Marks 5 Consecutive Weeks of Beating ABC in A25-54 For At Least One Day During the Week
Across the Board, ‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years
‘Nightly’ Continues to Improve Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year, Including By Nearly 80% in A25-54
Week of Jan.8 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #1 program in all of TV in the key demo on Monday with 1.181 million viewers
- Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Monday by +8,000 and on Tuesday in the A18-49 by +20,000
- Nightly News hits a 7-week high in total viewers (since 11/20/23) and is the #2 show of the week with 7.277 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Across the board, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20)
- Nightly News marks 5 weeks of beating ABC in the A25-54 demo for at least one day during the week
- Nightly News improves demo gaps vs. ABC vs. last year, including by 78% in A25-54 in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board by double digits, including by 73% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Jan.8 Nightly Stats
- Averages 7.277 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.941 million (+36%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last week by +69,000 and hits 7 week high in total viewers
- In year over year, cuts total viewer gap vs. ABC by 7%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 15%
- Averages 1.097 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +316,000 (+40%)
- Tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Monday by +8,000
- Marks closest A25-54 gap vs. ABC in three weeks
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 37%
- For 26 of the last 27 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 78% in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 73%
- Averages 742,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +191,000 (+35%)
- Tops ABC in the A18-49 demo on Tuesday by+20,000
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 12%
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 61%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 64%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 14.6 million video viewers and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 953,000 views and 714,000 viewers
WEEK of JANUARY 8-14, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,097 | 742 | 7,277 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 781 | 551 | 5,336 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,138 | 799 | 8,708 |
Note: ABC was retitled on Wednesday due to NBA coverage in prime time. 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.
