‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ IS THE ONLY MORNING SHOW TO GROW YEAR TO YEAR ACROSS THE BOARD, DELIVERING LARGEST TOTAL AUDIENCE IN 6 WEEKS

“Good Morning America” 

“Good Morning America” averaged 2.961 million Total Viewers, 475,000 Adults 25-54 and 345,0000 Adults 18-49 for the week of April 27, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “GMA” grew over the previous week in Total Viewers (+1% – 2.961 million vs. 2.924 million) to draw its largest overall audience in 6 weeks — since w/o 3/16/26.
• For the third week in a row, “GMA” improved on the year-ago week in Total Viewers (+5% – 2.961 million vs. 2.810 million), Adults 25-54 (+4% – 475,000 vs. 458,000) and Adults 18-49 (+18% – 345,000 vs. 292,000). “GMA” stood as the only morning newscast to grow year to year across the board.
• On Friday (5/1/26), “GMA” ranked No. 1, beating NBC’s “Today” in Total Viewers (+143,000 – 3.032 million vs. 2.889 million).
• “GMA” narrowed its Adults 25-54 gap with NBC’s “Today” week to week (-7% – 122,000 vs. 131,000) to its closest in 9 weeks — since w/o 2/23/26.
• “GMA” decreased its margins by double digits with NBC’s “Today” compared to the same week last year in Adults 25-54 (-15% – 122,000 vs. 143,000) and Adults 18-49 (-34% – 56,000 vs. 85,000).
• “GMA” (2.961 million, 475,000 and 345,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Mornings” (1.815 million, 298,000 and 202,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+1.146 million), Adults 25-54 (+177,000) and Adults 18-49 (+143,000). In addition, “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,424 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.

NOTE: On Tuesday (4/28/26), “Good Morning America” was retitled to “GMA-ABC” and “Today” was retitled to “Today-TS.” On Wednesday (4/29/26), “CBS Mornings” was retitled to “CBS Morn.” The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. Weekly averages for “Good Morning America” (Monday, Wednesday-Friday), “CBS Mornings” (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and “Today” (Monday, Wednesday-Friday) are based on four days.

MORNING NEWS (Week of April 27, 2026)

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49
GOOD MORNING AMERICA	2,961,000	475,000	345,000
TODAY	3,014,000	597,000	401,000
CBS MORNINGS	1,815,000	298,000	202,000

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 4/27/26), Previous Week (w/o 4/20/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/28/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–5/3/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24–5/4/25). 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 1.310 million Total Viewers, 121,000 Women 25-54 and 96,000 Women 18-49 during the week of April 27, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers.

• “GMA3” was up week to week in Women 25-54 (+3% – 121,000 vs. 117,000) and Women 18-49 (+1% – 96,000 vs. 95,000).
• Season to date, “GMA3” is beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers (+6% – 1.443 million vs. 1.366 million) and Women 18-49 (+12% – 101,000 vs. 90,000) for the 4th straight season, based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

NOTE: On Tuesday (4/28/26), “GMA3” was retitled to “GMA3-ABC” and “NBC News Daily” was retitled to “NBC News Daily-ND.” The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. ABC’s and NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday, Wednesday-Friday).

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 27, 2026:

	TOTAL VIEWERS	WOMEN 25-54 (000)	WOMEN 18-49 (000)
“GMA3”	1,310,000	121,000	96,000
“NBC News Daily”	1,260,000	127,000	104,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 4/27/26), Previous Week (w/o 4/20/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/28/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–5/3/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/16/24-5/4/25). 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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