Press release - Ratings
April 29, 2026
‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ GROWS WEEK TO WEEK AND YEAR TO YEAR ACROSS THE BOARD
‘GMA’ Delivers Its Strongest Adults 18-49 Performance in 2 Years and Narrows Margins With ‘Today’ in Key Adult Demos
For the 1,423rd Consecutive Week, ‘GMA’ Leads ‘CBS Mornings’ in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
“Good Morning America”
“Good Morning America” averaged 2.924 million Total Viewers, 508,000 Adults 25-54 and 376,0000 Adults 18-49 for the week of April 20, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
- “GMA” improved week to week in Total Viewers (+1% – 2.924 million vs. 2.885 million), Adults 25-54 (+5% – 508,000 vs. 483,000) and Adults 18-49 (+9% – 376,000 vs. 345,000). “GMA” turned in its best Adults 18-49 performance in 2 years — since w/o 4/22/24.
- “GMA” saw gains on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+4% – 2.924 million vs. 2.808 million), Adults 25-54 (+6% – 508,000 vs. 481,000) and Adults 18-49 (+31% – 376,000 vs. 288,000).
- On Friday (4/24/26), “GMA” ranked No. 1, leading NBC’s “Today” in Total Viewers (+89,000 – 2.957 million vs. 2.868 million).
- “GMA” narrowed its margin with NBC’s “Today” on the previous week in Adults 25-54 (-10% – 131,000 vs. 146,000) and Adults 18-49 (-23% – 41,000 vs. 53,000).
- “GMA” (2.924 million, 508,000 and 376,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Mornings” (1.756 million, 310,000 and 212,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+1.168 million), Adults 25-54 (+198,000) and Adults 18-49 (+164,000). In addition, “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,423 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.
MORNING NEWS (Week of April 20, 2026)
| TOTAL VIEWERS | ADULTS 25-54 | ADULTS 18-49 | |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 2,924,000 | 508,000 | 376,000 |
| TODAY | 2,996,000 | 639,000 | 417,000 |
| CBS MORNINGS | 1,756,000 | 310,000 | 212,000 |
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 4/20/26), Previous Week (w/o 4/13/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/19/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–4/26/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24–4/27/25). 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 1.341 million Total Viewers, 117,000 Women 25-54 and 95,000 Women 18-49 during the week of April 20, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers and Women 18-49.
- “GMA3” was up week to week in Total Viewers (+1% – 1.341 million vs. 1.326 million).
- Season to date, “GMA3” is beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers (+6% – 1.448 million vs. 1.370 million) and Women 18-49 (+12% – 101,000 vs. 90,000) 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 April 20, 2026:
| TOTAL VIEWERS | WOMEN 25-54 (000) | WOMEN 18-49 (000) | |
| “GMA3” | 1,341,000 | 117,000 | 95,000 |
| “NBC News Daily” | 1,307,000 | 126,000 | 93,000 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 4/20/26), Previous Week (w/o 4/13/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/21/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–4/26/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/16/24-4/27/25). 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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