Narrows Key Demo Gap vs. ABC for 21 of the Last 23 Weeks
Season to Date, Closes A25-54 Gap vs. ABC by 23% vs. Same Time Period Last Year
Week of May 1: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #9 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.079 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News narrows the key demo gap vs. ABC year over year for 21 of the last 23 weeks
- Nightly News improves A18-49 gaps vs. ABC week over week and year over year
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 23% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of May 1: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.079 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.438 million (+31%)
- Nightly News averages 869,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +176,000 (+25%)
- Nightly News cuts year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 8%
- Averages 602,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +123,000 (+26%)
- Nightly News cuts the year-over-year A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 8%
- Week over week, narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 8%
- Across digital, Nightly delivers 9.7 million video views and 676.9K hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 1.2 million views and 900,000 viewers
WEEK OF MAY 1-7, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ | |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | ||
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 869 | 602 | 6,079 | |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 693 | 479 | 4,641 | |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,122 | 762 | 7,610 |
Note: 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.
