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While Neighbours should have done better on Prime Video (nee Freevee), it had two things going against it, IMO. Failure by the publicity team in garnering interest in the U.S. market. Lazy. Lazy. Lazy. Amazon shelling out $1 billion to gain creative control of the James Bond IP at a time when the Neighbours contract was due for renewal. That's a lot of money and sacrifices were made as a result.

Multiple seasons of the show are available to watch On Demand on YouTube. You can watch by season via the handy website https://boldandbeautifulepisodes.com/

A few contract renewals ago, CBS required originals for B&B and Y&R on certain major holidays instead of airing repeats. This includes Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, among other major holidays not infused with sports coverage. It's unclear why the network is airing a repeat of BTG on Monday. I'm looking into it.

Currently celebrating its 60th anniversary season, “Days of our Lives” has been a standout performer on Peacock for several years, consistently appearing on the streaming service’s daily top 10 most watched TV shows list even before becoming exclusive to the platform in September 2022. In a report released last month, Luminate, a data and insights company that measures and tracks engagement and consumption across music, film and television, highlighted the long-running soap opera as an unlikely success story amid a competitive landscape while also breaking down its overall performance throughout calendar year 2024. According to the service, Season 59 (169 episodes) of “Days of our Lives” ranked as the second most watched original program on Peacock with 3.1 billion minutes watched, while Season 60 (92 episodes) ranked fourth with 2.4 billion minutes. Only reality dating show “Love Island USA” did better on the streamer with 5.6 billion minutes watched during its 37-episode sixth season. Closing out Peacock’s top five originals list, the 10-episode first season of political thriller “The Day of the Jackal” ranked third with 2.7 billion minutes watched while the 10-episode first season of the historical drama “Those About to Die” and the 12-episode second season of reality competition series “The Traitors” tied for fifth, each with 1.4 billion minutes. The rest of the top 10 most watched original shows on Peacock were slightly above or below a billion minutes watched, led by “Bel-Air,” a drama series iteration based on the iconic comedy “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” which had 1.1 billion minutes watched for its 10-episode third season, ranking seventh on the streamer’s originals chart. Most Watched Peacock Original TV Series in 2024 Rank / Show Minutes Watched (In Billions) Season Episodes 1. Love Island USA 5,600 6 37 2. Days of our Lives 3,100 59 169 (in 2024) 3. The Day of the Jackal 2,700 1 10 4. Days of our Lives 2,400 60 92 (in 2024) 5. Those About to Die 1,400 1 10 — The Traitors 1,400 2 12 7. Bel-Air 1,100 3 10 8. The Tattooist of Auschwitz 1,000 1 6 9. Ted 900 1 7 — Apples Never Fall 900 1 7 Source: Luminate Streaming Viewership (M) December 29, 2023 – January 2, 2025 – Excludes Sports and WWE Content Noting that each new season of “Days of our Lives” runs from August to August, the service said that Season 60 amassed 3.8 billion minutes watched between August 26, 2024 and March 30, 2025, citing the 156 episodes released during the reporting period. Further, Season 60 remained on the overall top 50 streaming original TV shows chart for 31 out of the 32 weeks, peaking at No. 17. In its 2024 year-end film & TV report, Luminate revealed that the first season of the Disney+ original series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” had 3.070 billion minutes watched, while season one of “The Acolyte,” also on Disney+, had 2.673 billion minutes watched. Meanwhile, Season 60 of the long-running soap opera had more minutes watched since release than that of such high profile shows as “Severance” on Apple TV+ (Season 2), “A Man on the Inside” on Netflix, “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu/Hulu on Disney+ (Season 4), “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” on Prime Video (Season 2) and “The Pitt” on Max (soon to be re-branded back to HBO Max). In 2023, Variety reported “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” was estimated to have cost somewhere between $12 million and $15 million per episode, while sources tell Soap Opera Network that a complete season of “Days of our Lives” (north of 250 episodes) is estimated to cost somewhere between $20 million and $30 million, down a bit in cost from when the show was still airing on NBC. Meanwhile, a full season of “General Hospital” on ABC is estimated to cost between $40 and $45 million. Factoring in the eight most popular streaming services tracked by Luminate and each platform’s share of consumption among U.S. original content viewing time, the performance of “Days of our Lives” is even more noteworthy for Peacock considering Netflix leads all streamers with a 63.5% share, followed by Prime Video in second with 8.5%, Paramount+ in third with 7.8%, Apple TV+ in fourth with 5.3%, and Hulu rounding out the top five with 5.1%. Disney+ ranked sixth with a 4.4% share, followed by Peacock in seventh with 3.1% and Max in eighth place at a mere 1.5%. Falling into the “Other” category at a combined 0.8% were AMC+ (0.4%), Tubi (0.3%) and Discovery+ (0.1%). Although the performance of “Days of our Lives” can’t be viewed as a pure apples-to-apples comparison, considering most other streaming originals consist of eight to 13 episodes per season, Luminate points out that the show is making a case for itself from a higher-volume approach while maintaining a “steady daily viewership across hundreds of modestly budgeted episodes,” making it a solid bet for Peacock among a foray of more than 400 streaming originals that are currently in various stages of production and awaiting premiere dates this year alone across all platforms, 14 of which are at Peacock. In April, Comcast, parent of NBCUniversal, which includes Peacock under its umbrella, reported the streamer had 41 million paid subscribers through Q1 2025. The service gained 5 million additional subscribers from Q4 2024 following the addition of Charter Communications subscribers, and was also up from Q3 2024. Note: Unlike the ratings data regularly published here at Soap Opera Network, which are generally based on Live+Same Day figures compiled by Nielsen, total minutes watched is the standard for tracking the overall performance of streaming content with Nielsen and Luminate being just two of several providers utilized by streamers in monitoring the viewing habits of subscribers. Streaming viewership for non-originals on Peacock was unavailable at press time. This includes shows like “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and the recently renewed One Chicago franchise (“Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.”). Note: The post ‘Days Of Our Lives’: A Peacock Success Story appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Although “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless” will air original episodes as per usual on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26), “Beyond the Gates” will instead air a repeat, the show’s first. At press time, details on which of the 59 episodes aired thus far that will be broadcast on the holiday was unknown. Of course, the decision to air an encore at all comes just weeks after the show recovered from UEFA Champions League preemptions and breaking news coverage on Pope Leo XIV‘s ascension. From a ratings perspective, during the week of May 12-16, 2025, the most recent week in which daytime broadcast ratings are available and the first full week without preemptions, interruptions or breakouts, “Beyond the Gates” hit a multi-week high among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.32 rating), and a six-week high among Total Viewers (1.572 million), according to Live+Same Day figures released by Nielsen. Renewed for a second season, the daytime drama series ranks a solid No. 1 opposite time slot competitor “General Hospital” among Women 25-54, leading the long-running series by 7% in the key sales demographic. Additionally, the show is an improvement over former time slot occupant “The Talk,” gaining +48% among Total Viewers according to Most Current and Season-to-Date ratings compared to the same period last season. Check out a promo of what to expect next week on “Beyond the Gates” below. Note: The post ‘Beyond The Gates’ To Air First Repeat Episode On Memorial Day Holiday appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Only demos. The two are tied in Households with a 1.1 rating while GH beat BTG in Total Viewers, as per usual.

It's a repeat. Not sure of the episode # just yet.

My sister, who couldn't care less about soaps and doesn't consider what I do a real job (my interpretation, not necessarily her exact words), recently told me how much she's loving Beyond the Gates and is watching a plethora of shows on Paramount+, including Yellowjackets, as a result.

Good reveal. I agree.

During the week of May 12-16, 2025 saw “The Bold and the Beautiful” (2.477 million), “TODAY 3rd Hour” (1.673 million) and “Beyond the Gates” (1.572 million) were the only shows to see week-to-week improvement among Total Viewers, while the two half hours of “The Price is Right” (3.361 million / 3.841 million) saw the largest week-to-week gain among Women 18-49 (0.38 rating; up +0.04 / 0.40 rating; up +0.05). Marking the first time in three weeks the show has aired originals without preemptions, interruptions or breakouts, “Beyond the Gates” hit a six-week high among Total Viewers. Moreover, the series saw week-to-week growth among each of the key sales demographics used to sell ads for daytime television, up +0.01 among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.32 rating). Compared to the year ago performance of former time slot occupant “The Talk,” “Beyond the Gates” gained +347,000 viewers (1.572 million vs. 1.225 million), was up +0.06 among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating vs. 0. 15 rating) and improved by +0.07 among Women 25-54 (0.32 rating vs. 0.25 rating). “General Hospital” (1.790 million) tied its series low among Households (1.1 rating) and was up +0.01 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating), but down -0.02 week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.28 rating). Compared to the same week last year, the ABC soap opera was down -0.06 among Women 25-54 (0.28 rating vs. 0.34 rating). Despite seeing a week-to-week decrease among Total Viewers, “The Young and the Restless” (2.853 million) did see improvement among both demographics, up +0.02 in Women 18-49 (0.27 rating vs. 0.25 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.42 rating vs. 0.40 rating). “The Bold and the Beautiful” also saw week-to-week growth in both demos, up +0.02 among Women 18-49 (0.25 rating vs. 0.23 rating) and +0.03 among Women 25-54 (0.40 rating vs. 0.37 rating). “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” (1.130 million) and “GMA3: What You Need to Know” (1.184 million) continue to perform at alarming levels in terms of Total Viewers, while “GMA3” and “NBC News “Daily” (1.063 million) again tie their season lows among Women 18-49 (0.13 rating and 0.12 rating, respectively). Wrap-Up What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of May 12-16, 2025 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including a week-to-week and year-over-year performance comparison. Note*: Figures from 2024 for “Beyond the Gates” are compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, “The Talk.” Ditto “TODAY with Jenna & Friends,” which is compared with “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” Week of May 12-16, 2025 Rankers Women 18-49 Rank / Show / Network This Week Last Week 2024 Rank / Show / Network This Week Last Week 2024 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) 0.40 0.35 0.40 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) 0.38 0.34 0.36 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) 0.27 0.25 0.28 — TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) 0.27 0.24 0.26 5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) 0.25 0.23 0.25 6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) 0.23 0.20 0.26 7. Beyond the Gates (CBS) 0.21 0.20 0.15* — Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) 0.21 0.19 0.21 9. General Hospital (ABC) 0.20 0.19 0.21 10. The View (ABC) 0.19 0.21 0.19 11. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) 0.17 0.17 0.21* 12. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) 0.13 0.13 0.14 13. NBC News Daily (NBC) 0.12 0.12 0.15 Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 12-16, 2025 Women 25-54 Rank / Show / Network This Week Last Week 2024 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) 0.54 0.55 0.55 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) 0.49 0.52 0.49 3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) 0.43 0.37 0.40 4. The Young and the Restless (CBS) 0.42 0.40 0.49 5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) 0.40 0.37 0.41 6. Beyond the Gates (CBS) 0.32 0.31 0.25* 7. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) 0.30 0.32 0.36 8. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) 0.29 0.27 0.33* 9. General Hospital (ABC) 0.28 0.30 0.34 10. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) 0.27 0.29 0.31 11. The View (ABC) 0.26 0.32 0.30 12. NBC News Daily (NBC) 0.21 0.21 0.23 13. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) 0.18 0.19 0.22 Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 12-16, 2025 Households Rank / Show / Network This Week Last Week 2024 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) 2.3 2.4 2.6 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) 2.0 2.1 2.3 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) 1.9 1.9 2.1 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) 1.6 1.6 1.7 5. The View (ABC) 1.5 1.6 1.5 6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) 1.3 1.3 1.5 7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) 1.2 1.2 1.3 8. General Hospital (ABC) 1.1 1.2 1.3 — TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) 1.1 1.1 1.2 — Beyond the Gates (CBS) 1.1 1.0 0.8* 11. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) 0.8 0.9 0.8 12. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) 0.7 0.9 0.9* — NBC News Daily (NBC) 0.7 0.7 0.7 Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 12-16, 2025 Total Viewers (In Millions) Rank / Show / Network This Week Last Week 2024 1. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS) 3,841 3,924 4,149 2. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS) 3,361 3,407 3,716 3. The Young and the Restless (CBS) 2,853 2,911 3,081 4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) 2,477 2,367 2,530 5. The View (ABC) 2,336 2,378 2,217 6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) 2,114 2,117 2,371 7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) 1,816 1,826 2,012 8. General Hospital (ABC) 1,790 1,850 1,902 9. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC) 1,673 1,629 1,798 10. Beyond the Gates (CBS) 1,572 1,538 1,225* 11. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC) 1,184 1,279 1,235 12. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC) 1,130 1,279 1,329* 13. NBC News Daily (NBC) 1,063 1,051 1,068 Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 12-16, 2025 The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen. Beginning August 31, 2020, national ratings include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Previously, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages are based on regular telecasts. LEGEND P = Premiere R = Repeat S = Special NR = Not Rated / Not Ranked N/A = Not Available * denotes further information Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)* "TODAY 3rd Hour" was retitled "TODAY SHOW II-NBC" on Monday, May 12. At press time, Nielsen had not cited a reason for the change. As a result, the show's weekly average is based on four days (Tuesday through Friday). Note: The post ‘Beyond The Gates’ Marks Six-Week High Among Total Viewers – RATINGS appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Closing out its 57th season on Sunday, May 18, “60 Minutes” continued its reign as the most-watched news program in the United States for a record 51st consecutive season with an average of 8.32 million viewers, Nielsen ratings data shows. Further, each 90-minute edition broadcast during the fall of 2024 averaged more than 22 million viewers. CBS News Overall, the CBS News flagship made it onto the top 10 primetime ratings chart 26 times out of 27 broadcasts, 16 of which were in the top five. Combining linear and streaming viewership, CBS News’ flagship broadcast saw an increase of +1%, with 16 billion minutes consumed by audiences this season compared to last season. Additionally, more than one in three Americans have watched the program at least once this season on linear and live streaming. Across social, this season marked the show’s strongest digital performance ever with nearly one billion video views, more than 50 million engagements and breakout success across Instagram and TikTok. Among video views, the program saw an increase of +73% year-over-year across all social media platforms while engagements were up +119% year-over-year. On TikTok, views were up 134% year-over-year while Instagram saw an uptick of +77% year-over-year. Traffic for articles based on “60 Minutes” reports saw an increase of +18% year-over-year on CBSNews.com. Following the exit of executive producer Bill Owens last month, Tanya Simon replaced him as the show’s interim executive producer. This season, correspondents and contributing correspondents included Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim and Cecilia Vega, along with former “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell. Note: The post CBS News Flagship ’60 Minutes’ Closes 2024-2025 Season As Most-Watched U.S. News Program appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Not my guy. Just thought he was cute. These photos are not flattering, especially the facial expressions.

It was actually a good thing because the episode averaged just 1.384 million viewers. Without the episode included, the show averaged 1.538 million viewers, gaining +50,000 viewers compared to the previous week.

CBS excluded the episode due to low clearance.

During the week of May 5-9, 2025, the three major broadcast networks provided live and breaking news coverage of the papal conclave on Wednesday, May 7 as the cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel, which continued on Thursday, May 8 with the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV. As a result, except for “General Hospital” (1.850 million), the rest of the daytime broadcast shows were either broken out or preempted in some capacity on both days. Similarly, CBS‘ continued coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 saw the network’s entire daytime lineup once again broken out or preempted as they were one week earlier, primarily in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, while “Beyond the Gates” (1.538 million) saw a full preemption on both days. Despite all the interruptions, several daytime broadcast shows were up week-to-week across the board, led by gains for both half hours of “The Price is Right” (3.407 million / 3.924 million) among Total Viewers (+60,000 and +107,000, respectively), Women 18-49 (0.34 rating / 0.35 rating; +0.05 and +0.03, respectively) and Women 25-54 (0.52 rating / 0.55 rating; +0.07 and +0.05, respectively). “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna” (1.279 million) saw the biggest week-to-week gain overall among Total Viewers, up +140,000, tying “GMA3: What You Need to Know” (1.279 million) in the category. The fourth hour of the “TODAY” brand was flat or virtually on par with its week ago performance in both Women 18-49 (0.17 rating; same) and Women 25-54 (0.27 rating; down -0.01). Among soaps, “General Hospital” saw the most significant week-to-week viewership gain, up +80,000, while “The Young and the Restless” (2.911 million) added +67,000 viewers. “The Bold and the Beautiful” was the only soap opera to lose viewers, down -30,000, compared to the show’s performance one week earlier. Demographically, “General Hospital” was flat or virtually on par with its week ago performance in both Women 18-49 (0.19 rating; down -0.01) and Women 25-54 (0.30 rating; same). Meanwhile, “The Young and the Restless” was flat or down in Women 18-49 (0.25 rating; same) and Women 25-54 (0.40 rating; down -0.02). The two half hours of “Let’s Make a Deal” (1.826 million / 2.117 million) saw week-to-week gains among Women 18-49 (0.19 rating / 0.20 rating; each up +0.03) and Women 25-54 (0.29 rating / 0.32 rating; each up +0.02). “Beyond the Gates” gained +50,000 viewers week-to-week and continued to outperform the year ago performance for former time slot occupant “The Talk” (1.189 million), up +349,000 viewers. Similarly, the show was up week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating; up +0.02) and Women 25-54 (0.31 rating; up +0.01 rating). Compared to the same week last year with original episodes of “The Talk,” “Beyond the Gates” was up +0.04 among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating vs. 0.16 rating) and up +0.06 among Women 25-54 (0.31 rating vs. 0.25 rating). Wrap-Up What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of May 5-9, 2025 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including a week-to-week and year-over-year performance comparison. Note*: Figures from 2024 for “Beyond the Gates” are compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, “The Talk.” Ditto “TODAY with Jenna & Friends,” which is compared with “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” Week of May 5-9, 2025 Rankers Women 18-49 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)0.350.320.402. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)0.340.290.353. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.250.250.274. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.240.260.265. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.230.240.256. The View (ABC)0.210.190.197. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.200.180.16*– Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.200.170.279. General Hospital (ABC)0.190.200.21– Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.190.160.2411. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.170.170.22*12. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)0.130.140.1413. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.120.140.15Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 5-9, 2025 Women 25-54 Rating Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)0.550.500.592. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)0.520.450.503. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.400.420.474. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.370.400.41– TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.370.400.406. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.320.300.38– The View (ABC)0.320.290.318. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.310.300.25*9. General Hospital (ABC)0.300.300.3410. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.290.270.3411. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.270.280.34*12. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.210.240.2413. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)0.190.190.24Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 5-9, 2025 Households Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)2.42.42.62. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)2.12.12.33. The Young and the Restless (CBS)1.91.92.14. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.61.61.7– The View (ABC)1.61.61.56. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.31.31.57. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.21.21.3– General Hospital (ABC)1.21.21.39. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.11.11.210. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.01.00.8*11. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)0.90.80.9— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.90.70.9*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.70.80.8Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 5-9, 2025 Households – Factoring Breakouts/Preemptions** (Will Not Count in Season Averages) Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)2.42.42.62. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)2.12.12.33. The Young and the Restless (CBS)1.91.92.14. Young & Restless (CBS) – Tu/W**1.7N/AN/A5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.61.61.7– The View (ABC)1.61.61.57. Bold & Beautiful (CBS) – Tu/W**1.5N/AN/A8. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.31.31.59. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.21.21.3– General Hospital (ABC)1.21.21.311. View-ABC (ABC) – W/Th**1.2N/AN/A12. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.11.11.213. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.01.00.8*14. Beyond-Gates (CBS) – Th**0.9N/AN/A— GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)0.90.80.9— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.90.70.9*17. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.70.80.8Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 5-9, 2025 Total Viewers (In Millions) Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)3,9243,8174,1502. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)3,4073,3473,6383. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2,9112,8443,0794. The View (ABC)2,3782,3292,2175. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,3672,3972,6336. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,1172,1432,3807. General Hospital (ABC)1,8501,7701,8768. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1,8261,8832,0329. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,6291,6331,79810. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,5381,4881,189*11. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)1,2791,2611,275– TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1,2791,1391,349*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,0511,1271,157Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 5-9, 2025 Total Viewers (In Millions) – Factoring Breakouts/Preemptions** (Will Not Count in Season Averages) Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week20241. The Price Is Right 2 (CBS)3,9243,8174,1502. The Price Is Right 1 (CBS)3,4073,3473,6383. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2,9112,8443,0794. Young & Restless (CBS) – Tu/W**2,603N/AN/A5. The View (ABC)2,3782,3292,2176. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,3672,3972,6337. Bold & Beautiful (CBS) – Tu/W**2,313N/AN/A8. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,1172,1432,3809. General Hospital (ABC)1,8501,7701,87610. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1,8261,8832,03211. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,6291,6331,79812. View-ABC (ABC) – W/Th**1,618N/AN/A13. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,5381,4881,189*14. Beyond-Gates (CBS) – Th**1,384N/AN/A15. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)1,2791,2611,275— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1,2791,1391,349*17. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,0511,1271,157Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – May 5-9, 2025 The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen. Beginning August 31, 2020, national ratings include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Previously, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages are based on regular telecasts. LEGEND P = PremiereR = RepeatS = SpecialNR = Not Rated / Not RankedN/A = Not Available* denotes further information Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)* “Beyond the Gates” was fully preempted on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show was also broken out or preempted on Thursday, May 8 due to CBS News coverage of the election of Pope Leo XIV. The show’s weekly average is based on two days (Monday and Friday). The breakout episode (May 8**) averaged 1.384 million viewers. “The Bold and the Beautiful” was broken out or preempted in the Mountain and Pacific time zones on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show was fully preempted on Thursday, May 8 due to CBS News coverage of the election of Pope Leo XIV, airing a repeat of episode #8820 in markets not impacted by the preemption. The show’s weekly average is based on two days (Monday and Friday). The breakout episodes (May 6 and May 7**) averaged 2.313 million viewers. “GMA3: What You Need to Know” was preempted on Thursday, May 8 due to ABC News coverage on the election of Pope Leo XIV. The show’s weekly average is based on four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday). “Let’s Make a Deal” was broken out or fully preempted on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show was also broken out or preempted on Thursday, May 8 due to CBS News coverage of the election of Pope Leo XIV. The show’s weekly average is based on two days (Monday and Friday). “NBC News Daily” was preempted on Thursday, May 8 due to NBC News coverage on the election of Pope Leo XIV. The show’s weekly average is based on four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday). “The Price is Right” was broken out or preempted on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Thursday and Friday). “TODAY 3rd Hour” was broken out and retitled “TODAY SHOW II-NBC” on Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8 due to NBC News coverage of the conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday). “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” was broken out or preempted on Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8 due to NBC News coverage of the conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday). “The View” was broken out and retitled “View-ABC” on Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8 due to ABC News coverage of the conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV, which is excluded from the weekly and season averages. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday). The breakout episodes (May 8 and May 8**) averaged 1.618 million viewers. “The Young and the Restless” was broken out or preempted in the Mountain and Pacific time zones on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 due to CBS Sports coverage of UEFA Champions League Soccer games. The show was also broken out or preempted on Thursday, May 8 due to CBS News coverage of the election of Pope Leo XIV. The show’s weekly average is based on two days (Monday and Friday). The breakout episodes (May 6 and May 7**) averaged 2.603 million viewers. Note: The post RATINGS: Pope Leo XIV Announcement & UEFA Champions League Results In Breakouts & Preemptions Across Daytime appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

May is the time of year when the broadcast networks do last-minute renewals, pickups, and/or cancellations for their primetime shows. That's why there is so much news relating to "a TV show bloodbath" right now. That said, April is typically when the networks make their cancellation announcements for daytime shows, as has been the case for Guiding Light, As The World Turns, All My Children, One Life to Live and, more recently, The Talk. This is the time when the networks communicate their scheduling plans with their local affiliates, as these types of shows air five days a week, and local ads are much more important to stations since they also have sell space for their own programming and the syndicated shows they license. My point of bringing it up is to say that CBS not saying anything in April was likely an indication leaning toward renewal, but with everything going on with primetime and Paramount, they probably thought May made a good PR statement for them. I wouldn't have been surprised if the network had waited until July for TCAs, but since January's event was canceled, and only because Beyond the Gates premiered so late. Otherwise, July (or the summer period) is not known for renewal announcements for daytime shows.

While I have no direct intel when it comes to an ABC revival, I'd think it would be the next option should ABC (finally) decide to cancel GMA3 due to piss poor ratings. Of course, that decision won't come until the latest reboot is attempted, either with more profile hosts or another retooling of sorts.

Spoke with my contacts at Lifetime. As of now, there is nothing to share in terms of updates.

As previously reported, the final two episodes for the current season of “The Price is Right at Night” will air Monday, May 12 and Monday, May 19, taking over the 8:00 p.m. ET/PT slot that had been occupied by “The Neighborhood,” which concluded its seventh season last week. In the May 12 episode, titled “Jackpot: Shell Shocked,” host Drew Carey invites contestants to “come on down!” for the chance to play for luxury cars, premium vacations, and huge cash prizes up to $200,000. Watch a clip below. Credit: Fremantle As for the May 19 episode, titled “Jackpot: Two Cars, One Putt,” there’s a twist in the popular game Hole in One, which gives a player a chance to win two cars. Meanwhile, a lucky contestant plays Hot Seat for up to $200,000. Watch a clip below. Credit: Fremantle Produced by Fremantle, “The Price is Right at Night” is a primetime spinoff of the popular daytime game show “The Price is Right.” The show is executive produced by Evelyn Warfel, with Adam Sandler serving as co-executive producer. Note: The post ‘The Price Is Right At Night’ Returns With Two All-New Episodes To Close Out Current Primetime Season appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Tracey co-created Disney's "The Secrets of Sulphur Springs," which ran for three seasons. She was also an executive producer for 19 of the 26 episodes, alongside Charles Pratt Jr. Correction: Disney's "The Secrets of Sulphur Springs" had 27 epiosdes. Additionally, Tracey created the show, not co-created.

Correct. I did notice a name in the EP list (Tracey Thompson) when I was editing my article earlier and reached out to find what's what. We'll soon find out. I do know that there have been changes at the writing team, but I can't go into details just yet.

The show was initially given a one-year pickup, which, based on scheduling, would have seen the show conclude in December since production was set to end in August had the show not been renewed. With the renewal, the show is set to continue airing through the 2025-2026 TV season, which should take it through the end of August/September, in this case, airing-wise. By that point, we'll have known whether the show will continue for Season 3, as each year will likely have us on the edge of our seats whether the show will continue or not (unless given multiple seasons at some point).

It should be noted that with the Beyond the Gates renewal news, this makes General Hospital the only daytime drama series not receiving announcements on its future. Like "Good Morning America," "This Week" and "World News Tonight" at ABC, among others, the daytime drama series will continue airing unless the network states otherwise.

That, and it's gonna make one wonder how stank the Richardson home is!

Fans of “Beyond the Gates” can rest easy following an announcement on Monday by CBS that the network has renewed the daytime drama series for a second season. The news comes one week after series stars Daphnée Duplaix (Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson) and Trisha Mann-Grant (Dana "Leslie" Thomas) discussed the future of the series on an Instagram Live, wondering when the network would let the cast and crew know the show's status beyond its current first season. As pointed out by Mann-Grant, the news was expected sometime this month. Since its premiere on Monday, February 24, the series has improved its time period by +48% among Total Viewers, according to Most Current and Season-to-Date ratings data released on Monday by Nielsen. Additionally, factoring in multiplatform viewership, the show is up +67% from last year’s time period occupant ("The Talk") and is topping its time slot competitor, ABC’s “General Hospital,” by +7% among the key Women 25-54 sales demographic used to sell ad rates for broadcast television. Produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, led by Sheila Ducksworth, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble, the series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., in one of the most affluent African American counties in the United States, the series follows an affluent Black family, the Duprees, who hold court over Fairmont Crest, a posh gated community that’s the center of luxury with wealthy residents harboring deep secrets. Behind the pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. The series is created and executive produced by Michele Val Jean, who also serves as showrunner and head writer. Additional executive producers include Ducksworth, Julie Carruthers, Tracey Thompson, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld. The cast includes Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, Daphnée Duplaix, Karla Mosley, Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Brandon Claybon, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Ben Gavin, Marquita Goings, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, Trisha Mann-Grant, Mike Manning, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit. New cast member Keith D. Robinson takes over the role of Dr. Ted Richardson beginning Thursday, May 15. Note: The post ‘Beyond The Gates’ Renewed For Season 2 At CBS appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More