CBS THIS MORNING Is Only Morning Broadcast to Post Growth Compared to 2014

For the week ending May 1, CBS THIS MORNING was the only network morning news broadcast to post year-to-year gains in viewers (+12%, 3.72m from 3.33m), and women 18-49 (+17%, 0.7/06 from 0.6/05) according to Nielsen live plus same-day ratings, and was the only network to hold its adults 25-54 ratings (0.9/07). CBS THIS MORNING added +390,000 viewers, closing the viewership gap with NBC by 680,000 viewers compared to last year. For the second consecutive week, this marks the closest competitive position to THE TODAY SHOW for a CBS MORNING NEWS broadcast in more than 20 years (since the week ending 12/30/1994).

Season-to-date, CBS THIS MORNING is delivering its largest audience in over two decades (since the 1993-1994 television season). Additionally, CBS THIS MORNING is the only network morning news program to post viewer gains (+8%, 3.37m from 3.11m) and the only program to maintain its adults 25-54 rating (0.9/07) compared to last season.

CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY

On Saturday, May 2, CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY was the only Saturday morning network news broadcast to post year-to-year gains in adults 25-54 (+20%, 0.6/04 from 0.5/03), the demographic most important to those who advertise in News, and viewers (+8%, 2.03m from 1.89m), according to Nielsen live plus same-day ratings. CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY added +140,000 viewers compared to last year, closing the gap with NBC by 470,000 viewers.

Season-to-date, CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY is up +20% in adults 25-54 (0.6/04 from 0.5/04) and +8% in viewers (2.12m from 1.97m), and is the only Saturday morning network news broadcast posting gains in either measure.

Chris Licht is the Vice President of Programming, CBS News, and Executive Producer of CBS THIS MORNING and CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY.

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