In 2022, the average number of TVs tuned into ABC during the morning news timeslot in the United States was 3.73 million, up from 3.68 million in the previous year. Furthermore, while the average morning news audience showed relative stability between 2021 and 2022, it has experienced an overall decline since 2020. During the period from 2020 to 2022, morning news viewership dropped by 11 percent for NBC, 9 percent for ABC, and 8 percent for CBS.
Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022
(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. (September 14, 2023). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, 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 2022 (in millions)." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. 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 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, 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 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the morning news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665612/morning-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
