Weekly Soap Ratings August 8-12: Y&R New Low Women 18-49 – B&B Total View Ratings Up, GH Ratings Drop Again

The soap opera ratings for the week of August 8-12 have been posted by Soap Opera Network and ‘The Young and the Restless hit yet another new low with women viewers ages 18-49. The Bold and the Beautiful had a seesaw ratings week and General Hospital ratings dropped across the important demographics.

Days of Our Lives

Please note – ‘Days of Our Lives’ will be preempted from Friday, August 5 through Friday, August 19 for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. ‘DOOL’ will return with its new season on Monday, August 22.

General Hospital

GH total viewer numbers are down with 2,526,000 for the week of August 8-12. That represents a loss of 63,000 viewers, the third straight week the daytime drama has dropped in the ratings. Women 18-49 tuned out again with 404,000 watching the soap opera. That represents a loss of 17,000 viewers in that demographic.

The Bold and the Beautiful

Total viewer ratings were up for B&B with 3,721,000 watching the soap opera. That is an increase of 92,000. However, ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ ratings dropped with women 18-49 with 507,000 watching the week of August 8-12. That represents a loss of 29,000 viewers in this demographic

The Young and the Restless

Y&R ratings are done in both important demographics. Soap Opera Network reports that 4,441,000 total viewers tuned in. This represents a loss of 150,000 viewers and the second straight the daytime drama has dropped in the ratings with total viewers. The Young and the Restless reached another new low in the ratings with women 18-49. For the week of August 8-12 there were 546,00 women viewers ages 18-49 tuned in. This represents a loss of 26,000 viewers. This is the third second straight week the soap opera has lost viewers in this demographic.

Young and the Restless fans are concerned with the continued drop in ratings. The daytime drama’s ratings for total viewers and women 18-49 were at a standstill for the week of July 25 through July 29. For two straight weeks Y&R has reached new lows with women viewers 18-49.

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