Marks 8 Consecutive Months of Increasing Viewership to Deliver its Best Streak of Yearly Growth on Record
Scores 7 Consecutive Weeks of Averaging More than 1 Million A2-54 Viewers
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14 HIGHLIGHTS
- Nightly News grows across the board vs. last year and week
- Nightly News scores its 33rd consecutive week (8 months) of across-the-board growth vs. last year
- Nightly News delivers its best streak of year-over-year growth on record
- Nightly News marks its 7th consecutive week of averaging over 1 million demo viewers
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14 STATS
- Averages 6.6 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.560 million (+64%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last year by +926,000 and vs. last week by +110,000
- Averages 1.065 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +463,000 (+77%)
- Increases A25-54 viewers vs. last year by +247,000 and last week by +60,000
- Nightly News narrows the A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC by 14% vs. last week
- Averages 767,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +360,000 (+89%)
- Increases A18-49 viewers vs. last year by +231,000 and vs. last week by +37,000
WEEK OF 9/14/2026
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,065 | 767 | 6,582 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 602 | 407 | 4,022 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,151 | 856 | 8,169 |
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 9/14/2026. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
Note: Nightly News was based on a 3-day average, retitling Monday (Emmy Awards) and Friday. ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News were retitled on Friday.
