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Despite a noticeable week-to-week drop in the key demos, âGMA3â still saw an increase among Total Viewers, hitting a new season high and marking its best performance in eight months.
âBeyond the Gatesâ was up in Total Viewers and Women 25-54, but tied its season and series low among Women 18-49.
During the week of December 8-12, 2025, most of daytime broadcast came down from recent season high performances except for âGMA3â on ABC, which set a new high among Total Viewers (1.456 million) and marked its best performance overall since the week of March 31-April 4, 2025. That said, week-to-week, the news program was down 0.05 among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54. Compared to the same week last year, âGMA3â was down 0.04 among Women 18-49 (0.13 rating vs. 0.17 rating) and -0.07 among Women 25-54 (0.19 rating vs. 0.26 rating), but was up 47,000 viewers compared to the same week last year (1.456 million vs. 1.409 million).
âBeyond the Gatesâ (1.599 million) not only tied âGMA3â among Women 18-49 (0.13 rating), but also tied its season and series low in the category. Additionally, the soap opera has now tied or fallen below the year ago performance of former time slot holder âThe Talkâ among Women 18-49 for the 10th time in 12 weeks in demo actuals. The new soap opera was one of the few daytime broadcast shows to see week-to-week growth in Total Viewers (+6,000) and Women 25-54 (+0.02), and was up year-over-year versus the year ago performance of âThe Talkâ among Total Viewers (+297,000) and Women 25-54 (+0.02).
Though down week-to-week across the board, âThe Viewâ was up year-over-year among Total Viewers (2.478 million vs. 2.394 million) while flat year-over-year among Women 18-49 (0.22 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.32 rating), with the veteran talk show continuing to rank third among Women 18-49 (tie with âTODAY 3rd Hourâ).
âThe Young and the Restlessâ saw a week-to-week drop among Total Viewers (2.841 million vs. 2.992 million), setting a new season low one week after marking a new season high. The long-running soap opera tied âThe Bold and the Beautifulâ in Women 18-49 (0.19 rating) to rank No. 1 among soaps, though down 0.02 week-to-week (0.19 rating vs. 0.21 rating). The Genoa City-based drama was up 0.01 among Women 25-54 (0.35 rating vs. 0.34 rating), tying with the second half-hour of âLetâs Make a Dealâ and âTODAY 3rd Hourâ for third place in the demo.
Speaking of âLetâs Make a Deal,â both half hours have thrived in December, posting some of the game showâs best Total Viewer numbers in more than nine months (since the week of February 17-21, 2025), with the second half-hour outranking or tying âThe Young and the Restlessâ among Women 18-49 for the eighth time in 12 weeks and six of the last 12 weeks among Women 25-54.
For the week, the second half-hour of âLetâs Make a Dealâ tied âThe Bold and the Beautifulâ for fourth place among Total Viewers (2.569 million), marking only the second time this season the program has tied or beaten the half-hour soap opera in total audience. Meanwhile, including ties, âThe Bold and the Beautifulâ (2.569 million) has now ranked No. 1 among soaps in the key Women 18-49 sales demo for the ninth time in 12 weeks. Demographically, the series was flat week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.19 rating) but up 0.02 among Women 25-54 (0.32 rating vs. 0.30 rating).
âGeneral Hospitalâ (1.883 million) saw the smallest week-to-week drop among Total Viewers (-13,000), but saw the largest year-over-year drop among Women 18-49 (-0.09) and Women 25-54 (-0.12).
Wrap-Up
What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of December 8-12, 2025 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons.
Note*: Figures under the 2024 column for âBeyond the Gatesâ are compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, âThe Talk.â âTODAY with Jenna & Friendsâ is compared with the performance of its predecessor, âTODAY with Hoda & Jenna.â âGMA3â is compared with its predecessor, âGMA3: What You Need to Know.â
Additionally, 2024 comparisons, particularly Households and Total Viewers, were unavailable to this publication for most daytime broadcast shows, unlessed stated otherwise, until at least February 2025.
Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, ratings are based on Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel. Figures under the 2024 column are based on the former Nielsen Live+Same Day Panel-only data model.
Week of December 8-12, 2025 Rankers
Women 18-49 Rating
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.310.310.342. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.280.280.323. The View (ABC)0.220.270.22â TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.220.220.295. Letâs Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.200.230.226. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.190.190.24â The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.190.210.248. Letâs Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.180.200.20â TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.180.180.21*10. General Hospital (ABC)0.150.190.2311. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.130.140.17*â GMA3 (ABC)0.130.180.17*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.120.100.17Source
Women 25-54 Rating
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.550.520.522. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.490.460.483. Letâs Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.350.360.30â The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.350.340.44â TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.350.350.436. Letâs Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.320.320.26â The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.320.300.38â The View (ABC)0.320.410.329. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.250.230.23*â TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.250.250.32*11. General Hospital (ABC)0.220.270.3412. GMA3 (ABC)0.190.240.26*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.160.160.23Source
Households
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)2.62.6N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)2.32.3N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)1.81.9N/A*4. The View (ABC)1.61.71.7â The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.61.6N/A*â Letâs Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.61.6N/A*7. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.31.41.4â Letâs Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.31.4N/A*9. General Hospital (ABC)1.21.2N/A*10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.01.00.9*11. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)0.91.01.0*â GMA3 (ABC)0.90.9N/A*â NBC News Daily (NBC)0.90.90.9Source
Total Viewers (In Millions)
Rank / Show / NetworkThis WeekLast Week2024*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)4,3134,348N/A*2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)3,8403,837N/A*3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2,8412,992N/A*4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,5692,632N/A*5. Letâs Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,5692,632N/A*6. The View (ABC)2,4782,5982,3947. Letâs Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,1792,256N/A*8. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,9802,1062,0839. General Hospital (ABC)1,8831,896N/A*10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,5991,5931,302*11. GMA3 (ABC)1,4561,4461,409*12. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)1,4561,4161,493*13. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,3721,3391,281Source
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., and are courtesy of Nielsen. Ratings are the percentage of U.S. TV viewers who tuned in to a specific program.
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
PÂ = PremiereRÂ = RepeatSÂ = SpecialNRÂ = Not Rated / Not RankedN/AÂ = Not Available*Â denotes further information
Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)*
Nielsen reported no preemptions and/or schedule changes during the week of December 8-12, 2025.
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