Marks Closest Gap vs. ABC in A25-54 Since December
PLUS: ‘Nightly’ Narrows Year-Over-Year Measurements in Key Demos vs. ABC For 8th Straight Week
Week of Jan 16: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV last week with 7.446 million viewers excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News improves competitively by double digits across the board in week-over-week measurements vs. ABC
- Nightly News marks its most narrow A25-54 gap vs. ABC in 5 weeks (since 12/12/22)
- Nightly News narrows the key demo gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements for the 8th straight week
Week of Jan 16 Nightly Stats
- Averages 7.446 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.970 million (+36%)
- In week over week, Nightly News improves total viewer gap vs. ABC by 14%
- Averages 1.286 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +402,000 (+45%)
- Nightly News marks its most narrow A25-54 gap vs. ABC since 12/12/22
- In week over week, Nightly News improves A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 21%
- In year over year, Nightly News improves A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 49%
- Averages 909,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +302,000 (+50%)
- In week over week, Nightly News improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 14%
- In year over year, Nightly News improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 28%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 13.7 million video views and 1.4 million hours viewed on & off platforms, including clips and full episodes.
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 806,000 views and nearly 600,000 viewers
WEEK of JANUARY 16, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1.06 | 1,286 | 0.70 | 909 | 7,446 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 0.73 | 884 | 0.47 | 607 | 5,476 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1.18 | 1,434 | 0.79 | 1,035 | 8,777 |
Note: ABC World News Tonight was retitled on Monday, 1/16 due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 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.
