“NBC NIGHTLY NEWS” IS #1 IN KEY DEMO ON TUESDAY,  ONLY EVENING NEWSCAST TO GROW ACROSS THE BOARD IN YEAR-OVER-YEAR

Marks Most Narrow Gap vs. ABC in A25-54 & A18-49 Since January

Closes Gaps vs. ABC By Double Digits in Year-Over-Year

Week of May 26 Ratings Highlights

*Lester Holt’s last day as ‘Nightly News’ anchor was on Friday, May 30. Tom Llamas began anchoring ‘Nightly News’ on Monday, June 2. 

• Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast in A25-54 on Tuesday, May 27, topping ABC by+40,000 
• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board in year-over-year measurements, +4% in A25-54 & A18-49 and +2% in total viewers 
• Nightly News marks its closest A25-54 and A18-49 gap vs. ABC since January 
• Nightly News closes across-the-board gaps vs. ABC in all measurements, including double digits in year-over-year – by 77% in A25-54, 20% in total viewers and +59% in A18-49 
• Nightly News is the #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.720 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)

Week of May 26 Ratings Stats

• Averages 5.720 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.120 million (+59%)
  • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow vs. last year in total viewers, +115,000
  • 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 20%
• Averages 831,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +341,000 (+70%)
  • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in A25-54 vs. last year, +33,000
  • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 48%
  • Year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 77%
• Averages 525,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +193,000 (+58%)
  • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow vs. last year in A18-49, +18,000
  • Year over year, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 59%
  • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 48%

WEEK of MAY 26-JUNE 1, 2025

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 5/26/2025-6/1/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. All three programs were based on 4-day averages, retitling on Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday.