Robin Roberts Leads Gma Today Cbs Mornings Ratings Gap to 72,000
gma today cbs mornings ratings for the week of April 20 showed Good Morning America tightening the race, even while Today stayed on top in total viewers. Robin Roberts hosted GMA as it averaged 2.924 million viewers, putting it 72,000 behind Today and well ahead of CBS Mornings.
April 20 viewer totals
2.996 million viewers kept Today first in the week’s total audience, with 639,000 in Adults 25-54. GMA followed at 2.924 million and 508,000 in the demo, while CBS Mornings drew 1.756 million total viewers and 310,000 demo viewers.
72,000 viewers separated GMA from Today in total audience, a narrow spread for a weekday morning race built on small weekly shifts. That margin is the practical story for networks: one show can lead the day, but the chase remains close enough that a single week can change the conversation.
Good Morning America gains
1 percent in total viewers and 5 percent in Adults 25-54 lifted GMA versus the week before. The show also improved 10 percent in total viewers and 9 percent in the demo from the same period last year, which gives ABC a cleaner read on momentum than a one-week pop.
Robin Roberts, along with George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, had a week that kept GMA in striking distance of Today. For a morning franchise, holding second place by just 72,000 viewers while posting year-over-year gains is the kind of result that keeps pressure on the leader without requiring a full reset.
Today and CBS Mornings
Today was flat in total viewers week to week, but it still added 2 percent in Adults 25-54. Year over year, the program was up 17 percent in total viewers and 5 percent in the demo, a stronger growth line than GMA in the broader audience even as the gap at the top stayed tight.
CBS Mornings was down 2 percent in total viewers week to week, even as it rose 4 percent in Adults 25-54. Year over year, though, it fell 7 percent in total viewers and 1 percent in the demo, leaving Gayle King and Nate Burleson with the weakest comparison among the three shows.
The April 20 week makes the morning race look stable at the top and uneven below it. Today still leads, GMA is close enough to threaten that lead, and CBS Mornings needs a better year-over-year turn in both measures before it can close the distance.
