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RATINGS: ‘General Hospital’ Hits 4-Year High, ‘Beyond the Gates’ Scores Record Total Viewers, Y&R and B&B Bests Since 2023
A blizzard not only impacted Port Charles, but the real-life blizzard that trapped many Americans in multiple parts of the country the week of January 26 -30, 2026 had people tuning-in to network daytime dramas in apparently droves!
According to the latest ratings report from Soap Opera Network, your favorite soaps scored its highest audience in years. First, General Hospital the longest running of the four soaps on broadcast TV, came in with total viewers of 2.286 million and 1.5 household rating, marking the show’s largest overall total audience since the week of January 1-14, 2022 and best numbers among Households since May 8-12, 2023.
In addition, the ratings period marked the fourth time in five weeks that GH had hit over 2 million total viewers in a very long time even gaining +347,000 viewers from the previous week.

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Then, there is Beyond the Gates, the newest soap on the block, who delivered its highest audience and total viewers since the show premiered almost a year ago on February 24, 2025. Now, for the week of January 26-30, the CBS soap hit a series high, 1.859 million eyeballs tuning-in and a 1.2 rating. The show had week-to-week gains of +337,000 total viewers.
Don’t think the perennial top two rated soaps didn’t fare well .. they most certainly did! The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful scored series highs in total viewers and much more.
First, Y&R brought in +462,000 total viewers from the previous week, and more than any daytime show, soap or non-soap in the programming block across all network channels. With 3.416 million viewers, the CBS daytime drama scored its best overall audience numbers since the week of November 20-24, 2023. In addition, the ratings week brought in major numbers in the Women’s 18-49 and 25-54 demos.
Over at The Bold and the Beautiful, Y&R’s sister soap brought in +403,000 total viewers from the previous week, and scored 2.993 million for the week of January 26-30, 2026. Those numbers, plus the Households rating at 2.0, gave it its highest watched week since June 26-30, 2023.
So, what do you think about all four network soap operas having such impressive numbers in total viewers during the U.S blizzard which slowed down travel and brought many cities to full stop? Which soap opera are you most excited to hear about their numbers? Beyond the Gates nearing the 2 million mark for the first time since its debut? General Hospital climbing back to where they once were with over 2 million viewers a week, or The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful’s best viewership since 2023? Let us know via the comment section below.
As a fan of the genre, I sincerely hope that the success of Beyond the Gates leads to new, exciting soaps on the horizon. I’d love to see a crime soap along the lines of Edge of Night be introduced, or any others that may “play with the format” a little bit. Enough with the panel talk shows!
Omgosh Edge of Night was great. Men coming home from work were a big audience for it. My dad loved it.
This is fantastic for Beyond the Gates, and I hope it continues to perform on the up-and-up, because it truly is the best soap in American daytime. Fresh writing, no stale storylines. All brilliant. The four other soaps should be paying attention and making the appropriate changes, both in terms of production and writing.
Loving general hospital right now so much and yandr and bb
This is why I hate that DAYS is only streaming on Peacock now. We don’t know how it is doing in the ratings.
Hey Phil, I think DAYS is doing pretty well. It’s been renewed through 2028.
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Set to Air Week of Encore Episodes

Next week, CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates serves up a week of repeats to shed the spotlight on some recent major episodes, in case you may have missed it, all before the 4th of July holiday weekend.
This is not the first time the newest network television soap opera on the block has aired a week’s worth of encore presentations. However this time, the episodes focus on the fabulous Cotillion storyline which is juxtaposed with the blood plasma ring warehouse shakedown which saw Derek Baldwin (Ben Gavin) get shot and eventually die.
Also included in the week is Grammy and Tony Award winner, Jennifer Holliday making a guest appearance on the soap, and singing an original song from the series musical supervisors team during the Duprees Easter brunch, and more.

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Take a look at the rundown of what you will see next week on Beyond the Gates below.
Monday, June 29
The Duprees get ready for Samantha’s cotillion. Jacob meets with Ren. Ashley is in a panic as Grayson prepares for the worst. Bill questions Hayley about her past. Lia puts Derek in the hot seat.
Tuesday, June 30
Grayson completes his assignment, but then all hell breaks loose at the warehouse. Samantha and Jessica make their cotillion debut while Nicole has to deal with an emergency.
Wednesday, July 1
Someone dies while a Platinum Deb is crowned. Vanessa questions Joey about the chaos of the evening. Tyrell and Jessica slip away for their first time together.
Thursday, July 2
Special Guest Star Jennifer Holliday sings for a friend. Nicole takes Kial to her family’s Easter brunch. Ted advises Carlton. Anita puts Anastasia in her place. Hayley feels like an outsider in a sea of Duprees. Grayson receives a threat. Naomi and Jacob find a way to connect.
Friday, July 3
Naomi and Jacob spend their anniversary apart—both remembering their love story from first date to wedding vows. Izaiah helps his brother out while Naomi leans on Ashley, Dani and Bill.
Beyond the Gates returns with all-new episodes starting Monday, July 6 where it will pick up right from where it left off following the Friday, June 26 cliffhanger.
So, from the encore episodes listed, which are you are you most enthused about seeing again, or do you wish there was no break from traditional all-new episodes? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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RATINGS: ‘Beyond the Gates’ Scores Third Most-Watched Week Since Its Premiere With ‘The Young and the Restless’ Crossover Event

The tornado that ripped through Fairmont Crest and put the lives of the characters of Beyond the Gates and several from The Young and the Restless in jeopardy had viewers tuning-in for the week of June 8-12.
The highly-publicized crossover event kicked off on the Tuesday, June 9 episode of Beyond the Gates where six residents of Genoa City came to to visit the D.C./Maryland country club for a fundraiser for Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon), only no one expected a twister to tear into the proceedings, leading to several storylines intersecting as people were trapped with one another with Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle) being the most severely injured and now requiring a liver transplant to survive.
According to the ratings report from CBS and Nielsen ratings and as supplied to Variety, Beyond the Gates brought in on average 1.8 million viewers throughout the wee. That is up 11% from its season-to-date numbers and it makes the crossover/tornado episodes its third most-watched week for the soap since Beyond the Gates premiered back on February 24, 2025.

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A GENOA CITY TOUCHDOWN
With the strength of the story, its special effects and bringing over cast of the top-rated, The Young and the Restless which included: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), Michael Mealor (Kyle Abbott), Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott), Susan Walters (Diane Jenkins), Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman) and Bryton James (Devon Hamilton), the Thursday, June 11 episode was the week’s most-watched.
According to the numbers, the Wednesday June 10 episode brought in the most total viewers for the week with 1.87 million (up 17% week-to-week), followed closely by the Friday, June 12 episodes which had 1.84 million watching.

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Over on The Young and the Restless, the week of June 8-12, also saw an increase based on the early return that week of Shemar Moore as Malcolm Winters wrapping up his leg of the story where viewers learned he had a son Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) with Stephanie Simmons (Vivica A. Fox), and survived his bone marrow transplant surgery thanks to Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn).
Y&R scored 3.11 million viewers for the week up 2% from its season average with the June 8 and June 9 episodes featuring Moore averaging 3.2 million viewers and up 9% year-over-year.
So, did you enjoy the tornado episodes of Beyond the Gates and seeing the residents of Genoa City crossover to Fairmont Crest? Share your thoughts via the comment section on the latest ratings for the two CBS daytime soaps.
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Star Karla Mosley Weighs-in on Dani Dupree’s Love Life Endgame: Are You Team Bill or Team Andre?

Last week, viewers of CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates watched as a tornado ripped through Fairmont Crest. In its wake, people were trapped with one another or seriously injured.
For Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley), she found herself stuck in an elevator with her ex-husband, Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). And wouldn’t you know, one thing led to another, and the two gave into their unresolved feelings for one another and did the deed.
Meanwhile, Dani’s current husband, Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) suffered a minor injury to his leg, and was worried sick in the ballroom because he had no idea where Dani was after the twister decimated the place. Eventually, Dani and Bill part ways go back to their families and act like nothing happened.

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When Dani is reunited with Andre, he professes his love for her even more than ever. As for Bill’s current wife Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings), she could care less because she was making out with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor, Y&R) in a closet at the country club!
THE TORNADO MAY HAVE CHANGED DANI’S HEART
For months, Beyond the Gates viewers have found themselves torn; rooting for Dani and Bill to get over themselves and get back together, or rooting for Dani and Andre, because its clear he truly loves her, even though their marriage may not have started out as the greatest love affair of all time.
Karla Mosley opened up to PEOPLE on Dani’s romance plight and who the writers of the soap might ultimately pair her with, expressing “I cannot say. I honestly have no idea.”
As it seems now, this triangle of Andre/Dani/Bill is about to heat up even more following Dani’s elevator exploits. However, according to Mosley, the popularity of Dani and Andre came as surprise to the writers, which has led to the romantic drama. “The writers did not think Dani and Andre were gonna pop off the way that they did,” explained Karla. “Originally, they thought Bill and Dani would be back together by the end of season one. And then it was like, ‘wait, what is happening?’”

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WRITERS ARE TAKING THE PULSE OF THE FANS
The decision to not have Dani and Bill reunite within season 1 or half-way though season 2, Mosley shares is a sign of the times: “The old soap trope is the torn woman who goes back to her man. But I think there are enough women now who are like, I want to see her win.”
In the end, Karla believes that in this case, fans speaking up, can also translate to the writers room and influence their potential decision of who should be the ultimate man for Dani. She tells Beyond the Gates viewers, “Keep talking about it, y’all.”
Meanwhile, questions remain: Could Dani and Bill’s elevator sex find her pregnant with his child, which would make this whole situation more messy? Stay tuned.
Now, let us know, who do you want to see Dani ultimately with … Bill Hamilton or Andre Richardson? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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