“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is Only Evening Newscast to Increase Key Demos vs. Last Year

Continues to Close Competitive Gaps, Including by Double Digits in A25-54

Ranks as #4 Most-Watched Program of the Week

Week of February 24 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to increase viewership in the key demos vs. last year, +29,000 in A25-54 and +6,000 in A18-49 
• Nightly News continues to close competitive gaps, narrowing the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 32% vs. last year
• Nightly News is the #4 most-watched show of the week with 6.371 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of February 24 Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.371 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.092 million (+49%)
  • Closes total viewer gap vs. ABC by 4% in week-over-week measurements 
• Averages 940,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +297,000 (+46%)
  • Only newscast to increase A25-54 viewership vs. last year, +29,000
  • Closes A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 32% in year-over-year measurements 
• Averages 633,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +209,000 (+50%)
  • Increases A18-49 viewership vs. last year by +6,000
  • Narrows A18-49 viewership vs. ABC by 20% in week-over-week measurements 
  • Closes A18-49 viewership vs. ABC by 4% in year-over-year measurements 
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 16.6 million video viewers and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 644,000 views and 518,000 viewers

WEEK of FEBRUARY 24-MARCH 2, 2025

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 2/24/2025-3/2/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: CBS Evening News was based on a 4-day average, retitling on Friday.