‘Nightly News’ Marks Closest A25-54 Gap vs. ABC Since January
Ranks as #1 Evening Newscast in Key Demo on Friday
Week of March 3 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last year, up +17,000 in total viewers, +34,000 in A25-54 and +42,000 in A18-49
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last week, up +21,000 in total viewers, +12,000 in A25-54 and +4,000 in A18-49
- Nightly News marks closest A25-54 gap vs. ABC since 1/27/25, narrowing the gap vs. last year by 39%
- Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast in the key A25-54 demo on Friday, topping ABC by +26,000
- Nightly News closes total viewer gap vs. ABC vs. last week by 3%
- Nightly News is the #4 most-watched show of the week with 6.393 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication
Week of March 3 Ratings Stats
- Averages 6.393 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.015 million (+46%)
- Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last year by +17,000 and last week by +21,000
- Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 3%
- Averages 952,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +329,000 (+53%)
- Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership vs. last year by +34,000 and last week by +12,000
- Week over week, Nightly closes A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 16%
- Year over year, Nightly narrows A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 39%
- Averages 637,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +224,000 (+54%)
- Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last week by +4,000 and last year by +42,000
- Year over year, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 6%
WEEK of MARCH 3-9, 2025
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 0.77 | 952 | 0.48 | 637 | 6,393 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 0.51 | 623 | 0.31 | 413 | 4,378 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 0.86 | 1,064 | 0.59 | 786 | 7,891 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 3/3/2025-3/9/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: Al three programs were retitled on Tuesday due to Pres. Trump’s Joint Address to Congress coverage. CBS Evening News retitled on Friday.
