Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel<\/a>\u00a0model, with last year\u2019s figures based on the former Live+Same Day Panel-only model (2024-2025 season).<\/p>\nThere were partial preemptions on Thursday, March 5, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Summary \/ Rankings<\/p>\n
Total Viewers<\/p>\n
RankShowTotal ViewersChange
(LW\/LY)1. The Young and the Restless \/ Y&R3,257,000(-101,000 \/ +224,000)2. The Bold and the Beautiful \/ B&B2,858,000(-87,000 \/ +221,000)3.General Hospital \/ GH2,175,000(-3,000 \/ +293,000)4.Beyond the Gates \/ BTG1,657,000(-124,000 \/ -83,000)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
Households<\/p>\n
RankShowHousehold RatingChange
(LW\/LY)1.The Young and the Restless \/ Y&R2.2(same \/ +0.2)2.The Bold and the Beautiful \/ B&B1.9(same \/ +0.1)3.General Hospital \/ GH1.4(same \/ +0.2)4.Beyond the Gates \/ BTG1.1(-0.1 \/ same)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
Women 18-49 Rating<\/p>\n
RankShowWomen 18-49 RatingChange
(LW\/LY)1.The Young and the Restless \/ Y&R0.28(+0.04 \/ -0.01)\u2014The Bold and the Beautiful \/ B&B0.28(+0.01 \/ +0.01)3.Beyond the Gates \/ BTG0.18(-0.01 \/ -0.06)4.General Hospital \/ GH0.17(-0.01 \/ -0.04)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
Women 25-54 Rating<\/p>\n
RankShowWomen 25-54 RatingChange
(LW\/LY)1.The Young and the Restless \/ Y&R0.49(+0.08 \/ same)2.The Bold and the Beautiful \/ B&B0.40(+0.02 \/ -0.04)3.Beyond the Gates \/ BTG0.29(-0.01 \/ -0.10)4.General Hospital \/ GH0.21(-0.03 \/ -0.12)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
Day-To-Day \u2013 Women 18-49\/Women 25-54<\/p>\n
BTG \/ Beyond the Gates (CBS)<\/p>\n
DayW18-49
RatingW25-54
RatingDuration
(In Minutes)Monday0.200.2660Tuesday0.190.2660Wednesday0.180.3260Thursday0.170.3060Friday0.170.3260SUM:0.180.29300Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
B&B \/ The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)<\/p>\n
DayW18-49
RatingW25-54
RatingDuration
(In Minutes)Monday0.260.3430Tuesday0.280.3630Wednesday0.250.3630Thursday0.300.5122Friday0.320.4530SUM:0.280.40142Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
GH \/ General Hospital (ABC)<\/p>\n
DayW18-49
RatingW25-54
RatingDuration
(In Minutes)Monday0.140.2160Tuesday0.160.2260Wednesday0.170.2060Thursday0.180.2260Friday0.180.2260SUM:0.170.21300Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
Y&R \/ The Young and the Restless (CBS)<\/p>\n
DayW18-49
RatingW25-54
RatingDuration
(In Minutes)Monday0.260.4360Tuesday0.340.4960Wednesday0.280.4660Thursday0.260.5260Friday0.260.5260SUM:0.280.49300Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 March 2-6, 2026<\/p>\n
The numbers above are calculated using\u00a0Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel<\/a>\u00a0viewing 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.<\/p>\nBeginning August 31, 2020, national ratings include Out-of-Home (OOH) viewing. Previously, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages are based on regular telecasts.<\/p>\n
LEGEND<\/p>\n
P\u00a0= PremiereR\u00a0= RepeatS\u00a0= SpecialNR\u00a0= Not Rated \/ Not RankedN\/A\u00a0= Not Available*\u00a0denotes further information<\/p>\n
Summary\u00a0(Preemptions\/Schedule Changes)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bold and the Beautiful\u201d was partially preempted on Thursday, March 5, 2026, due to breaking CBS News coverage, and aired for only 22 minutes. The program\u2019s weekly average is based on five days (Monday-Friday).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d continued its reign as the top soap opera across daytime television during the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[80196,88,21033,25572,86836,8902,19332,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-536240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-beyond-the-gates","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-general-hospital","11":"tag-ratings","12":"tag-soap-opera-ratings","13":"tag-the-bold-and-the-beautiful","14":"tag-the-young-and-the-restless","15":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}