Ranks as #2 Most-Watched Program for Week
Hits Largest Total Viewer Audience in 8 Weeks
Improves Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Week
Week of June 19: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last week
- Nightly News is the #2 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.217 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in A25-54 viewership week over week and year over year
- Nightly News marks an 11-week high in A25-54 viewership and an 8-week high in total viewership
- Nightly News improves its gaps across the board vs. ABC week over week; marks its most narrow A25-54 and total viewer gap in 17 weeks (since 2/20/23)
- Nightly News improves its year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC for the sixth consecutive week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 27% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of June 19: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.217 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.746 million (+39%)
- Only evening newscast to grow in total viewers vs. last week; hits an 8-week high in total viewership (best since 4/24/23)
- Increases total viewership by +14,000 vs. last week and by +118,000 vs. last year
- Week over week, Nightly cuts total viewership gap vs. ABC by 6%; marks most narrow total viewer gap in 17 weeks (since 2/20/23)
- Averages 988,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +302,000 (+44%)
- Only evening newscast to grow in A25-54 viewers vs. last week and vs. last year; hits an 11-week high key demo viewership (best since 4/3/23)
- Increases by +74,000 A25-54 viewers vs. last week and +25,000 vs. last year
- Week over week, Nightly cuts its A25-54 viewership gap vs. ABC by 49%; marks most narrow A25-54 gap in 17 weeks (since 2/20/23)
- Year over year, Nightly narrows A25-54 viewership gap vs. ABC by 67%
- Averages 670,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +220,000 (+49%)
- Only evening newscast to grow in A18-49 viewers vs. last week and vs. last year
- Increases by +55,000 A18-49 viewers vs. last week and by +8,000 A18-49 viewers vs. last year
- Week over week, Nightly cuts its A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 28%
- Year over year, Nightly narrows A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 32%
- Across digital, Nightly marks its best week since January 2021 and delivers 32.5 million video views and 1.6 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 1 million views and 795,000 viewers
JUNE 2023: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS IS THE ONLY NEWSCAST TO GROW ACROSS THE BOARD VS. LAST MONTH
Ranks as #2 Most-Watched Program for the Month
Improves Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Month and vs. Last Year
June 2023: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last month
- Nightly News is the #2 most-watched program in all of TV last month in total viewers, averaging 6.139 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News improves its gaps across the board vs. ABC vs. last month and vs. last year
- Nightly News improves its year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC for the seventh consecutive month
June 2023: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.139 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.671 million (+37%)
- Increases total viewership by +214,000 vs. last month
- Month over month, Nightly cuts total viewership gap vs. ABC by 15%
- Year over year, Nightly narrows total viewership gap vs. ABC by 11%
- Averages 931,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +257,000 (+38%)
- Increases by +62,000 A25-54 viewers vs. last month
- Month over month, Nightly cuts its A25-54 viewership gap vs. ABC by 28%)
- Year over year, Nightly narrows A25-54 viewership gap vs. ABC by 51%
- Averages 643,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +198,000 (+45%)
- Increases by +41,000 A18-49 viewers vs. last month
- Month over month, Nightly cuts its A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 3%
- Year over year, Nightly narrows A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 34%
- Across digital, Nightly marks its best month since January 2021 and delivers 100 million video views across digital platforms
WEEK OF JUNE 19-26, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 914 | 616 | 6,203 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 699 | 461 | 4,554 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,135 | 810 | 7,445 |
JUNE 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 931 | 643 | 6,139 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 674 | 445 | 4,468 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,116 | 800 | 7,407 |
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.
