Soap Opera Network has released the daytime ratings for the week of February 23-27, 2026, and the numbers are up, down and everywhere. Let’s get into it…
Beyond The Gates (1.781 million total daily viewers/1.2 rating) had an all-around great week as it celebrated its first anniversary in ratings style. The most recent addition to the daytime dramas enjoyed season highs and topping General Hospital in both key demos. BTG was also up 88,000 total viewers for the week while featured stories focusing on Donnell (Alex Meeks) saving Samantha (Najah Jackson) from cotillion hell and Eva (Ambyr Michelle) hiring Derek (Ben Gavin) to run her mama’s free clinic.
GH (2.178 million total daily viewers/1.4 rating) had a great week with an increase amongst women 25-54. The lone ABC sudser did slip 25,000 total viewers for the week but has posted over two million total viewers eight out of the last nine weeks. GH is up a whopping 326,000 total viewers year to year featuring stories focused on Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) thinking Chase (Josh Swickard) is after vigilante justice and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and Sidwell (Carlo Rota) being revealed as partners in crime.
The Young and the Restless (3.358 million total daily viewers/2.2 rating) had a decent week for the week as it was up 85,000 total viewers but down in both key demos. The long-term #1 amongst daytime dramas topped three million viewers for the fifth straight week and 346,000 viewers above their season average. The CBS daytime drama featured stories focusing on Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) refusing to apologize for taking down Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nate (Sean Dominic) questioning Victoria (Amelia Heinle) sending her kids off to boarding schools.
The Bold and the Beautiful (2.925 million total daily viewers/1.9 rating) fared the worst of the daytime dramas for the week down in both key demos and 135,000 total viewers. Despite these decreases there is some good news for the #2 sudser. B&B has been number one amongst women 18-49 for 15 of the last 23 weeks and was up 286,000 total viewers year to year. For the week, the CBS soap featured stories focusing on Bill (Don Diamont) defending Katie (Heather Tom) against Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Electra (Laneya Grace) whining about Will (Crew Morrow).