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RATINGS: DAYS On The Move – #2 In Key Demos 18-49, 25-54, and #3 in Total Viewers

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Christmas in Salem came bearing gifts to Days of our Lives, as the audience was tuning-in to see what happened to Julie, Gabi, Abigail and a host of other Salemites.  In the latest ratings for the week of December 24-28th, which was the last full week of 2018 for television, DAYS moved on up in several key ratings categories.

First, DAYS overtook GH to gain the number three position in total viewers gaining (+196,000) from the previous week.  In addition, DAYS moved into the number two slot in the key 18-49 female demo, ahead of both The Bold and the Beautiful and GH.

The long-running NBC soap opera also landed at number three in the 18-34 demo, while ending up in the number two slot in the 25-54 female demo, as well.

The Young and the Restless also bounced back from an abyssal week, prior.  Y&R gained the most total viewers for the week netting +344,000, and did pick up viewers in all key demos.  The Bold and the Beautiful also fared well for the week in total viewers; adding +196,000, the same amount as DAYS.

General Hospital garnered +2,000 additional viewers for the week, and also added viewers for the week in demos 18-49 and 25-54, but found itself in fourth in total overall viewers.

Of note: repeats and episodes that did not count in the ratings system did weigh-in to final figures for the week from Nielsen.  To see the entire ratings picture via SON click here.

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,314,000 (+344,000/-487,000)
2. B&B 3,379,000 (+196,000/-414,000)
3. DAYS 2,412,000 (+196,000/-85,000)
4. GH 2,318,000 (+2,000/-436,000)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 442,000 (+42,000/-67,000)
2. DAYS 404,000 (+76,000/+40,000)
3. GH 364,000 (+33,000/-52,000)
4. B&B 347,000 (+18,000/-51,000)

So, what did you think of the ratings performance of DAYS? Which soap opera is delivering the best drama for you right now? Which is not? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.

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Days is the only soap worth watching. GH deserves to be in last place because it’s terrible

Totally agree Robert.

HARD KNOCKS : @Shelly AND Chris ; w/ Frank Valentini

I stand by my posts; General Hospital sucks

until you WRITE and FEATURE – less IS more – w/ Sonny and Carly… will the net gains be

give an EFFIN break . REALLY Frank ? you are that daft

AFFIRMATION

Yeah, this is just one week… yet it was thee week… Christmas holidays for TUNE IN. about the only thing that was worth remembering… was the repeat epi from 2005. 2005 where we got to see the oh so sublime MEN @work.

even Rebecca Herbst couldnt’ 100% focus… as she looked near unhinged with GREG VAUGHAN LOOKS so gorgeous… just the hottest

PLUS we got to see Ingo Rademacher…. !!!!! WOW those eyes have a life of their own.

THE TREAT : dag! Jaclyn Zeman was HOT .. she still is … a top draw… I love Bobbie to bits. any way off track… BRAD MAULE could ACT… steal the show why don’t you. he did

I saw Julie Berman – heart steal
I saw my Morgan as a youngster .. my baby
Monica is always a force … she’s thee show , even today
Tyler Christopher – the dream will never end

DAG and thru the roof… Greg Vaughan… @GH fired him to get the sullen moody soft spoken dark Jonathon Jackson… oh well. did I say Greg Vaughan is perfect @DAYS of OUR Lives

Ta-DA here ye here ye… even back in that 2005 episode… Sonny / Carly / Sam / Jason.. had no spark… LOOK in their eyes.. they are dead… still

the point is; no one recognizes @GH production … using Sonny and Carly to trap 18-49 women.. this is already in the pandemic stage… no 18 to 49 help on the way

it’s bad enough the first thing they know… this is a mobster family.. they are both old.. their kids are “boring” WHAT DO WE DO NOW

that doesn’t trap 18-49 year old women

STOP with the dullard.. you troupe out with so much

WHY would any one tune in to this.. yes, long time viewers are waiting.. but this

the desired demographic will not tune in to this… you lose

cannonball FIRE ‘this’

Climbing the charts – ON – any given week… the fluctuation will be

oh it’s with relish to see GH fall flat… thanks to Frank Valentini

WHAT GETS ME : 3. DAYS 2,412,000 (+196,000/-85,000) “from this time a year ago”

ALL the other 3 shows are at or near a 1/2 million viewers LESS; whereas @DAYs with -85,000

exemplary complimentary pat on the back… salute cheer Ron Carlivati.

Ron my man… my creed to you… WALK THE WALK

showcase and feature “your” TEAM give them a partay

Agree Patrick, Ron has brought Days back to must-see-TV!

I give props to Ron, the fantastic cast and production team for a jam-packed show every day. I have to watch on my DVR after work and when I think the show must soon be over, I look at the timing and often see that only 16-20 minutes have gone by. They make every minute mean something and I think that’s why they’re on the rise. Good on them!

I’ve watched DOOL since I was in kindergarten and remember a close-up on Francis Reed as my first soap memory. Hope to have many more memories for years to come.

“I” swear to you : I’ve thought the same thing

^^^ the whole post is read… just gavel

“…when I think the show must soon be over, I look at the timing and often see that only 16-20 minutes have gone by. They make every minute mean something and I think that’s why they’re on the rise”

@DAYS of OUR Lives; FEATURES

And they have so many characters in an episode, often you’ll see a character pop in the middle or the end of an episode. It might have to do with how they tape but it’s great.

It is good that GH fell to the bottom.
That happening should entice ABC to clean house and bring in new writers and producers.
or- They could let it fail til gone.

I watched 10 minutes of GH last night and tuned out.
I was too bored to sit through the rest of it and didn’t want to waste my time.

GH is too lackluster/stale/dull/boring to waste time on it, and that is a shame.

“Y & R” is a complete waste of time thanks to Mal “Canned like a Tuna” Young – abysmal storytelling all-around!! I cannot wait until Josh Griffith’s material starts airing and Mal Young’s “Y & R” goes to the wayside along with his career!!!

“Days” is now my new serialized daytime drama to watch!!!

@ Disney / ABC / General Hospital : @ DAYS of OUR Lives – N – @ Young and the Restless

have made and / are making changes… all within the last 2 years and reap the reward

General Hospital is stymied
General Hospital is LOSING w/Sonny and Carly; LOSING w/Sam and Jason; Losing w/Michael Franco Finn Peter

WHY ??? are you stuck with Frank Valentini ? Why not fire Shelly and Chris ?

Wonderful news, bravo to Days for the ratings going up. We need Vivian Alamain and her sidekick Ivan to come back to Days. They are hilarious. I miss my madam Vivian. Also bring back Anna Dimera and Bo Brady. Amen.

If only they could get Peter Reckell to return as Bo Brady!

I agree bring back Vivian and Ivan ,Days could use some laughs.

Days is must watch every day i agree about gh it should be last and bold better do something fast wayne is not cutting it

I’m pleased with DOOL, they have my attention. I appreciate the Y&R getting rid of Mal Young and can hardly wait for Josh Griffith and Anthony (Tony) Morina’s material to air. The Bold and The Beautiful is unbearable to watch, I recently began to FF now I can get through it in less than 5 min. It is the same stories, wash, rinse and repeat. Can Brad Bell come up with nothing more than Hope/Liam/Steffy or Bill/Brooke/Ridge triangles ad nauseam? One, two, maybe three occasions per year this show will write a new story focusing on other characters that allow firing on all cylinders. I am ready to tune out completely. GH has a great cast with much potential but the Carly/Sonny/Jason/Sam show is awful. It’s sad that each show has the potential to be great and they are being led down a path of destruction with talentless leadership. Fix the problem before we have no soap operas left to watch.

GH is on its last leg, I see GH being cancelled next year. I quit watching 2 years ago. Days is on fire, thanks to Ron. Days is the soap to watch, ratings have gone up, and Days is here to stay.

It’s about time Days of Our Lives returns to number three, because it is miles more entertaining than General Hospital.

Amen to this!

Days deserves all the praise its getting lately! From the renewal to the ratings boost!
The show has the best cast new and vets! Its nonstop plot development, cliffhangers everday cantmiss! It boogles my mind how large the Salem cast is yet they all have a storyline some major or minor! The writers are on overdrive and the cast give it their all!
Kudos and keep it going!
My only wish in 2019 is a arc for my fave 90s supercouples Carrie/ Austin and Belle/ShawnD( the original) ! Days has been so fun returning faves im getting a lil greedy! Lol, Pls Ron make it happen

I can’t wait for another Roman family reunion with Carrie AND Anna. this should be where they start with a solid much loved trio. MUCH LOVED.
@Ron Carlivati, Sir –
Christie Clark last visit was va va voom all decked out looking as sexy as all get out. this lady has sensuality ooze. Rafe NEEDS MUST HAVE a solid sexual relationship… Carrie can still carry a child. FLESH OUT. GET sexy back.

Roman and Anna . best stuff … To see Roman dancing cause he’s getting some, brings on the charm, his comedic to nurture to dramatic effect spills cause he’s that mans man AND this is all due to Josh Taylor

@RC this would be my one wish as well… along with just opening up that garden scenes where secrets spill… that crawling ivy… just get rid of it.. all the audience knows that’s what goes on. Lively, OPEN, love that cast.

you are the best

Is Carrie supposed to return? I thought she was, she should at least be on for the 55th anniversary in late Augst/early September. I know she couldn’t make it for the past one since she and her family were traveling the world (great for them!)

I always loved Carrie and want her back on the show!

Carrie will be back for the Memorial of Caroline Brady. But the Actress that play’s Carrie now lives in London with her family. So she said she still loves to come back to Days when it can be worked out. But not so easy anymore being she lives so far away.

Agree Damien, Days is on fire and has been since Ron C. took over as head writer a year and a half ago. Amazing writing, directing, acting/actors, crew, etc!

Congratulations and well deserved Days!

Days has been on fire ever since Ron C. took over a year and a half ago. Well Ron, the writing team, the cast and the crew! So glad the show was renewed for another year, it really is the best show.

I’m looking forward to the Caroline Brady memorial/funeral. I’m ready to have that breakdown lol. And imagine what Ron will have and who he’ll bring back for the 55th anniversary episodes!

Hey this old fart of 66 loves Days see even us old folks love Days.I don’t miss an episode ever.I do miss Marci though. So does my best friend. Kate is a good actress we just like Marci better.Leo is a riot. Just look at some of his outfits.Days needs a little bit more humor .Bring back Vivian.

I’m loving Days. However, I like General Hospital for the Ryan Chamberlain story; I’m glad that Victor’s back on Y.& R.(He makes it much better)

Congrats to Days , the cast & writing team, well deserved and well written story telling.I wish Y&R & GH were as good, sadly the writing on Y&R & GH is terrible , both soaps have a great long running characters but very poor storytelling

I dont put a lot of faith in these polls since Y&R is so bad and STILL #1? GH is bad but more watchable right now than Y&R! CBS supports their soaps a bit more so maybe thats why they stay on top. Where I live, that god awful Strahan show is the lead for GH! PUKE!

Y&R > GH

Good for Days. The show is really good and glad more people are watching.

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53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16

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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.

The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.

The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.

Photo: CBS

In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”

“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.

Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!

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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful

Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital

Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri

Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra

Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime

Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”

Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273

So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress Drama Series

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Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.

ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.

Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.

Photo: NATAS

THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …

The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.

This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.

Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.

Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.

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DAYTIME TALK SERIES

In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.

“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”

The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.

So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor Drama Series

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Monday afternoon, Extra kicked-off the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations with the reveal of two major categories. First, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and second, Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.

Previous Emmy winners all, the men who will be vying for daytime’s most coveted prize are: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan), General Hospital, Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful, Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Christian Jules Le Blanc (Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless.

Let’s take a look at the actors Emmy resumes: Eric Braeden has been nominated nine times for Lead Actor and won once in 1998. Steve Burton is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, both in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for GH as Jason Morgan and Y&R as Dylan McAvoy. Today’s nomination makes it his 10th overall, and his third time in the the Lead Actor category.

Photo: NATAS

Scott Clifton has won three times previously in 2011, 2013 and 2017 and has the distinction of being the only actor to win in Younger Actor, Supporting and Lead. This is his 8th nomination.

Thorsten Kaye is a two-time Lead Actor winner in 2023 and 2024. Christian LeBlanc has also won three times as Lead Actor in 2005, 2007 and 2009 and this is his first nod in over a decade.

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TALK SHOW HOSTS

In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, the nominees are: Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro, The View, Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall, Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, and Sherri Shepherd, Sherri.

Both The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri have come to their conclusions as Sherri was canceled after 4 seasons and Kelly Clarkson decided to end her talk show after 7 seasons.

The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out in a ceremony on October 30 in Hollywood with more details forthcoming. The complete list of 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations will be revealed tomorrow on July 14 beginning at 12pm ET/9am PT via The Emmys.TV social channels and website.

So, what do you think of the race for Lead Actor in a Drama Series? Surprised by any of the nominees? Who are you rooting for? What do you think about the the talk show host category? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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