Ratings for Savannah Guthrie’s “Today” show return during the week of April 6 have been revealed, and the popular NBC morning show is on top. The Savannah Guthrie’s ‘Today’ Show Return Provides Notable Ratings Boost first appeared on The Blast

Savannah Guthrie finally returned to her “Today” show home after months away searching for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, and, according to the ratings, she was definitely missed.

Guthrie previously opened up about her decision to return to the show, despite her mother’s whereabouts still unknown almost three months after her February 1 disappearance from her Tucson home.

‘Today’ Show Sees Ratings Boost Following Savannah Guthrie’s Long-Awaited Return

The official ratings for Savannah Guthrie’s “Today” show return during the week of April 6 have been revealed, and the popular NBC morning show is on top.

According to TV Insider, Guthrie’s return to the co-anchor spot proved highly successful. Per the outlet, “Today” snagged the top spot with 3.139 million average total viewers and 630,000 average viewers in the key 25-54 Adults demo. Additionally, the morning show’s total viewers increased 6% from the previous week, and demo viewers up 2%. 

ABC’s “Good Morning America” came in second with 2.898 million total viewers and a 493,000 viewer average in the 25-54 Adults demo. 

Meanwhile, the struggling CBS network trailed in the third spot with “CBS Mornings,” which averaged just 1.74 million total viewers and 251,000 in the 25-54 demo. 

‘Today’ Show Staffers Given Notice Of How To Interact With Guthrie Amid Her Return

Sources recently revealed to journalist Rob Shuter’s #ShutterScoop that NBC has instructed “Today” staff to give Savannah Guthrie her space and to keep their conversations professional.

“Everyone wants to stop her in the hallway or give her a hug in the elevator,” an insider told the journalist. “There’s a real outpouring of love. Staff have been told — be kind, but keep it professional. This is still a workplace.”

Additionally, per Page Six, sources close to the production said that staff members were also explicitly told not to address her mother’s disappearance.

“It was supposed to be business as usual. [Producers] said to act totally normal,” an insider shared. “‘Move forward’ is the vibe. It’s been a hard year and a draining time.”

During Her Sit-Down Interview With Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie Revealed Her Plans To Return To ‘Today’

Savannah Guthrie previously opened up for the first time amid her mother’s disappearance for an exclusive interview with colleague Hoda Kotb.

During the sit-down, she shared her plans to resume her co-anchor duties despite her current family turmoil. 

“It’s hard to imagine doing it because it’s such a place of joy and lightness and I can’t come back and try to be something that I’m not,” Guthrie told Kotb.”But I can’t not come back because it’s my family. I think it’s part of my purpose right now. I want to smile.” 

“And when I do, it will be real. And my joy will be my protest. My joy will be my answer,” she continued. “And being there is joyful. And when it’s not, I’ll say so. I have been so grateful to have this family. I consider this my family, my greater family, and when times are hard, you want to be with your family. And I want to be with my family.”

Guthrie added: “I don’t know if I can do it. I don’t know if I’ll belong anymore, but I would like to try. I would like to try,” she added. “I’m not gonna be the same, but maybe it’s like that old poem, more beautiful in the broken places.”

Investigation Into Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance Continues, But Recent DNA Evidence ‘Not New’

Per Entertainment Weekly, Ben Williamson, assistant director for public affairs at the FBI, confirmed that DNA evidence recovered from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home is “not new,” via a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Still receiving inquiries on this: this is not new evidence or information,” Williamson wrote in response to a report from ABC News about the evidence discovery. 

“FBI asked to test this DNA 2 months ago with the same technology we’ve always had – when the local Sheriff instead sent it to a private lab. Any further developments we will share as soon as appropriate,” he added.

The DNA evidence was reported to be distinct from previous samples tested at a Florida lab used by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

Pima County Sheriff’s Department Slammed For Misleading Post Amid Guthrie’s Disappearance

On April 16, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted to X, that “Nancy has been located,” sparking immediate outrage after online users realized the department was referring to a different missing woman also named Nancy.

The update to the Nancy Radakovich case included Radakovich’s photo, but it was obstructed by large, red text that read, “LOCATED.” The caption read, “Update: Nancy has been located,” with the last name excluded, leading many to think Nancy Guthrie was the person who had been found.

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