Ranks as #5 Most-Watched TV Program of the Week
Week of March 17 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News increases A25-54 demo vs. last year by +53,000
- Nightly News grows A18-49 demo vs. last year by +22,000
- Nightly News is the #5 most-watched show of the week with 6.103 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
Week of March 17 Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.103 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.047 million (+50%)
- Averages 860,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +251,000 (+41%)
- Increases A25-54 audience by +53,000 vs. last year
- Closes the A2-54 gap vs. ABC by 9% in year-over-year measurements
- Averages 545,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +124,000 (+30%)
- Increases A18-49 audience by +22,000 vs. last year
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 14.4 million video viewers and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 575,000 views and 465,000 viewers
WEEK of MARCH 17-23, 2025
Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
Imps | Imps | Imps | |
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 860 | 545 | 6,103 |
CBS EVENING NEWS | 609 | 421 | 4,056 |
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,035 | 696 | 7,565 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 3/17/2025-3/23/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: CBS Evening News was based on a 3-day average, retitling on Thursday and Friday due to March Madness coverage. ABC World News Tonight was based on a 4-day average, retitling on Friday.