The ratings are in for the week of October 7-11, 2013. For the first time in over two-and-a-half years, GENERAL HOSPITAL ranked as the #1 program in daytime in Women 18-49 (735,000/1.1 rating) – since week of February 21, 2011 – placed #1 for the 8th straight week in Women 18-34 (285,000/0.8 rating) and came with 7% of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS for #1 in Women 25-54 (938,000/1.5 rating), its closest competitive finish in over two years – since week of 8/15/11.The week stood as the series' most-watched week in over 3 years in Women 18-34 and in over 2 years in Women 18-49 – since weeks of 9/27/10 and 9/26/11, respectively.
GENERAL HOSPITAL surged by 40% in Women 18-34 (285,000 vs. 203,000), by 17% in Women 18-49 (735,000 vs. 629,000) and by 12% in Women 25-54 (938,000 vs. 840,000).
Source: NTI, U.S. ratings, weeks of 10/7/13 and 10/8/12, Live + Same Day. Gapped/Breakout programming excluded.
UPDATE:
From SON:
Total Viewers (versus previous week/versus same week last year)
1. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 4,524,000 (-228,000/-125,000)
2. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 3,378,000 (-143,000/-22,000)
3. GENERAL HOSPITAL 2,793,000 (+62,000/+122,000)
4. DAYS OF OUR LIVES 2,492,000 (+66,000/+126,000)
Women 18-49 Viewers
1. GENERAL HOSPITAL 735,000 (+17,000/+106,000)
2. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 726,000 (-84,000/-120,000)
3. DAYS OF OUR LIVES 588,000 (+49,000/+79,000)
4. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 535,000 (-141,000/-166,000)
Women 18-34 Viewers
1. GENERAL HOSPITAL 285,000 (+22,000/+82,000)
2. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 226,000 (-4,000/+34,000)
3. DAYS OF OUR LIVES DAYS 207,000 (+25,000/+30,000)
4. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 153,000 (-50,000/-16,000)
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