Ranks as #4 Most-Watched Program for Week & Increases Viewership Across the Board
Improves Competitively Year-Over-Year in Key Demo vs. ABC For 9th Straight Week
Week of Jan 23 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News marks a 5-week high in total viewers with 7.761 million total viewers (best since 12/19/22)
- Nightly News ranks as the #4 most-watched program in all of TV for the week (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication) and increases its viewership across the board vs. last week
- Saturday’s Nightly News ranks as the #3 most-watched program in all of TV for the week with 8.270 million viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)
- Saturday’s Nightly News marks its largest total viewer audience in over two years (since 12/12/2020). The broadcast also hits its largest A25-54 audience for a Nightly News Saturday newscast in almost a year (since 2/12/22.)
- Nightly News narrows the total viewer gap vs. ABC by 7% vs. last week
- For the 9th week in a row, Nightly News improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC in year-over-year-measurements
Week of Jan 23: Nightly Stats
- Averages 7.761 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.064 million (+36%)
- Increases total viewership by +315,000 vs. last week
- In week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 7%
- Averages 1.303 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +384,000 (+42%)
- Increases A25-54 viewership by +16,000 vs. last week
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 8%
- Averages 909,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +271,000 (+42%)
- Increases A18-49 viewership by +0.03% vs. last week
- Across digital, Nightly saw 13.5 million video views and 1.4 hours viewed on & off network platforms, including clips and full episodes
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 771,000 views and 605,000 viewers
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JANUARY 2023 RATINGS: NIGHTLY NEWS MARKS LARGEST TOTAL VIEWERSHIP IN A YEAR
Increases Viewership Across the Board & Hits 11-Month High in Key Demos
Ranks as #4 Most-Watched TV Program for the Month & Marks Its Strongest Month on Digital since March 2022
January 2023: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News marks its largest total viewership since January 2022 with 7.533 million total viewers and is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV for the month, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News hits a 11-month high in the key demos with 1.292 million A25-54 viewers and 910,000 A18-49 viewers
- Nightly News increases viewership across the board vs. last month, including by +185,000 in total viewers
- Nightly News continues to beat CBS in the key A25-54 demo and total viewers for the 196 consecutive month
- Across Digital, Nightly News marks its strongest month since March 2022, with full episodes & clips delivering more than 70 million video viewers, its 7th straight month with more than 50 million monthly viewers
January 2023: Ratings Stats
- Averages 7.533 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.003 million (+36%)
- Marks largest total viewer audience since January 2022
- Increases total viewership vs. last month by +185,000
- Averages 1.292 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +403,000 (+45%)
- Marks largest A25-54 viewer audience since February 2022
- Increases A25-54 viewership vs. last month by +34,000
- In year over year, Nightly narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 33%
- Averages 910,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +300,000 (49%)
- Marks largest A18-49 audience since February 2022
- Increases A18-49 viewership by +35,000 vs. last month
- Marks most narrow gap vs. ABC since November 2021
- In month over month, Nightly improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 5%
- In year over year, Nightly narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 19%
- In January, Nightly News marked its strongest month since March 200 with full episodes and clips delivering more than 70 million monthly video views across on & off network platforms, its 7th straight month with more than 50 million video views
- In year over year, Nightly News video views grew more than +20% across full episodes and clips
- On YouTube, Nightly News full episodes reached 770,000 video views and 612,000 video viewers
WEEK OF JANUARY 23, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,303 | 909 | 7,761 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 919 | 638 | 5,697 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,494 | 1,040 | 9,004 |
Note: NBC Nightly News was retitled on Friday, 1/20 due to a Special Report. CBS Evening News was pre-empted on Friday, 1/20. 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.
JANUARY 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,292 | 910 | 7,533 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 889 | 610 | 5,530 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,476 | 1039 | 8,943 |
