Hits 7-Week High in A25-54 Audience & Marks Smallest Gap Vs. ‘World News Tonight’ in Key Demo in 4 Weeks
Only Newscast to Increase in A25-54 & A18-49 Vs. Prior Year
Improves A25-54 & Total Viewers Vs. ABC in Week-Over-Week Measurements
Season to Date, ‘Nightly News’ Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 24% in Total Viewers & by 13% in A25-54 vs. Same Time Period Last Year
Week of Feb. 21: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #3 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 7.561 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Hits seven-week high in the key demo (since 1/3/22) and marks the smallest gap vs. ABC in A25-54 in four weeks (since 1/24/22)
- Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in both key demos in year-over-year measurements
- For seven consecutive months, Nightly News continues its upward trend of improving in total viewers vs. ABC’s World News Tonight, cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 23% during the most recent week
- For four consecutive months, Nightly News continues its upward trend of improving in A25-54 vs. ABC’s World News Tonight, closing the year-over-year viewership gap by 34% during the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 24% in total viewers, by 13% in the A25-54 demo and by 36% in the A18-49 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Feb. 21: Nightly Stats
- Averages 7.561 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.224 million (+42%), up +31% vs. last week
- Week over week, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 19%
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 23%, in its seventh consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in total viewers
- Averages 1.457 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +545,000 (+60%), marking its largest advantage over network in 13 weeks, up +22% vs. last week
- Marks seven-week high in the key demo (since 1/3/22)
- Week over week, Nightly News improves in the key demo vs. ABC by 12%, its smallest gap in four weeks (since 1/4/22)
- In year over year, Nightly News improves the A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC by 34%, in its four consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in the key demo
- Averages 1.025 million A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +372,000 (+57%), marking its largest advantage over network in seven weeks, up +3% vs. last week
- Marks five-week high in A18-49 demo audience (since 1/17/22)
- In year over year, Nightly News improves in the demo vs. ABC by 55%
- Across digital, Nightly News saw 23.5 million video views and 1.7 million hours viewed on & off platforms, including clips and full episodes
- Marks strongest week since February 2021
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 811,000 views and 639,000 viewers
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,457 | 1,025 | 7,561 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 912 | 653 | 5,337 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,699 | 1,155 | 8,975 |
NOTE: Nielsen Ratings now reflect the addition of Out of Home (OOH) viewership that began being measured on Aug. 31,2020 across only 44 markets tracked by Nielsen Media Research.
NBC Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. World News Tonight’s ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
