TODAY IS #1 AGAIN

TODAY Wins Key A25-54 Demo for 130 Straight Weeks

TODAY Tops GMA in A18-49 for 150 Consecutive Weeks

TODAY is Up in Total Viewers and A25-54 Week-Over-Week

NEW YORK – June 26, 2018 – NBC News’ TODAY was the number-one morning show last week, topping ABC’s “Good Morning America” across the key demos.  For 130 straight weeks, TODAY has won A25-54, delivering its best streak in nearly six years.  Additionally, the morning show has led A18-49 for 150 consecutive weeks.  Week-over-week, TODAY is up in both total viewers and A25-54.

Season-to-date, TODAY continues its reign at number one in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos, and has improved in total viewers by 73% vs. GMA compared to the same point last season.

TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:

TODAY averaged 1.246 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +111,000 (+10%) and CBS This Morning by +484,000 (+63%)

• TODAY has now ranked #1 among A25-54 viewers for 130 consecutive weeks (best streak in almost six years) and 146 of the last 147 weeks
• TODAY delivered a 1.03 A25-54 rating, +0.09 points ahead of GMA and +0.40 points more than CBS
• Week-over week, TODAY added +6,000 A25-54 viewers

TODAY averaged 889,000 A18-49 viewers, +65,000 (+8%) ahead of GMA and +331,000 (+59%) higher than CBS

• Among A18-49 viewers, TODAY has now posted 150 consecutive weekly wins and has finished #1 in 156 of the last 158 weeks and 167 of the last 171 weeks
• TODAY’s 0.69 A18-49 rating, leading GMA by +0.05 and CBS by +0.26 points

TODAY averaged 3.733 million total viewers, leading CBS This Morning by +774,000 (+26%) 

SEASON-TO-DATE

TODAY ranks #1 among A25-54 viewers

• Leads GMA by +157,000 and CBS by +571,000

TODAY ranks #1 among A18-49 viewers

• Leads GMA by +153,000 and CBS by +431,000

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

For more information contact:

Elizabeth Kushel
NBC News
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e: elizabeth.kushel@nbcuni.com