NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #2 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM; INCREASES VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK

Marks 7-Week High in Total Viewership

Improves Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year

Season to Date, ‘Nightly News’ Closes A25-54 Gap vs. ABC by 25% vs. Same Time Period Last Year

Week of June 12: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News grows total viewership vs. last week, marking a 7-week high and increasing by +113,000 total viewers
• Nightly News is the #2 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.202 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
• Nightly News improves total viewership gap vs. ABC week over week, marks most narrow total viewer gap in 10 weeks
• Nightly News narrows across-the-board gaps vs. ABC year over year
• Nightly News improves its year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC for the fifth consecutive week
• Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 25% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of June 12: Nightly Stats

• Nightly averages 6.202 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.653 million (+36%)
  • Nightly increases its total viewership by +113,000 vs. last week, marking a 7-week high in total viewership (since 4/24/2023)
  • Week over week, Nightly narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 2%; , marks most narrow total viewer gap in 10 weeks (since 4/3/23)
  • Year over year, Nightly reduced its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 17%
• Averages 914,000 A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +217,000 (+31%)
  • Year over year, Nightly narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 36%
• Averages 616,000 A18-49 viewers, topping CBS by +157,000 (+34%)
  • Year over year, Nightly narrows its A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 24%
• Across digital, Nightly delivers 18 million video views and 1.7 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 1.1 million views and 824,000 viewers

WEEK OF JUNE 12-18, 2023

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.