Where To Watch Soap is one of the biggest daytime talking points right now — here is the full story, the background, and what could happen next.

Every American soap now lives somewhere between broadcast and streaming — and 2026's map is the simplest it has ever been. Here is where to watch each soap, with schedules and the smart viewing order.

The network soaps: where each one lives

  • The Young and the Restless — weekday mornings on CBS, streaming on Paramount+ the same day. The genre's flagship since 1973, and coming off a new season high (the 2026 ratings picture).
  • The Bold and the Beautiful — weekday on CBS, streaming on Paramount+ same-day. The half-hour sister show, currently No. 1 in the key Women 18-49 demographic.
  • General Hospital — weekday afternoons on ABC, streaming on Hulu the following day. The longest-running American soap, on air since 1963 (the 60-year history).
  • Days of our Lives — exclusively on Peacock since 2022, with new episodes dropping weekday mornings; the full 60-year run streams there too (the Peacock-era history).
  • Beyond the Gates — CBS's newest soap, the first new network daytime drama in decades, airing weekday with network streaming (our show explainer).

The smart viewing setup

  1. One broadcast soap + one streaming soap covers the genre's two rhythms: appointment viewing and binge catch-up.
  2. Paramount+ carries both CBS soaps — the single subscription with the most daytime content.
  3. Hulu next-day is GH's rhythm — the war arcs reward same-week viewing, not week-later marathons.
  4. Peacock is the deep archive — the only place to watch Days' entire 60-year run.

And the investment signal behind the map: every platform holding a soap renewed or invested this cycle — Days deepest (through Season 63), while the genre's ratings rose across the board (the numbers). The shows are worth finding because the platforms are keeping them findable.