In 2020, the average number of TVs tuned into ABC during the morning news timeslot in the United States was 4.1 million, up from 3.97 million in the previous year. NBC also saw an year-over-year increase in its average morning news audience, whereas viewership of morning news on CBS dropped from 2.81 million to 2.68 million in the same time period.
Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020
(in millions)
Figures have been rounded.
Numbers represent ABC, CBS, and NBC for each full year and include live viewership only. The source explains "average audience" as the average number of televisions tuned to an entity throughout the selected time frame. The number is calculated by dividing the total hours viewed by the length of the time frame (in hours). The morning news time slot includes newscasts that air from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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Pew Research Center. (July 13, 2021). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. "Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. July 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. "Average Number of Tvs Tuned into Network News Programming during The Morning News Timeslot in The United States from 2016 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center, Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/ (last visited June 30, 2022)
