NBC NIGHTLY NEWS IS ONLY NEWSCAST TO GROW ACROSS THE BOARD VS. LAST WEEK

‘Nightly News’ is #2 Most-Watched Program & Hits 5 Week High in Key Demos

Marks Most Narrow Total Viewer Gap Vs. ABC in 22 Weeks, Closest Key Demo Gap Vs. The Network in 28 Weeks

Week of June 27: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only newscast to grow across the board in week-over-week measurements
• Nightly News is the #2 most-watched program, with 6.192 million total viewers, excluding sports and syndication
• Nightly News hits a five week high in the key demos (since 5/23/22), averaging 1.048 million A25-54 viewers and 708,000 A18-49 viewers. Nightly News is also the #3 most-watched program in A25-54
• Nightly News marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in 22 weeks (since 1/24/22)
• Nightly News delivers its closest A25-54 viewer gap vs. ABC in 28 weeks (since 12/13/21)

Week of June 27: Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.192 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.826 million (+42%), improving its advantage by 18% vs. last week
  • Nightly News marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in 22 weeks (since 1/24/22)
  • Nightly News grew +94,000 total viewers in week-over-week measurements
• Averages 1.048 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +318,000 (+44%), improving its advantage by 45% vs. last week
  • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in week-over-week measurements, up +9%
  • Nightly News cuts the week-over-week viewership gap vs. ABC by 44% and delivers its closest viewer gap vs. ABC in 28 weeks (since 12/13/21)
  • Marks five week high in the key demo (since 5/23/22)
• Averages 706,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +245,000 (+53%) and improving its advantage over the network by 59% vs. last week
  • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in week-over-week measurements, up +43,000
  • Nightly News cuts the week-over-week viewership gap vs. ABC by 51% and delivers its closest viewer gap vs. ABC in 19 weeks (since 2/14/22)
  • Nightly News cuts the year-over-year viewership gap vs. ABC by 19%
  • Marks five week high in the A18-49 demo (since 5/23/22)
• Across digital, Nightly saw 12.2 million video views and 1.1 hours viewed on & off network platforms, including clips and full episodes
• On YouTube, full episodes reached 657,000 views and 486,000 viewers.

Note: Nightly News, ABC, and CBS are based on a 4-day averages (Mon-Thurs) prior to the Independence Day holiday weekend.

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.