TODAY Has Been the #1 Morning Show Among A25-54 for 41 Out of 42 Weeks

TODAY Has Cut the Total Viewer Gap with GMA By 48% Versus the Same Week Last Season

GMA Down Double Digits in Key Demos Year-Over-Year

Season to Date, TODAY is the #1 Morning Show in Both A25-54 and A18-49

NEW YORK – June 23, 2016 – NBC News’ TODAY was the number-one morning show in the key A25-54 demo again last week, while continuing to shrink the total viewer gap with ABC’s “Good Morning America.” TODAY has held the top spot in the key demo for more than nine months, winning 41 out of the last 42 weeks among A25-54. TODAY also continues as the number-one morning show in both A25-54 and A18-49 for the season.

For the week of June 13, TODAY topped GMA by 92,000 in A25-54 and by 72,000 in A18-49.  Versus the same week last season, TODAY cut its total viewer gap with GMA by 48% (-332,000 last week vs. -643,000 a year ago). This season, GMA is down double digits in both A25-54 (-16%) and A18-49 (-15%) year-over-year.

*Please note: As of 12/28/15, Nielsen national ratings are based on an expanded sample known as “NPX,” which effectively doubles the size of the Nielsen panel through a combination of additional meters and HHs. While NPX is now the official currency of record, all data pre-12/28/15 remains based on the old sample — so year-to-year and other comparisons are versus pre-NPX data.

TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:

WEEK OF JUNE 13

TODAY averaged 1.676 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming GMA by +92,000 (+6%) and CBS This Morning by +640,000 (+62%)

•          TODAY has been #1 among A25-54 viewers for 25 consecutive weeks and 41 of the last 42 weeks
•          This was TODAY’s best A25-54 advantage over CBS in three weeks
•          TODAY won all five mornings in A25-54, increasing its season-to-date total to 170 daily wins out of 185 rated broadcast days
•          TODAY delivered a 1.41 A25-54 rating, +0.08 points ahead of GMA and +0.54 points more than CBS

TODAY averaged 1.230 million A18-49 viewers, +72,000 (+6%) more than GMA and +514,000 (+72%) higher than CBS

•          Among A18-49 viewers, TODAY has now posted 45 consecutive wins and has been #1 in 51 of the last 53 weeks and 62 of the last 66 weeks
•          TODAY has now secured 177 daily A18-49 wins out of 185 rated broadcast days season-to-date
•          TODAY’s 0.97 A18-49 rating led GMA by +0.06 points and CBS by +0.41 points

TODAY averaged 4.410 million total viewers, leading CBS This Morning by 873,000 (+25%)

•          TODAY posted its best total viewer delivery and advantage over CBS in three weeks

Versus the same week last season, TODAY saw higher deliveries in total viewers (+1%, or +22,000) and A25-54 viewers (+1%, or +15,000).  TODAY also:

•          Narrowed the total viewer gap with GMA by 48% (-332,000 last week vs. -643,000 a year ago)
•          Posted a 189,000 viewer turnaround in its A25-54 advantage vs. GMA (+92,000 win last week vs. a -97,000 loss last year)
•          Posted a 324% higher A18-49 advantage vs. GMA (+72,000 win last week vs. a +17,000 last year)

Compared to the prior week, TODAY delivered the biggest total viewer gain (+238,000, or +6%) while also increasing in A25-54 (+108,000, or +7%) and A18-49 (+80,000, or +7%)

Season-to-date, TODAY ranks as the #1 morning news show among A25-54 and A18-49 viewers

•          TODAY averages 1.812 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +9% (+150,000) and CBS by +69% (+737,000).  TODAY’s A25-54 advantage over GMA represents a 270,000 viewer turnaround from a -120,000 deficit at this point last season.
•          In A18-49, TODAY averages 1.362 million and tops GMA by +15% (+174,000) and CBS by +77% (+592,000).  TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA has improved by 142,000 viewers (+444%) from last season’s +32,000 lead.
•          Among total viewers, the gap between TODAY and GMA is 60% narrower than last season (-233,000 season-to-date versus a -578,000 deficit at this time last season).

TODAY DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS:

For the 23rd consecutive month, Today.com reached more consumers than GMA on Yahoo.  Over 32.7 million unique visitors turned to Today.com in May for exclusive interviews and the latest lifestyle, parenting and entertainment news, according to recent data from comScore.  For 29 consecutive months (38 out of the last 39), Today.com has reached more mobile consumers than GMA on Yahoo.

Today.com mobile unique visitors have grown +18% over the last 12 months while GMA on Yahoo has grown +11% for the same period. Today.com has gone from parity in mobile unique visitors in September 2013 to over 3.2x GMA on Yahoo’s mobile visitor number in May 2016.

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NBC’s TODAY is the news program that informs, entertains, inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans. Airing live from 7 am to 11 am ET, TODAY reaches more than 5 million people every day through its broadcast, and millions more through TODAY.com, the TODAY app, and social media platforms. Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Willie Geist, Tamron Hall, Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb, and Kathie Lee Gifford are the anchors and hosts, Noah Oppenheim is the SVP and Executive in Charge, and Don Nash is the executive producer.

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