Continues to Rank as Top 10 Program in Key Demo
Improves Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC in Week-Over-Week & A25-54 Gap vs. Network in Year-Over-Year
Week of December 5: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers and the #9 most-watched program in A25-54, averaging 7.070 million total viewers and 1.174 million A25-54 viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News narrows the total viewer gap vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements
- Nightly News improves the key demo gap vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements
Week of December 5: Nightly Stats
- Averages 7.070 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.911 million (+37%)
- Nightly News cuts the week-over-week total viewer gap vs. ABC by 7%
- Averages 1.174 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +361,000 (+44%)
- Nightly News cuts the year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 16%
- Averages 797,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +231,000 (+41%)
- Across digital, Nightly delivers 13.1 million video views and 1.4 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 814,000 views and 645,000 viewers
WEEK of DECEMBER 5-11, 2022
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,174 | 797 | 7,070 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 813 | 566 | 5,159 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,374 | 971 | 8,512 |
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 afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
