Nightly News Wins Across the Board for Seventh Time in Last Nine Weeks
The NBC News Broadcast Ranks #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 77 of the last 78 Weeks
NEW YORK (January 24, 2017) – “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” ranked #1 across the board for the week of January 16, averaging 9.44 million total viewers, leading “ABC World News Tonight” by +306,000 viewers (+3%) and “CBS Evening News” by +1.9 million viewers (+26%). Nightly News has been #1 among total viewers in seven of the last nine weeks.
Season to date, Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board. Compared to last season, Nightly News has increased its A25-54 lead over ABC by +24 percent (+262,000 vs. +211,000).
Nightly News continues its dominance in the demo, averaging 2.4 million A25-54 viewers for the week, leading ABC by +223,000 (+10%) and CBS by +701,000 (+42%). Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.8 million viewers, topping ABC by +247,000 (+16%) and CBS by +582,000 (+50%). The NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 77 of the last 78 weeks.
Holt spent last week across the U.S. on the road to Washington D.C. for the presidential inauguration, talking with Americans about the nation’s most pressing issues and their hopes for the next four years. Holt anchored “NBC Nightly News” from Sacramento, Calif., Warren, Mich., Fayetteville, N.C. and the nation’s capital as part of “Across America,” a special series for “NBC Nightly News.” He also led NBC News’ all-day inauguration coverage on January 20, which was the most-watched coverage on the broadcast networks, averaging 5.8 million total viewers.
Weekly Highlights:
- Nightly News ranked #1 across the board, averaging 9.44 million total viewers, leading “ABC World News Tonight” by +306,000 (+3%) viewers and “CBS Evening News” by +1.9 million viewers (+26%).
- Nightly News averaged 2.4 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +223,000 (+10%) and CBS by +701,000 (+42%).
- Nightly News averaged 1.8 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +247,000 (+16%) and CBS by +582,000 (+50%).
- Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 77 of the past 78 weeks.
Season Highlights:
- Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board.
- Nightly News has increased its A25-54 lead over ABC by +24 percent from last season (+262,000 vs. +211,000).
Week of January 16 – January 20, 2017:
| Total Viewers | A25-54 Rating | A25-54 Viewers | A18-49 Rating | A18-49 Viewers | |
| NBC | 9.444 | 1.97 | 2.368 | 1.37 | 1.753 |
| CBS | 7.511 | 1.39 | 1.667 | 0.91 | 1.171 |
| ABC | 9.138 | 1.79 | 2.145 | 1.17 | 1.506 |
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ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT
“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is America’s most-watched evening newscast, going beyond the day’s headlines to uncover stories of how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. “NBC Nightly News” reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the “Nightly News” app, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor and Sam Singal is the executive producer.
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