Nightly’ Marks Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years in Key Demos
Friday’s ‘Nightly News’ Tops ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ in A25-54 & A18-49
For the First Time Since Dec. 2019, ‘Nightly’ Beats ABC for Four Consecutive Weeks For At Least One Day During the Week
Week of Oct.30: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News delivers its largest total viewer audience since March 2023, increasing total viewership in year-over-year and week-over-week measurements. Nightly News ranks #2 in total viewers for the week with 6.766 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News ties for the #1 evening newscast in A18–49 with 715,000 viewers, up +26,000 vs. last week
- Among both demos, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20).
- Friday’s Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 by +44,000
- This marks the fourth consecutive week of Nightly News topping ABC for at least one day during the week in the A25-54 demo, the first time this has happened since Dec. 2019
- For 16 of the last 17 weeks, Nightly News closes the demo gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by nearly 80% in A25-54 in the most recent week.
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 71% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Oct. 30: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.766 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.876 million (+38%)
- Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week, by +168,000, delivering its largest total viewer audience since March 2023
- Marks most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC since Nov 2022
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts it total viewership gap vs. ABC by 29%
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 34%
- Averages 1.021 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +279,000 (+38%)
- Friday’s Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 by +44,000
- This marks the fourth consecutive week of Nightly News topping ABC for at least one day during the week in the A25-54 demo, the first time this has happened since Dec. 2019
- For 16 of the last 17 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by nearly 80% in the most recentweek
- Averages 715,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +190,000 (+36%)
- Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last week by +26,000, ties for #1 in demo
- For 16 of the last 17 weeks, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC
- Compared to the prior week and year, Nightly News turned its A18-49 gap vs. ABC into a tie
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 21.1 million video views and 1.8 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 1.1 million views and 810,000 viewers
WEEK of OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 5, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,021 | 715 | 6,766 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 742 | 525 | 4,890 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,057 | 715 | 7,573 |
Note: ABC’s World News Tonight is based on a 4-day average (Tues-Fri) due to Monday Night Football. NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
