GMA is #1 in Total Viewers for Week of April 25

ByABC News
May 5, 2016, 1:15 PM

— -- ‘GMA’ Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for Week of April 25

‘GMA’ Widens Weekly Total Viewing Margin (+22%) Over ‘Today’ to Largest in 8 Weeks

‘GMA’ Grows Week-to-Week, Hitting 7-Week Highs Across All Key Target Demos

‘GMA’ Builds on Overall Viewer Performance from Previous Week for 6th Straight Week

Season-to-Date, ‘GMA’ Is Ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 4th-Straight Season

ABC News’ “Good Morning America” stood as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (4.961 million) for the week of April 25, 2016, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” outdelivered NBC’s “Today” (4.696 million) by 265,000, increasing its margin of victory from the previous week (+22%; vs. 218,000 for w/o 4/18/16) to its largest in 8 weeks – since w/o 2/29/16.

“GMA” posted across-the-board gains on the previous week (4.899 million, 1.640 million and 1.190 million, respectively, for w/o 4/18/16): Total Viewers (+1%), Adults 25-54 (+2%) and Adults 18-49 (+3%), hitting 7-week highs in all three measures – since w/o 3/7/16. Further, “GMA” has built on its overall viewer performance for the 6th straight week.

Season to date, “GMA” stands as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers, beating “Today” by 238,000 (4.952 million vs. 4.714 million), taking the top spot at this point of the season for the 4th consecutive year.

During the week, “GMA” beat “CBS This Morning” in Total Viewers (+30%/+1.136 million), Adults 25-54 (+46%/+528,000) and Adults 18-49 (+48%/+400,000).