#1 in Key Demo 138 of Last 141 Weeks
#1 Most-Watched Among A18-49 Viewers for 94 of Last 95 Weeks
#1 Most-Watched Season-to-Date in the Key Demo
APRIL 17, 2018 – “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the key news demo for the week of April 9, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
The broadcast continues its dominance in the key demo, averaging 1.7 million A25-54 viewers and beating “ABC World News Tonight” by +42,000 viewers (+3%) and “CBS Evening News” by +468,000 viewers (+38%). “Nightly News” has won the demo 138 out of the last 141 weeks. “Nightly News” doubled its week-over-week demo lead over ABC.
Last week, Holt spoke with former Attorney General Loretta Lynch in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview about her airplane meeting with President Bill Clinton during the 2016 campaign and her relationship with former FBI Director James Comey. Holt also exclusively interviewed Meek Mill, speaking to him by phone while the rapper serves a prison sentence in Philadelphia.
For 94 of the past 95 weeks, “Nightly News” is the most-watched broadcast among A18-49 viewers and, for the week of April 9, averaged 1.2 million, topping ABC by +9,000 viewers (+1%) and CBS by +288,000 viewers (+33%).
7.8 million total viewers tuned in to “Nightly News” for the week of April 9 besting “CBS Evening News” by 1.8 million total viewers (+31%). The broadcast grew its total viewer audience year-over-year.
“Nightly News” continues as the #1 most-watched evening newscast season-to-date in the key demo, delivering its largest demo lead over CBS in seven seasons.
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Weekly Highlights:
- “Nightly News” averaged 1.7 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +42,000 viewers (+3%) and CBS by +468,000 (+38%).
- “Nightly News” has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 138 of the past 141 weeks.
- “Nightly News” averaged 1.2 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +9,000 (+1%) and CBS by +288,000 (+33%).
- Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 94 of the last 95 weeks.
- “Nightly News” averaged 7.8 million total viewers, beating CBS by +1.8 million (+31%).
Season Highlights:
- “Nightly News” is the #1 evening newscast this season in A25-54 and A18-49
- “Nightly News” holds its largest A25-54 demo advantage over CBS in seven seasons.
Week of April 9 – April 13, 2018:
| Total Viewers | A25-54 Rating | A25-54 Viewers | A18-49 Rating | A18-49 Viewers | |
| NBC | 7.754 | 1.41 | 1.707 | 0.89 | 1.151 |
| CBS | 5.922 | 1.03 | 1.239 | 0.67 | 0.863 |
| ABC | 8.192 | 1.38 | 1.665 | 0.89 | 1.142 |
# # # ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the most-watched evening newscast in America, providing the very latest on the day’s top stories and going beyond the headlines to add context and analysis to the most pressing issues of our times. NBC Nightly News reaches more than 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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NBC News
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Rachel Zuckerman
NBC News
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