Week of
Rating
Soaps
Last Week
June 21
1.7
11th
+.3
Happily, SB regained the 3 tenths this week.
June 14
1.4
11th
-.3
SB plunged another 3 tenths this week to the lowest ratings since December.
June 7
1.7
11th
-.1
SB fell another tenth in the ratings this week.
May 31
1.8
11th
unchanged
SB managed to hold in the ratings for another week.
May 24
1.8
11th
-.1
SB dropped a bit this week, though not to the alarming low of a few weeks ago.
May 17
1.9
11th
+.3
SB finally managed to bounce back in the ratings.
May 10
1.6
11th
SB managed to nose up slightly.
May 3
11th
April 26
1.5
11th
unchanged
SB remains stuck at the bottom of the ratings.
April 19
1.5
11th
unchanged
SB was unable to pull itself out of its slump.
April 12
1.5
11th
-.2
SB plunged to an alarming 1.5.
April 5
1.7
11th
+.1
SB managed to sneak back up to 1.7.
March 29
1.6
11th
-.1
SB slipped another point this week.
March 22
1.7
11th
unchanged
SB managed to hold its ground, despite interruptions for the crisis in Kosovo.
March 15
1.7
11th
-.3
Many soaps dropped this week, and SB was one of them -- it dropped below the 2.0 mark this week, falling to 1.7.
March 8
2.0
11th
+.2
SB managed to crawl back up to the 2.0 mark.
March 1
1.8
11th
-.2
SB's ratings took a drop this week as stories settled in after their February sweeps peaks.
February 22
2.0
11th
+.1
SB's ratings continue to rise, hitting the 2.0 mark.
February 15
1.9
11th
+.1
SB's ratings have been steadily increasing each week throughout February sweeps.
February 8
1.8
11th
+.1
February 1
1.7
11th
+.1
January 25
1.6
11th
-.2
Sunset Beach fell .2 this week, perhaps because there were interruptions due to impeachment hearings.
January 18
1.8
11th
December 7
1.4
11th
unchanged
SB has yet to bounce back from the drop taken last week and continues to lag in the ratings.
November 30
1.4
11th
-.4
SB, which was boasting a 2.0 or better a mere two months ago, logged in at a dismal 1.4. Could it be that holiday shopping kept everyone away from the TV?
November 23
1.8
11th
+.1
American Thanksgiving week saw SB gain, despite holiday pre-emptions.
November 9
1.7
11th
unchanged
November 2
1.7
11th
+.1
The drama involving Bernie's mummification, the stealing of Annie's necklace and the Richards' Halloween party appear to have improved the ratings.
October 26
1.6
11th
unchanged
October 19
1.6
11th
unchanged
October 12
1.6
11th
-.1
After the wedding, SB's numbers slipped again.
October 5
1.7
11th
+.1
SB's numbers went up a notch as viewers tuned in for Ben and Meg's long-awaited wedding.
September 28
1.6
11th
unchanged
September 21
1.6
11th
unchanged
September 14
1.6
11th
September 7
August 31
1.6
11th
-.2
SB returned to its pre-earthquake ratings.
August 24
1.8
11th
unchanged
August 17
1.8
11th
-.4
SB fell almost half a point, slipping back below Port Charles to 11th place.
August 10
2.2
10th
+.1
SB finally beat Port Charles to become the 10th rated soap this week!
August 3
2.1
11th
unchanged
SB held onto its audience, staying above the 2 mark for the third straight week.
July 27
2.1
11th
-.1
The numbers dropped a bit from last week's record high
July 20
2.2
11th
+.3
The earthquake shook the ratings scale, hitting a record high, though not surpassing Port Charles.
July 13
1.9
11th
+.2
July 6
1.7
11th
-.2
The ratings dipped a bit after Derek's demise.
June 29
1.9
11th
unchanged
SB was only aired three days this week.
June 22
1.9
11th
+.1
SB continues to inch up in the numbers.
June 15
1.8
11th
unchanged
June 8
1.8
11th
+.1
June 1
1.7
11th
unchanged
May 25
1.7
11th
+.1
May 16
1.6
11th
unchanged
May 11
1.6
11th
unchanged
May 4
1.6
11th
unchanged
April 27
1.6
11th
+.1
April 20
1.5
11th
-.1
April 13
1.6
11th
unchanged
April 6
1.6
11th
unchanged