NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is Only Evening Newscast to Grow Across the Board

‘Nightly News’ Closes Gaps vs. ABC in Total Viewers & Key A25-54 Demo By Double Digits vs. Prior Week, Year & Season

‘Nightly News’ Continues to Deliver Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years Across the Board

Week of Sept 2 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last week up +162,000 in total viewers, +94,000 in A25-54 and +47,000 in A18-49
• Nightly News narrows total viewer and A25-54 demo gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year, season-to-date and week-over-week measurements by double digital percentages 
• Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20) across the board 
• Nightly News is #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.763 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of Sept 2 Nightly Stats

• Averages 5.763 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.454 million (+34%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +162,000 as the only evening newscast to grow
  • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 31%
  • Year over year, Nightly News closes total viewership gap vs. ABC by 15%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by10%
• Averages 845,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +246,000 (+41%)
  • Week over week, Nightly increases A25-54 viewership by +94,000 as the only evening news newscast to grow
  • In week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 72%
  • In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 39%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 45%
• Averages 543,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +160,000 (+42%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 44%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 45%
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 14.3 million video viewers and 1.1 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 514,000 views and 401,000 viewers

WEEK of SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2024

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 9/2/2024-9/8/2024. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.

Note: All three programs were labeled as specials on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Nightly is based on a 2-day average (Tue-Wed) due to NFL impacts (NFL Season Opener on Thursday, local preemption on Friday). ABC and CBS are based on 4-day averages (Tue-Fri). 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.