Soap Weekly Ratings February 15-19: Not A Good Week For “Y&R,” “DOOL” And “GH” Down – “B&B” Ratings Up

The soap weekly ratings for February 15 through February 19 show “The Young and the Restless,” “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “Days of Our Lives” all lost viewers. “General Hospital” viewership was up in the women 18-49 demographic according to Soap Opera Network.

Days of Our Lives
NBC’s only daytime drama continues to lose viewers. After losing 56,000 between February 8 and February 12, “DOOL” lost another 77,000 for the week of February 15 through February 19. Overall 2,434,000 people tuned in to watch “DAYS.” In the demographic for women 18-49 the numbers were down again. For the week ending February 17 the NBC daytime drama lost 16,000 viewers – only 459,000 tuned in to watch “Days of Our Lives” in the women 18-49 demographic.

General Hospital
The ratings report shows that “GH” had an overall viewership of 2,942,000 for the week of February 15 through February 19. These numbers show a decrease of 82,000 viewers from the previous week. However, the soap opera gained 2,000 viewers in the women 18 to 49 category – a total of 522,000 for this age group.

The Bold and the Beautiful
The CBS daytime drama gained back 57,000 of the 331,000 it lost for the week of February 12 through February 19. “B&B” ended the week with 3,795,000 viewers tuning in. According to Soap Opera Network the “The Bold and the Beautiful” lost 4,000 viewers in the women 18 to 49 demographic.

The Young and the Restless
The week of February 15 through 19 was not a good one for “Y&R.” 4,988,000 households tuned in – a decrease of 21,000 viewers from the previous week. Women 18-49 took a hit, losing 23,000 viewers in this demographic. It appears that “The Young and the Restless” is experiencing some ups and downs right now. For the week of February 8 through February 12 “Y&R” had gained back 142,000 of the 228,000 it lost for the week ending February 5.

The only soap opera to have an increase in total households watching for February 12-19 was “The Bold and the Beautiful.” “General Hospital” was the only soap opera to see an increase in viewership in the women 18-49 demographic.

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