3RD QUARTER: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM

Increases A25-54 Viewership vs. Prior Quarter

Narrows Key Demo Gap vs. ABC for 5th Consecutive Quarter

3rd Quarter 2023: Ratings Highlights

  • Nightly News is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.014million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
  • Nightly News improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC for the 5th consecutive quarter
  • Nightly News is the only to grow in the key demo vs. 2Q23

3rd Quarter: Nightly Stats

  • Averages 6.014 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.604 million (+36%)
  • Averages 966,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +300,000 (+45%)
  • Vs. 2Q23, Nightly is the only program to grow in the key demo, increases by +32,000
  • Nightly improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC for the 5th consecutive quarter, by 33% closer
  • Averages 654,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +205,000 (+46%)
  • Vs. 2Q23, Nightly is the only program to grow in A18-49 viewers, up +12,000 
  • Nightly improves its A18-49 gap vs. ABC for the 3rd straight quarter, by 32% closer

2022-2023 BROADCAST SEASON: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS CONTINUES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVELY YEAR-OVER-YEAR

Ranks as Top 10 Most-Watched Broadcast for the Season

Cuts Year-Over-Year Key Demo Gap vs. ABC

2022-2023 Broadcast Season: Ratings Highlights

  • Nightly News ranks as the #8 most-watched broadcast for the season, averaging 6.639 million viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
  • Nightly News improves its key demo gap vs. ABC vs. prior season, marks most narrow A25-54 and A18-49 gaps vs. ABC in 3 seasons (since 2019-20)

2022-2023 Broadcast Season: Ratings Stats

  • Averages 6.639 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.828 million (+38%)
  • Averages 1.073 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +325,000 (+44%)
  • Vs. prior season, Nightly News improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 29%
  • Averages 739,000 A18-49 viewers, topping CBS by +236,000 (+47%)
  • Vs. prior season, Nightly News improves its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 20%

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM

Grows in Key Demo vs. Last Year

Narrows A25-54 Gap vs. ABC Year Over Year

Week of Sept. 11: Ratings Highlights

  • Nightly News is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.007million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
  • Nightly News is the only program to increase its A25-54 viewership vs. last year
  • Nightly News improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC year over year, marking the 10th consecutive week Nightlyhas improved its year over year key demo gaps vs. ABC

Week Sept 11: Nightly Stats

  • Averages 6.007 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.578 million (+36%)
  • Averages 1.030 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +356,000 (+53%)
  • Year over year, Nightly is the only program to increase its A25-54 viewership, up +22,000
  • Year over year, Nightly cuts its A25-54 viewership gap vs. ABC by 26%
  • Averages 681,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +238,000 (+54%)
  • Year over year, Nightly is the only program to increase its A18-49 viewership, up +5,000
  • Year over year, Nightly narrows its A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 26%
  • Across digital, Nightly delivers 15.9 million video views and 1.6 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
  • On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 1.1 million views and nearly 858,000 viewers

3RD QUARTER 2023

ProgramP25-54P18-49P2+
ImpsImpsImps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS9666546,014
CBS EVENING NEWS6664494,410
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT1,1207637,516

2022-23 BROADCAST SEASON

ProgramP25-54P18-49P2+
ImpsImpsImps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS1,0737396,639
CBS EVENING NEWS7485034,811
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT1,2638728,005

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2023

ProgramP25-54P18-49P2+
ImpsImpsImps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS1,0306816,007
CBS EVENING NEWS6744434,429
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT1,1878247,570

NoteABC World News Tonight was based on a 4-day average (Tues-Fri) due to retitling on Monday, 9/11.

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.

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