Press release - Ratings
October 29, 2024
‘Good Morning America’ Ranks As No. 1 Morning Newscast in Total Viewers
Season to Date, ‘GMA’ Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 13th Straight Year
‘GMA’ Outperforms CBS Across the Board for the Week, Leads in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the Season and Last 1,345 Weeks
“Good Morning America” ranked as America’s No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (2.606 million) for the week of Oct. 21, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.
- “GMA” (2.606 million, 490,000 and 317,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Mornings” (1.888 million, 399,000 and 265,000, respectively) across the board: Total Viewers (+718,000), Adults 25-54 (+91,000) and Adults 18-49 (+52,000). “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,345 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99.
- Season to date, “GMA” (2.677 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” (2.578 million) by 99,000 and “CBS Mornings” (1.970 million) by 707,000.
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 executive producer.
MORNING NEWS (Week of Oct. 21, 2024):
| TOTAL VIEWERS | ADULTS 25-54 | ADULTS 18-49 | HOUSEHOLDS | |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 2,606,000 | 0.4/10; 490,000 | 0.2/10; 317,000 | 1.8/13 |
| TODAY | 2,552,000 | 0.6/14; 689,000 | 0.3/13 443,000 | 1.7/12 |
| CBS MORNINGS | 1,888,000 | 0.3/ 8; 399,000 | 0.2/ 8; 265,000 | 1.3/ 9 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 10/21/24), Previous Week (w/o 10/14/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/23/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23-10/27/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25-10/2+/23). Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.
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