ABC's 'GMA' Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for 5th Straight Season

ABC News' "Good Morning America" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (4.750 million) for the week of December 5, 2016, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "GMA" outperformed "Today" (4.688 million) by 62,000.

"GMA" was up over the previous week in Total Viewers (+2% - 4.750 million vs. 4.636 million).

Season to date, "GMA" is the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers, leading "Today" by 123,000 (4.653 million vs. 4.530 million) to take the top spot at this point of the season for the 5th year in a row.

During the week, "GMA" defeated "CBS This Morning" in Total Viewers (+22%/+849,000), Adults 25-54 (+27%/+321,000) and Adults 18-49 (+28%/+237,000).

MORNING NEWS (Week of December 5, 2016)

TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 ADULTS 18-49 HOUSEHOLDS
GOOD MORNING AMERICA 4,750,000 1.3/11; 1,526,000 0.9/ 9; 1,094,000 3.5/13
TODAY 4,688,000 1.5/12; 1,807,000 1.1/11; 1,367,000 3.4/13
CBS THIS MORNING 3,901,000 1.0/ 8; 1,205,000 0.7/7; 857,000 2.8/11

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD weeks of 12/5/16, 11/28/16 and 12/7/15. Most Current: 2016-2017 Season (NNTV - 9/19 - 12/11/16) and 2015-2016 Season (Galaxy EXPLORER - 9/21 - 12/13/15). Averages based on regular telecasts.

Emmy Award-winning "GMA," featuring the anchor team of Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer, Amy Robach and Ginger Zee airs live Mon.-Fri. (7:00-9:00 a.m. EST) on ABC. Michael Corn is the senior executive producer.

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