The Bold and the Beautiful

How it earned its rating

• CriticsNot counted

  Not enough reviews on record yet

• AudiencesBelow par

  5.6 out of 10

• AwardsVery strong

  Won 12 Emmys: Daytime Emmy Awards:, Daytime Emmy Awards: Lisa Yamada, Daytime Emmy Awards: John McCook, Daytime Emmy Awards: Scott Clifton and 8 more. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Serials - Daytime. Also nominated for 1 more DGA Award. Plus 26 other awards.

• Reach & staying powerStrong

  Ran for 40 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

• Buzz & cultural impactStrong

  About 427K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 13 is the high point.

1. 
   Season 11987 · 241 episodes · 9.5 out of 10
   Friday
2. 
   Season 21988 · 252 episodes · 9.0 out of 10
   Friday
3. –
   Season 31989 · 254 episodes
   Not rated yet
4. –
   Season 41990 · 247 episodes
   Not rated yet
5. –
   Season 51991 · 253 episodes
   Not rated yet
6. –
   Season 61992 · 252 episodes
   Not rated yet
7. –
   Season 71993 · 253 episodes
   Not rated yet
8. –
   Season 81994 · 251 episodes
   Not rated yet
9. –
   Season 91995 · 251 episodes
   Not rated yet
10. –
    Season 101996 · 252 episodes
    Not rated yet
11. –
    Season 111997 · 252 episodes
    Not rated yet
12. –
    Season 121998 · 250 episodes
    Not rated yet
13. 
    Season 131999 · 255 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
14. 
    Season 142000 · 250 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
15. –
    Season 152001 · 247 episodes
    Not rated yet
16. –
    Season 162002 · 249 episodes
    Not rated yet
17. –
    Season 172003 · 252 episodes
    Not rated yet
18. –
    Season 182004 · 87 episodes
    Not rated yet
19. –
    Season 192005 · 254 episodes
    Not rated yet
20. –
    Season 202006 · 256 episodes
    Not rated yet
21. –
    Season 212007 · 251 episodes
    Not rated yet
22. –
    Season 222008 · 251 episodes
    Not rated yet
23. –
    Season 232009 · 255 episodes
    Not rated yet
24. –
    Season 242010 · 8 episodes
    Not rated yet
25. –
    Season 25257 episodes
    Not rated yet
26. –
    Season 265 episodes
    Not rated yet
27. –
    Season 272013 · 252 episodes
    Not rated yet
28. –
    Season 282014 · 253 episodes
    Not rated yet
29. –
    Season 292015 · 110 episodes
    Not rated yet
30. –
    Season 302016 · 145 episodes
    Not rated yet
31. –
    Season 312017 · 253 episodes
    Not rated yet
32. 
    Season 322018 · 251 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
33. –
    Season 332019 · 184 episodes
    Not rated yet
34. 
    Season 342020 · 250 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
35. 
    Season 352021 · 250 episodes · 7.6 out of 10
    Sunday
36. 
    Season 362022 · 250 episodes · 9.2 out of 10
    Friday
37. 
    Season 372023 · 250 episodes · 6.5 out of 10
    Weeknight
38. 
    Season 382024 · 250 episodes · 9.7 out of 10
    Friday
39. 
    Season 392025 · 250 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
40. –
    Season 402026 · 39 episodes
    Not rated yet

Trailer

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Cast & crew

Created by William J. Bell, Lee Phillip Bell

• Katherine Kelly LangBrooke Logan
• John McCookEric Forrester