TODAY Wins 177 Weeks in Key Demo, Best Streak in 6 Years

TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers Wednesday and Thursday

NEW YORK – May 21, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo, TODAY’s best demo streak in more than six years. Additionally, TODAY’s demo lead versus GMA hit a four-week high. TODAY also won in total viewers last Wednesday and Thursday.

TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:

Program	P25-54 Rtg	P25-54 Imps	P18-49 Rtg	P18-49 Imps	P2+ Imps
TODAY	1.06	1,280	0.72	931	3,922
CBS THIS MORNING	0.62	748	0.41	522	3,013
GOOD MORNING AMERICA	0.95	1,150	0.60	772	3,994

TODAY averaged 1.280 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming GMA by +130,000 (+11%) and CBS This Morning by +532,000 (+71%)

• TODAY has now ranked #1 among A25-54 viewers for 177 consecutive weeks (best streak in over six years) and 193 of the last 194 weeks
• TODAY’s A25-54 advantages over the competition hit a four-week high

TODAY averaged 931,000 A18-49 viewers, +159,000 (+21%) ahead of GMA and +409,000 (+78%) higher than CBS

• Week-over-week, TODAY was the only morning program to increase its A18-49 viewership (+3,000) and widened its advantage over GMA by 33% and CBS by 5%. 

TODAY averaged 3.922 million total viewers topping CBS by +909,000 (+30%)

• TODAY won both Wednesday and Thursday among total viewers
• TODAY’s total viewer lead over CBS improved by 11% compared to the same week last season.

SEASON-TO-DATE (9/24/2018-5/19/2019)

TODAY ranks #1 among A25-54 and A18-49

TODAY is having its best total viewer lead over CBS season-to-date in three years

• TODAY’s total viewer advantage over CBS is up 22% vs. the same period last season (+904,000 vs. +743,000 last season)
• Only 47,000 viewers separate TODAY and GMA, a margin of just 1%