The interesting part about it is that CBS cancelled previous soaps in place of talk shows due to the overseas revenue not being there to only end up pivoting back years later.
Black soap opera debuts. Beyond the Gates. Set in the DMV, will it L-A-S-T ? /*renewed
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daboywonder2002
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With everyone working remote and all these federal layoffs. This is the best time to do itWho watches daytime soap operas anymore? It's too late for this. Could've worked in the 90s/00s or early 2010s at the latest. 2025?
1 and done.
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The early streaming numbers for the show should be good.
What will ultimately hurt this show is what hurt Our Kind of People.
This show might technically be breaking ground on major network tv, but multiple shows with soap opera elements have come and gone on cable tv. The scripted shows, and the "reality" shows.
The first set are free to use language and content without the constraints of network censors. The second set use real life people whose lifestyles the audience follows and copies.
The current shows have pushed boundaries to the point that it would be hard for Beyond the Gates to go lower than.
Wish them luck.
What will ultimately hurt this show is what hurt Our Kind of People.
This show might technically be breaking ground on major network tv, but multiple shows with soap opera elements have come and gone on cable tv. The scripted shows, and the "reality" shows.
The first set are free to use language and content without the constraints of network censors. The second set use real life people whose lifestyles the audience follows and copies.
The current shows have pushed boundaries to the point that it would be hard for Beyond the Gates to go lower than.
Wish them luck.
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The writers either must be trying too hard or this is their 1st show. Because it's stiff. The dialogue doesn't flow or sound organic (for a soap opera). And they don't have to be all Black History Month, super over-achiever with the main characters too.
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1st week ratings are in
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Karla Mosley, Timon Kyle Durrett
Quantrell Colbert/CBS
The veteran CBS soaps also hit new season highs among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 rating, the two key sales demographics used to sell ad rates for daytime television programming.
For the week, the network’s launch of its first new daytime soap opera since 1987, and the first new soap opera to premiere on network television since the debut of “Passions” on NBC in July 1999, ranked a solid No. 1 in its timeslot opposite “General Hospital,” where the two compete head-to-head in most markets.
With its 0.25 rating among Women 18-49, “Beyond the Gates” ranked a solid sixth for the week among daytime broadcast shows, up +0.06 week-to-week from the performance of the preview special “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood” (0.25 ratings vs. 0.19 rating), and up +0.09 from the year ago performance of “The Talk” (0.25 rating vs. 0.16 rating).
Among Women 25-54, “Beyond the Gates” again ranked sixth for the week, averaging a 0.39 rating in the key sales demographic, up +0.09 from the week ago performance of the daytime preview special and +0.14 from the year ago performance of “The Talk.”
“Beyond the Gates” marked the network’s best performance in the 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT slot since the week of March 7-11, 2022 among Women 18-49, and the best since the week of September 27-October 1, 2021 among Women 25-54 rating.
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Splashes In Debut, ‘The Young and the Restless’ & ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Hit Season Highs Among Key Demos
March 4, 2025
Karla Mosley, Timon Kyle Durrett
Quantrell Colbert/CBS
EXCLUSIVE
The debut of “Beyond the Gates” during the week of February 24-28, 2025 had a halo effect on the bulk of CBS’ daytime lineup, with “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” up by substantial margins compared to their performance during the same week last year, Nielsen data shows.The veteran CBS soaps also hit new season highs among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 rating, the two key sales demographics used to sell ad rates for daytime television programming.
For the week, the network’s launch of its first new daytime soap opera since 1987, and the first new soap opera to premiere on network television since the debut of “Passions” on NBC in July 1999, ranked a solid No. 1 in its timeslot opposite “General Hospital,” where the two compete head-to-head in most markets.
With its 0.25 rating among Women 18-49, “Beyond the Gates” ranked a solid sixth for the week among daytime broadcast shows, up +0.06 week-to-week from the performance of the preview special “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood” (0.25 ratings vs. 0.19 rating), and up +0.09 from the year ago performance of “The Talk” (0.25 rating vs. 0.16 rating).
Among Women 25-54, “Beyond the Gates” again ranked sixth for the week, averaging a 0.39 rating in the key sales demographic, up +0.09 from the week ago performance of the daytime preview special and +0.14 from the year ago performance of “The Talk.”
“Beyond the Gates” marked the network’s best performance in the 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT slot since the week of March 7-11, 2022 among Women 18-49, and the best since the week of September 27-October 1, 2021 among Women 25-54 rating.
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RENEWED!!
apnews.com
05/16/25
'Beyond the Gates' is renewed as veteran Black soap actors cheer its success
CBS' new soap opera “Beyond the Gates” has been renewed for a second season. Some of daytime’s beloved Black actors like Victoria Rowell, Darnell Williams and Veronica Redd see it as a win for both Black history and Black culture.
apnews.com
05/16/25