ARTICLE: Daytime Broadcast Ratings For The Week Of April 20-24, 2026

During the week of April 20-24, 2026, “The Bold and the Beautiful” ranked No. 1 among soaps in Women 18-49 for the 19th time in 31 weeks, with the half-hour daytime drama series continuing to lead season-to-date among soaps in the key sales demographic, topping “The Young and the Restless” (0.23 rating vs. 0.22 rating).

For the week, most daytime broadcast shows saw week-to-week gains in both Women 18-49 and Women 25-54, while others saw minor drops. Ditto for year-over-year comparisons. Both half hours of “Let’s Make a Deal” and “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” saw week-to-week and year-over-year demographic growth, and, along with “TODAY 3rd Hour,” they also saw significant year-over-year gains among Total Viewers.

“The Bold and the Beautiful” was up +0.01 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.25 rating vs. 0.24 rating), and up +0.05 among Women 25-54 (0.38 rating vs. 0.33 rating). Compared to the same week last year, the soap opera was up +110,000 viewers (2.757 million vs. 2.647 million) and was also up +89,000 viewers compared to the same week in 2024.

“The Young and the Restless” was flat week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.42 rating), and gained +116,000 viewers compared to the same week last year (3.123 million vs. 3.007 million).

The second half-hour of “Let’s Make a Deal” was up +0.04 week-to-week and year-over-year among Women 18-49, and was up +0.06 and +0.02, respectively, among Women 25-54. Compared to the same week last year, the second half-hour was up an impressive +311,000 viewers (2.616 million vs. 2.305 million). As for the first half-hour, the game show was up +0.03 week-to-week and +0.04 year-over-year among Women 18-49, and up +0.04 week-to-week and +0.03 year-over-year, respectively, among Women 25-54. In Total Viewers, the program was up +283,000 year-over-year (2.228 million vs. 1.945 million).

“TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” continues to outperform “TODAY with Jenna & Friends,” both demographically and among Total Viewers. The fourth hour of the “TODAY” branded programming block was up +0.02 week-to-week and +0.04 year-over-year (vs. “TODAY with Jenna & Friends”) among Women 18-49 and up +0.02 both week-to-week and year-over-year among Women 25-54. With 1.483 million viewers tuning in, the news program was up +155,000 week-to-week and +310,000 year-over-year. Meanwhile, “TODAY 3rd Hour” was up +0.02 week-to-week among Women 18-49 (0.27 rating vs. 0.25 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.43 rating vs. 0.41 rating). The news program was up +104,000 viewers week-to-week and up +358,000 year-over-year.

Despite attracting fewer than two million viewers for the third consecutive week, “General Hospital” did see week-to-week gains among Women 25-54 (up +0.02) and Total Viewers (+7,000), marking year-over-year gains of +180,000 viewers, which was the largest across the four network soap operas. Further, the series was up +25,000 viewers compared to its performance during the same week in 2024.

“Beyond the Gates” was up +0.04 week-to-week among Women 25-54 (0.26 rating vs. 0.22 rating), and marked its seventh consecutive week of year-over-year gains among Total Viewers (+70,000). Compared to the performance of the former time slot occupant, “The Talk,” in 2024, the recently renewed soap opera was up an astonishing +390,000 viewers, proving CBS was correct in handing the series a two-season pickup.

Wrap-Up

What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows performed during the week of April 20-24, 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 April 20-24, 2026 Rankers

Women 18-49 Rating

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.40	0.37	0.36
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.35	0.32	0.36
3. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.27	0.23	0.23
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.27	0.25	0.28
5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.25	0.24	0.28
6. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.24	0.21	0.20
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.24	0.26	0.27
8. The View (ABC)	0.22	0.24	0.21
— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	0.22	0.20	0.18*
10. General Hospital (ABC)	0.16	0.17	0.17
11. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.15	0.15	0.19
12. GMA3 (ABC)	0.14	0.14	0.13*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.14	0.15	0.12

Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.4	0.4	0.4
— The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.4	0.3	0.4
3. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.3	0.2	0.2
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.3	0.3	0.3
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.3	0.2	0.3
6. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.2	0.3	0.3
— The View (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	0.2	0.2	0.2*
— General Hospital (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.2	0.2	0.2
12. GMA3 (ABC)	0.1	0.1	0.1*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.1	0.2	0.1

Women 25-54 Rating

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.57	0.53	0.59
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.51	0.48	0.57
3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.43	0.41	0.44
4. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.42	0.42	0.49
5. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.38	0.33	0.49
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.38	0.32	0.36
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.34	0.30	0.31
8. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	0.32	0.30	0.30*
9. The View (ABC)	0.30	0.33	0.30
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.26	0.22	0.35
11. General Hospital (ABC)	0.23	0.21	0.28
12. NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.20	0.22	0.21
13. GMA3 (ABC)	0.18	0.20	0.20*

Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	0.6	0.5	0.6
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	0.5	0.5	0.6
3. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	0.4	0.4	0.4
— The Young and the Restless (CBS)	0.4	0.4	0.5
— The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	0.4	0.3	0.5
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	0.4	0.3	0.4
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	0.3	0.3	0.3
— TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	0.3	0.3	0.3*
— The View (ABC)	0.3	0.3	0.3
— Beyond the Gates (CBS)	0.3	0.2	0.4
11. General Hospital (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.3
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.2	0.2	0.2
— GMA3 (ABC)	0.2	0.2	0.2*

Households

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	2.7	2.6	2.4
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	2.4	2.3	2.2
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	2.0	2.0	2.0
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	1.8	1.8	1.7
5. The View (ABC)	1.6	1.7	1.6
— Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	1.6	1.6	1.4
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	1.4	1.3	1.2
— TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	1.4	1.3	1.1
9. General Hospital (ABC)	1.3	1.3	1.2
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1.1	1.1	1.1
11. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	0.9	0.9	0.8*
— NBC News Daily (NBC)	0.9	0.8	0.7
— GMA3 (ABC)	0.9	0.8	0.8*

Total Viewers (In Millions)

Rank / Show / Network	This Week	Last Week	2025*
1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)	4,294	4,289	4,032
2. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)	3,797	3,797	3,589
3. The Young and the Restless (CBS)	3,123	3,126	3,007
4. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	2,757	2,759	2,647
5. Let’s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)	2,616	2,618	2,305
6. The View (ABC)	2,494	2,545	2,391
7. Let’s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)	2,228	2,262	1,945
8. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)	2,076	1,972	1,718
9. General Hospital (ABC)	1,977	1,970	1,797
10. Beyond the Gates (CBS)	1,613	1,661	1,543
11. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)	1,483	1,328	1,173*
12. GMA3 (ABC)	1,341	1,326	1,239*
13. NBC News Daily (NBC)	1,307	1,264	1,089

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)

• Nielsen reported no preemptions or schedule changes during the week of April 20-24, 2026.

Note: The post Daytime Broadcast Ratings For The Week Of April 20-24, 2026 first appeared on Soap Opera Network.

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