"NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt" is Only Evening Newscast to Increase Key Demo Audience in Year-Over-Year Measurements

Ranks as #1 Evening Newscast in Key Demos on Wednesday

Gains the Most Viewers Across the Board vs. Last Week Compared to Competition

Narrows Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC by Double Digits

Week of March 31 Ratings Highlights

Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in the key demos vs. last year, up +24,000 in A25-54 and +27,000 in A18-49
Nightly News topped ABC in the key demos on Wednesday by +10,000 in A25-54 and +23,000 in A18-49
Nightly News gains the most viewers across the board vs. last week compared to ABC and CBS, +87,000 in A25-54, +318,000 in total viewers and +93,000 in A18-49
Nightly News closes across-the-board gaps vs. ABC by double digits in year-over-year measurements
Nightly News is the #2 most-watched show of the week with 6.180 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of March 31 Ratings Stats

Averages 6.180 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.253 million (+57%)
- Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +318,000
- Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 9%
- Year over year, Nightly News closes the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 14%
Averages 907,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +349,000 (+63%)
- Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership vs. last year by +24,000 and last week by +87,000
- Week over week, Nightly closes A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 32%
- Year over year, Nightly narrows A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 36%
Averages 602,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +231,000 (+62%)
- Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last week by +93,000 and last year by +27,000
- Year over year, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 19%
- Week over week, Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 30%
Across digital, Nightly News delivered 15.5 million video viewers and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 632,000 views and 507,000 viewers

WEEK of MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2025

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 3/31/2025-4/6/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.