‘Beyond the Gates’ Ratings: How Is New Soap Outperforming ‘General Hospital’?
Beyond the Gates has attracted a wide audience in its first weeks on-air on CBS. The series is the first new soap opera to debut on network television in 25 years, and it’s one of the only Black daytime soaps. With Tamara Tunie and Clifton Davis at the helm, it boasts a star-studded cast list, and it has a certified soap vet leading the team with Michele Val Jean (an award-winning writer for The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital) as creator, executive producer, and showrunner. So, how’s Beyond the Gates doing, rating-wise? The numbers are out.
Beyond the Gates debuted on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 2/1c on CBS. It’s hard for any new show to find its audience upon a series premiere, but Beyond the Gates is proving there was sizable interest in a show like this from daytime fans. The Young and the Restless (CBS), The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), General Hospital (ABC), and Beyond the Gates (CBS) are the four main soaps airing weekly. The latter two are often airing at the same time on weekdays (around 2/1c on ABC and CBS, respectively). According to viewership data for the week of March 3 through 7, 2025 (via Soap Opera Network), Beyond the Gates and General Hospital are neck-and-neck in viewership week after week.
General Hospital had slightly higher viewership than Beyond the Gates the week of March 3 through 7. GH raked in 1,882,000 for the week (up 30,000 from the week prior, but down 286,000 from the same week last year), while BTG got 1.74 million (down 70,000 from the week prior, last year’s numbers N/A). BTG, however, maintained its higher ranking among key demos. GH had an uptick in those ratings, while BTG‘s stayed the same since the previous week, but GH still ranks lower than BTG in these ratings.
BTG beat GH in the women 18 to 49 demo with 0.24 share, whereas GH has a 0.21 share in the same demo for the week of March 3 through 7. That 0.21 was still an increase of .02 for GH, indicating that it’s catching up to its new competitor in this demo. The numbers are similar in the key demo of women 25 to 54. BTG stayed at 0.39 in its second week on-air with this demo. GH increased by .05, from 0.28 to 0.33.
Y&R remains the most-watched and highest-rated among weekly daytime viewers, with its March 3 through 7 week bringing in 3,033,000 total viewers, a 0.29 rating in the women 18 to 49 demo, and 0.49 rating in the women 25 to 54 demo. B&B is in second with 2,617,000 total viewers, 0.27 rating for women 18 to 49, and 0.44 for women 25 to 54 that week.
Overall, daytime’s newest soap has made a strong impression in its first two weeks, a good sign for all fans of the drama.
Beyond the Gates, Weekdays, 2/1c, CBS
Clifton Davis
Tamara Tunie
Daphnee Duplaix
Karla Mosley
Maurice Johnson
Brandon Claybon
Sean Freeman
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Marquita Goings
Ambyr Michelle
Colby Muhammad
RhonniRose Mantilla
Trisha Mann-Grant
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Mike Manning
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I love BTG! Love the cast, especially matriarch Tamara Tunney - she's a pro and elevates whatever show she's on. And I used to love Clifton Davis back in the day, so it's great to see him on this soap. By the way, I'm a white female over age 60, and I love the Dynasty vibes - the sets, the clothes, the hair, the rich vibe. Keep it up BTG!
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I LUV BTG ! I AM VERY PROUD OF TAMRA ! AND CLIFTON ALSOME NEW SOAP I WATCH EVERYDAY!!! BLK CAST...💕💕💕💕
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All I want to do is watch beyond the gate.I can't wait for it to come own I love this show the beautiful clothes the drama. This is my show I hope this show make it I'm a number on fan for sure.
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I watch it on Paramount+.
I love having a new episode(s) to watch.
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Beyond the Gates is just that good. Can't wait to next week. Hope Dani open up her own Modeling Agency and School and provide models to B&B or Y&R for jobs. Blessings to the entire staff.
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Since BTG started, I’ve been watching it realtime and recording GH to watch later in the evening. The acting in BTG needs some work. Some are overacting, some are underacting, some are just right. They need to reel in Dani’s character. She’s doing too much and the main one overacting. Overall, I like it. I love seeing so many fine a$$, gorgeous black men on one tv show. ❤️❤️❤️
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Thought the same thing Smith. Agreed 100%
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They really do over react and some are bad at acting, but the story lines are good.
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I agree with you about the performance of "some of the actors". I'm trying to get "interested". I'm giving the show time. But there's something just ain't getting it for me.
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LOVE BTG. A real "soapy" soap, like back in the day.
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It belongs on nighttime tv like Dallas, Dynasty
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That 2 p.m. slot seems out of place. I watch on Paramount+ because I'm unable to watch at 2 p.m.
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I love Beyond the Gates script and cast ❤️ Well done🥳 I watch daily 😍👏🏽👏🏽
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I love GH. I've been watching it since I was four, I am now 52 so I will not stop watching, BTG... I'm liking it. the acting has some work to be done. too many slang terms, especially coming from the teenagers. I have teenagers not every word out of their mouth. is the it word of the week? I will continue to record them both. I usually watch BTG Friday nights when I get off work. Saturday mornings it's GH time. TIME FOR MORE SOAPS
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Sorry after 2 weeks it was BTG series record cancelled. To me it should be on at night. I’ll stick to the 3 soaps excluding B&B. But IMO Days is heating up
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I also like the show, but I am not a fan of the slang talk.
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I record both programs. Love both programs.
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I like both but I am already getting tired of dani she is acting like she is the first woman whose spouse had left for a younger woman alright it hurts but there is life after bill move on she is still attractive talented not to mention rich
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Anita is a good actress nice looking but that hair style must go she looks like she is going to a Halloween party
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I love BTG!!! Everything about the show. It was time for a change! It's great to show black people being rich, famous, smart, sexy, political, and powerful! I love that the sets are not dark and antique looking. I've seen all the top soaps, at 66 years, I never thought I would live to see this! I'm excited! Love the whole cast. Thank you!
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I like it . Its growing on me. My only issue is the acting of Karla Mosley. It's bad and she's been around awhile .
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When AMC was cancelled I had watched for 33 yrs, I vowed never to watch any other soap. Gave Days a try and realized storylines are really good. Very strong show And actors are very convincing, I enjoy all. Then decided to try Y&R again, watched with Snapper, stopped when he left. Now, took me longer to except, actors are so,so. Now getting on my nerves.Storyline with Tracie got my attention. BTG is hard to get excited actors need to bring stronger acting, still watching. Dani, is awful, bucking her eyes, yikes! Bring it! Nobody stands out! B&B stands between Days and Y&R. B&B storylines suck! (Steffy & Luna) My age 54-68 Blk. Never really got into GH still cannot! I glanced.
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BTG has some great actors, to me it comes across like a play. Storyline could be a lot better.
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I'm hooked. It's better than Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. I was hoping not to like it. Of course their are characters I don't like. I don't like Bill or the casino owner. But I'm looking forward to the next episode.
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Can't wait for certain characters to get theirs.
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I still prefer General Hospital . The storyline is always intriguing and I love every character but not the new Lulu . I preferred the past actress….don't know why she was changed .
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Lulu needs to mind her business. Elizabeth too. A few of the guys also, but what would the show be if they didn't mix things up LOL
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I really can’t stand BTG
I gave it a good try to and said no more. I stopped dvring and I’m much happier. I think most of the actors are terrible.
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I 💯 agree. I too had that feeling when I watched I realized when I started fast forwarding I’m done. I thought I was the only one who feels that way
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I agree.They need better actors.
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I started watching the first week, but I quit. Too many angry people and a lot of rolling around in the hay. Not my cup of tea.
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Hmm. Kinda sounds like a soap opera.
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I agree.there is something missing No class.
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Cut the crap! It's a soap opera.
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Omg seriously that's your comment????????
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This show is a great introduction to a part of the American story few people know about! The slang is how people who are not old talk! It could be that it is unfamiliar to some people, but that doesn't diminish the quality of the show at all for me!
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Love the show! Can’t wait for the next episode! Fabulous job BTG ! ♥️ Make u want to care about each and every character!
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I'm an old retired white guy, never watched the soaps before, but I've been a fan of Tamara Tunie since being on SVU. She is so elegant and beautiful in this show. The black actors are funny and entertaining. Nice to see black folks portrayed in an upscale fashion.
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Beyond the Gates is boring with bad acting and storylines. Time wasted that can't get back
I don't think it will last too long
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To be honest, I started watching as a response to our bigoted administration. If nothing else, I was going to put it on my and not watch for an hour if I had to. However, It turned out it is actually pretty good. KUDOS!
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I must comment ……I love wild cards . One reader said it’s horrible . The chemistry between the 2 main characters is great . Neat storyline. .
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I record BTG and watch it later in the evening, too many commercials. Still trying to like it and trying to show my support. The acting is horrible, a bit over the top, reminds me of Tyler Perry. Dani needs to stop bucking her eyes 👀
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He’s a block head
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Script needs revisions, storylines make a little sense includea lot of overacting. I love the costuming and the sets I’m staying with it for a the moment because I am a soap opera fan and I’m hoping it does well but it really needs a lot of work to make the audience relate to any of these characters because as of now I really don’t like any of them oops maybe the psychiatrist character.
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beyond the gates....ghetto DEI show....actors are mules trying to act like high class race horses....clifton davis should be ashamed of himself for being on a trashy show....I thought he was a preacher in real life
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beyond the gates....ghetto DEI show....actors are mules trying to act like high class race horses
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UGH!
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I love the show I thought it was gonna be boring but it's exciting and it's just like everyday life we all have secrets and hide them til they can't be hidden anymore I'm loving the show
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The show lost me today. Good writing never starts a storyline and then just dumps it like it never existed. How do you go from Kat seeing Eva and Diana together and the next episode begins like it never happened?. You would think that Kat would head straight to her parents since Eva and Diana let her out of the apartment unharmed. What kind of ignorant writing is that? WHO DOES THAT? WHAT GOOD WRITERS DO THAT?
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I being love Beyond the gates and yes I still love General Hospital so I must watch both so keeping record both of them.
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Dani's character reminds me of a young Victoria Rowell as Drucilla Barber on The Young and the Restless! great work!
Loving the show!
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I am loving the show, the cast and the writing. I hate hate reality tv & will not watch unless my life is on the line so never watched a single one. However, I grew up watching Soaps & loved them. I am semi retired and so I can watch Soaps again and BTG is perfection. Haley, Bill & Eva’s Mom make me furious… sign of a good soap… characters you hate & love.
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I also record them both and I love it!!!
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I like it. Acting is great and story line has no "oops" yet
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The show should be renamed "Black People Behaving Badly" 🤣
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So far, GH all the way.
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What a misleading headline
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I love beyond the gates and I’m also a great general hospital fan for over 30 years. I record them both great shows.
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I record them both. Love BTG but I’ve watched GH for over 40 years. Not giving it up.
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What piss me off why on earth they don’t show before the program begins when they show the cast they don’t show the actress that plays LuLu she’s very cute ???
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I think it's hard to develop so many characters all at once. I keep watching to try to get to know them. I hope they build the personalities in each character. There are so many.
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Beautiful Brown people love Dani who is absolutely beautiful. Wayyyyy too much homosexual content. I watched my last episode on 6/17/2025. Can’t deal with all the same sex relationships
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I haven’t watched soaps in over 40 years. However, BTG changed this. I have not on auto record and can’t wait to watch it everyday!
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Beyond The Gates is an awesome new soap opera. It has been years since I’ve allowed a daytime show to capture so much of my attention. (Paramount +)
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I’ve been a huge Y&R fan since ‘84, and Beyond the Gates so far has me hooked. Hopefully the rating stay up.
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Beyond the Gates and GH are on at different times in my area but if I had to choose which one to watch it would be GH all the way. I do watch BTG also. GH is my number 1 !!!!!!!@
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I love Beyond The Gates!!!!!!!!
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I love "Beyond the Gates"!!!
I'm just about done with "The Bold and the Beautiful".
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BTG is nothing new or is it special. It's very much like most soap operas, full of over the top bad acting. If it lasts for 5 years, I'll be surprised
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Would love to see Roger Howarth on Beyond the Gates. Love to see him with Tamara Tunie!
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I record both.
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Worst show ever. Acting terrible it’s almost like a spoof of soap
Opera. Horrible
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I watch it the 2 weeks, but I can not stand the story line
Been watching General Hospital since was in school and I am S C PLUS (84) but I do wish th the best
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All soap operas suck
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You love the script huh? How much did you get paid for leaving this review?
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Gotta love that Paramount/CBS pays people to leave good reviews. What a world we live in.
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Gotta love that Paramount/CBS pays people to leave good reviews. What a world we live in.
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Gotta love that Paramount/CBS pays people to leave good reviews. What a world we live in.
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I'm African American woman and I have watch them both but I like general hospital the best and will continue to watch it I don't like beyond the gates it does not make me want to watch .It's too fictional no for me
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I watched the first 2 wks of BTG and that was it. I did like how it opened with the gates opening and music playing I thought oh wow after the first week I noticed I wasn’t into it. And stop recording. I think it’s also because GH is like a comfort it’s feel like home, as BTG is more like a Dynasty
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Beyond the Gates is awful. Love Tamara but not on this show. IMHO it is just unwatchable.
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Will not watch
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Can't they stay on the bet network!
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Silence please.....
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Keep your ignorance and negativity to yourself.
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racist. it won't last
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So then all the others are racist too yet you’re fine with them. Sounds about white!
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Don’t play the race card. Because African Americans are not fans of BTG either. All soaps have diversity but BTG is the same thing week after week. How many time is Andre going to go after Ashley knowing she has a bf who BTW is a horrible actor I think maybe 4 are actors and are known but the rest of the cast no idea I am glad I stopped watching
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It you no longer watch, why are you still reading articles about the show and commenting on everyone's post... And being extremely rude I might say... Scram!!😤
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I suppose Generations was racist also even though both these shows incorporated African-American and Caucasian characters. That's what you call racist, huh?
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How is BTG racist?? It has the most diverse cast I've seen on a soap opera!
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Racism thrives in this country so if it's a racist show, it'll win lots of emmys and stay on for years cause racists always seem to do well in America...!!😂
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