“NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS” IS THE ONLY EVENING NEWSCAST TO DELIVER YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN KEY DEMOS

Increases Viewership Across the Board vs. Last Week

Ranks as #3 Most-Watched Show in all of TV for the Week

Continues to Close Competitive Demo Gaps vs. Last Year

Week of June 9 Ratings Highlights

  • Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in the key demos in year-over-year measurements  
  • Nightly News increases viewership across the board vs. last week 
  • Nightly News closes demo gaps vs. ABC vs. last year 
  • Nightly News is the #3 most-watched show of the week with 5.663 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)

Week of June 9 Ratings Stats

  • Averages 5.7 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.504 million (+36%)
    • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +214,000
  • Averages 844,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +297,000 (+54%)
    • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in the key A25-54 demo vs. last year, +19,000
    • Week over week, Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership by +72,000
    • Year over year, Nightly News  narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 20%
  • Averages 566,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +187,000 (+49%)
    • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow vs. last year in A18-49, +13,000
    • Week over week, Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership by +42,000
    • Year over year, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 12%

WEEK of JUNE 9-15, 2025

ProgramP25-54P18-49P2+
ImpsImpsImps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS8445665,663
CBS EVENING NEWS5473794,159
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT1,0006927,248

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 6/9/2025-615/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: Nightly News was based on a4-day average, retitling on Friday. ABC World News Tonight was based on a 3-day average, retitling on Wednesday (NBA Finals Game #3) and Friday (NBA Finals Game #4).