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• “Beyond the Gates” set new season highs among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54, despite a minor drop in Total Viewers.
• “The Bold and the Beautiful” tied the second half-hour of “The Price is Right” to rank No. 1 overall among Women 18-49, while also setting a new season high across all categories.
• “The Young and the Restless” marked a new season high across all categories, including Women 18-49, Women 25-54 and Total Viewers.

During the week of February 16-20, 2026, NBC aired continued coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics (Milano Cortina), which fully preempted “NBC News Daily.” Despite the increased competition from the games, CBS’ daytime dramas set new season highs among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54, with “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” in particular marking new season highs among Total Viewers.

For the week, “The Bold and the Beautiful” set a new season high among Women 18-49 (0.33 rating), Women 25-54 (0.42 rating) and Total Viewers (3.060 million). In Women 18-49, the half-hour soap opera was up +0.10 week-to-week (0.33 rating vs. 0.23 rating) and up +0.05 year-over-year (0.33 rating vs. 0.28 rating), while tying the second half-hour of “The Price is Right” to rank No. 1 in daytime in the key demo and marking its best overall performance since the week of March 31-April 4, 2024. Among Women 25-54, the series saw its best performance in the demo since the week of June 2-6, 2025. Meanwhile, among Total Viewers, this is the show’s best performance since at least the week of November 21-25, 2022 (3.060 million vs. 3.286 million)*. Additionally, the drama series outperformed itself against week two of the 2026 Winter Olympics, outperforming week two of the 2022 Winter Olympics among Total Viewers (3.060 million vs. 2.941 million), up +119,000, and was virtually on par among Women 18-49 (0.33 rating vs. 0.35 rating).

“The Young and the Restless” also set new season highs among Women 18-49 (0.28 rating), Women 25-54 (0.49 rating) and Total Viewers (3.473 million). This was the long-running soap opera’s best performance among Women 18-49 since the week of July 28 – August 1, 2025, and its best in Women 25-54 since the week of June 23-27, 2025. The series was up +0.04 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.28 rating vs. 0.24 rating) and up +0.08 week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.49 rating vs. 0.41 rating). Meanwhile, among Total Viewers, this was also the show’s best performance since at least the week of November 21-25, 2022 (3.473 million vs. 3.488 million)*. Additionally, its performance opposite week two of the 2026 Winter Olympics saw the scripted drama series virtually on par with its performance opposite week two of the 2022 Winter Olympics among Total Viewers, down by a mere 32,000 viewers (3.473 million vs. 3.505 million).

Despite a minor drop in viewership from last week, “Beyond the Gates” set a new season high among Women 18-49 (0.18 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.29 rating). The soap opera was up +0.05 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.18 rating vs. 0.13 rating) and up +0.06 week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.29 rating vs. 0.21 rating), even in Women 18-49 (0.18 rating) with the year-ago average performance of the “Entertainment Tonight” daytime special “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood” and repeat broadcasts of “The Bold and the Beautiful,” which aired in the show’s time slot ahead of its premiere, and up +0.01 among Women 25-54 (0.29 rating vs. 0.28 rating). This was the show’s best performance since the week of September 15-19, 2025, among both Women 18-49 (0.18 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.29 rating vs. 0.30 rating). Among Total Viewers, with 1.693 million viewers tuning in, the daytime drama series was down a mere 20,000 viewers, though still well ahead of the show’s season average (1.599 million). Opposite week two of the 2026 Winter Olympics, “Beyond the Gates” was up +80,000 viewers from how “The Talk” performed opposite week two of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

With its best performance among Total Viewers in three weeks, “General Hospital” crossed the two million viewer mark for the seventh time in eight weeks, with 2.203 million viewers tuning in. The soap was up +0.02 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.18 rating vs. 0.16 rating), but when excluding ABC’s coverage of the Wild Card Series games in October 2025, the long-running drama tied its season and series low among Women 25-54 (0.21 rating), down 0.03. Compared to the same week last year, the show is down 0.11 among Women 25-54 (0.32 rating vs. 0.21 rating), tying the second half-hour of “The Price is Right” (0.50 rating vs. 0.61 rating) for the largest year-over-year drop in the demo.

Wrap-Up

What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of February 16-20, 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*: Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, Nielsen ratings are based on the Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel model, with figures under the 2025 column 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. CBS aired repeats of “The Price is Right” following the conclusion of “The Talk.” “Beyond the Gates” premiered during the week of February 24-28, 2025.

Demos for “TODAY 3rd Hour” and “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” were unavailable at press time.

Between November 28, 2022 – April 28, 2023, and September 23, 2024 – January 31, 2025, Total Viewers and Households ratings data were unavailable to this publication. While the physical numbers were not available at press time for the aforementioned periods, sources assure us that this week’s figures surpass those of the unavailable weeks.

Week of February 16-20, 2026 Rankers

Women 18-49 Rating

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.33	0.37	0.39
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.33	0.23	0.28
3. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.30	0.33	0.34
4. The View (ABC)	0.29	0.25	0.26
5. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.28	0.24	0.31
6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.26	0.23	0.24
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.24	0.22	0.23
8. General Hospital (ABC)	0.18	0.16	0.21
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.18	0.13	0.18*
10. GMA3 (ABC)	0.13	0.17	0.14*

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Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.3	0.4	0.4
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.3	0.2	0.3
— The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.3	0.3	0.3
— The View (ABC)	0.3	0.3	0.3
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.3	0.2	0.3
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.3	0.2	0.2
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— General Hospital (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.2	0.1	0.2*
10. GMA3 (ABC)	0.1	0.2	0.1*

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Women 25-54 Rating

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.50	0.56	0.61
2. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.49	0.41	0.54
3. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.46	0.53	0.54
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.42	0.36	0.45
5. The View (ABC)	0.41	0.37	0.37
6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.37	0.36	0.37
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.33	0.32	0.37
8. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.29	0.23	0.28*
9. General Hospital (ABC)	0.21	0.24	0.32
10. GMA3 (ABC)	0.18	0.22	0.21*

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Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.5	0.6	0.6
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.5	0.4	0.5
— The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.5	0.5	0.5
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.4	0.4	0.5
— The View (ABC)	0.4	0.4	0.4
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.4	0.4	0.4
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.3	0.3	0.4
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.3	0.2	0.3*
9. General Hospital (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.3
— GMA3 (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.2*

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Households

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	2.7	2.8	2.9
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	2.4	2.4	2.5
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	2.3	2.2	2.2
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	2.0	1.9	1.8
5. The View (ABC)	1.8	1.9	1.7
6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	1.6	1.7	1.6
7. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	1.5	1.5	1.3
8. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	1.4	1.4	1.4
— General Hospital (ABC)	1.4	1.4	1.3
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1.2	1.1	N/A*
11. GMA3 (ABC)	1.0	1.0	1.0*
12. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	0.9	0.9	0.9*

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Total Viewers (In Millions)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	4,421	4,514	4,661
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	3,925	3,944	4,040
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	3,473	3,333	3,331
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	3,060	2,852	2,810
5. The View (ABC)	2,709	2,806	2,652
6. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	2,604	2,656	2,558
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	2,261	2,284	2,294
8. General Hospital (ABC)	2,203	2,102	2,048
9. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	2,161	2,265	2,018
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1,693	1,713	N/A*
11. GMA3 (ABC)	1,508	1,505	1,495*
12. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	1,387	1,426	1,367*

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Winter Olympics (2026 vs. 2022) – Week 2

Households

Show / Network	2026 Olympics (Milano Cortina)	2022 Olympics (Beijing)	Change (+ / -)
The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	2.7	3.0	(0.3)
The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	2.4	2.7	(0.3)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)	2.3	2.4	(0.1)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	2.0	2.0	0.0
The View (ABC)	1.8	1.6	0.2
Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	1.6	1.9	(0.3)
Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	1.4	1.7	(0.3)
General Hospital (ABC)	1.4	1.6	(0.2)
Beyond the Gates (CBS) vs. The Talk (CBS)	1.2	1.1	0.1
GMA3 (ABC) vs. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)	1.0	1.1	(0.1)

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Total Viewers (In Millions)

Show / Network	2026 Olympics (Milano Cortina)	2022 Olympics (Beijing)	Change (+ / -)
The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	4,421	4,694	(273)
The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	3,925	4,152	(227)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)	3,473	3,505	(32)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	3,060	2,941	119
The View (ABC)	2,709	2,308	401
Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	2,604	2,942	(338)
Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	2,261	2,644	(383)
General Hospital (ABC)	2,203	2,268	(65)
Beyond the Gates (CBS) vs. The Talk (CBS)	1,693	1,613	80
GMA3 (ABC) vs. GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)	1,508	1,642	(134)

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” aired a repeat on Monday, February 16, due to the President’s Day holiday. The show’s weekly average is based on four days (Tuesday-Friday).
• “The Bold and the Beautiful” was preempted on Friday, February 20, due to breaking CBS News coverage. The show’s weekly average is based on four days (Monday-Thursday).
• “GMA3” was coded as a special on Monday, February 16, due to the President’s Day holiday. The news program was significantly preempted on Friday, February 20, due to breaking ABC News coverage (21 minutes aired). The show’s weekly average is based on four days.
• “The View” was retitled to “VIEW-ABC” on Friday, February 20, due to breaking ABC News coverage. The retitled telecast is excluded from the show’s weekly and season averages, which are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).
• “The Young and the Restless” was partially preempted on Friday, February 20, due to breaking CBS News coverage (51 minutes aired). The show’s weekly average is based on five days (Monday-Friday).

Note: The post ‘The Young And The Restless’ & ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Mark New Season Highs; Half-Hour Soap Ties ‘The Price Is Right’ To Rank No. 1 Among Women 18-49 – RATINGS first appeared on Soap Opera Network.

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Great news for all the soaps!

I'm glad GH has been doing so well. It's the most entertaining of the 5 to me right now, and the only one I watch daily.

I'm am so happy for BTG and the other soaps. I hope these numbers continue 🥳🥳🥳

Just wow at the bold numbers. Imagine if Bradley actually tried.

The blizzard must have helped the numbers.

GH went up or stayed the same in every category except the 25-54 demos. Odd.

Everyone up in the 18-49 demos. BB jump is insane.

The View is still going strong!

BTG definitely benefited from the BB lead in, especially in the 18-49 demographic..

Good for Bold and John McCook, who was the focus that week. I don't recall ever seeing the show beating the full hour of Price Is Right in W18-49, let alone being #1 in all of daytime.

3 hours ago, bongobong said:

Good for Bold and John McCook, who was the focus that week. I don't recall ever seeing the show beating the full hour of Price Is Right in W18-49, let alone being #1 in all of daytime.

You’re right! I know the show has tied for #1 when rounding, but I don’t recall when it ever was #1 when using pure figures.

When combining the average of the two half hours of Price is Right, B&B was indeed #1 outright. Amazing accomplishment.

6 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Just wow at the bold numbers. Imagine if Bradley actually tried.

The blizzard must have helped the numbers.

GH went up or stayed the same in every category except the 25-54 demos. Odd.

Everyone up in the 18-49 demos. BB jump is insane.

The View is still going strong!

BTG definitely benefited from the BB lead in, especially in the 18-49 demographic..

The View is popular as hell.. That’s why I’m confused when people want it to be cancelled or say some things about Ratings. Elisabeth Hasselbeck‘s Return as Guest-Host Next week will be interesting to me and if her return will play a role to any Ratings

9 hours ago, bongobong said:

Good for Bold and John McCook, who was the focus that week. I don't recall ever seeing the show beating the full hour of Price Is Right in W18-49, let alone being #1 in all of daytime.

Which is a shame because it appears that Brad Bell decided to end the story just as it was getting so good. The only interesting story on the show at that. Having Eric have another health scare, return to Forrester Creations, and letting Bridge get their way was just plain dumb writing. The battle between Logan and FC ended before it even began. Hopefully Bell will course correct when he sees these ratings.

I'm happy for everybody but I can't lie and act like I'm not shocked at how well the Bell soaps are considering the quality. Good for them as I don't want any soap failing but I'll just accept they're no longer for me.

Happy to see BTG out of that 1.5 million range in total viewers. Hopefully they can stick with the 1.6-1.7 million range and then build from there.

10 hours ago, Errol said:

You’re right! I know the show has tied for #1 when rounding, but I don’t recall when it ever was #1 when using pure figures.

When combining the average of the two half hours of Price is Right, B&B was indeed #1 outright. Amazing accomplishment.

Thanks for confirming!

4 hours ago, crc said:

Which is a shame because it appears that Brad Bell decided to end the story just as it was getting so good. The only interesting story on the show at that. Having Eric have another health scare, return to Forrester Creations, and letting Bridge get their way was just plain dumb writing. The battle between Logan and FC ended before it even began. Hopefully Bell will course correct when he sees these ratings.

I guess we'll see what happens when (if???) Eric finally wakes up from his nap. I could be wrong but I suspect the Brooke/Katie feud will continue for a bit, regardless if Eric goes back. Not that I'd ever bet money on this show not dropping a story quickly.

55 minutes ago, bongobong said:

Thanks for confirming!

I guess we'll see what happens when (if???) Eric finally wakes up from his nap. I could be wrong but I suspect the Brooke/Katie feud will continue for a bit, regardless if Eric goes back. Not that I'd ever bet money on this show not dropping a story quickly.

"when (if???) Eric finally wakes up from his nap" 🤣

Thanks @Errol for including the stats from the last Olympics. It was interesting to see that the ratings haven’t collapsed as much as I was expecting in four years for the soaps. While I know inflation is squeezing their productions just like everything else, it also shows some signs of health to me.