Bold and the Beautiful’s story line with Hope being upset all the time needs to stop! Who wants to see that over and over again! This is such a waste of energy!!!
Love general hospital please renew been watching this soap opera for 35 years
Yes I want general hospital to stay on also
Bold and the Beautiful sucks. Constant repeat story lines. New writers desperately needed. The only reason they’re in second place among the four remaining soaps is due to the carryover viewers from Y&R. SMH.