Press release - Ratings
August 12, 2025
‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ IS AMERICA’S NO. 1 MORNING NEWS PROGRAM FOR 23 WEEKS IN A ROW
For the 3rd Week in a Row, ‘GMA’ Is Up Year-to-Year in Adults 18-49
‘GMA’ Is the Most-Watched Morning Program for the 13th Year Straight

“Good Morning America”
“Good Morning America” ranked as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (2.547 million) during the week of Aug. 4, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” beat NBC’s “Today” (2.379 million) by 168,000. “GMA” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 23rd consecutive week and in 25 and the last 26 weeks.
- For the 3rd week in a row, “GMA” was up year to year in Adults 18-49 (+1% – 292,000 vs. 289,000).
- “GMA” slashed its margins with “Today” year to year by more than half in both Adults 25-54 (-58% – 119,000 vs. 280,000) and Adults 18-49 (-76% – 55,000 vs. 231,000).
- “GMA” (2.547 million, 434,000 and 292,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Mornings” (1.784 million, 327,000 and 177,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+763,000), Adults 25-54 (+107,000) and Adults 18-49 (+115,000). “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,386 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.
- Season to date, “GMA” (2.675 million) is ranking as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers for the 13th consecutive year — since the 2012-2013 season. “GMA” is leading NBC’s “Today” (2.617 million) and “CBS Mornings” (1.966 million).
MORNING NEWS (Week of Aug. 4, 2025)
TOTAL VIEWERS | ADULTS 25-54 | ADULTS 18-49 | HOUSEHOLDS | |
GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 2,547,000 | 0.4/12; 434,000 | 0.2/12; 292,000 | 1.7/14 |
TODAY | 2,379,000 | 0.4/15; 553,000 | 0.3/14; 347,000 | 1.6/13 |
CBS MORNINGS | 1,784,000 | 0.3/ 9; 327,000 | 0.1/ 7; 177,000 | 1.2/ 10 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 8/4/25), Previous Week (w/o 8/5/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 8/5/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-8/10/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-8/11/24). 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. EDT) on ABC. Simone Swink is the senior executive producer.
“GMA3”
“GMA3” averaged 1.142 million Total Viewers, 107,000 Women 25-54, and 72,000 Women 18-49 during the week of Aug. 4, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading “NBC News Daily” in overall viewers.
- Season to date, “GMA3” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.331 million) versus CBS’ “The Talk” (1.240 million) and “NBC News Daily” (1.179 million) for the 3rd straight season. In addition, “GMA3” is improving versus the comparable weeks last season in Women 18-49 (+2% – 100,000 vs. 98,000).
Emmy® Award-nominated “GMA3” is a one-hour program airing weekdays at 1:00 p.m. EDT|12:00 p.m. CDT on ABC. Simone Swink is the senior executive producer.
Week of July 28, 2025:
PROGRAM AVERAGES | TOTAL VIEWERS | Women 25-54 (000) | Women 18-49 (000) |
“GMA3” | 1,142,000 | 107,000 | 72,000 |
“NBC News Daily” | 1,114,000 | 111,000 | 85,000 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 7/28/25), Previous Week (w/o 7/21/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/29/24), or as dated. Most Current Date Stream: 2024-2025 Season: 9/16/24-8/3/25 for “GMA3” and 9/23/24-8/3/25 for “NBC News Daily” and “The Talk.” Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.
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