‘TODAY’ WINS AGAIN

TODAY Tops GMA in Key Demos Last Week and Season-to-Date

TODAY #1 in A25-54 for 129 Straight Weeks; #1 in A18-49 for 149 Consecutive Weeks

TODAY Doubles A25-54 Demo Advantage Over GMA Week-Over-Week

TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:

Net HH
Rtg
HH
Shr
P2+
Imps
P18-49
Rtg
P18-49
Imps
P25-54
Rtg
P25-54
Imps
TODAY 2.74 12 3,717 0.70 900 1.03 1,240
CBS THIS MORNING 2.19 9 2,950 0.42 545 0.62 753
GOOD MORNING AMERICA 2.85 12 3,880 0.61 782 0.92 1,106

TODAY averaged 1.240 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +134,000 (+12%) and CBS This Morning by +487,000 (+65%)

  •          TODAY has now ranked #1 among A25-54 viewers for 129 consecutive weeks (best streak in almost six years) and 145 of the last 146 weeks
  •          TODAY delivered a 1.03 A25-54 rating, +0.11 points ahead of GMA and +0.41 points more than CBS
  •          TODAY’s A25-54 advantage over GMA more than doubled versus prior week (up 158%), posting its highest level in three weeks

TODAY averaged 900,000 A18-49 viewers, +118,000 (+15%) ahead of GMA and +355,000 (+65%) higher than CBS

  • Among A18-49 viewers, TODAY has now posted 149 consecutive weekly wins and has finished #1 in 155 of the last 157 weeks and 166 of the last 170 weeks
  • TODAY’s 0.70 A18-49 rating, leading GMA by +0.09 and CBS by +0.28 points
  • TODAY’s A18-49 advantage over GMA posted a three-week high
  • Week-over-week, TODAY was the only broadcast to see an increase among A18-49 viewers (+7,000 or +1%)

TODAY averaged 3.717 million total viewers, leading CBS This Morning by +767,000 (+26%)

  •          TODAY improved its total viewer advantage over CBS This Morning by 5% vs. prior week and by 12% versus the same week last season
  •          Week-over-week, TODAY’s total viewer gap vs. GMA was reduced by more than half (-163,000 vs. -346,000 prior week)
  •          Compared to the same week last year, the total viewer gap vs. GMA was 13% closer (-163,000 vs. -187,000 prior year)

SEASON-TO-DATE

TODAY ranks #1 among A25-54 viewers

  •          Leads GMA by +159,000 and CBS by +573,000

TODAY ranks #1 among A18-49 viewers

  •          Leads GMA by +156,000 and CBS by +433,000

TODAY leads CBS by +749,000, 10% higher than last season

For more information contact:

Elizabeth Kushel
NBC News
o: (212) 664-1892
c: (917) 943-8076
e: elizabeth.kushel@nbcuni.com

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