Grows in Total Viewers in Week-Over-Week Measurements
Marks Most Narrow Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC Since Dec. 2021, Improves Competitively by 30% in Most Recent Week
Improves Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year Measurements By Over 50%, Including by Nearly 60% in Total Viewers
Week of July 4: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #2 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.264 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News grew in total viewers in week-over-week measurements by +54,000
- Nightly News marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in 29 weeks, since 12/13/21, improving the gap vs. the network by 30% in the most recent week
- Nightly News marks its most narrow A25-54 vs. ABC in 29 weeks, since 12/13/21, improving the gap vs. the network by 11% in the most recent week
- Nightly News improves across the board gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements by over 50%
- Nightly News cuts the year-over-year viewership gap vs. ABC by 57% during the most recent week
- Nightly News cuts the year-over-year A25-54 gap vs ABC by 65% 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 25% in the A18-49 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of July 4: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.246 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.763 million (+39%)
- Nightly News grew in total viewers in week-over-week measurements by +54,000
- Nightly News cuts the week-over-week viewership gap vs. ABC by 30% and delivers its closest viewer gap vs. ABC in 29 weeks (since 12/13/21)
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows total viewership gap vs. ABC by 57%
- Averages 960,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +229,000 (+31%)
- Nightly News cuts the week-over-week A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 11% and delivers its closest A25-54 gap vs. ABC in 29 weeks (since 12/13/21)
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 65%
- Averages 668,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +191,000 (+40%)
- Nightly News cuts the year-over-year viewership gap vs. ABC by 63%
- Across digital, Nightly saw 11.1 million video views and 1.2 million hours viewed on & off network platforms, including clips and full episodes
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 734,000 views and 589,000 viewers.
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 960 | 668 | 6,246 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 731 | 477 | 4,483 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,129 | 801 | 7,041 |
Note: Nightly News, ABC, and CBS are based on a 4-day averages (Tuesday-Friday) due to the Independence Day holiday.
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.
