{"id":854983,"date":"2026-09-21T03:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/854983\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T03:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:04:09","slug":"soap-opera-ratings-for-the-week-of-august-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/854983\/","title":{"rendered":"Soap Opera Ratings for the Week of August 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime soap operas\u00a0performed during the week of August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026,\u00a0in Total Viewers, Households, Women 18-49 rating and Women 25-54 rating, including changes compared to Last Week (LW) and Last Year (LY).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: Starting with the 2025-2026 television season, Nielsen ratings are based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperanetwork.com\/2025\/10\/daytime-broadcast-ratings-for-the-week-of-september-22-26-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">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>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, September 4, \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d and \u201cBeyond the Gates\u201d aired as amended titles, with their telecasts excluded from their weekly averages among Households and Total Viewers. Additionally, \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d and Beyond the Gates\u201d were impacted by interruptions from special reports on the Lindsay Clancy trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeyond the Gates\u201d aired repeats during the comparable week last year. Therefore, its year-ago averages were unavailable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">***Please do not copy and paste the entire ratings. Thank you.***<\/p>\n<p>Week of August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026 Summary \/ Rankings<\/p>\n<p>Total Viewers<\/p>\n<p>RankShowTotal <br \/>ViewersChange<br \/>(LW\/LY)1. Y&amp;R3,189,000(+127,000\/+327,000)2. B&amp;B2,778,000(+59,000\/+312,000)3.GH1,911,000(-24,000\/+27,000)4.BTG1,677,000(+66,000\/N\/A)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Households<\/p>\n<p>RankShowHousehold <br \/>RatingChange<br \/>(LW\/LY)1.Y&amp;R2.1(+0.1\/+0.3)2.B&amp;B1.8(+0.1\/+0.3)3.GH1.2(same\/same)3.BTG1.2(+0.1\/N\/A)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Women 18-49 Rating<\/p>\n<p>RankShowW18-49<br \/>RatingChange<br \/>(LW\/LY)1.Y&amp;R0.28(+0.09\/+0.09)1.B&amp;B0.25(+0.05\/+0.04)3.BTG0.20(+0.07\/N\/A)4.GH0.18(+0.02\/+0.01)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Women 25-54 Rating<\/p>\n<p>RankShowW25-54<br \/>RatingChange<br \/>(LW\/LY)1.Y&amp;R0.43(+0.07\/+0.06)2.B&amp;B0.37(+0.06\/+0.04)3.BTG0.29(+0.07\/N\/A)4.GH0.25(same\/-0.02)Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Day-To-Day \u2013 Women 18-49\/Women 25-54<\/p>\n<p>BTG \/ Beyond the Gates (CBS)<\/p>\n<p>DayW18-49<br \/>RatingW25-54 <br \/>RatingDuration <br \/>(In Minutes)Monday0.170.2660Tuesday0.230.3360Wednesday0.180.2660Thursday0.220.3060FridayNRNRNRSUM:0.200.29240Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>B&amp;B \/ The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)<\/p>\n<p>DayW18-49<br \/>RatingW25-54 <br \/>RatingDuration <br \/>(In Minutes)Monday0.300.3630 Tuesday0.270.4230Wednesday0.260.4030Thursday0.210.3630Friday0.210.3330SUM:0.250.37150Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>GH \/ General Hospital (ABC)<\/p>\n<p>DayW18-49<br \/>RatingW25-54 <br \/>RatingDuration <br \/>(In Minutes)Monday0.230.2560Tuesday0.180.2260Wednesday0.180.2460Thursday0.160.2660Friday0.160.2542SUM:0.180.25282Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Y&amp;R \/ The Young and the Restless (CBS)<\/p>\n<p>DayW18-49<br \/>RatingW25-54 <br \/>RatingDuration <br \/>(In Minutes)Monday0.350.5060Tuesday0.270.4460Wednesday0.240.4160Thursday0.280.4160Friday0.250.3960SUM:0.280.43300Source: Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) \u2013 August 31 \u2013 September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>LEGEND<\/p>\n<p>P\u00a0= PremiereR\u00a0= RepeatS\u00a0= SpecialNR\u00a0= Not Rated \/ Not RankedN\/A\u00a0= Not Available*\u00a0denotes further information<\/p>\n<p>About Nielsen Ratings<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rating: Estimated percentage of U.S. TV viewers (demographics, households, etc.) tuned in to a specific television program during an average minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Methods: As of September 22, 2025, the numbers above are calculated using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperanetwork.com\/2025\/10\/daytime-broadcast-ratings-for-the-week-of-september-22-26-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel<\/a> viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m. \u2013 3:00 a.m., and are courtesy of Nielsen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting in early 2026, Nielsen introduced the Advertising Research Foundation\u2019s Latency Adjusted DASH UE (Universe Estimate) survey into its reporting, and as of August 31, 2026, the service has made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperanetwork.com\/2026\/09\/nielsen-ratings-changes-2026-2027-season\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperanetwork.com\/2026\/09\/nielsen-ratings-changes-2026-2027-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201ckey enhancements\u201d to improve its accuracy<\/a> by correcting timing delays in survey data. Universe estimates are, as the name implies, an approximation of the total number of households or persons in a particular category \u2013 in this case, media consumption capabilities of U.S. homes. While previous DASH UEs were based on 2024 survey data, Nielsen is now updating them to reflect more recent trends in consumer behavior.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What follows is a breakdown of how the daytime soap operas\u00a0performed during the week of August 31 \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":854984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[80196,88,21033,25572,86836,8902,19332,92],"class_list":["post-854983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-beyond-the-gates","tag-entertainment","tag-general-hospital","tag-ratings","tag-soap-opera-ratings","tag-the-bold-and-the-beautiful","tag-the-young-and-the-restless","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854983","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=854983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/854984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=854983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=854983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}