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\u201cThe Bold and the Beautiful\u201d concluded Q4 2025 as the highest-rated network soap opera among Women 18-49, topping \u201cThe Young and the Restless.\u201d<\/p>\n
The second half hours of \u201cThe Price is Right\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Make a Deal\u201d set new season highs among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54.<\/p>\n
The week of December 22-26, 2025 marked the conclusion of Q4 2025 (September 29 \u2013 December 26, 2025), and with it, CBS\u2019 \u201cThe Bold and the Beautiful\u201d emerged as the highest-rated network soap opera among Women 18-49 (0.21 rating) in demo actuals, topping perennial leader \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d (0.20 rating). Meanwhile, \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d (0.16 rating) ranked third among soaps, while \u201cBeyond the Gates\u201d placed fourth (0.14 rating).<\/p>\n
For the week, \u201cThe Bold and the Beautiful\u201d ranked No. 1 among soaps for the 11th time in 14 weeks (including ties) with a 0.20 rating, topping \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d (0.19 rating). Compared to its performance one week earlier, the half-hour soap opera was down -7,000 viewers (2.587 million vs. 2.594 million), down -0.01 among Women 25-54 (0.32 rating vs 0.33 rating) and flat among Women 18-49 (0.20 rating). Meanwhile, \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d was up +7,000 viewers (2.890 million vs. 2.883 million), down -0.01 among Women 18-49 (0.19 rating vs. 0.20 rating) and down -0.03 among Women 25-54 (0.36 rating vs. 0.39 rating).<\/p>\n
\u201cBeyond the Gates\u201d was flat week to week among Women 18-49, tying its season and series low with a 0.12 rating, and ranked last in the key sales demographic for the second consecutive week in demo actuals. With 1.536 million viewers tuning in, the drama series was down -33,000 from its performance one week earlier. On the positive side, the series averaged a 0.25 rating among Women 25-54 for the third consecutive week, topping time slot competitor \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d (0.21 rating).<\/p>\n
Speaking of \u201cGeneral Hospital,\u201d the daytime drama series saw the largest week-to-week decline among Total Viewers, down -118,000. Excluding its performance during the MLB Wild Card Series during the week of September 29 \u2013 October 3, 2025<\/a>, the soap opera tied its season and series low among Women 18-49 (0.14 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.21 rating). The show\u2019s performance was primarily dragged down by its Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (Christmas Eve) episode, which did a 0.10 rating in Women 18-49 and a 0.16 rating in Women 25-54. Incidentally, the show\u2019s highest-rated episode was Friday, December 26, 2025, with a 0.19 rating among Women 18-49 and a 0.24 rating among Women 25-54.<\/p>\n The second half hours of \u201cThe Price is Right\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Make a Deal \u201d set new season highs among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54. Additionally, both half hours of \u201cThe Price is Right\u201d set new season highs among Total Viewers (4.598 million and 3.999 million, respectively). The second half-hour of \u201cLet\u2019s Make a Deal\u201d also set a new season high (2.682 million). Overall, \u201cThe Price is Right\u201d attracted its largest audience since the week of February 17-21, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTODAY 3rd Hour\u201d set a new season high among Women 25-54 (0.47 rating). Ditto for \u201cTODAY with Jenna & Friends\u201d (0.38 rating).<\/p>\n Wrap-Up<\/p>\n What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows\u00a0performed during the week of December 22-26, 2025\u00a0among Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons (where available).<\/p>\n Note*: Figures under the 2024 column for \u201cTODAY with Jenna & Friends\u201d are compared with the performance of its predecessor, \u201cTODAY with Hoda & Jenna.\u201d \u201cGMA3\u201d is compared with its predecessor, \u201cGMA3: What You Need to Know.\u201d CBS began airing repeats of \u201cThe Price is Right\u201d (figures unavailable) following the conclusion of \u201cThe Talk.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, 2024 comparisons, particularly Households and Total Viewers, were unavailable to this publication for most daytime broadcast shows, unless stated otherwise, until at least February 2025. Ratings for the week of December 23-27, 2024 were not provided to this publication. As a result, year-over-year comparisons are unavailable in all categories.<\/p>\n