ARTICLE: ‘General Hospital’, ‘GMA3’ & ‘The Young And The Restless’ Mark Season Highs Among Total Viewers – RATINGS

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“General Hospital” sets a new season high in Women 18-49, ranking second among soaps in a tie with “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and also tied its season high among Women 25-54. Additionally, the soap opera hit a new season high among Total Viewers, crossing the two million viewer mark for the first time in five months.
“GMA3” and “NBC News Daily” marked new season highs among Total Viewers, attracting their largest audiences in a year.
“The Young and the Restless” marked a new season high among Total Viewers, crossing the three million viewer mark for the first time in nearly five months.

After tying its season and series low in the key demos last week (excluding MLB Wild Card Series week), “General Hospital” came roaring back during the week of December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026 with a 0.20 rating in Women 18-49, which marked a new season high for the ABC drama and saw it tie “The Bold and the Beautiful” for second place among soaps.

“General Hospital” was up +0.06 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating vs. 0.14 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.27 rating vs. 0.21 rating), while setting a new season high among Total Viewers with 2.008 million tuning in, an increase of +170,000. This was the show’s most watched week overall since the week of July 28 – August 1, 2025. Compared to its performance during the same week last year, the soap opera was up +0.01 among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating vs. 0.19 rating). Though not factored into the show’s weekly average, a rebroadcast of the late Anthony Geary‘s final episode as Luke Spencer on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day) averaged a 0.17 rating in Women 18-49 and a 0.22 rating among Women 25-54, which was a rare performance for a repeat broadcast. The episode originally aired on July 27, 2015.

“The Young and the Restless” set a new season high among Total Viewers with 3.002 million viewers tuning in, an increase of +112,000, and the show’s largest audience since the week of August 4-8, 2025. Among Women 18-49, the show was up +0.02 week-to-week and ranked No. 1 among soaps, topping last week’s leader “The Bold and the Beautiful” (0.21 rating vs. 0.20 rating). Among Women 25-54, the series was down -0.01 week-to-week (0.35 rating vs. 0.36 rating).

Speaking of “The Bold and the Beautiful,” the half-hour soap opera was up week-to-week among Total Viewers (2.594 million vs. 2.587 million), flat among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating) and down -0.02 among Women 25-54 (0.30 rating vs. 0.32 rating).

“Beyond the Gates” was up +63,000 viewers week-to-week (1.599 million vs. 1.536 million) and up +0.03 among Women 18-49 (0.15 rating vs. 0.12 rating), despite continuing to rank last in the latter category for the third consecutive week. The show tied its season high among Women 25-54 (0.26 rating).

“GMA3” and “NBC News Daily” set new season highs among Total Viewers with both news programs attracting their largest overall audiences in at least a year. Up +112,000 viewers week-to-week, “GMA3” averaged 1.507 million viewers and saw its most-watched week since the week of January 20-24, 2025, and its largest overall since dropping the “What You Need to Know” moniker in June 2025. “NBC News Daily” averaged 1.582 million viewers, attracting its largest audience since the week of January 6-10, 2025.

The second half-hour of “The Price is Right” tied its season high among Women 25-54 (0.66 rating), while its first half-hour set a new high (0.57 rating). Both half hours set new season highs among Total Viewers with 4.831 million and 4.158 million, respectively. This was the most-watched week for both half hours in more than a year.

Wrap-Up

What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026 among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons (where available).

Note*: Figures under the 2024/2025 column for “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” are compared with the performance of its predecessor, “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” “GMA3” is compared with its predecessor, “GMA3: What You Need to Know.” CBS aired repeats of “The Price is Right” (figures unavailable) following the conclusion of “The Talk.” Additionally, 2024/2025 comparisons, particularly among Households and Total Viewers, were unavailable to this publication for most daytime broadcast shows, unless 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 2024/2025 column are based on the former Nielsen Live+Same Day Panel-only data model (2024-2025 season).

Week of December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Rankers

Women 18-49 Rating (Actuals)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024/2025*
1. Rose Bowl Parade (ABC) – S	0.71	N/A	0.66
2. Tournament of Roses Parade (NBC) – S	0.58	N/A	0.59
3. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.42	0.41	0.41
4. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.37	0.32	0.35
5. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.28	0.28	0.29
6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.26	0.25	0.25
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.24	0.19	0.22
8. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	0.23	0.24	0.21*
9. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.21	0.19	0.26
10. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.20	0.20	0.24
— General Hospital (ABC)	0.20	0.14	0.19
12. View-ABC (ABC) – R	0.17	0.14	0.17
— GMA3 (ABC)	0.17	0.13	0.16*
14. NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.16	0.17	0.15
15. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.15	0.12	N/A*

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Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024/2025*
1. Rose Bowl Parade (ABC) – S	0.7	N/A	0.7
2. Tournament of Roses Parade (NBC) – S	0.6	N/A	0.6
3. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.4	0.4	0.4
— The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.4	0.3	0.4
5. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.3	0.3	0.3
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.3	0.3	0.3
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	0.2	0.2	0.2*
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.2	0.2	0.3
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— General Hospital (ABC)	0.2	0.1	0.2
— View-ABC (ABC) – R	0.2	0.1	0.2
— GMA3 (ABC)	0.2	0.1	0.2*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.2	0.1	N/A*

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Women 25-54 Rating (Actuals)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024/2025*
1. Rose Bowl Parade (ABC) – S	0.91	N/A	0.87
2. Tournament of Roses Parade (NBC) – S	0.89	N/A	0.86
3. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.66	0.66	0.62
4. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.57	0.55	0.54
5. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.44	0.47	0.47
6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.39	0.42	0.35
7. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.35	0.36	0.45
— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.35	0.34	0.32
9. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	0.32	0.38	0.35*
10. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.30	0.32	0.37
11. General Hospital (ABC)	0.27	0.21	0.31
12. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.26	0.25	N/A*
13. View-ABC (ABC) – R	0.24	0.24	0.23
14. NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.23	0.21	0.24
15. GMA3 (ABC)	0.22	0.18	0.26*

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Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024/2025*
1. Rose Bowl Parade (ABC) – S	0.9	N/A	0.9
— Tournament of Roses Parade (NBC) – S	0.9	N/A	0.9
3. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.7	0.7	0.6
4. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.6	0.6	0.5
5. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.4	0.5	0.5
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.4	0.4	0.4
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.4	0.4	0.5
— Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.4	0.3	0.3
9. TODAY with Jenna & Friends (NBC)	0.3	0.4	0.4*
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.3	0.3	0.4
— General Hospital (ABC)	0.3	0.2	0.3
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.3	0.3	N/A*
13. View-ABC (ABC) – R	0.2	0.2	0.2
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— GMA3 (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.3*

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Households

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024/2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	2.9	2.7	N/A*
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	2.5	2.4	N/A*
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	1.9	1.8	N/A*
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	1.6	1.6	N/A*
5. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	1.5	1.5	N/A*
6. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	1.3	1.3	N/A*
7. General Hospital (ABC)	1.2	1.2	N/A*
8. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1.0	1.0	N/A*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	1.0	0.9	N/A*
10. GMA3 (ABC)	0.9	0.8	N/A*
NR. View-ABC (ABC) – R	NR*	NR*	N/A*
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*

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Total Viewers (In Millions)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2024/2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	4,831	4,598	N/A*
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	4,158	3,999	N/A*
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	3,002	2,890	N/A*
4. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	2,610	2,682	N/A*
5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	2,594	2,587	N/A*
6. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	2,210	2,259	N/A*
7. General Hospital (ABC)	2,008	1,838	N/A*
8. View-ABC (ABC) – R	1,640*	NR*	N/A*
9. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1,599	1,536	N/A*
10. NBC News Daily (NBC)	1,582	1,476	1,328
11. GMA3 (ABC)	1,507	1,395	1,494*
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

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

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

Summary (Preemptions/Schedule Changes)

“Beyond the Gates” was preempted on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve) due to CBS Sports coverage of the Tony the Tiger Bowl (College Football). Additionally, the show concluded Season 1 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day), which was coded as a special. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).
“The Bold and the Beautiful” aired a repeat on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day), which is excluded from the show’s weekly average. The original episode that aired on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve) was also excluded. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).
“General Hospital” was preempted in most markets on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve) due to ESPN on ABC sports coverage of the Citrus Bowl. In markets not impacted by the College Football game, a repeat of the soap opera was broadcast. A rebroadcast of the late Anthony Geary’s final episode as Luke Spencer aired on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day). Both repeats are excluded from the show’s weekly average, which is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).
“GMA3” was coded as a special on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve) and Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day). The program’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).
“Let’s Make a Deal” was preempted on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve) due to CBS Sports coverage of the Tony the Tiger Bowl (College Football). Additionally, the game show aired repeats for most of the week except for Friday, January 2, 2026. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).
The Thursday, December 25, 2025 (Christmas Day) broadcast of “NBC News Daily” was excluded from the program’s weekly average, which is based on four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday).
“The Price is Right” aired a repeat on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day), which is excluded from the show’s weekly average. Additionally, an original episode that aired as part of the first half-hour on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve) was coded as a special. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).
“The View” aired amended repeats and was retitled “VIEW-ABC.” As a result, the published ratings data (where available) are excluded from the show’s season average.
“The Young and the Restless” aired a repeat on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day), which is excluded from the show’s weekly average. The original episode that aired on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve) was also excluded. The show’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).
Total Viewers and Households for “TODAY 3rd Hour” were unavailable at press time. The Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day) broadcast was excluded from the program’s weekly average, which is based on four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday).
Total Viewers and Households for “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” were unavailable at press time. The Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day) broadcast was excluded from the program’s weekly average, which is based on four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday).