Top 19 Soap operas in United States
This curated ranking covers the 19 largest soap operas in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. To Catch a Predator, As the World Turns and Guiding Light lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,092,922 people. Across all 19 entries the average audience size is 94,305, and the largest, To Catch a Predator, reaches around 480,470 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each soap opera, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  To Catch a Predator |
480,470 | 97.4% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  As the World Turns |
357,248 | 57.3% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Guiding Light |
255,204 | 31.8% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Eddie Murphy Delirious |
147,193 | 74.2% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi |
123,598 | 5.2% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten |
80,337 | 0.4% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  The Wiz Live! |
72,724 | 97.7% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Rhythm City (TV series) |
65,374 | 30.3% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Dirty Sexy Money |
51,001 | 41.3% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  GTST |
39,967 | 3.8% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  The Yellow Rose |
39,918 | 70.7% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  In aller Freundschaft |
29,078 | 0.7% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Fair City |
14,758 | 3.2% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Verbotene Liebe |
10,843 | 3.1% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Unter Uns |
10,428 | 0.4% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Na Wspólnej |
6,556 | 0.8% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  La viuda joven |
6,487 | 44.5% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music |
554 | 58.2% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Channel 4's Comedy Gala |
58 | 62.5% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 19 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each soap opera by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest soap opera in United States?
To Catch a Predator currently leads with an estimated audience of 480,470 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.