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"The View" Hits Season High with Kamala Harris Boost, Outpaces NBC Rivals
3 Oct, 2025
Summary
- Kamala Harris' appearance on "The View" boosts show to biggest audience since June
- "The View" outperforms NBC's "Today Third Hour," "Today with Hoda & Jenna," and "NBC News Daily"
- ABC News' "20/20" premiere draws biggest audience in over 3 months, outpaces "Dateline"
In late September 2025, Kamala Harris' appearance on the ABC News talk show "The View" helped the program reach its biggest audience since June. The show averaged 2.4 million viewers that week, becoming the top-rated daytime network talk show and news program.
"The View" outpaced several of its NBC rivals, including "Today Third Hour," which scored 1.86 million viewers, "Today with Hoda & Jenna" with 1.37 million, and "NBC News Daily" which averaged 1.276 million. The show also saw viewership gains among key demographics, such as women aged 18-49 and 25-54.
Separately, ABC News' "20/20" also experienced a viewership milestone with its season premiere on September 26th. The special, titled "20/20: He's Right Behind You," drew the program's biggest audience in over 3 months, both in total viewers and among adults aged 25-54 and 18-49. Viewership for the "20/20" premiere outpaced the season premiere of NBC's "Dateline" by 20% among total viewers and 7% among adults 18-49.
The next installment of "20/20" is set to explore one of the most baffling missing person cases in recent memory, debuting on October 3rd and streaming the following day on Hulu.
