ABC NEWS’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ IS AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED MORNING NEWS PROGRAM

“Good Morning America” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.878 million) for the week of Jan. 12, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “GMA” saw across-the-board gains from the previous week: Total Viewers (+4% – 2.878 million vs. 2.755 million), Adults 25-54 (+25% – 552,000 vs. 442,000) and Adults 18-49 (+25% – 367,000 vs. 293,000), hitting season highs in both key Adult demos. In fact, “GMA” turned in its best Adults 25-54 performance in nearly 1 year and top Adults 18-49 delivery in more than 1 1/2 years — since weeks of 2/17/25 and 4/29/24, respectively.
• “GMA” ranked No. 1 in Adults 25-54, leading NBC’s “Today” on Tuesday (+16,000 – 517,000 vs. 501,000) and Thursday (+17,000 – 588,000 vs. 571,000).
• “GMA” cut its margins with “Today” compared to the previous week in Adults 25-54 (-72% – 24,000 vs. 85,000) and Adults 18-49 (-77% – 14,000 vs. 60,000), posting its closest performance in both measures in 3 months — since w/o 10/13/25.
• “GMA” decreased its gaps with “Today” from the same week last year in Adults 25-54 (-83% – 24,000 vs. 145,000) and Adults 18-49 (-87% – 14,000 vs. 107,000).
• “GMA” (2.878 million, 552,000 and 367,000, respectively) beat “CBS Mornings” (1.726 million, 259,000 and 189,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+1.152 million), Adults 25-54 (+293,000) and Adults 18-49 (+178,000). In fact, “GMA” scored its largest Total Viewer lead over the CBS program in over 5 years — since w/o 11/18/19. In addition, “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,409 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.

MORNING NEWS (Week of Jan. 12, 2026)

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49
GOOD MORNING AMERICA	2,878,000	552,000	367,000
TODAY	2,870,000	576,000	381,000
CBS MORNINGS	1,726,000	259,000	189,000

Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings.; Current Week (w/o 1/12/26), Previous Week (w/o 1/5/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/13/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–1/18/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24–1/19/25). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season.  Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

Emmy® Award-winning “Good Morning America,” featuring the anchor team of Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and chief meteorologist Ginger Zee, airs live Monday-Friday (7:00-9:00 a.m. ET) on ABC. Simone Swink is the senior executive producer.

“GMA3”

“GMA3” averaged 1.535 million Total Viewers, 141,000 Women 25-54 and 116,000 Women 18-49 during the week of Jan. 12, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading “NBC News Daily” across the board.

• “GMA3” saw Total Viewer gains week to week (+4% – 1.535 million vs. 1.479 million) to deliver its most-watched week in 10 months — since w/o 3/17/25.
• Season to date, “GMA3” is beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers (+4% – 1.401 million vs. 1.353 million), Women 25-54 (+2% – 127,000 vs. 125,000) and Women 18-49 (+15% – 101,000 vs. 88,000) for the 4th straight season, based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

Emmy Award-nominated “GMA3” is a one-hour program airing weekdays at 1:00 p.m. ET|12:00 p.m. CT on ABC. Simone Swink is the senior executive producer.

Week of Jan. 12, 2026:

	TOTAL VIEWERS	WOMEN 25-54 (000)	WOMEN 18-49 (000)
“GMA3”	1,535,000	141,000	116,000
“NBC News Daily”	1,355,000	121,000	78,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 1/12/26), Previous Week (w/o 1/5/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/6/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–1/19/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/16/24-1/12/25). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season.  Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus 13 Panel ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out-of-Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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