Increases Viewership in Week-Over-Week Measurements, Including by Double Digits in A25-54 & A18-49
Marks Closest Total Viewer & A25-54 Gaps vs. ABC Since September
Week of November 4 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News hits a 13-week high across the board (best since 8/5/24) and increases viewership in all key measurements vs. last week
- Nightly News marks its closest total viewer and A25-54 gaps vs. ABC since September (9/9/24), including by over 50% in the key demo
- Nightly News is the #5 most-watched show of the week with 6.071 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
Week of November 4 Ratings Stats
- Averages 6.071 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.535 million (+34%)
- Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +364,000
- Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 16%
- Year over year, Nightly News closes the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 7%
- Averages 967,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +180,000 (+23%)
- Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership by +180,000 vs. last week
- In week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 53%
- Averages 654,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +119,000 (+22%)
- Nightly News increases A18-49 vs. last week by +147,000
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 49%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 11 million video viewers and 1.2 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 579,000 views and 461,000 viewers
WEEK of NOVEMBER 4-10, 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 967 | 654 | 6,071 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 787 | 535 | 4,536 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,075 | 745 | 7,371 |
Note: Nightly News was based on a 4-day average (Mon, Wed-Fri) due to Election coverage on Tuesday evening. ABC World News Tonight was based on a 2-day average (Wed, Thurs) due to Monday Night Football (Monday), Election coverage (Tuesday), and retitling for unknown reasons on Friday. CBS Evening News was also based on a 4-day average (Mon-Thurs), retitling Friday for unknown reasons.
