Narrows Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. 2Q22
Across Digital, Video Views Increased by Double-Digits vs. Last Quarter
3rd Quarter 2022: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.146 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News improves across the board gaps vs. ABC in vs. the prior quarter, including by 15% in total viewers
- Nightly News narrows total viewer & A25-54 gaps vs. ABC vs. 2Q21
3rd Quarter: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.145 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.704 million (+38%)
- Vs. 2Q22, Nightly improves the total viewer gap vs. ABC by 15% in its fourth consecutive quarter of narrowing year over year gaps
- In year over year, Nightly narrows the total viewer gap vs. ABC 9%
- Averages 986,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +260,000 (+36%)
- Vs. 2Q22, Nightly improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 21%
- In year over year, Nightly narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC 3%
- Averages 678,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +200,000 (+42%)
- Vs. 2Q22, Nightly improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 9%
- Across digital, Nightly full episodes and clips delivered more than 50 million monthly video viewers for the 13th straight quarter, growing by double-digits vs. Q222
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 742,000 views and 594,000 viewers
2021-2022 BROADCAST SEASON: NIGHTLY NEWS CONTINUES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVELY YEAR-OVER-YEAR
Cuts Year-Over-Year Total Viewership Gap vs. ABC By 12%
Ranks as Top Ten Most-Watched Broadcast for the Season
2021-2022 Broadcast Season: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News ranks as the #10 most-watched broadcast for the season, averaging 6.807 million viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News improves across the board gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements, including by 12% in total viewers
2021-2022 Broadcast Season: Ratings Stats
- Averages 6.807 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.889 million (+38%)
- In year over year, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 12%
- Averages 1.176 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +347,000 (+42%)
- In year over year, Nightly News improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 7%
- Averages 824,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +248,000 (+43%)
- In year over year, Nightly News improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 19%
- Across digital, Nightly News saw more than 60 million monthly video views on & off platforms, including clips and full episodes
- On YouTube, Nightly News full episodes reached 739,000 video views and 591,000 video viewers
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #5 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM
Narrows Total Viewer & A25-54 Gaps vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year Measurements
Week of Sept 12: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #5 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.112 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News narrows total viewer & A25-54 gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements, including by 15% in A25-54, 11% in total viewers.
Week Sept 12: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.112 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.694 million (+38%)
- Nightly News cuts the year-over-year total viewer gap vs. ABC by 11%
- Averages 1.008 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +315,000 (+45%)
- Nightly News narrows the year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 15%
- Averages 675,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +212,000 (+46%)
- Across digital, Nightly delivered 12 million video views and 1 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 557,000 views and nearly 500,000 viewers
3RD QUARTER 2022
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 986 | 678 | 6,146 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 726 | 478 | 4,442 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,246 | 865 | 7,335 |
2021-22 BROADCAST SEASON
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,176 | 824 | 6,807 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 829 | 576 | 4,918 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,444 | 990 | 8,070 |
WEEK of SEPTEMBER 12-18, 2022
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,008 | 675 | 6,112 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 693 | 463 | 4,418 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,222 | 870 | 7,305 |
Note: For the week of 9/12, Nightly was based on a 4-day average (Monday retitled due to the Primetime Emmy Awards airing live across the US in prime).
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 afternoon and 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.
