NBC NIGHTLY NEWS MARKS LARGEST DEMO AUDIENCES SINCE MARCH

Increases Viewership Across the Board in Week-Over-Week Measurements

Narrows A25-54 & A18-49 Gaps vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year

Week of Nov 7 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News marks its largest demo audiences since March with 1.222 million A25-54 viewers and 877,000 A18-49 viewers
• Nightly News hits a six-week high in total viewers with 6.833 million total viewers
• Nightly News increases viewership across the board in week-over-week measurements
• Tuesday’s broadcast (Election Day) marked Nightly’s largest single-day A25-54 audience in over six months (since 3/30/22) and its largest single-day A18-49 audience since March (since 3/9/22
• In year-over-year measurements, Nightly narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 4% and the A18-49 gap by 11%

Week of Nov 7: Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.833 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.808 million (+36%)

• Nightly News hits a six-week high in total viewers (best since 9/26/22)
• In week over week, Nightly News increases total viewership by +235,000
• Averages 1.222 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +363,000 (+42%), the largest advantage over the network in 6 weeks (since 9/26/22)
  • Nightly News hits a 32-week high in A25-54 (best since 3/28/22)
  • In week over week, Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership by +10% (+106,000)
  • In year over year, Nightly News narrows A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 4%
• Averages 877,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +311,000 (+55%), its largest advantage over the network in 9 weeks (since 9/5/22)
  • Nightly News hits a 35-week high in A18-49 (best since 3/7/22)
  • Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership by +14% (+106,000) vs. last week
  • In week over week, Nightly News narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 6%
  • In year over year, Nightly News narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 11%
• Across digital, Nightly saw 11.8 million video views and 1.2 hours viewed on & off network platforms, including clips and full episodes
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 775,000 views and 615,000 viewers

WEEK OF 11/7/22

Note: ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News were both retitled on Tuesday, 11/15 due to 2022 Midterm Election Night coverage. 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. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.