{"id":687941,"date":"2026-06-06T12:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687941\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:59:19","slug":"daytime-broadcast-ratings-for-the-week-of-may-18-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687941\/","title":{"rendered":"Daytime Broadcast Ratings for the Week of May 18-22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need To Know<\/p>\n

\u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d was the only daytime broadcast series to see a year-over-year decline among Total Viewers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s Make a Deal\u201d set a new season high among Women 18-49.<\/p>\n

\u201cTODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle\u201d outperforms predecessors \u201cTODAY with Jenna & Friends\u201d and \u201cTODAY with Hoda & Jenna\u201d among Total Viewers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s Make a Deal\u201d marked new season highs among Women 18-49 for both of its half hours during the week of May 18-22, 2026, continuing to display impressive gains season-to-date and year-over-year.<\/p>\n

For the week, the\u00a0Wayne Brady-hosted game show, now in its 17th season, saw both half hours up +0.03 week-to-week<\/a> among Women 18-49, with the second half-hour ranking third overall with a 0.29 rating and the first half-hour placing fifth (0.26 rating). Compared to the same week last year, the second half-hour was up +0.08 (0.29 rating vs. 0.21 rating) while the first half-hour was up +0.06 (0.26 rating vs. 0.20 rating). Among Women 25-54, the second half-hour was up +0.03 year-over-year (0.34 rating vs. 0.31 rating) while the first half-hour was flat. Meanwhile, among Total Viewers, the second half-hour gained +388,000 viewers year-over-year (2.603 million vs. 2.215 million) while the first half-hour was up +326.000 viewers (2.222 million vs. 1.896 million).<\/p>\n

\"Jenna\u201cTODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle\u201d
NBC News<\/p>\n

\u201cTODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle\u201d saw the largest year-over-year growth across daytime broadcast among both key sales demographics used to sell ads for the daypart, with the news program up +0.09 in both Women 18-49 (0.24 rating vs. 0.15 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.34 rating vs. 0.25 rating) over the prior performance of its predeccor, \u201cTODAY with Jenna & Friends.\u201d In fact, with 1.427 million viewers tuning in, the show was up +277,0000 viewers year-over-year (vs. 1.150 million) and up +91,000 viewers compared to the same week in 2024, which included its final full year as \u201cTODAY with Hoda & Jenna.\u201d Further, in 2026, the program outperformed the same week in 2023 by +47,000 viewers (1.427 million vs. 1.380 million).<\/p>\n

\u201cTODAY 3rd Hour\u201d was the only program across daytime broadcast to see week-to-week and year-over-year growth among Women 25-54 (0.40 rating), up +0.01 and +0.04, respectively. Compared to the same week last year, the news program was up +0.03 among Women 18-49 (0.26 rating vs. 0.23 rating) and up +317,000 viewers (1.962 million vs. 1.645 million).<\/p>\n

\u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d was the only daytime broadcast series to see a year-over-year decline among Total Viewers, down 32,000 viewers (1.809 million vs. 1.841 million). Just 183,000 viewers separated the long-running soap opera and its time slot competitor, \u201cBeyond the Gates,\u201d in Total Viewers (1.809 million vs. 1.626 million). The ABC soap was flat year-over-year among Households (1.2 rating).<\/p>\n

\"BeyondDe\u2019Variyay Harris, Najah Jackson
Quantrell Colbert\/CBS<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond the Gates\u201d was up +21,000 viewers week-to-week (1.626 million vs. 1.605 million) and +85,000 year-over-year (1.626 million vs. 1.541 million), marking the show\u2019s 16th consecutive week of year-over-year growth among Total Viewers. Compared to the same week last year, the soap opera was up +0.1 among Households (1.1 rating vs. 1.0 rating). The drama series continues to outperform the 2024 (+408,000), 2023 (+379,000), 2022 (+127,000) and 2021 (+390,000) performances of the former time slot occupant, \u201cThe Talk,\u201d among Total Viewers.<\/p>\n

With 3.136 million tuning in, \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d continued to attract more than three million viewers for the 17th consecutive week, up +4,000 week-to-week and +240,000 year-over-year (3.136 million vs. 2.896 million). Compared to the same week in 2024, the show is up +161,000 viewers (3.136 million vs. 2.975 million). Further, the long-running soap opera was up by +0.1 in Households compared to the same week last year (2.0 rating vs. 1.9 rating). <\/p>\n

Among Total Viewers, \u201cThe Bold and the Beautiful\u201d was up +229,000 viewers compared to the same week last year (2.714 million vs. 2.485 million), and was also up +183,000 viewers compared to the same week in 2024 (2.714 million vs. 2.531 million). Meanwhile, among Women 18-49, the series was virtually par with its week-ago (0.20 rating vs. 0.21 rating) and year-ago performance (0.20 rating vs. 0.22 rating). The half-hour soap opera was up by +0.2 year-over-year in Households (1.8 rating vs. 1.6 rating).<\/p>\n

Wrap-Up<\/p>\n

What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime broadcast shows\u00a0performed during the week of May 18-22, 2026,\u00a0in Women 18-49 rating, Women 25-54 rating, Households and Total Viewers, including week-to-week and year-over-year comparisons.<\/p>\n

Note*: Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, Nielsen ratings are based on the Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel<\/a> model, with figures during the comparable week in 2025 based on the former Live+Same Day Panel-only model (2024-2025 season).<\/p>\n

This Week vs. 2025 comparisons for \u201cTODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle\u201d and \u201cGMA3\u201d are based on the prior performances of their predecessors, \u201cTODAY with Jenna & Friends\u201d and \u201cGMA3: What You Need to Know,\u201d respectively.<\/p>\n

Week of May 18-22, 2026 Rankers<\/p>\n

Women 18-49 Rating<\/p>\n

Rank \/ Show \/ NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.370.390.372. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.340.330.333. Let\u2019s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.290.260.214. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.260.270.23\u2014 Let\u2019s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.260.230.206. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.240.240.157. The View (ABC)0.230.230.198. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.210.250.259. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.200.210.2210. General Hospital (ABC)0.150.190.21\u2014 Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.150.180.1812. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.140.140.1213. GMA3 (ABC)0.130.130.14Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 May 18-22, 2026<\/p>\n

Women 18-49 Rating (Rounded)<\/p>\n

Rank \/ Show \/ NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.40.40.42. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.30.30.3\u2014 Let\u2019s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.30.30.2\u2014 TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.30.30.2\u2014 Let\u2019s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.30.20.26. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.20.20.2\u2014 The View (ABC)0.20.20.2\u2014 The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.20.30.3\u2014 The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.20.20.2\u2014 General Hospital (ABC)0.20.20.2\u2014 Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.20.20.212. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.10.10.1\u2014 GMA3 (ABC)0.10.10.1Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 May 18-22, 2026<\/p>\n

Women 25-54 Rating<\/p>\n

Rank \/ Show \/ NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.500.560.562. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.460.510.513. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.420.420.444. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.400.390.365. Let\u2019s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.340.370.31\u2014 TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.340.350.257. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.330.340.408. Let\u2019s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.300.330.309. The View (ABC)0.290.330.2810. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.220.270.3111. General Hospital (ABC)0.210.260.3312. NBC News Daily (NBC)0.200.230.2013. GMA3 (ABC)0.180.190.19Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 May 18-22, 2026<\/p>\n

Women 25-54 Rating (Rounded)<\/p>\n

Rank \/ Show \/ NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)0.50.60.6\u2014 The Price is Right 1 (CBS)0.50.50.53. The Young and the Restless (CBS)0.40.40.4\u2014 TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)0.40.40.45. Let\u2019s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)0.30.40.3\u2014 TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.30.40.3\u2014 The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)0.30.30.4\u2014 Let\u2019s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)0.30.30.3\u2014 The View (ABC)0.30.30.310. Beyond the Gates (CBS)0.20.30.3\u2014 General Hospital (ABC)0.20.30.3\u2014 NBC News Daily (NBC)0.20.20.2\u2014 GMA3 (ABC)0.20.20.2Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 May 18-22, 2026<\/p>\n

Households<\/p>\n

Rank \/ Show \/ NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)2.72.72.42. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)2.42.42.13. The Young and the Restless (CBS)2.02.01.94. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)1.81.81.65. The View (ABC)1.61.61.6\u2014 Let\u2019s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)1.61.61.47. Let\u2019s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)1.41.41.28. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1.31.31.19. General Hospital (ABC)1.21.21.210. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1.11.11.011. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)0.90.90.8\u2014 NBC News Daily (NBC)0.90.90.713. GMA3 (ABC)0.80.80.8Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 May 18-22, 2026<\/p>\n

Total Viewers (In Millions)<\/p>\n

Rank \/ Show \/ NetworkThis WeekLast Week2025*1. The Price is Right 2 (CBS)4,3184,4153,9592. The Price is Right 1 (CBS)3,8483,8873,5113. The Young and the Restless (CBS)3,1363,1322,8964. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)2,7142,7372,4855. Let\u2019s Make a Deal 2 (CBS)2,6032,6442,2156. The View (ABC)2,4532,4092,3747. Let\u2019s Make a Deal 1 (CBS)2,2222,2561,8968. TODAY 3rd Hour (NBC)1,9622,0031,6459. General Hospital (ABC)1,8091,8971,84110. Beyond the Gates (CBS)1,6261,6051,54111. TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (NBC)1,4271,4151,15012. NBC News Daily (NBC)1,3511,3061,17913. GMA3 (ABC)1,2881,3011,044Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 May 18-22, 2026<\/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

About Nielsen Ratings<\/p>\n

Rating: Estimated percentage of U.S. TV groups (demographics, households, et al.) tuned in to a specific television program during an average minute.<\/p>\n

Methods: As of September 22, 2026, the numbers above are calculated using\u00a0Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel<\/a> viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen.<\/p>\n

Shift: 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.<\/p>\n

Preemptions\/Schedule Changes<\/p>\n

The Wednesday, May 20 broadcast of \u201cNBC News Daily\u201d was excluded from the news program\u2019s weekly average due to breaking news coverage. The program\u2019s weekly average is based on four days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe View\u201d was retitled \u201cVIEW-ABC\u201d on Wednesday, May 20, due to breaking news coverage. The program aired a repeat on Friday, May 22, due to the Memorial Day weekend, which was also retitled \u201cVIEW-ABC.\u201d The retitled broadcasts will not factor into the show\u2019s weekly or season averages, which are based on three days (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Need To Know \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d was the only daytime broadcast series to see a year-over-year decline among Total…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[80196,88,21033,98824,98825,98826,8902,98827,2516,19332,98828,235629,92],"class_list":["post-687941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-beyond-the-gates","tag-entertainment","tag-general-hospital","tag-gma3-what-you-need-to-know","tag-lets-make-a-deal","tag-nbc-news-daily","tag-the-bold-and-the-beautiful","tag-the-price-is-right","tag-the-view","tag-the-young-and-the-restless","tag-today-3rd-hour","tag-today-with-jenna-sheinelle","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687941","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=687941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}