The NBC News Broadcast Holds Largest Demo Leads Over Competition in Three Seasons
Nightly News is #1 in the Demo for 81 of Last 82 Weeks
NEW YORK (February 22, 2017) – “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” ranked #1 in the demo for the week of February 13, averaging 2 million A25-54 viewers, leading “ABC World News Tonight” by +129,000 (+10%) and “CBS Evening News” by +416,000 (+27%). Nightly News holds its largest demo leads over ABC and CBS in three seasons, while the NBC News broadcast has increased its demo lead over ABC by +20% from last season.
Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.5 million viewers, topping ABC by +172,000 (+13%) and CBS by +386,000 (+36%). The NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 81 of the last 82 weeks. Compared to the same week last season, Nightly News’ lead over ABC was up +79% (+172,000 vs. +96,000 last year).
For the week, Nightly News averaged 8.5 million total viewers, leading CBS Evening News by +1.4 million (+20%). Season to date, Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board.
Weekly Highlights:
- Nightly News averaged 2 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +129,000 (+10%) and CBS by +416,000 (+27%).
- Nightly News averaged 1.5 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +172,000 (+13%) and CBS by +386,000 (+36%).
- Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 81 of the past 82 weeks.
Season Highlights:
- Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board.
- Nightly News holds its largest A25-54 advantages over ABC and CBS in three seasons.
- Compared to last season, Nightly News’ demo lead over ABC is up +20%, while its advantage over CBS is up +13%.
Week of February 13 – February 17, 2017:
| Total Viewers | A25-54 Rating | A25-54 Viewers | A18-49 Rating | A18-49 Viewers | |
| NBC | 8.54 | 1.65 | 1.984 | 1.15 | 1.473 |
| CBS | 7.097 | 1.30 | 1.568 | 0.85 | 1.087 |
| ABC | 8.677 | 1.54 | 1.855 | 1.01 | 1.301 |
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ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT
“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is America’s most-watched evening newscast, going beyond the day’s headlines to uncover stories of how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. “NBC Nightly News” reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the “Nightly News” app, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor and Sam Singal is the executive producer.
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