Marks Highest Rated Tuesday in A25-54 in 5 Months, Biggest Demo Win Since Llamas Became Anchor
‘Nightly’ Grows Across the Board vs. Last Year, Including by Double Digits in Key Demos
Week of July 14 Ratings Highlights
- For the second consecutive Tuesday, Nightly News ranks #1 in A25-54 and A18-49
- Nightly News marks its highest-rated Tuesday among A25-54 since February and its biggest demo win since Llamas became anchor
- Nightly News grows across the board vs. last year, including by double digits in the demos, and achieves its sixth consecutive week of increasing the A25-54 audience vs. last year
- Nightly News is the #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.6 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)
Week of July 14 Ratings Stats
- Averages 5.6 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.808 million (+48%)
- Nightly News grows total viewers vs. last year by +77,000
- Averages 838,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +340,000 (+68%)
- Nightly News marks its highest-rated Tuesday among A25-54 since February and its biggest demo win since Llamas became anchor
- Nightly News leads evening newscasts in year-over-year growth in A25-54, +104,000
- Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 17% in year-over-year measurements
- Averages 563,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +215,000 (+62%)
- Nightly News leads evening newscasts in year-over-year growth in A18-49, +69,000
- Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by +16%
WEEK of JULY 14-20, 2025
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 838 | 563 | 5,583 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 498 | 348 | 3,775 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,037 | 710 | 7,266 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 7/14/2025-7/20/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
