NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #3 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK

Improves Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Week

Season to Date, ‘Nightly News’ Closes A25-54 Gap Vs. ABC by 26% vs. Same Time Period Last Year

Week of July 3: Ratings Highlights

  • Nightly News is the #3 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 5.814 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
  • Nightly News improves its gaps across the board vs. ABC week over week
  • Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 26% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of July 3: Nightly Stats

  • Averages 5.814 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.640 million (+39%)
  • Week over week, Nightly cuts total viewership gap vs. ABC by 22%
  • Averages 870,000 A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +214,000 (+33%)
  • Week over week, Nightly narrows A25-54 viewership gap vs. ABC by 25%
  • Averages 580,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +97,000 (+20%)
  • Week over week, Nightly improves A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 33%
  • Across digital, Nightly delivers 14.3 million video views and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
  • On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 1.2 million views and 856,000 viewers

WEEK OF JULY 3-9, 2023

ProgramP25-54P18-49P2+
ImpsImpsImps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS8705805,814
CBS EVENING NEWS6564834,174
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT1,0477297,082

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.