Ranks as #2 Most-Watched TV Show of the Week
Closes Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC, Including by 62% in A25-54
Marks Most Narrow A18-49 Gap vs. ABC since May
Week of September 1 Ratings Highlights
*Tom Llamas anchored Tuesday-Friday. Hallie Jackson anchored Monday.
- Nightly News leads the competition in across-the-board growth vs. last week, +6% in total viewers, +20% in A25-54 and +24% in A18-49
- Nightly News closes across-the-board gaps vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements, including by 62% in A25-54
- Nightly News marks its closest A18-49 gap vs. ABC since May
- Nightly News hits a 7-week A25-54 high with 820,000 viewers and is the #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.631 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)
Week of September 1 Ratings Stats
- Averages 5.631 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.923 million (+52%)
- Nightly News grows the most in total viewers vs. last week compared to ABC, increasing by +309,000
- Nightly News closes total viewer gap vs. ABC by 9% in week-over-week measurements
- Averages 820,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +305,000 (+59%)
- Nightly News grows the most in the key A25-54 demo vs. last week compared ABC, increasing by +139,000 and hitting a 7-week high (best since 7/14/25)
- Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 62% in week-over-week measurements
- Averages 520,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +117,000 (+29%)
- Nightly News grows the most in A18-49 vs. last week compared to ABC, increasing by +102,000 and hitting a 7-week high (best since 7/14/25)
- Nightly News marks its most narrow A18-49 gap vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements since May 26, 2025
WEEK OF 9/1/2025
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 820 | 520 | 5,631 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 515 | 403 | 3,708 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 893 | 592 | 7,188 |
Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 9/1/2025-9/7/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
Note: All three programs were retitled on Monday due to Labor Day. Nightly also retitled on Thursday (Thursday Night Football Season Opener). ABC WNT retitled on Friday.
