Tops ABC in Demo for First Time in Nearly 5 Years, Only Newscast to Grow vs. 2Q24
Marks Smallest A25-54 & Total Viewer Gaps vs. ABC Since 2019
Delivers 9th Consecutive Quarter of Narrowing A25-54 Gap vs. ABC , Most Recently By Nearly 95%
PLUS: During 3Q, ‘Nightly’ Also Ranked as the #1 Most-Watched Program in all of TV for Three Consecutive Weeks
3rd Quarter 2024: Ratings Highlights.
- Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast in A18-49, topping ABC for the first time in the demo since 4Q 2019
- Nightly News is the only newscast up across the board vs. last quarter, +5% in total viewers, +19% in A25-54, +30% in A18-49
- Nightly News marks its smallest A25-54 and total viewer gaps vs. ABC in nearly 5 years, narrowing the A25-54 gap by 93% and delivering its 9th consecutive quarter of improving the A25-54 gap
- During 3Q, Nightly News ranked as the #1 program in all of TV for three consecutive weeks, excluding specials, sports and syndication
3rd Quarter: Nightly Stats
- Averages 686,000 A18-49 viewers, beating ABC by +30,000 (+5%) and CBS by +285,000 (+71%)
- Increases A18-49 viewership vs. last quarter by +30% (+157,000) as the only newscast to do so
- Grows A18-49 viewership vs. 3Q23 by +4% (+28,000)
- Averages 6.157 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.844 million (+43%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last quarter by +5% (+317,000)
- Grows total viewership vs. 3Q23, up +2% (124,000)
- Nightly News closes the total viewer gap vs. ABC by 32% vs. last quarter
- In year over year, Nightly News was the only newscast to grow, up +124,000
- Marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in nearly 5 years (since 4Q 2019), closing the cap by 30% in year-over-year measurements
- Averages 957,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +353,000 (+58%)
- Increases A25-54 viewership vs. last quarter by +19% (+156,000)
- Vs. 2Q24, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 95%
- In year over year, Nightly News cuts the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 93%, marking the most smallest demo gap. vs. the network in nearly 5 years (since 4Q19)
- Delivers its 9th consecutive quarter of improving the key A25-54 gap vs. ABC
- Nightly News is pacing to have its 7th consecutive quarter at over 100M video starts
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NBC NIGHTLY NEWS DELIVERS BEST COMPETITIVE SEASON IN 4 YEARS
Cuts Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC by Double Digits, Including by Nearly 50% in Key Demos
Ranks as Top 10 Most-Watched Broadcast for the Season
2023-2024 Broadcast Season: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News delivers its best competitive season in 4 years vs. ABC in the key demos
- Nightly News cuts across-the-board gaps vs. ABC by double digits, including by nearly 50% in A25-54
- Nightly News ranks as the #8 most-watched broadcast for the season, averaging 6.376 million viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
2023-2024 Broadcast Season: Ratings Stats
- Averages 6.376 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.750 million (+38%)
- Vs. prior season, Nightly News improves its total viewer gap vs. ABC by 10%
- Averages 941,000 A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +279,000 (+42%)
- Vs. prior season, Nightly News improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 44%
- Averages 638,000 A18-49 viewers, topping CBS by +190,000 (+42%)
- Vs. prior season, Nightly News improves its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 45%
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NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT IS #1 IN KEY DEMOS ON TUESDAY
Ranks as #4 Program in all of TV for the Week
Week of September 16 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News tops ABC in the demos on Thursday, by +26,000 in A25-54 & by +3,000 in A18-49.
- Nightly News is the #4 most-watched show of the week with 5.612 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
Week of September 16 Stats
- Averages 5.612 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.142 million (+26%)
- Averages 826,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +142,000 (+21%)
- Tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Thursday by +26,000
- Averages 560,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +106,000 (+23%)
- Tops ABC in the A18-49 demo on Thursday by +3,000
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 10.8 million video viewers and 1.2 million hours viewed across all platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 564,000 views
3rd Quarter 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 957 | 686 | 6,157 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 604 | 401 | 4,313 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 968 | 656 | 7,188 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 7/1/2024-9/22/2024. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
2023-2024 Broadcast Season
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 941 | 638 | 6,376 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 662 | 448 | 4,626 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,047 | 711 | 7,606 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 9/25/2023-9/22/2024. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
WEEK of SEPTEMBER 16-22, 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 826 | 560 | 5,612 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 684 | 454 | 4,470 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 949 | 630 | 7,184 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 9/16/2024-9/22/2024. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News are based on 4-day averages (Mon-Thurs).
