After surging to season highs one week earlier among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54, and placing second in both categories, “General Hospital” fell back down to earth during the week of August 25-29, 2025, seeing the largest week-to-week drop across daytime broadcast, according to the latest figures released by Nielsen.

For the week, “General Hospital” averaged 1.798 million viewers, down 92,000 viewers compared to one week earlier. In the key demos, the soap’s 0.17 rating among Women 18-49 was down -0.09 week-to-week (0.17 rating vs. 0.26 rating), and its 0.29 rating among Women 25-54 saw a decrease of -0.08 week-to-week (0.29 rating vs. 0.37 rating). Compared to the same week last year, the long-running drama series was down -111,000 viewers, down -0.03 among Women 18-49 (0.17 rating vs. 0.20 rating) and down -0.04 among Women 25-54 (0.29 rating vs. 0.33 rating).

That said, “General Hospital” was impacted by breaking ABC News coverage on Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, resulting in a portion of the country not being able to watch the happenings in Port Charles, which saw the full episode on both days to be unlocked on the network’s official website.

“The Young and the Restless” also saw week-to-week drops across the board and set a new season low among Total Viewers. With just 2.831 million viewers tuning in, the drama series was down -106,000 viewers week-to-week and down -110,000 compared to the same week last year. Demographically, the show marked the second largest week-to-week drop, down -0.05 among Women 18-49 (0.22 rating vs. 0.27 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.36 rating vs. 0.41 rating), with the latter setting a new season low.

Like “General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless” was also impacted by breaking CBS News coverage on Wednesday, August 27.

On the positive side, “The Bold and the Beautiful” averaged 2.502 million viewers, up +76,000 week-to-week, while “Beyond the Gates” also saw week-to-week gains, up +24,000 viewers, with the new series averaging 1.539 million viewers. “The Bold and the Beautiful” was flat with its week ago performance among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating), and saw a minor drop week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.34 rating vs. 0.35 rating). 

Compared to the same week last year, “The Bold and the Beautiful” saw the largest year-over-year drop among Women 25-54 (0.34 rating vs. 0.42 rating), and saw a minor drop among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating vs. 0.23 rating).

With the show airing amended telecasts throughout the week due to breaking ABC News coverage on Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, which were retitled “GMA3-ABC,” plus the Friday, August 29 broadcast being excluded due to Labor Day weekend, “GMA3” set a new series low. The news program averaged a mere 1.095 million viewers for its Monday, August 25 and Tuesday, August 26 broadcasts, which was just +30,000 more viewers than that of competing “NBC News Daily” (1.065 million). “GMA3” aired repeats during the comparable week last year.

Wrap-Up

What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of August 25-29, 2025 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, including week-to-week and year-over-year performance comparisons.

Note*: Figures under the 2024 column for “Beyond the Gates” are compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, “The Talk,” which aired amended repeats during the comparable week last year. “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” is compared with the performance of its predecessor, “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” Meanwhile, “GMA3” is compared with the performance of its predecessor, “GMA3: What You Need to Know.”

With the game show airing amended repeats, demos for “Let’s Make a Deal” were not available. The show also aired amended repeats during the same week last year. “The Price is Right” also aired amended repeats during the comparable week last year.

Households and Total Viewers for “TODAY 3rd Hour” and “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” were unavailable at press time.

Week 49 | August 25-29, 2025 Rankers (2024-2025 Season)

Women 18-49 Rating

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS) – R	0.39	0.42	0.35
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS) – R	0.33	0.35	0.31
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.22	0.27	0.24
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.22	0.22	0.25
5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.21	0.21	0.23
6. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	0.18	0.17	0.19*
7. General Hospital (ABC)	0.17	0.26	0.20
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.17	0.19	N/A*
9. GMA3 (ABC)	0.14	0.16	N/A*
10. View-ABC (ABC) – R	0.13	0.14	0.12
11. NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.11	0.10	0.14
NR. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) – R	NR*	NR*	NR*
NR. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) – R	NR*	NR*	NR*

Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – August 25-29, 2025

Women 25-54 Rating

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS) – R	0.54	0.59	0.55
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS) – R	0.48	0.49	0.51
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.36	0.41	0.47
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.36	0.38	0.35
5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.34	0.35	0.42
6. General Hospital (ABC)	0.29	0.37	0.33
— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	0.29	0.31	0.29*
8. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.27	0.29	N/A*
9. GMA3 (ABC)	0.21	0.21	N/A*
— View-ABC (ABC) – R	0.21	0.20	0.20
11. NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.19	0.17	0.20
NR. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) – R	NR*	NR*	NR*
NR. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) – R	NR*	NR*	NR*

Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – August 25-29, 2025

Households

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS) – R	2.2	2.3	N/A*
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS) – R	2.0	2.0	N/A*
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	1.9	1.9	2.0
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	1.6	1.6	1.8
5. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) – R	1.3	1.4	N/A*
6. General Hospital (ABC)	1.2	1.2	1.2
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) – R	1.1	1.2	N/A*
8. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1.0	1.0	N/A*
9. View-ABC (ABC) – R	0.8	0.9	N/A*
10. GMA3 (ABC)	0.7	0.7	N/A*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.7	0.7	0.7
N/A. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
N/A. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*

Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – August 25-29, 2025

Total Viewers (In Millions)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS) – R	3,769	3,819	N/A*
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS) – R	3,282	3,319	N/A*
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	2,831	2,937	2,941
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	2,502	2,426	2,621
5. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS) – R	2,121	2,265	N/A*
6. General Hospital (ABC)	1,799	1,891	1,910
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS) – R	1,798	1,913	N/A*
8. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1,539	1,515	N/A*
9. View-ABC (ABC) – R	1,207	1,290	N/A*
10. GMA3 (ABC)	1,095	1,174	N/A*
11. NBC News Daily (NBC)	1,065	1,101	1,118
N/A. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
N/A. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*

Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day) – August 25-29, 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. Ratings are the percentage of TV viewers in the U.S. who tuned into a specific television 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

P = Premiere	R = Repeat	S = Special
NR = Not Rated / Not Ranked	N/A = Not Available	* denotes further information

Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)*

• “General Hospital” aired for just 43 minutes on Wednesday, August 27 due to an ABC News special report on the Minnesota school shooting. On Thursday, August 28, the show aired for just 41 minutes and was broken out due to ongoing ABC News coverage. The show’s weekly average is based on five days (Monday through Friday).
• “GMA3” was retitled to “GMA3-ABC” on Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28 due to ABC News special reports on the Minnesota school shooting. The show was also retitled to “GMA3-ABC” on Friday, August 29 due to the Labor Day weekend. The show’s weekly average is based on two days (Monday and Tuesday).
• “Let’s Make a Deal” aired amended repeats. The show’s ratings will not factor into its season average.
• “NBC News Daily” was retitled to “NBC News Daily-ND” on Wednesday, August 27 due to an NBC News special report on the Minnesota school shooting.
• “The Price is Right” aired amended repeats. The show’s ratings will not factor into its season average.
• “The View” aired amended repeats. The show’s ratings will not factor into its season average.
• “The Young and the Restless” aired for just 40 minutes on Wednesday, August 27 due to a CBS News special report on the Minnesota school shooting. The show’s weekly average is based on five days (Monday through Friday).
• Households and Total Viewers were once again not available at press time for “TODAY 3rd Hour” or “TODAY with Jenna & Friends.”

Note: The post ‘Beyond The Gates’ & ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Fight Off Miserable Week, ‘GMA3’ Sets New Series Low Among Viewers appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website.

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Thanks for the ratings, Errol.😊

Thank you for the great article as usual @Errol.

 

As expected GH dropped back down and less than 1.8 million total viewers again. 

Thanks for the ratings report!!

ABC really needs to do something about GMA3 at this point. 

43 minutes ago, te. said:

ABC really needs to do something about GMA3 at this point. 

This show has been failing for so long that I wonder if they're secretly developing a replacement similar to how we didn't know BTG was in development. They've literally tried everything that you could do with GMA3 and nothing has worked.

Side Note: This isn't me saying the replacement would be a soap but I do believe they're taking pitches for something. Whether that is a talk show, soap or game show, I have no idea.

45 minutes ago, Chris B said:

This show has been failing for so long that I wonder if they're secretly developing a replacement similar to how we didn't know BTG was in development. They've literally tried everything that you could do with GMA3 and nothing has worked.

Side Note: This isn't me saying the replacement would be a soap but I do believe they're taking pitches for something. Whether that is a talk show, soap or game show, I have no idea.

I agree - I just can't see them sit idly by and just do nothing. It likely has about zero presence on streaming or other avenues that could bring in revenue, so unless they're just going to let the slot eventually go to affiliates they'll have to do something. 

When are they going to take GMA 3 behind the barn?

Yeah... I think it's time for another weak show to be cancelled for a soap