Increases Viewership Across the Board Vs. Last Week
Narrows Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Year-Over-Year Measurements, Including by Nearly 50% in Key A25-54 Demo
Season to Date, ‘Nightly News’ Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 22% in Total Viewers, 20% in A25-54 & 39% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year
Week of March 21: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #3 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.831 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News narrows the gap vs. ABC across the board in year-over-year measurements
- Nightly News is in its 5th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in A25-54 vs. ABC’s World News Tonight, closing the year-over-year viewership gap by 44% during the most recent week
- Nightly News is in its 8th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in total viewers vs. ABC’s World News Tonight, cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 5% during the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 22% in total viewers, by 20% in the A25-54 demo and by 39% in the A18-49 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of March 21: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.831 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.964 million (+40%)
- Nightly News’ total viewers is up by +109,000 vs. last week
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 5%, in its eighth consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in total viewers
- Averages 1.259 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +433,000 (+52%)
- Nightly News increases its A25-54 demo by +98,000 vs. last week
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC by 44%, in its 5th consecutive month of its upward trend of improving
- Averages 872,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +259,000 (+42%)
- Nightly News increases its A18-49 audience by +66,000 vs. last week
- In year over year, Nightly News improves in the demo vs. ABC by 48%
- Only newscast to grow in A18-49 in year-over-year measurements
- Across digital, Nightly News saw 16.5 million video views and 1.8 million hours viewed on & off platforms, including clips and full episodes
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 1 million views and 777,000 viewers
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MARCH 2022 RATINGS: NIGHTLY NEWS IMPROVES MONTH-OVER-MONTH COMPETITIVELY
Narrows Gaps vs. ABC in Total Viewers & Key A25-54 Demo in Month-Over-Month Measurements
Marks Smallest A25-54 Gap Vs. ABC in Three Months
‘Nightly News’ is #6 Most-Watched Program, Only Newscast to Grow in A18-49 Vs. Last Year
March 2022: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News narrows the total viewer and key A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC in month-over-month measurements
- Nightly News marks the smallest gap vs. ABC in A25-54 in three months and is the only newscast to grow in A18-49 vs. the same period last year
- Nightly News is the #6 most-watched program in all of TV for the month, averaging 7.040 million viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News is in its 8th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in total viewers vs. ABC’s World News Tonight, cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 11% during the most recent month
- Nightly News continues to top CBS across the board, marking its 186 consecutive month of beating the network in total viewers and the key A25-54 demo
- Across Digital, Nightly News marks its strongest month in a year, with over 80 million views on & off network platforms
March 2022: Ratings Stats
- Averages 7.040 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.946 million (+38%)
- In month over month, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 10%
- In year over year, Nightly News improves thetotal viewership gap vs. ABC by 11%
- Averages 1.287 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +450,000 (+54%)
- Marks smallest A25-54 gap vs. ABC in three months
- In month over month, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 13%
- In year over year, Nightly News improves thetotal A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 38%
- Averages 906,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +296,000 (+49%)
- In year over year, Nightly News improves thetotal A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 47%
- Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in A18-49 in year-over-year measurements
- In March, Nightly News full episodes and clips delivered more than 80 million monthly video views across on & off network platforms
- Marks strongest month in a year
- On YouTube, Nightly News full episodes reached 956,000 video views and 753,000 video viewers, marking its strongest month on the platform since October
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1ST QUARTER 2022 RATINGS: NIGHTLY NEWS IS #5 MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM
Increases Viewership in Total Viewers, A25-54 & A18-49 Vs. Last Quarter
Improves Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year Measurements
1st Quarter 2022: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #5 most-watched program in all of TV for the quarter, averaging 7.429 million viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News continues its upward trend of improving across the board vs. ABC’s World News Tonight, cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 17% in the first quarter.
- In year-over-year measurements, Nightly News saw its largest advantage across the board over CBS since the fourth quarter of 2020
- Across Digital, Nightly News marks its strongest quarter since the same time period last year, with over 70 million views on & off network platforms
1st Quarter 2022: Ratings Stats
- Averages 7.429 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.025 million (+37%), its largest advantage over the network since 4Q20
- In year over year, Nightly News improves thetotal viewership gap vs. ABC by 17%
- Nightly News increases its total viewers vs. last quarter, up +365,000
- Averages 1.365 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +448,000 (+49%), its biggest advantage over the network since 4Q20
- In year over year, Nightly News improves thetotal A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 26%
- Nightly News increases its key demo audience vs. last quarter, up +112,000
- Averages 970,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +316,000 (+48), its biggest advantage over the network since 4Q20
- In year over year, Nightly News improves thetotal A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 45%
- Nightly News increases its A18-49 audience by +90,000
- In the 1st Quarter, Nightly News full episodes and clips delivered more than 70 million video views across on & off network platforms, its strongest quarter in a year
- On YouTube, Nightly News full episodes reached 795,000 video views and 627,000 video viewers
WEEK OF MARCH 21, 2022
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,259 | 872 | 6,831 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 826 | 613 | 4,867 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,483 | 1,021 | 8,282 |
MARCH 2022
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,287 | 906 | 7,040 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 837 | 610 | 5,094 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,533 | 1,058 | 8,481 |
1ST QUARTER 2022
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,365 | 970 | 7,429 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 917 | 654 | 5,404 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,631 | 1,116 | 8,800 |
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
