NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS IS THE ONLY EVENING NEWSCAST TO GROW VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST YEAR & WEEK

Marks 12th Consecutive Week of Closing A25-54 Gap vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year MeasurementsSeason-to-Date, ‘Nightly News’ is Sole Evening Newscast to Increase Total Viewers & A18-49Week of December 1 Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to increase total viewers vs. last year and week
• Nightly News marks its 12th consecutive week of closing the A25-54 gap vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements, most recently by 6%
• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to increase total viewers & A18-49, season to date
• Nightly News delivers its closest demo gaps vs. ABC in six years for the current season, including most recently by 44% in A25-54
• Nightly News is the #2 most-watched program of the week (Monday-Saturday) with 6.621 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports and syndication)

Week of December 1 Stats

• Averages 6.621 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.260 million (+52%)
• Nightly News increases total viewers by +381,000 vs. last week, +95,000 vs. last year
• Nightly News closes total viewership gap vs. ABC by 18% vs. last week, 6% vs. last year
• Nightly News’ total viewer gap vs. ABC is 6% better vs. prior year at this point in the season
• Averages 900,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +347,000 (+63%)
• Nightly News’ A25-54 gap vs. ABC is 44% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, marking its closest demo gap vs. the network in 6 years
• Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 6% vs. the same week last year
• Averages 617,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +196,000 (+46%)
• Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last year by +11,000
• Nightly News’ A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 29% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, marking its closest A18-49 gap vs. ABC in 6 years

WEEK OF 12/1/2025

Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, 12/1/2025-12/7/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: ABC World News Tonight is based on a 4-day average, retitling on Friday due to sports impact in primetime (NCAA American Conference Football Championship).