‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ DELIVERS 2.7 MILLION VIEWERS FOR THE WEEK

“Good Morning America”

“Good Morning America” averaged 2.740 million Total Viewers, 436,000 Adults 25-54 and 323,0000 Adults 18-49 for the week of May 18, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• On Wednesday (5/20/26), “GMA” ranked No. 1, leading NBC’s “Today” in Total Viewers (+18,000 – 2.815 million vs. 2.797 million).
• “GMA” narrowed its margins with “Today” compared to the previous week in Adults 25-54 (-23% – 126,000 vs. 164,000) and Adults 18-49 (-13% – 72,000 vs. 83,000).
• “GMA” (2.740 million, 436,000 and 323,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Mornings” (1.897 million, 322,000 and 192,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+843,000), Adults 25-54 (+114,000) and Adults 18-49 (+131,000). In addition, “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,427 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.
• Season to date, “GMA” is up in Total Viewers (2.864 million vs. 2.856 million) compared to the same point last year.

NOTE: On Friday (5/22/26), all three programs were retitled. The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly averages. Weekly averages for “GMA,” “CBS Mornings” and “Today” are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).

MORNING NEWS (Week of May 18, 2026)

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49
GOOD MORNING AMERICA	2,740,000	436,000	323,000
TODAY	2,969,000	562,000	395,000
CBS MORNINGS	1,897,000	322,000	192,000

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 5/18/26), Previous Week (w/o 5/11/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 5/19/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–5/24/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24–5/25/25). 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 1.299 million Total Viewers, 117,000 Women 25-54 and 89,000 Women 18-49 during the week of May 18, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• For the third straight week, “GMA3” saw gains on the year-ago week in Women 25-54 (+9% – 117,000 vs. 107,000).
• Season to date, “GMA3” is beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers (+5% – 1.433 million vs. 1.362 million) and Women 18-49 (+11% – 100,000 vs. 90,000) for the fourth straight season, based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

NOTE: On Wednesday (5/20/26), “NBC News Daily” was coded as a breakout. On Friday (5/22/26), “GMA3” was retitled to “GMA3-ABC.” The breakout and retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. “GMA”’s (Monday-Thursday) and “NBC News Daily”’s (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) weekly averages are based on four days.

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 May 18, 2026:

	TOTAL VIEWERS	WOMEN 25-54 (000)	WOMEN 18-49 (000)
“GMA3”	1,299,000	117,000	89,000
“NBC News Daily”	1,351,000	125,000	94,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 5/18/26), Previous Week (w/o 5/11/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 5/19/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–5/172426) and 2024-2025 Season (9/16/24-5/18/25). 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.

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