The NBC News Broadcast Ranks #1 Across the Board Season to Date
Nightly News is #1 in the Demo for 80 of Last 81 Weeks
NEW YORK (February 14, 2017) – “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” ranked #1 in the demo for the week of February 6, averaging 2.2 million A25-54 viewers, leading “ABC World News Tonight” by +202,000 (10%) and “CBS Evening News” by +513,000 (+31%). Compared to the same week last season, Nightly News posted higher advantages over both ABC (+12%) and CBS (+34%).
Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.6 million viewers, topping ABC by +222,000 (+17%) and CBS by +434,000 (+39%). The NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 80 of the last 81 weeks.
For the week, Nightly News averaged 9 million total viewers, leading CBS Evening News by 1.5 million (+21%). Season to date, Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board.
Weekly Highlights:
- Nightly News averaged 2.2 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +202,000 (+10%) and CBS by +513,000 (+31%).
- Compared to the same week last season, Nightly News posted higher advantages over both ABC (+12%: +202,000 vs. +181,000 last season) and CBS (+34%: +513,000 vs. +382,000 last season).
- Nightly News averaged 1.6 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +222,000 (+17%) and CBS by +434,000 (+39%).
- Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 80 of the past 81 weeks.
Season Highlights:
- Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board.
Week of February 6 – February 10, 2017:
| Total Viewers | A25-54 Rating | A25-54 Viewers | A18-49 Rating | A18-49 Viewers | |
| NBC | 8.996 | 1.81 | 2.179 | 1.22 | 1.563 |
| CBS | 7.450 | 1.39 | 1.666 | 0.88 | 1.129 |
| ABC | 9.109 | 1.65 | 1.977 | 1.04 | 1.341 |
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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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