‘Nightly’ Tops ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ For the Week, First Time in Nearly Four Years
‘Nightly’ Marks Longest Consecutive Daily Streak of A25-54 Demo Wins & Continues to Deliver Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years
‘Nightly’ Closes Gaps Across-the-Board by Double Digits vs. ABC in Season-to-Date Measurements, Including by 74% in A25-54
PLUS: ‘Nightly’ Increases Viewership Across the Board vs. Last Week
Week of December 18: Ratings Highlights
- For the first time since March 2020, Nightly News tops ABC in both key demos for the week, by +70,000 in A25-54 & by +9,000 in A18-49, largest advantage over the network in A25-54 since 3/23/2020
- Nightly News is the most-watched newscast in the key A25-54 demo for four consecutive evenings (12/15,12/18,12/19 & 12/20), marking the longest winning streak in nearly 4 years (since 3/2020)
- Across the board, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20)
- Season to-date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board by double digits, including by 74% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
- Nightly News increases viewership across the board vs. last week
Week of December 18: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.851 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.951 million (+40%)
- Increases its total viewership by +195,000 vs. last week
- Week over week, Nightly cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 25%
- Year over year, Nightly cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 27%
- Season to-date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 18%
- Averages 1.055 million A25-54 viewers, topping ABC by +70,000 (+7%) and CBS by +374,000 (+55%)
- Nightly News is the most-watched newscast in the key A25-54 demo for four consecutive evenings (12/15,12/18,12/19 & 12/20), marking the longest winning streak in nearly 4 years (since 3/2020)
- Nightly News marks largest advantage over ABC since March 23, 2020
- Increases its A25-54 viewership by +98,000 vs. last week
- Season to-date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 74%
- Averages 715,000 A18-49 viewers, beating ABC by +9,000 and CBS by +218,000
- Increases its A18-49 viewership by +60,000 vs. last week
- Season to-date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 vs. ABC by 68%
DECEMBER 18-21, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS (Mon-Thu) | 1,055 | 715 | 6,851 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS (Mon-Thu) | 681 | 497 | 4,900 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT (Tue-Thu) | 985 | 706 | 7,626 |
Note: ABC World News Tonight was retitled on Monday due to Monday Night Football coverage. NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations.All stats exclude alternate titles and specials.
