Need To Know
“Beyond the Gates” had the largest week-to-week gain among Women 25-54 rating, up +0.03.
“GMA3” saw the largest week-to-week gain among Total Viewers, up +74,000.
“TODAY 3rd Hour” had the biggest week-to-week gain among Women 18-49, up +0.04. Meanwhile, “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” marked the largest year-over-year gains among Women 18-49 rating, up +0.07, and Women 25-54 rating, up +0.05.
During the week of June 1-5, 2026, “Let’s Make a Deal” continued to impress both demographically and among Total Viewers, with significant year-over-year gains in the latter category, while “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” continues to stand above the year-ago performance of predecessor “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” across the board.
The second half-hour of “Let’s Make a Deal” was up +0.03 week-to-week and +0.01 year-over-year, respectively, among Women 18-49 (0.25 rating), while the first half-hour’s 0.22 rating saw the game show up +0.03 week-to-week and flat year-over-year. Among Women 25-54, the second half-hour was up +0.01 week-to-week and +0.03 year-over-year with a 0.36 rating. The first half-hour was flat both week-to-week and year-over-year among Women 25-54 (0.31 rating). Compared to the same week last year, the second half-hour was up +424,000 viewers (2.533 million vs. 2.109 million), the largest across daytime broadcast, while the first half-hour was up +390,000 (2.216 million vs. 1.826 million), with the second largest year-over-year gain.
TODAY Franchise Ratings
“TODAY 3rd Hour” was up +0.04 week-to-week and +0.01 year-over-year, respectively, among Women 18-49 (0.29 rating), and was up +0.02 week-to-week and +0.01 year-over-year among Women 25-54 (0.42 rating). The third hour of the “TODAY” franchise was up +244,000 viewers compared to the same week last year (1.938 million vs. 1.694 million) and up +196,000 compared to the same week in 2024 (1.938 million vs. 1.746 million),
Meanwhile, “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” continues to outperform predecessor “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” by significant margins, up +0.07 year-over-year among Women 18-49 (0.26 rating vs. 0.19 rating) and +0.05 year-over-year among Women 25-54 (0.35 rating vs. 0.30 rating). The news program was up +0.02 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.26 rating vs. 0.24 rating) and flat among Women 25-54 (0.35 rating).
The Young and the Restless Ratings
Though the only daytime broadcast series to be down week-to-week among Women 18-49, albeit with just a minor drop of 0.02 (0.23 rating vs. 0.25 rating), “The Young and the Restless” marked its 19th consecutive week averaging more than three million viewers, down 83,000 week-to-week (3.055 million vs. 3.138 million), but up +185,000 year-over-year (3.055 million vs. 2.870 million).
The Bold and the Beautiful Ratings
“The Bold and the Beautiful” saw a minor week-to-week dip among Total Viewers, down 4,000, but had the largest year-over-year gain among all four soaps, up +213,000 viewers compared to the same week last year (2.701 million vs. 2.488 million) and was up +64,000 compared to the same week in 2024. Overall, the half-hour series was flat week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.31 rating).
General Hospital Ratings
For the third week in a row, “General Hospital” was the only daytime broadcast series to see year-over-year losses among Total Viewers, down 84,000 compared to the same week last year (1.880 million vs. 1.964 million). That said, week-to-week, the series was up +0.01 among Women 18-49 (0.18 rating vs. 0.17 rating), flat among Women 25-54 (0.23 rating) and Households (1.2 rating), and up +37,000 viewers (1.880 million vs. 1.840 million), and has seen significant viewership gains via Hulu, where’s it’s consistently ranked within the top five, and many days an outright No. 1 on the platform.
Beyond the Gates Ratings
“Beyond the Gates” recovered from last week’s drop, up +58,000 viewers week-to-week (1.634 million vs. 1.576 million) and an even more impressive +121,000 viewers year-over-year (1.634 million vs. 1.513 million), marking the soap opera’s 18th consecutive week of year-over-year gains. The drama series tied time slot competitor “General Hospital” among Women 18-49 (0.18 rating), up +0.01 week-to-week and continued to top the ABC soap opera among Women 25-54 (0.27 rating vs. 0.23 rating), marking the largest week-to-week gain across daytime, up +0.03. Further, the drama series remains up compared to its former time-slot occupant, “The Talk,” up +470,000 over the talk show’s 2024 performance, up +181,000 over 2022, up +360,000 over 2021, and up +325,000 over 2020 — Total Viewers for “The Talk” were unavailable in 2023 due to the ongoing writers’ strike, which saw the program airing reruns.
Wrap-Up
What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of June 1-5, 2026, in Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons.
Note*: Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, Nielsen ratings are based on the Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel model, with figures during the comparable week in 2025 based on the former Live+Same Day Panel-only model (2024-2025 season).
This Week vs. 2025 comparisons for “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” and “GMA3” are based on the prior performances of their predecessors, “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” and “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” respectively.
Week of June 1-5, 2026 Rankers
Women 18-49 Rating
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.400.390.352. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.360.350.353. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.290.250.284. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.260.240.195. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.250.220.24— The View (ABC)0.250.230.237. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.230.250.248. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.220.190.229. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.200.200.2310. General Hospital (ABC)0.180.170.19— Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.180.170.1812. GMA3 (ABC)0.150.150.13— NBC News Daily (NBC)0.130.130.16Source
Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.40.40.4— The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.40.40.43. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.30.30.3— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.30.20.2— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.30.20.2— The View (ABC)0.30.20.27. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.20.30.2— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.20.20.2— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.20.20.2— General Hospital (ABC)0.20.20.2— Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.20.20.2— GMA3 (ABC)0.20.20.113. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.10.10.2Source
Women 25-54 Rating
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.570.580.552. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.530.520.523. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.420.400.414. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.400.410.445. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.360.350.33— The View (ABC)0.360.340.347. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.350.350.308. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.310.310.42— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.310.310.3110. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.270.240.3311. General Hospital (ABC)0.230.230.3112. GMA3 (ABC)0.200.210.2113. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.170.190.24Source
Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.60.60.62. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.50.50.53. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.40.40.4— The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.40.40.4— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.40.40.3— The View (ABC)0.40.30.3— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.40.40.38. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.30.30.4— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.30.30.3— Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.30.20.311. General Hospital (ABC)0.20.20.3— GMA3 (ABC)0.20.20.2— NBC News Daily (NBC)0.20.20.2Source
Households
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)2.62.62.32. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)2.32.32.13. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2.02.01.94. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.71.81.65. The View (ABC)1.61.61.56. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.51.61.37. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.31.31.2— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.31.31.19. General Hospital (ABC)1.21.21.210. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.11.11.011. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.90.90.812. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.80.90.7— GMA3 (ABC)0.80.80.7Source
Total Viewers (In Millions)
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)4,2274,4393,8432. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)3,7053,8443,4053. The Young and the Restless (CBS)3,0553,1382,8704. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,7012,7052,4885. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,5332,6192,1096. The View (ABC)2,3802,3912,2767. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,2162,2131,8268. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,9382,0751,6949. General Hospital (ABC)1,8801,8431,96410. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,6341,5761,51311. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)1,3691,4991,25312. GMA3 (ABC)1,3191,2451,25313. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,2101,3701,092Source
LEGEND
P = PremiereR = RepeatS = SpecialNR = Not Rated / Not RankedN/A = Not Available* denotes further information
About Nielsen Ratings
Rating: Estimated percentage of U.S. TV groups (demographics, households, et al.) tuned in to a specific television program during an average minute.
Methods: As of September 22, 2025, the numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.
Shift: 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.
Preemptions/Schedule Changes
There were no reported preemptions or schedule changes during the week of June 1-5, 2026.
Note: The post Daytime Broadcast Ratings For The Week Of June 1-5, 2026 first appeared on Soap Opera Network.
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