TODAY IS #1 IN KEY DEMO FOR 30 WEEKS STRAIGHT

TODAY IS #1 IN KEY DEMO FOUR WEEKS STRAIGHT

TODAY Tops GMA for 30 Consecutive Weeks in A25-54, Its Best Streak in More Than 3 Years

TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers Last Thursday, Its 10th Across-the-Board Victory of 2024

TODAY Grows Key Demo Lead Versus Prior Year 

TODAY Is #1 in Key Demo Season to Date

NEW YORK – March 12, 2024 – NBC News’ TODAY was the number-one morning show last week, topping ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the key demo A25-54. TODAY marked its 30th consecutive weekly demo win, its longest streak since December 2020. TODAY also posted its longest unbroken daily demo streak start to the year since 2012.  

Additionally, TODAY topped GMA in total viewers last Thursday, marking its 10th across-the-board victory of 2024. Versus the prior year, TODAY improved its competitive position with GMA in the key demo and total viewers for the 15th consecutive week. 

Season to date, TODAY is the top-rated morning show in the key demo, more than seven times higher than the prior season. TODAY marked its best key demo start to a season versus GMA in five years.

KEY WEEKLY POINTS:

  • TODAY ranked #1 in A25-54 for the 30th consecutive week, the program’s longest winning streak in the key demo in over three years (since December 2020) 
    • TODAY has won all 46 rated mornings of 2024 among A25-54, its longest unbroken daily demo streak to start the year since 2012
    • Versus prior year, TODAY more than doubled its A25-54 lead over GMA
  • TODAY has ranked #1 in A18-49 for 31 consecutive weeks (best A18-49 streak since February 2022) 
  • TODAY beat GMA by +119,000 total viewers on Thursday morning, its 10th across-the-board victory of 2024
  • Versus prior year, TODAY improved its competitive position with GMA among A25-54 and total viewers for the 15th consecutive week
  • Season-to-date through Week 24, TODAY ranks as the #1 morning show in A25-54 and A18-49 
    • TODAY’s A25-54 lead vs. GMA is more than 7x higher than last season and is its best start in five years (2018-19 season)

TODAY averaged 673,000 A25-54 viewers, beating Good Morning America by +109,000 (+19%) and leading CBS Mornings by +223,000 (+50%)

  • TODAY has been the #1 ranked morning show in A25-54 for 30 consecutive weeks (38 of the last 44 weeks) and beaten CBS in the key demo for 1,647 straight weeks (every week since 8/10/1992) 
  • TODAY’s current 30-week winning streak in the key demo is its longest in more than three years (since December 2020). In addition, TODAY has beaten GMA by at least 100,000 A25-54 viewers for 4 consecutive weeks and in 14 of the last 20 weeks.
  • TODAY has ranked #1 in A25-54 every morning of 2024 so far, its longest unbroken daily streak to start the year since 2012

TODAY averaged 447,000 A18-49 viewers, beating GMA by +91,000 (+26%) and leading CBS by +159,000 (+55%)

TODAY averaged 2.813 million total viewers, leading CBS by +623,000 (+28%)

  • TODAY beat GMA by +119,000 total viewers on Thursday morning, its 10th across-the-board daily victory of 2024
  • For the third consecutive week, TODAY posted at least one total viewer win over GMA that exceeded +100,000 viewers

TODAY Digital reached 11.4M unique visitors last week

  • The brand drove 16.8M video views across on and off net platforms

2023-24 SEASON-TO-DATE (9/25/2023-3/10/2024)

TODAY is the #1 ranked morning show in A25-54 and A18-49 season-to-date

A25-54: 

  • TODAY leads GMA by +120,000 A25-54 viewers, more than 7 times higher than prior year (+17,000) and its best start to a season in five years (2018-19)
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