‘THE VIEW’ RANKS NO. 1 IN HOUSEHOLDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS AMONG ALL DAYTIME NETWORK TALK SHOWS, POSTING GAINS IN BOTH KEY WOMEN DEMOS SEASON TO DATE

For the week of Feb. 16, 2026, “The View” ranked No. 1 in Households (1.83 rtg.) and Total Viewers (2.709 million) among the daytime network talk shows, leading NBC’s “TODAY Third Hour” (1.45 rtg. and 2.161 million, respectively) and “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” (0.93 rtg. and 1.387 million, respectively).

• In addition, “The View” averaged 262,000 Women 25-54 and 198,000 Women 18-49, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
• “The View” turned in double-digit increases versus the previous week in Women 25-54 (+13% – 262,000 vs. 232,000) and Women 18-49 (+18% – 198,000 vs. 168,000), delivering its 2nd-best numbers of the season and its 2nd-strongest performance in over 1 year in both key Women demos — since w/o 11/4/24, the week of the presidential election.
• For the 5th week running, “The View” posted year-to-year gains in Total Viewers (+1% – 2.709 million vs. 2.684 million), Women 25-54 (+24% – 262,000 vs. 212,000) and Women 18-49 (+12% – 198,000 vs. 177,000).
• Season to date, “The View” is improving in Women 25-54 (+6% – 226,000 vs. 213,000) and Women 18-49 (+2% – 167,000 vs. 164,000) versus the comparable number of weeks last season.
• Season to date, “The View” is ranking No. 1 in Households (1.71 rating) and Total Viewers (2.603 million) among all broadcast daytime talk shows for the 9th straight season.

NOTE: On Friday (2/20/26), “The View” was retitled to “View-ABC.”  The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. “The View”’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).

Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live + SD Big Data Plus Panel, Current Week (w/o 2/16/26), Previous Week (2/9/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 2/10/25). Most Current Big Data Plus Panel: 2025-2026 Season (9/8/25-2/22/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/1/24-2/17/25). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season.  Beginning 12/26/23, national ratings based on Big Data ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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