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The Best Morning Shows

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List RulesAny "breakfast television" programs that air in North America

List of the best morning shows. The greatest morning TV series of all time are ranked here in order of entertainment greatness. Sportscenter always reigns supreme, but nothing says good morning to America like, well, Good Morning America. Whether it's ESPN or ABC, there are American TV staples that our mornings would just feel weird without. This list compiles the greatest ones so that you know how to get your morning started the right way on the right channel and the best morning hosts.

CNBC has some popular shows for morning viewers, as the men and women who watch the Squak ("Box" or "On the Street") probably want to know how their stock investments have done since the previous day. For those with light airy updates on their horizon as opposed to money on the mind, Live! with Kelly and Michael (no more Regis Philbin) is even reminiscent of the great Saturday Night Live recurring morning talk show parody with Will Ferrell—who, by the way, should start his own morning talk show.

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The Today Show
Ann Curry, Anita Colby
Premiered: 1952
Today is an American news and talk morning television show that airs on NBC. The program... more
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Good Morning America
Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos
Premiered: 1975
Good Morning America (ABC, 1975) is an American morning television show currently presented by... more
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CBS This Morning
Gayle King, Anthony Mason
Premiered: 2012
CBS This Morning is an American morning television program that is broadcast on CBS. The... more
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Fox & Friends
Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade
Premiered: 1998
Fox & Friends is a Conservative American early-morning opinion talk show that begins at 6:00... more
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SportsCenter
Neil Everett, Jalen Rose
Premiered: 1979
SportsCenter is a daily sports news television program and the flagship program of American... more
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New Day
New Day is a weekday morning television show on CNN anchored by Chris Cuomo, Alisyn Camerota,... more
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Morning Joe
Mike Barnicle, Joe Scarborough
Premiered: 2007
Listen to daily highlights from MSNBC's "Scarborough Country." Former Congressman Joe... more
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Fox Business Morning
Fox Business Morning was an early morning business newscast that aired on the Fox Business... more
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The Daily Buzz
Lance Smith, Charles Divins
Premiered: 2002
The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated breakfast television news and infotainment program... more
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Live! with Kelly and Michael
Kathie Lee Gifford, Anne Abernathy
Premiered: 1983
Live with Kelly and Michael is an American syndicated morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa... more
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Morning Express with Robin Meade
Christi Paul, Adrianna Costa
Premiered: 2005
Morning Express with Robin Meade is a morning television show program that airs on the HLN... more
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This Week
David Brinkley, Sam Donaldson
Premiered: 1981
This Week is an American Sunday morning political affairs program airing on the ABC television... more
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Squawk on the Street
Carl Quintanilla
Premiered: 2005
Squawk on the Street, which debuted on December 19, 2005, is a business show on CNBC that... more

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Breakfast Time
Jeremy Paxman, Sue Cook
Premiered: 1983
Breakfast Time was British television's first national breakfast television programme,... more
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America's Newsroom
America's Newsroom, written on-air as "America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha... more
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The Daily Rundown
Chuck Todd
Premiered: 2010
The Rundown with José Diaz-Balart is a political news talk show airing on MSNBC. Hosted by... more
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Mike & Mike
Mike Golic, Mike Greenberg
Premiered: 1998
Mike & Mike is an American sports-talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg on... more
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Early Today
Early Today is an American early morning television news program that is broadcast on NBC. The... more
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First Take
Stephen A. Smith
Premiered: 2007
First Take is an American morning sports talk program on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. Two back-to-back... more
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The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet was an American syndicated morning talk show. Produced... more
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Megyn Kelly Today
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly Today (NBC, 2017) is an American daytime talk show hosted by Megyn Kelly. The... more
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Get Up!
Mike Greenberg, Jalen Rose
Premiered: 2018
Get Up! (ESPN, 2018) is an American sports talk morning television program hosted by Mike Greenberg that airs weekdays on ESPN. The program features news, opinion and analysis from the hosts and guests.
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Squawk Box
Carl Quintanilla
Premiered: 1995
Squawk Box is a business news television program that airs at breakfast time on the CNBC... more

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Wake Up With Al
Wake Up With Al is a American morning television program on The Weather Channel. Airing Monday... more
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American Morning
Anderson Cooper, Soledad O'Brien
Premiered: 2001
American Morning was a morning news television show that aired on CNN. It ran from 2001 to... more

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