NBC NIGHTLY NEWS IS ONLY NEWSCAST TO GROW WEEK TO WEEK IN KEY DEMO

Ranks as #2 Most-Watched Program In All Of TV For The Week

Narrows Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Week-Over-Week & Year-Over-Year Measurements

Season to Date, ‘Nightly News’ Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 14% in Total Viewers, 10% in A25-54 & 27% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year

Week of June 13: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the #2 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.389 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
• Nightly News is the #3 most-watched program in all of TV last week in the key demo, averaging 1.023 million A25-54 viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
• Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in the key demo in week-over-week measurements, up +58,000
• Nightly News improves gaps vs. ABC’s World News Tonight across the board in week-over-week measurements
• Nightly News marks its most narrow A25-54 gap vs. ABC in 5 weeks (since 5/9/22)
• Nightly News is in its 10th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in total viewers vs. ABC, cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 12% during the most recent week
• Nightly News is in its 7th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in A25-54 vs. ABC, closing the year-over-year viewership gap by 18% during the most recent week
• Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 14% in total viewers, by 10% in the A25-54 demo and by 27% in the A18-49 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of June 13: Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.389 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.703 million (+36%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 19%
  • In year over year, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 12%, in its tenth consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in total viewers
• Averages 1.161 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +281,000 (+38%)
  • Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in the key demo in week-over-week measurements, up +58,000
  • Week over week, Nightly News improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 33%, marking its most narrow gap vs. the network in five weeks (since 5/9/22)
  • In year over year, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 18%, in its eight consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in total viewers
• Averages 700,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +193,000 (+38%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 32%
  • In year over year, Nightly News improves in the demo vs. ABC by 7%

Note: Nightly News was based on a 4-day average (Mon-Thurs) due to US Open golf coverage. ABC World News was based on a 2-day average. NOTE: Nielsen Ratings now reflect the addition of Out of Home (OOH) viewership that began being measured on Aug. 31,2020 across only 44 markets tracked by Nielsen Media Research.

NBC Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. World News Tonight’s ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco. 

Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.