Preliminary ratings Monday indicated that "Good Morning America" beat "Today" in total viewers last week for the first week in 16 years, and now that win is confirmed: ABC's morning show edged out a victory over NBC's by an average of 31,000 daily viewers, according to new Nielsen numbers.
"GMA" drew 5.168 million on average last week, compared to 5.137 million for "Today." "GMA" was up from its seasonal average of 4.9 million, while "Today" was down from its average of 5.4 million. It was the first time "GMA" won a week over "Today" since December 1995.
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"Today" continued to beat "GMA" in the 25-54 demographic most important to news advertisers.