The daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of May 13-17, 2013. All four daytime soaps remain up in total viewers year-over-year. GENERAL HOSPITAL was the only daytime soap to fall week-over-week in total viewers, Women 18-49 viewers and Women 18-34 viewers.From SON:
Total Viewers (versus last week/versus same week last year)
1. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 4,429,000 (+90,000/+174,000)
2. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 3,410,000 (+155,000/+328,000)
3. GENERAL HOSPITAL 2,481,000 (-85,000/+142,000)
4. DAYS OF OUR LIVES 2,422,000 (-21,000/+64,000)
Women 18-49 Viewers
1. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 787,000 (+30,000/-77,000)
2. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 692,000 (+30,000/+28,000)
4. DAYS OF OUR LIVES 602,000 (+26,000/+90,000)
3. GENERAL HOSPITAL 577,000 (-61,000/-18,000)
Women 18-34 Viewers
1. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 183,000 (-8,000/+1,000)
2. DAYS OF OUR LIVES 179,000 (+19,000/+33,000)
3. GENERAL HOSPITAL 177,000 (-31,000/+18,000)
4. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 151,000 (+5,000/+13,000)
From CBS:
CBS's THE TALK, featuring a week of shows from New York, posted growth in viewers, women 25-54 and women 18-49 from the prior week and also growth from last year's comparable New York trip, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 19.
Compared to the prior week, THE TALK was up +5% in viewers (2.43m from 2.31m), +10% in women 25-54 (1.1/07 from 1.0/06) and +17% in women 18-49 (0.7/05 from 0.6/04).
Compared to the same week in New York last year, THE TALK also increased +5% in viewers (2.43m from 2.31m), +10% in women 25-54 (1.1/07 from 1.0/06) and was even in women 18-49.
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