'GOOD MORNING AMERICA' RANKS AS THE MOST WATCHED MORNING NEWS PROGRAM FOR JULY

 

“Good Morning America”

• “Good Morning America” ranked as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (2.792 million) for July 2026, based on based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.   “GMA” outdelivered NBC’s “Today” (2.779 million) and “CBS Mornings” (1.627 million).
• “Good Morning America” averaged 2.743 million Total Viewers, 442,000 Adults 25-54 and 320,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of July 20, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
• “GMA” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers, leading NBC’s “Today” on Monday (+142,000 – 2.747 million vs. 2.065 million), Thursday (+12,000 – 2.667 million vs. 2.655 million) and Friday (+20,000 – 2.720 million vs. 2.700 million).
• “GMA” improved year to year in Total Viewers (+3% – 2.743 million vs. 2.664 million) and Adults 18-49 (+17% – 320,000 vs. 274,000).
• “GMA” cut its gaps with “Today” week to week in both Adults 25-54 (-8% – 87,000 vs. 95,000) and Adults 18-49 (-57% – 24,000 vs. 56,000). “GMA” delivered its narrowest news demo performance with “Today” in 6 months — since w/o 1/12/26.
• “GMA” (2.743 million, 442,000 and 320,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Mornings” (1.592 million, 219,000 and 151,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+1.151 million), Adults 25-54 (+223,000) and Adults 18-49 (+169,000). In addition, “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,435 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.
• Season to date, “GMA” is up in Total Viewers (+1% – 2.848 million vs. 2.816 million) and Adults 18-49 (+9% – 332,000 vs. 305,000) compared to the same point last year.

MORNING NEWS (Week of July 20, 2026)

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49
GOOD MORNING AMERICA	2,743,000	442,000	320,000
TODAY	2,747,000	529,000	344,000
CBS MORNINGS	1,592,000	219,000	151,000

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 7/20/26), Previous Week (w/o 7/13/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/21/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–7/26/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24–7/27/25). 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 1.438 million Total Viewers, 134,000 Women 25-54 and 104,000 Women 18-49 during the week of July 20, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• For the third straight week, “GMA3” saw week-to-week gains in Women 25-54 (+2% – 134,000 vs. 131,000) and Women 18-49 (+12% – 104,000 vs. 93,000), hitting an 8-week high in Women 1849 — since w/o 5/25/26.
• “GMA3” posted double-digit increases year to year across the board: Total Viewers (+11% – 1.438 million vs. 1.294 million), Women 25-54 (+30% – 134,000 vs. 103,000) and Women 18-49 (+39% – 104,000 vs. 75,000).
• Season to date, “GMA3” is beating “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers (+2% – 1.428 million vs. 1.396 million) and Women 18-49 (+6% – 100,000 vs. 94,000) 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 July 20, 2026:

	TOTAL VIEWERS	WOMEN 25-54 (000)	WOMEN 18-49 (000)
“GMA3”	1,438,000	134,000	104,000
“NBC News Daily”	1,584,000	143,000	113,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live+SD Current Week (w/o 7/20/26), Previous Week (w/o 7/13/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/14/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25–7/26/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/16/24-7/20/25). 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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