‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ DRAWS ITS LARGEST TOTAL AUDIENCE IN TWO YEARS WITH MORE THAN 3 MILLION VIEWERS

“Good Morning America”

“Good Morning America” averages 3.065 million Total Viewers, 527,000 Adults 25-54 and 352,0000 Adults 18-49 for the week of Jan. 26, 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 (+7% – 3.065 million vs. 2.863 million), Adults 25-54 (+3% – 527,000 vs. 510,000) and Adults 18-49 (+4% – 352,000 vs. 339,000), attracting its largest overall audience in nearly 2 years — since w/o 4/22/24.
• “GMA” posted year increases on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+8% – 3.065 million vs. 2.851 million), Adults 25-54 (+7% – 527,000 vs. 491,000) and Adults 18-49 (+17% – 352,000 vs. 300,000), standing as the only morning newscast to grow year to year in all key target demos.
• “GMA” turned in its two most-watched telecasts on Monday (3.135 million on 1/26/26) and Tuesday (3.128 million on 1/27/26) in over 1 year — since 11/6/24, the day after the presidential election.
• On Thursday (1/28/26), “GMA” delivered its top telecast in Adults 25-54 (599,000) and Adults 18-49 (430,000) over 1 year — since 1/14/25.
• “GMA” cut its margins with “Today” on the year-ago week in Adults 25-54 (-32% – 125,000 vs. 185,000) and Adults 18-49 (-29% – 84,000 vs. 119,000).
• “GMA” (3.065 million, 527,000 and 352,000, respectively) beat “CBS Mornings” (1.833 million, 285,000 and 188,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+1.232 million), Adults 25-54 (+242,000) and Adults 18-49 (+164,000), posting its largest overall viewer lead in nearly 7 years — since w/o 2/25/19. In addition, “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,411 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.

MORNING NEWS (Week of Jan. 26, 2026)

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49
GOOD MORNING AMERICA	3,065,000	527,000	352,000
TODAY	3,095,000	652,000	436,000
CBS MORNINGS	1,833,000	285,000	188,000

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 1/26/26), Previous Week (w/o 1/19/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/27/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–2/1/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24–2/2/25). 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 1.763 million Total Viewers, 147,000 Women 25-54 and 113,000 Women 18-49 during the week of Jan. 26, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading “NBC News Daily” across the board.

• “GMA3” posted double-digit gains week-to-week in Total Viewers (+19% – 1.763 million vs. 1.481 million), Women 25-54 (+13% – 147,000 vs. 130,000) and Women 18-49 (22% – 113,000 vs. 93,000), posting its most-watched week in over 1 year — since w/o 1/6/25.
• On Monday (1/26/26), “GMA3” scored its most-watched telecast (2.036 million) in nearly 2 years — since 4/8/24.
• Season to date, “GMA3” is beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers (+5% – 1.431 million vs. 1.368 million), Women 25-54 (+2% – 128,000 vs. 126,000) and Women 18-49 (+15% – 102,000 vs. 89,000) 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. 26, 2026:

	TOTAL VIEWERS	WOMEN 25-54 (000)	WOMEN 18-49 (000)
“GMA3”	1,763,000	147,000	113,000
“NBC News Daily”	1,554,000	140,000	96,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 1/26/26), Previous Week (w/o 1/19/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/20/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–2/1/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/16/24-1/26/25). 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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