Ranks as #4 Most-Watched Program for Week with Over 7 Million Viewers
Marks Closest Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC Since December 2022
Narrows Key Demos in Year-Over-Year Measurements vs. ABC For 12th Straight Week
Week of Feb. 13 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the only newscast to increase total viewership in year-over-year measurements, up 196,000 viewers
- Nightly News ranks #4 in total viewers for the week with 7.192 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News marks most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC since 12/19/22
- Nightly News improves total viewer & A18-49 gaps vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements
- Nightly News narrows A25-54 gap vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements for the 12th straight week
Week of Feb 13: Nightly Stats
- Averages 7.192 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.958 million (+37%)
- Increases total viewership by +196,000 vs. last year
- In week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 3%, marking most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC since 12/19/22
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 34%
- Averages 1.155 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +350,000 (+43%)
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 34%
- Nightly News narrows the key demo gap vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements for the 12th 12thstraight week
- Averages 805,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +290,000 (+56%)
- In week over week, Nightly News narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 4%, closest gap vs. ABC since 1/2/23
- Across digital, Nightly News saw 18.8 million video views and 1.6 hours viewed on & off network platforms, including clips and full episodes
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 913,000 views and 725,000 viewers
WEEK of FEBRUARY 13-19, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,155 | 805 | 7,192 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 805 | 515 | 5,234 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,337 | 914 | 8,336 |
Note: 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.
